I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 113



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Episode 113

While roasting green coffee beans, I overheard Han Song-i and Lee Seon-ah talking.

“My father also heard about the complainant. He didn’t tell me who it was, but he said it didn’t seem to be true.”

“If that’s not true, then there is a problem with the farm?”

Han Song-i frowned after hearing Lee Seon-ah’s words.

“Why? What’s the problem?”

“It’s just that when we got there, there was no smell at all. So I was wondering if the complainant had made a false report out of bad intentions.”

“aha.”

“Of course, even if that’s true, it’s still a difficult situation, but if you tell me it’s not, I don’t know… … Boss?”

Hansong called out to me for a moment, as if she knew I was listening. Since she was still roasting coffee beans, I just stuck my head out.

“yes.”

“What happens if there is a problem on the farm?”

“Why are you doing that to me?”

“Oh, I think the boss knows something.”

“hmm…….”

It’s not that I don’t know, but when you say it like that, I feel like I don’t want to talk about it.

Of course I will tell you.

“Then, if we find the problem and solve it, it’s over. It might actually be a good thing since the complainant is not the real one.”

Should I say that the worst has passed? Once the problem is resolved, they will also cleanly collect their complaints.

Oh, no.

The farm owner says he tried his best, but he couldn’t find the problem, so is that a bigger problem?

It was a bit of a complicated problem.

There is no problem for either the complainant or the farm owner.

“Then there are no bad people?”

Su-ah, who had been listening intently, asked.

The three adults, including me, nodded.

Yeah, where is this?

I don’t know how to find anything else, but there is no problem that is as troublesome as people.

‘One more reason to go to the farm.’

Woo Seong-su, the farm owner who came all the way here.

And I need to find out the reason why the cause is unknown.

More than anything, I feel bad that I just sent him away, even though he was a guest at the tiger shelter for whatever reason.

“But it smells really good~ Is this the smell that comes from roasting?”

“Oops! Yes. Just a moment.”

Hansong’s words made me focus on roasting again.

Roasting machines have devices that mix the beans evenly and maintain and control the temperature, but roasting in a pan is done purely by feel.

It was said that my hands were also responsible for mixing it evenly so that only one side did not burn.

Fortunately, while we were talking, my hands were moving diligently, so one side wasn’t overly fried.

With Mok-saeng’s talent, this much would be easy.

Looking at the fan, I could see the green coffee beans changing color from light roast to medium roast.

The scent has also changed.

Until just now, it had a strong, light, and sour fruity scent, but now it was a coffee scent with a slightly heavy fruity scent.

But the fruity and floral scents are still stronger.

The color gradually changed from ivory to copper.

I think I just need to stir-fry it a little more.

But it’s really interesting.

How on earth did they come up with the idea of ​​roasting and grinding the seeds of such a small fruit and steeping them in hot water to drink?

How many coincidences would it take for that to be so delicious?

Well, if you think about it that way, there is nothing in the world that isn’t amazing.

‘Come to think of it, these green beans came from Ssuksukki.’

Isn’t there something more?

The effect was expected.

But I thought I wasn’t able to check it because I was so out of it earlier, but now that I look at it, I don’t see any particular effect.

What? It might not have any effect, right? … … .

I waited until everything was fried. There must be something there.

And so after a while.

The fully roasted beans have now gone from a slightly shiny copper color to a slightly dark brown tone.

“Huh? Are you done? I miss you!”

“me too.”

As I turned off the heat in the pan and put the coffee beans in the basket to cool, Suah shouted.

And next to them, Han Song-i and Lee Seon-ah also stuck their heads out as if they were curious.

What is this? Why is the timing so perfect? ​​It’s just so damn good? Aren’t the three of them like hidden sisters or something?

“It’s hot, so don’t touch it. Just look at it.”

It wasn’t difficult to show, so I left it in front of the counter.

Then the three of them looked at the well-roasted coffee beans with sparkling eyes like children who were overwhelmed by all the wonders of the world.

After smiling faintly at that innocent look, he immediately continued with what he had to do next.

Where is this… … .

