Episode 50. Unexpected Visitor2014.02.22.
The kids were quiet.
Normally, it would have been noisy with people talking to each other, but today everyone stayed dead silent and glanced at Sonbin.
It was partly because there were two new kids at Seowon today, but the problem was because the new students were Jung-oh and Gye-gu.
‘ha.’
Looking at the kids, Sonbin sighed inwardly.
Out of nowhere, a man called the Commander-in-Chief of Hoyeon Moo-gwan came to me and entrusted me with the little child, saying he would be kind to me.
What was handed over together was a slip with a not-so-small amount written on it.
At first, I didn’t even know that this little kid was Joong-o.
Although he had a dissatisfied expression on his face with his mouth sticking out, I didn’t think it was that strange since no child likes to study writing.
But the moment Joong-oh came in, the kids all became quiet.
Lovebird immediately hid behind Soso, and Jau stepped forward as if he was going to protect the kids.
However, Joong-o uttered one word, ‘Chit’ and turned his head away.
When the kids realized that the other party had no will to fight, they secretly glanced at each other and looked at Sonbin.
And Sonbin knew that the child was ‘that’ Joong-oh.
Joong-oh and Gye-gu sat a little away next to the kids.
Joong-o turns his head to the other side of the kids and his mouth sticks out, and Gye-gu, who is said to have followed him as a bonus, is anxious, wondering if he will notice what Joong-o or the kids will notice.
Jau glares at Joong-o as if he wants to protect the kids, but Joong-o doesn’t turn his head.
“Now you are alumni.”
Sonbin opened his mouth.
The children all look at Sonbin. Not only the kids, but also newcomers Ja-woo and Gye-gu are heading towards Sonbin.
“What is an alumni?”
Soso asks.
“It means we learn together and grow together. So, it means friends.”
The children look suspiciously at Sonbin’s words and all turn towards Joong-oh.
Joong-o frowns and turns his head away. Gye-gu is also restless, not knowing what to do.
“Jauya.”
Sonbin called Jau. Jau, who was looking at Joong-o, immediately turns his head to face Son-bin.
“Yes, teacher.”
Jau had now become the most obedient and obedient child among the children.
Not only did I read and write, but I worked hard at everything Sonbin told me to do. However, it didn’t last long and he started playing around with Gyeonja right away.
“Are you going to be friends with Joong-o?”
“hmm. but… … .”
Jau looks at Joong-o with an embarrassed expression.
“Yeah, I know. “You guys fought.”
Sonbin said in a quiet voice.
“But if you fight, you can reconcile. And in reconciliation, the person who wins has to put up his hand first.”
Jau’s face was filled with pride. He was reminded of the fact that he had won.
“Yes, teacher.”
Jau, who answered with a quite dignified face, spoke to Jung-o.
“Let us reconcile.”
But Joong-o still had his mouth sticking out.
Sonbin said to Joong-oh.
“Jungo’s family is independent, right?”
Joong-o did not answer.
“A truly strong person is one who admits defeat and stands up again. If you lose, just work harder and win again. “A person like that is called a spirited warrior.”
Joong-oh’s eyes waver. It seems that Sonbin’s words were quite persuasive.
However, perhaps due to stubbornness, he still turned his head away.
“If you don’t like it, I will tell you… … .”
Before Sonbin finished speaking, Joong-o immediately turned his head towards Ja-woo.
“Okay, make up. But remember, I will win later!”
“whenever. But my double pole is stronger, right?”
Once the two children agreed to reconciliation, their expressions brightened.
Gyegu, who had been restless, also breathes a sigh of relief. As soon as the tension was relieved, the kids started talking.
There are quite a few kids who show interest in the new arrivals, Joong-o and Gye-gu.
‘Whoa.’
Sonbin was also relieved. In any case, the class would not have been possible in the same atmosphere as before.
After watching the children chatting for a while, Sonbin was about to start class.
“Okay then… … .”
“teacher!”
Suddenly Jau raises his hand.
“why?”
“I don’t trust Joong-o.”
Sonbin looked confused as to what he was saying out of nowhere, but Jawoo spoke again.
“Teacher, your martial arts skills are the best.”
‘Chan?’
Sonbin smiled bitterly.
“But, sir, all people who look like you are weak.”
Joong-o said as if he was protesting.
“I know this well because my family is a military official. “In our house, there are a lot of strong executioners.”
Joong-oh’s expression was full of pride as he spoke.
