(Episode 4)
Geum Ok.
I am here.
Should I...
live here with you?
Dad!
Ah Mo Gae.
Wake up.
Ah Mo Gae.
You will freeze to death if you sleep here.
You must feel colder...
out here alone.
Are you not?
The children are looking for you.
- You should be going now. - I do not want to go.
I want to be here with you.
Later...
we can be together forever.
Gil Hyeon. Gil Dong.
Your father is here.
Dad!
- Dad! - Dad!
- Dad? - Dad?
Dad!
- Dad. - Dad.
Dad.
All right.
I must get going now.
(Hong)
(The Rebel)
There has been a rumor that...
Lord Jo's wife was scared of something...
and went back to her parents' house...
after winding up all the estate.
She must have understood clearly.
What did you say to her?
Nothing much.
I simply told her that she should try to lead a good life and be kind.
Be kind?
These are the slave ownership papers of your family and Eop San's.
I will take care of your family register.
It is just a paper.
Are you planning to leave?
Yes, I probably should.
You have caused enough problems for me.
I am relieved now.
This is good.
What are you doing?
You are the only person who listened to my voice...
that I thought I had lost forever.
I keep my promises.
I will never forget the promise...
that I have made to you.
Would you...
- like to purchase me? - You are crazy.
I heard you have had the same post in this village for three years.
You cannot be satisfied with your position forever.
You should at least try to climb up to the top.
How dare you?
Not all slaves are like me.
I am a slave...
who has the ability to help you...
climb up to the top.
I will help you climb up to the top.
- Here. - Okay.
- Welcome. - Where is it?
Over there.
- Let us go quickly. - We will be there soon.
I'm getting tired.
What are you looking at?
It is Mom.
She is following us.
Let us go.
(Ikhwa-ri)
That is Ikhwa-ri.
What do you think? Does it not look like a good place to live?
It is scary cold.
Slaves who were forced to move from Hasam-do and fled.
Servants who fled from their masters.
All sorts of poor and lowly people...
have gathered here and now live here.
In other words,
it is a place where people with nothing to live for live.
What would they possible have to fear?
They say even the palace people...
avoid them because they are frightening and dirty.
Thus, the magistrates appointed to this town...
run away without completing a year.
Hello.
Hi, Choon Shim. It has been a while.
You have gotten prettier. Hi, Choon Shim.
Goodness.
(Yong Gae)
Noblemen do not eat like that.
They blow on it to cool it down.
What you are doing is what ignorant peasants do.
Noblemen do not eat again after drinking scorched rice water.
So what?
But then again, you never met a nobleman like me before.
It is nice.
(Se Gul)
Pick one each.
I have been very lucky today.
Everything has been going my way.
- Okay. - Place your bets.
How dare you doze off at a sacred gambling match?
Why are you getting angry?
I have nothing.
Darn it.
Start.
Wow. I am so lucky today.
You scared me.
The deity is watching.
(Il Chung)
(Kkeut Swe)
- Jangcheong. - Kkeut Swe is right.
- Geummalje! - Do not fight.
Jangcheong, Geummalje, I do not understand a thing.
You stay out of it.
I am not a floor mat.
Shut it. We will go with Jangcheong.
Look.
- How about we drink and talk? - Shall we?
You always want to drink! Cut it out!
Let us see.
If you steal in Geummalje, to where do you flee?
Yong Gae. Is it not surrounded by the woods?
That is why it is good.
We can go into the woods and hide for several weeks.
Do you want us to freeze to death?
That is right. I hate the cold.
Hey, Floor Mat. Keep silent!
Why, you jerk! Why can I not speak?
- How dare you yell at me? - Come on.
Let us stop being petty thieves.
Why do we not earn a living now?
What do you mean?
Rather than stealing like rats,
how about selling goods to the merchants of Ming?
Do you want to cross the border?
(The border between nations)
That is ridiculous. Sales is not for anyone.
A caterpillar should eat leaves.
Do you want to live on leaves?
I heard your father was also a thief.
- Why are you bringing that up? - I heard...
that after your father died, you donated your fortune to a monk.
Do not say, "monk." You should say, "priest."
What did the monk say?
Did he say since your father ate leaves all his life,
he would be reincarnated in paradise?
