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14. Ants There were plenty of ants in my grandparents’. Unattended food attracted them and would be covered with them quickly. Grandmother used to scoop the ants up from the stew or soup, heat up, and serve the food. I even saw warrior ants which had claws and big heads. Since then, I have seen many ants in Korea and America, but never seen those warrior ants again. To avoid the ants, grandma hung basket.. 2020. 12. 17.
13. Grandma's attic A large mansion across the street from my grandparents’ house belonged to a gentleman named Ki Byung Yoon who used to be a police commander. A cop on foot patrol always stopped at his house, took out a piece of paper from a box hung on the post, and wrote something. I assume he was recording his patrol time. The family living in that mansion did not socialize with the neighbors. Somehow, grandpa.. 2020. 12. 16.
12. A Woman without a Son My grandfather was collecting antiques and old coins. He also sold them to the rich and made profit. Jong Roe was the business center of Seoul and there were clusters of rich here and there. He organized and ran several social clubs for them. They paid the membership fees to join. The membership fees were loaned to the borrowers and the interests charged on these loans were the incomes of the cl.. 2020. 12. 15.
1. A Train to Manchuria He waited in dark for the family to fall in sleep. He closed his eyes and pictured the faces of his brothers and sisters. He did not know when to see them again. He made up his mind after he overheard his father was going to the marketplace to sell the cow. He will leave when the day breaks. He will make lots of money in Manchuria, the new world with many opportunities, and buy his father a cow,.. 2020. 11. 29.