The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 78

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| Chapter 78

The next day, early morning. Yoo Eun-hyun left the inn alone, leaving behind Ju Yu-ryeon and Ho Won, who were still asleep. Walking through alleys and squares, brushing past people’s gazes and footsteps, he soon found himself standing in front of a building.

“Heukryeon Trading Company.”

At the familiar name of the trading company, Yoo Eun-hyun let out a bitter laugh. He knew he would encounter them again someday, but to meet them again in Sichuan of all places. It was truly unexpected.

‘Ji Heun-dong was said to be the branch manager of Shandong, so there shouldn’t be any chance of running into him here.’

Recalling the person he had faced during the martial arts competition, Yoo Eun-hyun fidgeted with the hood on his head. Though it didn’t completely hide his face, this much would be enough to change his appearance. Yoo Eun-hyun took a deep breath and stepped across the threshold of Heukryeon Trading Company.

“Form rows of ten across!”

Inside Heukryeon Trading Company, nearly a hundred people had already gathered. In front of them stood about ten men, and judging by their unwavering presence and sharp gazes, they were undoubtedly the command staff.

Thinking that everyone had gathered, the man at the front immediately issued orders in a booming voice.

“Before we begin, I will ask a few questions. It would be wise to answer honestly. If any concealment or lies are discovered, you must bear the consequences yourself!”

At the intimidating man’s appearance, several timid people nodded frantically. Yoo Eun-hyun also slightly hunched his body and nodded.

Then employees of Heukryeon Trading Company approached with papers and began asking questions rapidly.

“Age and name.”

“23 years old. My name is Jin Un-seong.”

“Who did you learn farming from?”

“I learned by helping my parents since I was young.”

Yoo Eun-hyun, who had been secretly listening to the questions asked of the person next to him, cheered inwardly. The questions were easier than expected. At this rate, he had a feeling things might go surprisingly smoothly.

While briefly composing himself, it was soon Yoo Eun-hyun’s turn.

“Age and name.”

“21 years old. My name is Yeo Geum-hyeon.”

“Where are you from?”

“I’m from Hanzhong, Shaanxi.”

“Shaanxi? You’ve come quite far.”

The man in front of Yoo Eun-hyun briefly stopped his brush and looked up at him. In response, Yoo Eun-hyun put on a gloomy expression as if he had been waiting for this and continued speaking.

“About a month ago, there was an earthquake in Shaanxi. Not only did our house completely collapse, but my father was also seriously injured, so we urgently needed money. I heard this job pays well…”

Yoo Eun-hyun had already gathered information about the earthquake in Shaanxi. There was no chance of being suspected of lying. Upon hearing this, the man nodded repeatedly as if telling him not to worry.

“Don’t worry about that. As long as you meet your quota, there won’t be any problems.”

“Thank you.”

“Good. Next.”

With that, the man moved past Yoo Eun-hyun. How much time had passed? When the investigation seemed to be finished, the man stepped forward in front of the people again.

“Good! Now that we’ve selected those who will work, I’ll speak again! You will now be in charge of all aspects of farming. The period is one month. The location is near Daesan, Qinghai. Since I trust that you are people with farming experience, I hope you will do your best!”

“Yes.”

When the man spoke, the workers nodded and gave short replies. The man, who seemed satisfied as he looked them over, soon lowered his voice.

“And just as a warning, no matter what happens, be careful with your words. If you know where we’re heading.”

As soon as those words fell, the surroundings instantly became quiet. Since rumors about Ma-gyo had spread even to ordinary people, the man’s words didn’t seem to be taken lightly. Seeing the workers deep in thought, the man laughed heartily and turned around.

“That’s enough warning. Good, we’ll move immediately! Follow me!”

Following the guidance of the trading company employees, the people who entered inside climbed onto prepared carts one by one. It was time to head to Daesan.

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Clatter clatter.

“Damn. My butt is killing me.”

About half an hour after the cart had departed.

As they shook along the unpaved road, people’s irritated complaints burst out here and there. Some people even grumbled that it would be better to walk.

While people’s expressions hardened on the shaking cart, Yoo Eun-hyun sat calmly. A middle-aged man sitting next to him, who had been watching this, cautiously spoke with curious eyes.

“Hey there. Aren’t you uncomfortable?”

“I’m fine.”

He was a man in his forties, appearing to be around the same age as Yoo Eun-hyun’s mother, Soo Hwa-seon. When Yoo Eun-hyun answered politely and carefully, the man smiled slightly with satisfaction.

