It's the fourth time already?!
And you even thought of running away with a man?!
That's no need for further inquiry Send her to Woo Island!
Sir, how can you be so harsh to one who has returned on her own accord?
Who are you to interfere?!
Sir...
Sir, he's the high military officer, Sir Min, assigned to Jeju recently
What? He's the high military officer? Yes, sir. Didn't I give you notice?
Then how...?
He probably brought someone who he thought was running away
Is that so?
Untie him!
You should've told me, sir
She won't run away again Be merciful to her
No, I can't do that She tried to run away four times
The soldiers are always trying to catch her
And she freed the horses so we had a great loss...
Trust me and do what you think is best
It's hard to assign her work and no one wants to keep watch over her
Trust me. Give her a chance But...
I'll make her obey
OK. Here
(Episode 29)
Make the sizes similar
No one can make me obey or give up
I just wanted to look cool Why would I go through the trouble?
Hey
How dare you say "hey" to her?
See? Just be quiet and make the pills
Just sit and work and don't make it hard for us
When those who were in Han-Yang come here...
they normally don't know what to do, try to run away, or die
They're just the same as us They think some folks are born rich?
That's right, so don't do anything dumb
You'll be sorry if you do
What is this?
It's special medicine
What was that about?
Did you come as a high officer to help me run away?
No, I think when I left my post, head of guards sent notice immediately
What? You left your post? Oh, I mean...
Are you saying you left your post to come here?
Where did that person take you?
It's a pharmacy in the government office
Is it like a public health center located in each government house?
I think so Anyway, that's good
Hey!
How dare you directly face the officer while speaking to him?!
It's alright
Oh, no, sir, the new ones must be trained even more properly
Ask him for forgiveness! I'm sorry
Go back
So you're feeling better?
My stomachache and headache are gone And I can sleep better, too
Then you should stop now
Stop? I just got better How can I stop? Give me more
Then I'll give you just ten more days' worth
Give him ten more days' worth
Will one coin be enough?
If they're that good for you then you can pay more
Sure, I feel great. I'll pay 15
I'll get going
You're really bad
People come here because they're sick
How can you, as a person of medicine be defrauding them like this?
How do you know I'm defrauding them?
That pill is only made with beans, barley, licorice and mushroom
What? That's not important now
How did you find out? I tried the pill myself
You can find out just by tasting it?
Listen... You seem useful, but too noisy
Come follow me
No. I won't do it if you're going to make me do such a thing
I'm only a quack who lives off sick people so just take me as I am
and take the core out of these medicinal lilies
If you don't take those out they can injure the heart
I hate being bothered with extra work so I'll use whatever you make of these
Listen...
Listen to what? Anyway, I'll use what you prepare
Build it well
Don't worry. I told them to build it like a palace
Once that goes well, I can build other places too
OK. I'm making free soldiers build it so just keep paying on time
Don't we have to tie Jang-Geum up? I set her free because I was told to
It'll be her destiny if she dies running away
Oh, no, she's too pretty for that...
Why? You want to have her? Oh no, it's not that...
Let me check if you can function as a real man
Stop it...
Jang-Geum, no, don't... Then I can't face Myeong...
I can't face Myeong I don't even need to mention Myeong
Jang-Geum, you're my daughter You're my daughter
What mother would want to drag her daughter to death?
Madam... but I...
Live. You must live!
I'll treat you once you pay 1 nyang What physician asks for money first?
If you don't want it, fine
OK. Would 1 nyang be enough?
Give it to me
Here
Hey! Follow me
Just follow me or I'll hit you
These are foxglove roots
We coat them with wild cardamom seed powder
and steam them over liquor and then dry them nine times
It's not effective for digestion if you don't do it right...
Do this No
Fine, since I'll use them as prepared
That's strange...
I know. She should've been whipped for the medical lilies
What do you mean?
Actually, she normally checks all the work we did during the night
She's not that type of person
She checked it every time we did it and we were hit for every mistake
Last time I did them, I was whipped 22 times
No way. She probably brought good ones and hit you for no reason
What?!
