Farming Druid - Chapter 133



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133. I don’t know how time flies… .

Country town.

Haneum also acknowledged that the people were kind.

The area around Ojiraek was also very wide.

I was introduced to a nurse who was on leave through a referral from the public health center I went to for work.

A few days later.

A small sign was installed at the entrance opposite the tree annex.

“Is this enough?”

A tree looking at a sign erected at the entrance.

Haneum was smiling with satisfaction.

“Who did it for you? I’m satisfied.”

“… Thanks to you, the bears suffered. They said they were going to roll this tree.”

“The price of meat… seems to be higher than the price of this sign…”

Two days ago.

Haneum was sitting in front of a tree with a serious expression.

“What’s wrong? With a serious expression.”

“Huh? We need to put up a sign in front, but the vendors aren’t doing it….”

At Haneum’s words, the tree stroked its chin.

That was understandable.

A place quite far from the town of Do-gyeong-gye.

This may be natural, considering that it is a remote, mountainous area with only four buses a day.

“You’re only going to make house calls anyway. Do you need a sign?”

“Since it is a report, there has to be a sign.”

The tree snapped its fingers at Haneum’s hoarse voice.

It was a tree that reminded me of the story about several trees that fell after being struck by lightning in the summer.

“Should I make it for you?”

“uh?”

Haneum was surprised by the tree’s words and looked at it with wide eyes.

‘If that guy is good with his hands…’

“Uh—if you can make it, please do so.”

“The kids need some money for meat.”

“What? What price for meat?”

The tree, seeing Haneum’s expression, smiled and continued speaking.

“The teddy bears have to roll it. It’s so heavy.”

After those words, Han-eum drove toward Gangwon-do, not Do-gyeong-gye, rescued four slaughtered pigs, and returned home.

The tree that saw the meat called the bears through Abel.

The bears who came to the call shared the pig among themselves.

It came down from the mountain, rolling a very large maple tree.

The tree that saw the rolled tree started working with tools.

Han-eum, who saw that sight, felt that he was a pretty serious carpenter.

The wooden sign was completed like this.

Haneum muttered while looking at the sign.

“The seniors also said that they would take advantage of this opportunity to go to the hospital… I joined too.”

Han-eum looked around the separate building and saw the sign.

The words ‘Representative Han-eum’ written on a wooden sign.

Even the carved letters were a work of wood.

“But when did you learn calligraphy?”

I ran my finger over the letters on the sign.

Haneum turned her head and looked at the tree.

“While working at the company, I learned a lot of different things.”

He shrugged his shoulders as if it was nothing.

A glance at Haneum.

I felt a little embarrassed.

It wasn’t something I wanted to learn while working at the company.

What I learned from the youngest member of the same team.

‘I wonder if the youngest is doing well?’

When Haneum was looking at the signboard here and there.

The tree looked up at the sky.

It was snowing again, and it looked like it was going to snow again.

“Hey—it looks like it’s going to snow.”

Write it down-

Let Haneum take a breath.

The tree giggled.

‘It’s a piece of trash from the sky. Especially here, it’s piled up so much that people can’t walk… .’

“Why is it snowing and what the heck―, tomorrow is the first day of visiting clinics… .”

“You came here to be a member of the National Assembly. Then accept it. It’s a natural order of things, with snow falling in winter and flowers blooming in spring.”

Haneum grumbled at the tree’s words and went into the house.

A wooden signboard placed at the entrance to the annex.

The signboard was surrounded by high-brightness LED bulbs.

It was a tree that I initially didn’t intend to plant.

LED bulbs embedded with Haneum’s claim.

‘I guess I’ll have to check it out at night… .’

The tree glanced at the sign.

I followed Haneum in.

The next day.

The tree that woke up at dawn looked out across the yard and whistled on its own.

Even in the yard where snow rarely accumulates, there was snow piled up.

White snow that no one has stepped on.

