The next day......7March 3, Jin was given a tour of the village by Helga.
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The village of Tajee has about 200 houses and a population of about 1,000 people.
They were now standing on a hill northeast of the village, looking down on it.
"It's a big village, isn't it?
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"Is it?"
The only villages Jin knew were Kaina, Toka, Yada, and Karutz.
The largest of these villages, Karutz, has about 150 households, so it was natural for him to think that Tajee, with its 200 households, was a big village. The area of the village is also large.
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The area of the village is also large. From what Jin could see, it was about four times larger than the village of Kaina.
In terms of Jin's territory, however, the area of Kayna Village extends as far as the mountains to the north.
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Tazi village is located in a large plain. But it is part of the Great Plain of Flot, which also contains forests and swamps.
"I see. So the mountains are only in the distance.
Jin muttered as he stared at the mountain range rising in the far north.
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"I see. The river over there is called the Northenia River, and it flows from north to south through the center of the plain, dividing it into two parts. The developed part is on the west side.
The east side is undeveloped?
"Yes. There's a lot of wildlife, so when we need pelts or meat, we send out expeditions.
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Okay.
Okay, let's move on.
Helga started to walk quickly down the hill.
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Jin looked at her back and remembered what Helga's mother, Meena, had said to him last night.
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Jin recalled that the number of young generation in Kaina village had been decreasing due to the epidemic and the war.
"Jin! What are you doing!
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Helga, who had gone down quite a ways, called out to him.
"Oh, sorry, I'm coming."
Jin replied hurriedly and ran down from the high ground.
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"As you can see from above, there is our ...... village headman's house in the center of the village, and from there the roads run east, west, south, north and south. There are three other roads that go around in a circle.
Radial roads and ring roads, you mean.
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"Oh, that's ......."
What caught Jin's eye was a pump. It was a pump.
It is the same type as the one Jin built in the village of Kaina.
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"Oh, that? It's called a pump. It's useful for pumping water, but there are a few that are broken. That one over there is broken too.
"Helga, may I take a look?"
"Sure. ...... Jin, do you think you can fix it?"
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Helga had been calling him
"I can't be sure without seeing it, but ...... maybe."
"Yes! That would be great. Please fix it!
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I'll see what I can do."
Jin walked over to the pump and performed an analysis.
According to the analysis, the cylinder inside the pump was worn down and a gap had formed.
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"The material is ...... bronze, but it hasn't been hardened or toughened. No wonder it's not very durable."
"Well, I don't know what Jin is talking about, but do you think you can fix it?"
"Yes. I'll fix it right away.
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Jin adjusts the piston side by forming to fix the gap between the piston and cylinder, and then strengthens it.
The reason for using hardening instead of toughening is to minimize wear and tear.
"That's it."
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"Oh, you fixed it already?"
"Yes. "Yeah. Try priming the water and running the pump."
"Uh-huh."
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Helga got some water from a nearby well and used it as priming water, and started to pump the pump that Jin had fixed.
"It's fixed! Jin, thank you!"
"No, no. You said on ...... that some of the pumps were broken, didn't you?"
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"Yes. Can you fix those too?
Of course.
Of course.
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So, with Helga's help, Jin went around repairing the broken pumps scattered all over the village of Taj. There were six pumps.
"They seem to have been in use since this village was built, so it's no wonder they are broken.
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"When the village was founded ......, what is it, about 200 years ago?"
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"Well, that's too bad...it's 124 years old."
Jin was rather impressed that it had been in service for that long.
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"It's almost noon. Let's go home.
While they were repairing the pumps, it was almost noon.
Jin and Helga returned to the village chief's house.
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"Welcome home. Here is soba for lunch. Do you like it, Jin-san?
Meena had prepared lunch. It seemed that "Jin-san" had taken root in Meena's mind.
Yes, I love soba.
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"Yes, that's good."
Meena looked relieved and started to boil soba in a large pot.
"Oh, Helga, please put out the dishes for me.
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"Yes, Mom."
"Well, what should I do to help ......?"
Seeing Helga starting to help Meena, Jin also came forward.
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"Oh, you don't have to do anything, Jin-san. You don't have to do anything, Jin-san. Besides, I heard. I heard you fixed the pump. I don't know how I can thank you for this.
"Yes, Jin. Just wait and see!
After hearing that from Meena and Helga, Jin had no choice but to withdraw his hand.
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As it turned out, the soba was delicious enough to satisfy Jin.
It was not "zarusoba," but rather "dish-soba. A platter of boiled buckwheat noodles, cooled in water before serving, and soba sauce made with soy sauce as a base.
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The only disappointment was that there were no condiments such as wasabi (Japanese horseradish).
Thank you for the food. It was delicious.
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"I'm glad you ate all of it."
Jin, who loves soba, had eaten all of the four or so servings of soba that were left over.
"I'm sorry.
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"Don't apologize. You don't have to apologize. If you leave soba for too long, it loses its flavor.
Meena said with a smile.
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After finishing lunch, we went to the restaurant.
After lunch, we were given another tour of the village.
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"The fields are on the south side of the village.
The fields are on the south side of the village. And a topopo field with purple flowers.
"Is it a common property?"
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"Yes, it is. My father laments that it is difficult to assign the work to each family.
"I guess so."
It is very difficult to assign work to each family without complaints.
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Not to mention the distribution of food according to the work done.
The village of Kaina is unusual in that it is able to do this so easily.
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"The orchard is on the east side of the village.
Loquat and april are the main fruit trees, Helga said.
Jin looked at the small green fruits and thought in a corner of his mind that apples are called aplulu in this world, too.
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