"Ugh, honestly, this is so annoying. Seeing all those sleazy middle-aged men and decrepit old men just kills my enthusiasm."
After shaking off the various factions pestering her with flattery and returning to the Sakaki Family's ancestral home, Sakaki Namiru complained with a hint of resignation:
"If they want to butter me up, they could at least send some handsome guys who know how to talk."
Sakaki Namiru got up, walked to the window, and glanced outside a few times before telling Uchiha Naruto and Matsudaira Chiyo:
"There are still plenty of people outside. If you're heading back to Tokyo, you'd better wait a while, or they'll surround you again. Now that my brother-in-law's gone, they should disperse too."
"It's fine. We don't have classes tomorrow."
Uchiha Naruto and Matsudaira Chiyo sat on the floor beside the sunken hearth in the living room. After exchanging a glance with her, Uchiha Naruto spoke casually.
"Since we can't really go out right now and have some time, let's chat."
Although she now wore her hair long and put on light makeup, Sakaki Namiru still occasionally showed her tomboyish side, plopping straight down opposite Uchiha Naruto and Matsudaira Chiyo.
"Chiyo, you're an economics major, so let me test you."
Sakaki Namiru passed the problem Uchiha Senmon had assigned her-revitalizing the village economy-to Matsudaira Chiyo.
"Big Sis Namiru, what does the village mainly produce?"
Matsudaira Chiyo sat up straight and asked.
"We mostly scratch a living from the soil. Rice and vegetables, with rice making up the bulk."
Having lived in the village for over a decade, Sakaki Namiru knew it all by heart and counted the items off on her fingers:
"We also live off the mountains. Mount Arakawa isn't too near or too far, so there's mountain produce like mushrooms, mountain tea,