Farming Druid - Chapter 89



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089. It started to sway.

Last night.

After a hearty meal of pork belly and plenty of ssam.

I said this while offering my grandmother a cup of green tea.

“I was told that I was eligible for a health checkup, so I made an appointment for one at Korea University Hospital for tomorrow.”

“Is it like that already?”

“Yes. So, you will go up for a checkup tomorrow afternoon.”

“Ugh―.”

At the same time as my grandmother’s answer, I received a text message from Haneum.

A text message saying that one digit was left out so you can come up.

The next morning.

Outside the gate, the wind and rain were blowing, but in the fields, only a gentle breeze was blowing.

After the tree and the grandmother worked diligently in the field.

After telling the house cats and the five cat brothers Abel to take good care of the house.

I’m ready to go up to Seoul.

Before getting in the car.

My grandmother handed me a necklace.

“What is this?”

“When my grandmother often went up to Seoul. It was something she used. It was an item that hid the existence of a ‘guardian’. And it was a new one, not something that my grandmother used.”

oh-.

The tree was secretly amazed.

It was definitely something I needed.

The ring the snake gave me didn’t feel a bit uncomfortable.

I turned the necklace around.

The strap felt very soft to the touch, as if it were made of leather.

The medallion in the middle of the adjustable leather strap was wooden.

But it looks quite familiar.

A large tree was carved within a circular frame.

There are birds and squirrels on the small tree.

In front of the tree, there were cute carvings of cats and dogs.

The tree’s head tilted as it looked at the sculpture for a long time.

‘Where have I seen this?’

It was definitely a familiar medal.

I turned the medal over and looked at it.

?!!―

The tree looked at the grandmother.

“Your father carved it for you with his own hands. The tree in the middle is you. It’s your name tree. It’s said to mean that you will grow up strong and healthy like a beautiful maple tree.”

As he listened to his grandmother’s explanation, the tree stroked the medal on his necklace.

‘dad…….’

When the tree was in elementary school.

After my father came home from work and had dinner.

He took out a wooden board and a carving knife and carved something.

My father, who didn’t answer even when I asked him what he was carving.

Only now did the tree realize what the carving meant.

‘It was a gift from my father… So that’s why he was carving it at that time.’

I felt like crying, but I held it back.

Swish―

Then I hung it around my neck.

The faint scent of the deep forest tickled my nose.

‘This smell is… … .’

I was used to it.

It was the scent that came from my father’s arms.

The tree, who liked her father better than her mother, often hugged her father’s arms when he came home from work.

I loved the scent of this forest in my father’s arms.

It was a longing for the father I would never see again in one corner of my heart.

I felt like crying again, but I held it back.

It was good that you endured it.

The grandmother, who knew the tree’s feelings, reached out and stroked its back.

It was a tree that swallowed tears while looking at the sky.

Raindrops fell on his face, obscuring the tears that flowed down his face.

* * *

Squeak-

“Grandma, please get off first.”

“Ugh―.”

After dropping off my grandmother in front of the entrance to Korea University.

The tree quickly ran to the front door after parking in the parking lot.

Is it because of the necklace?

Normally, there would be cats and dogs around, but there were none.

‘It works well… … ‘

The reason the tree was reluctant to come to Seoul was because too many animals gathered there.

‘At this point, I guess I can come up to Seoul sometimes… … .’

I liked the necklace.

The fact that it was a gift from my father also played a part.

Ta-da-dak

Let’s run quickly to the front door.

My grandmother stood upright.

There was a familiar face next to him.

It was my friend Haneum.

“Are you here?”

Haneum raised her hand and pretended to know.

“Aren’t you busy?”

To be honest, I was blunt when I said it, but it felt good.

Haneum answered with a smile next to her grandmother.

“I heard grandma is coming, so I should go and say hello.”

It was a tree that was grateful for Haneum’s kindness.

“Come on up, Grandma.”

“Ugh. And thank you. For being friends with the tree.”

At her grandmother’s one word, Han-eum started to whine and talk about various things next to her grandmother.

While Namu was going through the admission process for her grandmother’s health checkup, Haneum guided her grandmother to the hospital room.

It was a double room, but there was no one in the room.

After Han-eum guided her grandmother to the hospital room.

He returned to his workplace, saying he would come back in the evening.

A doctor from the health checkup center came into the hospital room and checked various things next to the grandmother.

“Grandma – You can stay here for a day and get tested today. Did you eat breakfast?”

“No, I didn’t eat.”

“Then, please rest for a bit. The nurse who will guide you will be here shortly, so please wait a moment.”

“Ugh―.”

The tree was taking care of the grandmother from the side.

While waiting for the nurse, Namoo’s phone started vibrating.

Jiing— Jiiing—

After checking his phone, the tree told his grandmother that he would be back soon.

I headed down the hallway emergency stairs and checked the caller.

[Animal Land Feather.]

“hello?”

-Mr. Hannamu?

“yes-.”

It was Tae-ra, the cameraman at [Animal Land] who had come to film the previous 5 cat brothers.

After exchanging greetings.

Tae-ah started to bring up the serious matter of why she had called.

-I’m sorry… …Can you help us, PD Hong?

“yes?”

Tae-ah began to calmly explain over the phone.