Put on your shoes and take a step into the yard.

Footprints were created.

Crackle- Crackle-

I was trying to make a few footprints in the snow.

I felt eyes on me and raised my head.

A small head was popping out from the top of the beautiful tree.

“Bor? Weren’t you hibernating?”

A question like a tree’s monologue.

Bor pretended not to know and stuck his head inside.

hmm-.

Friends who should be hibernating are sleeping late.

I was a little nervous.

When you think of someone who can give you the answer.

A voice rang in my head.

―The recent delay in animals’ ‘hibernation’ is due to vibrations occurring in the earth’s crust.

moment.

An ominous thought occurred to me.

Vibration of the earth’s crust.

It meant an earthquake.

An earthquake is a natural movement of the Earth.

Even the guardians could not stop the movements of Mother Nature.

‘How?’

― There is no way. The vibration is less where the guardian is. Even if the animals that should be hibernating are late in going to bed, they will all fall asleep by the end of this year.

‘Are you saying that the country is safe?’

-yes.

The tree felt a little relieved by Geo’s words.

‘I’ll see you at evening training.’

-Okay, it’s going to snow more in the afternoon.

‘… … .’

The tree nodded weakly.

I looked up at the sky and it was incredibly clear.

They say it’s going to snow again in the afternoon.

What can I do? I have to sweep it.

More- Deodeok-

I turned my head at the sound of the annex door opening.

A friend who already comes out with a rotten expression.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Huh? Huh— This is it… .”

Haneum couldn’t continue speaking.

It was a completely different level of snow accumulation than what we had seen in Seoul.

“I’m so glad I came back from the rear.”

“I see.”

Phew―

I heard a small sigh from my friend.

“I need to sweep the front door too.”

Haneum went back into the annex.

I shook my head at that sight.

Have you ever seen this much snow piled up in Seoul?

I haven’t seen it either.

As soon as it started to snow, snowplows started going around each district.

How disgusting is the water that splashes on a road sprinkled with calcium chloride.

Every time I commute to work.

I remembered the thing I hated the most about winter, when I had to live with the discomfort and pain.

Just a little while ago.

Sigh-

I couldn’t help but laugh.

That it doesn’t hurt.

The mere fact that there was no pain made me feel like I was living a human life.

‘Humans… will they win?’

I erased the momentary thought and swept the yard.

Cow-

Abel’s howling as he stood on the porch.

For a moment, I felt a tingling sensation in the back of my neck.

“Don’t run. You’ll get in trouble if you run in the snow.”

Kyaung―

Abel’s bright eyes.

It was a look of asking for permission.

A question that seems to say, ‘Can’t I play?’

“If you want to go to the hot spring and wash off the soap in the morning, you can do that.”

Kwuung―

Leaving Abel’s grumbling behind.

All the snow in the yard was swept into one place.

-Wow, sir- isn’t this too much?

A single cry was heard.

The smiling tree went into the old house’s kitchen and started putting in firewood and boiling water.

I had to blanch the spinach and other greens I dug up from the field.

‘Today is that guy’s first visit…’

As the greenhouses were built.

The tree’s work has become busier.

Because even the help of Saimdang and Bora, who had dropped out of school, was needed.

The children’s parents were delighted when they heard that they had been to Namune’s house.

Because these vegetables were sold at such high prices.

The day Bora and Saimdang come.

I also packed some wild greens, vegetables, strawberries, and tomatoes.

Bora and Saimdang’s parents too.

I used to pack and send various things.

At first, let’s politely decline.

He also made a humorous threat(?) that he would prevent Bora and Saimdang from doing their part-time jobs.

Phew―

It’s snowing a lot too.

I thought it would be difficult to listen to it on the way to and from school.

I tried to call in advance to tell them not to come.

It was so early that I put my phone in my pocket.

Knock knock knock

The flames flickered brilliantly in the fireplace of the old house.

