Episode 1085 Because that is the duty of a master. (5)
“Why…”
A soulless voice came out from Jo Geol’s mouth as she helplessly stirred the spatula.
“Why me…”
His eyes roll back.
Disciples of Hwasan. No, for now, what should be called useless surplus humans were rushing in to watch him languish.
“Hey, you’re good.”
“There are some things the girl is good at.”
“You must not speak so carelessly, sirs. Everything in the world has some small use. Amitabha Buddha.”
“⋯⋯So this guy was born to make a fuss?”
Damn things.
Jo Geol gritted his teeth and glared at Dang So So.
“why?”
“⋯⋯No.”
“why?”
“⋯⋯.”
“what? I grew up well! “When have I ever done that?”
It’s not wrong.
Nowadays, he can easily become a proud leader of bandits as long as he enters any mountain temple, but at one time, he was the forbidden jade leaf of the Sacheon Dang family. Wasn’t he of such a precious status that even Jo Geol, who grew up in a noble way, could not dare to rub against him?
So, it is possible that you have never tasted rice before. That can happen…
“⋯⋯No matter what, do you still eat rice? Is that possible? People?”
“Isn’t it the virtue of a volcano person to make the impossible possible?”
“Don’t nod your head, Sasukjo!”
Jo Geol shouted at Ungeom, who was shaking his head as if he was amazed. No, why are you nodding your head there?
“and! Anyway, does it make sense to say that no one has ever seen porridge here?”
“⋯⋯I’m sorry.”
“I’m sorry.”
Baekcheon and Dang Soso, children of a noble family (?) who are volcano balls, secretly turned away from Jo Geol’s eyes.
“No, okay. Let’s say that’s the case with these guys. But why are you from the streets?”
Jong Yoon, Iseol Yoo, Cheongmyeong.
The three people on the street who were known to be volcanic sects looked at Jo Geol with sullen faces. The one who showed at least a hint of regret was Yoonjong.
“sorry. “I have no talent for cooking.”
“What about accidents?”
“me?”
Yu Iseol pointed at my face with her finger and tilted her head.
“There wasn’t one.”
“What?”
“kitchen.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Usually, I pick up fruit and eat it, or tear up tree roots… Now, when I think about whether I should eat bugs, Jang Moon-in says…”
“Well, I was wrong! “I was wrong, accident!”
So stop. I feel like my heart will break…
“Okay, so hurry up and stir the rice. But does Mieum really take this long?”
“No…”
Jo Geol looked at the huge cauldron hanging in front of him and sighed.
‘Is this human food? ‘It’s cow food.’
They say you only need to eat one bowl, so everyone rushes in and asks if that will fill their stomachs, what to do if they want to eat more, whether they should prepare a lot in advance, or whether they are saving grain for the patient right now…!
As I added hop after hop, the huge pot was filled with so much flavor that it almost burst.
‘If I make a pot of this, even the largest clinic in Luoyang wouldn’t be able to eat it all in one day.’
But what can you do? If you feel unfair, you should have joined earlier. Jogeol, who had been taking a break to sip her smile, twitches slightly.
“The fire seems a little weak…”
“okay?”
Wood-dud-dud-duk.
At that moment, Cheongmyeong tore off the ship’s railing with an indifferent expression. Then she broke it again and threw it into the flames under the pot.
“more?”
“no. The fire is okay now, but… Cheongmyeong.”
“why?”
“⋯⋯Is it really okay for this to happen?”
“what? this?”
Cheongmyeong held up the remnants of wood in his hand, something that had been called a railing just a moment ago.
“⋯⋯uh.”
“Who cares? “It’s not even my boat.”
“⋯⋯.”
“And according to common sense, wouldn’t it be a good thing if the boats of those outnumbered bastards break up and sink?”
Hyeyeon, who heard those words, smiled with a happy face.
“It is the merit of the Cheongmyeong poet. Amitabha Buddha.”
⋯⋯It seems like the middle guy has completely turned around now.
