996 - - 28-08 Tokamura Harvest Festival
On June 18, a harvest festival was held in Toka Village.
Last fall, unexpectedly long rains caused
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The harvest was good enough to compensate for the fall in tax revenues, and the villagers' faces were cheerful as they managed to reduce the total amount of taxes paid to the government to plus or minus zero.
The villagers' faces were cheerful and they decided to hold a large-scale harvest festival.
The harvest festival in Toka village, in short, was an outdoor party.
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In the central square of the village, several large hearths were built and large pots were placed on them.
The pots are designed to serve about 20 people, so the number of pots must be at least 20.
Each pot is assigned to a person in charge of cooking a variety of meat and vegetables, which are then compared and tasted by everyone. ...... is a regular event.
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"Mr. Jin, thank you for coming!
"No, thank you very much for inviting us.
Hannah, welcome.
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Hello!
Elsa, it's been a while. Congratulations on your engagement.
Thank you.
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Licia smiled a little sadly as she congratulated Erza.
Jin, along with Elsa, Hannah, Giebeck, Sally, Lu, Reiko, Edgar, and others, had landed early in the morning on the outskirts of Toka village in
The letter had been delivered the day before.
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Licia might have twisted her head as to how he had delivered the letter, but she seemed to let it slide with a "well, it's Mr. Jin.
"Mr. Mayor, thank you for coming.
"No, it's my pleasure to have you here.
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I have never met your wife before, my name is Licia Faarheit, I am a young woman, but I am very pleased to meet you.
Thank you for your kind greeting. My name is Sally. This is my daughter Lou.
The village chief and his wife greeted the guests and immediately began discussing the harvest festival.
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Kaina village brought wheat, vegetables, and dried meat for the celebration, and we discussed how to use them.
Among them, Jin presented us with three prototype large pressure cookers. With detailed instructions.
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Preparations were made in the morning, and the harvest festival began in the afternoon.
Vegetables and meat are being stewed in the many large pots set up in the central square.
They had been simmering since the morning, so they were ready to eat by early afternoon.
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Jin had set up a pressure cooker in a corner of the plaza and was making
Licia took a sip of the broth Jin showed her,
"Wow, it was made in such a short time!
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"And this taste! It's rich and mild. It's not at all tasteless and can be used in a variety of dishes!
He was very pleased with the taste.
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Oh, I can use this to make my food taste even better. I guess I'll just have to be careful to remove the lye."
"Yes, thank you!"
Licia bowed deeply at Jin's gift.
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"No, I'm sorry I've been away from you, even though we live next door to each other."
"Oh no! Please don't worry about it. I am grateful that you visit us from time to time and give us something new.
"It's a relief to hear you say that.
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Jin lifts the cauldron as he says this.
In the past, he would have had a hard time, but now that he can use his magic to strengthen his body, he is able to lift it easily.
"I'll have you make soup with this.
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"I'll take care of it then!"
Licia, who had learned a simple recipe for soup during her several tours of duty, was making an original stewed soup.
It seems to be a soup using river fish.
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Jin thought it was a good choice since there was no fish in this
Toka Village does not have a river like the Erme River in Kayna Village, but rather the Naud River a little further away.
The river is a little farther away, the Naud River, where large trout are caught, and this soup seems to be made from them.
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It is similar to the Sanpeijiru soup in modern Japan.
The seasoning is basically salt, so it goes well with <
When I added a teaspoon of the broth to a bowl of stewed soup, the taste was completely different.
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"Jin-san, this is delicious!
The combination of fish, meat, vegetable, and mushroom broths created a complex flavor.
"Then please use this broth."
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Jin added the broth to the cauldron in which he was making Licia's soup.
"Oh! This is delicious too! That's what I'm talking about!
"This is delicious!"
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"It tastes different from the usual, but it's ...... delicious."
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Is anyone feeling sick?
Meanwhile, Sally and Elsa were performing the healing act for a reasonable fee. Giebeck and Lou were observing together since they had nothing better to do.
"Doctor, my back has been hurting for a while now. ......"
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"Well, let me see."
Only this time, the doctor would examine me for a flat fee of 20 copper coins, or the equivalent of 200 yen per visit, so about 40 people formed a line. About 40 people lined up in line.
The doctor said, "Your hip bone is a little out of alignment. Wait a minute. ...... and ...... like this."
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"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
"Be patient.
"...... Oh, I feel better. Thank you!
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Who's next?"
Sally and Elsa take half of the patients and treat them.
Young men stood in front of Elsa, and women and old people lined up in front of Sally.
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"Sensei, I cut my hand while I was working..."
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"Doctor, since day before yesterday my abdomen is not feeling well. ......"
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"Oh, I feel better. Thank you!
"The wound has healed nicely, doctor, thank you!"
From cuts, abdominal pain, to back pain due to a back strain, all kinds of patients came to be treated, thanked the doctor, and left.
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"Well, it might be a good idea to make a trip to the clinic a few times a month.
After the line was closed, Sally took a break and looked at Giebeck, who was standing by her side.
"Yes, that's right. It will be good for Rou's study, so let's discuss it with the lord later.
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Jin agreed to this proposal, and Licia accepted it gratefully, so Sally would visit Toka village once every half month to treat him.
For this visit, Jin gave her a golem horse. This would allow him to arrive in one day.
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"This is delicious, Onii-chan!
"Here you go. ...... yes, this is delicious!"
Each of the five large pots had slightly different ingredients and seasonings, so that each of us could choose the flavor we liked best.
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"Hannah, would you like to try this one too?"
"Thank you, Licia!"
Jin and Hannah were enjoying the different flavors of the hot pots as Licia led them around the plaza.
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Reiko was the only one who noticed that Elsa, who was busy with her medical treatment, was a little bloated as she looked at Jin and Hannah from the side.