Chapter 3 Ah? Is this Ssangmundong?
Chapter 3 Ah? Is this Ssangmundong?
Li Renyong lay listlessly on the car window, his stomach rumbling again. Sixteen years old was the age when one should not have enough food.
Looking at the seven or eight meat patties left in the bag, Li Renyong thought for a moment, tied the bag tightly again, and asked weakly, "Mom, when will we get there? I'm starving."
Huili looked at her son. He had eaten the most on the way, but he was still hungry. She could only say helplessly, "We are almost there. After passing this place, we will reach Ssangmun-dong. Be patient for a while. We will order some noodles with soybean paste when we get there."
"Ok."
and many more?
Double door hole?
Is that the double doorway?
Bora, Sun Woo, Kim Jung Hwan, Ryu Dong Ryong, Kim Jung Bong, Choi Taek, Deok Sun.
Familiar yet unfamiliar names flashed before my eyes.
Is this the world of a comprehensive Korean drama, or is it a world unique to Reply 1988 and 1994?
If you can’t figure something out, don’t think about it.
As the car continued to sway, the road became narrower and the buildings next to it became lower and lower.
What are the slums in Seoul?
The first thing that comes to Li Renyong’s mind is Jiulong Village, which is full of shanty towns and where a family of three lives in an apartment of five square meters.
Across the street is Gangnam District, where poverty and wealth are clearly visible.
Ssangmun-dong in Dobong-gu is located east of Bukhansan Mountain and west of Bulamsan Mountain, far away from the city.
If you must say, it is a suburban area.
You might say this is a slum, but it’s much better than Kowloon Village.
At least every family has a house and a job.
It’s not entirely true to say that it is not a slum, at least the people living here are not rich.
With a sound of "Arrival", the car suddenly stopped.
Li Renyong stretched and got out of the car.
But the situation before him surprised him.
what's the situation?
Why are there so many people gathered together? And one of the houses has paint splashed on its door.
Wait, that can’t be my new home.
The house looked quite big, and the walls were covered with roses. Although there were no flowers, it looked lush and green.
At this time, it was broken up artificially, with many leaves lying on the ground, making it look quite defeated.
The gate looked very grand, with all kinds of flowers and plants placed next to it, but all the flower pots had been smashed.
What is going on? My good mood after coming to Ssangmun-dong has been ruined.
The entrance faces an alley, and Li Renyong can tell whose house it is with his eyes closed.
Huili got out of the car and was also surprised, but she didn't show it on her face.
Instead, he said to the people at the door with a smile: "We just moved here from Masan. Please take care of us in the future. We will bring rice cakes to visit you in a few days."
In Japan and South Korea, people give rice cakes as gifts when they move to a new place, as a token of appreciation for the family's care in the future.
After hearing Huili's words, the introverts in the crowd nodded and smiled, and some extroverts immediately said, "If you have any problems, just come to me."
Although no one has much money, they can still contribute their efforts.
Seeing the owner of the house arrive and it was time for dinner, the crowd slowly dispersed.
Huili nodded and smiled at the rest of the people, took out the key, opened the door, but did not go in.
"Ayong, hold the rice cooker and go in first."
Li Renyong exclaimed, not understanding what was going on.
He had never moved on the Peninsula before, but whatever his mother said was what it was.
The truck drivers have already started unloading the goods. It turns out that they have a very high level of work ethic.
The things in the car have been neatly packed into boxes according to size. The larger items that are more difficult to move are placed at the bottom, and the more loose items are placed on top.
Some important small things, such as passbooks, are kept close to me.
It is said that they will ask for your opinion, and if they can enter the house, they will put your belongings in place and even help with the final cleaning.
There wasn't a lot of stuff, and many of the bulky items were not brought with us.
Unimportant miscellaneous items can be bought here. The house in Mashan has not been sold, maybe my mother still thinks that there will be a day when she will go back.
The reason for moving to Seoul was that Li Renyong's father passed away and they didn't want to be reminded of him by the sight of his father's remains, and they also wanted to find a good high school for Li Renyong.
I took the rice cooker from the car and walked into the door, where a cool breeze greeted me.
The house has a small yard with a chestnut tree. Under the tree there is a stone table and several stone benches.
There is a row of flower pots placed against the corner of the wall. They don’t contain any precious flowers or plants, but they look pleasing to the eye.
Some flowers and plants are a little wilted, probably because they haven't been watered.
It can be seen that the previous owner of the house was very fond of flowers and plants.
After entering the room, Li Renyong looked around.
There is a living room, four bedrooms and a tin shed on the roof.
The furniture is sparse and only meets the most basic needs.
The paint on some furniture is badly worn, revealing the color of the original wood.
Li Renyong wanted to help move things, and when he walked out of the door, he saw a woman in leopard print clothes and a slightly fat man talking to his mother Huili, and there was an unfamiliar man standing next to them.
Leopard Lady Luo Meilan.
Cui Ze's father Phoenix Hall.
Who is the other man?
Seeing Li Renyong coming out, Huili said with a smile: "This is my son Li Renyong. He is a bit naughty. If he causes any trouble in the future, please forgive me."
Li Renyong stepped forward and said, "Hello, aunties and uncles. My name is Li Renyong, and I am very brave."
The unknown man squeezed Li Renyong's arm and said with a smile, "You're very strong. I like brave guys. Call me Uncle Cheng from now on."
After saying that, she pointed in the direction of her home and asked him to come and play later.
Li Renyong took a look and saw that was Shanyu’s home.
Could this be Sun Woo's father?
According to analysis, Sun-woo's father should have died when Sun-woo was 16 years old, which was in 1986.
That was this year. I thought I would never see the most mysterious father in the play again, but I didn’t expect he is still alive.
It is already July, so if he died, it should have been in the second half of the year.
Judging from the clothes worn by the characters in the play, it was autumn, either September or October.
Maybe, this butterfly wing of mine can help Shanyu's father change his fate.
"Ayong, are you hungry? Do you want to go to my aunt's house for dinner? What a coincidence, we ordered noodles with soybean paste today." Luo Meilan smiled and pointed in the direction of her home.
Li Renyong said he was very hungry and imitated the sound of his stomach growling, which made everyone laugh.
After doing the funny thing, he walked towards Luo Meilan's house.
But halfway through the journey, he suddenly turned back.
He dug out the apples from his luggage, took out half of them, put them in a bag, and said to his mother Huili, "Mom, I'm going to eat."
On the peninsula, fruits are generally expensive. These apples cost 7000 won per pound. They were bought by Kim Jae-jun's father for him to eat on the road.
After Li Renyong left, Luo Meilan smiled and said, "He is a kind and polite child."
Sometimes it's like this, you can roughly guess what the parents are like by looking at what the child is like.
Everyone looked at Li Renyong's back and nodded continuously, and their inner evaluation of the new neighbor became even higher.
When a new neighbor comes, I help him.
But whether you can get along and at what distance you can keep each other is another matter.
Sunwoo's father, Sung Won-jung, said, "Let's stop talking and come help. Phoenix Hall and I will carry the big and heavy items, and the two ladies can carry the small things."
Huili kept expressing her gratitude with a smile.
Since Sunwoo's father's name is not in the drama, I just picked one at random. Also, does anyone know the date of Sunwoo's father's death? If you know, please don't spoil it.
(End of this chapter)