Tshawb Nrhiav Lub Tsev Noj Mov hauv Busan Tej zaum Tsis yog Lub Tsev Noj Mov Tom Qab

2024 Tus sau: Cyrus Reynolds | [email protected]. Kawg hloov kho: 2024-02-08 03:00

Kuv pom kuv tus kheej sawv ntawm qhov grey, lub kaum sab xis. Kuv tsis ploj, tab sis tib lub sijhawm, nws tsis xav tias kuv nyob hauv qhov chaw zoo.

Ob peb hmo ua ntej, ib tug npoj yaig tau pom zoo qhov chaw. Nws tsis muaj lub npe, yam tsawg kawg tsis yog nws paub. Kuv nyuam qhuav paub kuv cov npoj yaig lub npe. Nws yog furtive, ntsiag to, me ntsis txawv.

Tej zaum kuv yuav tsum tsis txhob coj nws cov lus qhia. Qhov ntawd yog qhov kuv xav, taug kev rov qab los ntawm txoj kev ntsiag to tsis muaj kev ntxim nyiam. Tsis muaj tsheb, tsis muaj tsheb kauj vab, tsis muaj neeg taug kev. Txoj kev taug kev tau tawg, tsis sib xws, tsis muaj squares. Nyob rau hauv txoj kev, muaj ib tug sinkhole, muab pov tseg hmuv ntawm rebar, xoob gravel. Cov ntau nyob ze tau tso tseg tsuas yog cov vines tuag, cov tsev tsis muaj qhov rais, cov nroj tsuag siab, cov pob zeb tawg. Cov hnab dub burlap npog qej teb nyob deb. Lub ntuj loj hlob dub-nws yuav los nag ib feeb.

Nov tsis yog ib cheeb tsam lag luam lossis chaw nyob. Nws tsis yog raws nraim kev lag luam, txawm hais tias muaj ob peb lub tsev khaws khoom. Kuv paub tseeb tias kuv cov kev tswj xyuas tsis tuaj yeem nyob hauv phau ntawv qhia. Tej zaum tsis txawm nrog GPS. Transformers, hluav taws xob yees, thiab cov kab hluav taws xob tau tshwm sim saum taub hau.

Muaj ob lub tsev, zoo ib yam ntawm cov pob zeb. Ib tug tau ruaj ntseg nrog ib tug xauv thiab chains crisscrossing lub qhov roojzoo li bandoliers. Lwm tus muaj pheej yig dub tinting ntawm lub qhov rais, nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm uas yog ob lub nyiaj decals-silhouettes ntawm liab qab poj niam, zoo li cov uas koj pom ntawm 18-wheeler av-flaps. Strip club? Lub tsev kho mob? Tsis muaj kos npe. Tsis yog tias nws yuav muaj teeb meem. Kuv tau nyob Kaus Lim Kauslim tau ob lub hlis tab sis hais tsis tau lus Kauslim lossis nyeem ib tus cim Hangul.

Kuv nyob hauv Songtan, qhia Askiv Literature ntawm US cov tub rog hauv paus. Rau qee yam, kuv tau muab chav kawm hnub Saturday yim teev hauv Pusan, 200 mais deb. Mus txog qhov ntawd kuv yuav tsum caij tsheb npav 4:30 sawv ntxov ntawm Songtan mus rau Seoul, ces ya mus rau Pusan. Yog hais tias txhua yam mus zoo, kuv yuav muaj peb feeb kom tseg.

Thaum kuv tuaj txog ob peb teev dhau los, tsis muaj cov tub ntxhais kawm hauv chav kawm. Kuv tos 20 feeb. Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Kawm hauv paus tau taug kev thiab pom kuv. "Auj, yog lawm. Thaum kuv e-mail rau koj lub lim tiam dhau los? Kuv muab hnub tsis raug rau koj." Tag nrho cov kev npaj tsis tuaj yeem ua tau zoo dua, tsis tshua muaj kev xav, ntau convoluted, thiab khib nyiab, tab sis qhov ntawd yog lub neej hauv kev kawm.

