68 Reading books gives you more experience! 68

Jong-seok was walking down the street to Seoul using a mobile phone map.

"It's hot."

It took about three hours to get out of downtown Chuncheon, but when I got tired, I took a break for a while, and took a rest on my way, so I couldn't come that far.

Fortunately, Jong-seok was walking along the Bukhangang River, probably because he found a good way to walk on foot through the map application.

So I could walk in the cool river breeze.

And there were not many cars on the road, so it was not that dangerous.

Perhaps it was set up on foot to show a quiet road where there were not many cars.

If you follow the map, this river will lead to the Han River, so if you follow this river, you will arrive in Seoul.’

Jong-seok, who was walking along the Bukhangang River, checked the time.

'Five o'clock, ····.'.'

Although the sun was long because it was summer, I thought I should find a house whether I was homeless or looking for a good house.

Jong-seok nodded as he looked around.

"Now that I'm out, I'm going to try homelessness."

On the map, there is a village an hour or so away. But Jong-seok decided to try to stay here tonight.

Mushrooms, herbs, and edible greens from nearby mountains were being washed in water by Jongseok.

Jong-seok, who entered the mountain thinking that there would be something to eat, found more food than he thought.

Because of his experience in cooking and begging, he was divided between what he could eat and what he couldn't eat.

So I could get more ingredients than I thought.

In addition, Jong-seok, who caught several fish, dug the ground on one side of the river and laid pine needles and leaves prepared in advance.

Then he put mushrooms and medicinal herbs on it, and put the trimmed fish on it.

Finally, he put the medicinal herbs back on it, put the leaves on it, and began to lift the soil up.

Then put little stones on it, put dried pieces of wood on it, and put pine needles in it.

"Now when you light the fire, ·····"

"Honey, it's nice here."

"I know. Then shall we sleep here tonight?"

"Yes."

Jong-seok, who was about to light the fire, could see an elderly couple who stopped their car on the shoulder of the road and talked.

Are you trying to be homeless like me?’

Jong-seok, who was thinking about it, lit it with a lighter. In other words, In-young took care of me that I would need this when I went on a trip.

Flap! Flap!

Jong-seok, who made the fire, looked at it.

'It's nice to see the fire.’

An old couple approached Jong-seok, who was still looking at the fire.

"You must be on a trip.”

Jong-seok rose to his grandfather's words and bowed his head.

"Hello."

"Yes."

Grandfather, who received Jong-seok's greetings with a smile, said.

"But you shouldn't make a fire like this in a place like this."

"Oh, really?"

"The feeling of coming is the same as the first time for others to come and enjoy this place. But if there's a place like this where people start fires, they start fires again, and this environment won't be the same."

"Oh! I'm sorry."

Jong-seok, who was trying to extinguish the fire by talking, paused for a moment.

"Why?"

"Because it's cooking."

"Food? I don't see anything.”

"I'm sorry I'm under the fire, but I'll clean it up when the food is ready."

"Then can we take a look at the fire for a while, since it's a fire that's been lit?”

It was a little cool by the river, but not enough to borrow a fire. The old couple literally wanted to see the fire.

"Go ahead."

Jong-seok pointed to the front, and the couple sat in front of him.

Then the grandmother saw Jong-seok's backpack and smiled and said,

"Are you traveling by radio?"

"Yes."

Grandfather nodded at Jong-seok's answer.

"When you're young, you have to buy things."

The old man, who was talking, suddenly snorted.

"It smells like oriental medicine."

Jong-seok breathed heavily into the air and nodded at his grandfather's words.

"You're almost done with your food."

At Jong-seok's words, the grandmother sniffed for a moment and said,

"It smells like oriental medicine."

"There were some herbs in the mountain, so I added them together."

"Does a child know about herbs?"

"Only what you can eat.”

Then Jong-seok carefully pushed the fire aside and carefully lifted the ground with branches.

Sweep! Sweep!

Then the strong smell of Chinese medicine began to rise.

"It smells good."

