Chapter 143 (1/2)

Chapter 143: Chapter 16

“By the way, take care of that poor fellow over there, too.” Opening the door slightly, the mayor said this, pointing at the governor who was standing outside with his head lowered.

There was no more of that arrogance in his att.i.tude that he showed off when he came to Kanghyok's house first.

“I've known him since I was a child. He's not a bad guy.”

As Kanghyok had already promised to accept the mayor's request, he slowly nodded. “Got it. But I've got some patients waiting ahead of him. So, let me see him when his turn comes.”

“Sure. By the way, why did you accept me right away?” the mayor asked, as if he wanted to sound out Hyunwoo's real motivation.

“Well, how can I apply such a shabby principle to you, who has helped me so much? You're my priority whenever you come here.”

“Whenever I come here, I always feel that you're really a good doctor. Take care, then.”

“Goodbye for now, sir.”

“Ah, there is a big feast at the pavilion near Mt. Paldal soon. I wish you would attend iit, too.”

“Sure, I'll see you then.”

“We're going to recite some poetry there. So, prepare one.”

“Got it.” Though Kanghyok answered instinctively, he felt embarra.s.sed.

Poetry?

Maybe the mayor was not referring to children's poems.

‘I have some I can recite from memory…'

But it's most likely that he has to compose poetry on the spot.

‘That's impossible.'

Since he said that he would attend the party, he could not avoid it. If he broke the promise he made to the mayor, the latter would never forget it.

‘d.a.m.n it. I'd be embarra.s.sed.”

Forgetting about the upcoming feast, Kanghyok resumed seeing patients.

“Dolsok, bring me the second patient.”

“Yes, master.”

The governor freaked out when he heard them call out for Patient No. 2. He faintly thought he would have to wait, but it was really frustrating to keep waiting until his turn came. Nonetheless, he could not make any disturbance now, for the mayor left a piece of advice for him.

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Of course, the governor instantly sensed that Kanghyok was an unusual fellow when he stood up to him.

Now, he had the powerful backing of the mayor, and he was Sungmun's son.

“Hey, step aside. Let me sit there,” said the governor, pus.h.i.+ng a farmer sitting under a tree shade to the side.

A petty officer quickly put down a cus.h.i.+on for him. He had to wait for a while.

When the sun was about to set, Dolsok shouted, “Come in, patient no. 22!”

“d.a.m.n it. Address me with honorific language!”

“Oops!”

Slapping him upside the head, the governor went into the room.

“What brings you here, governor?” Though Kanghyok looked tired, he tried to show some decency.

“Oh, my problem is…” The governor hesitated, standing before Kanghyok without sitting.

Kanghyok figured out his disease when he sat on a cus.h.i.+on.

“Does your rear end hurt?”

“Oh, you must be an excellent doctor! I've seen blood coming from there for several months after taking a s.h.i.+t. I can't sit down at all. It's really killing me.”

Kanghyok nodded as if he knew the cause of his disease.

In old Korea, it was unthinkable that they would keep their a.n.u.s clean. They couldn't clean it with that precious paper. Kanghyok was really surprised when Dolsok gave him rice straw instead of toilet paper.

‘Of course they use water instead of bidets these days…'

But it was unthinkable in old Korea.

‘Let me check his a.n.u.s anyway.'

Obviously, he didn't clean it thoroughly. However, Kanghyok had no other choice but to check it as a doctor.

“Just take off your pants.”

“Pants? Here?” asked the governor with surprise.

“I need to see your a.n.u.s to treat it.”

“Oh my G.o.d…”

The governor helplessly took off his pants and underwear.

‘How gross!'

He had hemorrhoids and abscess there.

“Now, lie face down.”

“Lie face down?”