The three n, who hurriedly took the bread, began to spread strawberry jam like I did.
Everyone took a large bite of bread slathered in strawberry jam.
The mont they chewed the bread in their mouths, their feelings were revealed on their faces.
"Warm bread goes very well with this strawberry jam."
"It's just a plain bread, but I feel like I'm eating new food."
"Did Sir. Ester invent this strawberry jam?"
"I didn't invent it. It's a common dish in my place. Instead, I made it with special ingredients."
Strawberry jam given to three people was made with honey brought by the Bee friends.
Comparing the honey strawberry jam with sugar, the strawberry jam with honey certainly tasted thicker and deeper.
"Even if there's a magic spell, it's hard to store strawberries for a long ti, isn't it? If you make it into jam, it's easier to store."
"Oh. It's not just good taste, but it also has an advantage."
"Unlike purely admiring Lagos. Ergin and Algott's eyes shone fiercely at the mont when they heard the explanation.
It was the eyes of a rchant who had caught the prey.
The two rchants quickly noticed each other's intentions and engaged in a silent war of nerves, looking into each other's eyes.
"Hmm, Sir, are you willing to sell this strawberry jam?"
"No, I didn't make it for sale this ti. I made it so that I can share it with people around . But don't worry. I'll give you a few bottles separately since you ca from afar."
Algott's expression got clouded by my words, and then brightened up again when I said I would be giving him so bottles of strawberry jam.
Ergin asked a question as if he could not lose.
"Then, do you have any plans to make and sell strawberry jam in the future?"
"Well, it was so hard to make strawberry jam even this ti I don't think I can make it myself."
From washing clean to stirring it while boiling it, there were many cumberso and difficult things.
It wouldn't matter if I made enough to eat, but I thought it would be impossible to make enough to sell.
"Well it's hard for to make it myself. It wouldn't be a bad idea to make a separate facility for making strawberry jam."
The eyes of the two rchants beca fierce once again.
"If you're going to build a facility, you'll need an architectural technician again. In addition, experienced chanical and equipnt technicians will be useful."
"A workshop with excellent glass making skills has signed a contract with the Orphine Chamber of Comrce. If you need it, we will provide a glass complex for strawberry jam."
"There is also a glass workshop that has signed a contract with the Golden Clock. It's a workshop that supplies goods to Demon Lord castle."
"Hehe! Sir, you shouldn't be fooled by such useless information. Its not that hard to deliver goods to Demon Lord castle, and just because its supplied there, it doesnt an that Demon Lord uses them.
Hoho. Seeing you're trying so hard to undermine it, the Orphine Chamber of Comrce is not confident in its craftsmanship."
"What do you an not confident in skills? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Once again, I intervened and diated the overheated war of nerves.
"Now, now, both of you, calm down. I haven't decided to have a strawberry jam facility yet."
"Hmmm"
"Oh! I'm going to go prepare so food ready again. I'll bring it to you later, so please take your ti."
Lagos, who was left alone in the cold atmosphere of the table, looked at resentfully.
Children gathered little by little around the sll of bread baked in the oven.
They were the ones who tried to get candy earlier.
I welcod the children who drooled at the savory sll of bread.
"Here you are, children, Do you want to try the sandwich I just made? There's also delicious strawberry jam."
"But ?"
"We don't have the money to buy it. Strawberries are an expensive food,"
I replied to the helpless children with a smile.
"Don't worry, it's not for sale. I'll give it to you for free."
"Wow, really?"
Will you really give it to us for free?"
"Yes, I told you earlier that I prepared sothing more delicious than candy."
"Wow!"
The children cheered and gathered in front of .
I handed out the pre-prepared strawberry jam sandwich and strawberry cookies one by one
Lia poured the milk she had prepared in a large container to the children, and Andras and Alfred were in charge of chores such as cleaning up and washing dishes.
"If you haven't eaten yet, wait a little longer. I'll make it in no ti."
Bread and cookies were baked constantly in the oven, and I kept making sandwiches with Beast-won aunts who ca to help.
Even though I had prepared ingredients for the sandwich in advance, I had to move my hands very busily.
"It's really good, Candy Uncle!"
"Strawberry Prince is the best!"
"Wow. I've already eaten it all"
A smile ford around my mouth, when I saw the children enjoying and eating deliciously.
"What are you doing?""
Oh. Its been a long ti since I saw you, Raccoon grandpa."
"I heard a lot of noise from the store. Did you start a business in the village?"
"No. I made a new strawberry jam, and I wanted to show the village children the taste. Do You want to try one Racoon grandpa.?
I quickly finished a strawberry jam sandwich and handed it to Racoon grandpa.
