Episode 52. So Eun Pyo Guk’s Misfortune 2014.03.01.
The preparations for So Eun Pyo Guk ended only after the sun had set. Everyone who was working had gone home, but Nchobin still had work to do.
After carrying a lantern and checking the preparations, she stayed in her father’s office organizing books and documents until late at night.
Sweet.
Nchobin raised his head at the sound of the door opening. The old commander was holding a car in his hand.
“Aren’t you tired, baby?”
Nchobin put down his brush with a bitter smile.
“I’m tired. And I’m not a little baby anymore, Mr. Commander.”
The Commander-in-Chief smiled and placed the teacup down in front of Eun Chobin.
“Please rest for a while.”
“I was just trying to get some rest. “Awww.”
Nchobin stretched both arms upward and stretched his body. The hem of her robe reveals the graceful curves of her bulging breasts.
The Commander-in-Chief frowned.
“Baby. Please act more discreetly. “You’re a grown woman now, right?”
“Foot.”
Nchobin laughed.
“Just tell Sehwa about that. “I’m far from being prudent.”
“But baby… … .”
“That’s Okay. If you’re nagging me, I’ll listen to it later, so please wait for the time being. “There is so much to do.”
Eun Chobin enjoyed a brief rest while holding a teacup filled with warm scent.
“What about Dad? “It was definitely today that Sarangpyo Bureau decided to send someone, right?”
As the existing cooperative companies refused help, the only place for So Eun-pyo Bureau to cling to was Sarang-pyo Bureau.
The answer to the request, which is quite unreasonable for a first transaction, to support the necessary funds in the form of an advance payment is coming today.
“This might be a bit of a long story. “Don’t worry, there will be good results.”
Eun Chobin sighed slightly.
“Even so, this is a completely unfamiliar road, and the newly hired embroiderers and envoys are unreliable, and we don’t even have enough supplies, so we have to ask for an advance payment… … . “It’s really my first time seeing such a mess of behavior.”
As the fortunes of the country declined, many skilled governors and masters left the country in large numbers.
The current staff is a hastily recruited group of people who are half-baked, so we cannot trust them and we cannot expect them to do their jobs properly.
As for the paperwork that Nchobin is doing now, most of it would have been prepared by skilled envoys in the past.
“Was it too much of a choice?”
Eun Chobin’s complexion darkens.
“It’ll be okay.”
The old commander said with a gentle smile.
“Gukju and Agi can do it.”
That’s just the old commander’s vague hope. But those vague words of trust were comforting to Nchobin.
“is it so. You can do it. No, you have to do it.”
Nchobin made up his mind. And she savored a sip of warm tea.
“What about the young man who came earlier during the day?”
Nchobin raised his head.
“who? Oh, you mean Sun Confucius?”
“yes. If it had been introduced by Hoyeonmugwan’s Sehwa Agi, then… … .”
It was understandable what the Commander-in-Chief was thinking.
Since Se-hwa, the military officer of Hoyeon, was the person sent, one would expect that he would still be quite an excellent martial artist.
“I’m not that kind of person.”
Nchobin shook his head.
“That person… … “As far as I know, he only sells books.”
“Do you know that young man?”
“Just rumors.”
Sweet.
Nchobin put down the teacup.
“I didn’t know it at first, but I remembered it right away because it was Mr. Soso. “Why was there a person making a fuss about passing the civil service exam a few years ago?”
“ah.”
It seemed like the Commander-in-Chief had finally remembered his memory. And I recently heard a rumor about him again.
“I heard that I returned after failing this competition… … .”
“yes. It’s him. He is quite well known among the young ladies of Cheongwon. “If he had passed this round, there must have been quite a few families he would have reached out to right away?”
The biggest concern for a family with a daughter nearing marriage is rumors about a useful young man. Of course, there’s no way it won’t be talked about.
“Agi, weren’t you interested?”
The old commander asks with sparkling eyes. Eun Chobin burst out laughing.
“I just heard what Sehwa said. I can’t afford to do that now. What on earth is Sehwa thinking, and what does it mean to be a person who knows the sword… … .”
Nchobin says grumblingly.
“What are you going to do?”
“In the past, I would have sent it back right away. “We can’t accept someone who doesn’t know anything about behavior.”
Nchobin said with a bitter expression.
“But what can we do now that we are in this situation? I have no choice but to make it usable somehow… … .”
Eun Chobin suddenly looked at the Commander-in-Chief.
“You talked to that person earlier, right? “How does it look?”
“It looks good to me.”
The old commander spoke in a quiet voice.
