Below the grape arbor, Ed was still leisurely sipping his tea. This place was so comfortable that he couldn't help but want to take a nap.
Just as her eyes were starting to glaze over, Carly came rushing over.
" Lord Ed, how is the delicious food you mentioned made? Our letter has been delivered."
Carly shouted so loudly that Ed was instantly wide awake.
His eyes glanced up at the grape arbor. Carly, who had rushed over, also looked up, somewhat confused about what Lord Ed meant.
" Lord Ed, how do I do it? I really want to learn how to make Cuisine." Carly was extremely anxious, but Lord Ed kept looking up.
" Carly, there's really no use learning it now," Ed finally spoke.
Carly was a little confused. "Is there any use in learning this now?" "Of course it's useful! If I learn it now, I can start making it right away and enjoy Cuisine sooner!"
" Lord Ed, don't worry about all that, just teach me how to do it now."
"Okay, since you're in such a hurry, I'll teach you! Listen carefully: first, pick the grapes, give them a quick wash, then hang them in a cool, well-ventilated place to dry. That's how you make delicious raisins. Did you learn it?" Ed looked at Carly.
"I've learned how, but what about grapes?" Carly replied blankly.
Ed looked up at the grape arbor again. Carly also looked up at the grape arbor.
"hehe."
Carly finally understood what Lord Ed meant when he said, "Learning it now is useless." Who knows how long it will take for this grapevine to bear fruit?
Carly immediately deflated and leaned against the cold Cement table to cool down her enthusiasm.
Then Adelaide came over, and Carly, clearly unable to resist Cuisine, hurriedly ran ahead of Adelaide.
"Master, are we short-handed in the territory right now? Didn't the market we went to last time have a lot of slaves? We also have enough food now, so can we buy some more?"
After Adelaide sat down, she ignored Carly and instead voiced the questions she had been thinking about.
After hearing Adelaide's words, Ed also became somewhat troubled, as the territory was indeed severely short-handed.
However, Ma Si Ke did not tell him about Slaves when he returned last time, so he needs to come to the territory again to tell him about it.
There are still some issues with the purchased supplies. Food is no longer a problem in the territory, but housing is an issue. Right now, it's just summer, so we can just set up some work sheds and live anywhere.
But what about winter? Winters are still quite long and cold. If this problem isn't solved, people in Windmill Village could freeze to death, as it's mostly comprised of work sheds housing many people.
However, these issues can be resolved gradually. There is still a long time before winter, and perhaps there will be good news about coal from the other side of the valley by then.
" Adelaide, I think we should do that too. We can talk to Ma Si Ke about it next time he comes. But it's such a long distance. I wonder how many slaves he can bring? And where should we put the slaves he buys?"
"Master, didn't you say you wanted to build better and more ships at Shipyard? There are hardly any workers there now. All the workers are working at the brickyard and pottery workshops. You could arrange for them to work at the shipyard and move the brickyard and pottery workshops there. It's too crowded there now."
Adelaide's words made Ed think. The area around Red Iron Village was indeed very crowded, with many raw materials being processed there. It was possible to move the two workshops there, but transporting the finished products back would be quite troublesome, requiring them to be shipped to the docks near the castle.
However, if development progresses in the future, a road can be built in Shipyard to connect to the future extension of Peach Road.
"Okay, Adelaide, let's do it this way for now. Go find Marcus the butler and have him make the arrangements."
Adelaide left again, and Carly remained lying motionless on the table. Ed looked at her and asked:
" Carly, do you know roughly when your father will be arriving?"
Carly looked up at the ground. "Around the time when grapes started growing on the grape arbor."