Tangmunjeon - Chapter 264



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Episode 264 Naming

It seems like winter is over, but it’s still a little early to say spring. Something good has happened at Danggajang.

Within a few days, Dangmujin had two children.

The Tang Dynasty Emperor asked the midwife who delivered the baby.

“The third one is also a daughter?”

“yes.”

“Ahem, I see.”

The midwife took Dangjeseon’s story to mean, ‘It’s a shame it’s not a boy.’ People usually prefer boys to continue the family line.

But that was entirely the midwife’s misunderstanding.

Dang Je-seon was secretly satisfied with the fact that he had two more granddaughters.

After comparing my neighbor’s grandson and my eldest granddaughter, Dang-yeong, I felt that Dang-yeong’s wit and charm were cuter and more adorable.

Also, from the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, succession was not a big problem.

Aren’t all three of them young, Dang Mu-jin, Dan Seol-yeong, and Mok Wan-ah? As time goes by, a solution will come up somehow.

In any case, it was a great event, but Dang Mu-jin was given an important task: to name his two daughters.

Since Dang Mu-jin was not particularly talented in this area, he gathered his three friends together and asked for help.

“What would be a good name for my daughter? I spent almost ten days thinking about naming Yeong last time, but this time, there are two.”

Dang Mu-jin and his three friends sat quietly in thought.

Naming is easy if you think about it, but it’s infinitely difficult if you think about it in a difficult way.

And among the four, the one who thought naming was the easiest broke the silence. It was Namgung Myeong.

“At this point, let’s recall the teachings of Elder Jang Il-nam.”

“What teaching?”

“The first is Dangyeong, the second is Dang-dang, and the third is Dang. It is the correct order.”

Instead of answering, Dang Mu-jin pointed outside the house. It was a gesture that meant to tell them to stop talking nonsense and just leave.

Namgung Myung readily acknowledged his limitations and stepped down.

In fact, since it is common for couples to have six or seven children at a time, it is true that there are many people who give their children insincere names like “One Son, Two Daughters, Three Sons.” Among Dang Mu-jin’s neighborhood friends, there were quite a few with similar names.

However, Dang Mu-jin had no intention of giving her two daughters such names. If she had, she would not have asked for help.

Hong Geol-gae, who had been thinking a little longer than Namgung Myung, spoke.

“The name Yeong is written with the character Yeong (永), which means long life, right?”

“yes.”

“Then what about Tang Yongyong?”

The party leader paused.

At first, I almost swore, but when I thought about it, it wasn’t an unconvincing suggestion.

Actually, the name Yeong-yeong is one of the fairly popular names.

‘It’s Dang Yeong-yeong.’

Dang Mu-jin repeated to himself, “Dang Yeong-yeong, Dang Yeong-yeong,” several times. The tone wasn’t too bad.

And clearly, the name Dang Yeong-yeong contained traces of much more thought than nonsense like the day and the party.

Dang Mu-jin quickly regained his composure and asked Hong Geol-gae.

“Then what should we name the third one?”

Hong Geol-gae thought for a moment, then answered in a uncertain voice.

“···What the hell?”

The moment I heard the story, my fists clenched. I thought I was going to discuss such an important matter with Hong Geol-gae. It was a foolish idea from the beginning.

Dang Mu-jin pointed outside again this time.

“Go out and play with Namgoong Myung.”

“Ahem.”

Hong Geol-gae skillfully performed the Chwipalseonbo and disappeared outside. A faint smell of alcohol wafted from the spot where Hong Geol-gae had disappeared.

Now, the only person I can rely on is Hyun-gong.

Dang Mu-jin asked Hyun-gong.

“Do you have any good ideas? You can say whatever comes to mind. I’ll gather some good names, and Seol-yeong and Wan-ah will make the final decision.”

Instead of giving an appropriate answer and getting scolded, Hyun-gong decided to avoid the crisis by involving other people in the situation.

“I’m not very good at naming things, so it’s hard for me to give advice. I think it would be better to discuss it with more experienced people.”

“Experienced? Who?”

“There’s Elder Sam-an-bul and Brother Il-nam.”

“Oh, right.”

Unlike his friends, Sam-an-bul and Jang-eun are very trustworthy people, both in terms of strength and wisdom.

