chapter 3
“Watch me.”
“Take a drink.”
“yes. father.”
“You have a drink too.”
The last one ended happily. I said that I would leave for Sangju tomorrow morning. He did not forget to say that he would come with Hwang Yu-shin when he returned.
“I trust my son!”
to let u know that i been through a lot then i been going non stop with this practice for nothing
My mother, who was drunk at the end, said aloud that I would be unconditionally successful. He was usually a father who would be ashamed of people in the neighborhood saying he would hear it, but today was an exception.
* * *
After the family meeting, Kim Byung-mook and Lee Nan-young went to bed. The couple could not sleep easily. Lee Nan-young, who was looking at the ceiling with wide eyes, opened her mouth first.
“What do you think?”
“What?”
“Dried persimmons and even Hwang Yushin. Do you think all of that is possible?”
“I don’t know. Maybe it is possible.”
“Isn’t that going to happen?”
“Let’s not worry about anything.”
Kim Byung-mook let out a long sigh. I couldn’t shake the feeling that my son’s idea was reckless. At the same time, I felt proud.
He waited for the word to come out of his son’s mouth. It was also the reason why we continued to expand our business.
I got what I wanted, but now things are not going well. As his son said, he had to vomit 200 million won within a few months. My stomach hurt.
“What do you think?”
“I thought that Deokmyung was all grown up.”
“Iknow, right. I always thought I was just not iron.”
“I thought he was just thinking of leaving for the city.”
“I wish you We have a strong support team.”
“You are my best support.”
Kim Byeong-muk said while holding his wife.
Lee Nan-young did not talk about money with her husband. She was also well aware of her husband’s current condition.
I was restless every day, but today my heart feels lighter. Because my son declared that he would not go up to Seoul.
It seemed that hard work could be overcome if the family got together.
* * *
I hurried from early in the morning. I was planning to visit the dried persimmon master Hwang Yu-shin right away.
I packed my clothes and toiletries in my backpack. For at least a few days, I was going to learn the art of dried persimmons under him.
Hwang Yu-shin was a person who failed to cast when he was an advertising planner. He was a person who refused to sell products and even advertise in a famous department store.
At that time, I went to him and persuaded him. It was because the advertiser, the department store side, wanted Yushin Hwang.
I also searched and looked at everything related to him. I found all the articles I had interviewed in newspapers and magazines.
I thought it would help convince me. Contrary to expectations, the seeds were not eaten. At that time, I didn’t know at all.
I just thought of him as a closed person. It’s been a long time, and now I think I understand why he refused.
At that time, my attitude and method were wrong. It should not be approached from a merchant’s point of view.
I vowed to sell his product by acquiring his heart and skill, and adding fame to it.
“What do you have in your bag?”
to let u know that i been through a lot then i been going non stop with this practice for nothing
Mom said, looking at her big backpack.
“It might take a while.”
“If you say no, come right away. Don’t be arrogant.”
“yes. Do not worry.”
It was an expression of uneasy feeling. I smiled and comforted my mother.
“Can you drive me to the bus stop?”
Dad suddenly appeared and asked.
“no. I want to go for a walk.”
“Use this for travel expenses.”
Dad held out the envelope. I did not refuse today.
I packed my backpack and left the house.
Before leaving town, I wanted to see my hometown friend one more time.
It was also the reason for refusing my father’s offer of a ride.
It was when I arrived near Jeong Ga-hee’s house.
bread. bread.
A horn sounded from behind.
“What is a backpack? Where are you going?”
Just then, she showed up driving a red car.
“Did you have a car?”
“I did not know? I’ve been driving since college. But where?”
“I am the resident.”
“Get on first. I’ll drive you to the stop.”
I accidentally got into her car.
“It’s a long-lived thing to see. Let’s ride Jung Ga-hee’s car.”
“It’s weird that you don’t have a car. A car is essential in the countryside.”
She was right. In the countryside, for better or for worse, a car was essential.
I thought that if I could earn money, I would buy a car first.
“By the way, what are you doing in Sangju?”
“I am on my way to learn the technique of dried persimmons.”
