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Episode 1085. That’s the way of a Taoist. (5)
“why…….”
A soulless voice leaked out from Jo-geol’s mouth as he stirred the spatula feebly.
“Why me… … .”
His eyes roll back.
The disciples of the volcano, or rather, those who should be called useless surplus humans for now, swarmed in and watched him make miso soup.
“Hey, you’re good.”
“There are some things that Geul-i is good at.”
“You should not speak so carelessly, my lords. Everything in the world has its own use, even if it is small. Amitabha.”
“… … So was this kid born to be a nanny?”
Those damn things.
Jo Gul, who was sharpening his teeth, glared at Dang So-so.
“why?”
“……no.”
“why?”
“… … .”
“What? I was raised well! When did I ever do something like that?”
That’s not wrong.
Nowadays, Dang So-so can be a proud leader of bandits if he enters any mountain village, but at one time, he was the precious jewel of the Sacheon Dang family. Wasn’t he a person of such high status that even Jo Geol, who was raised to be precious, couldn’t dare to touch him?
So, it is possible that you have never tried a miso before. That is possible, but… … .
“… … Even so, you burn the seaweed and eat it? Is that possible? For a person?”
“Isn’t it the virtue of a volcano person to make the impossible possible?”
“Don’t nod, Sasaukjo!”
Jo-geol shouted at Un-geom, who was nodding his head as if he was amazed. No, why are you nodding there!
“And! Even so, does it make sense that no one has ever died here?”
“……sorry.”
“I’m sorry.”
Baekcheon and Dangsoso, the children of the noble family(?) who were public figures of the volcano, quietly turned away from Jogeol’s gaze.
“No, that’s right. I suppose these gentlemen are like that. But why are you guys from the streets?”
Yun Jong, Yu I-seol, and Cheong Myeong.
The three men on the street who were acknowledged as members of the Hwasanpa looked at Jo-geol with sullen faces. The only one who showed a hint of apology was Yoon-jong.
“I’m sorry. I have no talent for cooking.”
“What about the accident?”
“me?”
Yui Seol pointed at my face with her finger and tilted her head.
“There wasn’t any.”
“What is it?”
“kitchen.”
“… … .”
“Usually I pick up berries to eat, or pick up tree roots… … When I was thinking about eating bugs, Jang Moon-in… … .”
“I, I was wrong! I was wrong, the accident!”
So stop. I feel like my heart is going to break… … .
“Okay, just hurry up and make some soup. But does making soup actually take this long?”
“no…….”
Jo-geol sighed as he looked at the huge cauldron hanging in front of him.
‘Is this food for people? It’s cow food.’
When I told them to only eat one bowl, they all rushed in and asked if that was enough, what if they wanted more, shouldn’t they have prepared more in advance, and whether they were sparing the grain for the patient… !
As I continued adding the broth one hop at a time, the huge pot was filled to the brim with broth.
‘If I make a pot of this, even the biggest hospital in Luoyang won’t be able to finish it in a day.’
But what can I do? If it was unfair, I should have started earlier. Jo-geol’s eyebrows twitched slightly as he sighed and stirred the rice cake.
“The fire seems a little weak… … .”
“okay?”
Wood thud thud.
At that moment, Cheongmyeong tore off the railing of the ship with an indifferent expression. Then, he broke it into pieces and threw it into the flames below the cauldron.
“more?”
“No. The fire is okay now, but… … Cheongmyeong-ah.”
“why?”
“… … Is it really okay to be like this?”
“What? This?”
Cheongmyeong held up the remains of the wood that was left in his hands, something that had been called a railing just a moment ago.
“……uh.”
“What does it matter? It’s not even my boat.”
“… … .”
“And logically speaking, wouldn’t it be a good thing if the little bastards’ ships broke and sunk?”
Hearing those words, Hye-yeon smiled brightly with a pleased face.
“It is the merit of the Qingming offering. Amitabha.”
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… … It seems like that bastard has completely lost his mind.