Dang Mu-jin went to the residence of Sam An-bul and Jang Il-nam.

*

“This is Dang Mu-jin. May I come in?”

“okay.”

Dang Mu-jin entered the residence.

Jang Il-nam was not there, but instead there were unexpected guests. Hwa Yeon-shin-ni and Sam-an-bul were there together.

Dang Mu-jin felt that a slight look of discontent appeared on Hwa Yeon-shin-ni’s face.

‘hmm?’

But the look of discontent disappeared in an instant.

Instead, as always, Hwa Yeon-shin spoke in an old-man tone that did not match her appearance.

“Are you here? I heard you’ve been into a strange practice recently. It’s called Bi-ryun, I think?”

“Yes. But that’s not why I came here now.”

“Then why did you come?”

“I have two daughters, so I came to you to ask for help in naming them.”

“Ah, I heard that story too. It is a good and auspicious thing.”

Dang Mu-jin first looked at the three-eyed Buddha.

However, Sam-an-bul looked like he had no confidence.

“I’d rather give you other advice, but I’m not familiar with naming. You’d be better off asking Hwayeonshinni.”

When Dang Mu-jin looked at Hwa Yeon-shin-ni again, Hwa Yeon-shin-ni had a satisfied expression on her face.

“Leave the naming to me. I’ll recite whatever comes to mind, so just pick the best one.”

“All right.”

“Jin-ah, Lee-ryeong, Ok-rin, So-ok, Sang-ah···.”

Hwayeonshinni continued to list names without stopping, like flowing water.

The source of the name is vague. Most likely it is the name of a character appearing in a romantic novel.

However, since they were all pretty good names, Dang Mu-jin was also very satisfied.

“From what I’ve heard, Seonrang and Ga-yul sound good.”

However, Hwayeonshinni’s reaction was not very favorable.

“Hmm. Well. If you’re going to do it, why don’t you choose a different name?”

“What is the reason?”

“Seonrang became a widow at a young age because her husband was taken to the battlefield, and Ga-yul took a long time to get together with her lover.”

As expected, it seems the guess was right. Dang Mu-jin chose a different name without even bothering to say anything.

“I would like to have a short and sweet relationship.”

“That’s also not right.”

“Why again?”

“Dan-ha died tragically, and Hwa-yul had a hard time because her husband was a lowly gangster.”

“···Can’t you just call me by a decent name? The name of someone who lived a normal, safe, and happy life?”

“Where is there a happy story from beginning to end without adversity?”

“···.”

Dang Mu-jin glanced at Hwa Yeon-shin-ni, but if he thought about it carefully, it wasn’t wrong. Just as there are no stories in the world that are only happy, where is there a person who lives a life that is only happy?

“Then I will take Lee Ryeong and Hae Won.”

“Hmm···!”

Dang Mu-jin cut off Hwa Yeon-shin-ni’s story before she could continue with her useless story.

“Let me ask you two questions. Does the story end tragically?”

“No. You’ll be happy in the end.”

“Are you going to enjoy a long life and die?”

“Yes.”

Dang Mu-jin nodded.

“That’s enough. Isn’t life about living without knowing how it will go?”

Hwayeonshinni opened her eyes wide and smiled proudly.

“Yes. In a life where I know nothing, if there’s a happy ending, it’s more than enough. When I first met you, you were a child who didn’t know anything about the world. Now, you’ve become quite an adult.”

“You have three daughters. You need to grow up.”

“Okay. I thought about it well. Go back and tell Seol-yeong and Wan-ah my name and ask them if they like it.”

“All right.”

Dang Mu-jin got up from his seat and looked at Hwa Yeon-shin for a moment.

Hwayeonshinni did not get up from her seat, but sat still and looked at Dangmujin.

“Why are you doing that?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

Dang Mu-jin left the Sam-an-bul residence alone.

*

Following Dangyeong, there are Dang Iryeong and Dang Haewon.

One day, while Dang Mu-jin was busy taking care of her three children and practicing Bi-ryun, she had no time to breathe.

There was a guest who came to see Danggajang. Ilseonja, the head of the Jongnam faction, came to see Danggajang in person.

The frontliner’s behavior was strangely shabby.

