Farming Druid - Chapter 71



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071. Do you live in Seoul?

What I asked of Abel and the Black Death Snake.

It was about whether any animals were missing within a 10-kilometer radius.

Abel is Abel.

The snake set out to gather information in its own way.

Abel went out early in the morning and came back around dinner time.

This went on for several days.

And then another morning a few days later.

The tree is peacefully working in the field with the cats.

A text message arrived.

[Hello. The Dong-A Land Accident Response Compensation Team would like to inform you that your compensation request has been rejected. If you have any questions about the rejected compensation… … .]

I knew this would happen.

‘Freedom of the killer whale.’ From the perspective of Dong-A Land, it must have seemed like an absurd compensation.

This compensation thing was meant to be a shake-up.

The crimes they committed, as heard in the story of the killer whale Kami.

A normal person would have thought, ‘What do I know?’

If I hadn’t come down to my grandmother’s house and inherited the ‘Guardian’, I would have been the same.

The day to inherit the guardianship.

My grandmother said so.

“Tree―. The reason we are respected, revered, and loved by the plants and animals in nature is because we acted for them.”

Grandmother’s ‘we’ would have been the ‘guardians’ passed down from generation to generation.

ha-

“It’s difficult.”

The tree could not help but mutter.

Jiing— Jiing—

Another text vibration sounds.

I took out my cell phone from my pocket and checked it.

[This is Yoon Foods. Regarding our [SeeYou] salad vegetable shipment contract… … .]

A smile appeared on the tree’s lips as it checked the text.

It was a call to confirm the vegetables to be used in Yoon Food’s [SeeYou] salad.

After reading the text.

A tree looking around.

The salad greens have grown to a size where they are ready for harvest.

After planting in the field for experimental purposes.

As a result of checking how much it grows.

It took three days from harvest to consumption.

When you look at the growth rate.

I was really surprised.

For a while, Abel and the cats on the table had no choice but to eat grass-based food.

Let’s check the grass that dogs and cats can eat and steam or boil it and mix it with salt or mix it with feed and feed it.

The house cats and the five cat brothers’ fur has changed.

In the case of short-haired dogs, hair loss is less.

In the case of long-haired cats, there was a change in which the hair became shiny and flowed.

After experiencing significant changes in their fur and health, the cats requested a vegetable-based diet every three days.

It was only natural that Bora and Hong Saimdang, who take care of the house cats, were surprised to see the cats’ changes.

Additionally, for some unknown reason, the plants showed an incredible growth rate.

Thanks to that, I was able to share salad vegetables with Bora and Saimdang’s house, and also send them to Haneum in Seoul.

Their evaluation was very special.

“Sir, you made a salad at home, right? It was really tasty.”

“Brother, Brother – Mom. Among the vegetables you gave me, there was some kale. I heard you wanted to sell it to make green juice.”

The one who gave the most absurd evaluation was my friend Haneum.

“There were so many that I shared them with the nurses, and they praised them, saying that the vegetables tasted similar to the [SeeYou] salad in front of me.”

When I heard even one word.

I was curious as to why it tasted similar to [SeeYou].

Anyway, I was waiting with bated breath for Yoon Foods to contact me.

“Hmm. From there to there, I’ll grow salad greens, and from here to there, I’ll grow onions and garlic… … I’ll grow some beans there.”

The tree, which knew that plants grow quickly, had nothing to worry about.

Oddly enough, except for the field where cabbage was planted, the growth of the plants in the other fields was very fast.

“Should I plant just a little?”

Today, Namoo was plowing the field with the intention of planting a few beans, onions, and garlic.

Percussion – slurp – slurp –

Although the boars made the furrows and ridges, the trees did the rest.

They dug furrows and ridges roughly for the relief crops that the wild boars would eat, and came down the next day.

“What is this? You want me to plant this over there?”

The boar nodded.

It was a tree that was intended to produce regular potatoes for us to eat.

“Well—if you want, I’ll plant these Jerusalem artichokes. I’ll plant regular potatoes with them, too, so if you’re hungry, come down and eat them, and make the field look nice.”

The boars answered the tree’s words with an understanding and disappeared into their dens.

Miyong―(Guardian―.)

The tree that stopped for a moment realized that it was a mother cat.

“Huh? Why?”

Minyaang-(Our babies opened their eyes.)

* * *

What happens when a kitten opens its eyes?

If I had to summarize it in five words, this is what I would have said.

“I’m out of my mind.”

The tree, which had come into the house at the mother cat’s call, saw the babies crawling in all directions.

When I looked at my mother cat, I felt like I could see dark circles under her eyes.

“Is it hard? It’s because you’re still a baby, so cheer up.”

Meow (Help me, Guardian.)

The sad cry of a mother cat.

The tree sighed at the call for help.

A few months ago.

When the five brothers opened their eyes.

Aren’t there many times when you can’t sleep at night?

at that time.

It was a tree that made me realize the greatness of my parents.

I thought, if even cats require this much care, what about people?

Nyaa- (You stand there.)

The mother cat’s voice also became louder.

Among the five cat siblings, Bom would occasionally appear and help the mother cat raise the kittens.

Because I often saw her sucking milk that wasn’t even coming out.

Taaak―

Let the trees clap their hands.

All movement of the kittens stopped.

