Hwang Yu-shin was passing on the technique of dried persimmons to farmers.

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Most of them were persimmon farmers, some of them experienced.

Yushin Hwang’s education policy remained the same. I left the experience and taught again from the beginning.

From picking persimmons to shearing, he thought that the foundation should be solid.

The peasants also followed his teachings.

Jeong Ga-hee also assisted Hwang Yu-shin in education.

Those who came to receive education were sharpening their persimmons.

Hwang Yu-shin and Jeong Ga-hee also cut the persimmon skins.

“I am shaving persimmons and it reminds me of the past.”

Jeong Ga-hee told Hwang Yu-shin.

“I’ve felt it before, but you cut the persimmons very precisely.”

“Thanks to the teacher. I had a Spartan education.”

Jeong Ga-hee said with a relaxed expression on her face.

“Are you a candle school teacher now?”

“After being a beekeeper, I got into the candle school.”

“I heard you work there teaching children.”

“Teaching is the right fit for me.”

“I don’t know if you are not doing your job properly because of the dried persimmon education.”

“Do not worry. As soon as I heard the story from Deokmyeong, I saved the substitute teacher first.”

“There was no need for that, but it was overkill. This is something I can handle on my own.”

“On a special day like today, I have to assist the teacher.”

Gahee Jeong cut the dried persimmons and got up from her seat. Now it was time to hang the dried persimmons on the dried persimmon hanger.

* * *

I stood before the young farmers. They were all people who wanted to learn dried persimmon farming.

Hwang Yu-shin had 10 farmers. The farmers in charge were experienced persimmon farmers.

The people I worked with were either complete beginners or young farmers with one or two experiences.

There were 8 people in all. faced them

It was like me a year ago.

“Thank you so much for coming this far.”

It was a short time, but we had time to introduce each other. After the introduction, the education policy was revealed.

“After the training, we will take turns helping each other with the dried persimmons.”

“What does it mean to go back and help?”

She was the only woman who applied for the dried persimmon education.

It was Ye Na-eun who worked as a school instructor.

“It’s a place to put what you’ve learned into practice. You’re not just trying to get an education. They will receive training and move to their respective farms together. We will make dried persimmons together.”

“Then, are you going to be educated and put into practice right away?”

“Yes, I will. We use all the equipment together.”

“Not only did I get an education, I could even finish the dried persimmon farming.”

“Dried persimmons are more important to manage. It’s not the end of the day just hanging it up in the duct.”

We discussed how to teach with Hwang Yu-shin.

He promised to pass on the skills of dried persimmons in the same way he first taught me.

I took a slightly different approach. It was a method of making dried persimmons together on their own farms after basic education.

By helping each other grow dried persimmons, there was no need to buy labor and shared equipment.

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Mr. Hwang Yu-shin actively agreed with my method. He added that it is a beneficial method for novice farmers.

Those who were educated by Hwang Yu-sin had a lot of farming experience, so the manpower was also calculated.

It was not an easy calculation for novice young farmers. I wanted to teach them how to turn people into wealth.

When I first started farming, I took care of people.

“When picking a persimmon, it should be as painless as possible.”

From picking persimmons to slicing them, I passed them down as they were taught by Hwang Yu-shin.

“Many farms still use sulfur fumigation to make dried persimmons.”

“What is sulfur fumigation?”

asked one of the trainees.

“Burning sulfur produces sulfur dioxide. The process of fumigating dried persimmons with its smoke is called sulfur fumigation. Sulfur fumigation keeps the persimmon color looking good.”

“Isn’t browning happening?”

“Yes, that’s right. Sulfur fumigation prevents color change. However, sulfur dioxide can also have adverse effects on the human body.”

I brought a barrel of fermentation broth.

“I will teach you how to make dried persimmons without sulfur fumigation.”

Everyone looked at me with anticipation.

“This fermentation broth is the secret. This is the method I learned from Hwang Yu-shin, a master of dried persimmons.”

“What do you put in it?”

“Pine needles, chives, and plum juice are added and fermented.”

I taught young farmers how to make fermented broth.

Add pine needles, chives, and plum juice in a one-to-one ratio and ferment.

I prepared a lot of fermentation broth in advance for this training.

