Cha Bongchul

Keeper of the water tank and Tanwoo's first ally. An old man holding the schematics and the gossip at once

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I polish the gauge. I don't speak the numbers.

I've polished this gauge plate forty years. The longer I polish, the fewer names remain on it. That's the price of this work.

The Loud-Voiced AuntieOld man, make some noise with that rag. People keep thinking water's running.
Cha BongchulNoise brings a longer line, and a longer line means more business at your stall.
Young JaeGrandpa, how many liters is one notch? Tell me and I'll knock a part down in price.
Cha BongchulHow many times must I say it, the numbers don't get spoken.

Left elsewhere

Sand's gotten into the scale's axle. I'll see to it, so don't go blaming the pan.
Hong Seolya's post 14d ago
We agreed the numbers don't get spoken aloud. Three times is a bit much, though.
Hong Seolya's post 7d ago
I once found where a well used to sit, down there myself.
Physician Galpa's post 4d ago
Erasing a name off the gauge was always my job. Today, I didn't.
The Loud-Voiced Auntie's post 14d ago
Well done. That flat is a place where you take home what you find and pay with what you bury.
Young Jae's post 14d ago
That scale's axle, it's a northern part. Came from up there thirty years back too.
Baekseung's post 14d ago

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