episode_0151
by admin
Rattling rattling.
“Hmm… The food is delicious.”
“Thank you. Please enjoy it comfortably.”
“… … .”
We continued eating in an awkward atmosphere.
For a while, the only sounds that could be heard were the clinking of dishes against dishes and the sound of food being eaten.
Fortunately, the workers finished cleaning in an instant, so by the time the food was served, all unpleasant smells had disappeared.
‘It’s just like a professional body cleaner from a movie.’
While thinking about that, I moved my chopsticks and picked up the meat.
The dishes were quite delicious, just as Jeomsoy had said.
However, all eyes of the group were on Namgoongmu and the hostess, who were hesitantly looking at each other in an awkward atmosphere.
“Keuhum, hm… … .”
“… … .”
How many times have I seen them just clear their throats and glance at each other? In the end, I couldn’t bear my frustration and spoke to the hostess.
“Well, is the guest’s name Hongran?”
“Yes.”
“Then it must be true that you had a relationship with leader Namgoongmu more than a dozen years ago.”
She calmly nodded her head when I asked her name, but when Hongran continued, she paused and spoke in an uncertain voice.
“Destiny… I don’t know if it was something worth saying. These were definitely precious days for me, but for Daehyeop Namgungmu, a famous Sega warrior, they may have been just a passing day… ”
“That’s not true!”
Grumble!
Namgungmu, who had been listening silently to Hongran’s words, stood up from his seat.
“I also remember the memories of that time clearly and have not forgotten a single one! How can you say such a thing when I can still vividly see the hand you nursed me with?”
“Then why haven’t you visited me even once?”
“Well, that’s… ”
Since it was true that Namgungmu had not visited Dongdongho since then, he was at a loss for excuses.
“… I thought you would have forgotten me quickly. You were a courtesan from Aeyangru, the best in Dongdong Lake, while at the time, I was just an ordinary brat from a powerful family… ”
Namgung Hwaran added words to help Namgungmu, who was in trouble due to Hongran’s resentful gaze.
“I understand your disappointment. Since there was no news from you for a long time, you may have wondered, ‘Has this person forgotten me?’ But leader Namgoongmu did not forget what happened between the two of you.”
“That’s right. If you are a member of Cheonpung Sword, you have probably heard the story of Captain Namgoongmu’s first love.”
“Maybe that’s why I’m still in the new age of growing old as an old bachelor because I can’t find a partner.”
Still, Namgung Hwaran stopped the other leaders who were supporting him as a colleague and continued speaking.
“Chief Namgoongmu is an indispensable talent in the Namgoong family. He must have been busy maintaining one axis of the Cheonpunggeomdae while undergoing arduous training every day, and he probably wanted to come see Gaekjanju again and again.”
“Are you really not married yet?”
However, Hongran’s eyes widened in surprise at the words of another leader rather than Namgung Hwaran’s story.
Namgoongmu lowered his head and answered, perhaps out of shame.
“That’s right… ”
Hongran seemed to like the answer that made her feel like she was crawling into a rat hole, and said with a gentle smile.
“I’m glad. Because it seems like the child’s father didn’t take another wife or child.”
“… … Eh?!”
Everyone in the group, including me, could not help but be shocked by Hongran’s sudden explosive remarks.
‘Did Namgoongmu have children?!’
If that is correct, it means that Hongran raised her child alone and ran a guest house for ten years.
Everyone in the group guessed that and turned their heads to look at Namgoongmu.
“Why, why are you like that?”
Just a little while ago, he was a brave warrior who cut down rogues with a single sword, but now he was just an evil bastard in the world who got a woman pregnant and then left.
Even Namgung Hwaran, who was always kind to those around him, looked at him with reprimand, and Namgungmu quickly broke down.
I thought to myself as I watched him repeatedly apologize for being so crumpled.
‘Now that I think about it, I’ve never used a condom until now.’
Somehow, the situation always turned out that way, so I wasn’t in the mood to go out and buy condoms.
I knew that the women I had relationships with took birth control pills for reasons such as menstrual cycle control or hormone management, but that was reality.
I enjoyed no-contact sex more than once while staying for a long time at a travel destination, and not a single one of my partners got pregnant.
‘Could it be that I have azoospermia?’
A scary thought came to mind for a moment, but I quickly shook my head away.
