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EP. 7
After finishing his meal, Baek returned home and his mother began to fill a large bucket with water.
The children were still watching in the unfamiliar atmosphere.
주막 주인
Dalraeya~ Ssuk-ah~ Take off your clothes and come here both of you~
The children followed the mother's instructions. As soon as they entered the tub, the mother began to wash the children.
I dressed the children in new clothes, though not colorful ones, and combed their tangled hair with a fine comb and braided it into pretty ponytails. Then, I noticed the children's hands covered in wounds.
주막 주인
(Clinging to the two children's hands) Oh my... You must have suffered so much... From now on, I will make sure that you don't go hungry, so let's live happily together, okay?
Dal-lae and Sook-i smiled brightly at their mother's laughter. They were children with such beautiful smiles.
The old woman had a daughter with a pretty smile.......
My lovely daughter, whose smiling face is so lovely.... Seeing the children who resembled that smile in front of me made me think of her. Tears flowed down the mother's cheeks.
Dal-lae wiped away the woman's tears.
A few days ago, Baek approached a woman who had closed her shop and was just sitting there staring blankly into space, thinking she wanted to die.
백
Ajima... I have a favor to ask... I have two children I want to leave with you.
백
Instead of leaving those two children in my care, I'll make a promise. I'll see Korea become independent. I won't let those children become flowers... I promise.
The woman had no will to live. Her daughter, who was her will to live, died.
My precious daughter, whom I raised by selling noodles day and night on my own...
I wanted to stop it.
But I followed my daughter's wishes because I wanted independence for my country as much as she did.
On the day of the March 1st Movement, a Japanese soldier shot and killed my mother right in front of her eyes.
주막 주인
Oh my........ Oh my!!!!! Oh my~!!!!!!!! Ah....... Aah!!!!!!!
I held my daughter and shook and shook and shook her.
I wish my daughter could move again... I wish I could save her... No matter how much I shook her, her arms kept falling to the ground...
주막 주인
(Holding up his daughter's arm as she falls to the ground) Ahh ...
백
(Covering the woman's mouth) Ma'am... If you want to hold your daughter's funeral, keep quiet...
With Baek's help, the girl's body was recovered.
The Japanese army gathered the bodies that were not there, threw them into a pit, poured oil on them, and burned them. They were someone's daughter... someone's son... someone's family member... so that no one could tell who they were.
Fortunately, with Baek's help, she was able to hold her daughter's funeral, but the woman had no will to live. She simply wanted to die with her daughter.
Just blankly... One day, as I was preparing to follow my daughter, Baek gave me the will to live, and the firewood in the stove of the noodle restaurant that had been off for several days started to burn, and smoke rose from the chimney.
주막 주인
I have to calm down... Ssuk-ah...
The mother smiled as she called the children's names, and tears flowed down her face, running down Dal-lae's hand as she tried to wipe them away.
주막 주인
(wiping away tears) Oh my... The lady is acting up~ Are you tired?? Let's go to sleep now~
Dal-lae hugged the mother's left arm. Sook-i hugged the right arm. The mother also hugged the two children warmly.
4 years ago.......
The sound of a slap echoed through the mountains of Shanghai.
The person who got slapped was Kyeom, and Kyeom didn't groan even once while getting slapped. Yeon-i looked at him with trembling hands. Yeon-i's eyes quickly filled with tears, and as the tears fell from her eyes, someone shouted.
스승님
How can you achieve independence for your country if you can't even hold back tears like that?
연이
sorry........
스승님
I'll take a break and do it again!!!
As the teacher disappeared from before her eyes, tears fell from Yeon-i's eyes and she approached Gyeom while crying.
연이
Oppa...... I'm sorry........
겸이
Yeon-ah, it's okay. You'll get used to it.
Kyeom-i smiled for Yeon-i. Yeon-i knew his feelings and wanted to do better, but it wasn't easy to hold back tears in that situation where her brother was right. Kyeom-i's cheeks turned red and swollen.
Yeon-i placed a wet towel on Gyeom-i's cheek.
겸이
This time it's the opposite, do you think you can do it well??
연이
Yeah! I can stand it!!
After a while, the teacher appeared, and Gyeom had to watch Yeon-i being hit, which was the opposite of what happened before.
Snap! Snap!
Yeon-i's cheek was swollen and she fell off the chair she was sitting in because of the hard hit.
But Gyeom never wavered and Yeon-i never cried.
스승님
Yeon-i did well this time! Let's stop here for today! Tomorrow, we'll go deeper into the mountains early to practice shooting, so get some rest!
The above training was a training that two people had to endure in order to move together. It was to ensure that even if one person was captured, they would not be shaken and would successfully carry out the independence movement.
겸이
Yeon-ah.....you worked hard.....are you okay???
연이
Hahaha, thanks to my brother's patience... it ended quickly... haha
Yeon-i's mouth burst open and blood flowed out. Gyeom-i wiped the blood away and looked sad.
As I was about to go to bed that evening, I heard a rustling sound outside.
겸이
(Pushing aside the tent) Who are you?
As Gyeom-i left, there was a pile of grass at his feet, good for wounds, and he could see the back of his teacher in the distance.
