I Transmigrated Into A Fantasy World To Farm And Build Houses!-Chapter 323: No Time to Rest

"Paper workshop?" Bruno raised his hammer, asking in confusion.

Eric stood in front of him: "Yes, it’s also to reduce the workload for the dwarves."

Eric briefly told Bruno about his plan for the paper workshop.

The Hadu tribe had few people now, so the paper workshop didn’t need to be too large; it could be expanded later when demand increased. Currently, the paper produced was mainly for the tribesmen to use, and additionally, some would be prepared to wait for trade with humans.

Although Eric felt this cheap, good-quality toilet paper would definitely sell well, the Illusion Dream Continent and the two human continents were very far apart, and transportation would cost a huge amount.

In that case, the price of toilet paper would definitely increase.

The nobles and royalty of the human race used fine cotton cloth when going to the toilet. The toilet paper of the Hadu tribe, due to technological limitations, probably looked very rough in their eyes, so those with status and position would definitely not value it.

Therefore, the buyers of toilet paper would likely be the middle class or commoners. If the price was set too high, no one would be willing to buy it. Small profits and high sales volume was the most reasonable strategy for this item.

The dwarves also continuously improved the technology for making toilet paper and writing paper. The paper made now was twice as good as at the beginning, and the quality of the toilet paper was getting closer to modern toilet paper, completely meeting the standards for merchandise.

Eric also planned that later, when suitable materials were found, he would make wet toilet paper and softer paper to expand the market.

But everything had to wait for the Halun merchant group to arrive to see if they were willing to trade these types of paper with beastmen.

Bruno thought for a while: "So you want to expand the scale? I also see that the number of people in the tribe is increasing, and the amount of toilet paper needed is increasing. I passed by there a few days ago and saw them making toilet paper; they were very busy."

So far, dwarf jobs had no fixed personnel but were usually rotated. It was just unknown which unlucky dwarves happened to be on the turn to make paper when demand was rising.

The place for making paper was currently just a simple wooden shed where all processes were carried out inside, while outside there were a few more rows of bamboo racks for drying paper.

"I plan to have you lead some dwarves to build the paper workshop first. If there isn’t enough manpower, find some more small-sized beastmen to come; try to be quick. The paper-making work can’t stop either; the human merchant group should be arriving soon."

Eric stated his plan. The Halun merchant group had said they would arrive in early spring, but now spring was more than halfway over. Even if they encountered something on the way, they should be arriving soon.

"Alright, I’ll go arrange the people and see who can follow to work recently. I’ll hand over the work of forging iron pipes and making toilet seats in the restroom to someone else. It just so happens that work requires meticulousness, and it’s honestly a bit hard for me to do." Bruno didn’t hide his forging skills at all, giggling as he spoke.

There were dozens of dwarves in charge of the public restrooms, so lacking Bruno wouldn’t matter. Eric had considered this point before coming to find him. Moreover, although Bruno’s skills weren’t the best, he had very good relationships with everyone, making him perfect to be the small team leader of the construction team.

"Yes, let’s do that. Once the paper workshop is built, we’ll have to make a few more sets of paper-making tools. You guys will have work to keep you busy again."

Once the paper workshop was established, the existing number of tools would certainly not be enough. More had to be made to expand the production scale so that output could increase.

Without delay, Bruno went out to find other dwarves to discuss.

The paper-making matter was arranged, but potatoes also had to be planted urgently; there really was no free time. Eric shook his head helplessly. The first batch of cut potatoes could already be planted, and the newly cut batch needed to dry for two days before they could be planted in the ground. Improving everyone’s meal today meant being busy in the fields tomorrow.

Although the children loved to play, they didn’t forget their main task; they had actually picked quite a lot of fresh wild vegetables. When Eric arrived at the cafeteria, the diligent Aly and Ali had washed all the wild vegetables and piled them up in a large heap outside.

"Eric, you’re here just in time! How do we eat this? Stir-fry it too?" Ali asked curiously upon seeing Eric.

Eric smiled, facing the equally curious gaze of Akha: "This vegetable, today we will eat meat and wild vegetable buns."

They had all eaten buns before. The dough skin was soft, and inside was meat filling; one bite and the juices flowed. The method wasn’t difficult; when opening up the wasteland, the cafeteria often made buns, which could fill stomachs and tasted good.

Akha’s eyes lit up. She ran over; apart from the large curved horns on her head, her demeanor was no different from a human girl.

"Can this vegetable also be made into buns? I really want to taste it."

The food of the Hadu tribe was delicious, it was just still a bit too much meat. Akha was a Horned Goat person, and it wasn’t that she didn’t like eating meat, but if she could have her favorite green leafy vegetables, it would be even better.

Finally found a soulmate. Eric remembered when he first took Leo everywhere to dig wild vegetables to eat, the tribesmen thought he was hungry to the point of illness...

"That’s right. Have you washed them clean? Then let’s chop them into filling. We also need to knead a lot more dough, half with yeast and half without." Eric replied.

Regarding cooking, no one refuted Eric’s words; he had immense authority.

"Okay." Aly was also there, smiling in response.

Eric looked around. Jessica probably had something to do and had left. Anna and Feng weren’t there either. Iris and the other dwarves had gone home. It seemed people with families were very busy.

Only the two Horned Goat siblings, Aly and Akha, and Ali remained in the kitchen, slightly few people.

It was still early before dinner time; as long as the dough was proofed early, other things could be done slowly.

After instructing them to start kneading the dough, Eric ran home to hug the grinder Luban had made for him. Today the warriors caught several large magical beasts, probably enough for the whole tribe to eat for a few days.

Eric chose the one with the freshest meat and the faintest gamey smell. He sliced it with some difficulty, and seeing this, Ali used her sharp claws to tear off several large chunks.

The wild vegetables and meat were put into the grinder one by one to be minced. Eric first mixed the meat filling with spices, then put the wild vegetables separately into oil to mix evenly. Only then did he put the minced meat and wild vegetables together.

Eric didn’t like squeezing the water out of the vegetables because doing so always felt like losing the original flavor. However, vegetables not squeezed dry would easily release water after being mixed with meat filling, making the filling loose. However, if the vegetables were mixed with a layer of oil first, this situation would not happen.

Aly and his sister Akha had helped in the kitchen for a while. Now, although not as fast as Ali, they were very proficient at kneading dough. Before long, they had finished kneading the two types of dough according to Eric’s request.

Fortunately, they had good health, so cooking for the whole tribe wasn’t too tiring.

Eric recalled intending to make some baked cakes for Max and the others as dry rations before; his arms from kneading dough were both sore and painful. Luckily, there was healing magic.

Just then, Sam carried a large pile of bamboo shoots still covered in mud, shouting as he returned. Behind him, Kevin and Arthur also carried or hauled a lot back.

"Eric, there are so many bamboo shoots there! We have another type of ingredient now!" Sam cheered excitedly.

Aly laughed: "They grow very fast; if you’re not careful when picking, you can easily trip."

Eric sympathized greatly. In his previous life, he had heard early on that bamboo grew fast, rumored to be even faster when it rained, a speed visible to the naked eye.

"That’s great! If we had known earlier that such an ingredient could be used as food, we could have saved so much grain." Kevin lamented as he unloaded the bamboo shoots.

"Bamboo shoots sliced and soaked in clean water can be preserved for a while, but they won’t last through the winter. Anyway, they can help improve everyone’s appetite this season." Eric walked over and said.