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(This drama is a work of fiction.)

(All characters, organizations,
and events in this drama are fictitious.)

(Scenes with child actors
followed production guidelines.)

(Free supply of premium fertilizer)

(Mat Story win-win partnership,
Free supply of premium fertilizer)

(Free supply of premium fertilizer)

Yeonri-ri residents.
Mat Story is giving away...

premium fertilizer for free.

Please come quickly and pick it up.

Yes, it's free. Take as much as you like.

Yes, please come.

Sign right here.

Yes.

Please come.

Please come. This way.

Yes, right here.

Just sign here and take them.

Please take them.

(Free fertilizer distribution list
for Yeonri-ri branch)

Thank you.

Yes, take as much as you want.

Free fertilizer...

directly provided by Manager Seong Tae Hun
of Mat Story.

Come and get it.

You came.

Right here.

Here are your names.
Deok Rae, Ok Rae, and Mak Rae.

Thank you.

No, I'm the one who should be grateful.
You're here.

- Is it really okay to take this?
- Yes, it's fine.

Have faith.

Trust your village chief and take it.

You're here.

Did you make kimchi?

Do you not use fermented seafood?

Please sign here.

Seong Tae Hun.

Make sure you do this right.

If you betray us again...

or our cabbages die
because of that fertilizer,

I won't forgive you.

Take two.

It's okay.

Take as much as you want.

Don't worry about anything,

Chief.

If this goes wrong, you might end up
becoming the fertilizer yourself.

That almost sounds like...

you're saying you trust me.

Everyone in Yeonri-ri showed up
because they all trust you.

I still don't trust Mat Story.

But...

I'm willing to trust you, Tae Hun.

I'm scared of the saying,

"You reap what you sow."

If I plant evil in someone's heart,

a knife will grow there.

And that knife will eventually stab me.

Just as a farmer must not deceive
the land,

a person must not deceive another.

What sprouts from that heart...

Whether it grows into good fruit...

or rots and stinks...

It'll all be up to you now, okay?

(EP 9)

(You Reap What You Sow,
and Anxiety Doubles When Buried)

Did you all bring seeds from home?

Yes.

Then plant them nicely in a pot...

and write your name on a tag.

Okay.

You can plant these.

But they are yours.

What's yours and mine?

We'll plant them together.

Really? Thanks.

How's it going?

Go scoop some soil from the back
for your pots.

Okay.

Don't take too much though.

Do you want some seeds?

What was your name again?

Wu Ju. Han Wu Ju.

Wu Ju. It's written here.

Well, my name is...

Seong Ji Sang.

I know.

So you remembered my name.

What are you doing?

What?

Just getting water.

Seong Tae Hun, be sure
to handle that fertilizer right.

I'll be watching you like a hawk.

Ji Cheon.

Bo Mi.

I'm sorry.

I've caused trouble for you
and your family too.

It's a bit uncomfortable, right?

No.

Your mother is doing well with us,
so don't worry too much.

Right. I have something for you.

One second.

What's this?

Ta da.

They look like matchsticks.

These are marigold seeds.

It symbolizes happiness
that will surely come.

- Marigold?
- Yes.

Plant these seeds,

and believe that happiness
is coming your way too.

These seeds will protect you here.

I'll definitely plant them.

I'll water it every day and check on it.

As if they were you.

- Promise?
- Yes.

- You mean it?
- Yes.

(Yeonri-ri Village)

Plant these seeds,

and believe that happiness
is coming your way too.

Let's see.

Yeonri-ri no. 14, Go Ok Sun.

No. 15-2, Choi Cheol Gi.

No. 18-1.

Lee Hui Sang, Yeonri Jungang-gil no. 1.

Jang Pil Sun...

Jang...

Hello, Mr. Bae. This is Seong Tae Hun.

Mr. Seong. You've been working hard.

How are things in Yeonri-ri?

The response to the free fertilizer
distribution has been very positive.

People's perception...

of Mat Story has improved as well.

As expected of you, Mr. Seong.

Winning people over isn't easy,

but you're the best at it.

It's all thanks to your full support, sir.

You know, people's hearts...

It's hard to get past the threshold.

But once you're in, they stop questioning.

What do you mean by that?

