Episode 49
The scene that unfolded before my eyes was just as unrealistic.
‘That slender girl treated six strong men like toys.’
‘Besides, what about boys? Every time the men try to run away, they are quickly caught… … .’
The two children were stepping on the men so carefully that it hurt everyone who watched them.
The people surrounding them opened their mouths one by one.
Most people responded that they felt refreshed.
“It seems like my physical strength has gone down.”
“So, how much money was collected for rent… … .”
Among them, there were people who looked at Doyul and Yerin with worried eyes.
“But are those kids okay?”
“Well, just by looking at them, they look like a noble master and young lady.”
“That’s right, that’s right. “That arrogant Prince Ji raised his voice to demand an apology from his subordinates right away.”
Among them, there was one whisper that really caught Yerin’s nerves.
“Well, the way you dress makes you look like that. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen clothes lined with fur.”
“Isn’t it like getting stars in the sky these days?”
Although he was speaking in a lower voice, Yerin understood the whisper without difficulty.
‘Unbelievable.’
Yerin’s expression hardened slightly.
‘I heard that finding fur in Beihai Province, like nowhere else, is like finding a star in the sky… … .’
How on earth did this happen?
That time when Yerin gently pulled and bit her lip.
Confucius Ji approached quietly and spoke hesitantly to Doyul.
“N-no, that… … “Stir.”
“Something?”
Doyul glanced back at Confucius Ji.
Confucius, feeling encouraged by this, hurriedly lowered his voice and whispered.
“Su, didn’t you scold your subordinates like this?”
so?
As if asking that question, Doyul raised his eyebrows.
“I will never collect rent from now on, so this problem… … .”
“Go back to Jijang and wait quietly.”
However, Doyul cut off Ji Gongja mid-sentence.
It was a declaration that we would not turn a blind eye to this incident.
“still… … !”
“Do you know the saying ‘scratch and crumble’, Ji Gongja?”
Doyul asked Prince Ji calmly.
“From my perspective, whenever Gongja Ji keeps doing this, I think I’ll get grumpy.”
“…….”
“What do you think, Confucius Ji?”
In the end, Prince Ji became very sad and disappeared with his men.
At the same time, thunderous applause erupted from the onlookers.
“Just look at those bastards running away in a hurry!”
“What on earth did that kid say that made him run away like a chicken with its tail on fire?”
But then.
The street stall owner walked through the crowd and urgently approached the two people.
“No, look!”
He then looks down at Yerin and Doyul with concern.
“What are you going to do if you keep fighting like this?”
“yes?”
“Of course, I am also relieved to see Prince Ji’s subordinates turning a blind eye like that… … .”
The street vendor owner, who glanced in the direction where Prince Ji and his minions had disappeared, sighed deeply.
“I’m telling you this because I don’t think the two of you are from Behai Province, but I know how scary Jijajang is.”
“…….”
For an instant, Doyul’s eyes became cold.
It is impossible to say something like that without causing some outrage to the common people.
That means… … .
“It would be a big problem if the head of the household tried to get even, so what should I do?”
“Thank you for your concern.”
Doyul shook his head and tried to smile.
“One will be fine.”
“still… … .”
“I will personally report this to the North Sea Ice Palace to prevent something like this from happening in the future, so don’t worry about it.”
The street stall owner had a suspicious look on his face.
However, when a person in trouble says something like that, I can’t say anything more.
“Well, we have urgent business to attend to.”
After saying that, Doyul winked at Yerin.
Yerin quickly left with Doyul.
* * *
Doyul was currently angry to the top of his head.
“What a seat fee! “How can you do such a stupid thing in a place ruled by the North Sea Ice Palace?”
“…….”
“This is no different from ignoring Binggung! How can this be… … !”
“…….”
“Looking at the people who have been harmed so far, we must file a formal complaint to the head of the household!”
Doyul poured out harsh words.
But Yerin, who would normally have been even angrier than Doyul, had no answer right now.
‘what?’
Doyul glanced at Yerin’s side face.
Yerin was silent with her long eyelashes lowered.
