Chapter 143. Chogul
“Ugh, I’m dying from this heat.”
“You worked hard. It’s almost done, so please wait a little longer.”
He placed a small amount of vegetables, freshly picked from the garden next to the house, inside the Entrance Door. Hyeji scurried out of the Kitchen, grabbed a Basket, and went back in.
“Hah… hah… Oppa. My body’s burning up.”
“Yeah. Let’s go rinse off.”
Beads of sweat dotted Euna’s forehead. We went to the Storage Room behind the house, put down the Sickle and Hand Hoe, and took off our Work Gloves. Having weeded all morning, the Weeding Tools were stained green with grass. He roughly wiped the Weeding Tools and Blue Waterproof Work Boots with a Rag hanging nearby.
“Let’s go quickly. I’m getting a fever.”
Changing into Slippers, we headed towards the clearing behind the building the Elder had named the Music Hall.
Trickle trickle trickle
As we approached the back of the Music Hall, we heard the sound of trickling water. It was the sound of groundwater flowing from a PVC Pipe, used to drain it, and emptying into the Drainage Channel next to the house. Here, there was a Well that had been dug to access the groundwater. A Manual Water Pump was installed, making it easy to draw groundwater. The Manual Water Pump, made of Alloy Material, was new and recently manufactured, but its operation was identical to the old-fashioned ones seen only on TV.
“Where on earth did he get something like this?”
“It’s amazing, hehe. Mister, did you use something like this when you were young?”