Ming- Ming- (A giant that smells good.)

It was a cute sight to see the kittens wriggling and approaching the tree.

“You guys— I told you not to leave this fence, right? Innom— I said so.”

Mii- Miing- (I hate thunder-)

Speaking of Innom―.

It was a gentle finger snap just above the ears of little kittens.

Because to cats with keen hearing, it sounded like thunder.

Hmm―

The tree allowed the children to move as long as they didn’t get hurt, but only with their eyes open.

It was a tree that had to enter an emergency situation.

“I prepared a cage for times like this… … .”

I brought into my room a 1-meter tall system fence that I bought when I went to Seoul.

After returning the kittens to their mother’s arms.

The system fence was installed.

Let’s put small drop toys inside along with a cat hiding place.

The kittens, with their eyes wide open, tried to chase it, wriggling and squirming.

“Is this enough to make you feel at ease?”

Meow-(Thank you.)

When you leave the room, you hear the cat’s greeting.

I felt a vibration in my pocket.

[Cocoa Bank Deposit 7,869,000 won Depositor Joo Han-eum]

The moment the tree saw the text, its eyes widened.

What is this?

Thump thump—

-I have to go in for surgery. I called to make a deposit, so I’ll call you back later.

Click.

Han-eum, who spoke one-sidedly and hung up the phone.

I wondered what kind of money it was.

That evening.

After finishing all his work, the tree checked the comments on the video of him making the stove and found a strange comment, which made him lose himself in thought.

└ I want to stuff you with the countryside so beautiful that I want to stop time, and the pretty animals. I want to step on the bug next to you.

For a moment, I got goosebumps.

A tingling sensation running up my spine.

It felt like a spider was crawling on my back.

Is this how a herbivore feels when it encounters a predator?

When the tree is shivering with goosebumps of unknown origin.

I received a phone call from Haneum.

-I was really busy during the day, so I just remembered and deposited it.

“What is that money?”

-What? You didn’t eat clams?

“A clam? What kind of clam?”

-I’m talking about the clams I brought back after helping the dolphins.

“It’s frozen solid in the freezer?”

―It’s no joke. There are pearls with a diameter of 1cm or more, as well as natural black pearls that are sold at high prices. I was surprised.

The tree looked at the refrigerator in the kitchen.

Clams sleeping in the freezer.

These were clams that I had kept to boil and eat when I wanted a refreshing broth.

“So, what’s the price of that pearl plate?”

-uh.

“It’s yours, so why are you sending it to me?”

―… … .

Haneum was speechless.

It was he who gave it to me to take and eat.

But he sent the money he earned from selling the pearls he found inside to himself?

“I’ll send it back to you.”

-Hey, hey. Don’t send them away. Use that money to buy food for the kids in the back mountain.

“That can’t be. It goes against the laws of nature. Then they can’t be tamed by humans. Without me, they would starve to death or be killed by humans, so that’s absolutely not allowed.”

– Really? Then let’s say it’s the price of cat food.

“what?”

-There are 40 house cats now?

“That’s true. There are pregnant ones too… … Ah— damn it.”

The talking tree realized that there were four more pregnant cats inside the house.

Males… … .

When I thought about it that way, hospital bills and surgery costs came to mind.

-what’s the matter?

“Um… … The kittens need to be neutered and there are kittens due to be born… … .”

-See. It’s going to cost a lot of money.

“I have a lot of clams in my freezer too… … .”

– I’ll sell it to you. One of my patients is a jeweler, and when I showed it to him, he bought it for a high price.

Han-eum excitedly explained why she had deposited the money from the sale of pearls inside the oyster.

Even the tree that was listening had no choice but to agree.

If he wanted to feed and put the cats to bed, and also pay Bora and Saimdang, who show up four times a week to help him with his work, the money from selling clams would be a huge help.

“Okay, I’ll take it. Oh— and when I went to the Dong-A Land building a while ago… … .”

The tree told its story to Haneum.

When all the stories are over.

-You even commented on the video?

“Yeah. I just checked and it’s creepy. It’s like what a herbivore feels like when they encounter a hunter or predator.”

-And you’re saying that all the men that woman dated are overseas and you don’t know anything about them?

“Uh―, according to PD Choi Gyu-seop, people in the broadcasting industry have the nickname ‘poisonous spider’.”

– I think it’s a tree.

“say.”

-Ask your animal friends. How about asking them to stand guard around your house?

“… … .”

The tree accepted Haneum’s advice.

Let’s call Abel, who brought the vial, and explain the situation.

Kkung-kung- (I’ll tell Bor.)

“Bor?”

Keueung―(The name of a snake.)

Ah. The snake’s name was Bor.

It was like learning the name of a guy I didn’t want to get close to because of snake PTSD.

“Then, please… … .”

For a moment the tree remembered that Borga was a snake.

If snakes do the work, wouldn’t it be calling snakes?

Let’s think about it that way.

He said, pulling Abel’s cheek.

“Please tell me not to let snakes crawl around my house… … if I want to see them go to the hospital.”

Kiing-(Yes.)

* * *

The tree was asleep and Abel was talking to the snake.

Abel relayed the tree’s message to Bor.

Okay then.

Bor’s yellow eyes glowed ominously and he flicked his tongue.

“There’s a woman like that? She lives in Seoul?”

“That’s right.”