The Farmer Who Ended Up Teaching the World’s Greatest Martial Artist - Chapter 79

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| Chapter 79

“We’ve arrived! Everyone get off!”

At the news of their arrival, Yoo Eun-hyun was the first to leap from the cart. One by one, the others followed suit, stepping down from the cart and walking toward the farm grounds. Looking at the rice paddies and crops spread out along the path, Yoo Eun-hyun quietly swallowed his admiration.

“Pretty spacious, isn’t it?”

“Yes. It really is huge.”

When Mo Cheol-dong spoke as if showing off his field, Yoo Eun-hyun naturally nodded his head.

And for good reason—on the wide plains below the mountain, rice, barley, and wheat were neatly planted in rows, and various crops were growing fresh and green even on the mountainside. Even at a glance, it was quite a substantial scale.

“Where will we be working?”

“The assignments differ for each farm, but the sections are somewhat predetermined, so we won’t have to go too far. Can’t waste time moving around.”

“So we won’t be doing fixed work.”

“You can think of it as moving around every two to three days, or as long as five days, taking on various tasks.”

When Mo Cheol-dong replied, Yoo Eun-hyun nodded slightly. Just then, Yoo Eun-hyun turned his gaze toward an energy he suddenly sensed.

‘This energy is…’

It was definitely an energy he had felt somewhere before. When Yoo Eun-hyun stood still without moving, Mo Cheol-dong shifted his view to follow his gaze.

“So you felt it too. That place over there is called Daessan. It’s where Maegyo is located.”

At Mo Cheol-dong’s words, Yoo Eun-hyun narrowed his eyes. Yoo Eun-hyun steadied his breathing and immediately detected layers upon layers of natural energy.

‘It’s definitely extraordinary. The natural energies are all tangled up chaotically… Just how many masters are gathered there?’

A force like intertwined storms and earthquakes centered around the mountain shook his entire body. It was an energy whose power he couldn’t even begin to fathom.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you coming?”

But that was only momentary—at Mo Cheol-dong’s words, Yoo Eun-hyun had no choice but to turn around. Unable to hide his uneasy expression, Yoo Eun-hyun eventually started walking.

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The walking time wasn’t long. Passing swiftly between the fields, the place where Yoo Eun-hyun and his group arrived was a fairly spacious building.

“You’ll be staying and working here for a month from now on. The ten people here will form one squad and share the same room, and for other miscellaneous matters, there are experienced people here, so figure it out yourselves.”

The employee from Heukryeon Trading Company threw out a curt remark in an annoyed tone and left the scene as if he had nothing more to say.

“Well, let’s go in.”

Once the employee disappeared, Mo Cheol-dong stepped inside as if he’d been waiting. Yoo Eun-hyun and the others followed behind him into the building.

“Whew. First we need to ventilate and clean up a bit. Need to maintain the equipment too. Everyone help out.”

Showing that his claim of this being his third time wasn’t a lie, Mo Cheol-dong immediately found tasks to do and moved about busily. Yoo Eun-hyun and the others also glanced around cautiously and helped with the work following his lead.

“Now, everyone find your spots and make your sleeping areas. Use the blankets that are here.”

Mo Cheol-dong said while looking at the bedding piled in the corner. Then he was the first to grab several blankets and laid them out in the center-left area. Watching this, Yoo Eun-hyun muttered to himself.

‘There are fewer places to hide things than I thought…’

Having lived in even more shabby places, communal living wasn’t particularly difficult for Yoo Eun-hyun. However, what worried him most was storing the Doyakju he had brought in his luggage. In such an open space, he knew it could fall into a thief’s hands, so he couldn’t take his eyes off it.

While Yoo Eun-hyun was lost in thought surveying his surroundings, Mo Cheol-dong spoke in a low voice.

“Is there anyone to handle the cleanup? You just need to go to the nearby stream and wash the dishes.”

Yoo Eun-hyun’s eyes sparkled for a moment. He sensed this was a golden opportunity to freely roam outside under the pretext of cleaning dishes. Yoo Eun-hyun raised his hand without hesitation.

“I’ll do it.”

Pleased with Yoo Eun-hyun’s attitude, Mo Cheol-dong nodded and smiled quietly.

“Then I’ll show you where the stream is. Follow me.”

Yoo Eun-hyun discreetly grabbed the Doyakju without anyone noticing, then quietly followed behind Mo Cheol-dong.

It was a moment of moving stealthily, each footstep buried in the wind.

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“Come on, everyone get up! No time to dawdle!”

Dawn, when the sun had not yet risen. Cold air filled the building completely. People were still tossing and turning as if not fully awake, but Yoo Eun-hyun lightly shook himself off and got up from his spot. After quietly organizing his morning routine, he stepped outside.

“What? That bastard’s late again?”

“Don’t worry about it. He’s always like that.”

“Damn it. Looking at this mess, today’s work will start an hour late too.”

