Episode 50. Having a sponsor (2)
Ojang, who had raised his index finger toward his son, was startled when he saw several people entering the annex’s entrance.
Obo knew that people had appeared behind him, just by looking at his father’s reaction.
He tried to pretend to be calm, but his face was stiff with tension.
The person who appeared at the entrance was Yeo Moon-ok. Beside her were old maids.
Obo hurriedly lowered his head.
“Who the hell are you?”
“I am the people who followed Congressman Hwabu.”
Obo’s voice trembled, but Yeo Moon-ok didn’t pay much attention.
“What were you doing?”
“I was playing in the water with my son because the weather was hot.”
The answer this time was hurriedly made on behalf of the son. The five intestines looked startled, but they did not shudder like the five heads.
“A servant?”
“yes yes. Help…”
“Is that so? i get it.”
“Mother, what are you doing there?”
At that time, a voice came to rescue the two rich and intimidated people.
Joon appeared.
“I came to say thanks to the doctor who treated you and to apologize for the mistake I made last time.”
“Then why are you urging the lower ones?”
“It wasn’t rushed. I just asked because I was splashing around in the pond.”
“Yes, you are. Come on in now.”
“I get it.”
“Boy, are you going to be here?”
Obo just nodded his head to answer. Joein patted Obo on the shoulder and stepped inside. Even though there was a commotion outside, the fireman deliberately did not go out and waited.
‘That lady gave me a big face last time, but I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out today.’
When Lieutenant Jo and his mother came in, the painter stood up and bowed slightly to the two of them.
“hello? Mrs. Jo and the Professor.”
“I thought you’d come in the morning, but it’s a little late.”
“yes. As you can see, I have some luggage.”
“Yes I saw. Where the hell did you get so many irons from? No, first of all, I should introduce my mother again. He came to apologize for not allowing you to treat your brother the other day.”
After Lieutenant Jo finished talking, Yeo Moon-ok slightly bowed her head toward the fireman. When she lowered her head, the painter was startled and lowered her head as well.
“When In-i brought you, or a painter, I brought you because you had skills like that, but I was stupid and weighed you useless. I’m really sorry… I’m so sorry.”
While she was apologizing, Yeo Moon-ok shed tears again when she remembered the dead Jo Sung.
“Oh mother. calm down.”
“Hehehe, you can’t do this here. I have made an ugly appearance.”
“Please sit down. Detective Jo, please have a servant brew a little thicker tea for you.”
“car? yes I got it.”
Lieutenant Jo seated her mother in a chair and hurriedly ordered a servant to make a strong brew of green tea.
The painter put aside the sadness he had in mind after seeing her for a while.
I couldn’t express my sadness at being insulted by her, who was saddened by the thought of her dead son.
“Even if I had treated the now deceased Cho Seong that day, I would not have been able to save him. It was already too late.”
The fireman could have saved it, but he deliberately didn’t say that. Those words made her feel even more guilty.
“Heheheheheheug…..”
“Daddy Joe, first of all, try eating this green tea and calm your mind. My older brother also wants my mother to be healthy, and I don’t think she would want her to be so sad.”
As the painter comforted, not comforted, Yeo Moon-ok began to find stability little by little.
“To say thank you for curing Heuk In-yi’s tetanus and just crying. Please turn a blind eye to ugliness.”
“It’s not ugly. It doesn’t matter.”
Only then did Yeo Moon-ok look straight at the painter.
“In-yi hid from me that she had tetanus and was treated by a chemist. If you had informed me, you would have been treated by Congressman Song… Rather, there would have been worse results than now.”
As Yeo Moon-ok spoke, her eyes began to warm as if her heart had calmed down.
“Even if Congressman Song treated it, the Lieutenant’s feet would have healed.”
“It’s okay if you don’t have to say that. I have heard and know it all. But what happened to you today? Actually, I was a little worried and came running. Could it be that our Ini’s feet aren’t fully healed?”
“no. Inspector Joe’s foot is almost healed. Today, I just came to check the progress. I need to look at the lieutenant’s feet from now on, so please wait a moment.”
“Look at my mind. Hurry and check it out.”
“yes. Take off your shoes, Professor.”
“I get it.”
