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Autumn Sowing
The next day after I bought the magic tools in the royal capital. I returned to Howling village for the first time after a week. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Excuse meー」
「Wa, it’s Kureto! Have you finished your work?」
Nina came out after I knocked on Andre’s door.
A look of happiness appears on her face as soon as she sees me.
「Yeah, I’m back since we can rest for now. I want to plant some vegetables seed, as I mentioned last week」
「Seeds for autumn’s crops, right! Kaasan’s not here but I’ll go and help!」
「That’s great but will that be fine with your task?」
「It’s fine! I’m done with my work at noon and I’m free now!」
Looking inside the house from the gap in the door, it appears there is no one inside.
Andre is on guard duty and Stella may be out to do some bartering.
It’s probably fine if she’s free and alone.
「Okay. Then, I’ll be relying on you」
「Un, leave it to me!」
Nina brightly smiled and drew back inside the house.
Before long, she came back, bringing a small drawstring pouch.
We then move straight to my house’s field.
「Ah, you already made the rows!」
「I’ve been preparing things little by little so I could sow the seeds any time」
Now then, let’s grow new crops. But, I have to till the soil properly before that.
Since that would mean double the effort, I’ve been making the rows little by little while I’m in Howling village.
「Looks like there are no problems with the soil, and you have mixed the compost. You can sow the seeds immediately with this」
Nina said while checking the soil with her hand. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Having grown crops for so many years, I can feel reassured when she says that.
「Okay then, shall we plant spinach seeds now?」
「Please. Is there anything I need to be careful about when sowing the seeds?」
「I guess you have to sow the seeds at regular space」
「How far apart should I do it?」
「Around 15 cm. Wait a minute. We have a convenient tool at home」
Nina returned to her house with pitter-patter and brought back something like a small rectangular lumber from the shed.
「You can use this!」
What Nina raised in her hand is a 1-meter-long rectangular lumber.
Since it is a piece of wood you can find anywhere, there is nothing particularly unusual about it.
As I stared at the piece of wood, Nina started pushing the corner of the wood into the soil at the end of the row.
「Ah, I see. The rectangular lumber will make a neat furrow on the ground to sow the seeds」
「That’s right!」
Using the indentation made by the rectangular lumber, the result is a smooth and straight, the depth being almost uniform.
This will create neat seed furrows, and the spinach will likely sprout nicely.
「After making the indentation, you make another one 15 cm away」
Once you make one seed furrow, leave some space, and then press the lumber again to make another furrow.
This will enable you to create 4 furrows on a single row. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I don’t have a convenient instrument or farming tool but people use their wisdom to come up with ways to make do.
「After that, you just need to sow the seeds in the indentations. You should just leave a space for about one finger 」
Nina scatters the spinach seeds one by one.
I follow suit and sow the spinach seeds.
But, I can’t sow the seeds as smoothly as Nina. The small seeds will fall on the same place if I’m not careful.
Since it’s unexpectedly difficult to sow the seeds quickly, let’s just sow them carefully, one by one by leaving a finger’s width space between them.
As we worked together like this, we finished sowing the seeds in the blink of an eye.
Then we lightly cover the seeds with soil.
And we just have to water them and wait for the seeds to sprout.
「This finishes the spinach seeds sowing! Next are the small turnips but the method of sowing them is the same as spinach seeds」
「I see」
If it has the same method of sowing as spinach, then I just have to repeat the same process.
Using the rectangular lumber to make 4 indentations on the ground in a row, I planted the small turnip seeds.
「The remaining ones are only leaf lettuce and broad bean but they are easier to manage if you raise the seedlings in a small seedling tray first, then transplant them into the row」
If you directly sow them into the field, there’s a high risk it will be blown by rain or wind, suffer some damage from pests, or make it easier for weeds to grow.
However, you can protect the seeds from the natural environment and harmful insects while controlling the temperature indoors if you use a seedling tray. It can be said to be an easy-to-raise and convenient method even for someone who is not used to farming like me.
「I see. Then, I’ll do just that」
This farming beginner decided to immediately follow Nina’s suggestion.
I have several seedling trays from when I was growing radish so I have some extras.
After taking the trays from my subspace, Nina and I diligently fill them with soil.
Fill the seedling trays with soil. It’s just such a simple work but strangely fun to do.
Back in my previous world, you would not have such an experience of touching soil unless you have a special occupation like a farmer. That’s why it felt so fresh to me.
Once I’m done filling them with soil, I make furrows on the ground with my fingers and sow the leaf lettuce seeds. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As for the broad bean, its seeds are bigger so I made a slightly bigger groove on the ground with my fingers, sowed the seeds with the black part called ohaguro facing down, and lightly covered them with soil.
Finally, water the soil-covered seeds to prevent them from being washed away.
「With this, we’re done sowing the seeds!」
「I just have to wait for them sprout while watering them, huh? Thank you, I was able to finish this smoothly thanks to Nina」
「Yeah? Ehehe」
Nina smiled in embarrassment when I honestly expressed my gratitude.
For a beginner in farming like me who is clueless about everything, it is quite reassuring to have friends who is knowledgeable about farming like her.
「Ahー, my back hurts a little」
「Ahaha, Kureto looks like an old man」
「Nina will understand this pain once you grows up」
Nina smiles as she sees me patting my back.
Nina naturally doesn’t show any fatigue at all, since she is still full of energy and youth.
Is this the difference in stamina between a 10-year-old and a 27-year-old.....? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Ara, Nina. So you were here」
「Ah, okaasan welcome back!」
As we were chatting, Stella came over.
She has a basket containing a lot of crops with her, it seemed like she had exchanged all sorts of ingredients.
Since she went home with no one inside, she probably went looking around for Nina.
「I’m sorry. I was having Nina help me sow the seeds for a bit」
「Aah, about the time when we went to hunt mushrooms.....I’m sorry. I only gave advice but could not help」
「No, please, it’s okay since Nina carefully explained things to me」
Stella had her help selecting the crops. That’s enough.
「Ah, speaking of which, Andre said he wanted to meet Kureto-san, you know?」
「Andre-san did? What’s the matter?」
「I think it’s about the harvest. The harvest of crops will begin soon in several places after all」
Come to think of it, as autumn approached and the wheat had turned golden and drooping quite a bit.
It’s easy to imagine how busy it will be when you talk about the simultaneous harvest in Howling village, boasting its vast wheat fields.
「I see. Understood. Is Andre-san at the usual place?」
「Yes, he’s on guard duty today」
「Then, I will meet him now」
It’s a bad idea to talk about separate business when you’re in the middle of work, but with Howling Village’s relaxed atmosphere, no one will scold you for doing something like that.
If there is something we need to talk about, I want to hear it immediately and get it out of the way.
「Ehー? Kureto, you’re leaving now?」
She probably feels lonely since I left as soon as we met, after not seeing each other for a while.
Nina said with a disappointed look on her face.
「I’ll return soon after I’ve finished talking with Andre-san, let’s play after that」
「Un, okay! I’ll wait for you!」
Nina’s face brightened after I told her that, and she returned to her house with Stella. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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