I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 169



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Episode 169

I felt something coming towards the tiger shelter.

But that wasn’t a person.

Even with the talent of managing the terrain, it just felt like something was coming.

Of course I had an idea what it was.

It was clear that it was the person I had met at the lodging I went to.

‘How did Grandma not know?’

No, I wonder if what I know is correct.

I glanced at my grandmother and she was eating potatoes without knowing anything.

Do you know? Or is it just a jumbled memory?

There was no way to know that now, because the conversation wasn’t flowing naturally.

And already it was coming up the path.

‘For now… I guess I’ll have to accept you as a guest.’

The coupon I gave you disappeared and it shows up here like this.

I couldn’t just sit there surprised since I was the one who invited you.

But how do I get it right?

I briefly worried about the ambiguity of the standard.

I decided not to do anything useless and just wait.

‘It’s coming a little slowly.’

As if he was just watching, his approach was slow.

Hmm? No.

It wasn’t slow… …it just stopped in the middle of the path.

Why?

I was curious and wanted to go down, but I held back for now.

There were guests inside, so it would have been a bit awkward to empty it all out so suddenly, and there must have been a reason for stopping after coming all the way here.

I decided to wait and see.

‘I’m making bread.’

The potatoes cooled to the right temperature after being blanched.

The dough also fermented well.

Then shall we make it?

First, I prepared the potatoes to put in the bread.

Even if you call it grooming, it was simple.

Because you just have to peel it and mash it.

So first, let’s peel it… … .

And yet, I continued to be mindful of the beings on the path.

The being that had been still began to move.

‘Huh? Why are you going back?’

However, a movement that was different from what was expected was observed.

This was unexpected.

Should I go and catch him right now?

But the moment I thought that, he had already left.

At that speed, it was impossible to catch it in the first place.

At that time, I was filled with a strange sense of regret because you left so suddenly!

As I left the path, I realized that where ‘it’ had gone was a summer shelter.

It wasn’t like he had completely left.

‘Did you find water?’

That might be the case.

I’m not sure, but it seemed to have something to do with water.

I feel relieved for now.

The summer shelter is also an area that can be continuously felt through the management of the site.

I decided to focus on making potato bread again.

This time I just ate it with an easy mind.

Looking at it, it didn’t seem like I could catch it even if I tried.

That is, as it disappeared in an instant.

Thinking that way made me feel a lot better.

“then.”

Peel the potatoes and mash them in a large bowl.

Mash it finely so that it has a good texture when you eat it later, so just focus on that.

I picked up a bit of the mashed potatoes and tasted it.

“Hmm? It’s sweet? And it’s also savory.”

It’s not as sweet as a sweet potato, but it’s definitely sweeter than regular potatoes.

That’s amazing.

Wait a minute.

I just brought some salt and lightly ate it.

“oh?”

I could taste the sweetness more clearly, but I also felt a salty taste.

It’s literally sweet and salty!

These potatoes are not only effective, they are also really tasty.

To be honest, my personal preference was sweet potatoes over potatoes, but maybe my taste would change with these potatoes?

This is not the time.

I mixed mashed potatoes with butter, milk, and a little salt.

And finally, I added a little honey.

Actually, I originally intended to make it sweeter, but the potatoes were so delicious that I didn’t need to.

The honey was added purely for effect.

I put the potato cream aside for a while and took out the bread dough.

It was a dough with a unique stickiness, with a little glutinous rice mixed in.

Make round balls by scooping out the dough like making donuts.

And then press it down to flatten it, put the potato cream inside, and wrap it well.

Now it’s time to repeat it.

I made it into potato shapes and made it until I used up all the bread dough and potato cream.

Then I put it in the preheated oven and started baking.

Every time I bake, I feel that it takes a lot of work and a long time to bake, but the baking itself is done quickly.

After putting it in the oven for a while, the bread dough started to rise and a delicious smell filled the air.

“What’s that smell? Mom. It smells so delicious, doesn’t it?”

“Yes. It smells delicious. The owner here seems to be good at making things. This too.”

Now that it was almost over, my concentration was fading and I could hear the mother and daughter talking in the hall.

When I listened in, it seemed like Grandma Kim Bok-sun had returned to her original appearance.

“Oh, right. But Mom, was there a well in the house we lived in?”

“A well? What well?”

“No, I think it’s something my mom said before.”

But the conversation was a bit interesting.

It seems like it wasn’t just me who was curious earlier, but my daughter was curious too.

“Did I? The well… was in the house where I used to live with your grandfather.”

“Oh, really? I didn’t know.”

“You don’t know. When you were here, it was after I moved.”

“Really? Then should we go there too?”

“Okay. Why are you going there again?”

“Hey, you went to the beach and came back safely.”

“That’s right. I went and came back yesterday.”

“huh?”

The daughter reacted as if she didn’t know what her grandmother said.

Did they go for different purposes?

“That’s it. That’s where you used to live with your grandfather. Now it’s all overturned, so you can’t even tell where it is, so you can’t see it even if you go.”

“So that’s why you suddenly suggested we go see the ocean? Why didn’t you tell me in advance?”

When her daughter said that she was sad, Grandmother Kim Bok-sun just smiled.

But perhaps the reason there is a bit of regret in that smile is because of the fact that was also in the conversation.

‘The house I lived in has been completely changed due to development.’

It may not be a common story, but since I have been working in the industry, it is something I have heard often.

Some people were directly involved, while others were harmed.

There were also people who asked for the old building to be restored… … .

I thought it would be difficult to restore my grandmother’s side now.

But there really was a well there?

Ding~!

The oven signaled that baking was finished.

Take it out right away and let it cool slightly.