It seemed as if he had been diligently brushing off the dirt, but there was still dirt here and there that he had not been able to brush off, and his face was full of the fatigue typical of someone who had moved a long distance. It seemed as if he had not been able to sleep properly and had been moving in a hurry.

The front-liners were looking at the unmanned people moving around inside the party hall with expressions full of tension.

The person who caught his attention the most was definitely Jang Il-nam. Jang Il-nam was always busy playing with Dang-yeong.

As Dang Mu-jin coughed softly and approached Il-seon-ja, Il-seon-ja’s expression brightened immediately.

“Daehyeop Tang! It’s been a while.”

“I didn’t know you would come all this way to find me.”

Previously, Dang Mu-jin had promised to help if there were any problems with the Jongnam faction or the Hwasan faction. However, it was unexpected that Jang Moon-in, Il-seon-ja, came to see him in person.

And this was something that even a party official could not take lightly.

The fact that Jang Moon-in came here in person must mean that he is in dire need of help.

‘No. It seems a little strange to think of it that way.’

If it wasn’t an urgent situation, there would be no reason for the front-line staff to come in person, and if it was an urgent situation, there’s no way the front-line staff, who are the senior members, would leave Jongnampa. No matter how you think about it, it’s strange.

The party leader asked the front-line workers.

“Could it be that the Sapa warriors have already barged in?”

“Not yet. No, not yet. Should I say it’s halfway there…”

“What’s the story?”

“There’s trouble in the Gongdong faction again. The Sang Gwal Taoist has taken all the remaining Gongdong faction members and joined the Jongnam faction.”

An expression that seems to imply the destruction and absorption of the common sect.

Dang Mu-jin asked back in surprise.

“···Yes? Is that true?”

The frontliner waved his hand.

“No, that’s not what you’re talking about. The Gongdongpa lineage hasn’t been broken. They literally just took refuge in Jongnampa for a while. When the situation stabilizes, they’ll return to Gongdongsan. When the situation stabilizes, that is.”

“It looks like something happened in the community.”

The frontliner nodded at Dang Mu-jin’s story.

“That’s right. After the last incident, the Gongdongpa sent people to the north to monitor when the Sapha martial arts world would rise up. Then they noticed something strange.”

“If you feel anything strange…”

“What else can I say? The Sapha unmanned forces moved towards the common faction. I can’t tell for sure because I was watching from a distance, but they looked like they were something out of the ordinary.”

Before he knew it, Hyun-gong had come over and was listening to Dang Mu-jin’s story.

Among the friends, the one who would be the most anxious was definitely Hyungong. If the Sapha warriors from the Gongdongpa area were to launch a campaign and break through the Jongnampa area, then the Hwasanpa and Mudangpa areas would have to block the Sapha warriors’ campaign.

“The condition of the Gongdongpa Taoists is still not normal, so it would have been the right decision to not be too proud and to get out on time. It’s fortunate that it’s not too late.”

“I think so too.”

“Did the Sapha warriors who took over the Gongdong faction attack the Jongnam faction?”

Dang Mu-jin thought it couldn’t be true even while asking the question. If Jong Nam-pa had been attacked, Jang Moon-in, Il Seon-ja, wouldn’t have come here.

“It wasn’t like that until I set out. But as far as I know, they’ve settled in Gongdongsan and haven’t left Gongdongsan yet. It took three days for Jongnampa to find out that there was another incident in Gongdongpa, and there was no movement for several days after that.”

“Then, is Jongnampa’s defense in good condition right now?”

“Seonwooja joined the Hwasanpa’s unmanned forces near Jongnamsan. Thanks to him, I was able to come this far.”

Dang Mu-jin touched his chin with his eyes half-closed. The situation was delicate.

“The situation is strange in many ways. It would be typical of the Sapha drones to rush in as soon as they start moving.”

The frontliner nodded slightly as if to agree with Dang Mujin’s story.

“I think the Sapa drones are quietly waiting for something.”

“What are you waiting for?”

“There’s no reason for all the Sapha drones to move through the common wave. I think they’re trying to enter through multiple routes at the same time.”

The front-liner took a deep breath and spoke to the party leaders.

“Please help me. Jongnampa and Hwasanpa desperately need help from Cheongseongpa, Amipa, and Danggajang.”