Chapter 166
Old Man Zhang’s daily routine is simple.
Eat, sleep, cheap
Occasionally, he stopped by Giru or an inn to have a drink or touch a goal plate in a fighting game, but he spent most of his time at home.
The villagers, who had gotten used to it by now, used to ask the old man like this.
‘Aren’t you tired?’
But old man Zhang’s answers were always firm.
‘Don’t talk bullshit.’
People whispered that old people who live alone are proud of themselves, but that was the truth.
‘It couldn’t be more comfortable than this.’
Sleep when you’re sleepy, eat when you’re hungry, eat when you’re hungry.
Some would laugh at it because it was a life like an animal, but old man Jang deserved it.
No, this felt rather lacking.
‘How did I live?’
In front of the boiling molten iron, he spent the years of a first-class man.
Once I start, I have a personality that sees the end, so I forgot about people and love. The anvil and the hammer were his friends and affection.
‘I lived like a man possessed by something.’
Then one day, when I came to my senses, my hair was white and my eyes were blurry.
He became one of the best yajang (冶匠) in the world and the ironsmith’s ark, but that was all.
No matter how many times the hammer was struck, the once empty heart could not be filled.
In the end, he decided to retire, and Jang Tae-bo of Iron Ark became an old man like that.
“Payment in installments!”
“Yes?”
Old Man Zhang, who had been squatting in the yard and staring blankly into space, suddenly came to his senses.
The little boy living next door was looking at him with big eyes.
“What are you thinking about?”
“If you use honorific words, I was thinking of giving you a piece of sweets.”
“What do you think?”
“… … Like a shrewd guy. It’s hot.”
“Thank you!”
Old Zhang stared blankly at the little boy who was diligently chewing on the sweets.
This is the guy I’ve been watching since I was a baby. He was annoyed to cling to installments and installments, but from a certain point on, he found himself carrying a main course in his arms.
‘Well, this isn’t bad either.’
Old Man Jang, who has a blunt and abrasive personality, is the only person he can talk to.
Looking at him, I sometimes imagined what it would be like if I had a family.
“Would you like another one?”
“Uh huh. Polite word.”
“yes!”
“You have to eat little by little so as not to damage your teeth. Do you understand?”
“huh!”
“… … What is this, honorific words are too short.”
The little boy who licked up the two sweets like a crab hiding his eyes suddenly opened his mouth.
“Oh right. installments.”
“why?”
“What is the name of the installment plan?”
“To adults, it should be called respect… … No, it’s done. But why are you asking that all of a sudden?”
“Yeah, just curious.”
Hmm.”
“I asked my mom and dad, but they said they don’t know the name of the installment. She says nobody knows.”
Although he had been settled here for over ten years, Old Man Zhang had never revealed his name to anyone.
It was because I was worried that the flying flies might get caught. No, it’s rather fortunate that it’s a flying fly.
An excellent field field is needed everywhere, and it was added to the Moorim faction who risked their lives for weapons. If his identity is known, the rest of his old age will be exhausted.
“Installment, won’t you tell me your name?”
Old Zhang looked at the little boy’s large, innocent eyes and thought.
Yeah, if it’s this guy, it might be okay to let him know.
Aren’t you at an age where you don’t even know what it is?
Anyway, if you give them a few pieces of sugar, they will be distracted and will soon forget.
It is enough to hide it properly without revealing its identity.
“Tell me one letter of your name.
Bo.”
“Because installment is Jang’s last name??… Jangbo?”
“No. That means my name ends in Bo.”
“What about the other letter?”
“Are you curious?”
“huh!”
“Okay. I’ll think about it if I use honorifics every single month for the next month.”
“Wow, sorry.”
It was the time when Old Man Jang laughed at the sight of the little boy blowing a lot of breath into his cheeks.
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“Hey. Can’t you just let me know? That way you can eat something delicious.”
≪..?”
“Aww, I can’t help it.”
What do you mean?
