120 Great People? I Will See Them. 1 (1/2)
Reservations are rarely made at that time.
In that world, people can make a call or touch their mobile phone to make a reservation.
But here in Joseon, the only way to make a reservation was to write a letter.
Therefore, patients that make a reservation meant that they need to write a letter to see Ganghyuk.
'Not everybody can write a letter.'
To write a letter, they must know how to write.
Some ordinary people have learned Eonmun but the number of people who could read and write was very small.
In Ganghyuk's group, Dolseok and Yeoni were the only ones who could read and write among servants.
Makbong and the Flail did not have any will to learn and did not have capabilities either.
'Not all people who know letters can write a letter.'
They need a lot of things to write a letter. They need paper, brush and ink.
Long story short, only the people with intelligence and wealth could write a letter.
'I distributed my letter to n.o.bility who are rich in Hanyang. If they are interested, they will send me a reply. Other patients…'
Ganghyuk looked at his students with a sly smile.
Until yesterday, they were servants who spent his money but from today they are the workers who would make money for him.
Precisely speaking, they would be responsible for ordinary patients.
Of course, if the patient is in an emergency or they cannot handle the disease because of the difficulty, he will take care of the patient.
With the five days' training in the h.e.l.l-like warehouse, their skills improved and the cases that Ganghyuk should take care of the patient would be rare.
Hiding his intention, he talked about the reservation with good words,
” I should not be tied up with a certain case to supervise and manage the clinic. I need to oversee you.”
”Eum… Yes, you are right. We need to learn more.”
”Yes, but you will learn more through practices.”
”Yes, sir.”
Yeoni answered quickly.
”Please teach me more, teacher.”
”Yes.”
Dongpa accepted his remark as he did not know Ganghyuk's intention because he joined the group very recently.
He was determined to learn from Ganghyuk and treated him as his teacher.
Makbong did not like to think so he nodded his head to show his agreement with Ganghyuk's remark.
”Eeum.”
But Dolseok thought differently.
Although he doubted Ganghyuk's intention, he did not speak it out openly.
As he was a servant, he did not want to oppose against him.
'I must wait.'
He was waiting in the yard until others went into their examination room.
Ganghyuk wondered why he did not go into the room, but he did not push him.
He was excited to exploit them.
Dolseok covered his head with hands in advance and approached Ganghyuk.
'I will be hit, surely. I am a very strange person. Why am I doing this?'
He did not understand himself. He knew that Ganghyuk would hit him when he asked the question. But he could not help asking the question.
Probably one of his parents gave him this gene.
Blaming his parents who he had never seen because they had died too early, he went to Ganghyuk.
Checking that n.o.body else was there except Ganghyuk and himself, he asked.
”The reservation system, sir.”
”What?”
”That means you will take a rest and we are taking the patients, right?”
As it was true, he could not say no.
Instead he got angry.
There is a saying that you get angry at others for your own mistakes.
”Are you crazy?”
Ganghyuk looked around to see if there were other people than Dolseok.
As Dolseok expected, Ganghyuk hit Dolseok at the back of his head.
”Please use language. Do not beat me.”
”Because you asked some strange question.”
”However, that is true, isn't it?”
”Ha, this fellow.”
Ganghyuk swung his arm and Dolseok retreated.
It remined him of his old days.
'I did the same thing to my professor. I always complained and niggled.'
He was scolded by his professors a lot.
But he was not beaten like Dolseok.
Ganghyuk only had a very short period to be scolded by professors.
Thanks to his skills and research achievements, he became a professor at a very early age.
'The chairman guides my way, too. He favored me especially.'
He did not know the reason.
He wanted to ask it if he could go back to that world.
'Dolseok is a good boy, considering my case.'
But he thought that he crossed the line too often.
He was Ganghyuk's slave anyway.
He approached Dolseok with ambivalent feelings.
Approaching him nearer, Ganghyuk felt more anger than pity.
Dolseok tried to cover his body with his hands.
”Why is he beaten there?”
Makbong looked out from his room and clicked his tongue.
Because they were far apart, he could not hear the sound but it seemed very clear to me.
Dolseok complained and Ganghyuk beat him.
But this time, it was different from what he expected.
Ganghyuk stroked Dolseok's head unlike his expectation.
”What is this?”
Makbong felt curious but he could not find out what happened there.
He had to concentrate on the patients who were coming in.
”Thus, are you complaining?”
”Yes?”
”While you are working, I can take a rest. Are you complaining about it?”
Dolseok was embarra.s.sed, as Ganghyuk acted like another person.
He thought it would be better if he hit him once.
As he stroked his head, he felt bigger fear.
”I treated patients and you were a.s.sisting me up to now.”
”Yes.”
”But you could have better food and better clothes.”
”Y…es.”
”Then you have to pay me back.”
”Yes.”
”Then go and see the patient. Do not quibble over it any more.”
”Yes, sir.”
Dolseok ran to his room with a surprised face. More precisely, he tried to run quickly.
”Hey, Dolseok.”
”Yes.”