“no! “Our teacher’s martial arts skills are the best!”
Jau shouted in protest.
“Jauya.”
Sonbin said quietly.
“It’s better to use a word other than ‘chan.’”
“yes!”
Jau answered energetically. Then he looked back at Joong-o and shouted.
“Our teacher’s martial arts skills are the best!”
“no. “People like you are weak!”
Jung-Oh also does not lose.
“teacher! Show me!”
“Show me!”
“Jungo, you are now dead to the teacher.”
Now even the other kids are going crazy. Sonbin placed her forehead with her hand and sighed softly.
‘How did it happen…? … .’
I really wonder how this happened. You could scold the kids to keep them quiet, but that’s not Sonbin’s way.
“okay.”
The children’s expressions brighten at Sonbin’s words.
Actually, it’s not difficult to show you. It’s something I do every night, and I’ve shown it to you once anyway.
Joong-oh’s words may have offended him a little, but that’s not really important.
“But just this once. okay?”
“yes!”
The kids answered like a chorus. Joong-oh also looks at Son-bin with an expression as if he is really asking.
“Soso. Go get my sword… … No, no. I… … .”
Sunbin remembered what Soso disliked before and was about to stand up, but Soso said.
“teacher! “I’m ordering you to do it!”
“Jungo?”
As Sonbin looks back at Joong-oh, So-so speaks to Joong-oh.
“I’m taking the sword from next to the teacher’s bed. “You can do that much, right?”
Joong-o reacts angrily to So-so’s words.
“then! “I’ve handled a lot of swords!”
“Then go and get it.”
When Soso looked at him as if to try it, Joong-o jumped up.
“Oh, hey… … .”
Lovebird tried to say something, but Soso stopped him. Joong-oh ran vigorously to Son-bin’s room.
Crack, thump.
The kids look at the back with expectant eyes.
The only ones who can’t figure out what’s going on are Gye-gu and Son-bin. And after a while.
“Aya!”
A startling sound was heard from Sonbin’s room.
“Wow!”
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
As if they had been waiting, the children started laughing and applauding. It seemed like everyone had experienced it at least once.
As expected, the only ones who couldn’t laugh were Gye-gu and Son-bin.
Crack, thump.
“Go, I brought it.”
The mouth of Joong-o, who had brought the sword, was sticking out. After handing the sword to Son Bin, Joong-oh immediately returned to where he was sitting.
The other kids were huddled on the edge of the bamboo mat on the foundation, their eyes sparkling with anticipation, but Joong-o kept his head turned.
‘hmm.’
I wondered what was going on, but I thought it would be better to leave it alone for now. What should I do with those eyes directed at me right now?
“Whoa.”
Sonbin calmly took a breath.
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Huh.
The trail of light drawn by the sparkling silver blade flows through the air.
Every time the white heron’s arrogantly extended blade passed, a soft, illusory line was drawn in the air.
“how is it?”
Jung-oh, who couldn’t take his eyes off, suddenly turned his head when he heard a voice next to him. Zau was looking at Joong-o with a proud expression on his face.
“uh? Uh… … . “Whoa.”
Joong-o, who was trying to say something, couldn’t continue and took a deep breath. Jau smiled in triumph.
“Our teacher is the best, right?”
“uh.”
Jung-o answered obediently. The stubbornness, stubbornness, and resistance to being pulled all disappeared as if they had never happened before.
Jung-o turned his eyes again and saw the beautiful movement of the sword unfolding in front of him.
“It’s really awesome.”
Nodding his head, Joong-o muttered.
Although he boasted that he was learning martial arts at home, in reality, what Joong-oh, who was just a young kid, learned was only basic physical training.
Although he boasted that there were many strong executioners, none of them had ever shown such swordsmanship.
The beautiful trajectory of the sword unfolding before his eyes was almost shocking to Joong-oh.
‘Wow.’
Joong-o watched Son Bin’s martial arts performance with his mouth open. Joong-oh’s eyes were sparkling like other little children.
∴
After class ends, Sonbin’s house becomes a playground for children.
Today was no different, the kids were running around Sonbin’s house and playing.
What has changed is that the number of children has increased.
“Wow.”
Sonbin sat leisurely in his seat while listening to the kids talking.
Soso and Lovebird were squatting down and playing as if they had found something under the fence, while Jau and Gyeonja, who were always lively, were running around and playing with Jungo.
The sight of us ignoring each other in the morning almost feels like a lie.