Kyeom-i bowed to the teacher's back and applied some crushed grass to Yeon-i's cheek.
겸이
Even though the teacher didn't show it, I think he was hurt...
연이
........ I have to work harder...........
When Hyo opened his eyes, he found a sack in his arms and a blanket on his back.
효
Master's training is effective........
At that moment, someone knocked on Hyo's door.
When I opened the door, there was a sound standing in front of it.
음
(Holding out a bag of cookies) Eat this...
효
......... haha thank you do you want to come in and have a cup of tea together??
When I saw Hyo's smiling face, I felt relieved.
When I opened the bag of cookies, there were the cookies that Gun had bought for me inside.
효
this.........
음
I bought it because I remembered what Geon was talking about when I was walking around the village before... Is it not that great???
효
Thank you...... I had a dream about Gun a little while ago and I worried everyone...... Umm, sorry for worrying you..... And thank you
음
Thank you for coming back......
The two ate Western cookies with a cup of warm tea.
효
Are you still growing the flowers you received from Gam these days??
음
Last time, I planted the persimmon seeds and it finally bloomed haha
효
Really?? What kind of flower is it??
음
Rose of Sharon..... haha It's been a really long time since I've seen one..... Rose of Sharon used to be all over the streets, but these days, there's no place to see one........
Even when the Rose of Sharon flower withers and falls, a new flower blooms again, hence its name, Rose of Sharon. No matter how many times it is cut and withered, it blooms again, resembling the spirit of the Korean people. Rose of Sharon flowers were planted across every house, making them a common sight.
Japan spread false rumors, such as that the Rose of Sharon was infested with bugs and that looking at the Rose of Sharon would make one blind, on the grounds that the Rose of Sharon was a catalyst for independence.
Ignorant people and children who heard the rumors plucked all the Rose of Sharon flowers or gathered them and burned them, making it difficult to see Rose of Sharon in the current Korean Empire.
효
I planted it on my fence too...ㅎ I want to see it too... Please show it to me next time you have the chance.....ㅎ
At that moment, the sound of the bell ringing at 12 o'clock in the afternoon resonated throughout Hyo's room.
Outside the building, voices calling for Korean independence were growing louder.
음
It's today......
효
............
When Hyo and Eum went out of the building, dozens of people came out, waving the Taegeukgi high and shouting "Long Live Korean Independence"
Their cries for Korean independence echoed throughout Gyeongseong and shook the sky.
After a while.......
Hundreds of Japanese police officers appeared, brandishing long swords.
Some fled when they saw the police, but others pushed forward, shouting for Korean independence despite the long swords they brandished.
Some people shouted "Long Live Korean Independence" even after being stabbed, and others waved the Taegeukgi even after their hands were cut off.
The city of Gyeongseong was instantly filled with blood, and Hyo and Eum watched the scene unfold before leaving.
Blood flowed from the mouth of the yin.
The miserable sight of the people I had just encountered was so infuriating, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.
Hyo-ga wiped the blood flowing from Eum's mouth.
효
I held on well.....
Beggar 1: Oh my~ Those idiots~ They have nothing to do but eat, so they shout for Korean independence??
Beggar 2: That's right~ If you just listen to what Japan says, it'll be this easy~
Beggar 1: Ah..... I want to eat some hot meat soup, but are there any independence activists out there??
Beggar 2: The noodles I taught the students to eat while they were studying last time were delicious, right??
Beggar 1: Ah... But these days, the food they give me is getting a bit disappointing... If I want to get some meat, I'll have to catch some hiding independence activists...
Beggar 2: I don't even want meat soup, so how about talking to someone and getting some vegetable rice?
As the beggars entered a deserted alley, someone from behind strangled them with a rope.
Beggars 1 and 2 struggled, but soon lost their breath and their bodies sagged.
Late afternoon....
People's pace quickened as they headed home for dinner.
A man wearing a hat and covering his mouth pulled a cart and set it down in front of the Metropolitan Police Department. People gathered in curiosity as they saw the cart in front of the Metropolitan Police Department, and the man who brought the cart disappeared into the crowd.
Japanese policeman: What the heck, why is it so noisy outside?
The police came out to the sound of people commotion and found the cart.
The cart smelled of oil, and when the mat covering it was removed, the bodies of two beggars lay there.
Japanese policeman: What?!!! What are these?!!!
On the beggar's chest was written in Korean, "It's time to pay for the blood you shed."
The Japanese policeman who read the article was furious.
Japanese Policeman: No!!!!! What kind of guy did this!!!! (pulling out his sword) Don't come out right now!!!!! Huh?!!!!
People screamed in surprise at the Japanese policeman's sword swing and started running away. Then, a bullet flew from somewhere and hit the cart, causing flames to rise.
The oil on the cart caused a fire to erupt in an instant, and the Japanese police officers standing in front of it were also set on fire, causing suffering.
Japanese policeman: Aaaah ...
The cart continued to burn, and the area in front of the Metropolitan Police Department became a scene of chaos as Japanese policemen tried to put out the fire.
The fire on the police officer's body was extinguished, but his clothes were melted on his burned skin, leaving a horrific sight, and the police officer screamed in agony.
The smell of burning flesh lingered around the Metropolitan Police Department.