Meanwhile, crush black sesame seeds and mix them into the high-quality millet powder.

It was one of the things I received for helping with rice farming, and I wondered where it could be used, but who knew it would end up being used here?

If you dip a well-cooked, potato-shaped bread into the powder… …your potato bread is complete.

It was potato bread with powder replacing the dirt, just like freshly canned potatoes.

Of course, I didn’t develop it. I made it because Sua told me it was trending on SNS.

How holy it was at that time.

I was wondering what to do with this when planting potatoes, so I accepted that idea.

‘I’ll give this to Sua later.’

So I left out a few.

And I put a few more on a plate.

“Customer, I just made this potato bread. Would you like some?”

“Oh my! I was wondering what this delicious smell was.”

[Potato Bread]

*effect

-Prevention and alleviation of diabetes and hypertension

-Improved bone health

-Recover from fatigue

– Strengthening immunity

We also served the mother and daughter some potato bread, which is packed with health benefits.

Then he asked slyly.

“But you mentioned the well earlier.”

“Huh? Did I do that?”

Do you still remember what you said when you were a child?

Luckily, the daughter of a customer next to me told me that she had done it.

“Yes, yes. But what was that well fairy? I suddenly got curious… … .”

“Why would a grown adult be curious about something like that?”

He scratched the back of his head with an awkward smile at his grandmother’s words.

At that sight, the grandmother smiled and said.

“It was just a story my father told me when I was little. He said that there was a genie in the well, so don’t go near it and don’t throw stones at it. Thinking back now, I think he probably said it out of fear of falling, but at the time, I believed it completely.”

“Oh, really? So there were no real fairies?”

“Hey! Where is the fairy, you guy?”

I also wondered if there was something similar to what I saw, but it didn’t seem to be the case.

My grandmother laughed and playfully scolded me.

“Could it be somewhere? But why was the fairy there? Did you tell me that too?”

“Kk kk! Contrary to his appearance, he is a very innocent young man. Let’s see. What did your father say?”

Grandma Kim Bok-sun was lost in thought, as if trying to recall a vague memory.

But I don’t think I remember it very well.

‘Can’t you help with that?’

I feel like there might be a way… … .

Memory is related to the head, and the head is related to the spirit.

Therefore, the talents related to it are native talents.

Soft on the outside, strong on the inside, stubborn on the inside, quick-witted, chronically angry, determined (2 stars), perseverance.

It gave rise to the spirit of the native people.

And with the talent of harmony, he combined them and infused them into potato bread.

Since it was a different method from what Mok-saeng had done with his talent, Aura’s sense of helplessness was not greatly felt.

Of course, to achieve this effect, you had to use the talents of the flower god, so it wasn’t that the aura consumption was small.

The efficiency was extremely poor compared to when it came to infusing coffee.

‘Is it because I tried using Unification? It’s doable to this extent.’

Unification was like pouring water into a bottomless pit.

What I meant was that I really had to pour everything out.

So, I think I’ve come to know the limit of how much I can pour out…

Compared to that, I thought this was okay.

I was afraid of how much aura I would consume, so I tried not to use it much, but now that I really need it, I don’t think I need to save it.

“Oh, right. First, eat the potato bread while it’s warm. Can I sit down for a moment?”

“Huh? Okay, okay. Let’s sit down and eat together.”

When I offered her some potato bread, my grandmother told me to sit down as if she were her grandchild.

I sat down naturally because I wanted to hear more.

And with a quick glance at the manager, I checked to see if the guy was still there.

‘… … What is it? It looks like they’re having fun.’

Still staying at the summer shelter.

That’s very good too.

I guess I can just take a break for a bit.

Right now, it seemed more important to find out any information that might be related to that guy.

Kim Do-hyeok said before. He said that it seems like there is such a thing as fate.

I didn’t know what it was, but now that I see it, I feel like I know.

Grandma Kim Bok-sun, that guy, and me.

I felt like we had some kind of connection.

“Mmm~ This is really delicious.”

“Really? These days, breads are too sweet and not that great, but this one is not too sweet and tastes good~”

I smiled happily at the sight of a mother and daughter eating steaming hot potato bread.

The two looked more like friends than mother and daughter.

I thought it was really nice to have a family like that even as I got older.

“You have one too.”

“Oh, yes.”

I made it and I gave it to you.

I picked up a loaf of bread thanks to my grandmother’s kindness.

I tore the hot bread in half and steaming potato cream came out.

I took a bite right away.

The bread is chewy, just like a glutinous rice donut, and the cream inside tastes like a very thick, concentrated potato soup.

This is really a delicacy, isn’t it?

It wasn’t overly stimulating, but it was a flavor that would occasionally come to mind.

I ate one in an instant.

Swish.

“You’re eating so well. Chew, chew! Eat more.”

“Oh, if I eat all of it… … .”

“It’s okay. How much does an old person eat?”

Since you gave me one, I ate another one.

And this time, there’s another one given by my daughter.

One last thing?

No… … Let’s stop now.

“I can’t eat any more.”

“Keep on eating! You eat well. Eat well.”

I think I almost ate all of this bread.

Well, fortunately, the grandmother and daughter seemed to have eaten moderately.

Judging from the satisfied expressions on both their faces, it was clear that they had not done anything shameless or foolish.

And most of all, while I’m eating like this… … .

Shararang~

The clear aura emanating from the grandmother and daughter soon filled the cafe.

and.

‘My grandmother’s dementia has disappeared.’

I was just trying to get information about wells and fairies… …and a miracle happened.

“Ah! I remembered. So, that well genie… … .”

At that moment, the grandmother, whose dementia had disappeared, opened her mouth as if she had remembered something.

I also came to my senses and focused on him.

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