- I will kill you! - Hey.
Oh, goodness.
- What are you doing? - Stop it.
Why you...
What did I do? I did not do anything!
Why you...
- Get that! - You rat!
Somebody help!
What are you doing?
But then again,
we cannot be petty thieves forever.
I am not a thief because I want to. It is because it is dangerous.
We do not need to cross the border.
There is a tiny island if we take a boat for two hours from here.
We can meet merchants of Ming there.
Above all,
it is different from stealing.
We will conduct legitimate sales.
Those with money will always spend and spend on silk.
Silk? The fabric?
But only noblemen are legally permitted to wear silk.
That is why we can charge whatever we want.
You see, when it comes to silk,
especially silk from Ming,
people will buy it regardless of the price.
Then what will we sell?
Is that black linen?
(It is comparable in value to silk and favored by Ming's emperors.)
Yes. It is black linen.
I hear the emperor of Ming is obsessed with Joseon's black linen.
What happens if the emperor is obsessed with it?
The underlings must love it to death.
- That is right. - Right.
I will provide the money to produce the black linen.
Let us stop wasting time catching skinny dogs...
and let us use those skillful hands to catch some wolves.
"To know".
Do you understand any of that?
Me, neither.
- That will not work. - Let us go.
No, no. It will not work. Not a chance.
- That will not work. - Here.
There you go. Let us go.
That is it. Good job.
- That is it. Good. - She is walking now.
Father.
Father!
You are walking.
Father!
Your father is busy. Go on.
Father.
Uh Ri Ni walked.
- Did you load it all up? - Yes.
- Let us go. - Okay.
Let us go.
Go.
Keep it up.
- Stop eating, will you? - All right.
Look. Look.
- Do your jobs. - Okay.
Okay. Goodness.
Goodness.
- Are you catching shrimp? - Yes, Master.
Why are you headed that way?
There is an area we found earlier,
so we are headed there.
You are working so hard in the cold,
but we do not have anything adequate to give you.
Bring me some dried shrimp.
- Yong Gae. Here they are. - Okay.
- The dried shrimp. - Here.
Here is the dried shrimp.
- Okay. Here. - Sure.
Nothing beats a warm drink...
and dried shrimp on a cold evening.
Do not go too far. It is cold out.
Yes, Master.
Thank you.
Wow.
You look like you just took a dump.
I almost pooped in my pants.
Wow. This is kind of damp.
Let us get going.
Goodness. Okay.
Let us go.
- Do not do anything funny. - Okay.
Hey, what is that?
They are here. It must be them.
Hey.
They lit their lantern. They understood.
(It is the best. No one can weave it as tightly as in Joseon.)
(That is why Joseon's black linens are the best.)
(They will like our goods as well, right?)
(They will recognize quality if they know anything.)
(We should not deal with someone who does not.)
Okay, show us your goods.
Here.
Wow. It is so white.
Stop it. It will get dirty.
It makes my eyes shake.
If you count this in rolls of cotton,
how much is this?
10 sheets of black linen is 70 sacks of beans.
We gave them 20 sheets of black linen,
so it's 70, 140, 280...
So how much did we make?
It all depends,
but it'll be at least 250 rolls of cotton.
Wow. If 50 rolls of cotton turned into 250,
that is a huge profit.
I do not understand a thing.
We made a lot.
Okay, let us go.
Okay. Let us go!
Okay.
Goodness.
- What is that? - What is it?
That is just a fishing boat, you fool.
Why are you so surprised? You coward.
- I am not. - Hurry.
Hurry. Go on.
- Take this. - Do it right.
- What? - Exactly.
What are you doing?
We went to Honjae, okay?
What?
What? What is it?
What are you doing?
This is precious silk!
- What? - Hey!
- Did you catch shrimp? - Yes.
Hey.
What...
Hey, look at the color of this thing.
Why does a shrimp boat have black linen?
Do you plan to wipe yourself with this precious thing?
Just because there are no lines on the water,
did you think there was no owner in the ocean?
Okay, now look.
From here to there, is our boss' ocean.
Do you see that island?
Are you blind? What island? That is ridiculous.
Stop it!
Yes... Yes, I see it.