“Oh my. You’re a young person with good patience. I’m called Mo Cheol-dong. Call me hyung.”

“So you’re Cheol-dong hyung. I’m called Yeo Geum-hyeon.”

Yoo Eun-hyun clasped both hands together and spoke warmly.

“I’m fortunate to meet someone like hyung. Actually, I was quite worried.”

“Haha. It’s natural to have many worries when going somewhere for the first time. If you have any questions, ask me. Since this is also fate, I might be able to ease your worries somewhat.”

Mo Cheol-dong spoke loudly with a good-natured laugh. Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t miss the opportunity and carefully asked a question while subtly gauging the situation.

“It seems there are quite a few people like Cheol-dong hyung who have come multiple times?”

“Most are experienced. Probably about seven out of ten are people who’ve come back. Even I’m on my fourth time. That man up front is on his third time, and that guy is also on his fourth.”

When Mo Cheol-dong muttered, others in the cart also chimed in. From their reactions, it didn’t seem to be a lie. Moreover, if so many people were willing to apply again, it probably wasn’t as dangerous as expected. If it were a bad place, this many people wouldn’t normally return.

“Of course, the work is a bit tricky… But they pay generously, so don’t worry.”

“Is the work very difficult?”

“Hmm. It’s not easy work. There’s a reason they pay so much. Let me give you one piece of advice: you must meet your quota.”

“Quota?”

When Mo Cheol-dong spoke in a subtly low voice, Yoo Eun-hyun asked back cautiously with a slightly frightened expression.

“You know where we’re going, right? This place judges strictly by ability. If you do your assigned work well, there’s no problem, but if you can’t… you might be excluded midway. That means there are no second chances.”

At those words, Yoo Eun-hyun’s face hardened. It meant that if he fell out of favor like this, he could never approach again. Unable to shake off his uneasiness, Mo Cheol-dong lightly patted his shoulder and laughed heartily.

“Hahaha! Don’t worry. As long as you don’t slack off, there’s no problem. They won’t give you work you can’t handle.”

“Phew. That’s a relief. I’m confident in most kinds of work too. But… is the food good?”

When Yoo Eun-hyun let out a sigh of relief and asked casually, Mo Cheol-dong also grinned.

“You know what’s important. Nothing is more important than food when it comes to work. We’re people who grow plants, but surprisingly, meat is needed to grow plants. Don’t worry. Meat comes out with every meal without fail.”

“That’s fortunate.”

It was indeed fortunate. If things went according to plan, he would have to stay for a whole month. The fact that the comfort of life depended on the taste of food felt even more important.

“If you didn’t exaggerate your farming experience more than reality, there shouldn’t be any difficulties. There were actually several people who did that.”

“I see.”

Since it was well-paying work with simple verification procedures, there were indeed people who inflated their experience as Mo Cheol-dong said. Small lies, such as extending 5 years of experience to 10 years, or counting a few simple jobs as experience, were entirely possible. Seeing several people flinch at Mo Cheol-dong’s words, it seemed to be true.

‘Well, it’s not related to me anyway.’

Yoo Eun-hyun had actually downplayed rather than inflated his experience, so there wouldn’t be any problems.

“Haha! Anyone can see that you look like a farmer, so you don’t need to worry about such problems.”

Mo Cheol-dong lightly patted Yoo Eun-hyun’s back and spoke reassuringly. Yoo Eun-hyun smiled subtly.

After that, questions continued several more times, but now they were just asking about simple farming methods. Yoo Eun-hyun felt much more at ease among the advice and laughter shared between people. In the harmonious atmosphere, conversations about farming naturally flowed.

“Ah. We’re almost there now. Let’s stop the chatter.”

Mo Cheol-dong, who had been looking around, glanced ahead and muttered. Then he suddenly stopped talking quietly and threw out a final warning in a low voice.

“While working, you never know when or where you might encounter martial artists. Unless they speak to you first, pretend you didn’t see anything and pass by. There’s nothing good about acting familiar. Understand?”

“Yes. I understand.”

In his slightly trembling voice, the hardships he had experienced could be felt. Yoo Eun-hyun thought to himself.

‘What could have happened to make him like that?’

Yoo Eun-hyun tilted his head at a situation he couldn’t even dare to guess at present. However, since he planned to disguise himself as a worker, there was no need to think more deeply about it.

Just as Yoo Eun-hyun was about to organize his thoughts, the cart stopped with a thud.

“We have arrived! Everyone get off!”

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