Chapter 417
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 417
Chapter 417. A New Beginning for Yangyang Martial Arts Academy (3)
I was in Gahoru.
As promised, Chairman Sung cleaned up Gahoru within three days.
I came here to check on the necessary items.
While I was doing so, Principal Yeom arrived.
“Are you here?”
“I'm sorry I'm late. Chairman Sung came to see me, and we had a long talk.”
“Chairman Sung?”
He nodded in response to my question and showed me a box.
“Yes. He came here himself and gave me this.”
“...?”
Seeing me tilt my head, Principal Yeom opened the box and showed me its contents.
“It's thirty silver coins. He said he was sorry again and gave me this. It's the money we received for demolishing the Yangyang Martial Arts Academy.”
“He came here himself to give you this... He's really changed a lot.”
“Yes, he's definitely changed a lot.”
Yeom Gwan-ju nodded and continued.
“By the way, you must be struggling with financial difficulties, so how did you manage to get this money?”
“You're right.”
I pretended not to know, but I had a guess.
He must have found the inheritance of the previous Chairman.
How would I know that?
I felt sorry for the late Chairman Sung, but I wondered if he had left any words for the Yangyang Martial Arts Academy, so I read his letter.
And in the last sentence, there was a message from the previous chairman.
A stone statue of a turtle in the pond in the middle of the choir loft.
So I sneaked into the choir loft and went to the pond.
I'm sure Geum-ryeong drooled over that statue.
Seeing that, I was certain.
There was something precious inside.
I thought it might be gold, silver, or jewels.
To be honest, he was the kind of person who would hide the real contract, anticipating how his son would act.
He must have known that his son would not listen to him and would end up getting involved in the entertainment business and having a hard time.
“By the way, how many moves ahead did the previous chairman of the martial arts academy think?”
“Why do you think so?”
“For some reason, I feel like this eight-story building is a gift from the previous chairman to the Yangyang Martial Arts Academy.”
Principal Yeom scratched the back of his neck at my words.
“That could be true. But wasn't it because of the previous captain that it came into the hands of the Yangyang Martial Arts Academy?”
That's true.
I don't know much about how the Yangyang Martial Arts Academy fared in my previous life, but considering the circumstances, it must have been very difficult.
Even so, why do I still think that this is a gift from the late Chairman?
I smiled and dismissed the thought.
“I was organizing things that would be needed before you arrived.”
Then I took the tablet from Miss Seo and handed it to Principal Yeom.
Principal Yeom looked at the list on the tablet and blinked, then asked, “Why did you write ‘bed’?”
“Why did you write down so few beds?”
At the Yangyang Martial Arts Academy, they used beds made of bricks stacked up with wooden boards on top.
Of course, they were not comfortable or pleasant to sleep on.
“Why are you so surprised? Do you believe that if you are comfortable, you will neglect your training?”
Yeom Kan-ju waved his hands hastily at my words.
“No! Of course, I want my children to be comfortable. But this is too much for me...”
“This is not too much for me.”
“What?”
“And I think you seem to have misunderstood something. Everything written there is something I bought and put here.”
“What?”
Yeom Kwan-ju was taken aback.
But he quickly regained his composure and asked me with a serious expression.
“Why...?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why are you bestowing such kindness upon our Yangyang Martial Arts Academy?”
To be honest, even I thought I had gone too far.
Yeom Kwan-ju's eyes were filled with suspicion.
“To be honest, you are only the representative of the Palace Head. And the Palace Head would not have ordered you to do this. So why...?”
Judging from how he had treated me until now and what he had just said, it seemed that my Master had not told him about my identity.
He must want me to reveal it myself.
It was time to reveal it.
That would make me feel better.
“I'm sorry for not introducing myself.”
“What?”
“I am Eun Seo-ho, the Young Master of Seolpung Palace. I come to greet Principal Yeom.”
“...”
Principal Yeom was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened.
“The Young Master?”
“As a palace head, I don't think it's wrong to seek convenience for future palace residents. And I have the financial resources to do so.”