My eyes were not working.
You losers.
- Boss. Let us go. - Okay.
Also, whatever you catch here,
half of it goes to our boss.
- Understood? - Fine.
- I understand. - Okay. Bye.
Bye.
- Okay, go. - Bye!
Nice. We did good!
- Let us go. - Good.
Get him out. Now!
Pull!
- He fainted. - Wake up!
- Wake up. - Wake up.
Oh no. Oh no.
- Father! Father! - Hey.
Go light the fire.
Yes, hurry. Hurry.
Goodness.
Father.
Massage him.
- He is not breathing. - What?
Goodness. Ah Mo Gae.
Father.
- You must save him. - You can do it, right?
Father...
Father.
I...
I will hold it for you.
- Father. - Hey!
What a relief.
You little brat.
Ah Mo Gae.
Are you Gil Dong?
Relax, will you? What are you glaring at?
Mister.
Do not play with my father anymore.
- What? - I disliked you from the start.
My father would not have to suffer without you around.
Come here. Let me see your face.
You little fool.
Look.
Do you think I am the reason your father changed?
If my father had been anything like yours,
I would not be doing what I am doing. I would not.
I would be different.
I wonder how they found us at sea.
I believe one of the coast guards tipped them off.
They have connections within the local offices.
They pretend to lose in gambling dens...
to give bribes to local officials and secretaries.
Let me see...
Place your bet.
- All-in. - Me as well.
I bet everything.
I have a nine.
- I have 2 4s. - What a good hand.
I have a seven.
What a horrible hand.
- I really do feel sorry for you. - It cannot be helped.
He is a wanted man.
He brags about the bounty on his head.
A bounty?
If a servant captures him, the servant will be freed.
A commoner will receive a title.
No one is brave enough to capture him.
Yes, so let us give up smuggling for a while.
We might lose our lives next time.
You bragged about being great fighters.
Can you not even deal with a few pirates?
It is not about strength.
The pirates are in with the local officers.
What good will fighting do?
I will cut his beard off and make Gil Hyeon a brush.
I cannot keep jumping into the freezing water.
We should bring him over here.
I will help you climb up to the top.
The lunatic.
- It is an eight. - Congratulations.
Thank you for this.
Shall we raise the stakes?
I have a six.
Let us see what I got
I have a seven.
Thank you for your gift.
- Are you having fun? - Of course.
It is a nine.
I have an ace.
The sun is rising already.
- It is time to end the fun. - Where are you going?
I have a dawn service to lead. Here is your cut.
You do not host any services.
You, Monk. Sit back down.
What is this?
Did you gamble until dawn?
Be still.
Do you know that I know people high up?
What is that for?
What will you do?
The officials will harass us if they hear about this.
If you are afraid of officials, then we must get the magistrate.
The magistrate?
I was out of my mind.
I am not destined to hold office.
A magistrate? Me?
Why did I believe him?
How will you make me higher than anyone around?
This is a talisman I got from a famous shaman in Mount Jiri.
If you keep this close,
- you will become very fortunate. - Do you want me...
to trust a talisman and take the state exam?
You can forget all about it.
You cannot force someone into office.
Wait.
- Is the shaman truly famous? - He is.
I told everyone I would pass the state exam.
How am I to face everyone after failing at the first hurdle?
What? A famous shaman?
It is my fault for even believing you.
Catch that pirate!
He is wanted! There is a reward for his capture!
- A reward? - Save me. Save me.
Why you...
If you keep this close,
you will become very fortunate.
Make way! Make way for the new governor!
Make way!
All the previous governors cried as they arrived.
This one is making quite the entrance.
What will this one be like?
- They are all the same. - Make way!
Make way for the new governor.
Make way!
- Make way for the new governor. - Make way.
Is not he the secretary you contacted?
- Make way. - Make way for the new governor.
What lovely weather.
Master Magistrate.
May I pour you a drink?
Of course.
Master Magistrate?
That is music to my ears. "Master Magistrate."
I freed Jeok Seon Ha and brought her with me.
Your building is old, is it not?
The rats make quite a noise. It might get to me.
I will give you part of our profit to renovate the building.
The problem is, our fishing trips are not very fruitful.
