Episode 47
Meanwhile, the street stall owner was desperate to sell his goods.
“That hairbrush is the only one in our store!”
“is that so?”
“sure! “Wouldn’t this plum blossom hairbrush be happy to meet an owner as beautiful as Sojeo?”
His words were glossy, as if he had greased his tongue.
“It would look great on you. How about a silver coin?”
“No, it’s okay.”
Yerin shook her head desperately.
Doyul, who was standing nearby, also recommended Yerin.
“It would be okay to buy at least a hairbrush.”
“It’s okay, there’s nothing special to do.”
No matter how much Seolucho has made Binggung’s living conditions better.
Still, as a matriarch, shouldn’t she take the lead and show herself to be frugal?
With those thoughts, Yerin put down her hairbrush.
The street stall owner spoke again.
“Are you really not going to buy it? “It’s just for Sozer!”
“Umm… … .”
Yerin could not easily take her eyes off the plum blossom hairbrush.
If it costs just one silver coin, it’s still not an expensive item.
That one thing is enough… … .
‘No, no.’
Yerin, who had made up her mind, shook her head once again.
“no. Sell a lot.”
“Ugh… … .”
The street stall owner was clearly disappointed.
Yerin quickly turned her head away as if trying to shake off her regrets.
Meanwhile, there was a complicated view looking at her.
‘I think you want that hairbrush.’
It was Doyul.
That’s because even after Yerin refused, she glanced at the street vendor several times.
A regretful expression was evident on his face.
Although Yerin seems to be trying hard to hide it from other people.
“Hey, ma’am. Don’t do that… … .”
Doyul, who was worse off, tried to persuade Yerin once again.
But then.
“Ahh!”
A sharp scream rang out.
Yerin and Doyul, who were startled, raised their heads.
“What does this mean?”
“Well, I guess I should take a look… … .”
In no time, the surroundings became noisy.
At the same time, Yerin stiffened in place.
In the middle of the street where shops are gathered.
This was because five or six men of the same size were kicking a small child.
“Oh my.”
The street stall owner clicked his tongue briefly.
Seeing that there was no sign of surprise, it seemed like this was something the owner was already used to.
The owner opened his mouth in a pitiful voice.
“I guess you didn’t pay rent.”
“Seat tax?”
At that moment, Doyul’s eyes sharpened.
The owner shrugged his shoulders and looked down at the two people.
“Aren’t you two from Behai Province?”
“yes?”
“It seems like you don’t know anything about seat rent.”
The owner continued his explanation quietly.
“If you don’t pay rent, you can’t do business here. “It’s been quite a while since that happened?”
“What is that… … !”
Doyul gritted his teeth.
At the same time, Yerin looked back at Doyul with an urgent look on her face.
“You have to stop it first. “I’m going to get seriously hurt if I do that!”
“let’s go.”
The two people exchanged glances and ran toward the commotion.
“No, without fear!”
The street stall owner was horrified.
“Do you know what kind of people they are!”
* * *
The closer we got to the scene, the louder the terrible noise became.
It was a mixture of the sound of someone scolding harshly and a child’s frightened voice.
Yerin and Doyul’s expressions became increasingly hard.
“You bastard!”
“How dare you do business without permission!”
“How dare you not even pay rent!”
The men’s eyes glazed over and they shouted viciously at the child.
“Well, I was wrong!”
The child was crying and begging under the men.
Looking at the dry tree branches scattered around, it seemed like they were selling firewood.
“Oh my, that kid might be good… … .”
“Didn’t the kid who sold rice cakes yell at you because of the rent the other day?”
“If I do that, I’m going to be in really big trouble!”
People were whispering in frightened voices.
But no one thought to save the child.
It was because the men were afraid.
“Please forgive me, things are really difficult at my house… … .”
The child repeatedly lowered his head, holding on to the man’s trouser legs.
Then the man became disgusted, as if he had dirt on him.
“Why are you trying to beat me up with words? I want to die?!”
If things continued like this, it looked like they were really going to hit the child.
Yerin, who couldn’t see anything, stepped forward.
“What are you doing now?”
At that cry, the men turned to Yerin with a menacing look.
“What is this girl?”
“How dare you interfere with adults’ business?!”
The men glared at me as if to tell me to get out of here immediately.
