Episode 47. Kids’ Time 2014.02.11.
Even though the day passes slowly, the time passes quickly.
It’s been a few days since Sonbin started his vows with the children, and the seasons are already changing.
The kids, who were distracted at first, gradually got used to it as each day passed.
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“Your name is Gyeonja?”
“yes.”
Gyeonja said with his mouth sticking out.
“I don’t like my name.”
Walnut raises his hand as if he has been waiting.
“me too! “I don’t like it either.”
“Hodu, you still have the head of a tiger. “I’m a son of a bitch.”
“I hate my name too.”
The lovebird spoke hesitantly, but Gyeonja answered right away.
“Go away girl.”
“Hey.”
As the lovebird cries, Soso shoots at Gyeonja.
“hey! “I told you not to say that!”
Soso, who was patting the lovebird, also spoke.
“But I don’t know why it’s small. “He’s taller than the other kids.”
Soso was taller than other kids his age. In terms of height alone, he is as tall as Jau, who is the leader of the kids.
“I don’t even know what my name means.”
Jau blurted out.
“I guess it was just a name that happened. What does jau mean, sir?”
The kids’ eyes all turn to Sonbin.
Sonbin cleared his throat for a moment at the unfamiliar name.
Originally, a person with high knowledge and virtue was called a teacher, but these days, there is a tendency to use it on a daily basis.
The title “teacher,” which he used to call out of respect, is somewhat embarrassing when it is used for himself.
Sonbin spoke quietly.
“Jau means a child growing up healthily.”
Jau’s face brightened. Sonbin continued speaking.
“Sosodo, lovebird, walnut, gyeonjado, jangado, and ao all have the same meaning. “It means growing up healthy and well.”
The children’s expressions became blank for a moment, but soon protests poured out.
“Where is that?”
“Hey, why do they all mean the same thing?”
“My name is Dog?”
“Boo.”
Even the quiet lovebirds stick out their mouths.
Sonbin said.
“Baby names are originally made in a low-key way, as if they were nothing. That’s because we all want you to grow up healthy, well, and without any problems. So, no matter what the letters are, the name has only one meaning.”
Sonbin said.
“Grow up healthy and well. That’s exactly what I mean. Do you understand?”
The children became quiet. Sonbin smiled.
“In that sense, shall we read the article together?”
“Wow.”
As if they had made a promise, the kids all raised their voices of dissatisfaction.
* * *
“I’m going to try writing today. When you go to eat first… … .”
“Wow! Look at this!”
“Ouch, get it away. “It’s splashing water.”
Sonbin began to explain, but the children seemed completely absorbed in the ink, ink, and brush they had never seen before.
Ja-woo, who is always lively and the leader of the children, was already engaged in a sword fight with Gyeon-ja, and So-so, who was neat and sharp, was yelling at Ja-woo.
“If you don’t be quiet, there will be no problem in the future.”
Sonbin spoke with a straight face, and the children instantly became quiet. Sonbin smiled and continued her explanation.
“First of all, when you grind food, you have to grind it like a sick person. Relax your body and take it slow… … .”
“But sir! “I’m not sick?”
“me too! “It doesn’t hurt me either!”
Sonbin touched his forehead.
“It’s not that it hurts, it’s just that you have to do it very slowly. First, take a slow breath and draw a small circle like this… … .”
Sarak, Sarak.
Could it be because the sight of Son Bin quietly eating with his eyes downcast gave off an unknown atmosphere? The kids’ eyes sparkled and they focused on Sonbin’s appearance.
And one by one, they started imitating Sonbin.
Sarak, Sarak.
In the silence, only the sound of ink grinding can be heard.
Sonbin was taking deep breaths and quietly immersing himself in his own world. But that didn’t last long.
“yes! “It splattered on my clothes.”
“Why are you taking what’s mine! “You too.”
Sonbin sighed at the loud voice. The energetic kids quickly got tired of the leisurely ink grinding.
“Mine is weird! I don’t think it’s going well. “You try this.”
“You can’t steal something from someone else! “The teacher said you can’t do that!”
Lovebird was crying because she had spilled food on her sleeve, and Jawoo was holding onto Gyeonja’s food, blaming it for no reason.
Naturally, Soso, unable to ignore the situation, points it out.
Meanwhile, Walnut, who had a strong competitive spirit, rolled up his sleeves and grinded the ink with all his might. It looks like he’s going to grind up all the food he’s holding in one go.
