Hurry, get ready!
Hurry, open!
It might be uncomfortable but hang in there. Get in.
Mistress!
There!
Lady!
Please... let me go.
Whether I let you go or not is not up to me.
It's up to the sir head merchant.
Honorable Mama.
Please!
You shouldn't make such a shameless request.
Get inside.
You shouldn't be out in the cold.
Let's just go.
Gom-bae.
At Sae-gok ship and at Poong-deok...
I know you helped us out a lot.
Help us out just one more time, for Bong-sam.
What you're doing is not helping Chung Bong-sam but killing him.
What a bunch of idiots.
Do you really believe sir head merchant will keep Chung Bong-sam alive?
We don't know what's going on but we have to take Bong-sam's child and his wife.
Is anybody there?
Quick. We have to let the sir head merchant know.
These people are trying to take mistress...
It's none of your business.
Move out of the way.
Is anybody...
What are you doing?
What are you trying to do?
You must be bored, minding other people's business.
But, why?
Life just tends to get complicated sometimes.
Mister! Mister!
Sir head merchant says to have a cup of tea before you leave.
He has other things to attend to at the moment.
Come follow me, mister. I'll guide you to Tapgol.
Hey!
I wasn't talking to you!
Then, mister.
Sir head merchant has return gifts prepared for you so at least take those with you.
I'll be back tomorrow to see my nephew so keep them for me.
Let's go.
You should at least say bye to sir head merchant...
I said I'll be back tomorrow!
Quick. Let's go.
No, mister!
Mister!
What's wrong with him today?
Bong! Bong! Bong!
There's nothing great for you in Dosung.
It's better for you to wait in Beotigogae.
You can't be seen by the sir head merchant!
Brother.
That's not what's important right now!
Bong...
There is one son in the Chosun family.
One stupid son!
Which son are you saying is here?
I know that too.
But Wol said 'Mister, mister' as she went out...
Hey!
Is Wol the type of girl to leave her place when her mistress is delivering today?
What!
Honorable Mama!
What happened?
They probably didn't go far.
They're of Songpa Mabang!
They took mistress!
How could this be!
Go out to the doors immediately!
Songna Door, Heungin Door, Janghae Door, Dorae Door...
Block every door that could lead them out of Dosung!
Yes, sir!
How could this be?
You go this way.
Let's go.
Yes, sir!
You go with me. Hurry!
Songpa Mabang kidnapped mistress.
They are threatening sir head merchant's power. We must find mistress.
Yes, sir!
One group, go with Jeonbok to Gwanghae door.
Hap-dong, Gyo-dong, Goja-dong, Juksun-dong... You musn't miss a single house.
You may kill every Songpa Mabang kid out there.
You must bring mistress back!
Hurry!
Did it hurt a lot?
I had no other choice earlier.
I'm sorry.
Why did you do that?
Why?
Why! Why!
Why in the world!
It's Bong-sam's child!
You have to send the child to Bong-sam.
How many times do I have to tell you?
Chung Bong-sam's destiny is not that woman!
It's me.
Me, Mae-wol!
Gaek-dong.
Do you know how hard it is for me to hang on right now?
Honorable Mama?
With gold and silver in hair and being treated like a master?
Do you think I really wanted all of this?
I've been holding it all in with the single hope of going back to him.
But you push me off the cliff like this?
If your destiny is Chung Bong-sam, my destiny is becoming sir head merchant.
I must keep the promise I made my father.
So... you made me like this so you can get sir head merchant?
Someone else's seed. Chatae.
The chatae that you hid from me!
It's Shin Suk-ju's only weakness.
Without that, I can't knock Shin Suk-ju out.
Wait for Shin Suk-ju to get old and die?
Shin Suk-ju, he's old but still strong.
Gaek-dong.
I like you.
But not as much as myself.
I cannot help you to the point of sacrificing myself.
Stop here.
This way!
What if she dies?
I think we should put her down.
Just a little more, mistress. Hang in there just a little bit.