Jong-seok smiled at her and lifted the leaves covering the fish.

And her grandmother breathed heavily in the sight of the fish and mushrooms that were showing off their white steam.

"Looks delicious."

"Eat together."

Along with the horse, Jong-seok cut out some of the branches he had brought for firewood.

He said, wiping his clothes with chopsticks made of branches.

"Can I see it first?”

"What? Sure."

When Jong-seok allowed it because he wanted to eat it first, his grandfather started to flip the fish and medicines with chopsticks.

"Huh? Well, then..."

"I guess he's trying to see what went in because he's an oriental doctor. Honey, just eat."

Grandfather looked at Jong-seok at his grandmother's words.

"You know how dangerous a herb you don't know is because you know it.”

"I only know what I can eat rather than what I know."

"It's not easy to tell a herb from a poisonous plant. So I think it's a good idea to take it and check it out for your health."

"Ah, ···, then do it."

At Jong-seok's words, grandfather looked at the herbs again and said,

"How many medicines have you got in there?”

"About five."

"What's your name?"

"I can't eat without knowing the name. That's all I know."

"I see."

Grandfather checked the medicinal herbs and mushrooms and nodded.

"You don't have any poisonous plants."

"May I have some, then?"

"It's your food, of course. Listen to me, too."

Grandmother put some fish flesh on grandfather's horse with chopsticks and put it in her mouth.

Then there was a smile on his face.

"It tastes good."

Jong-seok applied fish flesh to his grandmother's words, put it in his mouth, and nodded his head.

'It's not seasoned, but it tastes good maybe because it's full of medicinal herbs. And it doesn't smell like dirt.'

Freshwater fish smelled like dirt if they were mended incorrectly, but it didn't smell because it was mended by itself.

"I'm a little sorry I didn't put salt in."

"You didn't put salt in it?”

Jong-seok nodded at the grandmother's question.

"I didn't bring salt."

"This is good enough without salt. And thanks to the moisture from the mushrooms and herbs, the flavor is well absorbed. Delicious."

Grandfather also smiled gladly after eating the fish.

"I didn't know I'd end up eating this kind of food outside.”

"I'm glad to hear that.”

At Jong-seok's words, grandmother asked while eating fish deliciously.

"But how did you cook this?”

"Put a little bit of ground, put some grass or leaves on it, and then make a fire on it, and the stomach heat is transferred down and cooked. And if you do this, it's going to be cooked in moisture.”

"You know it well. Where did you learn to cook this?”

"In the book."

These days, when someone asks him where he learned from, he answers, "It's all a book."

It is difficult to explain separately and what I learned from the book is true.

Grandmother, who ate all the fish deliciously, looked at Jong-seok.

"Sorry we ate too much."

"No, thanks."

"Why don't you go to our car and have a meal together?"

"In the car? Can I?”

In fact, eating fish and mushrooms didn't make any difference.

Grandpa said with a smile.

"Yes, I will."

As the grandfather and grandmother got up from their seats and walked toward the car, they drove the stalagmites into a hole in which they dug up the embers and covered them with dirt.

Then Jong-seok, who stepped on the ground with his feet, went up to the car with his backpack.

The car was moving from the shoulder to the foot of the mountain. Even if it's a shoulder road, it's dangerous to park at night.

The car was Kim Young-ji's one-ton truck. However, there was a camping car in the cargo compartment.

And a small table came out of the body of the camping car and became a table.

"Wow, that's great."

With Jong-seok's murmur, the roof of the camping car began to rise.

Whoo-woo-ooh!

With a small vibration sound, the roof of the camping car went up and the garage went up more than a meter.

"Wow!"

When Jong-seok threw up his admiration, his grandfather's face was seen in the window that appeared as the roof went up.

"What do you say, good?"

Jong-seok nodded at his grandfather, who seemed to want to show off.

"Yes, it's like a Transformer car.”

The grandfather, who laughed at Jong-seok's words, beckoned inside. When Jong-seok went behind the car, his grandmother brought a tray of side dishes.

