In this life, from the child role (628)
, I heard the village leader calling my name, but Su-hyeon was so distracted by the fish in front of her that she didn’t have time to pay attention.
The visual of the ‘pork’ held by the middle-aged man was shocking.
‘It’s not natural to have pimples… right?’
Just looking at it, the weight of the meat was pork belly, which even Suhyun, who didn’t know much about the cut, knew.
The thick, white pork skin was a type commonly seen in meat restaurants.
It was just the protruding protrusions on top that caught Suhyeon’s attention.
“Oh, Hyeon-do is an idol in Seoul, so he must have been friends with Kang Soo-hyun. “It was a success.”
“Didn’t you see Kang Young squealing at me? “They like me more than them.”
“It’s like that with kids. “I really don’t know what fun it is to watch idols.”
The village chief spoke with Hyeon-do in an accented tone and then looked at Su-hyeon, who was having a snowball fight with pork.
Unlike when he looked at Hyeon-do, the village chief’s eyes when he looked at Su-hyeon were filled with curiosity about the celebrity.
“Maybe it’s because she’s a fictional celebrity, but she’s really pretty.”
“…hello.”
“is it so. “Did Hyun follow you too?”
“Yes… but what about that meat…?”
“Ah, this.”
As Su-hyeon trailed off, the village chief held the meat he was holding with a proud expression.
The protrusions attached to the leather showed off their greater presence.
“It’s pork belly, and Hyeon-do said he came with a friend, so I brought a lot.”
“I see.”
“You can’t eat things that are sold in Seoul. “Because there are so few parts, we don’t sell them.”
“That distribution thing…?”
Is this how Pandora felt when she opened the box?
Suhyun ignored the warning sound in her head and eventually asked a question.
“It could be a pig nipple or something.”
And I faced the truth that was not different from what I expected.
This is a part that exists in all mammals but is embarrassing to spit out.
Su-hyeon, who was accustomed to city life, could not easily get used to local culture.
‘Because some people eat things like tongues, brains, and testicles… I guess they can eat them…’
Suhyeon tried to understand the world of special parts with an open mind.
However, the world of profound special parts was a bit too violent, both visually and mentally.
“Wow, it’s heavy. “Grandma Yu, I’ll leave this here.”
“Ok, thanks.”
“What? Since it has been aged for two days, you can eat it as ancient food. Oh, can I get an autograph? “My wife is a fan of Kang Soo-hyun.”
“Ah, yes…”
Su-hyeon nodded, thinking this was familiar.
It’s a bit of a sad story, but I felt more comfortable meeting people as a ‘popular actor’ than as a ‘young man who couldn’t adapt’.
“No no. If you find out, it’ll spread around the neighborhood, so it’s not okay. “The kids are here to play, but if they make a lot of noise, will they be able to rest well?”
“Oh my. “Even grandma says someone is gossiping.”
When Su-hyeon got up to give an autograph, Seung-hwa, who was standing next to the village head, firmly stopped him.
She glared at her grandson and his friend, asking why they were bothering them when they had come to rest, and the village head grumbled but could not say anything more.
Surprisingly, even though the head of a small town seemed to have great authority, it was still small.
“Grandma, it’s okay. Instead, can you give me the autograph after I’m gone?”
“ah! Well, of course that’s possible. Oh, maybe it’s because he’s a superstar, but his personality is so good. “Could it be possible to take a picture?”
Since it was more inconvenient for Seunghwa and the village chief to cause conflict, Suhyeon quietly intervened in the bickering to mediate the atmosphere.
As soon as he heard permission, the village chief, who was furious, held out his phone and asked for a picture.
Getting hit on the back by Seunghwa was a bonus.
“Don’t act foolish, just get an autograph and go back! “There are still more than one house to return to.”
“iced coffee. Grandma is sick. “I still think I’m a 10-year-old kid.”
“It’s okay, grandma. Please give me your phone. “Can I write something on the paper?”
“Hmm, then, ‘May you live a happy life, Eugene.’”
Su-hyeon smiled softly and put a pen to the paper he had just found, and the village chief cleared his throat and mentioned his wife’s name.
Su-hyeon, who wrote down his signature and words, raised the paper to chest height and stood next to the village chief.
“I’ll take your picture. …Here you go.”
“Thank you very much. Eat delicious meat. “Call me whenever you need it.”
“There is no work. “Go quickly.”
“Oh, okay. “Then have fun.”
The village head, who signed the autograph and even took a picture, left the house without hiding his smile even though he was being scolded.
When the person who had been noisy for a while disappeared, silence fell in the house again.
“Can we eat more? What is this? My stiffness has completely gone. If I eat it now, it will melt easily. “I’ll give it to you in a hurry.”
“yes? “Oh, that…”
Su-hyeon, who remembered the visual of the meat she had forgotten until now, was taken aback when Seung-hwa said he would grill it right away.
Although I was grateful, I did not have the confidence to calmly eat pork with special parts.
“Come and eat.”
“Uh, um, okay…”
Su-hyeon hesitated at Hyeon-do’s call and then returned to the table.
Aside from being disturbing, the rice was still delicious.
“Wow, the cupboard is already empty. Now, let’s eat this too.”
“…thank you.”
As we continued eating like that, the controversial meat finally came to the table.
The smell was so good that it created a more subtle feeling.
‘It’s just pork belly… but that’s it.’
Suhyeon swallowed his saliva as he stared at the small, yet gigantic fish.