The relaxed Jang-ah even falls asleep while grinding the food. As I was slowly grinding my food in the warm sunlight, I seemed to have stopped dozing off.
The only one who grinds the food properly is Ao, who always acts polite despite being the youngest. If something doesn’t go well, I quickly get upset.
“Now, have you finished grinding it?”
As Sonbin sighed and spoke, children from all directions started shouting.
“teacher! Let’s go!”
“no! “My food is weird!”
“Hey. “Teacher, my clothes are dirty.”
“I’ve already done this much!”
Sonbin soothed the crying lovebird, took away the ink from the dog and returned it to her, and then woke up Jangah, who was still dozing.
He finished grinding the ink and stroked Soso’s head, whose eyes were shining, and even took out the overflowing ink from the walnut and gave it to him.
After helping Jau grind the ink, he praised Ao, who sat politely waiting.
“Then shall we write now? First, hold the brush like this… … .”
Writing something on blank paper was a story that made children’s eyes sparkle. Even Jang-ah, who was always dozing off, opened her eyes and held her brush seriously.
However, it did not take long for not only the paper but also the children’s clothes and mats to become a mess of ink.
There was no such mess, but the children were smiling brightly because they were so happy.
“Whoa.”
Sonbin sighed and touched his forehead, but before he knew it, the same smile as the children was on his lips.
* * *
“Woogi Jeongin (友其正人).”
“Woogi Jeongin!”
The children’s clear voices rang out under the warm sunlight. The kids raise their voices as loud as they can, even though no one tells them to do so.
Even Lovebird, who is always shy and has a quiet personality, is quite vocal at this time.
‘Hehehe.’
Sonbin smiled as he looked at the children. It was amazing for her to see the children read together with their mouths together.
How does such a small mouth produce such a lively voice?
“Self-righteousness as a child.”
“Child role midnight!”
The kids followed Sonbin quite well.
It was still a mess if I let my mind go even for a moment, but when I read along with myself like this, it was like watching young birds open their mouths and chirp in unison.
Thanks to this, Sonbin felt like she had become a mother bird.
“It means that if you surround yourself with upright people, you will automatically become upright.”
“Automatically?”
The kids tilted their heads as if they didn’t understand.
“It means that friends resemble each other.”
“wow! I do not want to!”
“You look alike? really?”
The kids looked at each other’s faces and made a fuss.
Jauna and Gyeonja were pulling each other’s faces, and Soso and Lovebird were whispering about what secret they were talking about, but in the meantime, Jang-ah was sleeping again.
It’s amazing how you can doze off like that.
“If you keep talking, I’ll give you a lot of homework.”
The children immediately became quiet at Sonbin’s low voice. While the kids were watching Sonbin, Sonbin said with a smile.
“Then, shall we continue reading?”
The lively voices of children echoed through the shabby house again.
The warm, sunny day of Cheongwon was passing by so slowly.
* * *
“I will marry you, teacher.”
“what?”
Sonbin looked blank for a moment at Soso’s sudden words. I can’t figure out why something like this suddenly came out.
“Marriage is for adults!”
Jau jumped out and spoke for Sonbin.
“We are still kids. And my father said that marriage is for people of similar age.”
“I don’t like that.”
Soso responded with a pouting expression.
“You guys are so childish.”
“inducement? “What are baby teeth?”
Walnut, who is always curious, asks.
“It’s too much like kids.”
Soso said.
“I will marry someone who is smarter, bigger, and more mature than me. So, I’m going to do it with the teacher.”
The children couldn’t respond to Soso’s words and just stared blankly. Only the lovebird spoke in a whisper while holding on to the hem of Sonbin’s clothes.
“Me too… … .”
“So, teacher, wait. Okay? Because it will grow quickly.”
Sonbin smiled bitterly and placed his hand on Soso’s head.
I’m glad that you like it, but why do I feel like I’m in a miserable situation?
“Thank you, though.”
Sonbin sighed lightly as he patted Soso’s head soothingly.
“But you still have to do your homework, right?”
“Oh, that’s… … .”
bean.
“Aya!”
Soso, whose mouth protrudes from the honey chestnuts, looks up at Sonbin with a face full of dissatisfaction.
Jawoo was showing off his triumphant expression, and Lovebird was still hanging on to the hem of Sonbin’s clothes.
