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[Episode 4]

Honey...

I'm here.

Should I... just live here with you?

- Father! - Father!

- Father! - Father!

Gil Hyun's Father.

Please wake up.

Gil Dong's Father.

If you sleep here, you'll freeze to death.

It must be cold for you.

Aren't you cold here alone?

The children are looking for you.

You should go now.

I don't want to.

I will stay here with you.

Later... let's be together for a long time.

Gil Hyun! Gil Dong!

Your father is here!

- Father! - Father!

- Father! - Father!

- Father! - Father!

Father!

- Father! - Father!

Father...

All right...

I should go.

[Rebel: Thief of the People]

You know, that Lord Jo's wife.

She must've been scared of something. She packed up everything

and ran away to her family.

She must've understood what I said.

What did you say to her?

Not much.

I just said that we should live with a kind heart.

"With a kind heart"...

These are the slave papers of your family and Eop San's family.

I will take care of the rest of your family registry.

Just a piece of paper...

Will you leave this town now?

Yes, I should leave.

Getting involved with you has brought me so many headaches.

I feel relieved now!

Nice.

What are you doing? Come on...

You were the only one in my entire life who has ever endeavored to hear me out.

I keep my promises.

I haven't forgotten my promise to you.

- Would you buy me? - He's crazy!

I heard you're the third generation in your family to be the administrator.

How long will you be the town's administrator?

Shouldn't you rise to the head of the town?

How dare you speak so carelessly as a servant!

Not all servants are the same.

I have the means to put you in the magistrate's seat.

I will put you in the highest seat in this town.

Hey!

You're here!

Hurry! This way.

What are you looking at?

That must be Mom. She's following us.

Let's go.

[Ikhwari]

This is Ikhwari!

What do you think? Doesn't it look like a great place to live?

It is cold here.

People ran away when they were forced to move from the southern three provinces.

Servants who ran away from their masters.

Fake monks, and any lowly people...

All kinds of people live here together.

In other words, the ones who were pushed to the end of their lives are here.

So what would they be afraid of?

Even the magistrate's office avoids dealing with people from Ikhwari.

That's why many of the former magistrates

ran away before their term was over.

Wow!

Wow, Choon Sim! It's been a while.

You've become really beautiful.

Hello, Choon Sim!

Yuck!

Wow!

[Ssang Bong Ja | Yong Gae]

A noble man doesn't do that at the table.

To blow on the hot food and make noise when you eat...

Only the lowly ones who didn't learn properly do that.

A noble man doesn't go back to eating the meal after drinking water.

What am I supposed to do then?

You wouldn't know, since you've never seen a noble man like me.

How nice.

[Hwaeng Pyun Soo | Se Geol] What's this nonsense?

Here, take your pick!

Wow, I'm having good luck and good money today...

- Here you go. - Make your bet!

How can you doze off during our sacred game?

Why are you getting upset?

Wow, what's with this luck today?

You scared me.

Buddha is watching.

[Gyo Mok Soo | Il Chung]

[Just Ggeut Soi]

- It should be Jang Cheon! - Ggeut Soi is right!

- It should be Geummalje! - Don't fight.

Jang Cheon or Geummalje, I have no idea what they're talking about.

- Don't butt in. - Am I some barley sack who can't speak?

Please! No need to talk further. It'll be Jang Cheon.

Well... should we have a drink?

Should we?

Why do you want to drink every day?

Let me see...

If we do take the goods from Geummalje, where would we run to?

Yong Gae, isn't it surrounded by mountains all around?

That's why it's great!

We can hide in the mountains for 10, 15 days as if we're dead.

Do you want to freeze to death in this cold weather?

Right, right. I can't stand the cold weather.

- The barley sack should be quiet! - Hey, mind your manners!

Who are you telling to be quiet?

Why don't we stop with petty theft now?

How about doing some trades ourselves?

What do you mean?

Let's not steal food like mice.