If you need anything else, don't hesitate.

Budget, supplies...
I'll fully support you.

And be sure to organize
and submit the residents' list.

It's all needed for support.

Yes, I've stored it in the database.

I'll think more about additional
support measures...

and let you know later.

Good. I trust you.

I'll be in touch soon.

Just as a farmer must not deceive
the land,

a person must not deceive another.

What sprouts from that heart...
Whether it grows into good fruit...

or rots and stinks...

It'll all be up to you now, okay?

- What are you looking at?
- You scared me.

What are you up to?

Chief, you see...

If you came to see your partner, go on in.

No.

Don't lie. I can tell by your face
that you're worried.

I'll wait and see.

Come on.

My lovely Nam Hye Sun asked me
to give this to you.

She didn't have to...

Come with me. I'll deliver it myself.

Deliver?

Good night, honey.

I brought some side dishes.

So how about a drink?

I'm sorry. I don't really drink,

so there's no alcohol at home.

I see.

I figured that'd be the case.

Ta da.

Seon Ja, Dong Sik, and others...

stopped by to give me food for the kids.

Even the three sisters came by.

They brought a ton again today
to thank me for the fertilizer.

I can tell that Pil Sun brought
the stir-fried anchovies.

This is how she fries them,

even though her teeth are weak.

And this...

Hui Sang's father brought it.

He always picks the peppers this way.

It's salty.

Just like his personality.

Wow. I'm amazed.

You recognize whose they are
even without name tags.

These are name tags themselves.

This kimchi was made from young radish...

that got hit by hail last year...

and were full of holes.

Her husband has a bad back,

so they couldn't harvest
the radishes on time.

All these dishes have stories behind them.

That's how it is in Yeonri-ri.

Just by looking at a single dish,

you can tell how much it rained that year,

or who's been sick.

They live with their lives laid bare
like this,

so how could I possibly turn
my back on them?

The same goes for you now.

Now that you've eaten this food,

you've taken a piece of everyone
in Yeonri-ri.

You got that?

Yes.

This is really nice.

A few years ago,

my Hye Sun got cancer.

What?

When I was told that my wife might die,

everything went dark.

'How can I live without my Hye Sun?'

That thought made me want to die.

After a few years,

she fully recovered.

Then I felt like I could live again.

That's a relief.

After surviving something like that,
we never fight anymore.

There's not enough time,
even just to love.

What about when you don't understand her?

Honestly, that happens to me a lot.

My wife says she suddenly
came back to Korea...

because of Ji Sang.

But I really don't understand.

I feel like she's hiding something
from me.

Seong Tae Hun.

Do you think your wife
fully understands you?

Trying to understand her
is a contradiction itself.

Then what am I supposed to do?

Understanding is done with your head,

and love is done with your heart.

Who in the world...

loves with their head?

With my heart.

You should...

take your wife home now.

My wife and I are forced to live apart...

because of you two.

I've been sleeping alone
in the living room,

so my back is killing me.

I'm sorry, Chief.

Goodbye. Don't cry.

I won't.

- Bye.
- Be safe.

Ma'am. What are you doing here
at this hour?

This is yours, right?

This...

It's my wife's. Where did you find it?

Mak Rae thought...

it was her youngest's stroller
and brought it home.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you. Bye.

Goodness.

Honey.

Is this all you took with you?

At least,

you took the kids' pictures, Cho Mi Ryeo.

This...

This...

Yes?

You're not going to bed?

I should.

Isn't that Mom's medication?

Is it okay if she doesn't take it
for a few days?

It's not something she has to take
every single day.

I learned that...

panic disorder isn't caused
because the body is sick.

It's a signal...

that the mind can't hold on any longer.

A signal that the mind can't
hold on anymore.

Your mom...

What do you think was so hard for her?

What was she enduring...

all by herself?

(Yeonri-ri)

What's that?

What is this? It's not snow.

What is this?

My goodness. What is this?

Chlorophyll levels are uniform.

Moisture is fine.

(Soil condition report)

Good.

Are you in there, Tae Hun?

Are you there? Tae Hun.

Come out to the field.

Why?

- What is it?
- Come out here.

What are you doing?

It's happening here too.

What are we going to do about this?

