Chapter 2 Life
"Mom, we're back, we're starving, brother, slow down, let me go in first."
The brother and sister scrambled to get into the house, but neither of them wanted to let them, so they pulled each other's cars.
Outside the house, the sky had gradually darkened, the days were getting shorter and the nights were getting longer in November, and the weather seemed to be getting colder, and the shoes of the two men were lying on the ground in a mess.
"Daojun, come over and help mom serve some food, clean up the table by the way, set up the dishes and chopsticks, your dad will be back soon, hurry up and tidy up, you can eat right away, by the way, you are the elder brother, you usually have to let your sister more, do you hear?"
There was a gentle voice in the kitchen, needless to say, it must be Daojun's mother, who had heard the voices of the brothers and sisters for a long time, and then said it, and at the same time heard the sound of "ping pong" in the kitchen, which seemed to be busy.
"Mom, I know, I'll come right over."
After saying that, Kim Do-jun glared at his sister, and the little guy also responded with a straight face.
The scent from the kitchen wafted through the room, and the siblings sniffed hard and licked their lower lips.
"Well, it smells so good! Did Mom make my favorite tteokbok today? ”
Hui Yuan asked in surprise.
"Huiyuan, mom made your favorite fried rice cake, Gao is not happy!"
The mother quickly replied that if she didn't answer the little one, maybe she would lose her temper later.
After hearing this, Daojun looked at Hye-won with envy and gently rubbed Hye-won's head with his hand.
"Brother, don't keep touching my hair, my mother just helped me comb my braids in the morning were all messed up by you, I was still playing in the field just now, your hands were dirty, you didn't wash it, just touch my head, I'm going to be angry, punish you for only one bite of fried rice cakes tonight, give me the rest, and I'll eat it all by myself."
After speaking, he looked at his brother with a smile, feeling that he had gotten some treasure, full of great satisfaction, just thinking that he said that he was playing in the field with his brother, and suddenly covered his little hands, and his little eyes kept looking at Mother Jin, for fear of being heard.
"Okay, who made our family Huiyuan a princess, I will eat as much as you say to me, you don't let me eat, I will never take a bite, okay, now I'm going to wash my hands, help my mother serve some food, you play on the sofa by yourself for a while, I'll call you later."
After speaking, he walked straight to the kitchen, washed his hands, served the dishes, and set the dishes and chopsticks one by one.
Suddenly, there was a "bang", and the door slowly opened.
A tall figure walked in, and his back looked a little bent, unable to straighten up, and a little hunched over, which should be the reason for bending over and plowing in the field for many years!
Obviously only in his thirties, but he actually looks like he is already forty years old, the sideburns on both sides have been slightly white, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes have obviously added a few bars, like a sandbar washed by water, leaving a mark, and the traces of time are engraved on Daddy Jin's face.
"Dad, you're back, I want a hug"
Seeing Dad Jin coming back, Hui Yuan immediately bounced up from the sofa, ran towards her father with a "whoosh", and ran with two little short legs.
Daddy Jin hadn't changed his shoes yet, he took off his shoes with one hand and supported the wall with the other, and when he saw Huiyuan coming, his face was full of smiles, and he hugged Huiyuan and gently stroked her soft face with his chin.
"Hee-hee, Dad, you're going to shave, your beard hurts me so much, don't prick me"
As he spoke, he kept dodging, as if two people were playing a game.
As the saying goes, daughters are all father's intimate little padded jackets, and this moment is vividly embodied!
After Dad took off his shoes, he held Hye-won in his arms with one hand and walked directly to the living room.
"Daddy, you're back"
Dojun walked out of the kitchen, bowed slightly and said, seemed a little nervous, put his hands in front of him, and kept rubbing them cross.
"Well, is your health better, how is your head, if it's okay, let's go to school tomorrow, homework has been behind for a few days, after school, go to the flower shop at home to help, tomorrow your mother and I will go to the city to deliver goods, you will go to the flower shop after school in the afternoon to help watch the shop."
After speaking, he glanced at Daojun lightly, although his face looked a little serious and seemed to be indifferent, but the light in his eyes from time to time scanned back and forth on Jin Daojun's body, as if it was not what it seemed on the surface.
"Yes, Dad, I know, I will go to school early tomorrow morning and go to the store after school in the afternoon, what about my sister, my mother is not at home in the afternoon, who will take care of her?"
After speaking, he looked at his father with a puzzled expression, and saw that his father's eyes kept staring at him, and he slowly lowered his head, as if he was a little scared and a little evasive.
"Tomorrow morning, ask your mother to make a day's lunch for you, and also for Hye Won, when you come back from school, go home to pick up your sister first, and then take her to the flower shop, give you 1,000 won, buy some snacks for your sister, take good care of your sister, you are ten years old, your sister is only five years old, you have to take care of her more."
After speaking, he took out his wallet from the pocket of his jacket, took out a worn-out 1,000 won note from a stack of money, and handed it to Kim Do-joon.
"Yes, I know, Dad, I'll take care of my sister."
Carefully fold the money and put it in your pants pocket.
Although the money looks shabby, Do-jun knows that it is also earned by his father's hard work in running his own flower shop.
Since the head injury, I am more sensible than before, and I also understand the hardships of life better, as if I have opened my mind, and I understand it all at once.
Although he is only ten years old, he knows more than his peers and is more mature, but at the same time, he also hides his feelings deeper.
This is also closely related to the home environment and the education of parents.
Daddy Kim is a person who does not smile and has a serious expression, rarely gets angry at home, and rarely smiles.
In my own impression, I rarely smile at myself, only when I am with Hui Yuan, the expression on my face will become much brighter, and to myself, it seems that I was born with a cold face, which is why I sometimes don't dare to talk to my father and am afraid.
The environment at home caused my father to have to run the flower shop and the family's farmland alone, so the burden and pressure were heavier, and all of them were on the shoulders of Dad Jin alone.
Gangwon Province is one of the poorest areas in South Korea, and their home is still in the northern mountains of Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon Province, and its economic development lags far behind the modern cities of Busan and Daegu, not to mention Seoul.
Although the miracle of the Han River has led to the development of the entire Korean economy, making South Korea become one of the Asian tigers and taking off rapidly, the economic development has not driven the economy of Gangwon Province, making the region still one of the poorest places in South Korea.
In addition, the economic crisis that began this year has made the whole of South Korea, a country with an export-oriented economy, even worse, especially in the north of Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon Province, where their home is located, and it is located in the northern mountainous area, bordering North Korea, which is a really poor place.
"Let's go, let's go to dinner, and we'll talk about it when we're done with dinner."
After speaking, he patted Daojun on the shoulder and walked to the dining table with his sister in his arms.
"Mom, did the uncle's Dozhen oppa go to Seoul to be a star?"
Note 1: 1,000 won in '98 is not the same as the current won, and the purchase rate and prices are not the same.
Note 2: Koreans have always called the capital Seoul, and the pronunciation is also Seoul, but Chinese is called Seoul.