‘Here it is!’

Hand grinder on top of cupboard.

Since I have personally roasted the coffee beans, I will go with this today.

Since the coffee will be extracted lighter than espresso if you use a hand drip anyway, if you are going to use it for a latte, the particle size needs to be ground fine.

The more effort you put into it, the more delicious it is… … In short, it’s a story of how delicious it is.

“Huh? You do that with your hands?”

“I just wanted to try this. Why? Do you want to try it?”

“yes!”

“ruler.”

After putting the coffee beans that were starting to cool into the grinder, I handed them over to Sua.

Okay, I let it slide.

Of course, I didn’t necessarily take out the manual grinder because I knew Suah would be curious right away.

There is a romanticism about grinding something you roasted yourself, and since there are some previously ground ingredients in the grinder right now, I took them out because I thought they shouldn’t be mixed up.

Okay, then… … .

Galgalgal!

“Eww~!”

“Can I help you?”

“Yes! Touch!”

“good!”

When Su-ah was having a hard time, Han-song-i took it and helped her.

I wonder if that’s the case… … Wait, why are you filming that again, Seon-ah?

“Ouch! This is harder than I thought.”

“Oh, really? You can give it to me now.”

“Here it is.”

As soon as he finishes speaking, he hands it over to me.

But when I looked, it was already all gone.

The finely ground coffee beans gave off an even better aroma than before.

Are you really looking forward to this?

I tried it out by hand dripping it right away.

One by one~

Coffee drops falling more slowly than before.

One drop, one drop. With each drop, it seemed as if the fragrance was spreading and swaying.

A coffee scent with a color that seems dark yet light.

The fruity notes are lighter, but instead a rich, calming scent is present.

“Sir, can I have this coffee too?”

“Well, would you like to have a little taste? I don’t think I can give it all to you.”

“yes!”

That should be okay.

They say even elementary school students drink coffee these days.

Han Song-i and Lee Seon-ah also decided to get a little taste with anticipation on their faces.

“Okay.”

I took care of everything except for the taste. And now it’s time to see if it’s working!

“uh?”

what?

‘Why does it work here?’

The expected effect from coffee has not yet been seen, but the effect was found in an unexpected place.

[coffee residue]

*effect

─Purification

It was from the coffee grounds.

* * *

The road to the farm was not far, but it went a little further into the mountains and into the countryside.

So I went there in Lee Seon-ah’s compact car… … .

“Ugh!”

“Wow! Is it touching your head?”

It was a bit rough because it was a country road, but it was even worse because it was a compact car.

I couldn’t even stretch my legs and my head kept hitting the top.

I feel numb here and there, as if I am being punished? But Su-ah looked at me as if she found that sight strange.

So you have free legs and a free head?

“They’re all here.”

Luckily, I came by car so I arrived quickly.

As I parked my car at the entrance to the farm and was wandering around, a middle-aged woman who appeared to be the farm owner and his wife who had come to the cafe approached me.

“hello.”

“Welcome~ I heard about this person.”

“Is that so? Oh, this. I brought it because I thought you might regret it if you just left earlier.”

“Oh my. What the heck?”

The farm owner’s wife had a very bright impression.

Of course, there seemed to be some shadow in it, but still, judging from this reaction, it seemed like he was originally a very bright person.

When I offered him a latte from a cafe as a gift, he happily accepted it, waving his hand.

“Come in. I was so out of it earlier that I didn’t even get to show the girls and this cute lady around.”

I followed my wife’s instructions and entered the farm.

But the scale of it was quite large.

At this rate, it would cost a lot of money to run a business, so wouldn’t the fines be a bigger problem than the impact of the suspension of business?

“Oh! There’s a baby cow over there too!”

“Haha! Want to go see the baby cow?”

“yes!”

I left the sightseeing and farm experience to Sua and the other two, and I stuck to the owner’s side for now.

And I took a quick look around the farm.

‘It doesn’t smell, and it seems to be managed very systematically and cleanly.’

It was exactly as Su-ah, Han-song-i, and Seon-ah said when they went there and came back.