You haven't come to your senses yet? How dare you talk that way about her?
I know...
Now I see you're a very bad person...
Either food or medicine, they go into people's mouths
Even though you may not like her you must always work with integrity
Yes, Madam
Did you call for me?
It's OK when it's just the two of us Please lift your head
Oh, no, I'm a lowly servant
Lady Suh...
Don't call me that way It'll hurt your prestige
Don't do this. It's painful for me
What did you call for me?
I got some sulfur
Sulfur?
Raise some ducks feeding them sulfur
You can find out more about it at the pharmacy
I was thinking of that already
I knew it. Don't you think I'd know you by now?
There will be a way for sure Yes
OK
It's duck again?
You won't send me to Jang-Geum, so we should keep eating this
But, you made off with all the ducks that made the King collapse
and we've been eating them for months!
I made off with them? I only brought them here because no one else would
Anyway, I know I'm going to die early because of you
The King collapsed in a day after eating this
but how come we aren't, even though we've been eating
it for 3 months and 10 days?! What's the problem with this?!
Man... You see? Now I'm getting nauseated just looking at it
I'm saying, eat until you pop
Man... Oh, my pitiful life...
You...
It happened. It happened!
What? I have a baby, honey
You have a baby in your belly?!
I was curious why you were acting lovey-dovey unlike yourself
Then these ducks are... really... the best medicine on earth!
After Il-Do died, we'd been trying so hard without success
So what is this? What luck is this, honey?!
Our baby is the proof! Proof that Jang-Geum is innocent!
Eureka! Eureka! Jang-Geum, eureka!
Is that for real?
Yes. After that happened, no one would take the ducks, so I brought them all
And?
And we ate them for more than 3 months and instead of collapsing...
my wife is pregnant now
Then Lady Han was right That's right
Then what happened to Hong? Why did Hong collapse then?
I'm not sure... could she have tripped over the door step?
You really didn't eat anything else? No, I didn't
Think carefully and try to remember if you ate anything else before that
Young-Ro just told me to deliver a letter to the Head Lady
Oh, that's right! I did have an abalone dish that Young-Ro gave me
Young-Ro? Yes
Young-Ro gave you an abalone dish?
Yes Why do you want to know now?
If it was Young-Ro, then...
Young-Ro or whoever... you shouldn't bring it up now
Only you will get into trouble
That's not the real problem, but the fact that we're on her bad side
Yes. She keeps on sending us around the kitchen so we can't be near it
I know... we can't even attend the great feast for the envoy...
because they've sent us to the concubines' delivery house kitchen
I know, we could get fired this way
The emperor is thankful that Chosun drove Nvzhen people away
Is that so? So he sent silk to thank you
Please send my thanks to him
Your Majesty, he has also sent a dog raised in the Imperial Court as a gift
Is that so?
OK. Let's eat now
The envoy who came last time told me there were great court ladies...
in the Royal Kitchen She must be the one
It tastes very good
Lady Han...
Get the ingredients from Food Services and come to the delivery house
So did you find out? Yes, ma'am
Where is he? He's at Jeju as a high military officer
High military officer? Are you sure it's Jeju?
Yes. The soldiers told me he went there in a hurry...
and the head of guards sent a notice soon afterwards
You said it'll be the end
You clearly told us you'd forget him if we spared his life
Though there has been over 30 invasions on this island so far
there hasn't been any clear plan to drive them back
I've sent a report to the court so that we could build a bulwark
I've told the engineers we'll be starting on the 15th of this month...
so let all the soldiers know
Go ahead and start
I heard from the Taster Lady on the way
the King's concubine isn't eating well nowadays
We brought good food for her pregnancy...
but she doesn't seem to like it
But she still has to eat, so try changing the menu
Why should we?
