Chapter 99: Another Dividend Meeting!
Today, there were no market activities.
Today, the villagers gathered group by group, some coming in pairs of twos, threes, fours, fives, sixes and more.
Some people met others on the way and just walked together onwards.
The village had a new transportation system, so that everyone doesn’t have to walk so much as they did in the past.
Did you know that for villagers? Their legs were so strong because they were used to walking far distances? Sometimes, their farms are an hour away or more, but they never complained.
It might take an hour for normal people to get there, but for those who have lived like this since young, they could get there in 40~45 times tops. They were used to it.
Again, some people’s farms are just 20 minutes from their homes, while other people’s farms are in the far, far, opposite location, about an hour and a half on foot. Some even spend 3 hours getting to their farms.
Don’t think it’s impossible. Inside a city where you are comfortable, you might travel from one spot to another in a vehicle, for 30 minutes.
But in medieval times, the peasants who didn’t own horses, walked that distance. It’s roughly 1 hour and 37~48 minutes if you’re walking nonstop at a steady pace without catching your breath.
Make no mistake. Framers here wake up very early, intending to spend hours on foot to get to their farms. They carry water and other items, knowing they will stay there till late. Of course, because they’ve been doing this since young, their travel time is faster and shorter than what ordinary city or townsfolk can accomplish.
When you see an old granny, carrying so much on her back and walking so much distance just to farm, you begin to think she might be a bodybuilder. But if you tried it, you would complain of your back, your shoulders, your this, your that...