"When the old man shows me the car, please admire it."

Jong-seok nodded at the whispering grandmother and went into the camping car.

"Good."

It was cozy inside the camping car.

"Even the little one has everything. If you look here, there's a refrigerator, and if you lift it up, there's a sink. 그리고······."

Jong-seok nodded and admired his grandfather's explanation of the camping car.

There was also a request from my grandmother, but there were many interesting things even if it wasn't.

"This is all my design.”

"You have such a good idea."

The inside of the camping car was made to use every little space.

"And this device of penitence."

When the grandfather pressed the four corners of the camping car with his hand, the joint opened with a clack.

Then I pressed the red button on one side.

Whoo-woo-ooh!

With the roof of the camping car going down, the walls began to go down.

"Wow."

"It was all good, but the roof was low, so it was a little stuffy and uncomfortable. That's why I built this device.”

Then the roof began to rise again when Grandpa pressed the blue button.

And as I went up to the end, the joint worked with a clack.

"Stop bragging and eat."

Grandfather and Jong-seok came out at grandmother's call.

Jong-seok sat dazed with saliva stuck in his head. The grandfather, who had finished his meal, said Jongseok was a senior in high school and that it was a good saliva for his eyes and head.

It didn't hurt, but some places were very sick. Screaming almost came out when I poked my head around my eyes and around my head.

The grandfather, who was still looking at Jong-seok, began to drool one by one.

Sweep! Sweep!

Grandmother wiped the saliva that grandfather had removed with alcohol cotton and began to put it in the saliva.

So said the grandfather, who had taken all the saliva from Jong-seok's head.

"What do you say?"

"I feel like my eyes are clear. I feel a little refreshed."

"These days, people say that oriental medicine is folk medicine or something, but nothing works as well as acupuncture."

There was a little dissatisfaction with the grandfather's voice.

"I think so. But do you carry saliva in your car?"

Is that stupid question? Even if you're retired, you're an oriental doctor, so you can carry around acupuncture.’

Grandfather said to Jong-seok's question, wiping his saliva with alcohol cotton.

"Because it doesn't cost me money to put my mouth down."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm taking this car on a nationwide trip to Paldo. If you look at it, you'll see a lot of people who are sick or sick. Western medicine costs a lot of money to treat, but oriental medicine can treat dizzying diseases with only acupuncture."

"Can a needle cure a disease?"

"Not with a needle. But most of the ingredients used in Chinese medicine can be obtained from private homes.”

"Really?"

"Dried mugwort, which is moxa-dried, may be easily found in the countryside, even though it may not be in the city, and tableware can be replaced by fraudulent bowls. Unless it's a serious illness, we can replace it with folk remedies such as green onions and garlic without herbs."

"I see."

"If you give your elders some materials to help them with the disease or the affected area, they can be treated at home without having to go to the hospital, which is not comparable to Western medicine."

"And it doesn't cost any money."

"Then."

When he responded to his words, the grandfather seemed to be in a good mood and told me more about Chinese medicine.

"Western medicine treats after illness, but oriental medicine treats the cause before illness."

"Why?"

"Take a cold as an example. Western medicine thinks that the cold virus penetrates into the body and causes disease, but Oriental medicine says it is a disease caused by fraud due to wind blowing into the body. That's why it's called Pungsa."

"Pungsa."

"And the place where the wind comes in is the back. That's why when you catch a cold, you keep your back warm."

"I see."

"And, ···.".""

Grandfather explained a few more differences between Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

Jong-seok, who was listening to the story interestingly, asked.

"May I see your treatment?"

"Why, do you miss me?”

"Yes."

Grandmother opened her mouth to Jong-seok's words.

"Then let's go to Deokgu-ri tomorrow."

"Dokguri?"

"You can look at the adults you saw last year."

Grandfather looked at Jong-seok at his grandmother's words.

"There is Deokgu-ri in Gangwon-do about three hours from here. Would you like to go there?”

"Yes, I really want to go and see it."

"Then let's do that."

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