Ntawm qhov ntxiv, Kuv muaj sijhawm ntxiv los taug qab lub tsev noj mov. Kuv tau muab ob npaug rau daim ntawv qhia yuav luag tsis muaj npe uas kuv cov npoj yaig tau sau rau ntawm daim ntaub so ntswg. Nude decals los yog tsis, Kuv nyob rau hauv qhov chaw-raws li ib tug peculiar, cartographically-sib tw coworker. Qhov no yuav tsum yog qhov chaw. Tab sis kuj, nws tsuas yog ua tsis tau qhov chaw.

Kuv mus txog lub tsev, ua pa tob tob, thiab qhib qhov rooj.

Inside, ib tug poj niam hnav ib lub txiv kab ntxwv sweatsuit zaum saum lub quav ntoo. Nws muaj 80 xyoo, tej zaum laus dua. Kuv nyo me ntsis. "Nyob zoo." Nyob zoo. Ib qho ntawm plaub kab lus Kauslim kuv paub. "Vim li cas thiaj muaj duab liab qab sab nraum?" tsis yog ib tug ntawm lawv.

"Anyeong." Tus poj niam luag, stomping nws ko taw rau hauv pem teb. Kuv twb tsis paub dab tsi yog funny heev. Nws sawv, shuffled rau kuv hauv Mickey Mouse chav pw khau khiab, tuav kuv txhais tes, coj kuv mus rau ib lub rooj. Nws zoo li lub rooj hauv kuv chav tsev. Qhov tseeb, tag nrho qhov chaw zoo li zoo li lub tsev ntiag tug.

Aw no. Kuv nyob hauv ib tug neeg lub tsev. Qhov no tsis yog lub tsev noj mov. Kuv tau ua ntau yam ruam hauv kuv lub neej, tab sis qhov no yeej yog nyob rau saum tsib lub sij hawm tawm mus. Kuv tig kuv lub cev mus rau ntawm lub qhov rooj, tab sis tus poj niam tuav kuv lub xub pwg nyom thiab thawb kuv mus rau hauv lub rooj zaum. Nws muaj lub zog zoo kawg li, zoo li 70 xyoo.

Tus poj niam txav mus rau hauv… chav ua noj? Los yog nws chav pw? Txawm li cas los xij, nws tawm los hnav lub kaus mom. Nws sawv ntawm kuv xub ntiag, ob txhais tes ntawm nws lub duav. Twb tau sij hawm noj su, tab sis tsis muaj zaub mov.

"Uh…"

Nws frowned, squinted, ntsia kuv.

"Kuv…"

Nws ua lub caj pas tsis yog lus.

"Kimchi?" Kuv hais.

Nws ntsia kuv zoo li kuv qaug zog. Qhov no yog Kauslim Teb. Txhua yam tuaj nrog kimchi.

"Bee-bim-bop?"

"Ne, ne." Yog, yog. Tus poj niam nodned, luag ntxhi vim kuv tau ua tiav lub npe khoom noj. Ib qho khoom noj uas kuv xav tau tam sim no, tej zaum vim nws suab zoo li ib hom jazz.

Puas txaus? Kuv puas yuav tau xaj ntau dua? "Thiab…pob? Pork."

"Npua?" Nws yogtsis meej pem.

"Pok." Kuv hais.

"Ah, Pok. Ne, ne." Nws npuaj kuv sab nraub qaum thiab luag dua. Puas yog nws dag kuv?

Pok yog li cas Koreans hais nqaij npuas. Los ntawm mispronouncing lo lus, kuv yog, thaj, hais kom raug.

Raws li tus poj niam totted rau hauv chav tsev tom qab, ib tug me nyuam me nyuam qhuav pib nqus nws tus ntiv tes xoo. Nws taug kev ncaj nraim ntawm kuv thiab rub kuv lub tsho.

"Anyeong-haseyo,"Kuv hais.

Nws pib nqus tus ntiv tes xoo, ntsia kuv nrog kev ntshai.

Ib tug poj niam uas muaj hnub nyoog qis dua hauv ris tsho hnav ris tsho thiab lub hnab ris tsho tau nrawm dua thiab teem lub lauj kaub thiab lub khob me me. Kuv mus txog qhov kov. Aw! Kub kub heev.

