Well then, I'll go. I'll take care of the rest. "
"Welcome. Please be careful."
Some time has passed since then.
My father, the great black pillar of our family, went out of the house as a single man.
Why would my father, who is a farmer and owns a field, leave the house?
It was because it was driven into war.
Apparently, a fairly large dispute broke out, and a lot of people were driven out of the village.
Villagers who have not spoken much from the grandmother of their relatives in the village leave the village groaning.
Some of the boys are quite young, but I wonder if they fight too.
I have wondered if the development of agricultural technology has been delayed since I was born in this world, but that seems to be the cause of this war.
Leaving agriculture alone will get us into war.
I am busy with seeding and harvesting, otherwise my hands are empty.
And they're repeating the war at a time when their hands are free.
In years when there is no war, it is the main task to open up and increase the area.
The land itself is surplus, and if you work hard, you can make it yours.
But it's not something that can be opened up by individual power alone.
It seemed to be expanding the area of the field gradually while cooperating in the village to some extent.
Given this, my magic is very good. [M]
After all, it is possible to create a new field just by personal strength.
More fundamentally, taxes are proportional to the area of land.
Fields cultivated with magic yield more than usual and have a huge advantage for growing faster.
But sometimes I wonder.
It meant that everyone in the village who had left the army was very poorly equipped.
Apparently, the peasants will have to take their weapons with them if they are summoned.
We also had a weapon in our house.
Some villagers went out with agricultural tools instead of weapons.
I wonder if I can fight with something like that.
In the end, I must be quiet and independent.
I think the risk of having trouble eating as a farmer will be low due to magic.
But if there's a war, we can't predict the future at all.
They may be used as miscellaneous soldiers to cause injuries, or our village may become a battlefield or lose its habitat.
I've been thinking about it since my father left.
But I don't think there are enough choices to worry about.
No matter what you think, you will need a certain amount of fighting power.
You'll need at least weapons and armor.
I don't want to kill each other as a person with a memory of the previous life, but I must prepare for it.
And what do you need to do to do that?
Money.
I need the money.
That won't be enough, no matter how much it is.
But I have nothing.
This is because I am a child, of course, but there is a fundamental problem.
Because basically bartering is the mainstay of life in the village.
They exchange and eat crops made by each other.
Recently, I've started making vegetables other than hatsuka, but they don't make money.
Then what should I do?
We'll have to use the peddler.
There is no money flow in this village where a system of bartering has been put in place.
One of them is a peddler who is doing business while moving from town to village and from village to city.
Although there are aspects to being bought at a much cheaper price than what merchants are selling in the city for profit, it is still a valuable means of obtaining cash.
Let's get to work on the money plan.
"I see. Then I'd like you to make me some sandals."
"Sandals?"
"That's right. If you tie the hatsuka stems together and make shoes, you'll buy them."
When I consulted with my mom that day, this answer came back.
Hatsuka is said to be a crop for the poor, but it actually wasn't just eating.
It seems that by drying the stems, bundling them together and twisting them, various things can be made.
It is common to look like shoes from grass shoes to ankles, and there are some boot types.
It's never comfortable to wear, but it can't be too stupid.
There are no sneakers in this world.
Not only does the speed of movement change greatly depending on whether footwear is present or not, it also prevents foot injuries.
In winter, snow may accumulate, so demand for boot types may exceed supply.
Probably not as efficient as a moneymaker.
But it never hurts or fails.
It is also said that there are no peddlers now.
I was taught how to knit shoes and kept making products every day.