“They said they would do anything to help. His attitude is humble and his eyes are clear. “For a young person these days, he seemed quite serious.”
“Hey. “You looked pretty good, that guy.”
Ntchobin said with admiration.
“Well, my hair doesn’t seem to be that bad, so it might be of some help in this regard.”
Eun Chobin sighed as he looked at the documents and ledgers piled up in front of him.
“The problem is that we have to teach it from the beginning.”
That too while traveling.
If I had some free time, I could teach you how to do pyo-guk step by step, but I don’t have time for that right now.
Sarah.
Nchobin picked up his brush again. Her short rest is over and her brush runs quickly over her ledger again.
The Commander-in-Chief quietly left the office so as not to disturb her.
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It was quite late when the head of So Eun-pyo’s country returned.
Sweet.
“Uh-huh, Commander-in-Chief. “Even if I’m not drunk yet.”
A drunken governor entered the office, supported by the old governor.
“You’ve been there… … Ah, the smell of alcohol.”
Not paying attention to Eun Cho-bin’s squinting, Guk-ju said with a wide smile after spotting his cute daughter.
“Great. Choya, it’s very good.”
“Did it go well?”
Eun Chobin asks again, forgetting the smell of alcohol.
“okay. In addition to providing an advance payment, the Sarangpyo Bureau decided to provide maximum convenience in the future. Now, look.”
What Gukju took out of his arms with shaky hands was a letter from Sarangpyo Bureau.
Eun Chobin quickly received the letter, checked the contents, and breathed a sigh of relief. This letter guaranteeing payment from the Sarangpyo Bureau was like a bill of exchange.
“thank god.”
Only then did Eun Cho-bin, who had consoled himself, frown slightly as he looked at his drunk father.
“Then why are you so drunk?”
“Can we just let the person who brought good news go? It’s been a while since I entertained you. ha ha ha.”
Gukju burst out laughing. Even though she is drunk, seeing the smiling face of her father, whom she has not been able to see recently, makes her feel at ease.
“Well done. “You need to get some rest now.”
Eun Cho-bin and the General Officer supported Guk-ju and brought him to bed. Gukju seemed to be getting more drunk and was no longer able to control his body properly.
Sweet.
It was the moment when the three people had just entered Gukju’s room.
“Wook!”
Gukju, who was speechless, suddenly started vomiting.
“dad!”
Nchobin was surprised. No matter how drunk she was, this was the first time her father had ever been like this.
Drinking parties are common for the head of a country where personal connections are important. And Gukju was particularly strong against alcohol.
No matter how drunk he was, he was ready to go on a trip after just one night’s sleep.
“are you okay? dad!”
The commander hurriedly brought medicine. However, Gukju vomited even that and eventually started to cause vomiting.
A doctor was rushed to the hospital in the middle of the night, but Gukju’s symptoms did not improve.
“What happened? Why did my dad suddenly… … .”
“well. I think the cause may be that you suddenly drank too much while your body was weakened from overwork… … .”
The lawmaker was unable to determine the exact cause. All I could think about was whether the food I ate for dinner was wrong.
The doctor prescribed medicine, but Gukju, who was unconscious, could not swallow the medicine properly.
In the end, the trip could not depart on time and was postponed. However, in order to meet the tight schedule, we had to leave within three days.
Nchobin’s insides began to burn with concern for his father and worries about his behavior.
* * *
‘Are we really leaving tomorrow?’
Sonbin thought as he returned home.
So Eun-pyo’s performance was delayed due to the sudden misfortune of the state governor. And in the meantime, Son Bin was learning about miscellaneous paperwork and etiquette from the old commander-in-chief.
For the first time, I heard from the general that the priests must know how to hang a pot, how to fix shoes, and how to have a neat haircut.
This was due to the nature of travel, which required everyone to travel a long way and meet people. Fortunately, Sonbin was also quite familiar with traveling long distances.
Today again, Sonbin was on his way back after learning various things from the Commander-in-Chief.
I also heard that since departure could no longer be delayed, we would be leaving tomorrow.
It was not a sudden event for Sonbin, who had been roughly preparing for it anyway. In fact, he didn’t have much to prepare.
‘The problem is the sword… … .’
What is most lacking in this campaign is the power to protect the target. The reason why Hoyeonmu Officer Jeok Sehwa asked for it was because Son Bin knew the sword.
‘The Commander-in-Chief said you don’t have to worry about it.’
In fact, it seemed that neither the Commander-in-Chief nor Eun Cho-bin wanted anything like that from Son Bin. In fact, Eunchobin didn’t even have time to properly look at her face.
She was always busy, and when she wasn’t working, she even took care of the unconscious Guk-ju herself.