“No, if that’s the case, shouldn’t you at least not do it on deck? What are you going to do if the ship gets caught like this?”
Cheongmyeong looked at Jogeol with a look of absurdity.
“There’s water all around, so what does it matter if there’s a fire or not?”
“The boat is burning!”
“I told you it would be good to ride a boat? Can’t you understand what the executioner is saying?”
At this point, Jo-geol gave up on further conversation. Rather than argue with this guy, he would rather play a game of Go with Baek-ah.
Jo-geol, who had been pushing everyone out of sight and stirring the soup furiously, put down the spatula he was holding after a while and took the pot off the fire.
“… … It’s all done.”
“Are you sure?”
“I am sure.”
The three street thugs, who had a firm and clear ill will toward the rich, looked at Jo-geol with unfavorable eyes.
“It’s really uncomfortable to hear that the child of a wealthy family is being rude.”
“Food that can’t be eaten.”
“Won’t you get sick if you eat it?”
Jo-geol suddenly shouted.
“No! Merchants often go out on business trips, so they have to learn how to cook food so they can eat outdoors! I learned it too, me too!”
Then Baekcheon smiled and put his hand on Jogeol’s shoulder.
“Walk.”
“yes?”
“Don’t misunderstand. We are not questioning that knowledge.”
“……sure?”
“They doubt you. A person. A person called you. So don’t be upset.”
Oh, I just wish it would all just end. Really.
At that moment, Tang So-so, who took a quick taste of the drink, nodded.
“This is enough.”
“really?”
“Ohhh.”
“I finally found my use for the hanger. It’s been a long time.”
Namgung Do-wi, who was unable to approach the chaos and was watching the scene from a distance, looked back at Im So-byeong, who was standing next to him, with trembling eyes.
“Over there… … That… … .”
“yes?”
“I… I don’t think it would be rude to ask this question between us… … .”
“Please speak comfortably.”
“… … Is this the usual atmosphere here?”
Lim So-byeong smiled brightly and patted Namgung Do-wi on the shoulder.
“Sogaju.”
“yes?”
“You have to get used to it.”
“… … .”
“At first, you might think, ‘What kind of crazy people are these?’ But if you try, you’ll somehow be able to understand them. No, even if you don’t understand them, you’ll learn to let them go. It won’t be easy, but if you have the tenacity of a soju drinker, you’ll be able to do it.”
“… … .”
In the midst of all this, Dang So-so, who was busy moving around, poured the rice cake soup into the prepared bowl. Then, she quickly headed to the cabin. Yu I-seol followed her with quick steps.
Dang So-so said, tilting her head back before closing the cabin door.
“Please eat what’s left. We didn’t eat anything either.”
“Okay.”
As the cabin door closed, everyone’s eyes turned to the pot on the floor.
“Yeah. We didn’t eat anything.”
“… … Didn’t you starve for three days?”
“I never even thought about it.”
There was a moment of silence.
Gulp.
Breaking the silence, a sound came from someone’s stomach, causing everyone to look at each other and then slowly approach the pot.
Daughter.
Baekcheon, dipping his spoon in the bowl of rice cake soup he was holding, chuckled as if he found something so funny.
“… … It really is a pot, a bowl, and everything. It looks like they brought the boat that the pirates were riding on a while ago.”
“I told you he’s kind in strange places, that Jang Il-so guy.”
“There was even rice. I didn’t expect them to even pack rice for me.”
“… … I wouldn’t have eaten it if it wasn’t for that.”
“Me too. How can I trust that kid?”
If you have someone who can check for poison, you won’t have to worry about dying from food.
It doesn’t look like the rice was purposely collected, but rather that the bandits were carrying it around as emergency food. But in any case, isn’t the important thing that they had grain to fill their stomachs?
Baekcheon turned his head slightly and looked outside the boat. Their boat was currently heading upstream, as close to the right side of the Yangtze River as possible. This was so that if the pirates attacked at any time, they could immediately land in the north of the river.
