The taste of the cake is long gone, and so is the longing.
Ed has to go to Peach Blossom Village today because Roderick told him that the houses in the village are almost finished.
Ed arrived in the village early in the morning, and the village was now truly a paradise on earth.
The old, low, damp thatched mud houses have all been replaced with wooden houses with stone foundations, and they are much larger than the old ones.
The village is no longer littered with livestock manure and overflowing with sewage, because the large livestock have all been moved away.
Gisela has been telling everyone about the insect problem ever since the villagers got itchy skin.
Having personally experienced the itching and with Gisela's constant advocacy, the villagers are now starting to pay more attention to personal and environmental hygiene.
However, the road is still in poor condition, and Ed is at a loss as there are no good road repair materials available.
We can only wait and see if the iron slag will be good for paving roads when large-scale iron smelting starts in the future.
The new houses in the village are still scattered in a haphazard manner, without any unified planning by Ed. However, outside the village, Ed has a plan and will not build haphazardly.
"Roderick, how much land is left in the village that can be used to build houses?" Ed asked Roderick.
"My lord, there are still some places."
"Okay, continue building some toilets, but they can't be near water sources. I'll draw you a picture later."
"From now on, no one is allowed to litter or dump things haphazardly." He needs to issue a decree on this, and have the steward read it aloud from now on.
After saying that, Ed continued walking forward and soon came to a newly renovated house.
Inside the house, Eric's wife, Martha, was tidying up; today was the day Eric's family was moving into their new house.
Actually, some villagers have already moved into their new houses. Because the houses weren't built all at once, some moved faster than others. But that doesn't matter; as long as everyone has a new house to live in, that's fine.
Martha was especially happy today; you could tell from her constantly smiling face.
The old, low, damp house was gone forever, but she felt no regret whatsoever.
The new house is so spacious and bright; the whole family no longer has to squeeze together.
The children also have their own rooms, and there's even a small fireplace in the kitchen—small, but enough for the whole family.
The kitchen is entirely made of stone, and the fire from the fireplace can warm the entire house through the kitchen.
They wouldn't even dare to dream of building such a house on their own.
First of all, preparing these materials requires a lot of people. If you hire someone to fix it, you will definitely have to prepare food for them, and no one can afford that cost.
And you can't just cut or dig up these materials at will.
Now, the lord is building houses for everyone for free, and everyone can also eat for free at the Peace Hotel. This couldn't be better.
Although she also needed to go fishing, help prepare food at the Peace Hotel, or work at the fur workshop.
But what does all this matter? She used to work every day, and she didn't live in a house like this either.
Therefore, Martha is filled with gratitude towards her current lord.
It wasn't just Martha; it was everyone. Martha was just one of many.
And now the chickens and geese all belong to us; the lord is truly benevolent. He has distributed the chickens belonging to his territory to everyone.
Martha thought of the chickens. She wondered if she should go out and check on them. These chickens were hers now, and she couldn't let them run off to someone else's house!
Thinking about it, she prepared to go outside to take a look.
But as soon as he turned around, he saw Ed and his group standing outside.
"My lord, would you like to come in and have a look?"