Returner’s Magic Laundry

As a person who doesn't usually watch horror movies, it was still hard for me to get used to such a bizarre sight.

[Do this. Easy to wash.]

Ariel asked for one of the bones scattered on the floor and handed it to me.

I took it with the least amount of contact between my thumb and index finger.

Even if I didn't say a word, you would know my expression at that moment.

“Uh, is it?”

Enduring goosebumps with his forearms, he carefully collected the bones that had fallen to the floor, put them in a bucket, and shook them so that the thousand-year-old times were separated.

After washing with healing water, the dirt was quickly washed away, and the white, strong bones returned to their original form.

When the washed bones were laid out on the floor, the miraculous light and clean air quickly took away the moisture from the bones and made them soft.

“Would you like some perfume? Freesia!”

I summoned a fragrant freesia flower from among the flowers obtained from the forest, and sprayed the liquid evenly over the bones to finish.

“It’s done.”

[White. Clean. It smells good.]

As soon as I could finish my words, the bones pulled each other together, and Aides rose from his seat with ease.

He looked around his body and nodded with satisfaction.

Ariel approaches Aedes and sniffs her.

[It smells like flowers. It is different from before.]

“Next time you come, I’ll bring you some clothes to wear. His right hand keeps falling off, so bring him something to fix. I like books, so I’ll bring you a lot of books.”

Aedes nodded, and he rose from his seat and wandered again and again, searching the forest to and fro, and then he pulled something out of the ground again.

“Oh, is it a present again?”

After running back and forth to shake off the dirt, this time there are three gold nuggets.

“Wow! Is there so much gold in the ground? Can't I give it to you at once? Find more.”

At my words, Aideth turned his head, went back to the bench, and began to read the book again.

“Yes, yes. Where is this?”

He also picked up the fallen gold nuggets and combined them with the ones he picked up earlier.

He fell in ecstasy looking down at six 1kg gold nuggets and a few diamonds.

[Is this expensive?]

Ariel looked at my expression for a while, then she asked.

“Then, this gold nugget is worth tens of thousands of won. Besides, this diamond... I don't know what the condition is, but 1 carat costs up to tens of thousands of won, so if this is real, it's a huge hit.

Moreover, it was not a diamond in its natural state, but it had been processed to some extent.

I carefully wrapped the gold nuggets and diamonds and put them in my bag.

“Now, if we just plant the seeds, today’s work is done.”

[Sowing?]

“Yes, we should go under the big tree.”

Let's hurry under the big tree, there were still many shiny seeds today.

“After the forest is upgraded, a lot of seeds fall.”

I picked up the seeds and rode a tornado to the border of the forest.

“Today, let’s go in the opposite direction from last time.”

The whirlwind nodded at my words and flew quickly, increasing its rotational power.

After evenly sown in the fungal forest with Ilyappa's slingshot, he returned.

[What about the Black Seed?]

As Ariel spoke, I remembered the forgotten Black Seed.

“Ah, that.”

He rummaged through his pocket and pulled out a black seed.

“You have it well. I've been thinking about it, but I think it's better not to sow this. But if you leave it in the forest for nothing, it can sprout, so I'm going to keep it in my pocket."

[…] … .]

Ariel had nothing to say about it.

The Black Seed was still making the wind noise, which grew stronger and stronger.

When I looked at the surface, unlike a few days ago, the thin stems were sticking out little by little, and they looked like they had dried up and died without moisture.

The roots seemed to have stopped growing.

[What?]

Ariel asked while examining my expression, so I quickly put the seed into my pocket, in case I was worried about it again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Huh? never mind. Well, it's time to go today. everyone is having fun He treats our new friend Aides well too.”

[The idiot goes well.]

“Old.”

After giving a lovely gaze to Aides, who was still reading a book, he returned to the laundromat with everyone seeing him off.

* * *

Of course, what I had to do today was to sell some of the gold bars and diamonds Aides had found.

Since it is pure gold, there was no need for a certificate, but Diamond did not have an appraisal certificate, so he had to find an appraiser and get an appraisal.

He wasn't stealing, but taking too many at one time and selling them seemed suspicious.

Diamond found a store to buy without a letter of appreciation.

‘You have to sell one at a time in several places. Let’s start selling gold first.’

He went to a jewelry store in Gangnam, where he had known little in his previous life.

It was a place I often went to whenever a movie went bankrupt and urgent power was needed, and it was a place where tens of millions of won of gold and silver jewelry were traded every day.

When I opened the door and entered, the boss who was reading the newspaper jumped up.

Without hesitation, I took out the gold bars and diamonds on a plastic plate on the glass table.

It wasn't stolen, but why is my heart beating like this... … .

“I want to sell some of these. Could you take a look?”

“Is it pure gold?”

“Can you tell me how pure it is?”

"of course. But just looking at it, this is a real gold nugget. Although the shape was distorted.”

“Ah, yes, I mismanaged it.”

“Did you not sell gold during the last foreign exchange crisis?”

Oh right. How many years has passed since the gold-raising campaign ended?

At that time, before I returned, I could not sell even if I had gold.

Instead, I saw my mother put out her gold ring.

“I did.”

It seemed like it would get in trouble if the boss asked any more questions.

Some say he forgot where he put it, some say that it suddenly appeared.

Fortunately, the boss didn't ask any further questions.

“At that time, 225.79 tons of gold were collected. The average amount of gold given out per person is 17 dong. Selling a lot of gold all at once to foreign countries made the price of gold go to shit, but now it is on the rise again several times.”

As the boss spoke, he looked at the gold.

It had been in the ground for a long time, so the shape was crushed a lot, but I could tell that it was a cast gold bar.