It is said that a character who appears as a regular member of Animal Land was suddenly hospitalized due to a traffic accident.

Because of that, while they were in a hurry to cast a character who loved animals, they ended up calling Namu.

“… I understand what you’re saying, Ms. Tae-ara. But isn’t this an abuse of authority?”

―… … .

“Even if I were to ask for a favor, PD Hong Seon-ah should contact me directly. In my opinion, it seems like an overstep of authority for Tae-ara to contact me… … .”

The other person felt a little hesitant at the cold wooden voice.

―… Since PD Hong was so busy, I contacted him instead. I think you couldn’t help but think that way. I’m sorry.

“Let me think about it.”

– PD Hong said he would call you back in two hours.

“All right.”

After hanging up the phone, Namu leaned against the wall of the emergency staircase hallway with his arms crossed and thought for a moment before heading to the hospital room.

* * *

Namu started going around to various examination rooms with her grandmother.

The health checkup went very quickly.

After all the tests were over, my grandmother lay down on the bed with a slightly tired look on her face.

“I’m tired… … .”

“Okay, then. Get some rest.”

“Ugh―.”

As soon as I covered myself with the blanket.

I could hear even breathing.

You seemed very tired.

Let’s leave the sickroom.

Haneum approached in plain clothes.

“What about Grandma?”

“Go to sleep.”

Haneum ended up chuckling at the tree’s brief answer.

“Let’s eat something simple down here.”

“uh-.”

The two headed to the staff cafeteria in the basement of the hospital.

As we entered the restaurant, a delicious smell began to waft in.

Although it was a buffet-style restaurant, they also sold set menus that were similar to regular meals.

“What do you want to eat?”

“I’ll just eat menu A.”

“Let’s see. Today’s menu A is Jangteo Gukbap. I should just eat menu A too.”

Haneum tagged the employee ID card he had.

I chose the menu.

As the tree settled down and waited, Haneum approached carrying two trays.

“I’ll eat well.”

“Okay.”

“When are you off this time?”

The tree asked, looking at Haneum, while scooping up the garnish and soup with a spoon.

Haneum narrowed her eyes slightly at the question.

“…why?”

“Please help me with the fall harvest. Even if we harvest with machines, it’s a bit difficult to do it alone.”

“When are you going to do it?”

“Maybe around the first week of October? Originally, we were going to do it in the third week of September, but Nonghyup said that the schedule didn’t work out. So we’re going to postpone it a bit.”

“Then can I come for the examination?”

“maybe.”

Dalgrak-

“Ah―. That’s right. I received a casting request.”

Haneum stopped holding the spoon in her mouth and looked up at the tree.

“What? Where?”

“Animal Land.”

“Huh? You didn’t like selling your face, did you?”

“Uh— I don’t like it… … PD Hong Seon-ah kept begging me. Instead of visiting my country house next week, she said she’d rather have me appear on a show instead, and she was practically crying.”

“So that’s why you said you were going out?”

“Well, I thought it might be okay to do it once.”

Namu had a deal with producer Hong Seon-ah when she was broadcasting the cat show at Animal Land.

Instead of mosaic-processing, I was asked to stay at Namune’s house for one night and two days.

When PD Hong Seon-ah suggested that Namu settle the matter by appearing on a broadcast instead of asking for the favor, Namu said that she understood.

‘Now that Grandma is here, I want to spend some quiet time with her for the time being… … .’

After dinner, Han-eum stopped by the hospital room to say hello to her grandmother, but she was still sleeping.

Han-eum, who came down to the hospital entrance, looked at the tree and spoke playfully.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I was able to rent an officetel nearby.”

“How is that my fault? You probably got the jeonse deposit with the money you earned.”

“It’s all thanks to you that I got it by selling pearls. Tsk tsk.”

“Is that so?”

“Okay. I’m going in.”

“Okay, see you tomorrow.”

Let’s send Haneum and return to the sickroom.

Grandma was up.

“It’s stuffy.”

“Would you like to go to a nearby garden? There’s a nicely decorated garden behind the hospital.”

“Let’s do that.”

The grandson came down to the first floor and sat side by side in the garden behind the hospital.

Since it was a health checkup, going out was not greatly restricted.

The two sat on the bench and looked around.

“It’s a tree.”

“yes?”

“Can you hear the voices of plants and animals now?”

The tree listened quietly to the grandmother’s question.

Shasasasak―

As the wind blew.

Small voices began to be heard.

Their voices were small but clear.

“Um… …yes. I can hear it well.”

The grandmother nodded in response to the tree’s answer.

He said with a smile.

“Grandma, I’ll show you a little trick.”

I was looking forward to what my grandmother said.

What would you like to see?

Huh- huh- huh- huh.

As Grandma’s humming sound spread gently through the garden.

The plants in the garden all began to spread their leaves toward Grandma.

The leaves of the plants swayed gently in response to the humming.

Huh-huh-huh-huh-

The tree, whose leaves swayed in response to the grandmother’s humming, felt like it was watching a ‘talking plant doll’.

Even though people couldn’t hear it, the plants were imitating Grandma’s humming exactly.

After finishing humming, the grandmother snapped her fingers at the plants.

Then a beautiful melody came to the tree’s ears.

The music sounded like a song.