< High-spirited Death 1 >
After the Great Law was over, I finally remembered the things that had piled up.
During that time, I had to look after the homes of the golden hamsters that had been left in the care of the poison swarm, and also check if the Chinese hamsters at the poison swarm were growing well.
After returning, I went out to catch geese to have my wedding, and after that, I was so absorbed in Dafa that I hadn’t even thought about it until now.
The Golden Mobongwangs live with a perfect division of labor among themselves, so they have nothing to do but greet each other, but the poison source needed to be checked.
‘I guess I was a bit negligent because there wasn’t a single living thing.’
That’s why I ate breakfast early today and was on my way to the poison center.
“Little Dragon!”
The voice of the old lord calling me from one side.
When I turned my head, I saw the old man holding a large sack in the distance. He quickly threw the sack down and ran towards me.
“Ah, Your Majesty.”
“Did you receive the Great Law safely? I was worried because I heard there was an accident!”
The worried face of the old lord.
As expected, it was our old lord.
I responded with gratitude for your concern.
“Thank you for your concern. I had a little trouble, but I was able to handle it thanks to the help of my grandfather and father-in-law.”
“Thank goodness! So, does that mean that Dafa was successful!? Congratulations, Little Dragon!”
After we finished exchanging greetings, I asked him what the bag he had thrown was, since I had been curious about it for a while.
I mean, can you just throw it anywhere?
“But what is that? Can I just throw it over there?”
“Oh, you mean that one? There’s food in it for the rats.”
The story is that it contains food for Chinese hamsters.
It seemed like Daeju was heading to the poison source, so I quickly went ahead and led the way in front of Gupae Daeju.
“It looks like you’re going to the poison den? I was planning to go to the poison den too, so why don’t you come with me?”
“Is that so? Can you rest for a few more days? You should rest for a few days after receiving the Great Law. Don’t worry about the poisonous water source. I am carrying out the mission I was given well.”
A reliable and solid answer from the old guard.
But it was nonsense to not care at all just because someone was asked to do something for you.
“But how can that be? And well, it’s just something I’m stopping by for a moment.”
“Yeah, that’s about it.”
So, I went to the poison center with the old master and asked how the situation was going.
I’ll be checking it with my own eyes anyway, but isn’t it essential to report it?
“What happened to the short-tailed mice?”
Danmiseo is a term for a short-tailed Chinese hamster.
In response to my question, the old master explained the current situation.
“About forty cubs have given birth, and it seems that the ones that were born first are also pregnant.”
Chinese hamsters are crazy breeding animals that come into heat between 7 and 14 weeks after birth and give birth to babies in 2 to 3 weeks.
It seemed like the first litter of chicks was already preparing to give birth again.
“I think it would be fine if we had one or two babies now.”
If forty ewes gave birth to six pups each, that would be 240 pups in total.
After about two months, when they give birth, they will have a thousand babies at a time, so the supply of Pinkies will now enter a stable course unless the number of creatures to raise increases significantly.
So, as I was nodding my head and thinking that it was a good thing, the old man’s questions continued.
“Then, shall we go catch the poison now!?”
The face of the old lord is full of anticipation.
He seemed to want to quickly fill the poison den with various kinds of poisons.
“Well···.”
I was just passing the entrance to the training grounds while answering his question.
What do I see in front of me?
When I opened my eyes wide, I saw the back of a little child crouching against the wall in front of me.
‘What is it? Who is it?’
There are children in Danggasan too, but this is the immediate family’s territory.
Since no one came in here, I approached him with a question and asked.
“Who’s there?”
Then the child jumped up from his seat and ran over.
The child ran quickly and clung to my leg.
“Little Dragon, come here!”
“Yeong-Yeong!?”
The child who was squatting against the wall is Yeong-yeong.
It was Yeongyeong, the daughter of the Habuk Penggaju.
When I looked at Daeju with an expression asking why Yeongyeong was here, Daeju explained.
“You have decided to stay at the Tang family for the time being in order to receive treatment. Aren’t we the only ones who can handle poison? That’s why Lord Peng asked you to do so.”
“Then, Lord Peng too?”
“He has already passed away because he had to take care of his family. He passed away leaving behind only a few warriors.”
“So, does that mean only Yeong-yeong was left behind?”
Thinking about what he said, Tangmun was definitely the only place that could extract the venom of a ground bee, finely adjust the amount of venom, and inject it as a stinger.
The story is that even if a cure is found, there is no place other than the hospital that can administer the cure.
That’s why I thought Young-young would be back by the time I got back, but it seems she’s already settled down.
“I missed you, Orabyeoni! It’s been a few days since you came back, so why haven’t you come to see Yeongyeo? That’s why I’ve been waiting for you today.”
Young-young, who has a slurred speech because one of her front teeth fell out while she was grinding her teeth.
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Let’s look at Daeju as if asking what Yeong-yeong meant. It seems that since she was staying for a long time, she tried not to be a burden to the family, so she lived almost exclusively in the dormitory she was assigned to last time.
So, even though only the elders of the family attended, I couldn’t see them at my engagement ceremony.
Because he was sick, he lived alone in a private residence with thieves and other warriors, separated from his family.
He answered with an apologetic expression, holding the pitiful Yeong-yeong in his arms.
In order to calm down Young-Young, who is throwing a tantrum, I slightly changed the subject of the conversation.
“I’m sorry, Young-young. I thought you had already gone back. By the way, what were you doing squatting down a little while ago?”
When I asked what he was doing, since he was clearly squatting and working hard on something, Young-Young smiled and answered.
“I had a warm hug!”
“Tattakki?”
Yeong-yeong’s answer that he was holding the stick.
