Fwaaah!

The cool wind swept over the vast land.

“Phew~ That’s nice… Hey! Let’s take a little break!”

A man wearing a star hat straightened his back and spoke, wiping the sweat off his forehead. People rose from all over the place, either fanning themselves after taking off their hats or tapping their waists.

“Is the food not ready yet? I’m going to starve to death at this rate.”

“Food! Food is here! Come and eat!”

As if answering the man’s question, three or four ladies approached the men from afar with large baskets on their heads while shouting. Dozens of people huddled behind the white cotton field and began to feast on sandwiches filled with cheese, sliced pork, and lettuce.

“Huah! I’m stuffed and the wind is nice!”

“Hoho! And the contracts are all finished as well!”

A woman laughed and responded to the man’s words. Another woman, who was next to her, intervened.

“So that must have been why you two worked so hard last night, huh? You two must have been so excited.”

“Oh my!”

“Uhahahahaha!”

Laughter blossomed when the woman blushed.

Nearly a year had passed since York Village was renamed and redeveloped as York Town. The people were working on a cotton farm half a mile away from the city,...