Chapter 1043 – [Winter of Growth]

The yukgaejang of bubbling, red soup was seething like lava.

But not threatening Rather, it spreads a refreshing scent that is both savory and spicy.

Thanks to Eden, a very delicious yukgaejang was completed. Chewy bracken and taro stems, crunchy bean sprouts, and even chopped but rich meat.

Well made. Eden also tries it and praises it as delicious.

“It’s so delicious!!!”

“Yes, this is enough for the guests to enjoy.”

It is boiled meat with several ingredients to get rid of the meat and fish smell, but it is not particularly tasty. After all, the main is not meat.

Fortunately, there is something like salted shrimp because it is used in kimchi. If you add salted shrimp to the meat, honestly, the game is over.

I took the dishes I made and moved to the funeral home. It is quite difficult to move because there are so many of them, but it is meaningless. Besides, Eden also helped me by using this ability as a pool.

A large-capacity pot in which yukgaejang is boiled. Hana’s weight is sufficient, but if Eden uses this ability, there is no problem because he can use the strength of a first-class master. Rather, you can carry one in each hand, but it is difficult due to the physical structure, so you only move one by one.

And at the funeral hall, Shion, who had been waiting for me beforehand, took care of the resident work instead of me.

“Ah, are you here? Leave the dishes here and the helpers will move them.”

“It’s a pretty well-equipped funeral home.”

“They said there was no one in mourning today, so we just rented out everything. You can have a funeral without any problems.”

“Thank you for that. No, but didn’t anyone really pay for it?”

“It was until this morning, but I went to the funeral. I settled down after that, so I rented it right away.”

“Then what”

Even my wife, the incarnation of capitalism, knows what to do with money and what not to do.

It is certainly possible to pay an exorbitant amount of money to a person in mourning and have them move to another funeral home. In the end, the living are more important than the dead, so there must be a lot of people who want that kind of money.

But that’s something you shouldn’t do. It should not be done because it is an act of insulting and deceiving the dead. At least Shion can tell them apart.

Helpers hired by the funeral home take the pots we bring. The amount is quite large, but there are many helpers as much as the charter was paid, so there was no problem moving it.

Originally, the dishes served at these funeral halls are good, but they are not as good as making them yourself. There is inevitably a difference between making something to sell that is unavoidable and making it with sincerity for the mourners who are really visiting after a family member dies.

Of course, bastards who play with food like that are the real ones to be punished. It’s crazy when you play around with food, but at a funeral, you’re a cheap guy.

After preparing for this and that, it was time for the sun to set. A photo of Ms. Kim’s portrait is hung in the mortuary, and I burn incense first.

“Eden, people will come soon, so would you like to sit over there? When they come, you can receive a tribute and write your name in the guest book.”

“Uh, okay”

She’s like letting a child do the work, but Eden also entrusted relatively easy tasks because she wanted to help with something. She is smart like Eden, and her appearance is pretty, so her role as the face madam is enough.

Later, if Eden is having a hard time, he should be replaced with Shion. I’m the resident, so I’ll have to keep my seat.

And when the sun completely set, the mourners began to come. The first people to come were, of course, members of the Cheonmuhoe.

As they are people who have met often, there is no choice but to be friends, and if you listen to their stories, you can tell that they were close enough to talk casually with each other.

“It’s Eden. Are you helping your parents?”

“Oh, hello grandfathers. Thank you for coming today.”

“Yes, Eden. But you must be heartbroken…”

“Still, her grandmother passed away with her easy face. So I guess she’s fine”

“How can this young child be so strong? So, is your father on the inside?”

“Yes, please fill out the guest book first.”

“Yeah, sure”

The people of Cheonmuhoe included Cheonmuhoeju, Blue Dragon Gatekeeper, and other executives. They enter the funeral hall, light incense in front of the mortuary, and bow to the deceased.

And after that it suits me. I also bow to them and bow to the mourners.

“Thank you, senior. Please take care of Mrs. Kim’s funeral like this……”

“If Eden cared for Eden like her granddaughter, I would be like her granddaughter.

“There are many people in the world these days who don’t even do it because they are busy or difficult. If it’s a three-year mourning like the old days, I’d understand, but it’s only three days.”

“It’s hard to live on food, so people’s hearts are getting tight. Oh, sit down. If it’s still dinner, have a meal.”

“Today, I plan to keep the funeral home with my seniors, so I think I should eat a hearty dinner.”

“I’m old, don’t overdo it. Follow Ms. Kim.”

“Ugh, not yet. There’s still a lot left to do with her grandchildren.”

Mrs. Kim said that since she had gone to sleep due to her old age, she had nothing to grieve for the rest of the people. In addition, there was a high possibility that the executives of the Cheonmuhoe present here would die in the not-too-distant future.

She said she would go anyway, but it’s not something to be sad about if someone went first. Well, the blue dragon gatekeeper will be a little different thanks to the nectarine peaches.

“Other members of the Cheonmoohoe are ready and will come soon.”

“Other people? Is there anyone else who could come?”

