Although he was a stubborn old man, he was also an ordinary grandfather whom his grandchildren wanted to see.
He was also the one who taught me how to make bellflower chocheong.
I hoped he would show up in the oil field.
* * *
At that time, Hwang Gyu-dae’s house.
Hwang Gyu-dae contained acacia honey picked in Chilgok in a glass bottle.
The filming team filmed Hwang Gyu-dae pouring honey.
Today’s shooting ended with that.
At the end of filming, Go Ae-ju approached Hwang Gyu-dae.
“Is the writer also here today?”
“There is something I need to ask for your opinion from Gyu-Dae Hwang.”
“My opinion?”
Hwang Gyu-dae paused his work for a moment. Go Ae Joo’s face looked more serious than usual.
Go Ae-ju carefully spoke out.
“I heard about things with my father from Eun-hee Park.”
“Did he tell you that story?”
Hwang Gyu-dae has a confused face.
“Park Eun-hee is hoping that the relationship between Hwang Gyu-dae and her father will be restored.”
Go Ae Joo looked into his eyes and said.
“My wife went with Kim Deok-myeong to check on my father’s doctor.”
“Did you go to your father?”
Kim Deok-myeong took Park Eun-hee out early in the morning.
He said that he had work to do before filming the bellflower Jocheong.
Hwang Gyu-dae thought it was no big deal. I didn’t even think of going to see my father.
Go Ae Joo opened her eyes wide and said.
“It was my father who taught me how to make bellflower jocheong.”
“Are you your father?”
Hwang Gyu-dae made an expression of disbelief. It was said that his wife found out through an acquaintance.
There was no story about the father in the bellflower chocheong. Of course, if I had brought up my father’s story, I would have hated it.
“I lived with my father for a long time. Even if I open my heart, my father will not accept it.”
Hwang Gyu-dae expressed his honest feelings. It’s something I’ve never told anyone before.
His resentment towards his father was not the same as before. I even thought of asking my father for help when I lost a bee and failed so badly. But I was not willing to go out. Now, fear was greater than resentment.
He didn’t seem to accept himself.
“If you meet your father, are you willing to reconcile?”
Hwang Gyu-dae quietly nodded his head.
Go Ae-joo was relieved then.
“But is that true? That your father taught you how to make bellflower chocheong?”
“They said they asked for help when they were sick.”
Hwang Gyu-dae remembered the moment when the twins were seriously ill. There was no money on hand.
At that time, Eun-hee Park ran around and found a way. She made bellflower chocheong and fed it to the twins.
It worked. The twins’ symptoms improved.
At that moment, a text message came to Go Ae-joo.
It was a text message from Kim Deok-myeong.
It is said that he met Hwang Man-sik and communicated his doctor.
He said that he informed the location and time of the oil field.
Seeing the last sentence, she quietly closed the message window.
Kim Deok-myung said that he can walk on hope.
However, the possibility was not high.
* * *
Park Eun-hee made Jocheong. The camera caught the chocheong she was making.
Jocheong (造淸) means man-made honey. It is a sweet sweetener made when there was no sugar.
Jocheong is made by fermenting glutinous rice and malt. Malt refers to barley seeds soaked in water to germinate and then dried.
When barley seeds are grown to sprout, an enzyme called amylase increases. This is because the seeds break down stored starch as they grow.
That is the secret of sweetness. Starch turns into sugar to give it a sweet taste.
The filming team took the process of making bellflower chocheong in detail.
Eunhee Park prepared glutinous rice and malt in a 1:1 ratio.
First, I made Godubap with the prepared glutinous rice.
While cooking, I made malt water.
Put the malt into the water and rub it lightly. After repeating this several times, malt water was made. The cloudy water was submerged and only the top water was used.
Put the cooked rice and malt water in the rice cooker.
So it was fermented for 8 hours.
When fermentation was over, the rice grains floated to the top.
The ingredients inside were wrapped in a cotton cloth and only the broth was filtered out. Pour the filtered broth into the pot. Then add bellflower powder together.