Why not? Are there no fish?
We catch plenty of fish...
but the cats keep coming for them.
We are not left with much.
Do you think you could...
catch the cats for us?
Do you know what I did for a living...
before I came here as a magistrate?
I was a third-generation magistrate's secretary.
I can tell right away...
what people like you get up to without...
even looking.
I heard that...
you demand money from the poor fishermen...
(Officials rented horses.)
And spend that money to rent horses.
Why would we do such a thing?
Then show me the grain ledgers.
Are you keeping two separate ledgers...
to make a profit from lending to private borrowers?
(Grains were weighed.)
Will you bother the fishermen again...
(Corrupt officials lied.)
and suffer the consequences?
You can take some of our dried shrimp.
We do not want it.
Get going. We must go.
Our shrimp is perfectly good and edible.
Why are you refusing our gift? This is so upsetting.
Do you want to see us lose our heads?
We do not want your shrimp. Why are we still here?
If you refuse this gift,
- I will never offer anything again. - Please, do not.
Do not dare give us anything ever again.
Get us out of here.
Take some dried shrimp!
Come on, bring it all inside.
Bring that in here. Yes, like that.
Thank you.
Put that down here.
Will you look at that beautiful color?
- Stop right there. - Can we borrow the place for a day?
Here is a roll of the best cotton cloth.
- There are 10 of us. - Serve these gentlemen!
If you do not mind, please leave.
Your bow is touching the stick.
Grandmother.
What a rowdy bunch.
Right?
- They are from Ikhwa-ri. - Is that not where...
all the criminals fled to live in hiding?
They do not seem like farmers.
What do they do to make a living?
They are good-for-nothing scoundrels.
Those are the kind of people our King should arrest.
Are those men really...
such scum of the earth?
Of course, they are.
Every one of them carries a whip or a blade.
If they do not get their way,
they will cut anyone down.
If that is true, they are the worst criminals.
They are.
Why are you not playing along?
Go on. Keep going.
Come over here.
Will you try to pipe down?
You are back. Have a drink.
People call us the scum of the earth.
What?
What did we ever do to upset them?
- I should just... - Sit back down.
- They got lucky. - By the way,
why is Kkeut Swe not here?
He will arrive shortly.
- I am back. - Hello.
Kkeut Swe.
If you will take us,
- we will earn our keep. - How will you do that?
Tell us what you want.
We will punch whomever you want and take from whomever you want.
My goodness. That sounds terrible.
We just need friends to eat, drink,
and have some fun with.
Once we become friends, I shall...
see to it that your brothers have food to eat.
My brothers?
Yes. Brothers.
Then...
which one of you is the oldest?
I am the oldest here.
Check my identity tag!
Do you have an identity tag?
You idiot.
An identity tag?
- An identity tag? - What identity tag?
- An identity tag? - Do you have one?
An identity tag? No one has one.
I do not have to ask...
what your lives were like.
The fact that you are still living...
means that you would rather live...
whatever meager life you lead than die.
Now,
we are not alone.
I will not let anyone touch my men.
My family, comrades,
and not even my pet dog.
- I will let no one harm them. - That is right!
- That is right!
- Yes! - That is right!
Quiet!
If one makes a profit, we shall share that profit.
If one gets in a fight, we shall fight together.
If one dies, we shall all die!
- That is right! - That is right!
- We shall! - We shall!
Gil Hyeon, I am scared.
Father might die.
Why would he die?
So Bu Ri said...
I am the reason he changed.
What if he dies because of me?
What do you mean?
Master.
- Master. - Master.
"Master"?
I know. I know it already.
It is my fault.
I kicked the mortar at my young master...
and Father met So Bu Ri.
I threw the stones and Father got arrested.
The reason Father has changed...
is because I am close-by.
I know that.
I made it...
in one piece.
My children are all alive as well.
Of course. Good job.
And now,
I will make Gil Hyeon study to become an official.
I will teach Gil Dong swords to make him into a general.
To do that, I will need a last name.
I guess we will see...
an official and a general from the servant Ah Mo Gae.
Gil Hyeon, it is you.
This is a knife from the Ming Dynasty.
It may not look much, but...
Not bad, is it not?
Do you want to give it a go?
