Chapter 40 – The Spring Budding
The snow stopped.
A small quantity of green, tiny buds were sticking out from the spots that melted completely.
The winter had passed and it was the time for the spring arrival.
Stretching his back, Eiji went outside the house.
The air was still chilly; nevertheless, one could feel the warmth coming from the sun.
– Yaaaaaay! The long winter is over, it’s now spring time! We don’t have to seclude ourselves inside any longer.
– No matter how much time passes, you still behave like a child, don’t you?
Mike, who was overflowing with vigor, jumped from the inside of his house.
Spring was something that everyone had been expecting for.
The wind, the air, the light, and then the fresh leaves that were on display in front of their eyes, all of these made their hearts flutter.
– Mike-san seems to be full of spirit, isn’t he?
– Well, it’s good to have him back.
– Indeed.
Eiji and Tanya nodded to one another.
Eiji felt as though his anxiety had lifted up now.
In front of his view, shadows of something jumping out followed Mike.
However, their silhouette reappeared, vanished, and then repeated the same action.
Facing toward the tiny shadows, Mike called out to them with a happy voice.
– Hey, follow me up guys!
– Got it, wifey!
Those were puppies which weren’t even a year old.
The small puppies run desperately, trying to tag Mike. But because they were still too small, they couldn’t catch up to him.
– These are Gero’s breeds, ain’t they?
– Such a small dog, to think that it will one day grow bigger than a human. Should you say it’s strange, or perhaps amazing?
There were 4 of them in total, 3 of which were frantically following after Mike.
The small puppy displayed a face which was characteristic for it.
Tanya carried the small dog in her arms and rubbed it against her cheek.
– So cute!
Was it because it ran with all its effort? The puppy let Tanya do as she pleased while making its breathing sound rebound with ‘haa haa’.
Eiji thought about having Tanya embrace him later after she became content with the dog.
The puppies worked their small feet hectically while trying to catch up with Mike.
– Good morning. Spring has finally arrived, hasn’t it?
– Yeah, so how did it feel being secluded for the first time during the winter? I bet it was tedious. Or perhaps, you were enjoying your newlywed life?
– Erm, no… I’ve had enough of being secluded inside the house.
Once Eiji answered deliberately and smoothly for the first question, Mike made a wry smile.
Were he to object and become sullen, Mike would enjoy himself. Therefore, it was best to go with the flow. Eiji understood that with time as he had become used to this place.
– As always, you’re amazing, ain’t you? Were you inventing something new again?
– A-alcohol? If you have any fine beverage, tell me.
– I was doing nothing but playing Othello with Jane.
– And how. Even if I were to make a bet at this moment, I’d win with no doubt.
– Hey hey, I was just kidding…. Don’t take it seriously.
– I got it.
At the time Mike and Eiji were chattering, the 3 puppies played with each other while writhing in the bushes.
It seemed that Tanya didn’t intend to let the puppy, which she was carrying, go.
– Are those Gero’s breed?
– As expected, they’re cute when they’re small.
– Even though they’re so cute. Eiji-san can we raise one of them?
Tanya thrusted the puppy she was holding onto in front of Eiji’s eyes.
The fluffy fur and the rotund eyes, despite it being the same Siberian husky, every of these dogs had a distinctive look. Its look was quite similar to a handsome man.
In addition to the cattle, pigs, and boars they had, their house was numerous in livestock, more than what they owned at the beginning.
– Don’t we already have Button in our house?
– Isn’t it a nice name? I came up with it.
– Once his feelings transfer into something, he won’t have the courage to eat it. Rather than leaving it nameless, it would be better to name it Button, or so Eiji-san said.
– Understood. Hey Tanya-san, please return it back.
– Don’t say it’s yours.
Eiji separated the puppy from Tanya, who was completely in a trance.
Despite Eiji trying to console the depressed Tanya, Eiji felt quite troubled.
– I want to raise a puppy as well!
Once the spring began, there were lots of things waiting to be done.
Therefore, it was necessary to finish the barn while spring was still early.
As soon they roofed the barn with neat wooden planks, they blanketed the top with the western-style roofing tiles.
The brown roof made from the wooden planks was dyed a red and olive color, little by little, with the western-style tiles.
The labor, which began in the middle of the day, was interrupted with a lunch time break, and then carried out till evening. They continued to blanket the rooftop with the tiles.
The shed was big.
Standing in front of the barn, Fernando folded his arms while proudly staring at it.
– The barn is almost completed, isn’t it?
– Well, it became a nice experience. In the end, everyone became familiar with the saw. It seems that starting from the next time, I’ll be able to free up myself some and enjoy it a little bit more.
– Naturally, there’s no way for me to take care of everything. Even a single person can decide the course of the work. That’s a huge difference.
Whenever it comes to building an extensive construction, a large amount of manual labor consisting of villagers is needed just like for this one.
Because of that, depending on each person’s engineering skills, the work will vary greatly.
– The next thing would be to show how to build the interior.
– Including your knowledge, I want to confirm if there’s any part that needs to be reinforced, or whether or not it goes accordingly to the plan.
– I see, in that case…
The massive door, which led to the inside, was probably made as a repellent against wild animals. Once they entered inside, a passage appeared.
Because raising chickens caused the problem of their manure’s smell, let alone raising them outside, the walls were furnished with lots of sliding doors so as to create ventilation.
Were the surface to be furnished with stones or concrete, it would make a chicken stressed, as it had the habit of kicking the ground and digging worms in order to release its stress burden.
For that reason, the bottom of the ground remained as soil.
Looking around the barn, Fernando took a glimpse of Eiji’s face.
– Is there any problem?
– Ah… oopsy daisy, I forgot about that. I’ll do it straight away. Since I’ll be focusing on that today, can I have you sort out which chickens go into whcih booth?
– It’s my own fault, so I’ll have to manage it somehow.
Scratching his head, Fernando made a wry smile and went outside with a trot.
Because of that, Eiji wondered whether or not there was anyone who could help him.
While going out by himself, Eiji pondered what the best way to sort out the chickens was.
Chapter end
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