Chapter 185 (1/2)

Chapter 185: Chapter 58

“Two letters?”

“Yes, I think you're virtuous enough to get such letters.”

Sungmun made a hearty laugh.

In fact, his son was looked down as a good-for-nothing until recently.

But as a famous doctor he has now become prominent enough to correspond with n.o.blemen in Hanyang as well as make friends with the mayor.

From the point of Sungmun Kanghyok's position today was quite impressive.

“Here you go. Read them slowly.”

“Yes, dad.” He received the letters from Sungmun and put them in his sleeves orderly.

He wanted to read them carefully later because he was not yet competent to read and understand Chinese letters before others.

Maybe he needed Yoju's help.

“By the way, that servant you hired the other day…”

“Oh, Kyongwon Park?”

“I see that he is very sincere and diligent.”

“Really? Has he already started to work?”

“Sure. Even with the bandage around his arm, he arranged books for me, asking me about difficult characters he couldn't understand.”

“Oh, that's good.”

Kanghyok was surprised to hear that because he had his left arm amputated only several days ago.

And he was taking a handful of medicine every day.

“I told him not to, but he insisted so strongly.”

“I see. I hear he was a fellow soldier who was at the battlefield with Dolsok. I hope he is in your good hands, dad.”

“Of course. As you know, he lost his arm while fighting with the j.a.panese raiders. How can I be mean to such a man?”

“Thanks, dad.”

Suddenly Kanghyok wondered if Yoju was well.

It seemed that she was overcoming the loss of her father well.

She could eat now and get by in one way or another.

“Dolsok!”

“Yes, master.”

“Let me go and see Yoju how she is doing.”

“What? Your father will be mad if he knows about it.”

“Don't worry. I can see her secretly.”

With a worried look Dolsok escorted Kanghyok to Yoju's room.

“Follow me quickly, master.”

But Kanghyok's pace was slow.

“You have to run, master.”

“They told me a n.o.bleman should not run!”

Come to think of it, that was right.

“This way, master.”

“Okay.”

“Let me check out if anybody else is in the room, master. Nope, only Yoju.”

Without any difficulty Kanghyok arrived at the back door of Yoju's room.

“Good job, Dolsok.”

“Let me stand over there. If see someone approaching, let me give a signal to you.”

“Okay.”

“But you have to come out quickly after seeing her.”

“Sure. You're bugging me too much, man.”

Shaking his head violently, Kanghyok went into Yoju's room.

She was not surprised to him coming in.

“How are you, master?”

“Are you alright?”

“I still feel under the weather, but I can get by.”

“I see…”

Kanghyok sat down face to face with her and spent some time like that.

“What are you going to do in the future?” he asked.

“What do you mean?”

“Are you going to keep drawing?”

“Oh…”

It seemed that Yoju already decided on something.

“Won't you want to travel to Hanyang to continue your drawing there?”

Hanyang?”

“Yes, Hanyang.”

This time she couldn't open her mouth for some time.

After turning it over in her mind for a while, she quietly asked, “Was my drawing helpful to you, master?”

“Of course.”

Kanghyok didn't hesitate to answer because he always thought so.

“Are you sure?”

“Absolutely. I'm now looking for medicinal herbs, based on your pictorial book on herbs. Yoni and Dolsok are also learning from your book.”

“I see…”

She lowered her head with a satisfied smile, which Kanghyok didn't notice unfortunately.

“So, you're going to follow me to Hanyang, aren't you?”

“Yes, I'd love to.”

“Good for you. Don't worry about your house as I know somebody who is going to take care of it.”

“Got it. I just count on you, master.”

Kanghyok recalled Kyongwon Park, the new member of his family.

Isn't he a n.o.bleman? Besides, he can read Chinese characters, too.

Kanghyok was thinking of finding him a house for rent.