What are you doing?
Well...
This is an ink stick of a man who passed the state exam.
If you study with that,
you will pass the state exam, too.
Of course. Gil Hyeon loves to study.
I do love reading.
But I do not want to take the state exam.
Even if a person who used to be a servant passes the exam,
they cannot ever be anywhere near a high position.
They end up doing mundane works.
I want to learn what you do.
All right, gather around and pick one.
Look for what you want. Flip through and find something.
A red ribbon for your dark hair, pearl powder to make you pretty,
and you will be unforgettable with this camellia oil.
Come here and pick them out. See them, try them.
Kid, go and bring your mother.
- I do not have a mother. - Then bring your father.
Stop bothering me and leave.
Hey, hey, listen.
He is the second son of that man from Ikhwa-ri.
If you want anything, pick out whatever you want.
So your father is the leader of Ikhwa-ri, right?
Is it fun to go around the country with this little case on your back?
I walk around the entire nation with these two legs...
and I get to see wonders of this country.
Yes, go ahead and pick something out.
Do you like this, too?
Is that all you can do for fun?
- Father! - Yes.
Father.
Did you see the peddler who was selling women's items?
I want to become a peddler when I grow up...
and travel all over the country.
Well... Hey, Gil Dong.
You will carry a huge sword and ride on a horse as a general.
How can I become a general?
I do not want to become a general. I just want to be a peddler.
- Gil Dong, come here. - No.
Let us go. Be careful now.
Goodness.
Gil Dong is here.
Move.
Do you see how delicate this is? You cannot even see the threads.
- Right? - My goodness.
This looks great.
This one? This one is one of my best sellers.
You cannot find this anywhere else. Where will you find this?
Put this down and get this.
- Okay, fine. - All right?
See how it feels. It feels very different.
Look at this oil. Her skin improved so much after using this.
These are always sold out.
- Pick something. It will sell out. - My gosh.
Are you having fun?
Yes. I am having so much fun.
It will be great for you to become a peddler.
You get to see the whole world.
But listen, Gil Dong.
You are a very special person.
You are...
the Mighty Child.
You are the Mighty Child who came in 100 years.
Are you saying I am the Mighty Child whom His Majesty will kill...
without anyone's knowing?
Gil Dong. You can do whatever you want now.
I used to prevent you from using your strength...
and to lie about throwing the stones at Lord Jo's uncle, right?
Now...
You are the one who threw the stones.
Spare me, please.
Gil Dong. Gil Dong.
Gil Dong!
You did not throw the stones.
Father.
- Ah Mo Gae! - Ah Mo Gae!
- Come here. - Hurry up.
(12 years later)
- Come. - Come here.
Father.
My goodness, my lady.
I told you to stay home. What brings you here?
This is yours.
This is Gil Hyeon's.
This is...
Be careful. Be...
How much silver do we get?
When we burn 8kg, we get around 5 to 6 yang.
- Hey, Gil Hyeon. - Hello.
There are words out there about our silver mine.
Everyone is keen to see if they can receive something from us.
- Eop San. - Yes, Uh Ri Ni.
Where is Gil Hyeon?
He is over there.
Gil Hyeon.
Take this.
When will Gil Dong get here? When is he coming back?
It is dangerous in here. You should go out.
Go on out.
Gil Dong.
If you do not return soon, Father will be really worried.
Gil Dong!
Is that man that good?
Yes, my lady.
He will completely change you if he puts his mind to it.
If you get acupuncture from him,
ladies who could not get married will get married...
and women who were barren will conceived children.
But he is a petty peddler. How can he do that?
That is why people do not call him just a peddler.
He is the magic peddler.
My lady.
That is...
what happened to So Yul from Master Park's family...
and to the eldest daughter of Master Song's family.
What did you say his name was?
The magic peddler's name is...
Gil Dong. His name is Gil Dong.
(The Rebel)
I heard Heo Tae Hak is a really cruel man.
Father, you have crossed his way. He will come to get his revenge.
Was the man you wanted me to meet...
Prince Choong Won?
He is still of the royal family. Something good may happen.
Whom did you like?
I want to make His Majesty into my man.
How dare you speak like that to your father?
Father. You must leave this place.