“Have you done your homework?”
“ah.”
Jau’s triumphant expression disappeared in an instant.
“I did it!”
Hodu’s voice, unable to read the mood, rang out proudly.
* * *
The children sitting in a row were holding brushes and writing with a dignified posture.
Now that they’ve gotten used to it, the kids who used to laugh while covered in ink are holding brushes in an authentic manner.
The font of the letters, which were large enough to fill the paper, was still crooked.
“oh! “The food spilled out!”
“Who wants to be next to you?”
“What? “Eight!”
“crying. teacher! “SoSo ruined my handwriting!”
“no! “I intentionally fried the walnuts first!”
Hodu, who pretends to be strong but is always the first to cry, is covered in tears, and Soso, who speaks clearly, screams with bright eyes.
Lovebird, who has a quiet personality, is busy drawing letters by her side, while Jang-ah is squinting at Walnut’s writing and creating strange letters that are nowhere to be found.
Ao, the youngest, is writing in a dignified manner with shining eyes, but his bulging cheeks are already covered in ink here and there.
‘huh?’
Sonbin looked at Jawoo and Gyeonja.
Normally, the two of them would have been fighting with brushes, but today they were lowering their heads with a somewhat sullen expression.
The brush in my hand just rattles the inkstone.
“Jauya, Gyeonjaya.”
“yes.”
The two people answer in sullen voices.
“Why aren’t you writing? “Did something happen?”
The kids had no answer. Instead, what came out was Soso’s voice.
“That’s because it’s true.”
“that’s right?”
Sonbin opened his eyes wide. Now that I think about it, Jau and Gyeonja’s faces are covered in dirt and there are small scratches that look like scratches.
Sonbin quickly got up and approached the two kids.
“No, to whom?”
The wounds were not serious, but seeing the two children injured made me feel like blood was rushing straight to my head.
Sonbin’s voice grew louder without realizing it, but Soso answered on behalf of the two kids.
“To Jungo and Gyegu.”
“Jungo? What is it? Who is that… … .”
“They are cowards!”
Gyeonja suddenly said as if shouting. It seemed quite unfair that the voice was sobbing.
“They say their house is irrelevant! They always look down on us because we learned martial arts from our father! “You’re just touching me and starting a fight for no reason!”
“But fighting is bad.”
Soso said from the side.
“My dad said you can just ignore those kids.”
“That’s because you’re a woman!”
Jau said. Jau, who was usually the leader of the children, seemed angry at the fact that he had been beaten.
“They tried to steal Lovebird’s plaything! You also lost Daenggi last time. Then cry loudly!”
“Yeah, but… … .”
Sonbin, who was quietly listening to the children’s story, asked Jau.
“So, did you fight with those kids?”
Jau bit his lip.
“Well, it’s because of me.”
A lovebird crawled next to me and spoke in a hushed voice.
“Jau and Gyeonja were trying to help me… … .”
“It’s not because of you.”
Jau said with a blunt expression.
“Just wait and see. “I will definitely punish those bastards someday.”
“But they are taller and stronger than you. “He said he would also learn martial arts.”
Soso intervened again.
“Martial arts? “What kind of martial arts?”
“I don’t know. Anyway, they say it’s the best in the world.”
“The best in the world?”
For a moment, the image of Sajahyeok passed through my mind.
The appearance of the jade dragon, Sa Soo-yeon, and even the appearance of a beautiful woman who was a member of Wei Ji-jin’s group that he met at the guesthouse.
‘ha.’
I thought I had sorted my mind out quite a bit now, but the memories from that time suddenly came out like this and caught Sonbin in an instant.
“It’s the best in the world… … .”
Sonbin smiled bitterly and came out of his brief thoughts. And she felt her blood rushing to her head again.
No teacher would be happy to hear that their cute students got hit.
‘Hmm.’
Sonbin thought for a moment, gathering his emotions. And she said.
“I heard that a sage from a distant country left behind these words.”
The kids all look at Sonbin. Sonbin said while looking into those eyes.
“How great it would be to have a healthy mind in a healthy body.”
“healthy… … health?”
The kids seemed confused as the same words were repeated. Sonbin stood up from his seat.
“Shall we practice for a while this time?”
“yes?”
Sonbin smiled as he faced the bright eyes directed at him. But his eyes were full of determination.
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martial arts,
