the fields over there have been dried up for many years
nothing will grow there
it's the same pretty much everywhere around here
to revive the fields
you need time to get rich water and fertle soil
not to mention a ton of man power
however
there are only elderly sick people
women
and children left in the village
now that you mention it
there are no young men here
what happened
they got taken away
to become soldiers
by your father's order