Lee Ki-seok said as if worried about us.
“It’ll be fine from now on, so it’s okay.”
He was an overly positive person.
Writer Ko Ae-joo asked me gently.
“Is there any good way?”
He seemed to know just by looking at her eyes. No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t think of a way to help him.
The place where the rice was planted turned into a wasteland, and there were no chickens left due to the avian virus.
I asked him how he started farming.
He said that he lived in the city and came down to the countryside because of his mother.
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My mother was seriously ill with shingles.
Shingles is caused by chickenpox, which you get as a child. It is a disease that is dormant in the body and then reactivated after becoming an adult. In severe cases, it can even lead to death.
Her mother’s symptoms got worse and she quit her job.
I started farming because I had to make a living, but it was not as easy as I thought.
Due to environmental influences and diseases, agriculture was ruined. The fortunate thing is that the mother’s condition has improved.
“Have you ever thought of anything?”
“Actually, that’s what I’m worried about.”
He made a troubled expression for the first time. Even if they resumed rice farming, it was difficult to make a profit. Two hats were barely enough to make a living.
It was not easy to start poultry farming hoping for a profit. The mother said she was shocked by the process of slaughtering the chickens.
It is impossible to start poultry again.
There was a shortage of capital and labor in a poor environment.
I felt like I was falling into a labyrinth. Like Hwang Gyu-dae, who came up with a solution with mobile beekeeping, there was no clue.
“I am ready to do anything.”
Lee Ki-seok said in a strong voice. It was the worst, but he never lost his smile.
“Mr. Lee Ki-seok has one ability that others do not have.”
“What is it?”
“The ability to keep smiling even in difficult situations.”
“I heard a lot of positive things from a young age.”
It was his greatest strength. If you start thinking pessimistically about the current situation, there is no answer.
“It’s hard to say right now, could you give me a little time?”
“Okay, of course, I thought it would take some time.”
It didn’t seem like we could find a clue to a solution right away.
I told PD Choi Min-seok and Go Ae-joo.
“I’ll get to this point today, I think I need some time to think.”
PD Choi Min-seong organized the equipment with the filming team.
Go Ae-ju approached me.
“Did I give you too difficult homework?”
“This job is not easy.”
“There is a reason why I cast Lee Ki-seok.”
Go Ae-ju said in a low voice.
“What?”
“Although he has a little side, he has a great heart for his mother. I asked for the role with the hope that it would do well.”
“I am of the same mind as the author.”
“I will only trust Kim Deok-myung.”
I didn’t go straight to Hadong. Feeling frustrated, I circled around Lee Ki-seok’s house.
Because I thought there might be hints around.
It is a typical rural village. There were small rice fields and fields everywhere.
What stood out was the large reservoir behind the hill.
I sat in the pond and pondered for a long time.
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On the way back to Hadong, I got a phone call from Noh Hae-mi. He said he had a story to tell.
It was a voice of concern.
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No Hae-mi was waiting for me in front of the store.
She looked at me and asked.
“Can I go upstairs and talk to you?”
I went into the office on the second floor with her.
“What happened?”
“Kim Kkot-nim’s grandmother is not doing well these days.”
“Tell me more.”
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Noh Hae-mi spoke carefully. It was the story of Maehwa, the foster daughter of Kim Kkotnim’s grandmother.
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Maehwa was suffering from a fever.
“After hearing the news, my grandmother suffered a lot.”
Grandma Kim Kkotnim had a bad knee, so it was difficult to go to the temple. In addition, Maehwa had a hearing impairment, so it was difficult to even talk on the phone.
Jijisa Temple in the Jirisan Valley was also cut off from civilization. I couldn’t even meet you through video.
This was the reason Kim Kkot-nim’s grandmother was terrified.
“What should I do?”
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Noh Hae-mi asked with a worried face.
“Are you down there now?”
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Noh Hae-mi nodded her head. I approached Grandma Kim Kkot-nim downstairs.
Grandma Kim Kkotnim didn’t even know I was in front of her.
It was as if all of his mind went to Maehwa.
“Grandma, look at me.”
“Hey, look at my mind.”
“I heard the story of Maehwas.”
“I think Haemi said it.”
“I’ll come check how Maehwa-sama is.”
“Does Deokmyeong want to go to Jijangsa? I’m busy, are you okay?”
“Of course we should go.”
“If you do that, my heart will be at ease…”
“I will bring Maehwasu-sama as well.”
“Are you taking a picture?”
I took my phone out of my pocket.
“I’ll take a picture with this camera.”
“Would you like to take a picture?”
“Okay, I’ll take a picture and show you Maehwa’s health in a video.”
“I’ve been wanting to see you, but if I could see you like that, I would be really grateful.”
Kim Kkot-nim’s grandmother’s eyes were moist.
“Then I’d like to give you some of this.”
Grandma Kim Kkotnim took out a box from under the counter.
“What’s this?”
“I’m weak and I’ve taken care of this and that.”
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My heart was heavy when I saw that I had prepared something for Maehwa-sama.
The body cannot go, but the mind is already there.
“I’ll give it all to you, if you have more, you can give it to me.”
“Is that really okay? Then wait a minute.”
She took the medicine from the store and put it in the box.
“It’s not that I’m giving it away for free, I’m buying it.”
