the trope is mainstream but somehow I feel a fresh air, instead of another "we gonna build hot bath" "we gonna make soy sauce" "we gonna make [insert japanese thingy here]" the MC actually utilizing to something that already exist and used on the region
although there is still something kinda off, if the region a frontier and people spend their time trying to survive and the house only exist for 2-3 generations than it is plausible for the people didnt realize the potential of the nature but if it +5 generations then these people are dumb
idk what they mean "susceptible by moisture" in ch 1 as maple tree itself make a good firewoods, or it just the sap that have same properties, but the properties of the sap tied to the properties of the trunk