Why don't we try selling some goods to the envoys from Ming?

Are you suggesting that we go across the border?

That makes no sense. Trade is not for everyone.

We should stick to what we know.

Make a living by doing what we know?

I heard your father was also a thief.

Why do you bring it up?

After your father got caught and died

you donated everything he left behind to a monk?

You should say "Venerable", not "monk".

What did the monk say?

Since your father stuck to what he knew all his life

he would rest in peace? Is that what the monk said?

I'll kill you!

What are you doing?

Why me? I didn't do anything!

How long can we get by with petty theft?

Do you think I like it? It's dangerous.

We don't need to cross the border.

There is a small island about two hours away by boat.

We can meet up with the dealers from Ming there.

More than anything, it's different from theft.

It's proper business.

For the rich, they can never have enough silk.

Textile? You mean, silk?

But the law limits who can use silk.

That's why the price you decide becomes the selling price.

Just wait and see about silk.

People would buy silk from Ming regardless of how expensive it is.

Then what would we sell?

That's black hemp fabric.

Yes, black hemp fabric.

The king of Ming goes crazy over black hemp fabric from Joseon.

What happens when the king goes crazy over it?

The ones below him love it, too.

That's right.

I'll pay for the supplies to make black hemp fabric.

Tell the women to stop trying to catch the animals.

They should instead hold the loom.

"Ji" for knowledge.

You don't understand anything, do you?

I don't either!

- Stop! - No, no! This won't do!

Not even close with this money!

Give me that.

Eat up. Let's go!

Yes, you're good! Yes! Yes!

Father!

Father! Father!

You're finally walking!

Father!

Father! Father!

Your father is busy. Go away.

Father...

Eo Ri Ni started walking.

Did you load everything?

- Let's go. - Start!

Stop stuffing yourself!

Hey, hey, hey!

Everyone, do your job.

- Are you catching shrimp? - Yes, yes.

Then why are you heading this way?

We have a special spot that we have in mind, so that's where we're headed.

Anyway, you're working so hard on this cold night...

but we don't have much to give you.

Bring some dried shrimp.

- Yong Gae? - Oh, yes.

Here you go.

Dried shrimp, here we go.

Here you go.

On a cold night like this, warm rice wine and dried shrimp are the best.

Don't go too far. It's cold.

Yes, sir.

You're sitting like you pooped yourself.

I almost did.

Wow, my pants feel wet.

Let's keep going.

- Don't do anything strange. - I got it.

Hey, what's that?

They're here.

They recognize us.

This is high quality.

Joseon is the only place that can make this detailed fabric.

That's why the black hemp fabric from Joseon is the best.

Would they like ours as well?

If they have an eye for it, they'll recognize it.

If they don't recognize it, we don't need to deal with them.

Now, you should show us what you have.

Wow...

You'll get it dirty!

The patterns are alive and moving around!

How many rolls of cotton would this be?

10 rolls of black hemp fabric equal 70 sacks of beans.

Since we gave them 20 rolls of black hemp fabric...

Now, 70, 140, 210, 280, 350--

So how much did we earn?

It depends on what we make of it, but at least 250 rolls of cotton.

Wow, 50 rolls of cotton became 250 rolls?

This is a trade with huge profit!

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Let's head back.

- Let's go! - All right!

- What's that now? - What?

That's a fishing boat, you idiot.

You got scared earlier, so you're scared again!

What are you doing?

No matter what they say, we're returning from catching shrimp.

What? What?

What's going on?

- What are you doing? - We worked so hard for this silk!

Are you returning from catching shrimp?

Yes.

Boss, look at the color!

Why is there black hemp fabric in a shrimp boat?

Do you wipe your butt with it?

Hey, did you think there were no owners on the sea?

Hey, look.

From here to over there is our boss's sea.

- Don't you see the line over there? - What line?

- That's nonsense! - Hey!

I can't see it! My eyes went rotten.

Look at you...

Boss, let's go!