I said with a smile.
“So, would you mind if I prepared these for you?”
“No, no! Of course not!”
Only then did Principal Yeom seem to come to his senses and wave his hands.
“How can I refuse when the young palace head has offered to do so? However, I am very grateful...”
He had tears in his eyes.
“If you don't mind, please take this money as well.”
Principal Yeom handed me a box containing thirty pieces of silver that he had received from the city chairman, but I gently refused.
“No, please use that to buy something delicious for the children. The famine is not over yet.”
“...I understand.”
“And although I am the captain of the palace guards, I cannot reveal my position to the outside world, so please just call me the deputy captain.”
“I will. By the way, you said you are the deputy head of the martial arts academy... To be honest, I had expected as much. This place, Yangyang Martial Arts Academy, is not a place that outsiders can see, is it? And the fact that you were entrusted with this place means that the Palace Head trusts you that much.”
Yeom continued.
“You have chosen a difficult path, but I am grateful nonetheless.”
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After finishing his conversation with Principal Yeom, he headed for Cheongpa-ru.
Since early morning, he had been busy calling a carpenter and instructing him on what furniture to make and where to repair.
Was it because of the power of Tae-eum Byeonghae Gong that he wasn't tired? Or was it because of his Master's rigorous training that pushed him to his limits?
“Shall we have dumplings for lunch today?”
“It doesn't matter to us.”
As we were talking and entered Cheongpa-ru, a man was waiting for me.
“Captain!”
He is a Palm print maker.
“Ah, is the car finished?”
At my question, the Palm print maker prostrated himself in front of me.
“I'm sorry! I cannot fulfill your order, Captain.”
“What? What do you mean?”
“It's just that...”
“Is there a problem with the ingredients? Or is it the fault of the tea maker?”
At my words, he looked up at me with a surprised expression.
My guess was right.
“I already knew that. I knew that you weren't the one who made the moon tea.”
The moon tea I drank had a slightly unusual aroma.
Making tea takes longer than one might think, and to prevent the tea from absorbing odors, no fragrances are ever added.
Therefore, the bodies of those who make tea naturally emit a subtle tea aroma.
If the man in front of me was the one who made the moon tea, his body should have been permeated with the scent of moon tea.
However, there was almost no scent of moon tea on this man.
Moreover, the fact that I had never heard of this moon tea in my previous life meant that it was not widely known.
Due to these suspicious circumstances, I did not make a separate contract with Lee Ja, unlike those who made moon tea.
He bit his lip and bowed his head.
“I have committed a capital offense! I dared to deceive the Captain!”
“So what's the problem?”
He begged earnestly, his voice trembling.
“My son... Please save him.”
“Explain everything from the beginning. I can't understand what you're saying.”
“I am sorry.”
He stopped crying and slowly began to explain.
He said he had a son who was seventeen years old this year.
One day, his son went to the place where moon cakes were made and saw something interesting. He mixed something into the tea leaves and asked his father to taste it.
That was the moon cake.
“But when I went to the mountains to get the ingredients for the moon tea, I was bitten by a snake... and it won't heal.”
Ah...
Something must have happened to the Palm print who made the moon tea.
I said to him.
“Where are you now? Please take me there.”
“Yes!”
He jumped up from his seat, and we followed him.
We were planning to have some dumplings for lunch...
It seems like today is going to be another busy day.
After a while, we arrived at a building.
I had been there before.
It was the house of the physician who had treated the courtesan of Cheongpa-ru.
As a master craftsman of tavern tables, this must be his regular physician.
“Oh! What brings you here?”
In response to her question, I pointed to the man next to me and said,
“We are here for this man's son.”
“You are here because of Hee-rok.”
So his name is Hee-rok.
“How is he?”
She shook her head with a gloomy expression.
“He's not doing very well. He's been taking medicine, but his fever won't go down. We need to get some more expensive medicine...”
So that's why he clung to me.
“That's terrible. May I take a look?”