- What is this?
- I thought it was just my field.

But it's everywhere.

Goodness.

Look at this.

Goodness.

I've been farming cabbage for years,

but I've never seen or heard
anything like this.

At this rate, we can't even
use fertilizer, let alone grow cabbage.

You mean, all the other fields
are like this too?

Goodness.

Chief.

There you are.

I have a huge problem.

The soil has gone bad.

What am I going to do?

Goodness.

We must come up with a plan.

Come on.

This isn't the time to just sit around
in the village hall.

Even Yong Cheol's field down there...

has turned white.

I've...

never seen anything like this
in my life.

I thought someone dumped sugar
all over the ground...

and almost tasted it.

Who knew this could happen?

This is horrible.

I'll speak.

Instead of sitting around like this,

let's call the county office and get
a disinfection team out here.

Yes.

We must spray something strong...

to kill all that white stuff, right?

- I'll give them a call.
- Yes, do that.

I know who to call.

No.

You can't call the disinfection team.

Why not?

If there are pests,
we must spray something.

We can't just sit around and watch.

If we spray chemicals without knowing
what that is,

we'll kill all the beneficial microbes
in the soil too.

Then the fields in Yeonri-ri
could become dead soil...

where nothing will grow again.

Then what are we supposed to do?

That white stuff is eating the soil away.

Should we just sit here and pray?

Do you have any real solution?

- Do you?
- Do you?

Do you?

I guess not.

Chief, we're going to the county office.

Let's go.

Let's go.

We have to go.

But...

These fields are their livelihood.

I get what you're saying,

but those people can't see straight
right now.

I'll...

try to resolve this.

What are you going to do?
Inspect it with a magnifying glass?

I'll figure something out somehow.

So please buy me some time...

and stop them from calling
the disinfection team.

If I can buy you some time,

can you figure out...

what caused this?

I'll be sure...

to restore those fields.

(Kang Man Gap)

(Kang Man Gap)

I don't know what you are,

but I'm Seong Tae Hun.

The god of research.

(Go Ok Sun)

The embodiment of persistence and grit.

(Jang Pil Sun)

I've got pride in my life as a researcher.

Just you watch.
I'll get to the bottom of it.

(Seong Ji Sang's, don't touch)

Hey, Wu Ju.

What's going on? That's my pot.

I know.

Look. Yours is the only one that's green.

I think you have a knack for farming.

Do I?

I'm good with shovels too.

You are?

I think farmers are the coolest
in the world.

Really?

You like farmers?

Totally.

They grow all kinds of things
from empty land.

Like magic.

Like magic.

Magic...

Like magic.

Can I post this on Instagram?

Yes, of course.

Then...

can you give me your ID?

(Follow)

(Following)

Here.

Thanks.

Have a good break.

You're leaving? Okay.

Bye.

Wait up.

Wu Ju.

(Cafeteria)

Bo Mi.

What are you doing during break?

I have to go
to weekly training sessions...

and develop new menu items.

I have a lot to do.

The marigold seeds you gave me...

I planted them in a pot.

Already?

Yes.

I kept it inside
because it may get too cold.

But when I left, I put it in the backyard,

so it can get sunlight.

I want it to grow quickly.

What's the rush?

Just because you plant it,
doesn't mean it'll grow right away.

I've always been interested in plants,

but I've never actually grown one.

So...

I keep wondering if I watered it too much,

or if there is something wrong
with the soil.

I keep checking on it.

It feels like...

studying for a test with no answers.

How is soil anything like studying?

Don't worry. Just trust it and wait.

Then it'll grow in its own time.

I'm sure of it.

All right. I'll try to be patient.

Okay.

Are you...

still afraid of knives?

Honestly,

I get scared every time I hold a knife.

I'm afraid I'll mess something up again.

It's all right.

This knife is a kind one.

A knife can be kind?

Yes.

Yes. You must use it to cook food.

And food saves people.

Saves people?

Well...

Surgery isn't the only way to save people.

A warm meal can save someone...

and give people the strength
to live another day.

So in a way,

what we do is really meaningful.

You're good.

Would it be okay...

to go to Mak Rae's place
to get my suitcase back?

Why? Are you uncomfortable here?