When Lieutenant Cho took off his shoes, the fireman pressed several parts with his fingers and then put acupuncture needles in several places.
“The muscles are still a bit contracted. But the passage is really good. Professor Jo has almost recovered, probably because he was naturally strong. In a few days, I will be able to live my life as before.”
“thanks. I feel like I’m getting better day by day.”
After a while, the fireman pulled out the needle and Lieutenant Jo put on his shoes.
“Is In-yi really on his way?”
When Yeo Moon-ok, who was watching from the side, asked again, the painter nodded.
“Yeah, I’m almost healed.”
“Whoa – I can’t believe it even after seeing it with my own eyes. You can cure tetanus without amputating your foot.”
“It was good because the professor was so healthy. And fortunately, he came quickly. If you had come three more days later, I might have had my leg amputated.”
“The way I see it, In-yi met a painter, so he fixed his foot without amputating it. If it were Congressman Song, he would have cut off his feet. No, even if I cut off my foot, I might not have been able to fix it.”
“Song is an outstanding member of parliament. I probably could have fixed it without amputating the foot.”
“Huu- Hwabu, since you say that, I listen to you, but I think that if it were Congressman Song, I would have asked to cut off the leg first. In my opinion, you are much better.”
“It is not so, Professor. Somehow, I got lucky…”
“I heard how good a painter is. You don’t have to be so humble.”
Yeo Moon-ok praised the painter even cutting off his words.
“…..”
“I don’t know if I can say this, but a painter. How can I express my gratitude to the chemist who saved my son’s life? If there’s anything you want from me, let me know. I’ll listen to whatever it is.”
“Thank you for just your words, godfather. However, the medical expenses have already been received by the Principal.”
“It’s because I want to give it to you apart from Ini.”
The painter listened to Mrs. Jo and thought honestly.
In fact, since the treatment of Lieutenant Cho, rumors spread that the number of patients who came to receive treatment increased rapidly. The problem is that most of them are poor people without money.
Because of that, I was short on money.
I refused once out of politeness, but I didn’t want to refuse twice. With Mrs. Jo’s help, 30 more poor people could be saved.
The painter took out from his bosom the gold necklace he had obtained from the dead bandit leader.
“In that case, the godfather, please buy me this.”
“It’s a gold necklace. Even if you don’t have to sell it to me, I think you’ll get a lot of money.”
“If you sell it to your merchants, you will get the gold price right. But I think it would be more valuable if the godfather had it.”
“Is there any particular reason?”
“This was worn by the bandit leader who almost killed you from tetanus.”
“Then isn’t it a monstrosity?”
“It is also an abomination or a treasure. Think about it. The bandit leader died at the hands of the governor. At the hands of the bandit boss, the instructor almost died. However, since the governor is alive and the bandit leader is dead, how can this not be the treasure of life? What’s more, this is what the bandit boss treasured so much that he always wore it around his neck. Can anything compare to it?”
The painter made a splendid speech in his own way.
“I see. An object possessed by the enemy who almost killed In-i. suddenly like it Fireman, I will buy the loot.”
“thank you. If you buy this, you will be able to treat more people.”
stop.
In an instant, Mrs. Joe’s eyes widened.
“I’m buying it, so why do people get treatment?”
“Mother, the painter, treats the poor for free in Sochon, a slum.”
“Oh yeah? You are doing a good job, which is rare these days.”
Yeo Moon-ok liked the painter even more.
If you sell to merchants, you get the full price, but if you sell to yourself, you can get a much more generous price.
“yes. Perhaps it is to bring the outside metal parts to the yard manager and ask him to make something or get money.”
“Is that really why you brought so many rusty metal parts, as Ini said?”
“Ha ha yes. Professor, you know too much about me.”
“What do you think I know? I don’t know too much about you yet.”
“That’s all you need to know.”
While the painter and Jo In were talking, Yeo Mun-ok was contemplating how much to pay for the gold necklace.
‘ is 30 Nyang, no 50 Nyang. no. Just give me a big 100 nyang. That’s right, I have to give about 100 nyang to be condescending!’
Yeo Mun-ok called the maid at the entrance of the gate to bring 100 pieces of silver to the governor.
“omg!”
At the words of 100 pieces of silver, the fireman’s mouth gaped as if it were about to tear.