At first, I thought about using the boat only for crossing the river and also running to the safe land, but I thought that was not something I could do with a child and a patient.
So, we ended up finding a compromise between a more comfortable way to move and a safer way.
Fortunately or unfortunately, there were hardly any other ships on the way here. At best, they passed by the ships that were anchored.
It was unlikely, but it was suspicious that Jang Il-so had tied up all the thugs so that they could go in peace.
“Anyway… … Even if nothing happens now, the Yangtze River is a den of Surochae bastards, so something could happen at any time… … .”
“One more bowl.”
“Wow. The girl is good at making porridge.”
“I heard this is not porridge but a broth?”
“Is it different?”
Even as Baekcheon spoke, the rice cake soup in the pot continued to decrease. Baekcheon’s gaze became a little anxious. Wasn’t he the same after starving for three days?
Baekcheon’s words become a little faster.
“So let’s make the boundaries a bit more clear. If it were just us, it might be different, but here… … .”
“No soy sauce? Or salt?”
“I guess they didn’t cut the liver at all because it was for patient food?”
“I think there was a food warehouse over there. Should I look for salt?”
“Okay. Just eat it. It’s delicious.”
“No, guys, what I’m saying is… … .”
Even Ungeom, Im So-byeong, and Namgung Do-wi quickly emptied their bowls. In the end, Baekcheon threw down his sermon and Nabal and ran towards the cauldron.
“Save some for me, you damn things!”
The deck was soon filled with the sounds of eating and spoons moving. It was truly a combative meal.
“… … Is there still no news?”
“Yes, Jang Moon-in.”
“Ugh.”
Hyun-jong let out a deep sigh. His gaze never left the river and the Gangnam land beyond it.
“It would be better to cross the river now… … .”
“No, Jang Moon-in. Didn’t Cheong-myeong tell you so? If anything happens, he’ll definitely contact you. Don’t you think these kids have the ability to do that?”
“… … I guess so.”
Hyunjong let out a deep sigh.
If they crossed the river carelessly and things got messed up, they wouldn’t be able to contact them in time, which could cause the children to get angry. In this situation, the rest of the Hwasan crew, including Hyeonjong, were waiting here in vain, unable to do anything.
“Let’s go down a little further.”
“We’ve come a long way already, Jang Moon-in.”
“I know. I know. But don’t you also have to consider the possibility that those kids won’t be able to contact you? Shouldn’t you go to the place you can go to the fastest when there’s a problem?”
“… … That’s true too, but… … .”
Unam let out a deep sigh.
They had already moved quite a distance west of the mouth. This was because they had the simultaneous intention of defending their position and of getting to the children as quickly as possible in case something happened.
Suddenly.
Hyunjong finally started biting his fingernails. Seeing the worry and anxiety on his face, Unam couldn’t say no.
“Then just a little bit… … .”
It was just then.
“Long story! A small ship just passed in front of us!”
“… … What’s so great about that?”
Hyunjong showed an indifferent reaction, as if he had no interest in anything other than news of his children.
“That, that, the ship was broken here and there. It was wrecked as if it had been torn apart during a fight, and the smoke rising from the ship made it look like a fierce battle had been fought.”
“What?”
Hyunjong raised his head in surprise.
“Who was riding inside!”
“It’s hard to see from a distance… … .”
Hyunjong looked around with anxious eyes.
“If anyone is going to fight the enemy in the Yangtze River right now, it’s none other than our children!”
“You don’t have to think that way… … . No, that’s not true… … . But… … .”
At that moment, Un-am’s face, which had been maintaining his composure, also collapsed.
“Let’s go downstream!”
“Yes! That’s right! Tell the kids! Move! Now!”
“yes!”
When the disciples of the volcano, determined to fight to the death, began to run downstream with all their might.
“But why is this fire still burning?”
“It’s warm.”
“That’s true.”
The disciples of the volcano were sitting huddled around a bonfire on the deck.
“Ah, it’s warm.”
With a face like a cat sitting in front of a fire.