I just feel bad staying here and imposing.

Don't be.

Even if you stayed here for a year,
it'd be fine.

Your kids have their father, right?

Right?

Yes, of course.

Yes.

I'm home.

You're home?

Would you like some dumplings?

They were just freshly steamed.

Dumplings?

- Dumplings?
- Dumplings.

School's on break starting today.

So while cleaning up the cafeteria,
we had some ingredients left.

Do you not like dumplings?

I do like them.

Then try some.

Yes.

Try some.

Okay.

It's good.

Who made these?

These definitely don't look like
you made them.

They taste different too.

Well...

I made them with Ji Cheon.

What?

Is that so?

Yes. He said he always wanted
to try making dumplings.

Ji Cheon made dumplings?

But what did you put in them?

They taste different from the ones
you usually make.

Ji Cheon suggested that instead of
just chives,

we should add some bell peppers too.

Lightly stir-fried.

He comes up with ideas like this
very often.

He knows his stuff.

What?

That punk.

Did he quit med school
just to make dumplings?

And why is it so annoyingly good?

Unbelievable.

Anyway, did Ji Sang and Ji Gu
finish the semester well?

Goodness.

Come out now. You should eat dinner.

By the way,

I heard Bo Mi studied food and nutrition.

Yes, she did.

She even graduated top of her department.

Don't you feel like it's a waste?

Of course I do.

We fought so much over it.

I told her to go out into the big world
and really make something of herself.

But this girl...

made her own decision
and stood her ground.

How could I possibly win against that?

But shouldn't you win at least once,

for her sake, so she can live better?
You're her mom.

Just because I'm her mom,

does that mean I have
the blueprint of her life?

I tried everything too.

"Listen to me. Do it my way."

But in the end,

Bo Mi felt suffocated,

and I was rotting away inside too.

Don't think of them as your kids.

Think of them as boarders.
It's easier that way.

- Boarders?
- Yes.

Someone who lives under your roof,

but you have no control over.

You treat them like valued guests,

but don't tell them...

how to live their lives.

Come on. Let's go eat.

Let's eat.

But he's my son.

Forget it.

Mat Story research lab.

Hello. This is Manager Seong Tae Hun
from the Yeonri-ri branch.

I'd like to send a few samples...

and request a detailed analysis
using headquarters' equipment.

From Yeonri-ri?
Are these seedling samples?

No. This is an unidentified fungus...

spreading across the soil in Yeonri-ri.

I'll include soil samples
from the origin point...

I sent you a little gift.

A gift?

Mr. Choi.

The sample analysis report.

What is this?

What's this?

This is ridiculous.

Mr. Seong Tae Hun?

Yes? Never mind.

Now that I think about it,
there's something I must double-check.

I'll call you back later. Bye.

I can't leave this to headquarters.

I have to do it myself.

Me.

(National Agricultural Science
and Technology)

When will the results be ready?

Is there any way to speed it up?

It's like the whole village was given
a death sentence.

That's tough.

We'll do our best to find out
as quickly as possible.

Here you go.

Thank you.

(National Agricultural Science
and Technology)

(Receipt, soil analysis request received)

You're supposed to become a doctor.

So what is there for you to learn here?

Mom.

You said you're short-handed.

Ji Cheon is really capable...

and hardworking.

You stay out of this.

Can't he speak for himself?

I dropped out of med school,

and I want to find
what I'm actually good at.

Until then, I want to do whatever I can.

If you give me the chance, I'll work hard.

Goodness.

- Hello.
- Goodness.

I ran into the delivery driver out front.

They must be heavy.

- Bring them inside please.
- Okay.

You're so manly, Officer Park.

Iced Americano?

Yes, thank you.
With an extra shot, please.

Bo Mi.

You're here too, Ji Cheon.

I'll carry them.

Those hands are meant for studying.
You don't want to injure them.

I'm working here for a while.
Give them to me.

See? They're heavy, right?

I said I'd do it.

No. They're not that heavy.

Seong Ji Sang, fold your own clothes.

Ji Cheon, I grew this sprout myself.

Isn't it nice and green?

This one's yours too, right?

She said I did a good job.

That I've got a farmer's talent.

Who said that?

Wu Ju.

