S1, Chapter 13 (Sudden Thunderstorm)

Looking at the money he earned, Gukk was in a good mood. He felt that his business was gradually starting. His family's situation would get progressively better soon, and they would no longer be poor.

What Gukk did not expect was that his good mood would be shattered that night.

There was a thunderstorm that night. All of the people were awakened by the thunderbolt, and the rain kept pouring heavily.

When Gukk and Taehyung were awake, their bodies and their quilts were already wet. A heavy raindrop poured from their roof. The raindrops leaked through the holes from the thatched roof and slid directly inside their house.

Taehyung hurriedly jumped out of bed and put on his clothes.

He nudged Little Jae to wake up and hugged him out of bed. He looked for a corner that was not wet and transferred him there. After settling Little Jae, he hurriedly picked up Gukk and put him in that corner as well. He went back and took the dry part of the quilt and laid it down on the ground for Gukk and Little Jae.

When Taehyung went to Gukk and Little Jae to shelter from the rain, he was already soaked.

Little Jae was not wet from the rain, but Gukk hurriedly went to the cabinet to find a piece of dry clothes and helped Little Jae put them on so that he wouldn't catch a cold. Gukk also urged Taehyung to change clothes.

Taehyung took the dry clothes and went to the hall to change.

The main house was not much better, it was leaking badly, and there was already water on the ground.

Looking at the leaking roof, Taehyung sighed deeply.

When he returned, he didn't have a place to live, and he didn't have much money. It just so happened that this house would be sold, but because it was dilapidated, the price was low, and it was suitable for Taehyung's budget at that time. He bought it without much thought. He didn't know that when it rained, leaking water was coming out of the roof.

Taehyung thought he must repair the house this time. The rainy season was about to come, and their home wouldn't be able to hold on if the house wasn't rebuilt.

Gukk also thought of this, and he asked, "Brother Taehyung, how much does it cost to repair this house?"

Taehyung estimated the cost in his heart.

"If we only need to repair the roof, I can chop some bamboo trees and get some hay and mud. If we want to find someone to help, we can ask the villagers for help. As long as you pack a lunch at noon, it won't cost us much. It would only cost them more than 300 yuan.

Gukk breathed a sigh of relief when he heard it. He still has a couple of silver left from the jade they pawned. If it costs a lot to repair the house, there won't be enough money to buy some food.

Taehyung looked at Gukk and comforted him: 'Don't worry, tomorrow, I will go to Changbang and ask a few people to help us. I can fix it in just one day. "

Gukk nodded and planned to boil some water tonight. However, they heard a loud sound, like something was collapsing.

Taehyung sighed in his heart, he glanced at Gukk and ran out of the room immediately, and when he went out, he saw the kitchen collapsed.

Gukk also ran out holding Little Jae and his heart sank when he saw the messy kitchen.

Taehyung didn't care about the kitchen; he searched for a sack and put it on Gukk and Little Jae's heads.

"Gukk, you go and take Little Jae to Aunt Park's house and stay there." After he asked Gukk, he entered the room and, "What do you want to bring?"

Gukk was about to stop him from going inside, but he was slow to pull him back; instead, she shouted at him, "Brother Taehyung! Come out, and I don't need anything. "

Taehyung didn't come immediately; instead, he came out after carrying a big bag in his hand.

"Let's go. Let's say at Aunt Park's house tonight."

The three went to Aunt Park's. Gukk knocked on the door of Aunt Park. It didn't take a while for someone to open the door, and they saw Taehyung's family of three. Park Changbang was surprised. "What happened? Come in! "

Taehyung, Gukk, and Little Jae entered inside. The Park family gathered in the hall. The place was surrounded by candles. They were worried when they saw the appearance of the family of three. Aunt Park immediately asked her two daughters-in-law to cook ginger soup for the three not to catch a cold.

Then they let Gukk take Little Jae to change his clothes in Minhwa's room. She also asked Taehyung to go with Changbang to find him clothes to switch on.

Seeing that Gukk and Little Jae went to change clothes, Taehyung told the Park family what happened. "Uncle, aunt. There was a leak in the house, and rain heavily poured down. The kitchen collapsed. I don't dare to let Gukk and Little Jae stay at that house anymore. So I might have to trouble you to take our family. Let us stay at your home for a few days. "

Hearing Taehyung's words. Uncle Park waved his hands. "Whatever you say, live here. Don't go back to your house until it is not rebuilt. "

Aunt Park also complained. "Taehyung's house is really too old and broken. I didn't expect heavy rain; it wouldn't be able to hold on. Oh, fortunately, it didn't hurt anyone. "

Changbang found a piece of dry clothes for Taehyung to change into; Gukk and Little Jae also changed into dry clothes and went out. The two families sat in the main room and discussed how to build the house tomorrow.

