led the prisoners back to the village and locked them in two rooms. It was then that I discovered a problem—a problem I was actually quite pleased with. Capturing so many prisoners meant we could legitimately avoid pursuing the enemy anymore. After all, who would look after these prisoners if we went to chase them again?
This discovery thrilled me. Who wanted to run around outside in this freezing weather? Like now, sitting comfortably in the room with a fire on the kang (heated brick bed), watching over dozens of prisoners—what a pleasure! I made up my mind that from now on, whenever there was a pursuit, I'd capture a few prisoners as quickly as possible…
Having not slept well for days, my eyelids started drooping as soon as I felt comfortable. I almost fell asleep on the kang after onl