It would have been okay if I had looked at it like that from the beginning, but I was confused as I remembered the shape of the lumps sticking together in a long line.
“Eat a lot.”
“ah.”
While Su-hyeon was lost in thought for a moment, Seung-hwa, who was not satisfied with the speed at which the two people were eating, piled up the freshly grilled warm meat on top of the two people’s rice.
Hyeon-do put the meat in a corner, saying he would eat it on his own, but Su-hyeon, who found it difficult to refuse an adult’s favor, picked up the meat along with the rice.
Then, with my heart firmly set, I put it in my mouth.
‘…! delicious!’
Su-hyeon, who had been mechanically chewing for a while, surprisingly started to wriggle and opened her eyes at the chewy texture.
It was crunchy and different from the fat or skin and was full of flavor.
‘It looks a bit like that… but wouldn’t it all be the same once it enters the stomach?’
Su-hyeon, who overcame prejudice through taste, ate the remaining meat without hesitation with a small mental victory.
Since the side dishes, kimchi, and meat were all delicious, I ate more than usual.
‘If I eat like this every meal, I might gain weight… Is this the grandmother’s table that is often mentioned on the Internet?’
After finishing her meal neatly, Suhyeon felt that her stomach was pressing on her lungs for the first time in a long time.
Grandma’s dinner table was scary because he was like this, eating 2 or 3 servings of food for ordinary people.
‘I think I know why Hyeon-do brought me here. ‘Not bad.’
After refreshing her mouth with cake, Suhyun digested her food and prepared to go out.
Now that I had enough to fill my stomach, I wanted to burn some calories.
* * *
Although it was Hyeon-do’s birthday and Christmas, the 25th in the countryside was ordinary.
Because it was winter, no one was out and about, so Su-hyeon spent the day leisurely, exercising, resting, and eating.
I intentionally didn’t check any unimportant contacts, so there was even less to bother him.
‘Now I’m going home tomorrow… It felt like a long time, but it felt like it was an instant…’
After taking a shower, Su-hyeon recalled her life in the countryside with a tired feeling.
Although it was only two days, there were many unforgettable experiences.
“Suhyeon.”
“uh.”
“Grandma, since it’s Christmas, let’s all have a drink together.”
“…Because it’s Christmas?”
“My grandmother likes to take care of things like that. “Let’s go down and have a drink.”
“…okay.”
Since there was nothing to do until bedtime anyway, Soohyun went downstairs, following Hyeondo who called her.
And then my eyes met the snake placed in a corner of the kitchen.
‘Could it be… that’s what you’re drinking?’
Su-hyeon stared at the yellow liquid that was hanging down like decoration and he had just skimmed over it.
Each bottle contained beehives, bees, ginseng, snakes, etc., giving it a terrifying look.
“ruler! Let’s drink.”
As he swallowed dry saliva, what he was worried about was for naught. What Seunghwa brought was an ordinary yellow liquid.
It was honey wine that was said to have been obtained from a beekeeping house above.
“Grandma, wasn’t that what you were drinking?”
“Why are you drinking that? “It’s all money, money.”
Seunghwa tells Hyeondo not to dare to covet him, and for the first time since the two of them came, he gets angry at Hyeondo.
Su-hyeon, who had never been greedy from the beginning, accepted the drink from Seung-hwa with a peace of mind.
The under-aged liquor was sweet, but the alcohol remained on the tip of the tongue, giving it a taste unlike anything I had ever experienced before.
It was a drink that suited Suhyeon, who has a childish taste, well.
‘This is okay. ‘I wonder if I can buy a bottle when I go home.’
Su-hyeon had an unseasonable honey feast by eating the rice cakes served as a side dish dipped in aged honey.
The honey was the same whether in Seoul or the countryside, but strangely, it was thicker, heavier, and sweeter.
‘I think it’s a good thing I came.’
Su-hyeon spent the last night of the three-day, two-night stay often clinking glasses together.
It was a pleasant night.
* * *
After three days of rest, Suhyeon returned with heavier hands than when he left.
This is because Hyeondo’s grandmother packed various things for them on their way to Seoul.
Su-hyeon’s hands, which were already heavy, became even heavier after stopping by the apiary in the village and purchasing aged honey and mead.
“Oh, I forgot. Soo-yeol, here is your gift. “Jungwon too.”
Su-hyeon, who met Su-yeol and Jeong-won for the first time in a while after a short vacation, offered them the two bottles of honey I had bought.
Aside from being a year-end gift, it was a travel gift given to close people.
“thank you! By the way, if it’s not rude to you, actor, can I have honey instead of alcohol?”
“Sure. But isn’t alcohol more special?”
“Because you can taste it later! “I like it better this way!”
“Okay then.”
I’m curious as to whether there is a separate apiary I know of, but it’s not a matter to ask further.
Suhyun, who took care of her teammates, checked her condition one last time.
The suit that Massimo sent me a few days ago, the neatly set hair, and the makeup that added clarity to my features without being too over the top were perfect today as well.
‘Jeong-won’s skills are improving every day.’
Su-hyeon was satisfied that the time to go to the shop was reduced due to Jeong-won’s activities.
I don’t hate receiving massages with kind words, but on days like this, I felt more at ease when I calmly caught my breath.
“Please wear these shoes.”
“yes.”
When he puts his feet into the shoes that Jeongwon brought out, the shoes that fit his size fit snugly.
As he left the front door, Suhyeon checked his smartphone.
December 30th.
The opening of the NBC Drama Awards, which is held a day earlier than other acting awards, is just around the corner.