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Noh Hae-mi, who had been watching from behind, came out like a spring.
“No, I will live with the medicine.”
Hae-mi Noh packed the yak-gwa instead of Kkot-nim Kim.
They seemed friendly to each other.
This time it was my turn.
“Can I exercise the authority of the representative in such a case?”
They both opened their eyes and looked at me.
“With the authority of the representative, I will buy the medicine.”
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Noh Hae-mi and Kim Kkot-nim burst into laughter.
“Okay, I will acknowledge the authority of the representative.”
Seeing their faces warmed my heart.
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My nervous mind because of the broadcast disappeared.
The only minor problem is that there are more items to take with you than you think. It was even a bundle of gifts for the Jijangsa monks.
* * *
The next morning I prepared to leave for Mt. Jirisan.
Seeing her wearing hiking clothes after a long time, her mother asked.
“Do not go to work today?”
“I have a place to go.”
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going to the branch office.”
“What’s wrong with the branch office?”
“Maehwasu-sama is a little sick. Kim Kkot-nim was also worried about her grandmother, so I’m going to go.”
“I didn’t tell you before!”
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Mother raised her voice.
All of my family learned beekeeping from Maehwa. My mother beat me for not sharing the news.
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My mother took a box out of the kitchen cabinet.
It was pretty solid.
“Take this too.”
“What’s this?”
“It’s good for a woman’s body, and if I had said it earlier, I would have brought this and that.”
Then my father came out of the room.
“What happened in the morning?”
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My mother told me the story of Maehwa. The father had a reaction similar to that of the mother.
“If something like that happened, I should have told you sooner.”
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Not only did he react, he did the same until the end.
“Wait a minute.”
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My father opened the cabinet in the living room and took out a glass bottle. It is honey ginseng obtained by weighing precious ginseng in honey of Jijangsa.
“Take this too.”
It felt like my bag was about to explode. My parents didn’t care about the weight of the bag.
There was even a bellflower jocheong where I got it.
The bag was full of all sorts of things.
“Isn’t there any more?”
“If I had told you earlier, I would have brought more.”
The mother still has a sad face.
“I’m sorry, I should have told you earlier.”
I quickly ran out of the house. There was no room for more stuff.
I carried my luggage and climbed the mountain path.
The bag was heavy, but because of the warm hearts of people, my steps were light.
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Mae Hwa-sama’s illness seemed to be getting better soon.
It’s been a long walk.
I climbed a steep incline and climbed again.
He was drenched in sweat, but his head felt lighter.
Finally, we arrived at the garrison.
I was thirsty. I wanted to drink cold water first.
There was a drinking water fountain at the Jijangsa Pond.
He took a sip of water and drank it.
water is sweet
His gaze naturally turned to the pond.
A lotus flower floated on the water.
In an instant, Lee Ki-seok came to mind.
He is a farmer who has ruined his rice farming and poultry farming.
Hidden in the pond was an idea for his recovery.
crops to replace rice
The lotus flower has a unique characteristic that it blooms even in muddy water and does not get muddy water.
This is why many religions, including Buddhism, attach symbolic meaning to the lotus flower.
It contains the meaning of wishing that our lives will bloom as clear and beautiful as a lotus flower that is not stained with dirt.
The lotus (蓮) is not a crop with only a symbolic meaning.
The value as a product is also great.
Flowers and leaves can be made into tea, and rhizomes can be used as food. The fruits are also used as herbal medicine.
In other words, it is a work that cannot be thrown away.
The reason I paid attention to kite was not simply because it was a high-income crop.
It is because of the surrounding environment of the second performer Lee Ki-seok.
A good water supply is important for kite cultivation, and there is a fairly large reservoir around his house.
It is a good environment for growing kites. In addition, kite is a crop that can replace rice.
He thought it would be good to grow kites in the paddy fields he owns.
And in the space where chickens were raised, I thought that I could make processed food using kites.
Although it has not been actively carried out now in 2008, kite is attracting attention as a crop that will replace rice in the future.
The crop I would recommend to Lee Ki-seok is lotus.
* * *
The nun at the branch office greeted me with a friendly face.
“It’s been a long time since you visited, did you come to see the governor?”
I’m planning to meet the monk Ju Ji as well. Before that, I had work to do.
“I heard that Monk Maehwa is very sick.”
“If that’s the case, then you probably don’t have to worry about it anymore.”
“Does it look a lot better?”
“Follow me.”
I followed the secretariat into the temple.
A warehouse for storing honey appeared.
When I opened the door, I saw a friendly face.
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Master Maehwa looked at me with surprised eyes.
She wrote in a notebook hung around her neck.
It’s been a long time since I last talked.
[What did you come here for?]
[After hearing that Monk Maehwa is ill, Kim Kkot-nim is worried about his grandmother]
[Even if not, I was going to contact you today]
[Good luck, I was worried too]
[I think I was overworked with beekeeping. I suddenly got a fever and got sick for a few days.]
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Master Maehwa looked at me with a smile. It seemed completely better now.
[Can I say hello to Kim Kkot-nim’s grandmother?]
[Hello?]
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Monk Maehwa asked with his eyes wide open. I took out my phone.
[I want to make a video]
She nodded. I grabbed my phone and took a picture of her.