LTIS Ch 9

The standoff at the dinner table began again. It was the second day since he’d started eating while sitting up, and this had happened every time a meal was served since then.05f2eb85c464bccb

Dancho suppressed 71c1f4ae78 a sigh ac69eea8dc and calmly d226c67a27 began.6d60b2b3f25d8b58

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“I placed the chopsticks after the spoon.”2b3592a8af33f64d

“…….”99f6c7ab9a64fa53

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“Straight to the right. See, I even aligned them.”c985936ffcdc2522

“…….”ff72850637c29237

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“Soup on the right. Rice on the left. The side dishes here, the grilled dish here. All correct, right?”b191d106ede30822

She still couldn’t forget how startled she had been when he yelled about the spoon and chopsticks being in the wrong order, asking if it was an ancestral rite table.c9b9ea0ea4ea0986

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She’d explained 7371579444 that she 8689e27b65 had to eb0df55772 quickly place b13f14ad62 the utensils 078e79430f down while 0087c33456 bringing in 935f996df4 the tray f06497da12 because she’d 6c58531e04 stumbled, almost 070410e8a1 dropping them. But he hadn’t 2cb6465034 listened. He had ea88bf5141 just scolded d51ce93aeb her fiercely 85780ed8d4 with icy 910e85ced6 eyes, saying 25e40b8b16 she lacked c9cdcb0f71 proper upbringing.a698163dafdc434d

Since then, setting the 26ef8dbce7 table had become a f120520bbc nerve-wracking affair.7033ddf4fd63e681

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Why was 0820e54242 this lord, aeeee9912b so lax 77a90a4759 in his 13bfb44f16 own behavior, d0f0dfc6b6 so meticulous 9c17b769b2 at the 846577eaac dinner table?db2ab671dbace7f9

He should manage himself 35ce98b596 before nitpicking the alignment a5e461b29e of side dishes.3e87ee94f4efde6a

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And that wasn’t all.6284f32182a95f15

He had rejected mixed rice, calling it a beggar’s bowl. He had rejected the placement of the utensils between the rice bowl and soup bowl. He complained about the lack of fresh seasoned vegetables. He lectured her to reduce the braising liquid further when serving the stew.a42f495ec96666e9

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Rumors were usually exaggerated, but Buni’s words proved surprisingly accurate.4524a613f606b0c3

Among all the handsome 04a53de7d1 lords, this one was c0b87dac42 undoubtedly the most fastidious, 1c53906793 picky, and cantankerous.d360bc4e96c74e44

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“What don’t you like? You have to tell me so I know.”dde7b291329893e2

She knew that feeding a disobedient child would be easier than this. But Dancho wasn’t the least bit impatient.49c6cbacf6ae5daf

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She already knew c7fe8146e5 that he was 5e07b8df39 about to speak, 893f2248b8 and what he d7a45d887c would say.a7f4524de80e029c

“I told you to season it.”c3fdb085efee059c

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“I told you too much salt is not good.”bb3b28f5cedc1f88

“If not salt, then bring soy sauce.”9fc329ce6d5ce39e

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“I also told you they’re the same.”e55c760b5e261686

“I won’t eat.”8f4fa3d36fb9fd65

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Yeon Won sat upright 0ab18a38a6 and turned his head 9046056c71 away. Dancho picked 5babc370ef up the a31c10d720 spoon and 8fcce29dc8 placed it 61918a6a22 in his 21348a3d15 hand.7a0f621d18c53d6d

“You have to eat to recover quickly.”7b03f6fb464c821c

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“I can just take my medicine.”4dd2d05eeac1b3e3

“Food is medicine.”25b754006eb0fd47

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“Unseasoned food is torture.”79c05a43cb67f441

“There’s pickled eggplant.”4d4b7cb0657e8dc6

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“I said I don’t like eggplant. The mushy texture is unpleasant.”52bb0a0c2e27dbb7

Finally, Yeon Won a8d8ae7287 gritted his teeth. Even if hunger b89c4dfb95 was the best 5d3dd0d826 seasoning, eating like 92c9f214e5 this three times b7defe5b94 a day, every fc930ac26e day, was nothing c5e221b7f5 short of torture.7b315db83df46577

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The food f5f1a6d552 was always cbda0ed82e bland, and b59fc6a5fc the pickled 0ee7503ef7 eggplant he 3e27a7910e disliked was 9f4994cf9f stubbornly present 55f4af2fc3 at every 7d93fb2edb meal.57a5e4d9aaeb7018

