Episode 108: New People (1)

history (告祀)

When moving or opening a shop, it is a ritual to pray to the gods for abundance and good fortune by serving pig heads, alcohol, rice cakes, and food.

Of course, these days, there are a lot of cases in which no exams are taken or even if they are brief.

Even so, when opening a new store, it was common to hold a high school and toss rice cakes.

So, after the opening ceremony of the signboard today.

A smiling pig's head was also placed in the vacant lot in front of Hermit Crab Academy.

of course.

It wasn't a real pig.

“Aww cute!”

“Ah, there are things like that these days.”

“Heh heh, the world has gotten so much better.”

The one that appeared instead of the pig's head was just that.

A mochi cake in the shape of a smiling pig's head.

It was a rice cake cake with a design that emphasized cuteness, unlike the actual pig's head, which can be somewhat grotesque.

‘It may look a little playful, but… you have to bear that.’

In fact, it could have been a real pig's head.

After all, if you go to the market, you can buy a pig head for 3 to 50,000 won per head.

However, some people who attended the event might be shocked by the visual of the pig's head, so we decided to replace the pig's head with a special order of a rice cake cake similar in size to the actual pig's head.

'From me, I have a little pig's head...'

So it cost a little more, but no matter how you look at it, the rice cake was better than the pig head, which is difficult to handle later.

“Now, let’s start with Director Kim Jun-young.”

The moderator confirmed that the pig's head was on the top of the defrost.

Then people looked at me.

Well, I guess I should be doing it first.

It was a bit of a burden as more than a hundred people were watching it.

Anyway, I've been teaching 400-500 people.

It would have been possible to think of lectures with their backs turned.

With such a slightly pounding heart, I approached the statue, receiving the attention of the people.

First, kneel down in front of the pig's head and burn incense.

Three times slowly.

It was a bit funny to bow down to a pig's head made of rice cakes, but I did my best to pray for my academy's good fortune.

But then.

“Well, actually, the highlight of Gosa is not the temple. There is only one thing we are curious about! How much will Director Kim Jun-young put in a pig's head? Isn't that what it is?"

said the moderator.

There was a small smile on the faces of the people who had a sign of nervousness.

Seeing the reactions of the people, the moderator spoke again with a satisfied expression.

“For reference, the money put into the pig's head today will be donated to a local volunteer organization. So, manager. Think of doing a good job on a good day, and plug it in without hesitation!”

People looked at me with a surprised expression at the words of the presenter.

Originally, the money stuck in the pig's head was called lucky money, so the person who opened the store would take it.

Well, I swore to the moderator beforehand, but I'm afraid I'm going to say something like this all of a sudden.

This will mess up the original plan...

Originally, the idea was to put only an amount that people would not be burdened with, and then add the money later and donate it to a volunteer organization.

Anyway, if you are going to continue to run a private academy in this area, it would be good to maintain an amicable relationship with the local community as much as possible.

But it seemed like it would be okay to go out boldly from the beginning.

‘Let’s take this opportunity to show our big side.’

I took the envelope out of my inner pocket.

Then he took out the money he had prepared in advance and put the money in the mouth of the mochi pig.

‘Eat a lot.’

OK.

The pig's mouth opened wide as if it was about to tear.The host looked at me with a surprised expression.

“Hey, are you going hard on this from the beginning?”

It was as if he did not know that he would put such an amount of money in at once.

In fact, I did just that.

The amount of money I put in a pig's mouth is just that.

10 million won.

Because it was a bit large amount to put in at once.

* * *

after the exam is over.

A follow-up ensued.

“Uh-huh, that’s why I just say ‘he’s a grim reaper’ to him. His face turned blue…”

With the head of the work group talking about his saga from afar.

“Uh-huh, then I woke up at dawn saying that Jun-young was going to ‘study’…”

Lim Dong-hoon and Lim Yong-seok are having a conversation while drinking a drink.

and.

“When Jun-young said, ‘We are all flowers,’ the kids just burst into tears…”

Even Lee Ah-rin is telling Eunsol and Kim Yuna what happened at Jaesu Academy.

People I had a relationship with were chatting happily here and there in the vacant lot in front of the academy.

And besides that.

“Oh, drink!”

“Why is the sound of wind music so small! windswept!”

“Oh my, the food here is so good!”

Parents of last year's students, workers who participated in the remodeling, people from nearby shops, local government employees who helped with the work, etc.

There were so many people who could not count each one, they were enjoying the retreat in their own way.

But then.

A small muffled voice could be heard from one side of the vacant lot.

“Hey, this isn’t an affair, it’s just a party.”

"Yeah. I have never seen such a big test in my life.”

“Anyway, the person who set up this academy this time seems to be doing pretty well.”

“I heard a bit about it, but you’re the one who eats at the academy?”

"okay? Should we be friendly with this?”

Looking at it, it seemed that they were the people of the nearby shopping malls.

I smiled lightly.

In fact, it was common to have a simple drinking party with makgeolli and pyeonyuk after the exam.

However, it was just lunchtime, and I couldn't send a few simple slices of pork meat to the people who worked hard and to those I was grateful for.

So, during the remodeling, we called back the chefs we had hired and turned the empty space in front of the academy into a space where anyone can freely come, eat and drink.

It was because I thought it would be good to take this opportunity to create a friendly relationship with people who have to keep working with them while running the academy anyway.

And as I expected, I was able to plant a positive image in the surrounding shopping malls.