“Why so many?”
“yes. It seems a bit excessive.”
“If you just want to keep the money, how can I give you this amount? But didn’t you say that it was not used for the self-interest of the painters, but to treat the poor? Then it’s not that much money.”
“That’s true, but…”
“Fireman, just say thank you and accept it.”
Professor Jo smiled even more and said. The fireman hurriedly got up as he said and bowed his head and waist.
“Hoho, I’m using it for good things, so my heart is satisfied.”
Yeo Mun-ok handed it to the fireman when the governor brought him 100 nyang of silver in a small box.
“Thank you, godfather.”
“I will continue to take good care of our family. Pay enough so that the medical expenses are not enough to do good work.”
“thank you. If the godfather calls, I will set aside ten days and come running.”
“Hohoho, have you had lunch by the way?”
“It’s still before dinner.”
“Good. I’ll tell the lower ones to prepare a meal, so in the meantime, talk to Ini.”
“yes.”
“I’ll go and see.”
“Does your mother eat too?”
“Will you eat because I am uncomfortable? Eat with young people.”
“yes. Then I’ll see you after dinner.”
“okay.”
“I’ll see you on my next visit, ma’am.”
When Yeo Moon-ok disappeared, the painter scratched his head and took out the parchment he had prepared.
“Truly, sir. I found this while rummaging through the forest, but I think you should take a look.”
“What?”
Lieutenant Jo took the parchment without thinking, read it a little, and then gritted his teeth enough to make a creaking sound.
“어떤 개새끼가…..”
화부가 올려놓은 양피지에는 조 교위가 산적 토벌을 위해 출정한 날짜와 병사의 수가 적혀 있었다.
“Did you really find this in the wild?”
“yes.”
“The wild vegetables must have been completely burned.”
“I went to retrieve the iron. Because people can get hurt. I was about to come down after I was almost done collecting, but I saw a wild vegetable. So I looked around a bit… I found it buried in a cave under a rock.”
A flash of light flashed in Joe’s eyes.
The painter became nervous just by meeting his eyes and swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.
“I don’t know who it was, but I will definitely find it and grind its bones to drink.”
“Can you catch me? You only have the date and scale, but you can’t tell who wrote it, right?”
“We need to find out who wrote it. I will definitely find it even if I compare the letters one by one.”
“I hope you find the culprit.”
“thanks. For finding something I couldn’t find.”
“I was lucky.”
Lieutenant Jo put the parchment in his bosom and looked at the fireman.
“Whoa – I really owe you, the painter. What will I give you in return this time?”
“I have already received a lot.”
“Don’t repeat what you’ve said so far. If there’s anything you want, just say it.”
“Then, I would like to meet Pyochung Daeyajang, so please attach Prince Hwang.”
“Is it because you want to make such strange instruments like the last time?”
“yes.”
“I get it. I’ll give you the emperor.”
“thank you.”
“By the way, now that we’ve come this far, we should see how hard you practiced the Seonin Kikyung.”
“yes. I was still preparing.”
“There is a gymnasium in the back, so let’s go there.”
“yes.”
After a while, the hwabu arrived at Cho’s gymnasium.
Jo’s training ground was much larger than the backyard of the fireman’s house.
“Take a demonstration.”
“yes.”
The painter slowly unfolded the Seonin Flag in front of Cho.
In the meantime, I have been practicing for more than two hours a day steadily, so it has increased so much that it is incomparable to when I first learned it.
After a while, Professor Jo’s eyes suddenly widened.
‘It hasn’t even been a month yet… but I can’t believe my movements and breathing are already starting to match! How many times have you been practicing?’
at least 1 year.
The fireman’s level now. In other words, in order to reach a level that matches the movement without disturbing breathing, you have to practice steadily for a year.
However, the painter had already reached the point where his breathing was not disturbed after only a month or so.
‘I felt that I had talent last time, but huh- true! This is amazing. It looks like he put a lot of effort into it… With that level, he should be able to send all his energy to his limbs within a year.’
It is only when you can send your inner strength to your limbs that you become a true warrior.
Of course, depending on the training period or personal qualities, he could become a master or end up as a sewage, but anyway, the fireman was out of the ordinary.
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