Whatever you catch here, half of it belongs to my boss.

- Do you understand? - Yes. I understand!

Bye!

Let's go!

Take care!

Pull him out! Pull him out!

Pull it!

Pull it!

Wake up! Wake up!

Breathe!

What do we do... What do we do...

Father! Father!

- Father! - Heat up the room.

Yes, hurry up! Hurry!

What do we do...

Father...

Massage him! Massage him!

He's not breathing.

Please, Ah Mo Gae!

Father...

- You have to bring him back! - You can do it, right?

Father...

Father!

I... I will hold you.

- Father! - Ah Mo Gae!

What a relief.

That little kid...

Ah Mo Gae!

Are you Gil Dong?

Look at those eyes.

Why are you staring at me?

Uncle, don't hang out with my father anymore.

- What? - I didn't like you from the beginning.

If you weren't around, my father wouldn't fall into danger.

Let me see.

Hey, you little kid.

Hey, you think I caused your father to change?

If someone like your father was my father...

I wouldn't have become like this.

Yes, I wouldn't be what I am now.

How did they know to find us?

The inspection officers must've given them the information.

They have a connection to the magistrate's office.

They pretend to lose in stick games.

That's how they bribe the administrators.

Let me see...

What did I get?

[Five, Five]

[Four, Four]

Make a bet.

- I'll bet everything. - Fine! I'll also bet everything!

I have nine.

I have two of four.

[Two]

I have seven.

Why!

I'm so sorry...

I can't help it.

They're pirates on the national wanted list.

They brag about the reward assigned for catching them.

A reward?

If anyone catches them

a servant will get freedom and a commoner will earn a government post.

But who would even think about it?

Right, right. We're done with trades.

Next time, we'll lose our lives.

You were bragging about how strong you are!

And you can't even handle a few pirates?

It's not about strength.

The pirates have ties with the town's administrators.

What's the use of bragging how strong we are?

I'm going to cut off my beard, and make a brush for Gil Hyun.

I can't keep jumping into the water.

I should hurry up and bring him.

I'll put you in the highest seat of the town.

What crazy bastard...

I got eight.

Wow, congratulations.

[Nine] Thank you.

[Six, Three]

[Six, Six]

Should we go all out?

Two of six!

Abracadabra...

I have two of seven. Thank you.

- Are you all right? - Of course.

I have two of nine.

[Ten, Ten]

I have two of ten.

The sun is coming up now, and it's time to stop.

- Where are you going? - To my morning prayer.

This is for you.

Prayer? You're kidding me.

Hey, Monk!

What the?

Why are you gambling until dawn?

Stay still!

Do you know what kind of connections I have?

What's that?

What do you plan to do?

When the administrators find out, there will be a big ruckus!

If you get scared by administrators, we can bring in a magistrate.

Bring in a magistrate?

I must've lost my mind!

How could I dream of becoming a magistrate with my fate?

I shouldn't have believed him!

How would you put me in the highest seat of the town?

I got this talisman from a very spiritual shaman in Jiri Mountain.

If you keep this on, your fortune will turn in your favor--

Are you telling me to believe in the talisman and take the national exam?

If you don't want to, then don't.

No matter how good it is, if you don't want it, then you don't get it.

Wait!

Is it a really good shaman?

That's what I said.

I told everyone that I'd definitely pass the provisional exam...

How could I go back after embarrassing myself?

What? A shaman in Jiri Mountain?

I'm the crazy bastard for believing you.

Catch the criminal! Catch the criminal!

He is a pirate on the national wanted list!

Spare me!

If you keep this with you, your fortune will turn in your favor...

Step aside! The new magistrate's coming!

Step aside!

The magistrates who are sent here all look like it's the death for them.

But this one is making a big noise!

What kind of magistrate will this one be?

They're all the same. I'm sure there is nothing special about him.

Here comes the new magistrate!

Step aside! The new magistrate's coming!

Oh my! That's...

That's the administrator!

