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Taejonbirok Volume 5 Episode 2
Chapter 33: The Lazy Man Goes on a Journey (2)
“……It’s deserted?”
Wi Yeon-ho stuck his head out.
Even though it was the place he had stayed until a few days ago, it felt a little unfamiliar.
“Is what General Ha said true?”
Wi Yeon-ho had similar thoughts, but as he looked at the deserted front gate, he felt a sense of unease. It felt as if the patients who should have come here had all been absorbed by the hospital he had opened.
"excuse me……."
As I open the door and step inside, only a desolate wind blows.
The thatched cottage was still there, but it still felt crowded with patients before, but now that even the patients were gone, it felt like an abandoned place, and it was really gloomy.
Squeak.
The door opens as if it sensed someone's presence, and Jin Ye-ran sticks her head out.
“Are you here?”
“Oh, yes.”
Wi Yeon-ho awkwardly lowered his head.
“Come inside. We don’t have any alcohol today, but we do have tea, so I’ll treat you to a cup of tea.”
“I just came here for a visit, you know.”
“Please don’t do that.”
“If that’s true then.”
Wi Yeon-ho went inside, licking his lips.
“What about other people?”
“Everyone has left.”
"yes?"
Wi Yeon-ho's eyes widened.
Jin Ye-ran smiled as if asking why she was so surprised.
“If you decide to start over, you have to start from the bottom. I thought it would be difficult to just embrace this place and start over. If I’m going to go down the path I have in mind, I think it’s better to start from the beginning.”
Wi Yeon-ho simply nodded.
She didn't know if that was the right way to do it or not, but if she thought that way, no one could tell her she was wrong.
Because you decide your own path.
“It was hard to pay the overdue salaries, but I feel relieved now that it’s all over.”
“Huh?”
Wi Yeon-ho's eyes naturally scanned Jin Ye-ran's nape.
‘… … There isn’t any.’
The Baek Eun-ok necklace that I had worked so hard to find was gone. However, compared to when I had left the Baek Eun-ok necklace with her before, her face was bright and she was different.
Are you going to move forward?
Or are you just pretending to be?
Even if you find your own path, it must not be an ordinary thing to have to sell your mother's belongings.
“Are you sure?”
"hmm……."
Jin Ye-ran picked up the teapot and poured some tea into the cup in front of Wi Yeon-ho.
“Actually, I’m a little worried. No, I’m very worried.”
“Umm…….”
“I’m worried if I can do well. I’ll have to leave here soon.”
“Are you leaving?”
“Yes. I want to start over from the beginning.”
Wei Yanhu's eyebrows twitched. It's a good thing to start over, but why should he leave here?
“Why?”
“Because I’m a beginner.”
There was no wavering in Jin Ye-ran’s voice.
“I think that if a doctor truly cares about his patients, he should go to the patients himself before sitting down and waiting for them. There are many people who cannot come to the doctor’s office because they have difficulty moving around.”
“That’s true.”
Although it was a good intention and a good heart, it was definitely a question of how long she could maintain that good thought. It was a very difficult path for a woman to take.
“Do you think you can do it?”
“I want to ask, can I do it well?”
Wei Yanhu looked at her with a slightly sullen face.
Up until now, Wei Yeon-ho had only been evaluated by others, but had never seriously evaluated anyone.
“I don’t know if I can do it or not, but…….”
“I don’t know, but?”
“I’m glad to see that your expression has improved a lot since the time you used to nag me. I feel like I’m finally seeing your true self.”
Jin Ye-ran looked at Wi Yeon-ho silently.
“Did I misspeak?”
"no."
Jin Ye-ran smiled gently.
“I don’t think he deliberately chooses to say such things, but it seems like Confucius sometimes finds the words that people want to hear.”
"is it so?"
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Wi Yeon-ho tilted his head.
His mother and older brother told him not to open his mouth as much as possible. It was frustrating just watching him roll around, but if he opened his mouth and started talking, it would upset him.
But, there are people who evaluate Wei Yanho's words so positively, so it is truly something I have lived to see for a long time.
“So, have you gotten away from the children’s hospital and the holy water market now?”
"no."
Jin Ye-ran shook her head firmly.
“It’s not about getting away. It’s about proving it.”
"proof?"
“I think I have no choice but to walk the path of a true member of the National Assembly myself and show So-ah that I was right. It would be good if I could rebuild Seongsujang in the meantime.”
"hmm……."
“I did not become a member of the National Assembly to build a family, but rather, I devoted myself to my life as a member of the National Assembly, and it was because of this that my family was built. The roles have been reversed.”
“That’s true.”
Jin Ye-ran smiled brightly.
“Thank you, Master Wei. Thanks to you, I was able to find my way. I’m still a little nervous and trembling, but I think everyone’s beginning was like mine.”
“Not to that extent.”
Wi Yeon-ho had a trembling face.
As I began to think that I might be blocking the path to marriage for a young woman, I began to feel an inexplicable sense of guilt.
“Then, I don’t think we can talk for long today because I have so much to prepare.”
"okay."
Wi Yeon-ho stood up without saying a word. It was not polite to hold on to someone who had work to do.
“Then that’s it.”
“Take a look.”
Wi Yeon-ho walked out of the anonymous room with a shaky mind. The whole time he walked out, he felt a tickle on the back of his head.
“Ugh.”
This won't do.
