Chapter 338: Spring and Harsh Winter (Please Subscribe, Bookmark, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

[At 17: The first day of the New Year began with the sight of a snowplow sweeping away the frozen corpses from the side of the road.

The wages of an apprentice weren't high, eighty-two a week, working over ten hours a day, but fortunately, meals were included, and you could take some leftovers home for your mother and sister.

Your eldest brother often came to visit your mother and sister. When he saw you, he just remained silent, then hugged you. He knew you could have gone to college.

He didn't date or marry, living in the factory and sending all his money back home.

He always said, "Hang in there, it'll get better if you just hang in there."

You made a friend in the restaurant named Yoen who, like you, was an apprentice. He seemed to know a lot and was always chattering away.