It may simply be impossible to see descendants while traveling, and even if I really had azoospermia, there would be a means to cure it in a work somewhere.
‘Because I’m not desperate for a child anymore. You just have to take your time and enjoy life and find a way. … … Should I still go to the hospital?’
Whether I was alone in my serious imagination or not, Hongran’s story continued.
It turned out that the smart Jeomsoi who guided us to the third floor and recommended dishes was the son of Hongran and Namgungmu.
His name was Sobaek, and he was said to have helped his mother with the guesthouse since he was young.
“Namgoongmu After a dream-like few days with Daehyeop, I went back to working as a courtesan. But soon, I started to feel dizzy and nauseous, and I knew I was pregnant. After about three months, my stomach started to bloat, so I had to quit my job as a gisaeng.”
“That… ”
“Fortunately, I was able to give birth safely thanks to Lord Ayyang Lu’s consideration.”
As a woman, Namgung Hwaran sympathizes with Hong Ran’s work. Hongran smiled softly at her and continued talking.
“After that, I worked relentlessly, focusing only on my child. Thanks to this, I paid off all my debts to Lord Ayangru, and after retiring from being a gisaeng, I set up my own guest house. Mangyeo Gaekjan is the place where the guesthouse was moved and expanded over many years.”
No matter how hard she worked to take care of her child, there was no way there were no twists and turns to go from being just a courtesan to the owner of such a luxurious guesthouse.
The sight of her sitting quietly in her seat seemed enormous for a moment.
Namgung Hwaran spoke carefully.
“Then, by any chance, is Mangyeo Gaekjan’s name…? ”
“That’s right. It’s a name I made up while remembering Namgoongmu Daehyeop, the guy who might come back.”
At those words, the other two leaders couldn’t stand it anymore and exploded.
“Die, die! You bastard!”
“Such a child with no sense of responsibility! Are you still Namgung’s sword?!”
Puk puk puk!
“Stop it… ! Don’t just watch, stop me!”
Namgoongmu, who asked for help, was ignored by everyone and had to be brutally beaten by his colleagues for a while.
In the end, only when Namgoongmu was completely in tatters was he able to talk to Hongran again.
“You can call me comfortably like before… No, please call me. Even though I was far away physically, my heart was always by your side.”
Hongran lost her senses and answered the long late confession with a bright smile.
“Okay, Gaga.”
Sniff.
“It’s so touching… ”
Namgung Hwaran saw this and her eyes filled with tears. The reunion of lovers who broke up. For her with relatively delicate sensibilities, it must have been like a movie.
Only after going through the process of unpacking what had accumulated, were we able to enjoy the dish with peace of mind.
After a hearty meal, we drank the Gunsan silver needles we had ordered earlier to freshen our mouths.
The bitter yet sweet taste of tea lingered in my mouth and then disappeared cleanly.
‘I need to buy a lot of this and stock up on it.’
After finding something to fill my inventory for the first time in a while, I happily sipped my tea.
While everyone was enjoying the pleasant leisure time after the meal, one of the team members raised an unexpected problem.
“But… In that case, do you plan to come to Anhui with leader Namgungmu?”
“Ah… !”
Yes. There was a major problem. Even if the two people got back together, things didn’t change much from then.
Namgungmu was still the leader of Cheonpunggeomdae, and Hongran, although she had paid off all her debts and left her status as a courtesan, had to manage a large guest house.
“Why not appoint an agent and entrust it with management? If I were to open a guest house or a base station, I planned to operate it that way.”
Everyone nodded at Namgung Hwaran’s words.
“I definitely think that would work. Coincidentally, the Yangtze River flows next to Dongdong Lake, so if you take a boat along the river, you will be able to quickly receive reports from Anhui.”
However, Hongran dismissed the proposal with a troubled face.
“Thank you for your words, but I think it will be difficult.”
“… Do you not want to go with me?”
Hongran shook her head at Namgoongmu’s sullen question.
“I also want to go to Anhui and stay with Gaga. However, as you just mentioned, it is difficult to receive reports through Yangtze.”
“The Yangtze River may not be dry, so why is that?”
Then Hongran, who was asked a question, looked around, lowered his voice and asked the group.
“Have you ever heard of Yangtze River Waterway?”
0 Comments