Transmigrated as a Prison Gaurd
chp 3
Under madam Kim's nursing for half a month, Kim vantae , no , now kim taehyung, his injuries had mostly healed, except for the faint pink scar on his forehead. he also saw what his body had grown into.
A face full of flesh, a body full of fat 170 cm tall, weighing about 200 jins probably, the fat almost squeezing him out of shape.
He could truly be called big-armed and thick- waisted, with a face big as plate, completely not matching what madam Kim had said about him being good-looking at all.
A small Courtyard where Kim family lived was not big, with 3 green brick and tiled house. The kitchen and woodshed were built on the left and right side of the small Courtyard. In front of the kitchen grew a pomegranate tree under which sat a Stone table with 4 Stone stools below. The family of four usually eat their meals at this table Most of the time.
It was early morning of summer. Taehyung took the advantage of the nice weather today to enjoy a life of leisure He had never enjoyed is his previous life, sitting here. Dad Kim and his cheap younger brother had gone out to work. Madam Kim had gone out to buy groceries.
Soon, madame Kim walked in from outside, one hand holding a basket and the other holding a very small bottle. Seeing her son sunbathing in the yard again, she very disapprovingly said.
madam kim
Taetae I told you not to stay in the yard. Otherwise, the scar on your forehead will never heal.
To Taehyung, her words entered from one ear and exited from other.
Kim Taehyung
mother, you are back!
madam kim
Yes, I'm back. I went to old man Qi's place to get a bottle of scar removal ointment for you. Try it for a while and see if it works.
Kim Taehyung
Oh, thank you, mother.
He took the ointment from madam Kim and open the stopper to smell it. A fragrant Scent come out.
Kim Taehyung
💭 MMM, It had a medicinal smell of snow lotus in this, an ingredient of removing scars, though not very effective.
madam kim
Don't be polite with me. By the way, your Grandma sent word that your uncle will be resting in a couple of days and want us to visit.
madam kim
Speaking of your uncle, he is already 19 and still doesn't want to get married. Other boys, His age already have several kids I don't know what he is thinking every day.
Madam Kim's younger brother, four Year older than Taehyung had become companion reader for the third young master of the Jean family.
Kim Taehyung
It's fate, mother. When the time comes, things will happen naturally.
In modern times 19-year-old boys were still young. They were just little brats.
madam kim
You are quite open-minded about this. Since ancient times it has been the words of the matchmaker that matter. You are no exception. I have already asked someone to look for a husband for you, don't learn from your uncle when the time comes.
Kim Taehyung
Huh? Mother, I am only 15 years old. Isn't that a bit too early?
As a born single man for twenty-six years indicated that he had never held a man's hand, let alone the thought about getting married
madam kim
It's not early at all. You can get engaged first and get married after a couple of years.
He had no plans to marry. If needed, He would ask his unknown uncle, what he did to escape the pressure to Marry.
madam kim
By the way, after visiting your maternal grandparents place in a couple of days, you will have to start working too.
madam kim
Old Lin sent the words today that the national wrestling tournament held by the Imperial court would start soon. You have to go back early to prepare.
madam kim
I told the Messenger about Your circumstances to tell the old Lin. He can then arrange some logistical work for you, which would be easier. you can participate in the tournament if you want, if not just be there for formalities and socialize.
Madame Kim didn't think that her son would achieve anything in the wrestling tournament at all. It was not because she looked down on her son, but because there were many men who participate in the in this tournament and Taehyung being an ore won't be able to fight their fierce nature.
Speaking of the work, when time first come here, he had guessed right. he was indeed a prison guard, according to the words he heard. Except he didn't guard hell, But rather the dungeons of the ministry of justice in the Die dynasty. Moreover, it was the kind of family business inherited from his mother's side.
In this dynasty, seniors could pass on their Occupation to any junior in the family, as long as they met the criteria. And with Taehyung's looks and build, in his dad's words, he was a natural-born prisoner guard.
If nothing unexpected happened, his future children would likely inherit this job from him too. Thinking about this made his head hurt badly.
As for madam Kim's, maiden family, the Lee family had been prison guards for generation in the capital city, as long as there were prison departments. There would be people from his family.
Some who did well even had decent positions in front of the ministers. His dad was a prison chief at the court prison. His dad's Kim family had been land tillers for generations. Only in this generation did dad Kim get a government position from his father-in-law and improve his family circumstances a bit.
When madam Kim was engaged to dad Kim, his uncle was barely 2 years old, a late born son to his father-in-law. as his father-in-law was old and hoped his son-in-law could protect his daughter and young son, He gave his job to his son-in-law.
Dad Kim had initially thought that after his uncle grew up, he would pass his job to him to not waste his father-in-law's kindness. Unexpectedly without telling anyone , His uncle suddenly went to serve in the jeon family, Moreover, it had been quite a few years. no matter what going to the Jeon's as a servant still mean being a servant.
His dad felt very guilty. Thinking his uncle was trying to pass on the job to Kim taeyon, That's why he went to suffer as a servant at t Jeon's. So he kept the job for his uncle to inherit when he come back.
His current younger brother Kim taeyon were sent by dad Kim to temporary serve in the jingzhao Perfect's office to gain experience.
The house they were living in was bought by the Kim couple 2 years ago, after pulling together all their savings. in the civilian area of this capital city, where every inch of land was like a gold, they had gritted their teas to buy it in, wui alley.
Now the family barely had any savings left, madam Kim was only willing to spend money on her children and husband. Everywhere else. She would save Whatever she could. Her ore son was grown up now, so he had she had to save up a dowry for him.
The four Kim family members compromised. a dad who was prison chief at the court, a housewife mother whose family had extensive connections. An ore, who was a prison guard at female prison in ministry of justice and the younger brother, who was a temporary catcher at the perfect office. If his uncle didn't come back to hold the job, his brother would likely take over the dad Kim's position in the future.
Although insignificant in this capital full of nobles, this little family was still enviable among commoners. After all, government workers had stable income, no matter what, and often had some gray income on The side too. the whole family could eat their fill and not go hungry. When the natural or man-made disasters happened, the court would also prioritize protecting the interest of its employees first, even the lowly prison guard like him could get good treatment Like this, which made people desperately try to get these kinds of job.
madam kim
It's getting late. I am going to prepare lunch.
Speaking of meals, Taehyung got a headache. Cooking here Mainly relied on clay pots instead of iron woks because iron was controlled by the state, so the vegetable cooks here were either boiled or stewed. Apart from oil and salt, there were no other seasonings. During his whole recuperation period he almost faded out from the hunger every day. Whenever he thought about the delicious modern food his mouth would water. He swore that once he recovered, he would get a walk and gather all kinds of seasonings to let his family taste what real delicacies were like.
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