His real name is Lee Young-ho, and he is now 28 years old, the same age as me.

“Are you going to see me?”

He looked at me and tilted his head. He looked like he didn’t know why he was talking to him.

There is a shadowy person in any gathering. A person who wants to get along with each other but exists like an isolated island.

Lee Young-ho was such a person.

“This is Kim Deok-myung. I used my nickname as it is.”

“Oh, Kim Deok-myeong.”

He gave a faint smile. It was a look that knew me.

When we met at a meeting, there was no conversation, but online, we were pretty close.

“But what happened?”

It was like this when we first met. Unlike online, it was difficult to continue a conversation face-to-face.

He was a terribly introverted person. The irony is that although he is such a shy person, he likes to watch movies with people.

The people of the club knew his inclination and did not force the conversation.

Lee Young-ho also liked this atmosphere of ‘Looking for a Thing’.

As many types of people gather, each individual acknowledged their individuality.

“Lee Young-ho has a business.”

“Do I have a business?”

“Yes, I have a purpose.”

Sweat was already dripping from Lee Young-ho’s forehead. His eyes were bewildered when he heard that there was a dragon.

“What is it for?”

“Have you ever joined Eco Company?”

When the word eco-company appeared, he hesitated for a moment.

He lowered his gaze and opened his mouth.

“I had my final interview last week.”

“That’s fortunate. You haven’t been hired yet.”

“But how?”

He raised his head and looked at me.

I could see the tremors under my eyes.

He was nervous, but there was curiosity in his eyes.

“I want to work with Lee Young-ho.”

“Do you work with me? No what…?”

Lee Young-ho graduated from graduate school this year and joined Eco Company as a researcher.

Later, he met me, who was working as an advertising planner. At that time, the advertiser was an eco-company that produced natural beauty products. Perhaps because the CEO of the company was a researcher, I, as an advertising planner, wanted to know exactly about the product. He asked questions to the level of taking a note test every day.

I even had to meet a company researcher and ask. The lead researcher I met at that time was Youngho Lee.

As I learned later, Young-ho Lee was a person who played a key role in the growth of Eco Company. Thanks to his research, he was able to popularize soaps and cosmetics using natural substances.

Lee Young-ho was the first contributor to the development of soaps and cosmetics using propolis.

However, the CEO of the company had a different idea. Everyone thought it was an achievement they had accomplished.

Lee Young-ho’s dedication was ignored, and he did not last long at Eco Company.

Later, he moved to a foreign company where his abilities could be recognized, but the change brought unhappiness to him.

The last news was that he had been in a car accident abroad.

I told Lee Young-ho about the achievements of the Jirisan farmers. And he offered to become the chief researcher of the Jirisan farmers.

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Offered the best possible conditions.

“Let’s think about it.”

Lee Young-ho’s reaction was lukewarm.

It was a polite refusal.

I continued the conversation with difficulty and asked why. He spoke with a puzzled face.

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Money wasn’t the problem. The biggest reason was that I was afraid to go alone to an unfamiliar place.

He looked like the cowardly lion from the Wizard of Oz.

It was different from the time when Han Ki-tak, Min-seok, and Ka-hee were recruited as colleagues.

They were connected with me by a solid thread. Neither money nor the environment was an issue.

Because trust was at the bottom.

Even they were accustomed to rural life.

Han Gi-tak was a person who even struggled on the front line of returning to farming.

Lee Young-ho was different from them. He and I were connected by a thin thread.

It didn’t surprise me when it broke.

It is not easy even if the purpose is to reverse his unfortunate future.

I went down to Hadong with worries.

* * *

The next day, a busy day began.

The Jirisan farmers, as always, were busy.

Baek Min-seok was busy managing the shopping mall.

Han Ki-tak was also concentrating on preparing documents to send to the tax office.

Everyone was doing their best in their job.

Lee Young-ho also hoped to be here with him.

“What are you thinking so deeply about?”

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Minseok turned his head and asked.

“Nothing.”

“Have you met a new researcher?”

“I saw you.”

At those words, senior Han Ki-tak also turned his head.

I told my colleagues why I needed a researcher at this point.

Beeswax was not the only natural substance obtained from beekeeping.

A professional researcher was needed to make a product using propolis.

Han Ki-tak and Baek Min-seok nodded at my words.

It was agreed to put researchers first and increase the number of team members.

“So the researcher will come down to Hadong?”

“I’m still thinking.”

“How long do you think?”

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Minseok asked with a curious face. Han Ki-tak also rolled his eyes.

“We will make a decision in two weeks.”

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My colleagues looked relieved at my words.

It was a deadline set in my heart.

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Of course, it was also meant to reassure colleagues.

I was the only one who could handle this.

* * *

A week later, I went back to Seoul.

There was a beekeeping class with the children.

I couldn’t concentrate today.

It was because of the phone call with Lee Young-ho. He expressed his refusal over the phone. Even if I looked at his face, the words didn’t seem to work.