‘It’s a sword.’
I need a sword. Even though I had a white heron, I didn’t dare to carry it carelessly.
If a white heron happens to appear, everyone will realize that it is not an ordinary sword. Besides, the white egret is not his sword.
‘Although I use it every day.’
Sonbin smiled self-mockingly. Waking up in the middle of the night and swinging his sword under the moonlight has suddenly become an indispensable part of his routine.
It wasn’t that I didn’t wonder what this was going on, but at least when I swung the sword, I was able to escape from everything and be free.
Anxiety, fear, and loneliness.
‘hmm. Should I buy another sword?’
I thought about it for a while, but it didn’t last long. You won’t be able to take the egret with you on your trip anyway.
‘You can just hide the egret somewhere in the house.’
Sonbin turned his steps toward home. She felt like there would be a sword at the blacksmith shop in Cheongwon City.
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Land, land.
Hearing the sound of metal being struck, Sonbin entered the place marked ‘Refining Yard’.
The sound of metal was coming from the backyard, and various types of farm implements and tools were placed near the entrance.
‘hmm.’
Sonbin looked inside the blacksmith shop, but could not find the sword. Things like a small sword caught my eye, but there was no long sword that Son Bin was looking for.
“What are you looking for?”
Suddenly I heard a loud sound. A middle-aged man with a sturdy physique appeared.
Looking at his attire as if he had just come out from hammering iron, I thought he was the blacksmith of this place.
“Do you have a sword?”
“knife?”
The blacksmith frowned slightly.
“The short sword is over there. “There are a few small self-defense swords used by women over there.”
“That’s not it, I’m looking for a long sword.”
The blacksmith looked Sonbin up and down with suspicious eyes.
As Sonbin looked at him with puzzled eyes, the blacksmith scratched his head, went to a corner, rummaged around, and pulled out two long swords.
“Here it is.”
Sonbin accepted the two swords he held out. His scabbard was shabby and covered in dust, so both of them looked unsightly.
It felt cheap, but I still decided to check it out.
‘Hmm.’
The sword was not easily pulled out, so I had to apply a little force. A sword appeared with a clicking sound.
Sreung.
‘Hoo.’
Sonbin was deeply impressed.
It was certainly a common iron sword that could be found anywhere, but it was by no means a cheap, roughly made sword.
‘Are you okay? The blade is straight… … .’
The blade extends straight and the surface of the sword is clean and even.
‘It feels good.’
Sonbin held his sword and lightly slashed the air.
Shing.
The blade makes a sound as it cuts through the wind. I quite liked that it was easy to handle and well-balanced.
“You’re good at it.”
Suddenly, I heard a voice from behind. These were the words of a middle-aged blacksmith who was watching Sonbin’s actions.
“At that level, I won’t get hurt by my sword.”
“Do you have any other swords?”
Sonbin asked. If the blacksmith’s skill was this good, he would have a more properly made sword.
“No.”
The blacksmith answered in a blunt voice.
“Because not many people are looking for a sword here. “If you go all the way to Gwangju, there will be places that just make and sell swords and swords.”
“is that so?”
I don’t have time to go all the way to Gwangju now. Sonbin once again lightly swung the sword in his hand.
‘It’s an okay sword, but… … It’s a bit disappointing.’
Sonbin could not hide his regret.
Of course, I wasn’t expecting a sword comparable to that of a white heron, but since the sword I was holding so far was a white heron, it didn’t catch my eye.
Moreover, it seems like it would become a much better sword if a little more care was taken.
“Is it possible to order separately?”
Sonbin asked with regret. Even if not right away, I planned to come back and find it later.
“There is, but it won’t be much different from that.”
The blacksmith said, still in a blunt voice.
“No matter what I make or how much I make, my credo is to do my best when striking iron.”
‘ah.’
There was something about the blacksmith’s words that touched Sonbin’s heart.
“okay.”
Sonbin put away the sword he was holding. The blacksmith must have noticed that Sonbin did not like the sword and turned around.
“Leave the sword there.”
“I’ll take this.”
The blacksmith, who was about to leave, frowned and looked at Sonbin.
“I like it. “It’s a good sword.”
“hmm.”
The blacksmith, who was looking at Sonbin, said something quietly.
“I’ll give you a discount.”
“thank you.”
Sonbin smiled. The blacksmith had a blunt expression on his face even as he received the money.
So Son Bin left the blacksmith shop with his newly purchased sword.
‘It’s a new sword… … .’
Although he was not as good as a white heron, Son Bin was quite satisfied with his new sword and returned home with a light heart.
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martial arts,