In response to my question, Yeong-yeong carefully took out the silk pouch that was tied to her waist from her bosom, took something out of it, and placed it on my palm.
-Exactly!
Then, the palm of my hand makes a snapping sound.
And then something popped up on my palm.
“Oh! What is this!?”
What Young-Young put on my palm was a cockroach.
In the West, it was called a Click Beetle because it bounces back with a ‘click’ sound when flipped over.
It is a pest that makes holes in potatoes and sweet potatoes and destroys the roots of root plants, but it is a familiar and cute insect to children.
And looking at that sight, I thought to myself, is this guy going through the same process as me?
When spring comes, these caterpillars start to become active, and in my past life, these guys were my first bugs.
Sometimes they are found near houses and fly into houses at night. I catch them and lock them in a matchbox. When I’m bored, I take them out and watch them jump up and down.
Could this spicy Fabre be called the initiating insect that brought us here?
“Is that a jar-headed insect?”
Here, it seems to be called a dog head worm.
“You were holding this?”
“Yes! Warm.”
When I asked Yeong-yeong with a smile, Yeong-yeong nodded.
I also called these guys ‘hard bugs’ in my past life, so perhaps Yeong-yeong and I have similar sensibilities at this age.
And I had that thought a little bit about the things that Young-young and I had in common.
I wondered why all the Penggas looked like thieves, but it turns out that they specialize in the art of swinging large swords.
That’s why I heard that if you do a lot of physical training or muscle training, you’ll end up with a body that’s in poor shape.
Moreover, they only practice day and night, so how can a person live like that?
You need to have some free time and leisure time.
That’s why I thought it would be a good idea to secretly teach Young-young about insects and poison as a hobby.
‘Young-Young, yes, I will let you join our insect poison club!’
It’s not like I’m teaching martial arts, but rather teaching hobby information, so it’s not bad.
He asked Young-young with a smile.
“Young-young, Young-young, you seem to be a good person, huh?”
“Yes! I like it! I like Bongwang too! I like Ttatak too!”
“Then, would you like to learn about loyalty with your brother? It’s very special and interesting.”
“great!”
Yeong-yeong hugs me and says it’s good.
I decided to start my first class by smiling and checking Young-young’s catch.
The reason I could smell a bit of copper from Yeong-yeong was because it seemed like Yeong-yeong was repeating the same mistakes I had made when I was little.
‘Young-Young is going to have a hard time today.’
It was clear what would happen in the evening, but it was a baptism-like process that all insects go through.
He asked, pointing to Young-young’s pocket.
“Young-young, can you show me that pocket?”
“Yes, Brother. Brother, you too, are warm. Young-young is this cute.”
The silk pouch pulled from her waist is handed to me by Yeong-yeong.
First, I took Young-young and headed to the poison den.
So far, there were no living things other than the bloodsucking tree, so it wasn’t really a secret area, and it was a good place to explain Young-young’s mistake.
Young-young isn’t old enough to be an industrial spy.
Inside the poisonous plant we arrived at.
A sheet of white paper was laid out on a large wooden tray, and Young-Young’s catch was poured out first.
-Whoosh.
Dozens of maggots inside.
The overturned caterpillars jumped up without mercy.
-Snap! Snap!
First, Young-young gathered the bugs that she called Ttatak, or more accurately, bronze bugs, to one side.
And I gathered the remaining third of the bugs to the other side.
The reason I separated them into two is because, although they look very similar, they are completely different bugs.
“Look carefully, Young-young. These guys here are the dog-headed bugs that Young-young calls Ttatak.
But these guys here are different guys.”
“Are you running?”
Yeong-yeong quickly gathered up the bugs that were crawling out in all directions and made a face of incomprehension.
He smiled to himself and said to Young-young.
“Young-Young, would you like to smell your hands?”
“Hand?”
At my words, Yeong-yeong brought her hand to her nose.
And Young-young, who smelled her own hand, screamed in terror.
“Eww! My, stinks!”
The reason Young-young is reacting like that is probably because there is a really bad smell coming from Young-young’s hands right now.
Even after washing it, the smell didn’t go away, so Yeong-yeong thought she had a hard time today.
Maybe you’ll be dragged by the maids to take a long bath in the evening?
The old master took a closer look at Young-young’s appearance by holding a bug in his hand, then smiled and said.
“Is this a yellow powder bug? It looks similar to a doghead bug, so it looks like Miss Peng caught it too. Haha.”
‘Enough? No, what’s the name?’
Here, the name of the mealworm beetle is called Hwangbunchung.
In my past life, I called people who only wrote malicious comments on the Internet “bunchung” (糞蟲), meaning “dung bugs” because they shit instead of writing. I thought the name was a bit too much.
When they become adults, they give off a slightly foul odor, but when they are larvae or pupae, they are a very nutritious food.
Yes, that is the second most common food that humans can eat and is also used as food for insects and lizards.
Mealworm, its adult form.
He calmed down Young-young, who was startled by the smell, and explained the two bugs side by side.
“The doghead worm has a part on its stomach that makes a clicking sound, but the yellow worm doesn’t have that, so don’t be mistaken next time and catch it.
“It’s easy to make a mistake because they look similar at first glance.”
“Yes, brother.”
Yeong-yeong looks at her hands and falls into tears.
However, Young-young could not give up on the maggots, so she carefully selected only the maggots and put them back in her silk bag.
What’s left then is the mealworm, a yellow worm.
He spoke to the smiling Gupae Daeju.
“Now, the second thing we’re going to grow in our poison yard is this yellow bug.”
Second feed required for mass breeding.
Mealworm following Pinky.
This was the second subject of our poisonous fish farm.
Pinkies and mealworms are the three major necessities for insect, poison and lizard farming.