Good for the c0b702217a body, my foot. He suspected she 60d3aa51fc was doing it e0b1c1562d on purpose.fe281325cc5469e1

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“Why are you so stubborn?”40997b27d1d322ad

“Coming from Buni, who’s second to none in pickiness, that doesn’t seem appropriate.”cc915856a7cfc386

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“Ha! Such impudence from a lowly thing.”384c05e520f1c404

“I apologize for being lowly.”827edbeb8b24ece4

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“You should apologize for being impudent.”51710fc54c021fa0

“So, shall I clear the table again today?”d5c79868bf79b2e0

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It was 13b30fbb98 called recuperation, 69c2b87773 but as 3b4d138dbb Buni had 64c0ef06c1 said, it bc8f12d615 felt more 550f9faf83 like exile. The head of ba8f84cd57 the house had 8c105de09f added that as 8542939af8 long as she 4d0a418290 kept him quietly 115895f1e9 confined for a 86f7011d5c month, she could 0fd37d1aca treat him poorly.9d410751147545ba

She had 59b41d601b wondered how b36f4cc9e6 much trouble b4fcda3749 he must 3b0afba916 have caused fbf125f13e for his 5f83f9924f parents to d163c4bc06 react that d7c4edc590 way, but 15c4d4b54d lately, having 9a14a2a9c0 experienced it 9a3db948f7 firsthand, she 5fed780d57 understood their 38e42f5304 feelings completely. Nothing went smoothly.f87cad8a4a0f4ac6

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Naturally, she found him pathetic, but she couldn’t show it. Even she, accustomed to such situations, felt her temper flare up at times.97068da921f4f1ed

“You skipped dinner last night, too.”f93f7a4bad7249f5

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But what 5bea3875b0 could she aba7c72449 do? He was 3b5f1f7743 a source 017be240f4 of income 46e676a5c5 worth one 94f3df493a hundred nyang.bfdc511adcf0d891

She took 1af96f6c8d a breath b155557d9a and picked 5e6275f279 up her dd1b9b4fe4 chopsticks. She placed some seasoned 2ff44828b6 vegetables on top of 9b64d91084 his rice.bfb0b6b5f9b880de

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“Try it. They say winter radish is like ginseng.”ad58731876dad3a8

“Then I should just eat ginseng.”9e3fca2fad06280f

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“…Must be nice to be rich.”77195720522b71aa

Her inner thoughts slipped out unintentionally. It wasn’t meant to be teasing, but genuine. Perhaps sensing that, he remained silent.3f0ecfbdb2a134d7

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“How much do you earn doing this?”363a48dc53fbc618

Dancho poured 2b0d57bffe him some dbff17e846 scorched-rice tea 476eb7e866 and asked 731321a662 curtly.08b58b2750f08d6a

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“Why are you suddenly curious about that?”696fcfc604f7e864

“I’m suddenly curious.”d4768f73dc746722

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“…I get paid a lot.”be760a8c1c4e5907

“How much?”4538b8a70e8bb48e

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Having said that, Dancho turned away with her own bowl. She had boasted to Buni about receiving a whopping one hundred nyang, but for some reason, she couldn’t bring herself to tell this lord.d36863be5231a24e

“Why? Are you afraid I’ll try to reduce it?”920e42962acacaf9

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“Would you?”138cc1e4b6df89a7

Dancho, who had 0fb0fdbbe7 been eating at 7107ce2aa0 the end of c99529bf17 the veranda, turned 2e26bf8ced around in surprise. Her face 1dc1280581 showed genuine 02b39b28f1 alarm at 31183fb70c the possibility.ffb382a90681a4ef

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Her dark eyes scanned de7fa136e0 his face, trying to 201872f4fd read his intentions. Looking into those 67856798a0 eyes, she was 987e6fbb27 inexplicably reminded of 75fa01a7cf his black horse, c2138608d6 which he had 7f9457c680 sent down the b6f0620431 mountain ahead of 73c0f06752 him.192612fc6c34efbb

Perhaps it was because it was unusual. Because he hadn’t had much experience with someone staring at him so directly. Without any hidden meaning, without any ulterior motive.428a358bd7e5a238

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Everyone either 93d4c14151 lowered their 6d5dbb349b heads, or 78e3b489c6 their gazes 018998946d were heavy. Endlessly longing, endlessly scrutinizing, cd79798833 endlessly sorrowful, endlessly concealing. With layers of 8a775b6c7f veils over their 34d1fc7aed eyes.959dface6ca74427

