I'm still alive

Kang Soo Ryun heard me and prepared a meal with kimchi stew. For those who had been starving for three days, they cut off white porridge with several instant rice and prepared several unspirited side dishes. Then the back door opened and the Yongpal brothers came in with the old man.

The nephew ran to Yong-pal shouting, "Uncle!" and suddenly Yong-pal, dressed in his clothes, breathed a sigh of relief and hugged his nephew. The old man walking ahead yawned long, tapped his shoulder and went into the mart.

Kang Sue-ryeon and other women hinted that they would bring in a party to receive them. However, it was not easy for the party to relax its guard. However, there was no exclusion or fear in the eyes of the party. We're the ones who got together one by one by the way.

Yongpal and his brother bowed their heads as they watched the group, and the group bowed their heads as they were greeted by surprise. The children looked at Yong-pal and his family with curious eyes rather than on the alert.

There was an awkward silence and I looked at it quietly, and soon clapped my hands. And Yong-pal looked at the family and said,

'Let's have a meal.'

meal

It must be a word you haven't heard in a long time. The moment he heard the word meal, Yong-pal's eyes turned blank, and his nephew and brother next to him instinctively swallowed their saliva. And my eyes go round and look blankly at kimchi stew and white porridge.

And look at me with desperate eyes.

I nod silently without saying anything. Then the Yongpal family rushed to the front of the food and started eating.

If we had a stormy meal, their meal was like Armageddon. Yongpal didn't forget his nephew even though he was eating hot white porridge in a hurry, and his brother constantly pushed food in like a bear.

I thought it would be insufficient. Kang Su-ryeon looked at them with a startled face and soon took care of the instant rice and other corrosion and let it go near them. Judging from their slim face, they seem to be worried because they ate too much.

As Kang Soo-ryeon brought more food, Yong-pal never forgot to bow his head to express his gratitude. And look at Kang Soo-ryeon for a moment and look at me and say with a smile.

Brother, your wife is very pretty.’

I scratched my cheek at the sound. You must have misunderstood me when I saw you talking with me earlier, but it was very difficult. The moment I was about to say no, suddenly Kang Su-ryeon smiled brightly and brought more food. And said in a gentle voice.

Help yourself.’

Then Yong-pal smiled and accepted more food to see if he had any shame. I stared blankly at Yong-pal smiling and Kang Soo-ryeon smiling at me.

Are we already close?

For a long time the stormy meal continued and the old man, watching their meal, came to my side and smiled at me with a puzzled look. And spoke to me in a voice of regret.

'I brought the pigs...….’

Then the old man asked, pointing to Yong-pal's brother, who made up the largest portion.

'Yong-pal! What's your brother's name?’

When asked by the old man, Yong-pal swallowed the food in his mouth desperately. Yong-pal, who swallowed the food, approaches his brother and eats it! Shout and hit the back of the head. Then he pressed down on the back of his head to lower his head to the old man.

This is Hehe Du-sik! Doosik.'

Then Du-sik scratched his back of the head and looked at us with deer-like eyes. He looked so innocent, not so big. Doosik bowed his head toward the old man and me and then poured the food back into his mouth.

The old man said with a small sigh.

'He's on a diet tomorrow.’

Then Du-sik was about to cry. But it didn't stop eating.

* * * * * * *

The meal is over.

At the end of the meal, Yongpal and his family cleaned up the dishes and trash in perfect order. We naturally gathered at one side of the mart and the dragon arm was round around the family. Then the old man stood crooked and looked at them and said,

'Be quick and good. Don't just spoil the rice.'

Then Yong-pal lay down and cried.

Thank you so much, old man!

What a cheap man. But strangely, it wasn't a bad feeling. When Yong-pal fell down, Du-sik, who was staring blankly at it, fell down.

My nephew was not in his seat. I looked everywhere and I was already having fun among the children. The children were so amazing. We asked each other for their names and hung out so naturally. Short, tall, or poor at speaking, I wandered around and played very busily.

As I was looking at the figure pleased, the old man suddenly pointed at me and said,

'This is the boss. Okay?'

Then Yong-pal and Du-sik look up at me. I looked at the old man with a dumb face, wondering what this was about. The old man was laughing funny, and when I saw him, I ended up smiling face to face.

He was an old man with no expression. However, when I saved my granddaughter and met with me and set up a party like this, it slowly began to change. I laugh a lot and sometimes I give jokes like this. A good grandfather to children and a reliable father to women.

It was a good change. I answered the old man with a smile.

Am I in charge?’

Then the old man nodded and hit the head of the dragon's arm and pulled it up.

'You're right, Alley Leader.'

Neither I nor the old man laughed out loud.