The expression of Racoon grandpa, which was initially sullen, changed as soon as he took a bite of Sandwich.
"Is this sweet and sour strawberry jam? It's totally different from eating strawberries."
"Does it taste good?"
"Oh! If there's sothing this good, you should bring it to the village's elder first!"
"Old man! Are you being an to innocent Sihyeon again?"
Reville showed up criticizing Racoon grandpa.
"Who's being an I'm just teaching manners."
"Are you stealing food from children this ti.?
"Don't worry Revellie. I already it to all the kids in the village."
Hey Revellie, what do you think of .? Why would I steal the children's share?"
"It's because the old man is usually an to , would I do that for no reason?"
I smiled awkwardly at the sight of the two quarreling.
"Would you like to have so Reville? The sandwiches and cookies are really delicious."
"I'll appreciate it if you give them to . Oh! I'm sorry, but can you make a share for Heron and Greg, too? The two of them had a hard ti patrolling today."
"Of course. Please wait a little bit."
I gave Reville three freshly made sandwiches and plenty of cookies.
Since then, many villagers have visited and enjoyed food made of strawberry jam.
Elder Poco, who helped a lot in making a strawberry field, villagers who co out to work in the field every day, and rchants who ca to Elden Village to buy strawberries.
I gave out food to everyone regardless.
When I was almost out of ingredients. Miru, the cat girl, ca to see .
Candy Uncle."
"Miru. Where were you? All your other friends have already received their sandwiches and cookies."
"I'm sorry I'm late. Can you still give it to ?"
"Okay. Wait a minute."
"Well Uncle."
"Huh?"
"I'd like to bring it to my mom at ho, too. Can I get my mother's share?"
Miru's mom? Co to think of it, I've never t Miru's family.
I rember eting face to face with most of the Elden villagers, but I have never t Miru's family.
The fact felt a little strange, but it didn't matter.
"Of course. Wait a minute."
I quickly made a sandwich out of leftover ingredients and handed it with a cookie.
"Thank you. Uncle!"
"Yes. Enjoy the al with your mother."
With Miru as the last one, all the ingredients prepared for today have been finished.
It was harder to prepare food than I thought, but I felt proud whenever I saw a happy smile of everyone after tasting the food.
I thanked the aunts and baker for their hard work.
And I took the strawberry jam that had left to the promised group.
"Ho-ho, thank you for the strawberry jam Sir. Ester. Please call again if this happens again."
Everyone left and all that's left was the farm mbers.
Lia was hugging Speranza, who had already fallen asleep, and Alfred sat with an exhausted look on his face.
"Was it hard?"
"Ugh I think it would be easier to practice sword."
"You did a great job.Ah Wheres Andras?"
"He went to talk to the rchant that visited earlier."
Andras was talking to Ergin in the direction Alfrid pointed.
Algott ca up to first since he had finished talking to Andras.
"Are you done with what you were doing?"
"Yes, I'm out of ingredients now."
"If you don't mind, may I ask you a question?"
"Yes please."
"Why did you give free food to the villagers? Rather, if you had sold it to a rchant, you would have made a lot of money."
I could feel his sincerity in his question.
I scratched my head and answered whatever ca to my mind.
"There's no particular reason. Strawberries have beco so expensive that I don't see the villagers eating them comfortably."
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"Rather than making a lot of money. It's better to see people around enjoying strawberries and being happy. So this ti, I made food and distributed it for free."
Algott stared at with a look of uncertainty.
Sir. You are a lot stranger than I thought."
".??"
"I've never t anyone like you in my career as a rchant. If you were offended, I apologize."
I don't know if I should be angry or upset about that.
I just nodded my head calmly.
"I've been served delicious food and strawberry jam, as a gift, I'll tell you what I've heard recently."
He ca very close to and whispered slightly in my ear.
"The Selberg family is collecting information about you Sir. The family is not very well-reputed, so you'd better watch out."
The Selberg family? I think I've heard of it before.
I couldn't rember clearly.
"I'm going ho for the day. I hope we can talk more about strawberry jam next ti."
Algott bowed and left with a polite greeting.
Then Alfred ca up to and asked,
"Senior, what did that rchant say?"
"Well he didn't say much. But Alfred..
"What Senior?"
"Am I strange to you?"
Alfred answered my question imdiately, as if it was natural.
"Don't you know that? It's not just simple weird, youre the epito of weird."
I asked back with a shocked look on my face
"What? Am I that weird?"
Alfred shrugged his shoulders cheekily and went to clean up the rest of the ss by himself.
I looked toward Lia's side.
But she smiled bitterly and nodded her head.
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