According to Lady Han and Jang-Geum, carp is good if you want your baby...
to be proper; cow kidney or barley if you want it to be wise and energetic
and trepang if you want the child to be intelligent
We made the menu with variety and according to what we have learned
But she's having difficulty because you're offering those dishes...
when she prefers spicy dishes
Were Lady Han & Jang-Geum here they would've tried to make
her eat by making the food tastier We'll do the same
What the heck are you saying?!
Why am I still hearing the names of people convicted of treason?!
Madam, that's not... No, Madam...
I won't forgive you if I hear those names again!
Why did you mention them?!
But they've never taught anything wrong about food
Madam, I'm sorry... please forgive me Yes, Madam, I'm terribly sorry...
Please forgive me
It's my fault for not taking care of an immature girl. Please forgive me
Yes, that's true, Madam Please forgive us
Lady Min said, come out immediately
I don't care...
She said you'll be in trouble if you don't
Leave her alone... it's because you haven't really been scolded
Oh, come on...
Madam... Madam...
Please forgive us! Please forgive us!
Yeun-Seng couldn't come because she has a high fever...
She'll come out once she recovers
I don't know why I have to suffer like this for her
I know... just why is that scaredycat Yeun-Seng doing such things?
I know...
Hey! Friendship, my foot We have to live first!
Get me some food
You finished pleading?
No way. We'll have to resume after we eat
You normally eat during that?
What's with all the words? Just bring it!
Yeun-Seng, I understand you, but you shouldn't do this
You can keep your friendship and all but what are you doing to us?
Yes. We've been pushed to ride the same boat
Please save us. We really want to stay in the kitchen
Madam, Lady Choi is coming back!
Lady Min, Chang-Yee and Yeun-Seng, you go to the ingredients kitchen
Madam! Madam!
What... it's all because of her...
Yes, we don't make any tasty dishes, we only make noodles...
...grow bean sprouts and squeeze oil
There's nothing to eat here and there's so much to do, too!
I know. In my 30 years of life here I've never been so humiliated before
I just wanted to live a long, quiet life like you. What is this?!
It's all because of Yeun-Seng
Jang-Geum...
Who are you?
Is your situation similar to mine? Why are you here by yourself?
You aren't sick, are you? You aren't hungry, right?
This is trillium kamtschaticum
One could get very sick by eating it when it's a new sprout...
Really?
Yes. This is squill which looks much like wild garlic, so be careful
This is poisonous grass but people can mistake its root for burdock
We were always scolded whenever we brought back herbs...
...maybe that's why
Now you find out! Only now!
You're quite extraordinary How did you know?
Tell her quickly
I was in the Royal Kitchen before coming here
My teacher taught me when I was learning to cook
These are sophora flavescens aiton
Chosun has long thought it to be astragalus
but the envoys who went to China learned the truth
and brought astragalus to the court to harvest them
You even know how to differentiate
between the two... I was going to tease you...
Would you like to be a nurse?
No, thank you
I like how you look disgusted of me, too
But sophora also has medicinal effects so think of it as a medicinal herb, too
Nurse! Mal-Suk... My son, Mal-Suk...
Bring me my acupuncture box
Huh? Get the box and follow me quickly!
Here... Mal-Suk
He's OK after acupuncture treatment...
but after a few days, he has a high fever again
So please give him some medicine
We could do that for now, but do you have money for it each time?
But my heart aches to see him like this every time
It's too bad. Let's go
Aren't you being very harsh here?
It's not that... it's because we don't have any money
Would you be like this if it were for a rich scholar-official's son?
Of course, not. I would receive a lot of money and make the medicine for him
You're a person who heals people How can you think about money that way?
I don't have the money for all that medicine
This person doesn't either
You think I should pay each time?
You have money and you have to provide for them until you're broke
So for how many people? Until you run out of money
You think you're so smart? Give me the prescription at least
You want to do it? A servant? Give me the prescription
I think Jang-Geum came to see you
You've known her from Han-Yang, eh? Don't let rumors spread
What brings you here?
I have a favor to ask...
Please come in
I'm really sorry, but I was wondering if you could loan me some money
Money?