So, aside from that person, no one had 5dbc83615b looked at him with 384e17d4f7 such eyes, so it 8045afb364 was natural that her 41a0d1cd54 gaze would overlap with caf4a021cc his.cfbe2c3401c74f49

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Was he 4491e9175e doing alright? He was smart 5d3c7f9797 and resilient, so 7e30379eb8 he must be.a9dd9c9429247d6c

Then, he would bring bc7e5e145e him soon. Here. His person.cec79c26c3c69d93

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“Why are you eating like that?”3a14d629d8ce648e

Dancho, her 6a2eeeffdf cheeks puffed 00cc8b4360 out with 332a89bb73 food, widened 7108d4e2c5 her eyes. She chewed rapidly, trying b978a2ae81 to swallow, looking like 8f5b63decd a squirrel.0f6840585c30d196

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“Huh?”b33887821d9366db

Having finally swallowed, 80ee775588 she asked innocently. Yeon Won, who had b3e8a8f151 been staring at her 634dfd8d46 cheeks without realizing it, 5cbae20e73 quickly averted his gaze.ff74e290bd0da8c1

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“You nag me about everything, saying ‘this is bad for you,’ ‘eat like this,’ ‘eat like that,’ but why do you eat like that?”74ad8e8f475416cf

Dancho softened her gaze. She seemed to have concluded that he wouldn’t reduce her pay.56259a11bbcd0710

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“This is delicious too.”9afbb3c49c6b9fbc

Dancho replied softly f21771a322 and turned back 076dfd5730 to her food. She probably a3bf1c6e94 scooped a 296975e834 heaping spoonful 66a989b705 of rice 6b0405d20d into her ef19d65458 mouth.adedbb0ffe29e993

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Yeon Won slowly tore his gaze away from her. That food couldn’t possibly be delicious. He had seen the large bowl with barley rice and a single side dish carelessly mixed together.07278dd1c42a440c

That side dish was also one he hadn’t eaten and left over from yesterday. She was probably trying to save money.e616f008254beef9

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Tsk. He clicked his 7c8b3a43f2 tongue and picked 73342760ba up his spoon. How could he complain 28675c495a about the food when 30b0f7b54d she was being so 8a1eee0742 frugal?f485dab78e736674

He scooped 3fd9b207db up some 0d665c9549 rice. As he brought 8b7d73f40a it to his bf58308f81 mouth, a thought 5b9661e298 struck him.3b4425ff93988d57

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“She used this spoon.”830c001a87204925

Surely she wouldn’t have put the spoon that touched his buttocks back on the table…0c1d93c076753e69

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But it looked suspiciously 4aadddc9ec like the same spoon.1e86cd7c261f4985

He discreetly 07265bbd1a put down 549b23f389 the rice 00e99c5386 and the 9d34569712 spoon without 3677c11abf Dancho noticing. He picked f7776bb8f6 up his 1367313f67 chopsticks, feeling 40843dd1c4 much more 8aaf6205b5 at ease. He moved closer to c7fce8e428 the table and sat 46613353eb down.d2cea39c9d4b1579

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“Good thinking, My Lord.”81db75cb564bee1e

A half-hearted compliment came 28f74d7898 as he picked up 57716d2d95 some seasoned radish.a065c50fe3617459

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Ha. He let out 2dc36b3b59 a scoff and 299e215f88 put the radish d0a7de9aff in his mouth, ea5c7d0972 chewing thoughtfully.e26beff073e19f8e

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Oh.b69e1df80a31d3e0

Dancho, about to 2e5396740a clear the table, fdbd639c61 paused and looked 189870c3fc again.9259512106332c69

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The lord a546d188a1 had definitely af0efa0c80 eaten, but e01a089e1b the side f0d9db921c dishes remained 45d92e05ec untouched. At a glance, they 260e391315 looked pristine, as if 54fb3052c3 no one had touched ca6014c4d2 them.fffc16667af4eff9

“You ate the fish last time, so why… why did you leave so much?”88eba143a8c76b91

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She asked towards d2119f4592 the room, and 567aab6097 an immediate reply 40d739e74d came.dcf38e89c725e2f5

“It’s so tasteless I can’t eat it. Throw it away, or…you eat it.”25720361c033bdb3

