Cooking with Wild Game: Volume 25 by EDA

Author:EDA [EDA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2024-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4: A Day Back at Work

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The seventeenth of the brown month... That was the day I returned to my work at the stalls in the post town.

This was two days after my visit to the Sauti settlement, or twelve days after I had collapsed from illness. I could now spend as much time as I wanted outside the house without ever showing any indication of becoming seriously exhausted, so I had finally made the decision to properly get back into the swing of things.

Ai Fa would also be going back to hunting starting today. When I finished my morning prep and went to leave the Fa house that morning, I thought she looked even more gallant than usual as she saw me off. The only thing she said to me was “Let’s both get to work,” but that alone was enough to make me more excited to go do my job than ever.

“Well then, let’s get going.”

Yun Sudra was holding Gilulu’s reins in my place. Since the Fa were sending out two wagons today, Fafa’s was following along behind us. The other people riding in our wagon included Toor Deen, Lili Ravitz, and the young Matua girl.

“I’m so glad to see how well you’ve recovered, Asuta. If work starts to get too hard for you, be sure to speak up and don’t push yourself, okay? Though I guess it might be presumptuous of a newcomer like me to offer such advice,” the thirteen-year-old Matua girl said, smiling at me. As a trainee, she worked the stalls every day, and naturally ended up visiting me daily in turn.

“Right, thanks. I’m sorry I only ended up looking after you for those first two days, though.”

“No, think nothing of it. I can’t say I wouldn’t have wanted you to teach me personally... But even so, thanks to Toor Deen and Yun Sudra, I’ve become skilled enough to not feel embarrassed by my work. I’m really looking forward to seeing whether you judge me ready to stand on my own today.”

She and the Meem woman had started training at the start of the rainy season, and their pay would remain low until they were recognized as full-fledged employees. Of course, it wasn’t like they were all that worried about the money. Her earnest smile made that clear enough.

Next to her, Toor Deen was wiping her eyes stealthily. When I’d told her I would be working the stalls again as of today, happy tears had once again started flowing down her cheeks.

“I’m certainly glad it wasn’t any worse... I look forward to working with you again, Asuta,” Lili Ravitz quietly stated from her position, seated separately from everyone.

With a bow of my head, I replied, “I’m looking forward to working with you too.”

She looked like a calm Jizo statue, as always, and I still couldn’t tell what she was thinking. But from what Ai Fa had said, even though she only worked the stalls once every three days, she had inquired as to how I was doing each time she visited the Fa house.

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