“You can dip the peeled persimmons in the fermented broth and hang them on a dried persimmon hanger.”

It was a work to coat persimmons with fermented broth. Persimmons coated with fermented liquid were hung on the dried persimmon hanger.

It was a job that required meticulous care. Everyone carefully hung the persimmons on the hangers.

* * *

At that time, Hadong Agricultural Center, Jirisan Farmers’ Office.

Han Ki-tak and his colleagues were having lunch and coming into the office.

“Is the dried persimmon farming going well?”

Han Ki-tak asked Baek Min-seok.

“If it’s a virtue, there will be no problem. This time, the amount of dried persimmons is just right.”

Baek Min-seok said, recalling the time he was farming dried persimmons a year ago.

At that time, he built a shopping mall and farmed dried persimmons together. It was a huge amount of dried persimmons.

When it was sold, the dried persimmons were wrapped in early morning sleep again.

Even now, it sometimes appeared in my dreams.

“Honestly, I’m a little sad.”

Cheon Hee-seok of the shopping mall management team said.

“What do you miss?”

Baek Min-seok asked with a curious expression.

“The opportunity for us to make dried persimmons disappeared because of the dried persimmon education.”

Cheon Hee-seok said with a smile.

“Is that so sad? So, shall I ask you to leave some? I’ll let you get home from work and make dried persimmons.”

Baek Min-seok picked up the phone.

“No, chief. Sorry but that’s ok. It’s a joke. It’s a joke.”

Seeing this, Han Ki-tak and Park Tae-ho grabbed their belly button and laughed.

“Taeho, if you want to do it, just say it whenever you want.”

Han Ki-tak chuckled and said to Park Tae-ho.

“I will decline after work. However, the representative is great. To teach people the skills you learned the hard way.”

“These are the people who will be riding with us later.”

“What does that mean? Do you even want to work with us?”

Park Tae-ho and Cheon Hee-seok met each other’s eyes.

I had never heard of people learning dried persimmons joining as farmers in Jirisan.

“After we finish the dried persimmons, we have to sell things.”

“Ah, it’s on sale. Now I understand. Because there is a shopping mall for farmers in Jirisan. It would be mutually beneficial. If we increase the number of trainees every year, the dried persimmons will be amazing!”

“Yeah, if there are more people, the dried persimmons alone might bear great fruit. So, work harder.”

* * *

It was when the dried persimmon education was over.

“As previously announced, we plan to make dried persimmons together on our own farms. Before that, I will decide the turn.”

I took out the number. They were numbered from 1 to 8.

“Shall we draw a lot? Or should I just pick it up on my own?”

“I think it would be a good way to choose for yourself. How are you all?”

said one of the participants.

This is Bang Hyun-sik.

He was the youngest of the participants.

I was 21 this year. Being the youngest, there was no way to fall behind. He was a passionate young man who was active in everything.

“Well, if Hyunsik asks you to do that, then yes.”

Ye Na-eun said She was the only female contestant and the oldest at the age of 30.

Everyone nodded at her words.

Participants picked a numbered ticket.

Hyunsik Bang was the first to choose a numbered ticket.

I thought he would pick number one. Contrary to expectations, he chose the last numbered ticket.

The person who picked No. 1 was Ye Na-eun.

“Tomorrow, everyone will come to my house. It’s really nice to be able to farm dried persimmons like this after education. We will prepare plenty of food.”

Her home is Suncheon. Most of the others were also farmers from other regions.

Hyunsik Bang was the only one from Hadong.

It was when the announcement was made and the training was finished.

Bang Hyunsik approached me.

“Can I go with you tomorrow? I don’t have a car.”

Even if he didn’t tell me, I was going to go with him.

The next day we met at the promised place.

It was the first time the two were together.

“I have been waiting for this training for a long time. I didn’t write it in the application, but the young farmer Kim Deok-myeong already knew about it.”

“How did you know about me?”

“I saw it in the newspaper. From last year’s dried persimmon farming… Since then, I’ve been using him as a role model.”

Bang Hyunsik said with an unusually shy face. As he said, there was no content in the application.

His application had a unique background.

He was a former boxer. He also participated in the Olympic national team selection process.