In fact, all the hardships in the world were just like buying them. Isn't life like closing your eyes and turning your head to find a warm bed waiting for you? If you worry about useless things like conscience or feelings…
“Okay! I got it!”
Wi Yeon-ho, who had been angry at the sky for no reason, started walking in a direction other than Seongsujang with a sad gait.
“Huh? Who are you?”
The Haomen Infinite Branch was in chaos.
A red flag was hung in Infinity for several years without ever being hung.
The Honggi was given only to those who were of a higher rank in a region or those who had shown great favor to the Haomun. When the Honggi was hung, the Haomun of that region postponed all work and received the Honggiju (紅旗主) ceremony.
In the place where I ran in fright, there was a child sitting there whose line between boy and young man was unclear.
“Are you getting married by chance?”
“……Wei Yanho?”
Qu Xu, the head of the Haomen branch of the Infinite Haomen, looked at Wei Yanhu with an expression that seemed to say he had no idea what was going on.
'Why is this kid holding the Honggi?'
Given what Hongqi meant to Haomen, it was only natural that a child like this would have one.
However, it seems that he knows exactly how to use Honggi, so it doesn't seem like he picked it up somewhere.
“Do you know what Honggi means?”
“They say that if you just leave it hanging, it will come and do whatever you ask.”
“……It’s not free.”
“Tch.”
Wi Yeon-ho smacked his lips as if he felt regret.
Even though Gwinangnang Mosan-ah said the same thing, she checked again in a hesitant manner, and seeing that it didn't come over this time either, it seemed that she definitely wasn't doing the work for free.
“I have a favor to ask. Two things.”
“Yes, please speak. Hong Ki-ju’s request will be processed with the highest priority. And Hong Ki will be retrieved at the same time as the request.”
“Then what’s the good thing? Anyway, if you go to Haomen, it’ll be fine.”
“You don’t know what it means to resolve requests with the highest priority. Haomen is a place visited by many people, and there is a waiting list for resolving requests. We will ignore that waiting list and process your requests with the highest priority.”
“I don’t know if it’s good or bad.”
It seemed good, but it didn't seem particularly great.
“So, it’s like an official ticket?”
“……So to speak, yes.”
“It’s subtle, it’s subtle.”
Wi Yeon-ho smiled faintly and opened his mouth.
“Please help me find one thing.”
“What kind of thing is it?”
“Please retrieve the Baek Eun-ok necklace that Jin Ye-ran of the anonymous room sold.”
“If it’s a sold item, it may cost money to get it back. If the original buyer refuses to sell, there are other options, but I don’t recommend them because they are risky. You also have to pay the same amount as if you bought it back.”
“It doesn't matter.”
“What is the other one?”
“I need an escort.”
"escort?"
“A woman will be traveling alone. Please find someone who can secretly follow her and protect her to make sure she doesn’t get into trouble.”
“Umm…….”
The form couldn't help but show its discomfort.
“It’s a very difficult task, especially when there is no set time limit.”
“I will renew it annually.”
“……It’s not easy to find the right person. What level of inaction do you want?”
“If we meet a person without a leader, there’s no answer. It’ll be enough to chase away some bandits or something.”
“It’s not that difficult. However, the problem is that you have to go stealthy. If you’re looking for someone who can go stealthy, the price is also a bit high.”
“How much is it for both?”
“Did you say it was a white jade necklace?”
Gokhyeong nodded after hearing a brief explanation about the size and quality from Wiyeonho.
“Then, including the commission fee, I need about two nyang of gold.”
“Uh, how much is it?”
“It’s two nyang of gold.”
“How much is that necklace…….”
“It’s not that hard to retrieve the necklace, but it’s not easy to protect someone while sneaking. Oh, if you can sneak as a man, the price will be reduced considerably. However, due to the nature of sneaking, if a man is protecting a woman……”
“Let’s do it as a woman.”
Wi Yeon-ho waved his hand as if there was nothing to see.
Even he thought that it would be a big problem to attach a man. If possible, it would be better to attach a woman, like Dahong Chima.
“It would cost a lot of money to hire a stealth agent of the level that Hong Ki-ju wants. This price is the minimum commission fee considering that it is Hong Ki-ju.”
“Well, you said two nyang?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Please look into it. I’ll give you the money by tomorrow.”
"All right."
As Wi Yeon-ho went out with a shaky gait, Gokhyeong opened his mouth.
“Get ready.”
“But, branch manager.”
A black shadow rose from the floor.
“You don’t look young and you don’t seem to have much money, so do you think you could prepare two nyang of gold in one day?”
“You don’t know the meaning of Hong Ki-ju.”
“…….”
“If you’re not good enough, I won’t give you the red flag. Don’t worry and get ready.”
"yes."
Gokhyeong nodded as he felt the sound fading away.
“Someone as big as Hong Gi-ju would be able to somehow come up with that much money.”
It's fortunate that he looks good. If he were a bad person, he could probably make money by threatening others, but he didn't seem like the kind of person who would do that.
"hey."
At that moment, Wei Yanhu, who had gone outside, stuck his head out again.
"yes?"
“Where is Taesu’s house?”
“Tae, Taesu?”
"yes."
Without knowing what was going on, Gokhyeong stretched out his hand in one direction, and Wi Yeonho, who saw the gesture, started walking again.
“……Why are you looking for Taesu’s house?”
It was something that was unknown in terms of form.