"Kub." Tam sim no nws luag ntxhi, coj tus poj niam laus qhov chaw rau ntawm cov quav ntoo. Tom qab ob peb feeb, kuv qhwv ib daim ntaub qhwv ib ncig ntawm lub lauj kaub tais diav thiab hliv kuv tus kheej ib khob steaming. Kub dhau haus. Tus me nyuam tseem tab tom ntsia.

Tseem muaj suab qw nrov tom qab. Tus poj niam hnub nyoog nruab nrab tau tawm mus thiab rov qab ob peb lub sijhawm tom qab nrog banchan-me me appetizer daim hlau. Pickled cabbage nrog kub kua txob muab tshuaj txhuam. Dongchimi, dawb brine nrog zaub. Stuffed cucumbers. Pickled seaweed. Qee cov tais diav yog "kimchi," qee qhov tsis yog. Thaum ntawd, kuv tsis paub qhov txawv. Boiled spinach nrog qej thiab soy sauce. Sauteed nceb. Pajeon: qab nyias pancakes speckled nrog scallions. Gamjajeon, uas yog kib qos yaj ywm nrog zaub ntug hauv paus, dos, kua txob, thiab kua txiv qaub-vinegar dipping sauce. Nws yog cov qos yaj ywm zoo tshaj plaws uas kuv tau saj.

Kuv sim khaws kuv tus kheejlos ntawm wolfing cia tag nrho kis tau vim tias tseem muaj ob chav kawm mus, thiab Korean feem yog siab dav. Dav dav ntxiv. Qhov ntau kuv paub. Qhov teeb meem yog nqhis dej, thiab boiling tshuaj yej tsis yog lo lus teb. Kuv xav tau dej tab sis tsis paub lo lus rau nws.

"Uh, excuse me." Kuv sau qhov no nrog kuv qhov sov so, thiab tejzaum nws dumbest-saib, luag ntxhi.

Tus poj niam nruab nrab tsis rov qab los. "Ugh?"

"Kuv puas muaj…maekju? Juseyo."

Ntxhais taub hau, qw ntawm nws xub pwg.

Beer? Thov. Cov qauv sau ntawv tsis raug, lossis tsis muaj, tab sis kuv cov lus lean tau txaus. Tsis tshua muaj.

Ib tug hluas nkauj tawm ntawm dab tsi yog chav ua noj-tab sis tseem muaj peev xwm hauv chav pw?- ntsia ntawm nws lub xov tooj. Tej zaum nws laus dua, hauv nws thaum ntxov-20's. Nws hnav Uggs, lub tsho Donald Duck sweatshirt, thiab ris luv.

Tus poj niam nruab nrab zoo li sib cav nrog tus tub hluas. Puas yog ntxov dhau rau npias? 11:15 a.m. Tej zaum. Puas yog kuv ua phem rau lawv?

Tus ntxhais tsis tau ntsia deb ntawm nws lub xov tooj tab sis taw tes rau saum lub taub hau ntawm kuv qhov kev taw qhia.

"Nyob zoo os?" Kuv nug dua.

Nws nyo yuav luag imperceptibly thiab taug kev tawm ntawm lub qhov rooj.

Tsib feeb tom qab, nws rov qab nrog lub hnab yas thiab peb 25-ounce fwj ntawm OB, kuv nyiam Korean lager. Yooj yim, refreshing, huv si. Ib yam, zoo meej Asian npias-tsis muaj dab tsi nyuab lossis txiv kab ntxwv-infused. Kuv tsis tuaj yeem haus 75 ounces, txawm li cas los xij. Kuv muaj chav kawm tsis qhia. Kuv xav pw tsaug zog, thiab tsis muaj qhov twg yuav coj ib qho.

Kuv qhib thawjnpias thaum tus me nyuam me ua si nrog kuv nkawm khau. Nws ntxim hlub, tab sis nws qhov muag tsis pom kev tsis txaus ntseeg. Ob peb feeb tom qab, tus poj niam laus thiab tus ntxhais coj kuv pluas su.