“Yes, because there are more than one or two people who owe Ms. Kim. She is quite the person who saved her life thanks to Ms. Kim.”

If you think about it, there must be a lot of people who were saved by doing exorcism while working as a shaman. Especially if you belong to the same Cheonmuhoe, you will be able to notice the phenomenon of possession rather than ordinary people and call Mrs. Kim.

That’s how karma comes back. This time, it’s karma in a good sense, not a bad one, but thanks to that, I don’t think Mrs. Kim’s funeral will be held quietly.

Yeah that’s good After all, if you are a dead person and you are a merchant, it is better for the living to let go as if you were throwing them away in water with a smile rather than crying and lamenting.

I’m not saying don’t be sad. It just means you don’t have to be too sad.

And gradually the guests started to come. Although they belonged to Cheonmuhoe, there were faces I didn’t know and there were people I didn’t know at all, but it was no different that they also owed money to Mrs. Kim Ryu-hwa.

“Please write in the guestbook. Yes, thank you.”

“You look dignified despite being young. Are you an acquaintance of the lady?”

“Yes, she was like a grandmother.”

“You must be heartbroken”

“Thank you for your concern”

Originally, I tend to refrain from bringing a child like Eden to a place like this. Because children have more days to live than days they have lived, they do not understand death and may make a fuss or laugh and talk because they cannot read the atmosphere.

When a child causes trouble in such a situation, parents feel all sorts of thoughts. But as Eden greeted her dignified mourners, she was doing her own thing.

Our Eden is mature. In the eyes of others, he might think that he grew up a little early because he was a middle school student, but who would think Eden was a second grader in elementary school?

Anyway, once Eden greets her guests, it’s up to me, the resident. She greets the visiting mourners and after bowing at her mortuary, she invites them to a meal with stories of this and that.

There are people who have eaten beforehand, but they eat even a little because of the smell of yukgaejang spreading from the corner of the funeral hall. And immersion. It may be because of the place and situation of a funeral home, but they quietly enjoy the taste of Yukgaejang.

“Senior…… No, Chairman. Would you like a glass of soju?”

“Because it’s the sangju, you have to drink and give. Yes, does Yukgaejang suit your taste?”

“Of course. Seeing how delicious it is, it must be Yukgaejang made by the president.”

“They eat a lot. I think Ms. Kim would also like to feed all the guests.”

Older people open a bottle of soju next to each other and eat it with Yukgaejang. Of course, there are people who don’t drink because of driving, but those who drink seemed to be planning to spend the night here with me or call a surrogate driver.

To be honest, there are delicious well-boiled soup and meat, but I can’t stand soju.

Both I and Mrs. Kim Ryu-hwa came to share their sorrow, but it is worthwhile to have a good meal. If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have made it myself and brought it.

After a while, there were no customers, so I went around the table and got a glass from people.

They share relatively informal and comfortable stories with people they know, and share stories about the deceased with people they don’t know.

And sometimes I even laugh. But on the other hand, there were also whimpers and whimpers.

Korean funerals are like this. We cry, laugh, let out our emotions, and let the dead go there. It is a rare culture in other countries.

Personally, I like funerals like this because I am numb to death. If there’s anything better, it’s like a funeral when you go up to the World Cup semifinals. How nice it is to let go of sadness while laughing together.

Just being so sad that a person died is helpless. So sometimes it was important to laugh and find energy.

“Sister, I’m here”

“Huh? Are you Yoonjae? Ah, hello grandpa.”

“It’s been a while, nice to meet you, Eden. So, was your father inside?”

“Yes, you are saying hello to the people who have arrived.”

The elder, the grandson of the head family of the Geumsan Jo clan, and his grandson, Yoon-jae Jo, came to see Eden.

Yoon-jae’s side is younger than Eden’s, but nonetheless, because she was educated at the head family’s house, she did not raise her voice and acted quietly and dignifiedly.

It was only because Mrs. Kim Ryu-hwa tried to save him. As a result, Eden was saved, but he was still a trustworthy person to be called by the elders in case of emergency. If he was educated and knew grace, he could not help but act like a child.

“My daughter, let’s take turns with mom. Please go and get some rest.”

“I’m not tired yet”

“Didn’t a friend of your age come too? Let’s take a break and talk. If more guests come later, I’ll call them then.”

“Then……Okay”

Just because your child is dignified and doing well, you shouldn’t keep doing things that are too difficult. It was also the parent’s job to set aside time to rest in the middle.

The elders of the clan also bow and talk with me. Of course, the side dishes were also Yukgaejang and Suyuk.

“Yes, how was the Bari fairy? Wasn’t it difficult when you left?”

She said, “She went to sleep with a comfortable face. Since Eden was by her side until the end, I think she must have gone without any delay.”

“He had no blood. So she must have liked a good, gifted boy like Eden. She often said there was no heir…”

“Eden didn’t formally become a disciple, but she learned everything from him”

“If you do that, you won’t have any regrets. It’s a good thing.”