“Yes, of course.”
I followed her into a room.
A young man was lying on a bed, breathing heavily due to his fever.
The fragrant smell mixed with the smell of medicine was definitely the scent of moonflower.
This young man must be the Palm print maker.
Meanwhile, Pal-gap approached first and touched the young man's forehead.
“Ugh! It's really hot.”
“We must lower the fever first.”
He seemed to be suffering from a high fever, but I had just the right method.
I placed my hand on his forehead and blew cool air on it little by little.
Gradually, the fever subsided and his breathing became easier.
But I didn't stop there.
My energy detected the snake venom inside the young man's body.
The energy of Tae-eum Byeonghae Shin Gong is very effective in purifying poison.
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Hmm, this is a little embarrassing.
I let go of him and said,
“Now, he just needs to recover his energy. Tell him to come see me when he's feeling better.”
Then I returned to Cheongpa-ru.
“Pal-gap. I'm hungry.”
“Yes, I'll bring you some dumplings right away.”
I thought of the young man I had treated, Hee-rok.
It was clear that he had been bitten by a snake in his previous life. That must be why he didn't know how to take a month off.
Several days passed.
During that time, Kahoru completely transformed from a tavern worker into a martial arts academy student.
Now all that was left was to move.
At that moment, Palgak entered my room.
“Young master, you have guests.”
“Guests?”
“Yes. The young man who was bitten by a snake and nearly died, and his father.”
“Ah! I see they are well. I will go downstairs.”
When I went downstairs, the father and son bowed their heads to me.
“Greetings, Captain.”
“Please sit down.”
At my words, they cautiously sat down.
“What are your names?”
I already knew, but I wanted to hear them introduce themselves.
“My name is Sun-hee-rok.”
“I am Eun Seo-ho, the captain of the Eunhae Trading Company. It is nice to meet you.”
“I heard. You saved my life.”
I nodded.
“I don't know how to repay this kindness. My father told me that you wanted to take the moon cake I made with you when you left, so I made this for you.”
“Thank you.”
I opened the box he handed me. Inside the box was tea wrapped in paper.
“May I try this tea?”
“Of course.”
I asked the waiter to prepare the tea, and soon he brought a tea set.
I brewed the tea myself and took a sip.
Hmm... This cool and refreshing taste is exactly the same as the moon tea I drank before.
“Did you come up with this moon tea yourself?”
“Yes, I did.”
“How much does it cost to produce this tea?”
“To be honest, it doesn't cost much. Actually, this Yongjeong tea hasn't sold well for a long time, so the aroma has faded a little.”
Seoho is famous for Yongjeong tea.
Perhaps that's why I thought plain Yongjeong tea was a little bland. So I used to mix something else with it.
A particularly famous blend is Yongjeong tea with osmanthus, which is a specialty of Seoho.
“I was wondering what to do with tea that had lost some of its aroma, and then I saw you making Wolju, so I tried making it myself.”
“So it has similar ingredients to Wolju?”
“Yes. It's tea made by blending several ingredients.”
In other words, this moon tea is not a pure tea, but a blended tea like gyehwa yongjeong tea.
I was amazed that a blended tea could have such depth and aroma!
“You said you wanted to repay your debt to Gu Myeong-jin, right?”
“Yes, that's right.”
“Then let's sign a contract.”
“What?”
I said gently.
“How could I let a palm print maker who can make such good tea get away?”
I immediately presented him with my conditions.
“What do you say?”
“To be honest, even if you asked me to work for free, I would do it because of the favor you did me. But you are offering me such good conditions, how could I refuse?”
Great!
I clenched my fist under the table.
The Sun-hee-rok in front of me was a talent I didn't want to lose, so much so that I mentioned saving his life.
I called Miss Seo-hyang and immediately drew up a contract with Sun-hee-rok.
Kui!
Seeing Geum-ryeong excitedly squeaking, I knew she had smelled money.
Now that I had finished what I had to do here, it was time to go to Yonyang.