Coming outside, he found Mo Cheol-dong and the experienced workers sitting on the ground cursing someone. He didn’t know why they were doing so, but the atmosphere wasn’t right for asking. Yoo Eun-hyun just loosened up his body lightly and waited.

“Hmm. I’m a bit late.”

Exactly one hour later, a bronze-skinned man leisurely appeared through the crowd. His hands and arms showed prominent tendons as if he’d handled farming tools for a long time, and from his solid lower body to his rough skin, just looking at him gave off an aura that could be called ‘farmer.’

The man standing before the people cleared his throat and straightened his shoulders firmly.

“There might be people seeing me for the first time, so I’ll introduce myself. I’m the squad leader who directs all farming operations for Squad 6 here, Weon Il-chu.”

Weon Il-chu introduced himself while lightly tapping his chest. Just from his manner of speaking and attitude, it seemed obvious what kind of personality he had.

“Now. There’s no time to dawdle. Hurry up and follow me.”

Weon Il-chu checked the time by looking at the sun and urged the people forward while taking the lead. Though it was somewhat late for early morning farm work, the march seemed to continue as planned. Watching this, Mo Cheol-dong grumbled so quietly it couldn’t be heard.

“Damn bastard. Whose fault is it that we’re late…”

From everyone making small comments, it seemed Weon Il-chu’s reputation wasn’t very good. Yoo Eun-hyun also barely swallowed the words that were about to escape and followed behind him.

“Today we’re removing weeds. You should be familiar with the method, so I won’t bother explaining. That’s today’s quota over there. Start right away!”

When Weon Il-chu stopped in front of the field and pointed to the distant foothills of the mountain, the newcomers’ faces instantly turned ashen. The width was so vast that its end was hard to gauge. It was natural to worry whether they could finish it all in one day.

However, Weon Il-chu paid no attention to such surprised expressions from the newcomers. After yawning leisurely, he walked over to the shade of a nearby tree, leaned against it casually, and closed his eyes.

“Same as always. Damn bastard.”

Mo Cheol-dong muttered this and straightened his bent back. Then he clapped his hands loudly toward the workers as if to show them.

“Come on, let’s move quickly! It’s not just one or two people—with ten of us, pulling weeds should be done in no time, right?”

At Mo Cheol-dong’s words, Yoo Eun-hyun slightly raised his gaze to survey the widely spread field. There was a strangely excited mood about the farm work after a long time.

‘If I put my mind to it, I could easily finish this in a day.’

Since learning martial arts, farm work had become even easier for Yoo Eun-hyun. This level of area was already familiar to him from doing it alone back at Mount Taishan. Humming a tune, Yoo Eun-hyun grabbed a hoe and began working at a leisurely pace.

‘Since I’m not doing this alone, I should control my speed appropriately. If I go too fast, it might actually increase the work.’

While thinking this, Yoo Eun-hyun’s hand movements in pulling weeds were skillful. Though it seemed like he was roughly uprooting them, he subtly changed his method according to their type as he continued working. Some needed to be removed down to the roots to prevent regrowth for a longer period, while some weeds wouldn’t regrow if just roughly crushed. Among them were types that became fertilizer when buried in the ground.

While continuing his work in an almost trance-like state, Yoo Eun-hyun suddenly raised his head and looked around.

‘Oops… did I get too excited?’

Even though he said he’d work leisurely, due to his concentration, he was about half ahead of the others. As he stretched his body and caught his breath for a moment, Mo Cheol-dong came over to Yoo Eun-hyun.

“Huh. Must be because you’re young. Your speed is quite fast. But even so, if you exhaust yourself from the start, you’ll have trouble lasting through the afternoon.”

“Haha… I guess I was unconsciously in a hurry.”

“Seems like it. The work should be done properly. What you did well was good, but I can see some that weren’t pulled out completely.”

When Mo Cheol-dong pointed this out while examining the area he’d passed, Yoo Eun-hyun was momentarily flustered but soon bowed his head.

“It’s better to do it right once than to do it twice. I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Exactly. Now, let’s start again.”

Yoo Eun-hyun didn’t bother explaining why he had done it that way. He didn’t want to draw unnecessary attention. Roughly nodding his head, Yoo Eun-hyun picked up his hoe again and began digging out the surrounding weeds.

Yoo Eun-hyun pulled out more than his quota of weeds, straightened his back, and caught his breath lightly. Looking around, the workers still had quite a bit left to do. Some newcomers were even just hastily pulling weeds roughly or merely scattering them around.

‘But if the work is this slow, shouldn’t a farming expert step in and help coordinate things?’

Yoo Eun-hyun glanced at the sleeping Weon Il-chu and asked while following Mo Cheol-dong, who was slightly ahead.

“Brother. That person was called Weon Il-chu, right? What does he do? Is he a farmer?”

Mo Cheol-dong looked at Weon Il-chu once as if he’d been waiting for this question and frowned.

“Farmer my ass. He’s an absolutely despicable bastard!”

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