Changbang said: "If the rain stops tomorrow, I will bring a few strong laborers from the village to chop some bamboo, pick some mud, get some grass, and fix the roof for you. About the kitchen, I can't fix it. "

Taehyung nodded, "Originally, we were only planning to repair the roof. Who would have thought that the kitchen suddenly collapsed and the cabinets, stoves, and pots inside were ruined? "

When everyone heard it, they all understood that the amount they would spend was not small. It didn't cost much to repair the roof, but it would cost a lot if you rebuilt the kitchen and fixed the stove.

Uncle Park looked at Taehyung, "Taehyung, this is a lot of money. Do you have enough money? If it is not enough, tell your uncle, uncle will lend you first. "

Taehyung's eyes were a little red. He nodded: "Uncle, I'm not polite to you; I don't have enough money. I really need to borrow from you, Uncle. Rest assured, I will pay you back as soon as possible. "

Uncle Park waved his hand, "We have watched you grow up. Uncle believes you, don't be polite. Let's talk about how to do it. "

Taehyung nodded heavily.

Gukk looked at him and was grateful too, thinking that he must thank Uncle Park's family well after this difficult time.

This night, Aunt Park arranged for Gukk and Little Jae to sleep with Minhwa, two daughters-in-law to sleep in one room, and two sons to sleep in a room with Taehyung.

That night, Gukk didn't sleep much, thinking about their fallen house.

Gukk woke up early the next morning. Minhwa and Little Jae were still asleep. Gukk quietly dressed and got up, opened the door quietly, and went out.

Unexpectedly, everyone else got up and was busy doing things, but he didn't see Taehyung.

Seeing Gukk coming out, Hyunsik took Gukk to the backyard to wash.

"The weather is good today. The workers went to repair your house today. Not too long this morning, Brother Taehyung and my second brother went to the town to buy rammed mud and ask someone to build a house. " Hyunsik explained.

Gukk knows that although there are bricks in this era, they are costly. Where can ordinary people buy bricks? They use rammed mud as bricks to build houses. This rammed earth is not easy to do. Besides technology, it also requires a lot of money and manpower. Hence, few people generally know how to make rammed mud by themselves. There is a workshop specializing in rammed mud in the town, so you can buy rammed mud and make it when you build a house.

Gukk thought about how he could help and asked quickly: "Sister-in-law, are you preparing meals for the people who will come to help us at noon?"

"Of course, the villagers will help, and they will not ask for money; food would be enough for them. After everything is set, they will ask the villagers to have a meal. " Hyunsik added another sentence. "Don't worry, I thought of this in the morning. Taehyung has brought some meat back from the town. "

Gukk didn't expect that Hyunsik had already arranged it, and his heart was moved. "Sister-in-law, I don't know how to thank you."

Hyunsik didn't mind. "Why did you say thank you? We hadn't thanked you that much when you gave us the perfume balm. "

Gukk smiled, nodded, and stopped saying thank you but kept it in his heart.

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Before noon, Taehyung took the rammed mud and handed over the vegetables he bought to Gukk. After that, he took the people to repair the house.

Gukk asked Little Jae to play with Park family's children and went into the kitchen to prepare lunch. Fortunately, Hyunsik and Soohyang were busy working together. These two sisters-in-law were really good at cooking, and the dishes were basically made by them. This made Gukk breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, with his craftsmanship, people who work will likely be dissatisfied.

They made a fried eggplant with meat at noon—a scrambled egg with tomatoes and roasted pork with potatoes. The portion is very generous, and there is a lot of meat. The staple food was put in a large pot containing steamed buns. Each person has two large buns. This kind of meal is already very good.

When the food was almost ready, Taehyung's Mother and Yunchen came in, followed by an omega whom Gukk had never seen.

Hyunsik and Soohyang sank their faces as soon as they saw the visitor, and their mouths were not polite. "What are you doing here?"

Mother Kim smiled, rubbing her hands, and replied embarrassingly, "I heard that Taehyung asked someone to build a house. We came to help. "

Yunchen also took a step forward, watching the food in the pot, and said, "How can we not come to help with such a big event as Taehyung's family? My Daegi and third brother have gone to help. If you need help with cooking, I'm here to help you. "

It's nice to get help, but Hyunsik knows who Yunchen's family is, and it's hard to say it to Kim's directly, so she didn't show mercy to Yunchen."Are you coming to help now? You didn't come to help when the food is not ready. You arrive as soon as the food is prepared! Are you not embarrassed?! "

Mother Kim turned red in embarrassment when she heard her words; she bowed her head and didn't know what to say.

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