If the inside of the farm is like this, I don’t think it would smell outside either… … Do they really throw away things like excrement outside?

“How do you dispose of your excrement?”

“We do it all with processing machines. We use everything from biodegradation to chemical and physical processes.”

“I see. That’s why there’s no smell. It’s also very clean inside.”

“Huh─ That’s right. What else should I do here? The county office just said that since they received a complaint, they have to take action… … .”

A farm owner complained that his aura had become darker than when he had seen it before.

I used my senses to respond to that look.

And asked.

“If you don’t mind, can I take a look around? Actually, before I opened the café, I worked in construction.”

“Oh! Is that so? Then I’m happy! If you just find out what the problem is, I’ll personally deliver fresh milk to the real boss’s cafe every day!”

“No, well. You don’t have to go that far… … .”

I usually try not to bring up my past career, but this time was an exception.

I felt a little burdened because I felt like I had raised excessive expectations… … .

‘It’s visible.’

I could clearly see it when I came to the farm

It’s the sparkle that the senses tell us.

Well, now that I have permission, I’m going to move on and find the sparkle that connects me to the farm owner… … .

“Ouch! A stain!”

“Oh my!”

There was a commotion on one side.

It was the sound of the group that had entered the pen with the calves.

I must have not closed the door properly, because before I knew it, a calf was out and running around.

Although it was a calf, it was already as big as an adult cow.

With something like that running around, there’s bound to be chaos.

“huh?”

Then a calf comes running towards us.

And then… … .

licking!

He came towards me obediently and licked my hands and head in turn.

“hmm.”

The expression is a bit awkward, but I think it’s a good expression.

“Huh? Calves are usually scared, so they don’t come near people.”

“Is that so?”

As soon as the farm owner finished speaking, all the calves that had escaped the fence came rushing towards him.

Why are they like this? I heard they don’t follow you guys very well.

“… … Okay, let’s go in.”

Finally, like a piper, he led the calves back to their original pen.

I think it’s because of Aura and Manseonggong’s talents, but really…

‘uh!?’

Just as the puppies were about to come out of the cage.

Something flashed! I felt it.

Suddenly, a place with intense flashes of sense appeared.

That was… … beyond the puppies’ enclosure, leading outside.

“Is there anything over there?”

“That’s where the processing machine was when my parents were here. But the machine was old, so we got rid of it and made a new processing room.”

“Um. Can I take a look over there?”

“Of course. I cleaned out everything just in case, so you can take a look.”

Listening to Woo Sung-soo’s explanation, I headed towards where the sparkle was leading me.

however.

‘Huh? This is… … ?’

Contrary to Woo Sung-soo’s confident words, something felt off.

This is… …not the usual feeling?

A hazy feeling and sensation.

What this is saying is… … .

‘This is an aura.’

An ordinary person could neither feel nor see it. So you probably don’t know what I’m feeling now.

I’m talking about this feeling of discomfort that comes up without me knowing it.

“Here, you said that this was where your parents’ original treatment facility was located?”

“Yes, that’s right. As you can see, I cleaned it all up.”

“Did your parents say anything about this?”

“Well… …? Any problem?”

there is.

Because there was a gloomy aura on the land where the old treatment facility used to be.

A dull aura in a land without people?

Even a text window was visible.

[polluted land]

*situation

─Contaminated by long-term wear and tear.

─Odorless stench

How should I take this?

Should I add one more guest to the cafe?

A land that is neither human nor animal… …?

Well, let’s leave that aside.

Why is the land like this, and what is that odorless stench?

Is that because it comes from a polluted aura? If so, then I can understand.

If it’s like this, no one would know just by smelling it.

I don’t know how the complainant got it, but for now, it’s odorless.

‘… … Let’s think about that later. Let’s take care of this first.’

If this was the cause of the complaints so far, it seemed like the solution was right there with me.

Aura.

That’s also a way to deal with polluted auras.

If it weren’t for the effect it has, I wouldn’t have bothered bringing it here, but I guess there’s a perfect place to use it.

I took out the coffee grounds that had the effect of ‘purification’.

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