If I had talked like that with Mrs. Kim Ryu-hwa, it seems that the exchange was deeper than I thought. After I talked with him about this and that, other guests came and moved.

The senior grandson joined the people of Cheonmuhoe who were similar in age and familiar. He shares a drink with them and makes a noise to liven up the atmosphere of the funeral hall.

“All the familiar faces are gathered here. So, how are you?”

“Oh, aren’t they the grown-ups of the great-great-grandsons? Apparently, you brought your grandchildren too. Is Eden your son-in-law?”

“I really want to do that, but we’ll have to wait and see. You don’t know what will happen to the story of men and women.”

“Now that you’re here, take your cup first. We have a lot to talk about today.”

“Okay, let’s stay up all night talking and play hwatoo.”

“Hwatu is good. Since Mrs. Kim was a very talented player, she might say that she likes it when she plays, and she might give a few words of advice.”

I want to be able to play something like a hwatu at a funeral, but it depends on the time. At a funeral where a child died in an accident, playing cards would be at the level of a disrespectful madman, but at a funeral where a child died of old age, that’s okay.

Rather than a sad, gloomy, quiet funeral, it is better to lighten the mood by playing a hwatoo. Besides, if the deceased liked hwatu in his lifetime, there is nothing left to do.

Anyway, it gets pretty crowded after people flock to it. However, the atmosphere was not a sad funeral, but rather a noisy one.

It’s a funeral home, so it’s okay to laugh loudly and refrain from talking. Because it’s better than a tearful and sad funeral.

First of all, it seems that most of the guests who will come during the day have arrived, so I approached Shion, who was organizing the guest book at the entrance.

“I think everyone who will come today has come?”

“Even if they come, a few more will come. Anyway, I did a good job paying the charter. There are many customers.”

“That’s the virtue of the person I built before I was alive.”

In today’s busy world, even if you go to a funeral, most of them wait a few hours. However, the fact that people who came from the evening didn’t go until midnight meant that there were so many things to remember about the deceased.

Well, the yukgaejang and suyuk are delicious, of course. However, remaining in a situation where you can eat a meal and just go means that you have been popular.

“By the way, there are as many envelopes as the people who came. There’s no use for this anyway.”

“I’d like to make a donation later.”

“I’d love to”

In fact, it is right that we, who were in charge of the sangju and messing around, should collect the relief money, but we have no intention of saving money for the funeral of the person who cared for Eden so much.

If you think about the faces of the people who came today and the relationship between the deceased, even if you collect a little bit of money, it would be tens of thousands of won, but I don’t even want that much money. So I just have to spend that money, which is good later.

“It cuts a lot while I haven’t seen my sister. I thought I grew up after eating a lot, but I don’t think I have a chin compared to my sister.”

“No, Yunjae, you’ve grown up a lot too. Ah, you’re a year younger than me, so you’re now in the first year of elementary school, right?”

“Yes, I’m doing well in school now. I’m also good at sports.”

The children were on one side, away from the adults, talking to each other. It’s getting late, so I’m tired.

And so the day of the funeral passes. Those who are going to see them off, and as the time passes midnight and it becomes dawn, the people who have been drinking all fall down, and the elderly who play hwatu also settle down and lie down.

There are a lot of people, but I didn’t say that the bed was cramped because I could rent it out and sleep anywhere.

I spent the night in the mortuary. The body does not need to sleep if it wants to, so I smoke it every time the incense goes out and quietly wait for the dawn.

And the day is bright People slowly began to open their eyes to the bright sunlight.

“Ugh, Dad……”

“Did Eden happen? I brought some toiletries over there, so I went to the bathroom and washed them. There’s also a shower room, so it’s better to wash quickly when no one else is around.”

“Okay………”

Eden wakes up with sleepy eyes and comes out after washing. I was thinking of washing myself, but I didn’t get any waste from my body anyway, and I didn’t have time to see off the guests who got up and left, so I decided to just stop.

Some of the guests were gone, but there were still a lot of people who stayed. Especially the people of Chunmuhoe.

“I have to go see Mrs. Kim’s burial.”

“No, man. Don’t you know how to put on makeup these days?”

“Okay, that’s what it says.”

It seems that the Cheonmuhoe people intend to stay here all three days. I wonder if it would be inconvenient for an unmanned person to be old.

Time passes and it is around lunch time. It was time to go in, so I and the others got ready. Perhaps, when the preparations are complete, a funeral director or funeral home employee will come to inform you of the news.

………And the incident happened around that time.

A visitor who came without any surprises. As soon as the two people, like a married couple, found the mortuary, they rushed in without burning incense and began to sing.

“Aigoo!!!!!! Great-grandmother and elders!!!!!! Aigoo!!! Aigooooo!!!!!!”

“Uhhhhh, how can you do it so suddenly…….

It’s good to grieve the death of the deceased, but it seems like shedding tears by forcibly squeezing emotions that don’t exist for some reason. No, it seems certain. I can’t fool my eyes and intuition.

I feel like an uninvited guest has come to the funeral home for some reason.