“No, if that’s the case, shouldn’t we at least not do it on deck? “What are you going to do if you get on a boat like this?”
Cheongmyeong looked at Jo Jie with puzzled eyes.
“There’s water everywhere, so what does it matter if there’s a fire or not?”
“I’m hungry!”
“Is it good to go on a boat? “Can’t you understand what the executioner is saying?”
At this point, Jo Geol gave up further conversation. Rather than arguing logic with this guy, it would be better to hold on to Baek-ah and play baduk.
Jo Geol, who was pushing everyone out of the way and stirring the rice furiously, put down the spatula he was holding after a while and took the pot out of the fire.
“⋯⋯It’s done.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure.”
The street trio, who had strong and clear ill feelings toward the rich man, looked at Jo Geol with eyes that were not trustworthy at all.
“It makes me feel bad to hear that my family’s child is crying.”
“Food I can’t eat.”
“If you eat it, won’t you get sick?”
Jogeol shouted loudly.
“no! Since merchants often travel commercially, it is essential to learn how to cook food so that they can cook and eat it outdoors! “I learned it too, me too!”
Baekcheon then smiled and placed his hand on Jogeol’s shoulder.
“Walk.”
“yes?”
“Get rid of the misunderstanding. “We are not questioning that knowledge.”
“⋯⋯Really?”
“I’m doubting you. person. A person called you. So don’t be upset.”
Ah, I really hope it all goes away. really.
At that time, Dang So-so, who took a peek at the rice and tasted it, nodded.
“This is enough.”
“really?”
“Oooh.”
“I finally found the hanger useful. “It was a long time.”
Namgung Do-wi, who could not bear to approach the mess and was watching the scene from a distance, looked back at Lim So-byeong standing next to him with trembling eyes.
“There… that…”
“yes?”
“Well… between us, I think it might be rude to ask this question…”
“Please speak comfortably.”
“⋯⋯Is the atmosphere here really like this?”
Lim So-byeong smiled and patted Namgung Do-wi on the shoulder.
“Sogaju.”
“yes?”
“You have to get used to it.”
“⋯⋯.”
“At first, you might think these are some crazy people, but if you try, you will somehow understand. No. Even if you don’t understand it, you will learn to ignore it. “It’s not easy, but if you have the tenacity of Sogaju, it will be possible.”
“⋯⋯.”
In the meantime, Dangsoso, who was busy, moved the rice into the prepared bowl. And quickly headed to the cabin. Yu Iseol followed her at a fast pace.
Tang Soso tilted his head back and said before closing the cabin door.
“Please eat what’s left. “We couldn’t eat anything either.”
“Of course.”
When the cabin door closed, everyone’s eyes turned to the pot on the floor.
“I see. “We couldn’t eat anything.”
“… Didn’t I starve for three days?”
“I didn’t even think about it.”
There was silence for a moment.
Grumble.
Breaking the silence, everyone looked at each other at the sound that came from someone’s stomach and then slowly approached the pot.
Click.
Baekcheon dipped his spoon into the bowl of rice wine in his hand and laughed out loud, wondering what was so funny.
“⋯⋯It’s a real pot, a bowl, everything. “It looks like these enemy bastards took the ship we were on a while ago.”
“I heard you’re kind in a strange way, Jang Il-so.”
“There was even rice. “I never thought they would even provide me with food.”
“⋯⋯I wouldn’t have eaten it if it wasn’t soso.”
“me too. “How can you trust that bastard?”
If there is someone who can confirm the presence or absence of poison, there is no need to worry about dying from food.
From the looks of it, it doesn’t seem like the rice was packed intentionally, and it looks like the bandits were carrying it around as emergency food, but anyway, isn’t the important thing that there was grain to fill their stomachs?
Baekcheon slowly turned his head and looked outside the boat. Now their ship was heading upstream, sticking as close to the right side of the Yangtze River as possible. So that if enemy enemies attack at any time, they can immediately land in Gangbuk.
At first, I thought about using the boat only for crossing and running on safe land, but that wasn’t something I wanted to do with a child and a patient.
