The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family by Adela

Late at night, at the foot of Mount Golmin, Jeffrey was wrapped in a thick jacket made out of deerskin, dragging his elderly father, Jordan, behind him as they walked out of the mountain, s The temperature at Mount Golmin had dropped drastically recently, with its temperature reaching the lowest point of about minus thirty degrees during the night. 1

Under any normal circumstances, they would both be unwilling to step out of the house even if it would kill them. However, because of the clear requirements, they had to go into the mountain to gather ginseng. 6

They would only be able to get some food, medicine, and also the kerosene and firewood that they needed for heating in exchange for the ginseng that they gathered. 9

After all, the weather was so cold and the energy consumption for the heater was very high every day. Picking up firewood alone would not be sufficient for them and it would have to be matched with a sufficient amount of kerosene too. 1

After going into the mountain for the whole day, the father and son only managed to dig about six to seven ginseng roots today. This amount of ginseng would only be enough for them to exchange it for some food tomorrow. 6

Jordan was tired and hungry and his lips were turning purple from the cold.

Although Jeffrey was physically fitter compared to his father, he could still feel the toll it had taken on his body.

physical strength. However, since the quantity of the ginseng that they could collect was decreasing, this meant that they had to go deeper and deeper into the mountain each time.

middle of the night now but in a few days, they would probably have

mouth to say," Son, if we have to continue going on like this, I'm afraid that I won't be able to survive this winter. After I die, you have to

conditions on Mount Golmin are much tougher, I feel that your body is

day by day. However, after coming to Mount Golmin, you have

snow and he was filled with emotions as he said, "What you've said makes sense too. I really do feel that my body is much stronger than it had been in the past. I used to breathe heavily and pant after taking a few steps in the past. Now, I can even go into the mountain

cherish and take care of my body when I was young. I overworked my body even when I was young. You

and trees around him. After that, he said depressingly, "Even if I had wanted to follow in your footsteps, I won't have the chance to do so. There isn't even a single female bear hibernating on this mountain, so where am I supposed to find a woman so I can overwork

but laughed when

really could not be compared to him at