in chapter 6, how and why ishmael and his companions start farming in the village of Kamator ? why is it so difficult for Ishmael

Ishmael and his friends had to help the farming community if they wanted to safely abide in the village. This was difficult for Ishamel because he's never assisted in the labor of farming, his grandmother had only ever allowed him to "pour wine on the soil around the farm before harvest commenced".