The life of growing vegetables and farming the land is peaceful and simple, and it is what every girl longs for

In those days so quiet that you could only hear your own breathing

you understood that solitude is life

"There are no shops here. If you just need to buy necessities

you can go to the village center where the village office is

There is a small supermarket run by the agricultural cooperative, and a few shops

The trip there is basically all downhill, and it takes about half an hour by bicycle

The trip back is another story."

Accompanied by Ichiko's narration, the film "Little Forest" begins

Ichiko rides along the long downhill road of Little Forest

Green fills her eyes and the spring wind rushes toward her face

And so the farming, eating, and drinking of a whole season begins

Little Forest is a place far from the city

It does not even have a shop

Ichiko grew up in Little Forest

When she grew up, she went to a big city to work and live

Because she could not fit into the noisy city

she later returned to Little Forest

In her days in Little Forest, she grows vegetables, farms the land, and cooks for herself

She often wears coarse work clothes, rain boots, and work gloves

Fully equipped, she works in the fields

In her occasional free time, she gathers with friends

But most of the time, she is alone

Peaceful and simple

People say spring, summer, autumn, and winter make a year

But the rhythm of "Little Forest" is

It begins in midsummer and ends in spring

In between are the autumn harvest and the winter storage

Seven main dishes for each season

There are also snacks and treats

The daily rhythm of Ichiko through the four seasons is

Do farm work, cook, eat

It seems simple and beautiful

But in fact, this kind of life is not simple

To make the rice grow well, in the damp, sweltering weather

Ichiko steps in the mud and bends down to pull out the weeds

Going up the mountain to gather chestnuts, she must always be careful of bears

At the autumn harvest, she reaps the rice bundle by bundle

Storing grain for the coming year

Every season

She has to put in effort and physical strength to cultivate the crops

She also has to sow and harvest carefully

What Ichiko can treat herself with is food

In Little Forest, cooking natural food in the simplest way

is a plain and primitive way of life

Each season has its corresponding work

After the harvest, savor the fruits of labor

Then spend another whole year looking forward to it

Quiet and natural, simple and real

When the rainy season arrives, the air is frighteningly damp

Even the wooden jam spoon has gone moldy

To fight the damp

In the sweltering summer, Ichiko lights the stove

She uses the residual heat of the stove to bake bread

Although the temperature is not stable enough

The bread baked in the area where the heat is concentrated tastes better than usual

Chilled rice wine in the heat of summer

It all looks so clear, sweet, and refreshing

Add koji to the rice

Leave it overnight, and it becomes rice wine

Add fungi

to help the rice wine ferment better

Filter the rice wine

Put it in glass bottles

Returning from the fields on a hot summer afternoon

Drink a glass in one go, gulp by gulp

If that is not enough, have another glass

In summer, wash tomatoes and chill them

Eat them raw

In spring, go into the woods to pick wild vegetables

Coat them in flour and make tempura

In autumn, roasted sweet potato chips are the villagers' afternoon tea snack

Everyone sits around in the sweet aroma

Discussing how to cook dishes to make them taste better

One day, boiled chestnut soup suddenly became popular in Little Forest

The one who started this craze was Mr. Shige from the campsite

and Yuta, who often wandered around there

"Mm, delicious." Word spread like this

So every villager in Little Forest started making boiled chestnut soup

And they all tried different flavorings: soy sauce, red wine, brandy...

When the akebi fruit in the woods ripens

Ichiko and her friend cut open the picked fruit and scoop it out with a spoon to eat

.....

Every dish Ichiko makes

can speak

"So soft and delicious"

"So sticky it is sweet enough to stick to your teeth"

People can, in dish after dish

feel that life in Little Forest is so comfortable and pleasant

The four seasons change, all things cycle

People and nature give to each other and devote themselves to each other

Starting tomorrow, be a happy person

Feed horses, chop wood, travel the world

Starting tomorrow, care about grain and vegetables

--THE END--

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