<p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">-</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">어느날 청화루에서</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">-</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">무역을 해보는건 어때</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아직 날씨가 쌀쌀할 때였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">청도의 한 술집 청화루</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">친구 동훈과 오랜만에 술을 한잔 하고 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">동훈이는 동네 조선소에 취직한지 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">3</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">년쯤 되었는데 조선업을 하다보니 이래저래 주워들은 게 있는 모양이다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">무역</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">응 그게 은근 재미가 좋다고 가끔 우리 가게 오는 손님이 그러드라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">뭘 팔지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">글쎄다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그건 나도 모르지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">무역을 하려면 배가 있어야 할거 아냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그건 내가 어떻게 해줄수 있을거 같은데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아 정말</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">오랜만에 가슴이 뛰는게 느껴졌다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">백수 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">2</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">년차 이제 슬슬 집 눈치 봐가며 노는 것도 질릴 무렵이였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">오빠 무역하게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">옆에서 테이블을 정돈하던 세희가 끼어들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">뭐 그냥 술먹고 하는 말이지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아냐 정말 해봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">오빠 맨날 이렇게 술만먹고 놀거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아니 슬슬 놀기 질리긴 하는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">무역</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">갑자기</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그러고보니 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">‘</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">갑자기</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">’</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">라는 단어도 심장을 뛰게 만드는 단어였지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">근데 뭐 밑천도 없고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">내가 빌려줄게 한번 해봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">응</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">너 돈많아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">어짜피 배는 동훈오빠가 해준다며</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">나 모아둔거 좀 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아 진짜</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">갑자기</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">근데 세희 많이 컸다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">이제 니가 나한테 돈 빌려주는거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">오래전 세희가 어려웠을 때 내가 한번 돈을 빌려준 적이 있었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">시간은 좀 걸렸지만 결국에는 이자도 꼬박꼬박 내가며 다 갚았고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">매달 갚던 돈은 고스란히 용돈이 되었는지 세희는 요샌 제법 살만해 보였다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">2</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">천은쯤 가능할거 같은데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">이제 오빠가 나한테 이자주는거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아니 이런</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그래 일단 생각은 좀 해보자</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">술이 깨는 기분</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">야 배는 어떤건데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그냥 줄 수 있다고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">동훈에게 물었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아 가게에 거의 폐선 직전인 배하나 있는데 수리하면 가까운 바다는 왔다갔다 할 수 있을거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그거 괜찮은거냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">가라앉는 거 아니야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그보다 내가 배를 어떻게 몰아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">내가 가르쳐주면 되지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">나 나름 조선소 에이스야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그 배 뭐 버리는거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">사장님이 폐선해야하나마나 고민하더라고 워낙 누더기라서 중고로도 안 나가</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아 근데 진짜 멀리 나갈 일 없으면 탈만해</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">나도 몇 번 몰아봤고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">너 탈거면 내가 한 번 더 수리할 곳 있나 볼게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아 진짜</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">대신 성공하면 크게 한턱 쏴라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아 그건 당연하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">대신 나 그거 타다 가라앉으면 니가 나 크게 장사지내주나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">옆에서 세희가 깔깔거리며 웃다가 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">모직물 한번 팔아봐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그게 북경에서만 나는거라고 들었는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">다른 나라에다 비싸게 팔아볼 수 있지 않을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그래 나도 듣긴했는데</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">여기서 다른 나라래봤자 조선이랑 왜잖아</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">내가 뭐 가본 적이 있어야지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">뭐 그건 가봐야 아는거지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">어짜피 아무도 몰라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">야 너네 가게에 왔다던 무역한다는 사람은 뭐 판대</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">몰라 안물어봤어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">외국인이였어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그렇구만</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. 2</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">천은</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그거면 니 한달 월급쯤 되냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">난 그거보단 더 벌지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">나 에이스라니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아 그러냐 좋겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. 2</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">천이면 모직물</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">얼마나 살수 있지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">글세 그건 도매상 가서 물어보면 되지 않을까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그러네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">아 그리고 배에 실을 식량도 준비해놔야돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">선원도 구하고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">조선까지는 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">3</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">일쯤 걸린다더라</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">음 갑자기 바빠졌네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">야 근데 선원이 모이겠냐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그사람들 월급은 뭘로주고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">벌어서 줘야지 뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">나 아는 백수들 좀 있어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그러다 월급 못주면</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">욕좀 먹겠지</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">소개시켜준 나도 욕먹고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">너도 이제 좀 바빠져야 하지 않겠나</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">한번 해보라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">맞아 해봐 오빠</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">나도 우리 손님중에 오빠 배 탈만한 사람 있나 한번 알아볼게</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">옆에서 세희가 거들었다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“10</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">프로</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">주면 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">됐어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">대신 성공하면 나 가게나 하나 차려줘</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">응</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">이자 안줘도 돼</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그러다 나 망하면</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">?”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그럼 오빠 여기서 나대신 설거지 해야지 뭐</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">오 나 망해도 취직할데 있는거야</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">? </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">괜찮네</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그러니까 해봐 정말로</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">음 그래</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">긍정적으로 생각해보겠어</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">일단 배부터 봐야겠다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">“</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">그래 나 내일 </span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">6</span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">시에 끝나니까</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">우리 가게로 오라고</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">. </span><span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">사장님한테는 내가 얘기해놓을께</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">”</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family:'함초롬바탕';">동훈이 말했다</span><span lang="en-us" style="letter-spacing:0pt;">.</span> </p>