Han Wu Ju.

She's Wu Ju, and I'm Ji Sang.

It's destiny.

It's fate.

Magic.

This is really magic.

There's no other way to explain it.

Ji Cheon, I'm cold.

I'm cold.

You're cold?

I'm cold.

I turned up the heat already.

When is Mom coming back?

Soon. Hang in there.

That's what you always say.

I miss Mom.

Let's go to sleep now.

I'll come sleep next to you.

Seong Ji Sang. Come lie down next to him.

Come on.

I run hot,

so I hate people being too close to me.

It's cramped.

They're all the same.

(Fibrous ring, radial spread,
same soil depth)

It doesn't smell like fertilizer.

A virus?

A fungus?

Why did this suddenly appear
across the entire village?

If we spray chemicals
without knowing what it is,

it could completely change
the soil environment.

But we can't just sit back and do nothing.

Abnormal soil conditions in winter.

(An invisible danger,
a warning of winter soil disease)

(It's invisible, but it is one of
the deadliest threats to farms.)

Where did this even start?

What's the cause?

The cause.

The surface temperature
is clearly below freezing.

But the organism is surviving?

What's the reason?

Let's check the ground temperature first.

Why is he digging
in the middle of the night?

Even ghosts would freeze
and run away in this cold.

It's cold out here.

What are you doing with a pickaxe
at this hour?

Well...

I thought it was strange...

that the fungus was spreading in winter,

so I'm checking the ground temperature
under the mulch first.

Why are you going this far?

I'm sure Mat Story didn't tell you
to do this.

I'm doing this as a resident of Yeonri-ri,

not as a Mat Story employee.

Go inside and rest. I'll do it.

No, I can do it.

I'll dig from here to there,

so get inside and warm up your hands.

You'll kill yourself digging like that.

I'm fine.

I've used a pickaxe in the army.

You said so yourself
that you're a resident of Yeonri-ri.

If a villager is digging all night,

how can I, the village chief,
sit and do nothing?

What kind of chief would I be?
I'd be useless.

You're so stubborn.

Your digging sounded so bad...

that I couldn't sleep.
That's why I came out.

Go ahead and dig then.

All right.

The soil won't turn over
because you're not doing it right.

It's frozen solid.

It's been ages since you went to the army.
Why are you still going on about it?

I'm sure you just pushed a pen around
or something.

You're so chatty.
I wish I could sew your mouth shut.

It's completely frozen solid.

My back.

I just want one day off.

Just one day.

I will rewrite the report.

Based on facts with reliable data.

Yes, of course.

Of course it should be written
based on facts.

Follow your convictions.

Yes.

I have my convictions.

If I don't do anything,

even if Yeonri-ri's cabbage
gets disqualified,

I'll have nothing to say.

Yes. I must get up.

Get up.

My back.

What are you doing? Making breakfast?

I cooked some soup last night.

We just need to heat it up.

Ji Gu has a pretty high fever right now.

I'm going to give him some porridge
and take him to the hospital.

Is it bad?

Yes. He was moaning all night,
asking for Mom.

He's been holding it in all this time.

Mom.

Mom.

He's burning up.

Wake up. Ji Gu, wake up.

Wake up.

Ji Gu, wake up.

Wake up.

What do I do?

What do I do?

What do I do?

Ji Gu, don't cry.

- Don't go, Mom.
- Wake up.

Why did you go out at night
and put yourself through all that?

Be gentle.

If I left Tae Hun out there alone,

he would've frozen to death digging.

At your age, you should know
to take care of yourself.

The only one who really looks out for me
is my Hye Sun.

I love you.

Stop it.

That's gross.

By the way,

what are we going to do about
this problem in all these fields?

I don't have time to be sitting around
like this.

I should go out there.

- There you go again.
- Mom. Dad.

We have a problem.

- What is it?
- What's the problem?

Ji Gu is sick and has a fever.

What?

I...

Shouldn't we go too?

Mom.

Mom, don't go.

Ji Gu.

Take a bite of this.

- Then let's take your med.
- Just one bite.

Hang in there. I'm coming.

Mom.

Don't cry. Mommy's here.

Take one bite.

Ji Gu.

- Ji Gu.
- Honey.

