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him severely but he never gave up on his will. After Korea's liberation from
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But it was the time of Choi Guk-seon, the 19th generation descendant of Choi Chi-won, when the family earned nationwide respect. Succeeding his father Choi Dong-ryang, who accumulated wealth through land development, Choi Guk-seon was able to join the ranks of rich people who owned fields yielding
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out of generosity when they flood into his quiet village. Choi Guk-seon is unhappy with his grandfather being too generous with poor people. Before leaving for
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in the cauldron and let starving people eat it. Make clothes for those who were poorly dressed." From that day on, porridge was boiled in the cauldron every day, with starving people from near and far flocking to the Choi's house.
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