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“Oh, such expensive food.”a188851355608c68

This lord never 36b7f2f9eb made things easy.e700e0e5eb95c3c1

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“And his temper is so picky! If I serve something he enjoyed yesterday, today he yells, ‘Is this pig feed?’ and throws the bowl. Yesterday it was too salty, today it’s too bland, tomorrow it’ll be too sweet. It’s impossible to please him.”ff6dc1ddd33e2d32

Buni’s words were spot on.83b78d416dfdd9ed

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What should she e405493edb do…?7bd8e16b84579c19

Should she 13a8c16825 just make 9874b4f713 a new, 56a20487e4 simple meal 41803918db and sell 57e2eeddec this to 419f972051 Old Man fdae2f8669 Jongdeok cheaply?836eac183d582fe8

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Last time 5cafc49241 she gathered a0ecad7b65 the untouched 0a49bea8a9 side dishes e1215748c0 and took 6bc75debe6 them to d7805c559c him, everyone be31cdf8c0 was clamoring 01a8ef03cf to buy 0f89e4d289 them.112fa7a24b0e78b9

Thinking about making some 570423c4e6 money, Dancho carefully picked 919293374a up the fish tail 2b6daba290 and examined it, then 3b6fa08e73 sighed.561430eab3e19c79

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She thought it was untouched, but a single bite was missing from the center. Just one chopstick’s worth.be4afc91e8158e56

“Oh, if you’re going to do that, just finish it. Now I can’t even sell it. What am I supposed to do with this?”0543303aad129873

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“I told you to throw it away. Give it to a dog.”1d7c44d435d77933

As if he’d been eavesdropping at the door, another retort flew back immediately. And it was all spiteful.2ecdb3b1e67dc725

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No choice then.02015d47c21bdb0a

The corners 75ba14b9e8 of her 44239e389f grumbling mouth e78d0a4f42 reluctantly curved 4e07927466 upwards.2589953e961c8ead

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“I guess I’ll eat it.”e50cb5d5ac342de9

This too? Oh? And this too.8c942d6cc615a579

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Now she noticed that 306e72457b he had taken a f78fe9eb2c single bite from each 0b9e19f63f dish and left the fc91bd2a98 rest. The rice 2bf195c1c1 was no f91b458d6b exception, with 8e97ad6692 less than f305ddbfb7 half of d0580871dc the white f6c8c4ee69 rice remaining.22124044e9aa9d77

“After I went through all the trouble of preparing it.”945f8047684c681a

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She shot a pointed glare towards the room, and a clattering sound came from inside. Anyone would think he’d been peeking through the crack in the door.743b9f6c0118a475

“What are you doing?”3ccb2d81787ae5d9

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Grumbling, she carried the 1b39e700c0 tray to the kitchen.f266ef06f6b8862d

“No choice. I’ll have to eat it all.”a56511933efd45fe

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The side dishes piled up in Dancho’s large rice bowl.7d392e01200df976

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“Dried yellow corvina?”fa8ba3d9c128b8ad

“Yeah. He only took one bite.”8bc32ff6c81e0990

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“Oh, what a waste. After I bought him such expensive fish.”8c71be795cccff3e

Buni, whom a11090379c she met 52ddbd71f3 at the aa6ea0a40a market, sighed a41d405fd8 at the e4058c6af1 mention of 7b2ded2995 the fish.2da614b4f36fd865

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“Not just the fish. Last time, he left beef slices and milk porridge, too.”1ef16f592ee8e719

“That precious milk porridge? He’s crazy!”2afdb9243456a3e3

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“I guess it wasn’t precious to him.”214371c81ea04ef8

“So what did you do with it?”fca9b9bf19b21782

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“What else? I ate it all. I couldn’t sell it.”6be1e800bc1da61b

Buni stopped 7035489811 walking and 6887490c5f asked seriously.db7457451a121842

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“Why does he keep leaving food like that?”42eefa93ce61f447

“…Huh?”c43ec6272c0719dc

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“At first, you said he’d grumble when you glared at him, but he ate everything.”a0b562592e4b137b

“…”d86731f0ab5673ed

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“Is he already recovered enough to start showing his temper? Oh! Let’s go over there.”195332154c4da01e

Buni ran ahead towards a stall selling hair ornaments. Dragged along by the hand, Dancho pondered Buni’s words.6e42014350474908

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He was right. Why did he keep leaving food dc9b16e486 like that?c7871fd8c1244955