We cannot relax until we get to Songpa.
Put me down. Please, put me down.
Let's put her down.
What happened! Why are you still here?
Even coming here was hard!
Are you alright?
You... you're here.
I'm sorry.
I took so long.
I don't think I can go on anymore.
What do we do, Sir Head Cattle Broker?
What can we do? We gotta keep going.
They're probably chasing after us.
They're probably almost caught up.
Go to the intersection inn first.
I'll take her with me somehow.
Go first and find out if we can deliver the baby there.
Okay, okay.
Hurry, let's go!
Don't worry.
Go to Gyunghee Door first and look around the area. Then meet us back.
Okay.
How did it go?
It's a no go. We can't go out that way.
Brother!
How did it go?
Heunghee Door is taken too. There are tons of them there!
Mistress!
You must keep yourself together!
Hang in there just a little longer.
Of the four doors, there is one place we can avoid sir head merchant and escape.
Let's go there.
No! No!
Are you really trying to kill mistress?
How can you bring her to Guksadang?
This is the safest place as of now.
Sir head merchant won't search through here.
Let's get inside.
Hurry!
The mute merchant?
What are you doing here?
There was a thief in Shin's house.
We got permission from Pocheong to search through houses.
Alright. What a brave thief.
How dare he go into the sir head merchant's?
So what did he steal?
It's a big mess.
So what happened is...
A portrait of a beautiful woman that the sir head merchant loves.
He spent a lot of money on her so he must get her back.
Let's go.
I know Shin Suk-ju very well.
He's not the type of person to block Dosung Door just for a painting.
I agree.
I heard his mistress is giving birth this week.
I don't know how he has the leisure to be doing that right now.
He's getting a successor well past 60 but just for a silly painting?
We should find out what's going on.
There has to be something.
Let's go.
But why did Songpa Mabang people take mistress?
Be quiet.
Gaek-dong.
This was the only place we could stay away from sir head merchant.
I beg you.
Gaek-dong.
Gaek-dong!
How shameless!
How dare you come here?
How can you lie there like that?
Honorable Mama.
Can you please take pity on the poor child?
Mistress is going to die if she goes outside right now.
The baby is in danger too.
She can't deliver the baby outside.
Go back to sir head merchant.
I will not allow you into my house or my room.
Never!
Gaek-dong.
Please help.
Mistress!
Gaek-dong!
Gaek-dong.
Aren't you the honorable mama of the Guksadang Shrine?
Should you not have pity on whoever comes to you and embrace them?
Don't say that.
No matter what you say, I'm not changing my mind.
Then...
Do it for me.
For Chung Bong-sam.
The child of that lady and me.
Can you please take care of it for me?
How can you make such a torturous request to me?
A child that you made with another woman...
You want me to take that child into my own hands?
Gaek-dong...
The life of my child is depended on you.
I'm so sorry.
But I don't have the energy to consider your heart.
Please help.
Okay.
I'll do it.
How can I say no when Chung Bong-sam is pleading like this?
Thank you.
Go get sir head merchant as soon as she delivers the baby.
How would I be able to sneak out?
There's a narrow road if you go out through the back door of Shindang.
Okay.
Go put this in the room.
Yes, mama.
Feed this medicine after she gives birth.
You probably won't but you can't give this to someone who's just given birth.
She won't stop bleeding.
If you use a lot, she'll bleed to death.
This is all because of you, Chung Bong-sam.
It's all to save your life.
Sir head merchant won't sit still after having his wife and child stolen.
He will not sit still.
What about the curfew?
I'll send people so search Docheong thoroughly!
Sir Head Merchant!
If we search past the curfew, people will start to talk about today's incident!
You fool!
I am telling you to go bring me my son!
Sir Head Merchant!
You are the king to 250,000 merchants.
You cannot cause chaos.
Around this time, there are tons of people who are trying to tear you down!
They can't go any further at this time anyway.
How can they avoid the security guards with mistress and the child?