Step aside! The new magistrate's coming!

Step aside!

Wow, what nice weather.

Step aside!

Magistrate, may I pour you a drink?

Sure.

Magistrate...

It's very nice to hear.

Magistrate!

As you requested, I brought Jeok Seon Ah here.

The office is a bit old, isn't it?

Mice are making quite a lot of noise.

When I return this time, I'll add to the building repair cost.

But fishing is not going well.

Why? You can't catch enough fish?

I can catch fish...

but cats bite off everything, and there is nothing left.

Would you catch some cats for me?

Before I was assigned here, do you know how I made a living?

I was an administrator of three generations.

I know how low-level administrators make a good living with my eyes closed.

From what I heard, you pushed around poor fishermen

and made enough money to be used for borrowing horses.

That could never happen!

Then let me see the grain account book.

No way that you would keep two separate books

and profit from loaning the difference. Right?

Will you push around the fishermen again and take bribes from them?

Please! Take the dried shrimp!

I said never mind!

Let's go! Start the ship!

Come on! Dried shrimp is not heavy!

I'm feeling rejected.

Do you want to see me get fired?

I don't want it! Hurry up and let's go!

If you don't take this, I won't see you anymore.

Don't see me. Don't ever see me again!

If you ever try to give me that again...

I said, let's go!

Please take our dried shrimp!

Pack it in! Bring it in here!

It's such a beautiful color.

Let us rent out this place for a day.

Here! This is the expensive cotton!

- We are ten people. - Take the guests in.

They are making a lot of noise.

Aren't they?

I heard they're from Ikhwari.

Isn't Ikhwari where runaway criminals live?

They don't farm, so how did they make money to have fun like that?

They're hooligans, I heard.

Why isn't the king taking them away?

Are they that bad?

No need to even talk about it!

Everyone carries a blade or a whip.

If they get upset even a bit, they slice everything in sight.

My goodness, they're so brutal!

Come on, hurry up!

Let's keep quiet.

They told me we're the most brutal ones.

What?

What did we ever do to them?

Hey, sit down!

They are lucky!

By the way, why isn't Ggeut Soi coming?

He'll be here soon.

- I'm here! - Hey!

If you take us in, we'll earn our keep.

How will you earn your keep?

Just tell us.

We'll punch anyone you tell us to.

We'll steal anything you tell us to.

Goodness, you speak in a brutal manner.

We need friends to hang out with and have drinks together.

Once you become our friends

of course we'll take care of our brothers to make a living.

- "Brothers"? - Yes, brothers.

Who is the eldest brother among you?

I'm the eldest brother.

- Take out your identification! - You have identification?

- Identification... - Identification!

You got one?

Stories of everyone who gathered here are obvious even without asking about it.

But you're still alive, not dead.

It must be because it's still better to be alive in a swamp than to be dead.

We're not alone anymore.

I'll make sure no one touches Ah Mo Gae's people.

Ah Mo Gae's family, friends...

No one will touch even a hair of Ah Mo Gae's dog!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

Now!

If one man earns something, we will share it.

If one man has a fight, we'll fight together.

If one man dies, we will die together!

We will!

We will! We will!

Gil Hyun, I'm scared... that our father will die.

Why would our father die?

Uncle So Bu Ri told me that our father became a different man because of me.

What if Father dies because of me?

What are you talking about?

Elder.

Elder.

- Elder. - Elder.

"Elder"?

I know! I know it all, too!

It's all my fault.

Because I threw the mortar at the Young Master

Father brought Uncle So Bu Ri.

Because I threw the stone, Father got taken away.

Because I'm staying by Father's side, he's become a different man.

I know it too!

I didn't die. I survived.

My children also made it out alive.

Yes, I'm proud of you.

Now, I'm going to let Gil Hyun study and make him a government secretary.

And I'll find a martial arts teacher for Gil Dong and make him a commander.

To do that, we should have a family name.