The tree headed towards the field.

That moment.

Han-eum was wiping away the snow in front of the doctor’s office and grumbling.

“Why—does it seem like there’s more piles here than in the yard? I knew there was a temperature difference, but isn’t this a bit too much?”

I was muttering to myself.

When did it come?

Abel was looking at Haneum with his pink tongue sticking out.

“Did you come to see hyung?”

Abel just nodded at Haneum’s short voice.

“Abel–. What should I do? I have a home visit clinic starting today, but will I be able to go when there’s so much snow? Will the snowplow be able to drive here?”

A question that sounds like Haneum’s monologue.

Abel just tilted his head.

Haneum, whose appearance was so cute.

I just patted Abel’s head.

Tutter tutter―

Haneum looked up from her sweeping position at the sound she heard from afar.

Slowly on a narrow road that is less than two lanes wide.

A yellow bulldozer running as if it were going to sweep the ground.

Haneum’s mouth naturally turned round.

oh-!

Let’s cross the snow with a bulldozer.

A wide open road appeared on the road.

A small snowplow follows behind.

It was only later that I learned that it was a method for removing snow that had accumulated in remote mountain villages.

Tutter tutter―

Vroom—

Choke choke choke―

After the bulldozer and snowplow passed.

Haneum ended up chuckling as she looked at the snow piled up on the roadside.

‘Each mountain village has its own way of dealing with snow.’

Haneum took out his cell phone and glanced at his watch.

I entered the hospital through the front door again.

Abel also tried to enter the hospital.

“Abel—. I’m sorry. Go to the front gate and I’ll meet you in the yard.”

In Haneum’s calm voice, he explained:

Abel shook his head and ran toward the front door.

* * *

“what?”

Haneum took a sip of the soup and her eyes widened.

“There are many areas on the Dogyeonggye Mountain side that snowplows can’t go to. You can just take the sled pulled by Abel and go.”

I looked up at Abel, who was playing tag with the cats in the yard, from the tree’s edge.

“Can he pull a sled?”

“Uh-. That guy’s ancestors’ original hometown was Alaska.”

“… … .”

Hurrup—

Haneum took another sip of the soup.

I looked out into the yard.

“Oh, and just in case. I also packed some snowshoes.”

“Sulpi? What is that?”

“It’s Sulpi… .”

Haneum opened her eyes wide.

I heard the tree’s description.

“Ahhh—you mean those shoes that prevent you from sinking in accumulated snow?”

“Uh—well, it’s kind of like the concept of a slipper.”

The tree smiled faintly after seeing Haneum’s expression.

“What are you worried about? I’m going to send Abel away.”

Haneum, speaking of the tree, imagined riding a sled.

Something feels a bit off… .

Knock knock-

The tree that had raised its body looked up at Haneum.

“Eat your meal and put the dishes in the dishwashing basket.”

“you?”

“I have to go to the field and prepare for delivery. The snow has piled up, so the truck might come early.”

“Ah―. I see.”

With a spoon in his mouth.

I saw the back of my friend going out into the yard.

“Ah―. Mr. Gunggurum is….”

Let’s think of a nurse going to work.

The eating speed has increased a little.

‘It’s snowing so much… Will I be able to get there on time?’

Nurse Gong Gu-rum, an employee.

When she stopped by the health center.

It was a nurse I was introduced to.

He was a veteran with extensive experience providing home visiting medical services in rural areas in the mountains of Dokyeong-gye.

After she quit her civil service job for personal reasons.

According to the health center staff, he was resting.

An interview with Nurse Gung-Rum was conducted and she was hired.

Kang-War-Rung-

Miyaaaat―

In the yard, Abel could still be seen playing tag with his cat friends.

“Don’t they get tired?”

The five cat brothers also had fun running around and climbing on Abel’s back.

I quickly came to my senses.

“Oh my— why do I lose track of time when I look at those guys…?”