Now there was only one thing left.

* * *

After the signboard opening ceremony and exams were all over.

I was restless for a while.

because.

‘Teacher, are you going to use this?’

'Yes. write that

‘Teacher, what is this?’

'no. It's been so long...'

‘Then what about this?’

‘Oh, you must never throw it away!’

It was because during the three-day school vacation, I was so busy with sorting and throwing away the belongings that were in the whole academy.

In fact, at first, I had no intention of moving all the luggage I had at the academy.

As I moved to a new academy this time, I put the former academy on the real estate, but I didn't think the academy would be sold so easily as it is a fairly large academy.

‘Move only what you need and move the others later.’

But.

Such an idle thought quickly met a crisis.

‘There were rumors that the site of this academy was good, so people were lining up to buy it. 50% higher than the average price. What should I do?'

‘············.

‘Actually, if it’s not now, the price may gradually drop… Shall we just wait a little longer?’

Contrary to what I expected, people showed up to buy the academy within a day of putting it on the real estate market.

Thanks to this, I was able to sell the academy at a 50% higher price than when I first took over the academy with the director.

the problem is.

All of a sudden, I had to move all my belongings to the new academy.

Of course, I didn't think it was that difficult at first.

Just like moving in the first place, when I first moved all my belongings, I couldn't see anything that stood out.

But let's start unpacking and organizing in earnest.

‘Hey, will this be over in three days?’

I could feel that it was not an easy task.

Even after I cleaned it up and cleaned it up, something kept coming out.

Of course, there was an easier way.

It would have taken less than three days, let alone three days, if only the large items that were visible were taken out and the rest were taken care of by a garbage truck.

However.

The problem was that I couldn't find important items that appeared very infrequently.

E.g.

[Essential Essence of Mathematics]

These things.

When I saw it surrounded by white dust in a pile of books.

I wanted to shout Eureka.

For ordinary people, it was just a boring [standard of mathematics], but it was because it was a book with meaning for those who were eating at the academy.

Three days passed like that.

After packing all the stuff.

“I appear!”

“Oh, the smell of a new building!”

“Wow, the building is so nice, isn’t it?”

Finally got the students.

"Wow! Sir, is it great here?”

“I can play soccer in the Real classroom.”

“Hey, there’s even an elevator!”

The students who entered the academy looked around the academy with surprise expressions.

I looked at it happily.

In fact, in the case of the academy before that, it was almost saturated, so it was difficult to move even once in the classroom.

But in this academy, of course, you can move freely.

Even if I did gymnastics with my arms open, I didn't have to worry about bumping into the person next to me.

The students who entered the academy began to explore the academy in pairs.

Some students go to the reading room.

Others went to the classroom and sat at their new desks to watch.

The academy was filled with the sound of footsteps and laughter of students.

But after a while.

Yuna Kim came up to me with her melancholy face.

even.

“Sam! Are we not broadcasting anymore?”

She said to me with a look that looked like she was about to cry.

Seeing the beads of sweat on her forehead, she looked like she had already looked around the academy.

Somehow, as soon as I entered the academy, I went upstairs to Burinake...Looking around from the 4th floor to the 1st floor, it looks like you were looking for an internet broadcast shooting site.

“I couldn’t even greet people…”

She looked at me with her resentful eyes.

It seems that Yuna Kim was more attached to broadcasting than I thought.

I smiled softly and opened my mouth.

“Have you been to the director’s office?”

"Uh no... it's kind of like the principal's office..."

She said with a slightly shaky expression.

Well, at the academy, a person similar to the principal was the principal.

No, it's still the principal's office...

It was pretty neatly remodeled, but it was a bit of a shock.

“The door isn’t closed yet, so go check it out.”

She said with a bitter smile.

Then, Yuna Kim opened her mouth with an expression of ‘I hope’.

“Are you Sam?”

"okay. That’s the new set.”

Then, Yuna Kim's expression brightened in an instant.

“Thank you sir!”

Then I went up the stairs to see who could catch it.

‘Boy, there is an elevator just a few steps away.’

In fact, she had no choice but to think about how she would use the principal's office as she moved the academy this time.

Even if I was the director, I didn't want to use the entire director's office that was already far away.

However, he couldn't just make fun of the space he had already made.

Then, after much deliberation, I decided to use the director's room as a filming location and set up my own seat on one side of the classroom.

‘Because it was a car that needed a filming location anyway.’

But then.

"Teacher···."

Someone came to me as if falling over.

Let's take a step back in surprise.

It was Lee Erin with a pale complexion.

“Arin, why? What's going on?"

I asked with a worried expression.

"This one."

As if it wasn't a big deal, Irein handed me a bunch of papers.

“Yeah, what is this? Payment documents?”

I looked at her with her puzzled expression.

Obviously, it was because I remembered that I had processed most of the documents that had to be processed yesterday.

Then she shook her head and opened her mouth.

“Is there an advertisement for an instructor I put out last time? This is a list of people who saw it and contacted me.”

Ah.

Come to think of it.

She remembered that she had advertised before moving to the academy.

She received and verified her data from her.

OK.

A lot of people's names caught my eye.

[List of Hermit Crab Instructor Applicants]

1. Seulbi Kim Korean 25 years old 010-XXXX-1203

2. Lee Yong-ho Korean 27 years old 010-XXXX-3384

3. Kim Young-woong Mathematics 31 years old 010-XXXX-5857

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