From Ah Mo Gae, the servant of generations

there will be a government secretary and even a commander!

Gil Hyun, you're here.

This came from Ming.

This looks like nothing, but...

It's useful.

Do you want to try?

What are you doing?

This is an ink block that was owned by a man who passed the national exam.

If you use it, you would pass the exam too, right?

Right, right! Gil Hyun likes to study!

I do like studying...

but I won't take the exam.

The former servants who bought their freedom

can't rise to the minister position.

They're only given petty assignments.

I'd like to learn what you do, Father.

Here, here! Take your pick!

Smell it, touch it, and put it on!

Red ribbon on your silky hair!

You'll turn into a flower with the pearly powder.

You'll never forget the camellia oil once you see it once.

Here, here! Have a look!

Kid, you'll get it dirty. Go get your mother.

- I don't have a mom. - Then you can bring your father.

Go away! Don't bother me!

Take a look!

He's the second son of the Elder in Ikhwari.

The Elder of Ikhwari!

If you like anything, take it.

I hear your father is the Elder of Ikhwari?

Is it fun to go everywhere carrying this?

Yes, I get to see a lot of great things as I walk everywhere in Joseon.

Choose what you want.

And? You want this one, too?

Here.

Is that the only way you can have fun?

Father!

Did you see the peddler in the market?

I want to become a peddler, and travel the country later.

Gil Dong!

You should become a commander riding a horse with a big sword!

How would I become a commander?

I won't be a commander riding a horse.

I'll be a peddler.

Gil Dong, come here.

Here comes Gil Dong!

Gil Dong, come this way!

See how tight this is.

You can't see any holes.

I don't have enough to sell!

Where else would you find this?

Put it on the side like this. Get this one.

You should touch it and feel it. It's different from seeing it.

People don't recognize her when she puts this on.

I don't have enough of this to sell!

Is it fun?

Yes, it's really fun!

It's nice to be a peddler.

He gets to see a lot.

But, Gil Dong...

You are special.

You are a child warrior.

The child warrior who is born once in a hundred years in Joseon.

The king would kill the child warrior's father and mother.

You mean, that child warrior?

Gil Dong...

you can do whatever you want now.

I told you not to use your strength before.

And I told you to hide that you threw a stone at Jo's uncle.

But now--

You're the one who threw the stone.

Spare me! Spare me!

Gil Dong! Gil Dong!

Gil Dong!

You didn't throw the stone.

Father...

Father!

[After 12 years]

Father!

My Eo Ri Ni!

I told you to stay at home. Why did you come out?

This is yours.

This is for Gil Hyun.

And this...

Be careful! Watch out!

How much silver do we get these days?

When we burn one mal, we get five, or six nyang.

Gil Hyun!

There is a rumor going around...

they're waiting to see if they can get any crumbs.

- Eop San! - Eo Ri Ni!

Where is Gil Hyun?

He's over there.

Gil Hyun! Here.

When is Gil Dong coming back?

When is he coming back?

Eo Ri Ni, it's dangerous in here. Go outside.

Go outside.

Gil Dong!

If you don't come soon, Father's neck will fall off!

Gil Dong!

Is he that good?

Yes, my lady. I hear he'll change everything for you if he decides to.

If you can get his goods, single ladies get married.

And the women without children can get pregnant.

How could a mere peddler do such magic?

That's why he's not called just a peddler.

He's called a wicked peddler.

My lady.

That's how Lady So Yu of Lord Park became that way.

And the lady of Lord Song turned out that way.

By the way, what's his name?

That wicked peddler's name is...

Gil Dong. His name is Gil Dong.

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[Rebel: Thief of the People]

I heard he's very persistent.

Because of what you've done, he'll definitely take revenge, Father.

What happened to the one you were supposed to introduce me to?

He's still of royal blood! Who knows if something good will come out of it?

Who do you have in mind?

The king. I'd like to make him my man.

How can you say that to Father?

Father, please leave Ikhwari.