Yes... I have to get some medicine
Why? Are you sick? No, it's not me...
Thank you very much I'll pay back when I receive my payment
You receive it once in three months This is nine months' worth
Then I'll pay back after nine months
I'm just kidding Oh, no, I'll pay back for sure
Oh, by the way, the officer that was with you...
You mean Officer Park Gu-Man?
Yes. Isn't he on a personal building project using the country's resources?
I'm not sure... he does seem trustworthy among the soldiers...
Look into it. He seemed to be building something with the Jeju nurse
Really? I'll get going
Where is that officer going with those soldiers?
I'm not sure... he often takes them somewhere after training
Excuse me... here... Please get this for me
OK... let me see... Please wait
I brought you some medicine Thank you very much!
I'll prepare it for you, so please wait a while
Sure!
The water is a little salty Don't you have any other water?
Drinking water is rare in Jeju
There are some spots where ground water rises
but only officials and the middle class use them
People like us can't use them
You don't just use any water for cooking...
and it's more so for preparing medicine
I know, but just prepare it with this anyway
Oh, no, I'm not sure what kind of skin problem it is...
but for such things anything salty isn't good
I can't prepare medicine with salty water
The nurse lady did say the same thing...
Where does ground water rise? I'll go get it
They don't give it to lowly people like us
Since it's for a sick child, they'll give it to us
You'll probably go through trouble It's alright... please tell me
A child is sick Please let me have some water
You aren't from the gov't office or any scholar's maidservant
I've never seen you before
I'm a maidservant at the gov't pharmacy
I have to prepare medicine for a sick child
A child? Whose house?
No one well-known... A peasant...
Are you crazy?! He's not even middle class, but a peasant?!
I've never heard such a ridiculous thing!
Even so, a person is sick... You haven't been here long, have you?
What does that have to do with this?
In Jeju, water is more precious than gold
How dare you come to draw water for a mere child of a peasant?!
The person is very sick...
How dare you talk back to me like this?!
Get out of here, witch!
Where can I get clean water besides ground water?
There's a spring halfway up Halla Mountain
Halfway up Halla Mountain?
Be careful... don't get hurt
Yes, over there. Be careful! Close together. Yeah
Hurry!
If you fall, you'll get hurt!
Be careful!
Hurry!
This way, over here
Put 'em close together
Sir Lady Suh
What are you doing here?
You told me about officer Gu-Man, right?
Yes
I followed him and his soldiers here
They don't seem to be building a private house
It looks like a well
Let's go and see
Sir!
What were you doing there after the training?
Why did you come suddenly, sir? I'm asking you a question
She said she has to make a well
so she's been feeding the soldiers who help out building it
A well? Water is very rare in Jeju
and regular folks can't even touch the ground water
flowing from the mountains
When they dig the ground to create a well, they only get salty sea water
So they just eat salty water and that's why people get sick so often
It's in the Chinese medicinal book. Sir...
The people mostly eat fish and other salty food
But fish brings out heat from the body and salt dispurifies blood
so that's why skin problems are rampant
Then what is that well for?
It's to gather rain water as drinking water
So I used some soldiers without permission
Though they fight against invaders they must also protect people
Is that OK?
Well, she was caught by the previous officer
so she had to suffer which is why we did this secretly
You've been using your private funds to make that well...
because people have been suffering from their water?
You don't have to make me seem so great
Did you climb the mountain just to get that water?
Because you can't prepare the medicine with salty water?
You amaze me more and more...
Normally, it takes years to learn such things
But you knew the importance of water to even climb the mountain
You should've told me such things beforehand
Didn't I say I would make you obey?
But seeing you now, I see that you've become obedient already
I'm disappointed... About what?
You followed behind me, you were suspicious of me
I would've just answered you directly
Get me some shells tomorrow What are you going to use them for?
They're to purify the rain water Coal will be better
Really? Coal is a better purifier
It's coal then
And although rain water is good, nap-sul water is even better in winter
Nap-sul water? What's that?