Yong-pal and Doo-sik looked at us with pathetic faces as they grew older. I hit my brother on the head without realizing it.

* * * * * *

The sudden appearance of a guest piled up a pile of work that I couldn't do. The women and children began to clean up the inside of the warehouse again, and me, the old man and the Yongpal brothers approached the main gate of the mart and rolled their heads.

The front door of the mart had a glass door and a security window that was pulled open. The security window was an old-fashioned security window mixed with rainbow patterns and gray, followed by a glass door. The strength of the glass door would of course be weak and the security spear was useful against people.

But the problem was them.

Even if we avoided the collision as much as possible, there were variables. You don't know when or where they'll come in. That means you have to be prepared, but with this thin security window, complete defense was impossible.

I told the old man and brother what I thought when I first came in.

Inside the mart, there were a variety of items. Many of them were fiber softener, detergent, or liquid daily necessities that we don't use right away. Of course, it would weigh a lot and if you put it in a box, it would be hard for adult men to carry it or push it.

They can't do three-dimensional action. If they can't lift up the security window or turn the door knob, they can only do one-dimensional actions when they attack the area.

To push or break with one's hand.

When you think about that, simply stacking boxes at the door is enough to hold them back.

The old man and his brother nodded slowly as I explained quietly. In fact, I couldn't think of a suitable way except for this. So we decided to move rather than waste our time thinking.

Yongpal and Du-sik were busy following my instructions as if they were going to pay for their meals. And I asked the old man to watch his surroundings while we were working. The old man, nodding his head, grabbed a shotgun and busily went up to the roof.

And we started full-fledged labor.

He brought boxes of unused items and began stacking them up in front of the door as if he were playing with blocks. With the mind of building a brick house, we build boxes without a break. It was hard and hard work, but it wasn't that hard thinking it was for safety.

Sweat began to form even in cold weather. The muscles were hard clumped together and as time went by, the whole body became sweaty. Yongpal and I ended up sitting on the floor of the mart exhausted. I haven't even done half of it yet, but I'm already stretched out.

The dragon arm who sat on the floor with me asked cautiously.

May I smoke, sir?’

I gave a harsh answer.

'If you want to die, open it.'

Then Yong-pal looked sullen and bowed his head. Cigarettes are a favorite food. And for smokers, it can be a means to avoid extreme stress and fear for a while. But I told Yongpal to hang up if possible.

Of course, the inside of the mart was full of cigarettes. But this is a space with many children and women. Considering second-hand smoke, indoor smoking is naturally not allowed, but smoking outside is not even possible. The smell of cigarettes is very irritating and cigarette fires can be seen from far away at night.

This means that a mere cigarette could reveal our position.

We must live as if we were dead.

'You'll get used to it.’

I comforted Yong-pal so much that I closed my mouth.

And focused on the view ahead.

In fact, you shouldn't rest like this. When the sun goes down, they start to wander. They were very sensitive and fierce to every noise. Therefore, night work was one of the things that should be avoided as much as possible.

That means we have to finish this work while the sun is up, and we have no time to rest. But there was a reason we were sitting and relaxing like this.

It was because we had bulldozers.

Doosik was a bionic bulldozer.

Du-sik showed his will to pay for his meal with his whole body. Doosik lifts several boxes easily and stacks them by moving them constantly. I stared blankly at Doo-sik how fast the speed was. At first, he said he ate a lot, but it was an illusion.

It's fuel-efficient, it's powerful......... Doosik was a bulldozer itself.

I glared at the dragon. I have no brother like you.Dunny, it was all a lie. I chewed the gum and asked, smashing the back of my head to cheer for Doo-sik.

'What are you good at?’

Yongpal pondered for a moment and answered.

'......brain?'

Yong-pal coughed in vain, as if he was dumbfounded. There was a moment of silence between us and I woke up without a word. Then I followed Du-sik and started working again. Yong-pal called me urgently and got up from his seat.

* * * * *

And time passed and all the arrangements were finished.

We were finally able to finish the work before sunset. The inside of the mart was much cleaner, as women and children had also finished cleaning up the mart. We looked at each other and laughed small. And I took a rest one by one, chatting quietly.

I looked at the double-blocked front door. And he took off his crutch, sighing, thinking that this would be enough to be a relief. Du-sik stood next to me and stared at me with a peep. When I pat his arm and say, "Thank you for your hard work," Du-sik smiles shyly and scratches his head.

The sun is about to set.

The women moved busily again and prepared dinner. The children rest on one side and look at it. I stretched myself out and yawned long.

'Dongyun.'

I was shocked at the moment. As I turned my head quickly, there was an old man looking at me with a serious look on his face. And refers to the stairs that go up to the rooftop as if to follow. Something's up! I followed the old man quietly so that the party didn't notice.