I didn’t ask until now, but I also wondered why he quit boxing.

“I don’t know if it’s okay to ask this… but the application said that I went to the Olympic team selection, so why did you quit boxing?”

“I was injured in the qualifying round.”

“Injury?”

I couldn’t believe it was an injury.

He looked healthier than anyone.

He also boasted the most vigorous activity among the participants.

“Actually, I can’t see my left eye.”

“I don’t know.”

“If you don’t tell me, I don’t know. Just looking at it, it looks fine.”

“Isn’t it uncomfortable?”

“It was hard to get used to at first, but now it’s okay.”

He spoke lightly, but he could feel the difficult past on his face.

“It’s all in the past. After the injury, my dream of becoming a boxer was over. Instead, I have a new goal of being a farmer.”

Bang Hyun-sik said with a bright expression. The next story had to be postponed.

I saw a sign indicating that I had arrived in Suncheon.

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On the way to Ye Na-eun’s house, I saw a persimmon tree field.

It was quite a bit larger than I expected.

Ye Na-eun came out and greeted us.

“welcome.”

Bang Hyun-sik and I got out of the car and took out the work tools.

It was a peeler for peeling persimmons and a container for fermented liquid. Just because they told me about the fermentation broth technology, I couldn’t make it right away.

First of all, I made sure not to make a mistake by using the fermentation broth I made.

When I took out the equipment and the fermentation broth, the other colleagues also arrived one by one.

Ye Na-eun picked the persimmons in advance, so the job was much easier. I made dried persimmons as everyone learned.

Persimmons coated with fermented liquid hung on the duct.

The blue sky and orange persimmons were as beautiful as a painting.

Time passed as quickly as drops of sweat.

It was already time to eat.

“I don’t have anything set up, but eat a lot.”

Ye Na-eun shouted loudly.

The bulgogi hotpot had jeon, japchae, and even steamed fish.

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My upper leg was about to break.

“It’s like coming to a party.”

“I’m in my second year of farming, and today is the happiest day of returning to farming.”

Pleasant seats followed.

I told them my plans for the future.

It was about the sale of dried persimmons.

“Are you selling our dried persimmons at the Hwagae Market?”

Ye Na-eun’s voice grew louder as if she was excited.

They plan to sell dried persimmons together at the store in the Hwagae Market. Dried persimmons are sold in the name of young farmers. We plan to actively utilize not only stores but also shopping malls.

I was sure the response would be good.

“Thank you so much for getting education and for making and selling dried persimmons together.”

Everyone said in one voice.

“It’s good for the farmers in Jirisan as well.”

I said with a smile.

After eating, I got up. Dried persimmon farming awaited tomorrow as well.

I went back to Hadong with Bang Hyun-sik.

“I really didn’t know that you would even care about sales, thank you.”

Bang Hyun-sik nodded in the car and said.

“I will decline to say thank you now. As I said at Naeun’s house, it’s a way for a young farmer like Hyunsik, me and our Jirisan farmers to prosper together.”

“thank you. No, thank you.”

We laughed together at Bang Hyunsik’s speech mistake.

Hadong was getting closer and closer.

Bang Hyun-sik, who looked out the window, opened his mouth.

“If the dried persimmon farming goes well this time, my mother will be very happy.”

Dew was forming in her eyes as if she had been overwhelmed with emotion at the word “mother”.

“I’m sorry, stupid. That’s why I don’t often talk to my mother. Tears come out of me just by talking. You are only suffering because of me. From now on, I just want to show you a really good side.”

“Hyunsik will do well.”

I wanted to see him do well.

Hope in a Greenhouse

Hwang Yu-sin’s training on dried persimmons ended in just a month.

I was still educating. It took more time because we made dried persimmons together.

It took a long time, but the technology to make dried persimmons improved day by day.

Everyone just looked into their eyes and their hands and feet met.

Those who participated in the training were well prepared to make dried persimmons.

They were called beginners, but most of them were growing persimmons at home.

A warehouse and a deokjang to dry dried persimmons were also ready. It was also an item I researched when I applied for education.

Training can be done properly only when basic preparations are in place.

It was the way home after finishing the dried persimmon collaboration.

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