With everything settled in Windmill Village, Ed prepared to return, as he needed to quickly resolve the issue of the city wall—a massive project that would take a long time to complete.
Ed stood up and looked at the houses in the windmill village again. They were all simple sheds, but since it was still late spring and early summer, they were perfectly fine to live in. It would just be a bit troublesome in the winter.
Hopefully, this year will be a mild winter! Hopefully, we can find some good fuel! Ed could only pray for now.
Seeing that Ed was about to leave, the other three stood up and followed him.
"Huh? Will, why don't I see a toilet here?" A modern toilet should be quite conspicuous in a house like this in Windmill Village, but Ed didn't see one.
"My lord, the materials for building toilets were only obtained when Alice and the others came last time, and there are many places in the territory that need construction, so the toilets here have not yet been built."
Ed felt that the toilet should be built first, so that a clean and hygienic environment could be maintained so that people would feel more comfortable living there.
"Will, go and talk to Roderick. Tell him to build two toilets here first."
"Yes, my lord." Actually, Will had gotten used to the new toilets, and he was still a little unaccustomed to relieving himself anywhere.
Will also knew that the old people in the territory had all become like him, used to going to the new toilets and using toilet paper.
Ever since it was discovered that spreading animal manure in the fields could increase crop yields, the contents of the large pit behind the toilet have become highly sought-after items.
After all, many people now own their own land, and any additional harvest belongs entirely to them.
As for who owns the items, whoever made them owns them, since the place doesn't smell very good anyway.
Ed knew nothing about these things, and even if he did, he wouldn't object. At most, he would remind him to use well-sealed containers and not make a mess everywhere.
A moment later
Ed and Adelaide returned to the windmill, while Will and Alice had already gone back.
The windmill continued to turn tirelessly, and people were coming and going in the mill below it.
"Come on, Adelaide, let's go inside and take a look." The two entered the windmill, where the sounds of gears turning and millstones grinding were quite unpleasant.
It seems these things need some improvement to make the sound quieter, otherwise working in there is really too uncomfortable. Ed covered his ears.
"Aunt Ellie, you work here now?" Adelaide saw Ellie and went up to her, asking loudly. She spoke softly because she was afraid Ellie wouldn't hear her.
"Yes! Miss Adelaide, have you and the lord come here to take a look? It's quite noisy in here." Ellie spoke loudly as well.
"Yes, Aunt Ellie, I heard your hen laid eggs. Do you have any extra eggs?"
Upon hearing this, Ellie immediately beamed with joy. "Miss Adelaide, it was just in time for you to come that day! Our hen laid an egg not long after we started talking, but there aren't any eggs yet. I'll save some for you later."
"That's wonderful, Aunt Ellie, your hen is excellent." Adelaide laughed too.
Because they were speaking quite loudly, Ed could hear them clearly, even though it was noisy.
He was both amused and exasperated. What was so interesting about a hen laying eggs, and why was she laughing so happily? Ed couldn't understand it.
He continued looking inside for a while. It was not only very noisy, but also very dusty.
It seems the Chitetsu Village mine is in a similar situation; we must find a way to solve these problems.