As a result, I ended up finding a compromise between a more comfortable way to travel and a slightly safer way.
Fortunately or unfortunately, there were no other enemy ships that were noticeable at all while we were on our way here. At most, it passed by the anchored enemy ship.
It may not be possible, but it was suspicious that Jang Il-so had tied up all the enemy men so that he could go away in peace.
“Anyway… even if nothing bad happens now, the Yangtze River is a den of water-roofers, so something will happen at any time…”
“One more bowl.”
“Hey. “You cook porridge well.”
“I heard this is not porridge but rice porridge?”
“Is it something else?”
Even as Baekcheon spoke, the amount of rice in the pot continued to decrease. Baekcheon’s gaze became a little urgent. Isn’t it the same for him who starved for three days?
Baekcheon speaks a little faster.
“So let’s make our boundaries a little clearer. “If only we were here, we wouldn’t know…”
“No soy sauce? “Some salt?”
“I don’t think it was seasoned at all because it was for a patient?”
“I think there was a planting warehouse over there. Should I look for salt?”
“it’s okay. Just eat it. “It’s worth eating.”
“No, guys, I said…”
Even Ungeom, Lim So-byeong, and Namgung Do-wi emptied their bowls quickly. In the end, Baekcheon threw away everything, including sermon and nabal, and ran towards the pot.
“Save some food for me, you damn things!”
In an instant, the deck was filled with only the sounds of eating and spoons being moved. It was truly a combative meal.
“⋯⋯Is there any news yet?”
“Yes, Jang Mun-in.”
“Mmm.”
Hyeonjong let out a deep sigh. I didn’t know that his gaze would fall from the river and the Gangnam land beyond.
“Crossing the river even now…”
“No, Jang Mun-in. Didn’t Cheongmyeong ask for help? If anything happens, you will definitely be contacted. “Aren’t these kids capable of doing that?”
“⋯⋯I guess so.”
Hyeonjong sighed heavily.
If things go wrong after crossing the river sloppily, the children may get angry because they are not contacted in time. As the situation was like this, the rest of the Hwasan personnel, including Hyeonjong, were just waiting vaguely here, unable to do anything.
“Let’s go down a little further.”
“We’ve already come a long way, Jang Moon-in.”
“know. Know. But shouldn’t we also consider situations in which those children may not be able to contact us? “When a problem arises, shouldn’t you go to the quickest possible place?”
“⋯⋯That is also true⋯⋯.”
Unam sighed deeply.
They had already moved a long way from Gugang to the west. This happened because I had both the desire to keep my position and the desire to get to the children as quickly as possible if something happened.
Crackling.
Hyeonjong eventually started biting his own nails. Seeing the young worry and anxiety on his face, Unam couldn’t say no.
“Then just a little…”
It was right then.
“Jang Moon-in! “A moment ago, a enemy ship passed in front of us!”
“⋯⋯What a great thing that is.”
Hyunjong reacted indifferently, as if he had no interest in anything other than news about the children.
“Well, the ship was broken in various places. “The ship was damaged, as if it had been torn apart in a fight, and smoke was rising, making it look as if a fierce battle had taken place.”
“what?”
Hyeonjong looked up in surprise.
“Is there someone inside!”
“It’s difficult to check from a distance…”
Hyeonjong looked around with anxious eyes.
“The only ones left to fight against the enemy on the Yangtze River now are our children!”
“You don’t necessarily have to think that way… No, it’s not… “But…”
At that moment, Unam’s face, which had maintained its composure, also collapsed.
“Let’s go downstream!”
“okay! That would be right! Tell the kids! Move! right now!”
“yes!”
When the disciples of Hwasan strengthened their resolve to fight to the death and started running toward the downstream with all their might.
“But why did you keep this fire burning?”
“It’s warm.”
“That’s right.”
Hwasan’s disciples were sitting huddled around a bonfire lit on the deck.
“Ah, it’s warm.”
With a face similar to that of a cat sitting in front of a fire.
