Original subtitles

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!