I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 211



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Episode 211

I looked closely at the condition of the person with a bad aura.

[Im Byeong-gwan]

*situation

─Headache, insomnia and bloodshot eyes due to excessive blood flow

─Urgent

─Psychological anxiety, obsession

As expected, the condition was not good.

If you look closely, the firefighter next to him wasn’t in great shape either.

It’s just better than the person in front of you.

‘I heard that being a firefighter is hard work… … .’

Of course, I don’t know yet whether it’s because of work or personal reasons. I just know that the condition isn’t good.

“Excuse me, do you have anything to say?”

“No. Should I leave the drink here?”

“Yes, I will drink it well.”

I couldn’t just keep watching, so I gave him a drink and came back.

Meanwhile, Su-ah and Han-song were handing out drinks to the elderly people who had arrived at the hall early.

I joined them and shared drinks.

“What’s going on there?”

“Huh? Oh, did you hear that?”

“Yes, a little. I think he was scolding me.”

Although she pretended not to know, it seems like Hansong heard what I heard earlier.

After handing out drinks and sitting down, he immediately asked me a question.

As for that, I actually don’t know the details, so I just answered that I didn’t know.

Hansong-i quickly changed the subject, as if she wasn’t that curious.

“Oh right. I heard she has a boyfriend~”

“Ms. Kim Hana?”

“Yes. She hasn’t been in touch with me lately, but she finally spoke to me. So she said she would come to the cafe with her boyfriend.”

I nodded quietly at those words.

It’s also true that Hana-ssi originally liked our store a lot. It’s hard for me to say this myself, but Tiger Shelter is actually not a bad place for a date.

The distance is a bit of a drawback, but if you think about it, wouldn’t you be able to have a lot of conversations in the car with just the two of you?

The more I thought about it, the better course it seemed to be in the early stages of a relationship.

Just a short drive away from the city, country roads offer some wonderful scenery to drive.

Especially at this time of year, the weather is nice… … .

I’m a little jealous of this.

“So, is Seon-ah dating him or not?”

“Oh my. Grandma, the kids will figure it out. If they’re friends, they’re friends. If they’re lovers, they’re lovers.”

“Where are the friends between men and women?”

“That’s how it is these days. Since the two of them are close, they drink like that for no reason.”

Meanwhile, a love story came up on the other side too.

It was a conversation among the elders surrounding the village chief.

I think you’re probably talking about Lee Sun-ah and Kang Do-yoon.

‘Easy to be misunderstood.’

First of all, since Kang Do-yoon was living in the village chief’s house, it must have seemed unusual to the elders.

It’s rare for people who aren’t even relatives to live like that.

“Is it because of the weather? There’s a lot of pink news here and there.”

“Yeah. But isn’t that kind of news usually more prevalent in the spring?”

“Hey~ Autumn isn’t easy either. It’s a season of loneliness. Everyone meets up because their sides are cold.”

Hansong also heard it and whispered quietly.

Is that so? Well, that makes sense.

“Wouldn’t it be better not to say that here?”

“Huh? Why?”

“Grandmas and grandpas, even if you pretend not to hear, you hear these kinds of stories very well.”

“ah.”

I agreed with Soo-ah’s words, who had come in between me and Han-song-i while I was whispering.

Didn’t Lee Sun-ah and Kang Do-yoon just come up? Adults probably don’t have as many issues as we do.

Fortunately, the firefighters got inside before attention turned to this side.

And the training began with a brief briefing.

“You have to be especially careful in the fall season because even a small spark can start a big fire. Do not burn dry fallen leaves. Be sure to put them in a bag and put them out. After the farming season is over, it is illegal to burn waste in the field, so please do not do that.”

Fire safety training was tailored to the elderly.

It was easy to understand and mainly focused on stories that could happen in the village.

Of course, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t helpful to us.

“Next, I will tell you how to use a fire extinguisher. I heard that Cheonho-ri Village recently replaced their fire extinguishers. That was a great job. Fire extinguishers have an expiration date, so they need to be replaced when they are too old. If you look here… … .”

Various explanations continued, even using audiovisual aids.

It might be a bit boring, but fortunately no one left.

Su-ah was more bored than the elders.

“Then let’s go outside for a demonstration.”

Is this how a skilled assistant adjusts the tempo?

As if he had noticed, the firefighter who had appeared as an instructor moved to another location and tried to demonstrate actual use.

Suah’s eyes widened again, as if she was curious.

When I went outside, there was a fire burning in the center, as if it had been lit in advance.

“You all know that if you pull out the pin and pull this, digestive fluid will come out, right?”

Everyone nodded to the words of the firefighter who brought the demonstration fire extinguisher.

It’s not that there weren’t any instructions on how to use a fire extinguisher.

Because it’s made intuitively.

“But as you can see, no one knows how to shoot digestive fluid. I’ll show you the main way to shoot it first.”

Phew! Phew!

Everyone’s concentration was heightened by the demonstration of shooting a fire extinguisher right away.

“You shoot this many times? But if you look… … After a while, the fire comes back up like this.”

As the firefighter said, the fire that had been out for a moment has come back to life.

Okay then.

─Come on! I can do that too! Should I give you a bad fire?

Soo-Jeong, who was watching from the side, flew around, saying that she could do it.

‘No, it’s okay. It’s not a bad fire yet.’

Is there any reason why a sudden downpour of water would occur?

I quickly stopped the editing.

I wondered if he had just left me alone when I told him to follow me for no reason, but he still listened to me.

