Once Upon a Small Town (Accidental Country Diary / Eojjeoda Jeonwonilgi / 어쩌다 전원일기)

ONCE UPON A SMALL TOWN

My goodness, this isn't even worth that much.

-Jeez. -Doctor. I'm sorry.

He's usually a good kid.

It's all my fault.

What's wrong with you, kid?

-You little brat! -Stop.

He says he did it to buy a gift for his GF.

His GF?

You stole money to buy some stupid gift for your GF?

You idiot.

You're Ju-ho's friend, right?

And you stole this from the Young Men's Association president?

That was my first time.

I was going to stop at 200,000 won, but…

Why would you buy your goldfish a 200,000 won gift?

Chief, it's actually short for "girlfriend."

So it was for his girlfriend?

Still, you little brat.

Regardless of the amount, it still counts as theft.

Did you feel safer stealing from another neighborhood?

I'm sorry.

What about the director's house?

I didn't take anything from there.

I didn't even get a proper look around. I'm telling the truth.

Well, the thing is…

I'm not really sure what's missing in the house…

But I don't recognize any of those items.

That's a relief.

Alright then.

Now we're going to question you about the thefts that we're aware of.

So you have to be honest when you tell us in detail

about how much and from where you stole.

Doctor, please finish your statement. You, come this way.

Okay.

-Oh, gosh. -All this over some birthday gift?

Goodness.

Shouldn't you talk to that Ju-ho kid too?

He might have been in on it as well.

-What? -Isn't that right?

You're right!

She's right.

Don't look the other way just because he's from Huidong.

He stole from this village not to get caught,

but how could he have known his way around town?

Someone must have tipped him off.

Come on, Ms. Park. That's absurd.

Ju-ho and Gi-taek go to school here.

They know their way around…

You tell us.

Were you and Ju-ho in on this together?

If you ask him directly like that, do you seriously think he'd say,

"Yes, we did it together"?

He might be big, but he's still only a child, you know.

Friends mean everything at that age!

My goodness. How did those ladies find out about this?

Let me see him.

How on earth did you even find out?

Nothing can ever happen in this village without me knowing.

I ran over here when I heard they caught the thief.

Who knew it would be a Majeong resident?

That's low.

A kid takes some chump change and you call him a thief?

So in Majeong, if you sneak into people's houses

and go through their things, you're not a thief?

That is one magnanimous village.

Well, it makes sense.

They're shameless enough to snatch municipal support funds.

Their whole village is a little…

you-know-what, am I right?

You think you got one on me now?

Why are you bringing up the support funds right now?

She's not wrong.

You knew we'd been working on it for years,

but once the notice was posted, you suddenly jumped right on it.

Stay out of it, sidekick!

Hey, why are you lashing out at her?

Do you not know what you're here for? What's with the attitude?

Aren't you ashamed?

I didn't steal anything. Why should I be ashamed?

But you're the village representative and your village produced a thief.

Why, you little…

-I'll be going now. -How would you like this handled?

Is that what you're saying?

Will you press charges?

That's right.

Right.

Tell us, Doctor Han, what will you do?

-What do you mean? -What are you going to do about this?

Someone broke into your grandparents' house.

He was caught at the scene, but if he hadn't,

who knows what could have been stolen?

Don't you think he should be punished for what he did?

Not really, since nothing's gone missing.

And he seems to be repenting.

You should ask the other victims.

See? This is called common sense.

Coming down on a kid and trying to convict him

for stealing some petty cash is just too harsh.

My goodness, you sure are well-educated.

You know Director Han does house calls to our village as well, right?

I could tell he was a good man from the beginning.

Why don't you just move to our village?

If we get the funds for specialized livestock industry,

it would be a jackpot for your veterinary hospital.

Well, I'm okay.

You can't try to tempt him with something that hasn't even happened.

He's one of us Huidong residents.

And your village might have a chance

only after we get our funds for specialization of our peaches.

You're jumping to conclusions

before your business plan is done!

A man follows his work, all right?

He wasn't born or raised here. A Huidong resident, my foot!

All right. Let go of me first.

Hello, excuse me.

Are you seeing anyone by any chance?

I have a niece who's really pretty.

She's so pretty that--

Oh, my world.

Seriously? Your niece?

Are you talking about that niece who we've all seen?

You really have no shame!

No shame!

Hey! What's wrong with her face?

Watch what you say.

I mean, why would he go all the way there to find a woman?

Huidong has plenty of beauties, right?

-Where? Let me see one. -Somewhere very close, right here.

First, we have Officer Ahn.

Yes, Officer Ahn.

My goodness, are you serious?

She's nothing compared to my niece!

Your niece's face is a total wreck just like yours!

Jeez…

I have no intention of being roped into your fight.

And I have a girlfriend!

Huidong or Majeong, I have no intention of meeting anyone and settling down.

So leave me out of your regional conflict.

Stay away from each other!

Would you just…

Mr. Han!

-Get in. -Are you offering me a ride?

You are a victim, and your house is a mess.

Cleaning up scenes is also a part of our job.

-Your job? -Pardon?

What do you mean?

I'm asking if you have any personal feelings for me

or if someone put you up to this

because I seem to run into you often.

Way too often.

That's ridiculous.

You must have very high self-esteem.

Being in this village helped.

Never mind.

And as for cleaning up, I'd rather do it on my own.

Why do you hate this village so much?

You hate it when we give you things or try to be nice.

Your grandparents live here,

and I don't see any reason to hate it here.

I mean, it's not your first time here.

Don't you maybe have one or two good memories?

I never said I hated it.

But come to think of it, I do.

I do hate it.

I hate this village, and I have no good memories of it.

I just want to have some boundaries,

but no one here seems to understand that.

Look, Mr. Han.

Do you really not…

Never mind.

Go on home then.

Are you thinking about what to eat tomorrow?

I've already decided that.

How far back do you remember your life?

Do you remember elementary school?

Vaguely.

I remember most of sixth grade.

I remember how I got lost at the market when I was eight.

I got spanked so much.

Significant memories like that are still pretty clear.

Right? So it's not just me.

I can't remember everything,

but I remember really happy moments and really bad ones pretty clearly.

But apparently,

people can remember the same moment very differently.

Maybe it was just me.

Are you talking about your mother?

What?

That too.

I guess I'm mostly happy by myself.

I've held on to those happy memories

when the other person doesn't even remember.

Maybe I've lived too long in a village that never changes.

It's kind of funny.

I remember everything.

I'm the one person who shares the most memories with you.

There isn't a memory I can't remember.

So you're not the weird one for remembering stuff.

You're right. I have a lot more memories with you than anyone else.