Episode 1362. After all, you have a big heart. (2)
Click. Click.
gulp.
Click. Click. Click. Click.
⋯⋯Gulp.
Rattling! Rattling! Rattling!
“That…”
The village father, who was sitting in front of a large pot, could not stand it anymore and quietly looked back. People with spoons and empty bowls in their hands were all standing there, drooling and swallowing.
“I need to use moxibustion more…”
“You can eat it without using moxibustion…”
“Still, that rice is so…”
“I can eat raw rice too.”
The village head’s face was strangely distorted.
“Hmm.”
Geumyangbaek, who was watching the situation, cleared his throat with an embarrassed expression.
“Isn’t it okay to eat it now?”
“It’s edible, but if you haven’t had access to grains for a long time, you might get sick if you eat something unripe…”
“I think our kids will be fine since they are unmanned.”
As I said this, the village father nodded with a puzzled look on his face.
“Yes, if you say so… “Then give me the bowl…”
“You can eat it!”
“Move!”
“I was standing in front! Go back!”
“Ah, who is it! “The guy who caught my face!”
Haenam’s disciples rushed towards the pot like hungry ghosts. When the lid was opened, a huge amount of pure white steam spewed out from the pot, but instead of retreating from the heat, Haenam’s disciples rushed forward even more violently and scooped up rice into the entire bowl.
“Oh my, what is this…”
The village father, who was half thrown down, blinked his eyes and looked at the scene unfolding before him.
They said they were a precious guest from Namhae, but this was no different from a bunch of bastards. No, those open-minded people would have kicked their butts if they had seen this.
“Ahh! “I told you not to push!”
“Get out of the way!”
“No, someone stole all this! You wanna die!”
In the face of this indescribably terrible scene, the village head shook his head in despair and said.
“Well… I’ve hung up several pots right now, so if you wait a little longer…”
“That’s right! “You can eat that!”
“yes?”
Haenam’s disciples soon began running towards other pots. A wood fire was burning brightly under the cauldron, but for those who could already treat hellfire as a warm fireplace, other fires were not an obstacle.
The lids of the boiling pots were opened one after another, and pure white steam rose throughout the village.
It looked as if it had been attacked by bandits.
Hyeong-wook, who was watching this, looked blankly at Baek-cheon. Baekcheon quietly averted his gaze and cleared his throat awkwardly.
“⋯⋯I was starving a lot⋯⋯.”
“⋯⋯.”
“Please understand. “People aren’t like that in the first place.”
“⋯⋯Yes.”
Baekcheon humbly wiped his red face. He had no idea that those Haenam bastards would throw away everything and everything so quickly.
Those who scooped up rice sat down without even looking for a suitable place and shoved the rice into their mouths.
“Wow. “This is what it means to live as a person.”
“I could only eat meat that wasn’t even seasoned for a while, so I thought I was really sick.”
“People have to live by eating grains!”
“⋯⋯All you need is some grilled fish.”
“Where are you talking about being full? “Don’t be a fool!”
“no! Who said they were full?! “Please give me my food back!”
Lee Ja-yang, who was watching this, sighs deeply.
‘But you’re not sitting on the floor.’
It’s as if the disciples of the Great Hainan Sect were sitting on the ground in a village like this, almost scooping up food with their hands. I’m scared who will see this…
“Death penalty. “If you don’t eat this, I can eat it…”
“Don’t touch my food! “Because the hairs on my hands are flying off!”
“⋯⋯.”
There was a strange silence. Miss Lee tried to avoid the priest’s gaze and cleared her throat.
⋯⋯To be embarrassed is to be embarrassed, and to be hungry is to be hungry.
I awkwardly picked up my bowl of rice and was about to eat it, when I caught sight of Kwak Hwan-so, who still hadn’t finished eating.
“Have some death meal.”
“hmm. “I’ll eat later.”
“Are you coming later? Will there be any food left for execution by then?”
When Lee Ja-yang snapped, Kwak Hwan-so laughed.
Guo Huanxiao’s gaze was fixed on the cauldron placed in the far corner. Lee Ja-yang, who noticed this, sighed softly.
That was not a pot for cooking rice, but a pot for boiling rice to feed the injured.
“⋯⋯I know how you feel, but you have to eat the death penalty first and gain strength to treat the injured.”
“know. “I will make sure to eat it, so don’t worry.”
Lee Ja-yang’s expression somehow became depressed.
‘I didn’t even think about it…’
He was busy looking at Haenam’s appearance to others, and in the meantime, Kwak Hwan-so was taking care of the injured who could not eat properly.
These are the people that even long-time writers could not pay attention to.
Now there is no need to consider who is the bigger vessel between him and Kwak Hwan-so. And…
“execution! “Try some of this.”
“If it’s okay, how about this?” “It was provided by the villagers and is good for a moderate meal.”
“What the hell do you mean! “You have to eat properly!”
“Oh no. They say the death penalty is not acceptable… “You can eat again…”
Other Haenam disciples also put down their bowls and crowded around Kwak Hwan-so when they heard that the Great Master was not eating.
“I’m fine, so finish your meal first.”
“The ambassador doesn’t eat, so what can we do…?”
“Don’t worry about me. “There is still room.”
“Still…”
This is not simply because his position is that of an ambassador. It’s a blasphemous thought, but even if Geumyangbaek, a Haenam scholar, had done the same thing in this situation, it wouldn’t have been easy to elicit the same reaction.