“Dried persimmon technology?”
“Where are you going to learn it and use it?”
“Where should the dried persimmons be farmed?”
Jeong Ga-hee had to see the end once her curiosity was triggered. If it had been the same as before, she would have kept things simple, no matter what she said.
Because I thought it was embarrassing and hurt my self-esteem. But now it was different. The words came out without stopping. He himself was astonished.
From the crisis that came to the family and the plan to make dried persimmons with Daebong persimmon, he told them all the facts. After I had it all figured out, I felt more relaxed.
She listened to me seriously.
A car was entering the toll gate.
“Jung Ga-hee, you’re on the highway now.”
“know.”
It was a 3 hour drive to Sangju. Her cheeks had turned red. It was like his face before his emotions were intense.
“Are you going to go to Sangju?”
“Why don’t you like it?”
“I’m fine.”
“I want to go for a drive with a friend after a while. I try to help my friends in need.”
“Are you sympathizing with me now?”
“It’s not about sympathizing with friends. Just helping.”
“Thank you. friend.”
She was more loyal than expected. I even thought that I did a good job of asking to be friends.
In retrospect, a lasting friend was better than a lover who never knew when it would break.
“But will you accept it?”
she looked at me and asked.
“What does that mean?”
“I wonder if the dried persimmon master will accept you as a disciple.”
I also told her about Hwang Yu-shin, a master of dried persimmons. It seemed to be the word of a stubborn inspiration who did not have any disciples when he was single.
“How do you feel?”
I asked her jokingly. She put on an annoyed look.
“Can I be honest?”
“It’s good to be honest.”
“Well. I think it’s impossible.”
“You can’t cheer, but are you setting candles?”
“I like that you are honest.”
“Okay. Do you know why you think so?”
“We grew up in the countryside, but we have a strong tendency to reject people who are not from the same area. If someone with no ties or ties comes to visit you, you will not be welcomed.”
“Is that the only reason?”
“Besides, this is learning a unique skill. Even if it doesn’t seem like much, it must have been a method that I spent a lot of time and effort finding out. Is there anyone who can easily tell me the secret to the hard work?”
“Not for those two reasons.”
She nodded her head with a sullen look.
“Hey, Gahee. Would you like to make a bet with me?”
“What bet?”
“Give your wish.”
“What are you talking about?”
“If I become a disciple of a dried persimmon master, grant my wish. If you don’t become a disciple, I bet your wish will be granted.”
“What’s your plan?”
“I have no plans. Granting one wish that is unconditionally feasible. Anything small is fine.”
“Then I’m fine too. keep your promise If you say two words with one mouth, I know you won’t let go.”
She soon responded. He seemed to know just by looking at his face. He was sure he was going to win. It was interesting to even place a bet.
I was confident that I would not lose the bet. It was because he knew the weakness of Hwang Yu-shin, the master of dried persimmons.
It was something that should not be approached from the point of view of an advertising planner like that time. It was a problem that could be easily solved by approaching it from the perspective of a young farmer.
The answer would come if we solved it as a farmer versus a farmer, not a business. It was a simple strategy, but it was also a job that had to show conviction and ambition.
‘I become a rich farmer.’
It was my heart when I decided to overcome the crisis with my family after returning home.
I was going to show Hwang Yushin my heart completely.
The car passed the resident toll gate. We arrived in Sangju soon. It was not difficult to find Hwang Yu-shin’s house in Sangju.
Her expression darkened as she got closer to home.
“what’s the matter? I have a bad complexion.”
“I don’t know. I feel bad.”
Hwang Yu-sin’s house was huge, just like the house of a servant. I stopped the car and went out with her.
From afar, a man in a dark blue hanbok was approaching us.
Yushin Hwang, it was him.
As he remembered, he was a man with a large appearance and tiger eyebrows.
Dried persimmon made by a master who resembles a tiger. It was also the reason the advertisers wanted him.
Kahi looked at the man and asked me.
“Who is that?”
“You are the master of dried persimmons I was talking about.”
She seemed nervous. It was a face I never expected to see him together.
“Who are you?”
