A Misunderstanding Over a Single Potato? Jeomsun’s Rough Expression of Affection

— Jeomsun follows the male protagonist with an annoyed expression, while chickens wander around them.

A peculiar incident in a 1930s rural village has drawn attention.

It all started with a simple potato. Jeomsun, a feisty young girl, offered it to her neighbor—a boy from a tenant farming family. But instead of accepting it, he stubbornly refused. What seemed like a trivial rejection soon spiraled into an all-out feud.

Jeomsun, undeterred, began tormenting the boy in unexpected ways—hitting his hen, forcing his rooster into fights, and even spreading rumors about him. The tension between the two escalated with each passing day.

One fateful afternoon, while descending from the hills, the boy witnessed a shocking scene—Jeomsun was tormenting his rooster so severely that it was barely alive. Enraged, he lashed out in the only way he knew how: by killing Jeomsun’s rooster on the spot. With that, their playful skirmishes erupted into full-blown conflict.

But was Jeomsun’s behavior truly malicious, or was it a clumsy expression of affection? Could a single potato have changed everything? The unfolding events remain a subject of great interest.

— Jeomsun offers a potato with a playful smile, but the boy stubbornly refuses, unaware of her hidden affection.