“Aren’t just the tent, cookwares, and oven left and we’re going to make it!”
Lee Hyun shook his head just once.
“The MT preparation was to be entrusted to me. So I will take care of getting ready.”
“We’re ordered to not borrow any tools.”
“I’ll take care of everything. On a side note, who here can’t eat pork chops so I’ll buy some other food?”
“If that’s all we have then it’s fine, but…”
Lee Hyun took them on a trip around the marketplace, and bought a bit of shrimps, tofu, and shell fish.
Also, he did not forget to buy red pepper, bean paste, salt, and seasonings.
“You eat chicken, right?”
When Lee Hyun asked, the now tired Lee Yuu-Chong simply nodded. Park Sunjo and Choi Sang-jung had long since turned into quiet porters.
“I’ll bring a chicken from home and treat it as a wholesale price.”
“From home?”
“Because we raise them in the yard.”
“Ah. You’re raising them as pets.”
“Nah. As for human consumption.”
“……”
“I raised them since they were chicks and when they bear eggs I raised those too.”
“But it must have been hard to raise the chickens so we can’t just eat them.”
“It’s ok, we have 7 chickens at home. First is Boiled Egg. Second is Sunny Side Up.”
“No way, those are their names?”
“Correct. The third one is called Mother Hen. Because she raises the chicks. Or I should call her the Protagonist since she’s also one that bears new arrivals. From the forth one upward are classified as food. Soup, Fried, and Sauce. The seventh one is the youngest, Half Sauce Half Fried. The naming process is altered by family branches, but the full name doesn’t get pass on from generation to generation.” (that is, 2nd gen - ‘half fried’, 3rd gen - ‘fourth fried,’ never just fried.)
“……”
Do not expect warmth from Lee Hyun. Even chickens he raised are just food!
***
Port of Incheon waterfront terminal.
Students were chatting away about the upcoming ‘pleasant’ MT.
“Uwhew, it’s finally today.”
“I only wish today had not come.”
“How much are we’re gunna suffer.”
The sophomores and the more seniority students were already in haggard appearances.
The generations who had already done an MT weren’t at all relief.
They weren’t so confident about the special concept of the MT trip.
“But it’s the coast this time around. It’s on a small and pretty island too, so it’s better off.”
“Come to think of it, the last time it was hard because we had to climb a lot of mountains. This time, that’s not going to happen.”
“Oh btw, what kind of food did your group prepared?”
“Instant ramen. We also have around 1 kilo of pork to eat.”
“Sounds a lot like us.”
“With a budget this low, I bet all the other groups are like this also.”
The new students were carefully taking to the seniors in order to enjoy their time.
The purpose of the MT trip was to build up motivation and it was an opportunity to make a good relationship with the seniors!
Lee Hyun and his group members also huddled up.
“What the hell is that?”
His group members had no intention to show the materials and tools Lee Hyun had prepared.
Contained in the black vinyl bags consisted of unknown things!
It didn’t feel like the normal tools such as tent, oven, or cookware.
There was even one with holes perforated into it, while the sounds of struggled flapping and knocking came from within.
Kkokkodek! (cockadoo)
“Shup it!”
After Lee Hyun’s piercing shout, the sound from out of nowhere stopped.
“……”
“No way…”
To the group member’s surprise, the cold eyes of Lee Hyun let off slightly.
“There’s less taste from frozen meat.”
Lee Hyun did not bring an ice box.
It was heavy and expensive to use only just once so he didn’t see the point.
Instead, the frozen pork was thrown into a Styrofoam box.
He then threw in a few extra ice bags, and completely sealed it with wrapping tapes.
With that, it should be able to retain that degree for about 23 days.
However, there was no point to do it to the chicken.
Between raw and frozen meat, there was a subtle difference in taste.
Because of that, the selling prices were different.
So, Lee Hyun chose to bring the youngest Half Sauce Half Fried raw rather than having him frozen.
If you are not Lee Hyun then don’t even think about it!
After a bit more time had passed, it was the right time to get on the ferry.
“Well then, let’s get on the boat. We’re departing.”
With the professors leading, the students followed and boarded the ship.
The students had no intention to watch the sea from the deck.
The waves calmly rolled and the seagulls lazily glided above.
For the students who are first timer on a boat, this was a very strange experience for them.
“The boat’s rocking.”
“This is a volleyball.”