- Are you okay? Come here, Ji Gu.
- Honey.

Mom.

Honey.

Mom.

Yes, Mommy's here.

Honey.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Ji Gu.

I'm sorry.

Here.

- Mom, it's cold.
- What?

Just for a little bit.

You'll feel better soon.

Ji Gu.

Let's take your med once more, Ji Gu.

No.

It'll make me drowsy.

If I fall asleep, you'll leave.

Mommy isn't going anywhere.

So let's take your med, okay?

Do you mean that?

Yes.

I'll be right here,

so let's take the medicine.

Ji Gu. She's staying, so take this.

Open up.

- Open.
- Open.

There you go.

Once more. Here.

Good.

Here.

Well...

Ji Gu's fever...

has definitely gone down.

Really?

What a relief.

After you came back home,

you see...

His breathing...

sounded different. It was strange.

Shall we sit for a bit?

Yes.

You see...

All this time,

I thought I was doing my best
in my own way.

'I'm their mom, so I have to be strong.

I shouldn't cause worry.'

But...

I think I was forcing it.

Even...

smiling...

I had to make an effort.

With you,

and with the kids...

I should act natural, right?

Why was I...

trying so hard,

even with my own family?

That's just how people live.

How can everything always feel natural?

But when I saw the chief's family,

it all felt so natural.

- Bo Mi, let's eat.
- Let's eat.

I'm starving.

I carried so many fertilizer bags.
My back is just...

Goodness.

Dad.

Everything looked so comfortable.

Hey, Im Bo Mi.

Why are you stuck to her
like melted taffy in summer?

Your mom must be hot. Move aside.

No.

Can't I do this? I just love Mom so much.

Without forcing anything,

they were laughing
and trusting each other.

That's how they were.

I believed that working hard at my job...

was the best thing I could do...

for my family.

But then I realized...

that I wasn't really part of my family.

I was just circling around outside it.

So...

I made you feel lonely.

You probably had to carry a lot
on your own.

I'm sorry.

I was only thinking about doing my best...

that I didn't see...

how much you were enduring.

Mom.

You're up?

How's Ji Gu?

I just checked in on him.
I think his fever is gone now.

Mom.

I still don't fully understand you.

You can think I'm narrow-minded
if you want.

That's just the kind of person I am.

That's not what I was trying to say.

I want to talk with you.

You...

started working at that cafe...

as soon as summer break began?

When you made that decision,

did you ever think about how I'd feel?

If you had truly considered what I said,

you wouldn't have made
that decision so easily.

I want to show you...

that I'm finding my own path.

Just a little...

Can you give me just a little time?

"It's okay. I understand."

I can't tell you those lies.

I'm not going to pretend to try either.

But...

I'll take some time.

So you should also think again...

about the choice you made.

So this is a report...

from the National Agricultural Science
and Technology?

It's a soil sample analysis report.

Let's open it.

I'm telling Mom.

Go ahead.

That tickles. Stop.

Is anyone home?

Ms. Cho Mi Ryeo.

Yes?

Is Ms. Cho Mi Ryeo home?

Registered mail delivery.

Okay.

Yes, that's me.

You are Ms. Cho Mi Ryeo, correct?

This is a special court delivery.

Please sign here.

From the court to me?

Yes, right here.

Here you go.

Goodbye.

You reap...

what you sow.

A lawsuit to recover a loan?

The simple truth of reaping
what you sow...

Why didn't I truly understand that
back then?

Where are you?

Pay me back, you wench.

You thought I wouldn't find you?

You thought hiding in some rural town
in Korea would keep me from finding you?

What's buried...

will eventually grow.

The deeper you try to bury it,

the more powerfully it grows.

(Cabbage Your Life)

The flower of youth is blooming in full.

It's out of my hands now.

You've grown attached now?

We're in the middle of developing
a new menu.

Do you really need to be this close?

Go home now. Hurry.

I'm your husband.

If anything gets too hard,

let me know everything, okay?

What am I going to do?

I never thought things would
get out of hand like this.

Didn't you hear that?

What are you doing here?

Have you noticed anything unusual...

around Yeonri-ri lately?

Why is this spreading only in Yeonri-ri?

What on earth is driving you?

Could that be it?

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