Episode 49
I understand why those proud legionaries would give up on Yuho’s words.
‘But I need Yuho.’
If there was someone to replace him, he would have done it a long time ago.
Jin Tianxi turned his head and looked at Penicillin.
“Please let it have the proper effect. That’s how it should be. “If it doesn’t work, how much more disgusting will it be with that personality?”
Jin Cheon-hee prayed to a God she had never believed in deep in her heart.
* * *
Syphilis.
There are many causes, but the biggest factor is infection through sexual contact.
Originally, it was a disease found in the West Indies on Earth, but it spread to Europe after Columbus and his party, who can be said to have opened the Age of Exploration, were infected. It was the established theory when Jin Cheon-hee was studying that it later spread throughout the world… but
these days, evidence has been found that it already existed in Europe 100 years before Columbus, so it is again unknown.
‘It doesn’t matter to me either way.’
The problem is the cure for syphilis.
In this era, infection with syphilis usually resulted in death.
In addition, apart from the high mortality rate, treatment options are inadequate.
Extreme drugs containing mercury were often used as treatments, but they were not effective and often resulted in more painful deaths due to mercury poisoning.
As a result, syphilis eventually became a cursed disease that killed countless people until penicillin was developed.
It is the same in the world of the Hwa Empire.
There is no way to know whether it appeared in West India as in actual history, but it is true that syphilis existed, and it was a disease that still kills countless people within the Hua Empire.
Incurable disease.
Naturally, Jin Cheon-hee’s words to gather such syphilis patients spread throughout the Uigak.
“I believe in Confucius.”
Gung-gwi said that with eyes full of trust.
Wang Gak-yeon also clenched his fists.
“I want to help too. dad!”
“You rest. “It’s not completely healed yet.”
She resembled Gung-gwi’s personality and had excellent execution skills.
In the past, I had been a good daughter because I had to protect my father who was in danger, but now it was different.
Now that Gunggui’s life has stabilized. The age when you find out what you want to do.
“But you shouldn’t do anything until you’re all better. That’s the policy. If I break it, Mr. Gung-gwi will get scolded by my teacher instead? “Why are you making my daughter work when she’s not in any better condition?”
Wang Gak-yeon’s cheeks puffed out at Jin Cheon-hee’s coherent words.
“I can help too…”
Jin Cheon-hee laughed at those words.
“Hahaha, please help me when I’m healed. “Would you have cried at that time because there was too much work?”
There is another reason why Jin Cheon-hee is so desperate to stop it.
‘I heard a lot of people from Haomun will come… It’s not good for children’s education. Each yeon….’
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease.
Naturally, a large number of people from Haomun, a Safa people based at Qilu, would gather.
Jin Cheon-hee and Gung-gwi exchanged glances.
* * *
Hao Wen.
Sapada is in charge of brothels and brothels in the world of martial arts.
There is no place where people live without alcohol.
Haomun always has a base where people gather.
No matter how hard a person is, when he drinks alcohol, his palate becomes lighter. They make money by selling the information they get there, and sometimes they plant spies to distract people and expand their influence.
The problem is that the human rights sensibilities of this era are very different from those of modern Earth.
Most of Haomun’s members are children who were sold when they were young.
Some children are orphans from birth, but others sell their children to make ends meet because their families are poor.
There isn’t much difference between the two.
By judging the constitution and appearance, it is decided whether to use it as a guard protecting Hao Mun, as a spy, or as a discard card.
The children selected in this way learn the martial arts of Sapa and learn to dance and sing.
Because it’s sapphire, there are no lines.
Because they can die at any time, children live lives separate from the general world.
This is why once a question is always a question.
It is forever impossible to repay the debt incurred while being sold, and I have never learned any other means of making a living other than what I learned at Haomun.
‘They say the only case that works out well is becoming a high-ranking official’s concubine.’
It is a place where gold powder tax cannot be collected.
“Please take care of me. Confucius.”
A man and a woman wearing heavy makeup came in.
Although they were all beautiful, they were greatly damaged by syphilis. As I covered it up, my makeup became even darker.
Some people covered their faces with cotton thread, and many others had difficulty moving and were carried by unmanned people.
However, the unique smell was clearly that of a sick person, so all the members couldn’t stand it and wrinkled their faces.
Even in Wulin, Hao Wen always took on the most dirty work.
The treatment received by those living there in Giru was obvious.
Only Jin Cheon-hee responded with a calm expression.
“Thank you for taking this valuable step.”
“It’s a body that won’t survive for even a single coin anyway. I’m just grateful that you wrote it like this. “Hehehe.”
It wasn’t something to joke about with a child.
But in the world they lived in, he was also a fool.
Jin Cheon-hee responded like this.
“I was planning to treat you in a medical room at the bottom of the mountain, but why did you come up yourself?”
“Is there anything more scary than the human eye? “Knowing something is dirty and seeing it in person are different for different reasons.”
The Haomen Daoists evaluated themselves in that way without any hesitation.
