Chapter 16: I Am A Friend Of The Governor Of Suwon [4] (1/2)

”Ah, please take a look at him now.”

The governor opened the door and pointed at the mayor, who stood in the yard with his head lowered. His arrogance had long disappeared already.

”I have known him since we were children. He is not a bad guy.”

Hearing this, Ganghyuk accepted his offer. Anyway, he did not intend to turn him away.

”Yes, I see. But, there are people who are waiting for their turn, so I will see him following the order.”

”Yes, that is good too. But, why did you allow me in while ignoring the turn?” The governor asked with a smile. He asked this question not because he did not know the answer, but because he wanted to hear the answer from Ganghyuk himself.

Ganghyuk decided to tell him what he wanted to hear. ”You are different, sir. It is your grace for me that allowed me to do this business. How can I ask you to wait to keep up the principle? You are always welcome at any time.”

”You are a good speaker for sure! I will take my leave now, haha.”

”Okay, sir.”

”I will have a party in a pavilion near Paldalsan. I want you to come.”

”Okay, sir. I will be there.”

”We will talk about poems, so be prepared.”

”Yes, sir.” Ganghyuk answered calmly, but he could not help from sweating hard.

Poetry? It was certain that he did not mean children's poems.

'I have a few that I can recite.' But, they were at the level that he could not be proud of really.

He knew only a few poems at best. And, if they asked him to write them there, he would not be able to escape.

'That is impossible!'

He could not change his answer anymore. If he did not go after confirming that he would, the governor would never forget it.

”En… I guess I will lose some face, and that's it.”

What could he do now? He was a man who knew when to give up. So, he decided not to think about the party and resumed his examination.

”Dolseok, ask number 2 to come in.”

”Yes, sir.”

With the remark of Ganghyuk to have number 2 come in, the mayor's face became yellow. He had expected this, but it was really unbearable to be asked to wait.

But still, he could not make a fuss. And it was because of the comment that the governor had left. 'Do not dare think about making a scene in my jurisdiction. Do you know who he is? He is the first son of Sir Baik Seungmun. You had better behave.'

The mayor had guessed that he might have a good background when Ganghyuk put himself against him. But, the governor, and then Seungmun…

He was too far ahead from the mayor to fight against, who was just recently appointed as an official.

”Go away, I need to sit down.” He kicked out a farmer, who was sitting under the shade. Then, a soldier got a cus.h.i.+on and made a comfortable seat for him, on which he sat down carefully.

It was better than waiting under the sun, but waiting was still a boring job. And, he had to wait for quite a while.

It was only when the sun had gone down that he was called.

”Come in, number 22.”

”Use polite language, fellow.”

”Ouch”

The mayor hit Dolseok on the head and entered the room. Ganghyuk was tired already, so he asked him with an annoyed look.

”The Mayor has come... What is the problem?”

Although he was tired, he made sure to maintain his dignity.

At that moment, the mayor turned into a well-behaved patient even though he was angry just a moment ago.

”Ah…” He hesitated to answer.

Ganghyuk knew the answer when he first saw the cus.h.i.+on, ”Is there a problem in the b.u.t.tocks?”

”Oh, oh! You are an excellent doctor! Yes, I have blood whenever I go to the toilet. I cannot sit down properly. I am nearly dying from the pain.”

Ganghyuk nodded his head. He had already learned that the people in Joseon had problems with their a.n.u.s.

Of course, they could not wipe the back with the precious Korean paper. One could only imagine how astounded he had been when Dolseok brought hay for the cleaning up job.

'I am now using water in the basin instead of a bidet.'

But, probably the other people had not thought of that.

'Now, I have to see what had happened.'

Obviously, the b.u.t.tocks would not be very clean, most likely ugly like his face. Even though he did not want to, but he could not help.

The doctor was not a G.o.d after all.

”Take off your trousers.”

”Take off? Here?” The mayor was startled. Ganghyuk, on the other side, tried to be calm. ”I have to see to cure it.”

”Well…”

What he had learned in this world was that they hesitated to follow an order first, but would all follow the orders eventually. And, the mayor was no different either, as he reluctantly took off the pants.

'This is bad!'

He had hemorrhoids, a.n.a.l fistula, and abscess. It could be said as a general hospital of the a.n.u.s.

”Let's see. Please lie face down.”

”Face down?”

”It will be painful, but you can be cured only after that. So, please be patient.”

”Painful? How much more compared to this?”