While old man Zhang was puzzled, the little boy sighed like the old man and jumped to his feet.
“Where are you going?”
“I’ll come back later!”
“To come again. The sun has fallen, you bastard. Go home and go to sleep!”
“no!”
The short-legged fellow was so energetic that the kid quickly moved away.
In the exact opposite direction from the guy’s house.
“Anyway, I’m not listening to you.”
Old Man Jang, who muttered, also raised his aching body.
Still, I think I was able to hold on until ten years ago, but as the muscles start to fall out, the bones are aching here and there.
“Hey, I need to warm up the room.”
Firewood was also put into the furnace, and fire was lit in the brazier.
It was the moment when I went outside to go to the side before going to bed after spending some time like this.
“Payment in installments!”
an innocent cry. But old man Zhang couldn’t hear it.
His senile gaze was fixed on the three tall men behind the kid.
‘Moorim Inn?’
The sun had already set, so I couldn’t see his face properly, but I could clearly see the sword armor bulging around his waist.
Because it’s something he’s made countless times.
Old Zhang did not take his eyes off them and gestured towards the little boy.
“Hang-ah, come here.”
“huh!”
This guy, as I see it now, is holding a big bundle in his arms. It smelled delicious along with warmth.
With that, Old Man Jeong, who was aware of the general situation, glared at the figures in the dark.
“Who are you?”
Tarak, sparks flew in the dark and soon caught fire. Hwaseopja in someone’s hand reflected the faces of the three men.
As one, the young people of the agreement.
One of them stepped forward.
“Hey, how are you?”
A smirk on a handsome face.
Old Man Jang, who had been staring at the somehow familiar face, opened his mouth.
“Shanxi dragon?”
It was the face I had seen from afar about 15 days ago. The young man, Jin Tae-kyung, smiled broadly.
“Ah, you know the Shanseo Jamrong. that’s me ha ha ha.”
“Are you old Mr. Jang?”
yes. I heard that you live in this town.”
“Well, there are so many of them. It seems that the elderly who use the surname Jang are in their twenties.”
“I’m about eighty years old… … .”
“Everyone has suffered since they were young, so they all get old the same way. My next door neighbor is also 50 years old, but if you look at his face, he is 150.”
“Well, everyone is like that.”
“Hey, he lives alone, and his name is…?
“Who remembers every name? If you’re just old, you’re all old.
And many people live alone. In war, in drought, in plague… … Ehh.”
damn it We arrived before sunset, but immediately ran into difficulties.
It’s a snot, but I was wondering how many old Jangs in one village, and it’s called a jipseongchon (集成村). Half of the people he meets on the road are Mr. Jang.
“I don’t know where you live?”
He waved a letter with information to Hyuk Moo-jin, who was frustrated.
“I don’t know. I was just supposed to live here. It’s a small town, so you must have thought you’d find it quickly.”
Cheongpung took out the meat from the bag and began tearing it open.
“Chuck, chop, chop.”
“Then how do you find it? It’s a very common surname.”
“I’ll have to find out for myself, huh? There are only a few hundred people living there, and since he is an old man, he will find it soon.”
“Chip, chup, jeop.”
That bastard from Cheongpung just eats all the time.
Actually, that might be more helpful. It was at that time that I, desperate at heart, was about to ask for a piece of meat.
“Uh, the installment plan to buy the house next to us is Mr. Jang.”
Someone said it, and it’s a little boy who can barely touch my waist. The little guy had big eyes, but he looked cute.
I rubbed the boy’s shaggy hair.
”okay?”
“huh. It’s Jang’s installment.”
“okay?”
I didn’t expect much when I responded. The lady selling vegetables at the stall by the road is Mr. Jang, and the man from the butcher shop over there is also Mr. Jang. It must be shocking to see a village full of Jang clans.
Then the little boy sniffed and continued.
“Installment is always alone. I don’t have any family, so I go and play with them.”
“Oh, shit. It’s nice… … Not.
