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

ONCE UPON A SMALL TOWN

Ahn Ja-young.

Yes?

I'm the same.

What do you mean?

I'm the same as any other dude out there.

I like you.

Ahn Ja-young.

Ja-young.

Ja-young.

Ja-young!

Oh, hey.

-Have you eaten? -Yes.

Let's go.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Are you heading to work now?

Yes.

I'll get going, then. Have a nice day.

Did something happen?

No.

What's up with him?

Officer Ahn.

Officer Ahn!

Yes, sir.

Is something wrong?

No. Why do you ask?

Do you want to go to the peach farm with me?

Why are you going there?

Don't you want coffee?

Right.

I'm okay.

I don't feel like it right now.

That's odd. You drink like five cups a day.

-You go ahead. -Okay, I'll be back.

What's he doing here?

I thought I'd make a delivery for a change.

SANDEUL POLICE STATION

I like you, Ahn Ja-young.

What are you doing?

I'm confessing.

What?

It's become too much to keep bottled up.

Look. I…

Just like that.

Keep thinking about it.

I just wanted you to think about it.

For now, that's enough for me. You don't have to get all serious.

I've been around you for your whole life.

Try to look at me from a different perspective.

Let's start with that.

Don't look at me like that.

I just wanted to let it all out.

It felt unfair to suffer alone.

Aren't you scared?

Of what?

What if we can't even stay friends?

I'm not scared.

Do you think our relationship can

be defined as simply friends or lovers?

I guess not.

Exactly.

To me, you're a friend, but also a woman.

Sometimes you're a little sister, and sometimes a big sister.

I could even think of you as an aunt, cousin, and mom.

It would be great if you were my "special someone."

But even if that doesn't happen, you're still my friend,

my neighbor, and my family.

So there's no way we'll stop seeing each other.

The awkward, uncomfortable phase will be

just a short moment compared to all the time we spent together.

And it'll eventually pass.

We have plenty of time, Ja-young.

Take your time.

I mean, aren't I pretty attractive?

It's hard to come by someone this handsome.

I'll get going.

See you later.

Thanks.

Let's just keep being the usual us.

Have you watched our videos lately?

No, I go straight to bed and pass out after work.

And what do you mean, "our"? I only helped you out twice.

Hey, do you know how empty I feel because of those two times?

Do you?

I do my best to explain and make them laugh,

only to see them ask when you're coming back.

Hey.

Let's be honest. You know I'm pretty good-looking myself.

But because of you, my self-esteem hit rock bottom.

Just tell them I'm not coming back.

What, are you planning to just settle down over there?

You must be enjoying this.

Hey, what's bothering you this time?

Is that nosy police officer being all nosy again?

It's not that. And why are you suddenly bringing that up?

Man, you must really hate her.

Hey.

I get that you are annoyed that you have to keep seeing her,

but just hang in there. You're coming back to Seoul soon anyway.

Just stick to the basics.

You're good at drawing boundaries.

I am. There's no need to cause any misunderstanding…

Misunderstanding?

Hello?

I'm at the barn now. I'll talk to you later.

SANDEUL POLICE STATION

SANDEUL VILLAGE CULTURE GARDEN

When did it start having diarrhea?

About four days ago.

You should give the mother cow less feed,

and you need to clean up the floor of the barn.

And to keep the calf's temperature up,

lay down some rice straw…

Ta-da!

I went all the way to the peach farm to get this for you, Little Doctor.

Drink up while it's cold.

Thank you.

Oh, right. Officer Ahn just stopped by.

She wanted to borrow a cage, so I let her. Is that okay?

Sure.

In that case,

would you come with me?

You think you should go with Mr. Lee.

I'm fully booked tomorrow.

I didn't think it through.

I wouldn't want to cause any misunderstanding.

Was she alone?

She wasn't with Mr. Lee or anyone else?

She came alone.

She said she was using her lunchtime to go to the mountains behind the village.

Apparently, Boksil had puppies there.

Gosh, it's hot. Let's get back inside.

Did she say anything else by any chance?

Was she looking for me at all?

She wasn't.

Oh, she saw the director's bicycle and fiddled with it a little.

She said something was loose and about to fall out.

You see, she's Huidong's MacGyver.

Whatever the problem was, I'm sure she fixed it.

Why did she leave her bicycle here?

You're right. Maybe because of the cage.

My, the weather really is beautiful today.

It makes me want to drink some cold bean soup.

Let's have bean soup noodles for lunch…

What's Officer Ahn's number?

Yes, I'm rescuing animals.

I'm just doing my job.

Hey.

What happened to you? Why are you here on your own?

Hey, you came.

Hey, where did you find this one?

I looked all over and couldn't find it.

What a relief. Let's get you in the cage.

There you go.

Okay, let's get in there.

Why are you doing this by yourself? You should've brought someone.

Well, everyone was busy.

And I thought I could handle

three little puppies on my own.

But I was overconfident.

They were quicker than I'd thought.

I guess all your help has gone unnoticed.

No one's helping you on a day like this.

I didn't bother asking for help, but there are plenty who would be willing.

Don't touch the wound. It might get infected.

But seriously, where did you find it?

It must have been hard to find it in the bushes.

It was pretty easy to find. And it went into the cage by itself.

What was that about?

All right, let's go.

The baby is over here, guys. It's okay.

I spoke to Aunt Gang-hwa,

and she told me to bring the puppies over.

We could put them up for adoption later,

but Boksil is still a bit on edge, recovering from delivery.

So she doesn't think we should separate them.

We'll run some quick tests at the hospital and bring them to her.

Okay.

You left your bicycle at the hospital. Did you walk all the way here?

I ran into the village head and got a ride on his truck.

A truck is faster than a bicycle.

It's a rescue operation after all.

HIS PEACH FARM

Would you like some coffee?

No, I'm good.

I ran the tests. Luckily, they are all healthy.

They just need to get vaccinated on schedule.

I guess I could just give them the first vaccination.

Only the first one?

Right. You have to get back to Seoul.

Anyway, this is great.

Boksil, your babies are all healthy.

I'll let Aunt Gang-hwa know.

Hey, you found each other.

Oh, my gosh. There you are.

Aren't they so cute?

Nurungji and Boksil's babies.

Oh, my. When did you two make all these?