I was trying to calm down the guy sitting on my head again… … This time, Su-ah stepped forward.

“Ah! Why!?”

“The principle of fire extinguishing is to prevent contact between fire and air, but when you shoot like before, it only covers the top of the strongest fire, so even though it looks like it’s gone out at first, it doesn’t completely prevent contact with air.”

The firefighter answered Su-ah’s question right away as if it were a good question.

And he gestured to Suah.

“Little friend, would you like to come out and see me?”

“yes!”

This isn’t the kind of person who would leave something like this out. Su-ah quickly left and looked at the firefighter with a curious expression.

“Okay, this time I’ll try to turn it off in a different way. Hold the opening where the digestive juice comes out and turn it like this, spraying it evenly. Can you do it?”

“of course!”

“Then, shall we try it carefully?”

He showed her a new method and Suah put it into practice.

But unlike before, after the light went out, it did not come back to life.

─Ah! Turju! That sounds like a good method! I learned something!

‘okay?’

─Yeah!

Is it an illusion that the face of Soo-jung, who is nodding, seems to come to life?

No. It just looked that way because an aura was forming around Soo-Jung.

The scene was similar to when I absorbed the talent.

‘Did you acquire the talent?’

─Yeah!

I was surprised by Soo-Jung’s words.

That’s how you can acquire talent… … Of course, the more I listened, the more it seemed like you had acquired a skill rather than talent. Where was that?

It was important that Soo-Jung’s growth could be done in a slightly different way.

“Then, this concludes the training. Thank you for taking the time to participate. This is an emergency kit distributed by our fire department. Please take one and use it.”

The training ended while I was briefly distracted by Soo-Jung, who was surprised by what happened.

First, the elderly people who received emergency kits distributed by the fire station returned home.

And finally, it’s our turn.

‘The condition is still not good.’

The firefighter we trained so far was the one who was in bad shape earlier.

So I kept watching until Soo-Jung stole my gaze. But there was nothing particularly unusual while I was being trained.

Of course, that’s just what’s visible, and the condition was still the same.

wrath.

This symptom best describes the firefighter’s condition, and aside from the first one, he didn’t show any major abnormalities.

“Here it is.”

The sight of handing out emergency kits was also ordinary. What should I do in this situation…?

After receiving the kit, I thought about it.

The firefighters will be back soon, so we’ll have to find a way out before then.

“Oh, right. Over there.”

“yes?”

“Thank you for the drink earlier.”

“That’s good. There’s a cafe in front of the village. If you like it, come by. There are many other things to try.”

“Oh. Is that so? I should go and visit there sometime.”

The firefighter spoke first.

It may have been a superficial greeting, but since it was an opportunity, I quickly handed over the coupon.

“Order five drinks and get one free.”

“Not 10 times, but 5 times? I guess I’ll have to go there often.”

After all, the 5-glass get 1-glass free option was a good choice. First of all, people were like, “Huh?”

Anyway, thanks to the chief’s order, I’ve done everything I can do right now. I guess I’ll have to leave it up to the firefighter to come to the cafe.

I decided to just pay attention to this much.

To be honest, I was still worried because of the condition, but I was also a bit confused because of the loud voice I heard for the first time.

Because I’ve seen it a few times in cafes that not everyone is necessarily a good person. Like the snake of karma or the spider of greed.

Of course, I don’t know if that firefighter is that kind of person.

Judging from the fact that Soo-Jung didn’t say anything, it was highly unlikely. But I guess I had a preconceived notion because of what I heard earlier…

“mister.”

“why?”

“Don’t you have that digestive-like drink from earlier?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“It would be nice to have something that would help with digestion when your mouth is on fire after eating something spicy.”

“Drink some juice.”

“No, not that~! Can you make it for me?”

“Just don’t eat spicy food.”

“Ugh! I can’t talk to T.”

Now I could get a familiar reaction from Su-ah. I told her I wanted to tease her about that taste.

Anyway, I returned to the cafe after teasing Su-ah like that.

And first of all, I installed a fire extinguisher as I heard in the safety training.

The original location wasn’t bad, but it was moved to a more visible location that was easier for me to reach.

Anyway, I said that it would be better for the fire extinguisher to be located within my reach since I should be more familiar with it than the guests.

“hmm.”

And when I came to the kitchen, I thought about what Su-ah had said earlier.

A drink that can cool you down.

Of course, that fever wasn’t the fever that Su-ah said came from eating spicy food.

The anger I saw from the firefighter earlier. I thought about making a drink that could extinguish that heat.

Not necessarily for that firefighter, but just in case someone like that comes along again.

“It just so happens that perilla leaves have that effect.”

“Huh? Why the perilla leaves?”

“Cooling down the fever you mentioned.”

“Aren’t sesame leaves used for wrapping vegetables? Ah! The fried food was delicious.”

Su-ah, sitting at the counter, said, smacking her lips.

Hansong went straight home after finishing work.

So, at the cafe, he was the only person I could talk to.

It doesn’t help, but it’s better than nothing, right?

While we were talking like that, I was looking through a recipe book and I found something good.

“I made you a mojito ade last time. How was it?”

“It was delicious!”

“You can make it by modifying it. With perilla leaves.”

“Huh? With perilla leaves?”

Seeing Su-ah tilting her head, I decided to make it right away and let her taste it.

Actually, I felt like I could imagine the taste, but I also had a feeling it wouldn’t work, so I thought I would have to make it to find out.

Sesame leaf mojito.

‘I wonder what it tastes like.’

And I also wondered what kind of effects would be needed for what kind of people.