We came this far through hardships and now everyone knows. How much Kwak Hwan-so thinks of them and how much he puts down for them. So, even if no one tells him to, he naturally worries about and cares for Kwak Hwan-so.
Kwak Hwan-so smiled at the crowd of people.
“You don’t notice that. “If I eat now, shouldn’t I only eat coarse grains?”
“yes?”
“It’s beneficial because patients can eat fine white rice if they eat together.”
“Isn’t that what you were thinking?”
“Wow… “This is the ambassador type.”
The atmosphere was brightened by Kwak Hwan-so’s joke.
“So everyone, just eat whatever you’ve been eating. “I will also take care of Cheonwoo-maeng.”
“yes. “I will do so.”
❀ ❀ ❀
After examining the situation in the yard, Baekcheon entered the village chief’s house and stared at his older brother sitting in front of him.
The old man bowed his head deeply towards Baekcheon.
“First of all… I don’t remember much because I was unconscious… but I heard that you saved and treated a worm like me. “How should I repay this favor?”
“Don’t worry about it.”
Baekcheon scratched his cheek with a slightly embarrassed expression.
“The matter should have ended that way, but it’s embarrassing to have to show my face again so shamelessly.”
“Why are you saying all that! “I should be more grateful to you for allowing me to repay your great kindness in a small way.”
The older brother kept groveling towards Baekcheon.
Hyeong-wook looked at that and frowned unconsciously.
Just a little while ago, it seemed like their father wasn’t very friendly towards them. Of course, I always said that I was grateful for the grace that saved my life, but it cannot be denied that there was a subtle sense of distance within me.
However, the way the old man treated Baekcheon now was as if he was literally seeing a heavenly god come down from the sky. The excessive bending down felt uncomfortable to the core.
At that time, the older brother, who was groveling as if he was going to hit his forehead on the ground, secretly looked at Baekcheon’s eyes and opened his mouth.
“By the way… did you say you need grain…?”
“yes. That’s how it happened.”
Baekcheon quietly nodded.
“It would be right to explain the situation and circumstances in detail, but unfortunately we are not able to stay here for a long time.”
“⋯⋯.”
“I will pay the full price. So, please give us the grain you have.”
Baekcheon bowed his head deeply to show respect. Hyeong-wook, who was next to his older brother, was surprised and tried to stop him.
“Tongue thief, why are you like this! Of course you have to give grain! What price do you need to give grain to the Savior of Life? Please don’t do this…”
“You stay still.”
However, his older brother subtly tried to dissuade Hyeong-wook. Hyeong-wook said in embarrassment.
“No, father. “Of course…”
“Even if you tell me to stay still!”
Hyeong-wook was quite embarrassed and stared blankly at his older brother. However, my father’s eyes were more stern and colder than usual, so I had no choice but to lower my head. Anyway, isn’t the current chief of this village my father?
“Hmm.”
The older man cleared his throat slightly, as if trying to lighten the awkward atmosphere at the moment.
“sorry.”
“you’re welcome.”
“That…”
The old man opened his mouth, looking at Baekcheon’s eyes.
“I understand what you said. “We are human too, so of course we should do the same.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
“Just…”
The old man sighed deeply.
“As you know, this year, due to the severe drought, all of our crops have dried up, so we are at a loss as to how to make a living. “If you take away our grain, we will have no way to survive the winter.”
“I know. That’s why I want to give you enough compensation. “We will pay you a generous price for the grain, so you can buy it from a nearby store.”
The old man bowed his head deeply. It was as if he was grateful that he thought of it that way.
“It’s just a matter of repaying a favor, but it’s truly admirable that you even pay the price.”
Baekcheon’s expression became even more awkward.
In fact, he was not used to such excessive politeness. I now understand what it means to say that too much of an example causes discomfort to the recipient.
At that time, the older brother looked at Baekcheon with a strange expression.
“Just a thief. “There is one thing I would like to ask you.”
“yes?”
“Right now… are you being chased by those evil bastards?”
Baekcheon thought slightly before answering. This was because it was not something that could be hidden just because one wanted to hide it.
“yes. So it happened. But…”
“Oh my…! Please save me! “Please do this!”
At that moment, the old man screamed and fell flat on the floor. Baekcheon’s eyes widened.
“Why are you acting like this all of a sudden!”
“If those ruthless bastards find out that we gave them grain, not a single one of us will survive!”
“Ah… You don’t have to worry about that. So we completely erased all traces of what we did here. And it’s money, it doesn’t even have your name engraved on it…”
Baekcheon smiled and spoke as calmly as possible, but the old man hit his head on the floor again before he could finish hearing what he said.
thud!
“please!”
Baekcheon’s face slightly distorted in shock. The old man’s village meeting continued.
“Why not think of saving these poor things once and take the grain from somewhere else? I will tell you another village nearby. Please⋯⋯.”
“⋯⋯.”
“If, in the unlikely event that others find out that we did such a thing, we will all die. “You may be able to erase traces, but you can’t close a person’s mouth, right?”
Baekcheon opened his mouth to say something, but his older brother was one step faster.
“please.”
With his wrinkled eyes wet with tears, the old man looked at Baekcheon mournfully. The moment Baekcheon saw that, his body lost all strength.
The old man bowed his head and said.
“There is no need to pay for the grain you just ate. So, please take everyone and leave this place as soon as possible. I beg you!”
Baekcheon closed his eyes tightly without realizing it.