"Kamsahamnida!" Kuv ua tsaug rau lawv. Lawv teb ib lo lus Kauslim uas kuv tsis paub. Nws yog "Koj nyob nraum zoo siab txais tos," los yog tej zaum "Tsiv taus thiab tawm ntawm peb chav ua noj."

Cov nqaij npuas yog breaded cutlet, qab zib thiab qhuav, nrog ib tug xim av sauce. Yuav luag zoo ib yam li Japanese tonkatsu. Lub bibimbap yog qhov txawv. Delicious thiab singular, tau txais kev pab nyob rau hauv ib lub tais ntoo ntawm txoj kab uas hla ntawm ib tug hubcap.

Ib qho khoom noj Korean classic, bibimbap yog ib txwm noj hmo ua ntej Lunar Xyoo Tshiab, lub sijhawm rov ua dua tshiab. Lub npe txhais tau tias "mov thiab tag nrho lwm yam khoom." Lub tais yog npaj los ntawm kev noj tag nrho koj cov khoom seem, sib tov nrog mov thiab, voila, ib pluag mov zoo.

Lub bibimbap zoo li ntsia kuv-ob lub hnub ci-sab-up qe tau perched rau saum. Muaj ntau yam me me hauv lub tais no. Ob peb lub ntsiab lus, xws li pickled seaweed, tau meej meej banchan uas tau rov ua dua, uas yog classic bibimbap. Kuj tseem muaj mov, nqaij nyug tws, taum sprouts, julienned carrots, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, tofu, cabbage, gochujang (liab kua txob muab tshuaj txhuam), shitake nceb, sesame noob, suab thaj xim av, thiab acres ntawm tshiab qej. Cov mov zaum hauv qab ntawm lub tais. Cov nqaij nyug, zaub, thiab txhua yam yog curled nyob rau hauv nws tus kheej tidy ces kaum. Ua ntej noj mov, koj muab txhua yam ntawm koj tus kheej-tsim ntawm kev xaiv-koj-tus kheej-kev lom zem dab neeg.

ThaumKuv spelunked los ntawm qhov dav dav ntawm kuv lub tais, tus poj niam laus rub nws cov quav hla chav tsev thiab zaum tom qab kuv. Kuv pom qhov no unnerving thaum xub thawj tab sis, tom qab ib pliag, coj txawv txawv reassuring thiab hlub. Nrog rau txhua nti ntawm bibimbap kuv slogged los ntawm, txhua slug ntawm npias, tus poj niam luag nyav, luag, thiab patted kuv sab nraub qaum. Nws tus ntxhais xeeb ntxwv, yog tias nws yog leej twg, patted kuv lub hauv caug thiab shrieked. Kuv plows dhau lub pluas mov zoo li kuv tsis tau noj ib hnub, npau taws ua haujlwm cov chopsticks nrog kev txawj ntau npaum li kuv tuaj yeem khaws cia.

Kuv tsis tau noj mov tas tab sis, thaum qee lub sijhawm, tsuas yog noj mov xwb. Tus poj niam hnub nyoog nruab nrab rov qab los, hais lus rau tus poj niam laus. Lawv taw tes rau kuv, yws yws, ua gestures kuv txhais tsis tau. Kuv nyo hau thiab kamsahamnida ua kis las, piav qhia, ua lus Askiv, zoo npaum li cas cov zaub mov tau zoo.

Lawv tsis muab ib daim tshev rau kuv, yog li kuv muab 20,000 yeej-ncig $16-ntawm lub rooj. Tus poj niam laus los txog, nqa ob peb daim nqi loj thiab nyo hau. "Ua tsaug ntau ntau."

Puas yog lub tsev noj mov? Kuv yuav tsis paub. Tus poj niam tsis tau hais tias "Los dua," los yog muab kuv cov mint tom qab noj hmo, yog li kuv twv nws tsis yog. Qhov kuv paub mas yog kuv tsev neeg nyob deb deb, ib pliag xwb, cov poj niam no ua rau kuv xav tias kuv yog ib feem ntawm lawv.