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Now it is the process of simmering with fire.
Bring to a boil over high heat at first, then when the water boils, turn to medium heat and simmer slowly.
In the process of boiling, the thick bellflower paste is completed.
Chocheong was used as a medicine in oriental medicine. In oriental medicine, it was called Kyoi or Yidang. In Donguibogam, it is recorded that it helps with weak energy and has the effect of stopping coughing.
The filming was over until the process of making bellflower chocheong.
While Park Eun-hee was making bellflower chocheong, Hwang Gyu-dae packed all the acacia honey.
50 bottles of acacia honey and 30 bottles of bellflower powder were completed.
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Now all that remains is to sell.
A place to sell to Okcheon Oil Field was granted.
It was a place that had been previously approved by the merchant association.
PD Choi Min-seong gathered the staff and said.
“Today is Hwang Gyu-dae’s last filming. We plan to finish filming with the appearance of selling at the oil field.”
After today’s filming is over, it’s going to go into the main broadcast after editing.
Hwang Gyu-dae’s face stiffened as if he was nervous.
“Are you nervous?”
“Yeah, I’m a little nervous.”
“What are you most nervous about?”
“I’m afraid that things won’t sell.”
“Don’t worry about that.”
“What method do you have?”
When Hwang Gyu-dae asked if there was a way, PD Choi Min-seong smiled brightly. We had a discussion with him beforehand.
“If you go to the market, you will be surprised. We have a huge support group.”
“It seems to be a secret.”
“Yes, it is a secret.”
Hwang Gyu-dae smiled awkwardly. It means you’re still nervous. It wasn’t the sale of honey and bellflower chocheong that he was really worried about.
Go Ae-joo heard the thoughts of Hwang Gyu-dae.
He was willing to reconcile with his father. He said he wanted to shake off the old sediment.
The problem is his father, Hwang Man-sik. His choices determine whether the relationship will be restored or will continue as it is.
We loaded the goods onto the truck and moved to the opening of the oil field.
It was early so there weren’t many people.
Some merchants were preparing to trade.
Before taking a seat, we met with the president of the merchant association.
“Thank you, for giving me this place.”
“I heard you went through hard times, and we live together to help. There were no vendors selling honey, so it wasn’t a big deal.”
It was not an oil field to sell things casually. I had to get permission from the trade association. Fortunately, the president of the merchant association was a friendly person.
The film crew was following us like a shadow.
Together with Hwang Gyu-dae, we pitched a tent and set up a table.
Acacia honey and bellflower seed syrup were placed on the table.
“It seems plausible.”
There were pretty labels on the acacia honey and bellflower extract.
The design was assisted by Jirisan farmers. A clean design caught my eye.
“Now we are ready. How do you feel?”
After all preparations, I asked Hwang Gyu-dae.
“First of all, I want to say thank you. I lost all the bees and it was very difficult. I couldn’t figure out what to do.”
Hwang Gyu-dae paused for a moment. The emotions seemed to intensify.
“I never thought I could start over like this.”
“What would you like to do first if you sold everything today?”
“I’m thinking of buying a toy for my twins.”
The twins had never had a new toy. All of them were obtained from someone.
Park Eun-hee was also at the market with her twins. She glanced around while watching Hwang Gyu-dae’s interview.
It’s because I’m afraid.
She was looking for Hwang Man-sik.
Then a van stopped in front of our tent.
The car door opened and familiar faces appeared.
They are Jeong Ga-hee and the children of Candle School.
“It’s late.”
“The car is blocked.”
Jeong Ga-hee said with a smile.
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Namahyeong appeared behind her. There were also children from the dance club I met at the snack bar.
“Who are those children?”
Hwang Gyu-dae looked at the children and asked.
“Reinforcements.”
“Reinforcement?”
The children were all wearing t-shirts with candles on them.
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Namahyeong approached the tent and asked.
“Is this the sweet thing?”
“why? Too little?”