‘After all, children… … .’
Still, it was true that I was worried about what might happen.
There was no reason why they obediently brought out the egret at the children’s request.
But the kids were running around and playing together like that, as if they had never had a fight.
Gye-gu, who was said to have followed along, was hesitant as he noticed what So-so and Aeng-aeng were doing next to him.
“Whoa.”
Sonbin was relieved. The warm afternoon sun was shining gently.
* * *
“excuse me.”
A voice like clear jade beads rang in Sonbin’s ears. Sonbin, who was sitting on a bamboo mat reading a book, inadvertently turned his head.
A young lady who looked a little younger, dressed quite nicely, although not flashy, was standing in the doorway.
Was it because he was a completely unexpected guest? Sonbin looked at the young lady with a blank expression for a moment.
I felt like I was seeing something wrong, or that I was going to disappear with the words ‘I’m sorry’.
But the young lady stood quietly and looked at Sonbin.
“I… … .”
When she hesitated with a slightly red cheek and an embarrassed expression, only then did Sonbin realize his rudeness.
“Oh, sorry.”
Sonbin stood up from his seat, went down to the foundation, and approached her.
It was always open, so it was of little use other than to designate a place to enter and exit, but she did not cross the threshold and was quietly waiting for Sonbin.
“I’m sorry for coming to see you so suddenly.”
She bowed her head towards Sonbin.
“Oh, no.”
Sonbin bowed to her. Raising her head and looking at her, I saw that she was a young lady who seemed to have just come out of her girlhood.
There was no way he could have anything to do with this young lady, so Sonbin asked with a puzzled expression.
“But, who are you?” … .”
“I have come to see Prince Sun, the teacher of this academy.”
She spoke in a calm and delicate voice.
“I am Sonbin… … .”
At Sonbin’s answer, a slightly embarrassed look appeared on her face.
“Confucius is Master Son?”
Sonbin nodded.
“yes. “I am Son Bin, and I teach the children at this seowon.”
Her puzzled expression did not disappear. She looked around Sonbin’s empty house and then back at Sonbin.
“Is there anyone else, Prince Son?”
“no. “I am Son Bin, and I am the only one in this academy.”
Sonbin explained accurately and kindly. Perhaps this young lady had come here in a wrong way.
“Do you have any other vows?” … .”
“But Jungno is here…” … .”
“Jungo? If you are Jung-o, it is Hoyeonmu Gwan’s… … .”
The young lady and Sonbin’s eyes met.
And at that moment, the two knew for sure. That she had not come to the wrong place in her vow.
And that this young man in typical civil attire standing in front of her was the teacher Joong-oh was talking about.
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Sweet.
Sonbin put down the teacup on the small table.
“Oh, thank you.”
The young lady sitting on the bamboo mat bows her head and shows respect.
Since it was impossible to have an old lady in the room, and there was no place to welcome guests, they had them sit on a bamboo mat as a temporary measure.
I brought a small table from the room, placed it on the mat, and put a tea cup on it, so it looked like I was serving a guest.
“Are you saying that this is the enemy of the martial arts officer of Hoyeon?”
Sonbin asked, holding his teacup. She nodded her head.
“yes. “Jungo is our youngest.”
‘Ah, then the person called Joong-o’s older sister… … .’
Sonbin recalled Joong-oh bragging about having a pretty older sister.
Joong-o and Ja-woo got along so well that they were always hanging out together.
Joong-o listened to Son-bin well and followed him quite well, and he once said that with a proud look on his face.
When Sonbin heard those words, he just thought that he was on good terms with his older sister, but he never thought that she was such a grown-up girl.
“Jungo studies hard and gets along well with his friends.”
Sonbin said with a relaxed expression.
“If you just help me with my homework, there’s nothing to worry about… … .”
“Well, that’s not it… … .”
She bit her lip slightly. Sonbin looked at her enemy Sehwa with a puzzled expression.
After hesitating for a moment, she asked.
“By any chance, do you know swords?”
Sonbin flinched at the unexpected question. And she said that was enough of an answer for her.
“teacher.”
Her voice was trembling slightly.
“Please help my friend.”
“yes?”
Sonbin asked a question without realizing it. But instead of answering, she bowed her head politely.
“Please.”
Sonbin was embarrassed. The thought that this young lady might have come to the wrong place passed through Sonbin once again.
The hairpin on the head of the girl with her head down was shining silver.
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martial arts,