She added something.
“Master, you are truly a weirdo. “You’re collecting dirty things for medicine.”
There was an edge to the horse.
Although he is a martial artist, he climbed the mountain in the body of a patient, so it was natural. However, it contained self-deprecation about their inevitable situation.
It was a strange twist.
Jin Cheon-hee answered calmly.
“It’s okay if you don’t believe that I will succeed in the treatment or not. “I’ll just do what I can.”
The patient’s circumstances belong to the patient.
The doctor just does his best to provide treatment.
Haomundo was amazed by Jin Cheonhee’s attitude.
The Haomundos exchanged glances with each other.
‘I’ve heard that Baekrin’s disciple is a weirdo, but it’s true.’
‘It’s not that I sympathize, nor is it that I’m ignoring you….’
‘It’s hard to understand what’s going on because you act plainly.’
They are Haomundo who have been through all kinds of hardships.
Even for them, Jin Cheon-hee was quite a different species.
It was strange that they went out of their way to treat patients for syphilis, but they did not ignore them as dirty people, nor did they sympathize with them because their lives were pitiful.
“I couldn’t make a full statement. My name is Muhwa. Incinerator Lord. My younger brother’s name is Muwol (無月). “My brother and sister will lead the Haomundo who came with us.”
Muhwa said sweetly with a red smile.
Jin Cheon-hee asked.
“Do you both have symptoms of syphilis?”
“yes. “My siblings and I all got sick at a similar time, although the severity was different.”
Jin Cheonhee nodded.
“All right. General Manager Yoo Ho. “Please take everyone to the hospital room.”
With that, Jin Cheon-hee began her work.
* * *
“I’ve lived in a brothel my whole life, but this is the first time I’ve seen a child like that.”
“sister. “You went too far with Baekrin’s incendiary spirit.”
After being assigned a hospital room, Muhwa and Muwol went outside and talked.
The two are siblings who were sold from a poor family.
Both siblings were beautiful from an early age, and Haomun put a lot of effort into raising them.
He was talented in dancing and singing, and was also good at painting and calligraphy.
He once rose to the position of Buntaju, but was relegated to the back room after contracting syphilis.
“Muwol. Why don’t you speak honestly now? “You’re fine.”
“You know what happens to patients with syphilis in Haomen. “If I’m not there, who will take care of you?”
“You are truly an idiot, Muwol.”
“You are such a fool. If we had run away together when we were told to run away, both my siblings and I would have been fine…”
Muhwa laughed for a while at those words.
“Didn’t your parents tell you? Now, treat Hao Mun as your home. “They are the ones who caught our hands as we ran away and handed them back to Hao Mun.”
“sister.”
“If we run away, where will we go? And do you think Haomun will at least wave goodbye?”
The wind blew.
The sound of bamboo was like the sound of rain.
Beneath her thick makeup, blisters, evidence of syphilis, were clearly visible.
“That Confucius….”
“Let’s not have hasty expectations. “Muwol.”
“sister.”
She shook her head.
“It’s probably just a young master’s plane. All we have to do is give up our bodies and steal the information.”
A request came to Haomun.
A survey on the dynamics of Baeklin Uigak and a survey on young bullocks.
From the reputation of those around you to your medical skills. It’s okay if you can’t figure out your weaknesses.
Find out as little as you can.
It was a fairly extensive request.
As always, the siblings do not know who made this request.
When it was Buntaju, there were still a lot of things that came in, but now it’s just a throw away card.
That’s why Muwol was desperate.
“A request is just a request. sister. “Why don’t you concentrate on treatment?”
“Do you think that an incurable disease is an incurable disease for nothing? Muwol. “You should stop taking care of me and do what you want to do.”
“Taking care of my sister is more important than making people laugh.”
“You’re stupid.”
She closed her eyes after saying those words.
‘It’s unlikely, but if the incinerator succeeds in the treatment. ‘I…’
The thought ended there.
She sneered again.
‘I am still as stupid as ever. Even though I know there is nothing more foolish than dreaming a dream that will never come true.’
As a child, she had many dreams.
The first dream I had was about eating a lot of delicious food.
But that was something even Giru’s most popular courtesans could not do.
It’s not like I can sharpen my sword every day like other warriors in Kangho.
This is because if you gain weight, you become unattractive.
‘After that, my dream was to make a lot of money and become rich.’
But that too was impossible.
This was because it was Hao Mun who made a lot of money, not a courtesan.
For some reason, the more popular he became, the more debt he accumulated.
She realized that no matter how beautiful she became, she would never be able to escape debt.
So I changed the direction of my dream.
‘I also dreamed of getting out of this place.’
She saw the runaway courtesan’s fingers being pricked with an iron.
She and her siblings had to heat the iron together.
That was the example.
As she heated the soldering iron on the fire, she and her younger siblings cried.
Even now, there are children who wake up crying.
Indu left scars not only on the hearts of the runaway courtesans, but also on those who watched.