A few traces of the hallmark were left.

"Please wait."

CEO Geumbang didn't seem to have any doubts whether such gold bars were being traded a lot.

After a while, the boss came out with gold again.

“It’s 999 pure. It weighs 1,000 g. If you sell it, it will be around 54 million won.”

"Oh yeah?"

In 2020, the price of gold is clearly soaring, and it was close to 80 to 90 million won per kg.

After reading my sad expression, the boss opened his mouth again.

“It will be the same if you go to another store. As you must have known, our store treats us well.”

He knew it well, so there was no doubt about it.

In 2011, there was a time when the price of gold soared as high as it was in 2020, and I couldn't wait until then.

“I have a few more of these, can I sell them? I need urgent money, so I’m going to sell some.”

"of course. Can I check this diamond too?”

The boss picked up the diamond next to the gold bar.

“It looks like 1 carat. Don't you have any feelings?"

Fortunately, it seemed to be a real diamond.

“Yes, I lost it. I couldn’t find it anywhere.”

roughly turned around

“If you pay the appraisal fee, our store will evaluate it. May I give you an appraisal?”

"Yeah. please."

The boss puts it on the scale next to him and weighs it.

“It’s one carat.”

Then I started looking around with a microscope.

“There are some scratches, but the clarity and transparency are VVS1 grade, so it’s almost the best.

Next, he placed the diamond in an ultraviolet tester and fluoresced it.

“The fluorescence reaction is none. It's very transparent. This is pretty good. The price is quite high.”

“Then what is the price… … .”

“Let’s see~ I think I can give you 6.5 million won for a lot of money.”

He was startled and almost shut his mouth, but he showed a calm expression without showing anything on the outside.

“Can I sell it now?”

"of course. This is by far the best. I don't think it's a gift, is it for finance?

“Yes, I believe it was inherited.”

“Once you show your ID, please fill out the junk purchase ledger here. It can’t be stolen.”

"Yeah… … .”

My heart pounded again when I heard the word loot.

I checked the year of purchase and purchase price as ‘I do not remember’, filled out the rest of the documents, and showed my ID.

The boss who matched my face with the ID made a photocopy and returned it.

He sold the diamonds he had obtained from the forest little by little over a few days, and 65 million won came into his account.

When he added the money he sold for gold, he had about 400 million won in cash.

“Yes!! Thanks Aides! We ask well!"

Including the fund redemption, about 700 million won.

Hopefully, Go Gun-soo will be able to collect 1 billion won before the first movie starts.

The plan he had planned to get a loan for the laundry building was now obsolete.

I returned to the laundromat with excitement.

After keeping the cash well in the safe, I tried to calm my excitement and find reason.

‘I have 700 million in my bankbook, but I have to go delivery the laundry.’

I went uphill in the neighborhood, carrying a bag with laundry and pushing a laundry cart.

washing ~ washing

Today, my voice got stronger and the sound came out well.

“No, Annam. what good are you doing? Why is your voice so excited?”

An old woman who came out to pick up the laundry said with a smile.

"Ah yes. Did I? I feel strangely good today. Whoops.”

“Annam-san’s voice sounds exciting, so I feel good. Washing now~ Just by hearing her voice, I know whether Annam is in good shape or not.”(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

“Ugh, thank you.”

"Oh right. congratulations."

“Yes, what?”

“They said they passed the laundry technician’s written test.”

"Yeah? how to... … ?”

The fact that I'm taking the exam is only known by Jinah Kim, Yongcheon, and the supermarket lady... … .

“President Park of Purne Mart praised me like that. Anyone who sees it will know that it is his son.”

Are you a supermarket lady?

It was overlooked that the mart lady was the source of rumors in this neighborhood.

“Aww, it’s not a big deal, but are you going around spreading rumors like that?”

“It’s nothing, it’s great. At first, I saw that I was running a laundromat, and I said that I would quit soon, but how good is it now that I am confident enough to get my license?”

“Yes, thank you. It’s embarrassing.”

“When are you going to take the practical exam?”

“See you early next month. I studied hard, but I don’t know if I will succeed.”

“I’ll stick with it, okay? You work so hard.”

“Yes, thank you. Then enjoy your lunch.”

“Yeah, draw it. Oh right. I have to give you money. Look at my mind.”

The old lady took her money out of her wallet and paid her laundry.

"Thank you."

“Yeah, good bye.”

"Yeah."

He toured every corner of the town, delivered all the laundry, and petted the flowers and trees he could see with sun gloves in his spare time.

Maybe that's why, even though it was March, this world building was already dyed green.

And the top of the village where we arrived.

‘It’s spring today, so should the grandmothers roll up the blankets and do laundry?’

Unsurprisingly, Grandma Kim and Grandma Son were talking and smiling while looking at the cherry trees that were blooming next to the pavilion.

I didn't even feel a presence as I approached him.

“Grandma, I’m here.”

"Huh? Is Annam here? eat this Grandma Kim’s son bought it here.”

The grandmothers held mugwort rice cakes in front of me.

“Wow, it’s mugwort. I guess it's spring too. By the way, did Grandma Kim's son buy it? She then said she had lost contact.”

“The son suddenly appeared. I even bought mugwort cake like this. How much Grandma Kim likes it.”

Grandmother Kim was only smiling, and her hand grandmother continued to speak for her.

"Good for you. You must have been really good.”

"good. I thought I would die after seeing your face once in my life, but how grateful I am for coming to see you like this. You come here often.”

“Wow, that’s great.”

I was a little puzzled by the sudden appearance of my son, but I was happy to see Grandma Kim's happy expression.

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