No matter where you looked, he looked like he was in deep trouble.
Doyul asked a question worriedly.
“Ma’am, are you okay?”
“… … yes?”
Only then did Yerin come to her senses and look back at Doyul.
“What do you mean, it’s okay?”
“Since you continue to be quiet, I thought you might have been hurt by Confucius’ subordinates earlier.”
“No, that can’t be possible!”
Yerin was furious.
“It’s rude to say that. “I can’t believe I got hurt by those bastards!”
Yerin got angry.
Doyul laughed awkwardly at that reaction.
“All right. “I made a mistake because I was worried.”
“Don’t even worry about that! And the reason I was quiet was… … .”
Yerin, who was once again with a straight face, furrowed her brows.
As if something really bothered me.
“Don’t you think it’s strange, Lord?”
Then, he asked Doyul back.
Doyul tilted his head.
“What do you mean?”
“There are very few people who make clothes using fur.”
At that moment, Doyul realized the identity of the feeling of alienation he had felt earlier.
People’s clothing is too light.
“… … okay. “No matter how expensive fur is, Beihai Province is a place where fur supply is relatively easy.”
Yerin nodded seriously at Doyul’s words.
“At first, I thought it might be because we paid fur instead of money as taxes.”
Yerin narrowed her eyes and continued speaking.
“But of the people we’ve seen so far before arriving at this dry goods store, there are significantly fewer people wearing fur.”
At those words, Doyul once again recalled the scenery of Beihai Castle that he had seen so far.
That was certainly correct.
Except for the wealthy, ordinary people were dressed in layers of thin clothing.
After a while.
Doyul muttered to himself.
“… … Nevertheless, Prince Ji and his subordinates were dressed in fur.”
“Yes, that’s suspicious too.”
Yerin nodded resolutely.
“According to data received from the National Finance Agency, the number of cases of paying taxes with fur has increased in recent years.”
“That’s what I looked at.”
“Then, based on common sense, wouldn’t it be correct to think that the supply of fur has increased due to better hunting?”
Yerin asked the question again.
“But why can’t I see any people dressed in fur in the village?”
“… … Unbelievable.”
Doyul could not hide his surprised face.
In fact, since taxes were being paid properly, it was a problem that could have been overlooked without much attention.
Doyul himself only thought it was ‘suspicious’ and could not clearly specify his suspicions.
But after listening to Yerin’s words… … .
‘It certainly makes sense.’
The problem seemed different.
What was the reason that Beihai Province was able to replace taxes with in-kind furs in the first place?
This was because it was a relatively easy environment to obtain fur.
But in such a situation, don’t you use the fur itself to avoid the cold?
And in a situation where the supply of fur is so high that taxes are paid with fur?
After gathering her thoughts for a moment, Yerin opened her mouth.
“I think it would be a good idea to go to a dry goods store first.”
“A dry goods store?”
“yes. “A dry goods store deals with various fabrics and furs.”
Yerin continued speaking calmly.
“Wouldn’t it be a good idea to check whether you can get fur at a dry goods store?”
If you can’t get fur at a dry goods store.
It would be correct to think that all fur in Beihai Province is dry.
Yerin tried to suppress her ominous feeling.
“That is correct. let’s go.”
Doyul nodded and walked ahead of Yerin.
* * *
As I walked inside the temple for a while, I saw an area where dry goods stores were gathered.
Yerin and Doyul walked in front of the dry goods store and looked at what fabrics were available.
and.
‘As expected, there is none.’
Yerin clicked her tongue briefly.
‘These things don’t have to match my expectations… … .’
It was as she expected.
The fur was completely dry.
Doyul muttered in a dark voice.
“… … “There really is no fur at all.”
It was quite pitiful to see both shoulders drooping.
Yerin did her best to comfort Doyul.
“But you never know. “We haven’t even looked at all the dry goods stores yet.”
“but… … .”
“It might be different once you actually go inside the store.”
“I hope so.”
Doyul nodded with a gloomy expression.
Damn, thw whole family is a bunch of greedy people TT
TFTC!!