Fine.
Losing your conscience is losing everything.
Who will listen to me?
You're doing great.
Just a little more.
Mistress. Just a little more strength.
Mistress.
Yes.
I have to find my son.
No matter what.
I have to find my son!
Bong-sam!
Baby!
Hurry and come over here!
Bong-sam! It's a baby!
Bong-sam.
You're finally a father too.
Congratulations!
But, brother.
What if we get caught?
If the baby keeps crying...
That's true. Sound echoes further at night.
What if Shin's people come up here?
Even if they come, I must first celebrate the birth of my nephew.
Bong-sam, congratulations.
Go inside and hold him in your arms.
Thank you.
Bong-sam.
I'm going inside.
Yeah, hurry and go in.
You must hurry.
When you go down the mountain, the curfew will be over.
Yes, mama.
Are you going to follow me to the restroom too?
Did you say your name is Gat-nan?
Go in and pray.
Even better if you pray our nephew will be healthy.
This boy looks like you. He has a round forehead.
Is a boy allowed to be this pretty?
He laughed.
He laughed, he laughed!
What's wrong?
Are you in pain?
Or is it because you're tired from the long labor?
I don't know.
The child is in my arms...
and you're with me right here.
All of this just feels like a dream.
And I'm not sure what this feeling is.
I'm anxious and anxious...
but also so happy.
I'm sorry.
I put you through too much.
I'm so sorry.
Go outside now.
Mistress needs to rest too.
Oh, okay.
What is that?
It's medicine to stop blood clotting.
Thank you, Gaek-dong.
Drink this heart of Gaek-dong and rest well.
How can I repay this kidness?
There's nothing to be grateful for.
I didn't do it for you anyway.
Here.
Drink it all.
Sir Head Cattle Broker!
What!
Wol!
The lower ones should taste it first before giving it to the mistress.
Are you saying I poisoned it?
How rude.
The heaven isn't helping.
People plan but it's the heaven that fulfills those plans.
Gaek-dong.
If you're going to say sorry or thank me, I don't want to hear it.
I have someone I love and I now have a son too.
Let me go now.
People don't know.
How destiny and attachment are different.
But I know.
Because I serve god.
I want to let you go too.
The man Chung Bong-sam who loves another woman and even had a baby with her.
I want to let him go too.
Attachment is clinging on because you don't want to let go
and destiny is...
when you want to let go so bad
but you can't let go by your own power.
Ah, how I wish the woman in the room with the baby was me.
How I wish I was her.
Bong-sam!
We're in trouble.
What's wrong?
Gat-nan is gone.
She went inside but she wouldn't come out.
So I went inside and she escaped through the back door.
You can't escape from Shin Suk-ju.
That child is more important to him than his own life.
Don't you know that?
A boy!
Did you say it's a boy?
Yes, Sir Head Merchant.
Mistress had said several times that it's a boy.
A boy...
a boy...
Shin Suk-ju's son!
Let's go!
I must bring my son Yu-su!
I must bring back my son to his father's house!
Let's go!
Mister, what are you up to so early in the morning?
Sir Head Merchant, I came because I was curious obout your new son.
But you haven't even put a gold rope around yet?
Has your mistress not delivered the baby yet?
My mistress went to get some rest.
I sent her away because it's loud and rowdy here.
Has the baby not been delivered yet?
It's a boy!
Sir Head Merchant, congratulations!
You finally have a successor in the Shin family.
Thank you.
Well, I'm gonna go see my son now...
Ah, of course.
I'll be back to see your son soon.
Yes, thank you.
Let's go.
Yes, sir.
Ruined my morning.
Something's off.
He had a son past 60, he should be having a party right now...
Something smells fishy.
What is it?
Why is Shin Suk-ju acting so weird?
Tell me everything that you know.
It's not time yet.
I'll tell you when everything is ready.
Do you know what the first thing you learn is after you become an official?
Strategizing.
Strategizing so you survive in this chaos.