Don’t you have family?”
“huh! She asked her mother, and she said it has been since she first came.”
“When did you first come? Aren’t you the one who used to live here?”
The little boy nodded vigorously.
“I heard this from my father, but the installment payment came from outside. They say they come from outside and have no friends and no family.”
“Yes, I see.”
Hyuk Moo-jin and I met eyes. This may or may not be possible… … .
“Little boy, what is his name?”
“Do you know anything more?”
“You don’t know the name? Is it just Mr. Jang’s installment?”
It seemed that this was all the kid knew. Hyuk Moo-jin asked with an eerily kind smile.
“Little boy, may I know where he lives?”
“Damn it. It’s at the end of town.”
continent too. The area of this bastard’s village is filthy wide compared to the number of people.
Hyuk Moo-jin, who was roughly estimating with his eyes, told me.
“It will take about an hour?”
That’s about as much as riding a horse. I shook my head.
“Go or what? First of all, let’s look for the neighborhood and go up all the way.”
Yes, that might be better.
Except for being from a foreign country, there is nothing I really want.”
Cheongpung also nodded.
“Chip. Jeop. Jeop.”
I’m thinking about throwing away that bastard’s bundle of food, but the kid proudly holds out his two small hands toward the blue wind.
“huh?”
“Jang’s installment was like that, but they say there is no favor without a price.”
The little boy already knows the world.
I gave you the information, so I asked for a bite.
What is Mr. Jang’s grandfather? It’s really good for a kid who is only five or six years old at most.
“Wow, my grandfather said something similar. here.”
“wow! thank you!”
See unity as a grandfather.
It is Cheongpung who gives cool and big legs. The meat was hot because he reheated the food from time to time with Jahaengong based on Yeolyangjigi.
‘What kind of work do you grill meat with?’
The little boy who ate the lean meat deliciously looked at us with longing eyes.
“Hey, I have to go home anyway. On the way home, the next-door butler is going to look at Jang’s installment plan.”
“Oh yeah?”
I knew at once what was going on.
When you’re in a hurry, you can borrow a cat’s hand, but can’t you borrow a kid’s hand?
“Then, would you like to ask Mr. Jang’s grandfather’s name? See you here again in half an hour.”
“hmm. I think I’ll be more hungry by then.”
“Look at those food packages! ji? I’ll give you the whole thing.”
“really?”
The little boy whose eyes were shining suddenly stopped.
“But why are you looking for Jang’s installments?”
“It’s nothing, I have something to ask you.”
“Aren’t they bad people?”
If we say Taewon Jinga’s Shanseo Jamryong here, it will only attract crowds for nothing. I replied with a kind smile.
“Not really.”
“Ugh, why are you laughing like such a bad person?”
Should I just stick it in my head and send it off?
Hyuk Moo-jin took the place of me, who was at a loss for words.
“I’ll give you two bundles.”
“They were good people. I will be back!”
A child is already becoming a monster created by capitalism.
Hyuk Moo-jin shrugged.
“Where shall we start looking?”
“Everything from the nearest entrance.”
“It will take half an hour.”
What Hyuk Moo-jin said was wrong. It took him more than half an hour to cover half the town, and his little boy returned.
With very valuable hints.
‘If the name starts with Jang and ends with Bo… … Former iron ark master Jang Tae-bo. That’s it.
“Shanxi dragon?”
“Ah, you know the Shanseo Jamrong. that’s me ha ha ha.”
Knowing me is a good sign. I don’t know what to say with my mouth, but Sanseo Jamryong is an idol of Shanseo Province.
If it was a world where the internet was open, there would already be a fan club.
“I’m sorry to see you late at night. There’s just one thing I want to ask you… … .”
“You don’t have to ask.”
“yes?”
Jang Tae-bo. Although he was over 80 years old, a stout old man stared at me with a twisted gaze.
“Because I won’t accept requests anyway.”
“Hey, listen to what
“I will not!”
See the pumpkin.