“I don’t think it would take even half a day with something like this…”
Hwang Gyu-dae chuckled at Nam-young’s words and laughed.
“It’s a really great support group.”
The real sales began.
Guests were gathering. The children ran around the market carrying acacia honey and bellflower chrysanthemum.
Candle school children learned beekeeping by default. There was knowledge of bees. There was no hesitation in explaining to people.
As Nam-young said, things sold quickly.
The filming team also ran after the children.
to let u know that i been through a lot then i been going non stop with this practice for nothing
Me and Hwang Gyu-dae were busy packing and calculating.
I was so crazy that I didn’t even know that anyone had come.
He was standing in front of our store.
Hwang Man-shik appeared.
Guest from Busan
Hwang Gyu-dae was packing acacia honey.
I poked him in the side. Then he raised his head.
Hwang Gyu-dae faced his father.
“It’s acacia honey.”
Hwang Man-sik said with a jar of honey. It was honey that the farmer’s son labored hard to harvest.
Hwang Gyu-dae looked silently into his father’s face. was much older than before.
to let u know that i been through a lot then i been going non stop with this practice for nothing
Memories and remorse were intertwined and fluctuated in my heart.
“I’m sorry, Dad.”
Hwang Gyu-dae brought tears to his eyes as he spoke. Thick tears fell.
“sorry.”
Hwang Man-sik struggled to speak. I wanted to hug my son, but my body wouldn’t listen.
At that time, Eun-hee Park appeared with her twins.
“I have to say hi to my grandfather.”
The twins bowed slightly and greeted each other. Hwang Man-sik was also at eye level with the children.
“He grew up in good health.”
Hwang Man-sik patted the twins’ shoulders. The children approached him and hugged him.
It was like a habit of twins. They hugged me even when I was eye-level with the twins. It felt like my heart was purified by the cute and adorable appearance.
Hwang Man-shik did not know what to do. He is a typical old-timer who is unfamiliar with touch. He, too, seemed to relax as he listened to the children’s breathing.
He held the children in his arms.
Hwang Gyu-dae and Park Eun-hee smiled brightly when they saw it with their moist eyes.
* * *
Acacia honey and bellflower millet were all sold out before the market was over.
Candle school children were the number one contributor to sales.
We all headed to the restaurant we had reserved.
Hwang Gyu-dae’s family, the filming team, and even the children of Candle School were all together.
A large family had an early dinner at a restaurant.
What stood out was Hwang Man-sik. He didn’t know how to separate from the twins.
He had changed from a clumsy old man to a sweet and gentle grandfather.
The filming team did not put the camera down even in the restaurant.
The children of Candle School were also quite accustomed to the camera, and were not conscious of the filming staff.
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Namahyeong asked me while eating ssambap.
“When can I come out again?”
“Are you coming again?”
“Of course you should. If it weren’t for us, they would still be selling…”
It was nice to see him bright and cheerful.
I turned my head and looked at Jeong Ga-hee. I was eating quietly.
She was adept at teaching children.
“Why are you looking at me like that, are you planning to call me next time?”
Jeong Ga-hee looked at me and asked. When I told her about the situation, she readily agreed.
“I just thank you. Next time, I will live big.”
“Don’t forget us either.”
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Namah-young and the children shouted with a voice.
It was around dinner time.
“Now there is only studio shooting left.”
PD Choi Min-seong said while organizing the camera. It was a satisfied expression.
Filming of the first performer Hwang Gyu-dae ended safely. Now, only studio shooting is left.
* * *
in the broadcasting studio.
Geum Min-seo and I exchanged stories while looking at the monitor.
Videos that had been filmed so far were appearing on the screen.
This is a neatly edited video.
It started with the screen where Hwang Gyu-dae appeared on the news.
It was a scene where a bee fell ill and incinerated all the hives.
Geum Min-seo looked at the scene and made a sad expression.
“Oh my gosh, is that the only way?”
“Unfortunately, when bees get sick, there is no other way than to burn them.”