Hwang Yu-shin looked at us and asked.
“My name is Kim Deok-myung from Hadong.”
I took a step forward and said.
It was the first step towards becoming a rich farmer.
Relationships are self-made
I first set an example for the master of dried persimmons. He would soon become my teacher.
Hwang Yu-shin looked at the young man who was politely greeting him with expressionless eyes.
“What did you come to me for?”
“I want to learn the technique of dried persimmons from the teacher.”
When I brought out the word dried persimmon, Yushin Hwang’s face hardened.
“When persimmons are dried, they become dried persimmons. It doesn’t require any skill.”
“I want to know how to make dried persimmons without sulfur fumigation.”
When sulfur is burned, sulfur dioxide is produced. The process of fumigating dried persimmons with the smoke is called sulfur fumigation.
Sulfur-fumigated dried persimmons do not change color. When the peel of a fruit is cut, the color of the surface tends to change, but that doesn’t happen.
Sulfur dioxide was a powerful preservative and a poison harmful to the human body. Eating sulfur-fumigated dried persimmons means eating a small amount of poison.
Yushin Hwang became a master of dried persimmons because he made them without fumigation with sulfur. He had his own unique method.
“I hate sulfur fumigation, too. But I can’t tell anyone the secret. Stop going back.”
“I am a young farmer. I graduated from college this year, and I plan to live in the countryside with my parents on a farm.”
“What does that have to do with me?”
“You are a person who speaks two words with one mouth.”
Yushin Hwang showed anger on his face. The tiger’s eyebrows were wriggling. Kahi, who was next to me, grabbed my wrist.
“What are you talking about?”
“I saw an article interviewed by Today’s Farmer. The teacher said that he wants young people to find hope in the countryside. He also said that if there were such young people, he would step out of the way.”
“I did say that.”
He coughed as if he was embarrassed. He said so, but it seemed like a gesture that telling him his secret was a different matter.
“So you are the young man I was talking about?”
“you’re right.”
Hwang Yushin looked at my eyes for a long time and opened his mouth.
“Let’s go into the details.”
“Yes. Yes.”
“Let your wife and children come in with you.”
“yes?”
Bewildered, Kahi looked into my face.
“Are you going to see the results?”
“Even though… .”
She reluctantly followed me. we went inside the house An old-fashioned hanok appeared in front of me.
“who?”
A middle-aged woman hanging the laundry in the yard asked Yushin Hwang.
“Guest. Bring me some tea.”
We said hello to her. His smile was attractive. His large body and facial contours looked very similar to Hwang Yu-shin.
I followed Hwang Yu-shin into the room. There was a faint scent of cypress in the room. As Kahi and I were seated, Hwang Yushin opened his mouth.
“What are you going to find in the countryside?”
“I am going to find some money.”
“Looks like you want to make a lot of money. Dried persimmons are for making money.”
“In a word, I plan to become rich.”
“I am far from rich. I didn’t even disclose money like you.”
“I am well aware that the teacher bought it without greed for money. Dried persimmons are always sold in fixed quantity. Make money only as much as you need. He also said this.”
“You only know me well.”
Hwang Yu-shin said with a displeased face.
“You are not the young man I thought you were.”
“Can you tell me why?”
“Do I have to tell you that?”
“I have come a long way to see the teacher. I would like to hear an honest answer.”
“Then tell me without hesitation. Isn’t it wrong to say that people who want to find hope in a rural area start with money? And if you want to get rich, you’d better go to the city.”
Then the door opened and a woman I met in the yard came in.
“It’s a correction department. I don’t know if it will fit in my mouth.”
Sujeonggwa had dried persimmons inside. The subtle scent of cinnamon stimulated the salivary glands.
“I will enjoy this food.”
to let u know that i been through a lot then i been going non stop with this practice for nothing
Me and Kahi shouted out in gudongseong.
“I have come a long way. Drink it and go back.”
Hwang Yushin frowned and said.
“Can I ask you a question before you go?”
“Tell me.”
“Teacher, why do you think young people are leaving for cities?”
“Are you kidding me now?”