I've been doing this the past 20 years.
I'm better at it than you are.
Tell me now.
Sir Head Merchant's mistress didn't go to rest. She escaped.
Is she crazy?
Does she have another man or something?
How can she escape even before giving birth to Shin's son?
Sir Head Merchant isn't able to make children.
What?
What do you mean by that?
If he can't then how does his mistress...
She got pregnant with another man.
Be careful. Watch your mouth!
Why are you afraid of Sir Head Merchant?
An animal shot by an arrow becomes ten, twenty times stronger to survive.
In order to take that strength away, you need to slowly tire it out.
You should never attack it right away with a weapon.
I'll take that to heart.
When Shin Suk-ju is all worn out, all we have to do is attack him and catch him.
He doesn't have a successor anyway.
All his work built up for nothing
so if you want to take advantage of it, shut your mouth and wait for good timing.
Yes, sir.
How fun!
We get to throw mud on his face. Mud!
We wasted too much time. Hurry!
Yes, Sir Head Merchant!
Move it!
Where is he?
Where is my son?
You're late.
They've already sneaked out the door and are probably on the ship now.
What?
You...!
Hello, sir.
I was waiting for you.
I came to get my son.
Sir Head Merchant's son doesn't exist, here or anywhere else in this world.
It never existed from the beginning.
Men don't know the importance of having children when they're young.
They think they'll live thousands of years when they're young.
I found this out when I got older...
The importance of having children isn't simply to keep my bloodline going.
It's evidence that I lived a life here on earth
It's a part of my identity that will continue to write out my history.
I understand how you feel, Sir Head Merchant.
As long as you know.
I don't want to keep Yu-su's mother.
I'll tell people she's dead.
Just give me back my son Yu-su.
If Yu-su takes after Shin's Gaekju,
that's good both for you and Yu-su.
I understand how you feel.
But there are things that cannot be done in this world.
Even if you give me millions of dollars,
how can one give away a relationship between a father and a son?
Do you and the stupid girl really want to die?
Please stop.
Whatever you are planning with my child, you are sadly mistaken.
You fool!
When a merchant makes a deal, when an official does his work...
there is a line that shouldn't be crossed!
Exactly. Step down from that line you're stepping on.
If you try to pull down your rival all the way to the bottom,
that's when you've really hit the ground.
Is that really where you're trying to go with this Shin Suk-ju?
We've crossed Naru now so I'll call you sister-in-law.
Go inside, sister-in-law.
Call her Mrs. Sung-su.
Hey.
You call her that. To me, she's sister-in-law.
Is that right?
Yes, that's right.
Don't worry too much.
Bong-sam stayed because he had something in mind.
He's not going to be let down by Sir Head Merchant that easily.
Quit the talking.
Hurry and get inside.
You shouldn't stay out in the cold for so long.
My god...
How is mistress going to take care of herself at a place like this?
Wol.
That's not polite.
She's right.
You should be lying down on a hot floor to warm yourself.
But what can we do?
Sir Head Merchant is going to come after you soon.
You're gonna have to stay here for a bit.
Lie down now.
Yes, ma'am.
If you'll excuse me..
You haven't even eaten yet, huh?
Wait here.
I'll bring you some hot soup.
Just consider Yu-su adopted by me.
I understand you don't want it to be a money exchange.
But I would like to repay you with anything you need.
I'm going to raise my son with my own hands.
Just as my father had raised me,
I'm going to raise my son myself.
You can make another son!
Then you'll be able to forget about Yu-su too.
Well then.
You are a perfect man even without Yu-su.
But it's different for me.
Do you think you can win against me?
Because you are the Head Merchant,
you have to fight as a merchant.
You are telling me that you want to fight merchant to merchant?
I'm not afraid.
If you are willing to fight with merchant skills,
I will fight as well.
Stop him!
It is Sir Head Merchant's order.
Let him go.
Yes, sir!
Sir Head Merchant.
You know the reason behind this incident too, now.