Yerin raised the child first.
“Ugh, huh, huh… … .”
The child whimpered softly.
At the same time, Yerin’s eyes sank coldly.
‘Again.’
The clothes the child wore looked like rags.
The tattered clothes were not enough to block the cold.
‘Of course, if you even sell firewood yourself at this young age, it is natural that it will be difficult to make a living.’
Still, isn’t this kind of clothing a bit harsh?
Well, it was as if it had no winter protection function at all.
Yerin’s gaze turned to the people surrounding her.
They were dressed better than this child, but they were also not dressed properly.
‘however.’
Yerin glanced sideways at the men.
‘Those guys are dressed very carefully.’
The men were heavily armed with fur and cotton clothing.
Even though I had been wandering around Beihai Province all day, the only common people wearing fur were those thugs.
Yerin bit her molars gently and looked at the child again.
“Were you selling firewood?”
“Yes, yes…” … .”
The child answered with a face covered in tears.
But the next moment, the child’s tears were gone.
“I’ll buy all that firewood.”
It was because of Yerin’s unconventional suggestion.
The child opened his eyes wide.
“yes?”
“I will pay for the firewood.”
Yerin placed three silver coins in the child’s hand.
The child was frightened and threw up his hands.
“Wow, this is too much. Even if I sold all of this firewood, it wouldn’t even be worth a single silver coin… … .”
“are you okay. Instead, you should go straight home, make plenty of firewood, and stay warm. Understand?”
Yerin skillfully comforted the child and helped him get up from his seat.
“Go quickly.”
“yes yes… … .”
The child quickly nodded.
Yerin watched closely as the child kept looking back and walking away.
So that no one can harm the child.
“Wow, I’m a funny girl.”
“They say they don’t know how to be scared of a one-day puppy tiger… … .”
Meanwhile, the men let out exasperated laughs.
That’s because Yerin didn’t pay even a single bit of attention to the men.
Even a pebble on the side of the road would not be ignored to this extent.
“What does young Sojeo believe and be so confident?”
“If you do that, you will be shocked.”
On the contrary, the people around them who were watching this became anxious.
Meanwhile.
The men who were looking Yerin up and down muttered in sinister voices.
“Well, even if you think there is no answer… … .”
“This girl, even though she’s young, she has a pretty fair face, right? “Where did such a pretty girl come from?”
“Besides, looking at her neat clothes, she seems to be the daughter of a family with a lot of money.”
“Once we take him in, we can extort a lot of ransom.”
Each of the men had their own tastes.
Yerin’s face hardened.
‘Are these things really turning over?’
But then.
“What did you say just now?”
A voice as cold as ice rang out.
It was Doyul.
Looking at Doyul, who tilted his head crookedly, he looked very depressed.
“Who do you bring in to extort ransom?”
Yerin swallowed dry saliva.
Of course, she herself had been thinking of turning the whole thing upside down just a moment ago.
‘what? Our palace lord… … ‘You look really angry?’
When I saw Doyul so angry, my mind actually felt cold.
Doyul took a step forward with a cold sneer.
“Just give it a try.”
“Hey, hey… … .”
Yerin timidly called Doyul.
But Doyul didn’t even pretend to listen.
“Let’s see who will collect the ransom.”
What should I do? I guess my voice can’t be heard at all… … .
Yerin broke into a cold sweat.
“Everyone get out of the way!”
Just then, a man came out, wading through the crowd of men standing in the middle of the rain.
Gorgeous clothes, fair skin as if she grew up well.
The appearance itself can be said to be handsome.
However, it had a somewhat grumpy appearance.
furthermore.
‘hmm.’
Yerin frowned slightly.
‘I feel like I’ve seen this before somewhere?’
Strangely enough, that impression felt familiar.
It’s not enough to look down on people, it’s that arrogant atmosphere that tries to manipulate people.
The man lifted a fan that seemed to be carried mostly for decoration and opened it loudly.
I cover my mouth and glance at this direction with wide eyes.
“What on earth is going on that you even brought me in…?” … omg!”
For a moment, the man was shocked.
At the same time, Doyul greeted me in a voice that sounded even cheerful.
“It’s been a while, Gongja Ji.”
New character? I forgot who Gongja Ji is TT
TFTC!!