“Teacher, it’s your hand.”

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Namjoon said with surprised eyes.

Without realizing it, it seems that the power has been put into my hands.

The bee stings in the finger.

There was no feeling because of the tolerance.

“I was trying to show you that you can’t force it.”

said with a smile. Namah-young’s surprised eyes were still pointing at my fingers.

I finished class earlier than usual. Someone was chasing me from behind.

He quickly turned his head.

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Namahyeong stood like a startled rabbit.

“why? What’s going on?”

“You look weird today.”

“What, strange?”

“It’s different from usual. I think he needs help.”

“help?”

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Namahyeong was the owner of a unique feeling. When someone close to you had a problem, it seemed to trigger a unique nib.

“Then will Ayoung help you?”

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Namjoon smiled brightly and nodded his head.

I went to a fast food restaurant after a long time. A hamburger, which is rare in the countryside, was in front of me.

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Namahyeong enjoyed the hamburger. I had no intention of consulting Ayoung about her concerns.

I wanted to cool my head and change my mood.

I ate a big hamburger. Ayoung laughed while eating the hamburger. I think my appearance was funny.

“Does Ah-young want to live in the countryside?”

I ate all the hamburgers and asked Ayoung.

“Yes, I want to live.”

I didn’t want to live. I mean, I want to live with nothing.

It was different from Lee Young-ho, who was afraid of the countryside.

“Is this something you’ve been wanting for a long time? Living in the countryside.”

“no. I never thought about it. I’ve never been to the countryside. I was born in the city and I only lived in the city.”

I drank a glass of cola. Carbonation burst from his mouth.

I wondered why she had changed her mind.

“Why?”

“I have changed my mind.”

She smiled and opened her mouth.

“Because I had a dream.”

“What is Ayoung’s dream?”

I rolled my eyes. I saw a girl with a clear face in front of me.

At this moment, I was able to stop thinking about Lee Young-ho for a while.

I wanted to know what she was dreaming of.

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Namahyeong gestured cutely.

It was a gesture to come closer.

I listened.

Ayoung whispered into her ear.

“I want to build a school.”

“What school?”

I straightened up and asked.

“It’s a school that poor kids like me go to without worrying about money. It is a school that provides not only tuition, but also food, clothes, and pocket money.”

“There is no need for such a school in the countryside, is it?”

“No, you have to do it in the countryside.”

“Why?”

“It’s not necessarily free. I want to do beekeeping together, make candles, and grow and eat food myself. For that reason, I thought the countryside was better than the city.”

“I was thinking like that.”

“Isn’t that a bit strange?”

“no. Great.”

That was a cool idea.

Hearing Nam-young’s words, I was amazed.

For her dream, I wanted to help too.

“There is such a thing. If you don’t dream, you don’t live.”

“If you don’t dream, you don’t live.”

I pondered Namahyeong’s words.

A memory that had been forgotten came to mind.

It was a memory related to Lee Young-ho.

It was a post he had posted on a cafe before he left abroad.

“What do you think?”

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Nam-young looked at my face and asked.

“Tell me now.”

“What?”

He opened his eyes wide and asked.

“I came here because I needed help. The hamburger should be worth it. Be honest with me.”

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Namjoon said with a serious expression.

“It’s already been fixed.”

“Already?”

“It’s all thanks to Ayoung.”

I said with a smile.

He seemed to know how to change Lee Young-ho’s heart.

someone’s dream

Dreams are truly diverse.

It may be to become the best in a field, or it may be just a small, ordinary hope.

I stood in front of the playground of Xiamen Elementary School.

I had a dream here.

It was also the place where the ‘Farmers of Jirisan Mountain’ first got together.

It has now turned into a candle-making place. It’s been a short time, but a lot has changed.

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Now, it was time to redecorate. People were unloading things.

I told them where to put things.

A huge screen unfolded in the middle of the playground.

“What the hell is all this?”

Chun-bae Lee, who manages the candle factory, asked.

He had bewildered eyes.

“I want to build a theater here.”

“A theater? Then the candle factory…”

Lee Chun-bae asked with worried eyes.

“It’s an outdoor theater. No disruption to the candle factory.”

It was then that the face was reassuring.

People were unloading sound equipment from trucks.

“By the way, what theater is this?”

It was an expression of incomprehension.

“I want to enjoy the cultural life with the people who work here. It’s been a long time since you’ve been to the theater, haven’t you?”

“It was a long time ago.”

He replied with a smile.

A plausible outdoor theater was built in the middle of the playground.

The sound equipment was waterproofed to avoid rain.

I left him tidying up, and I headed to the office.

* * *

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Minseok was the only person in the office.

“Who is Ki-tak?”

“I’m out of work. We got an inquiry about wanting to use our candles at the festival.”

Also, it was Han Ki-tak. Besides religious groups, they were pioneering markets in various fields.

“Minseok, would you like to gather some people this weekend?”

“Why people?”

Looking at the monitor, he raised his head.

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