What do I do?
Tell me.
Do I send forces to Songpa Mabang?
If people start talking about it, how will that child be yours?
Talk about it with mistress.
If mistress decides to bring back the child, Chung Bong-sam will follow.
We have no clue where she went.
How would I be able to meet her?
Wait.
I, too, wholeheartedly want mistress to come back with her child.
As much as you do.
I'll let you meet your son soon.
Father,
Do you see?
This is the son to Chung's family.
He's Bong-sam's son.
Do you see?
He's so handsome.
So handsome.
Thank you.
Come on in.
You've come a long way.
Mister! Mister! Mister!
Welcome!
Where is Sir Head Cattle Broker?
You have no idea.
Sir Head Merchant is trying to take his child so he can't leave Songpa.
So crazy.
It's chaotic here too.
There are rumors that they're going to dry fish here in Yongdaegol.
It's only a matter of time until people hear about it.
Look. Look there!
There's still three months left but those merchants already came to claim space!
I know his child situation is complicated but we need him here.
Tell him we need to do something about it before people find out about it.
Hurry, go!
Right now?
Quick!
O...okay
Let's go, let's go.
We're leaving then!
Yes, hurry!
What great news that Shin's successor was born!
Congratulations!
You already gave a gift last time.
Why did you bring so much stuff again?
Well, thank you anyway.
Who does your son look like?
The beautiful mistress or the handsome Head Merchant?
He looks just like me in my eyes.
You should bring him out.
My wife is weak so she's out to rest with the boy.
You should come see him on his 100-day celebration.
So... you didn't come this far just to see my son.
What are you doing here?
There's something odd going on these days.
Isn't it pollock season right now?
Fish merchants ought to all gather around by now
but the streets are clean.
They do sell salted fish around here...
but it isn't our main trade item.
Why do you say that's odd?
There's a man named Park Chi-soon.
He used to catch pollocks out in the sea with 20 ships
but he wouldn't listen to me so I kicked him out.
But now he opened space for Paldo merchants.
Giving out pollocks and salted fish for free.
Isn't he crazy?
Giving out such valuable things for free!
That's what I'm saying!
But in exchange of the pollocks,
he is asking them to cross over to Misiyoung with the pollocks!
Look!
Dry fish.
He's going to make a dry fish field.
It's Chung Bong-sam.
Who else could be doing something like this?
Songpa Mabang.
It's Chung Bong-sam!
He laughed, he laughed!
He's smiling.
By the way, we need to name him.
Is there a name you thought of?
Do you?
Flowing 'Yu', water 'Su'...
Meaning he'll flow like water.
Yu-su.
Isn't that the name the Head Merchant made?
All the goods and bads of the world should flow like water.
I want to raise him as someone who turns on that water.
Yes, it is the name that the Head Merchant made.
I want to do this for him.
At least just the name.
If that's what you want, then that's what we'll do.
Yu-su...
The Head Merchant came up with a great name for our son.
Yu-su, Yu-su.
Yu-su.
I should stop being a merchant.
I'll go and get great strength.
I don't want to go.
I'll be back.
Wait, just once more.
Okay, I'm really leaving now.
Yu-su.
Go inside.
Sister-in-law!
Wol!
You must go inside now.
The baby is cold.
S... Sir Head Merchant
Hey, look.
Can I please hold the child just once?
Yes, yes. Alright.
I will not take the child without your permission.
Don't worry.
Just once.
The Songpa gang is right next to us.
Don't worry, woman.
Can I hold him just once?
Yes, here.
What a handsome boy.
He looks just like me, doesn't he?
You must take after me and become the next Head Merchant.
Sir Head Merchant!
There, there.
Yu-su, Yu-su.
Let's pull through like how we pulled through Poong-doong!
You must put down Chung Bong-sam.
Move out of the way!
Please stop him.
Give me back my child!
It's not long before he steps down from Head Merchant position.
What is the exact reason you're trying to steal my tea cup?