It's palace water You collect snow that...
falls three days after the winter solstice and melt it
You can use it to heal eye disease and
rub it on clothes to make it mothproof
You can make medicine, liquor and pickles
It's much better than rain water You should tell the people
That's what she says. Let people know
Where are you going?
Back to work...
Since you climbed the mountain You should at least prepare the medicine
She's someone dear to your heart, huh?
I'll protect her...
We'll have to make a well for rain water along with the bulwark
Your mother asked all those questions when she gave you a bowl of water?
Yes. She asked me if my lower stomach felt cold, or if my throat was OK...
and gave me warm, cold, or sweet water
Yes, asking the questions That's why I asked you for water
Before one cooks, the person ought to inquire of the health...
of the eater to find out what the person likes or dislikes...
What is good or bad... That's the basic mindset of a cook
And you knew this already through your mother
Your mother is truly a great person
Your mother knew that even water becomes food when it's put in a bowl
And she also knew that consideration...
for the person who takes the bowl is of utmost importance
Our country is surrounded by sea water
The people mostly eat fish and other salty food
But fish brings out heat from the body and salt dispurifies blood
so that's why skin problems are rampant
Then what is that well for?
It's to gather rain water as drinking water
So I used some soldiers without permission
Though they fight against invaders they must also protect people
No. She can't compare with my mother or Lady Han...
No matter how much money I may have I can't pay for all the sick people
So the best thing for poor folks is not getting sick in the first place
That's why I greedily collected money from people to make that well
If my words aren't wrong, why don't you obey me from now on?
Even if it's for a good purpose, I can't understand you...
deceptively selling grain as medicine to sick people
Those people aren't physically sick, but they're sick at heart
What good is medicine to such folks? And even the books say that...
you should help them with their diet before you prescribe medicine to them
Why did you come again? You always say the same thing
I can't let a physician into the place of exile
Man... I can't let it go I have to report this
Hey! Man...
Thanks, again
Why did you go there again?
Don't you get sick of repeating the same words every time?
Go inside!
Is that why she was locked up with me in storage last time?
Yes. She's the most stubborn person in the world!
Exiled people aren't supposed to receive any treatment...
but she insisted a physician can't ignore the sick...
and she kept on going there
My superior told me to lock her up without any meals
for a few days, so I can't do anything about this
But it seems she's not punished harshly
That's hard, of course, as Jang-Duk is the most recognized physician in Jeju
No matter how much money I may have I can't pay for all the sick people
So the best thing for poor folks is not getting sick in the first place
That's why I greedily collected money from people to make that well
If my words aren't wrong, why don't you obey me from now on?
They want you now
Is someone sick at one of the officials' houses?
No, I don't think so Then what?
I don't know They want you at the yard
Listen, Jang-Duk
I received another letter from the Ministry of Medical Edu.
This time, they want you as a royal physician...
at the King's court pharmacy
Who cares. I still don't want to go
Of course I prefer to have someone skilled like you at my office...
but what excuse can I give this time?
Just tell them I have a terminal disease
A terminal disease? You really don't want to go, eh?
Right. I just want to live like this under your supervision, sir
So you might as well tell them I died
Listen to you...
It's not like the first time...
OK, if that's what you want I'll take care of it...
I can't understand her...
That's for me, isn't it?
Excuse me. How can the court ask for her?
I told you she's very well-known around here
The best in Chosun for boils, rashes and also for toothaches!
She knows how to treat people using centipedes, snakes & scorpions
Then they call for her because rumors spread even to the court?
It's different now, but the court normally takes good physicians...
to train them and if they aren't good, they're sent back to regional offices
Really?
Yes! Jang-Duk received training in the palace, too...
and she was so good, they tried to keep her there...
but she came to Jeju saying, she's not the "palace type"
With a personality like that, it'd be hard to stay in the palace
Sir! Sir!
I finally... finally...
have hope to return to the palace!
I'm going to be a physician I'll be a physician!