I'm going to hire an additional worker for 10 silver, which puts me at 3.

I'll have 2 workers chop wood and one build the research bench.

I feel like I need to discover my immediate area to unlock some more things, so that's what I'll do with my action. I'll take with me (+3 bow) and wear (+2 hide chest) and (+1 hide helmet), leaving (+4 spike wood club) and (+4 stone spear) with my workers just in case things go south for them.

Next week I'm planning to follow the map I was given north to continue investigating the blacksmith's disappearance.