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Song Ja In.
Baek Yi Kang.
Baek Yi Kang!
- We would like another. - Please wait.
Chief Peddler Song is here.
(Episode 13)
Welcome.
I visited the Peddlers' Inn recently,
but they said you were not there.
Fine. Let me hurry and finish this.
My goodness. You must miss your daughter so much.
About the provincial army.
What about them?
At Hwangto-hyun,
they were utterly defeated.
Ja In...
Master...
Why are you here alone?
What if there are still soldiers of the provincial army left?
(Provincial army: An army that is affiliated to each province)
I do not need it.
Are you not happy about our great victory?
How do you feel?
I am...
a bit disturbed.
I thought I would be exhilarated.
Be strong.
You will be tortured by nightmares for a while.
General Nokdu.
Are you sure...
that Injeukcheon will come to us at the end of this road?
(Injeukcheon: An idea that claims that the people are the deities)
We must find it on our own,
now that the doors are open.
- Come on! - It is mine!
- Come on! - Please!
- Gosh. - Go away.
That is mine!
What are you doing? Cut it off.
She is alive.
Pick her up.
Put that down.
Song Ja In.
You both know each other, right?
I thought our rule was to free the prisoners.
That depends on who that prisoner is.
But she is a woman.
Do you not know who her father is?
Her father?
I thought you captured her because she is an army supplier.
Who is her father?
Song Bong Gil.
He is the Chief Peddler of Jeolla Province.
(Chief Peddler: A leader of the peddlers in a certain area)
He is a sly and cunning fox.
If she tries to do anything funny,
just kill her.
- Okay. - Okay.
Young Master Baek.
Thank you for coming back alive.
Thank you so much.
What in the world are you doing?
So...
are you okay?
Yes, thanks to you.
You must have been through a lot,
but life itself is already a painful journey.
It must have been harsh, but think of it as a learning experience.
I was able to learn something very valuable this time around.
And like you said,
it was very harsh.
You should go home and rest.
The provincial office will decide what to do with you.
The wedding date you fixed for us is coming up soon.
I will get ready for it wholeheartedly.
Getting married is a very important part of one's life.
Rebels are roaming around everywhere these days.
Do you really think it will be okay to have a wedding?
"Get rid of the current difficulty and make room for the new."
This chaos cannot be a good enough reason to stop my wedding.
You should go.
We will talk about it again once we deal with the chaos.
Are you really going to delay the wedding?
Goodness.
You should go home and ease your mind.
Okay, then.
You are all done for.
The Donhak members won.
Hey, catch him!
It is him! He is the leader!
- Catch him! - Go!
- Catch him! - Let us go!
- Hurry! - Go!
Ma'am! No, please...
Oh, gosh.
My goodness.
Why are you doing this to us?
What did we do wrong?
Do you think you did nothing wrong?
You think you did nothing wrong when you bled us dry?
Okay, I understand. Please calm down.
Let us talk things out.
Put that down first.
Honey!
- Father! - Honey!
Beat him up!
- Goodness! - Goodness, Father!
Father!
My goodness, stop it!
- Father! - Goodness, stop it! Honey!
Honey! Please stop!
Please stop it! Stop it!
- What was that? - What?
Yi Hyun.
You had your chance...
to take your anger out on him, so you should go now.
Are you trying to scare us with that matchlock?
Honey.
Get out.
Let us go!
My precious son.
My son. My son.
You are alive. You are alive.
Where is Yi Kang?
Were you not with him?
We were always together...
facing each other.
Then why did you not come with him?
Father, why are you suddenly being so naive?
What?
It is a battlefield.
Why would I have a pleasant talk while I am facing my enemy?
Honey, what is he saying?
That Man...
has become our enemy.
He is a Donghak member.
(Donghak member: A belittling term used to describe Donghak followers)
[VIU Ver] SBS E13 'The Nokdu Flower' "Yi Hyun Comes Back Home" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
You should have stayed in Jeonju.
Why did you bother coming to the battlefield?
Are you crazy about money?
Do you not know how scary the world is?
Did you become a rebel because you know how scary the world is?
I am not a rebel.
I am serving in the detached force of the loyal army...
to provide for the welfare of the people.
How is your hand?
It is bearable apart from the fact that these gloves are not great.
- Thank you for earlier. - What did I do?
I was actually afraid.
Until I saw you.
Were you only thankful?
Were you not going to run to hug me if not for the ropes?
It was just a joke to make you laugh.
To make you relax.
- Sure. - Sure?
I will hit you for sure if you make a joke again.
Come on. I have eyes and standards too.
I said no!
Loyal soldiers from Jinsan are here.
Jinsan?
Yes. Lots of their loyal soldiers...
were massacred by peddlers.
We just want to check. Why are you stopping us?
It must be Song Bong Gil's daughter then.
I said she is not.
Stop it and leave.
Yes.
Commander Choi said no one is allowed in there.
- Really? - Really.
If that is so,
I will just see her face.
Hey.
Would you recognize her?
Is her name written on her face?
I was born in Jinsan but I lived in Jeonju.
In the marketplace.
What are you doing?
Are your ears plugged up?
You were told to leave!
I cannot get through to you.
What?
Words are not getting me anywhere.
Why will this...
- Hang on. - Will you get it out?
Thanks.
I have been studying this.
"Two hawks of the east".
- The solar plexus, solar plexus. - The solar plexus, solar plexus.
- The uvula, uvula. - The uvula, uvula.
- The shin, shin. - The shin, shin.
- The calf, calf. - The calf, calf.
- The shoulder, shoulder. - The shoulder, shoulder.
Stop!
Did you have to yell at me in front of the boys?
Sorry, sorry. We were talking.
Anyway, so...
- So... - Yes, so...
If we were to argue here,
how would it make the lady feel?
It would make things awkward.
How awkward could it be? We would only get stabbed.
What if the person inside heard?
Come here.
Listen carefully.
The person in there is...
the general's this.
What?
The general is this tiny?
No.
The general's...
favorite lady.
Lady?
We had a rough time bringing her here.
It was a secret mission.
The general felt so lonely,
he missed her like crazy.
He is more tender than I thought.
Serving deity, I am transformed to follow the divine will.
Eternally not forgetting, I become aware of all.
Do you want to see her?
Before she takes a bath.
What for?
We won.
To celebrate...
My goodness.
Sliding in?
What are you saying?
Let us go on.
No, forget it. Say we saw her.
I really want to see her.
Leave it. Maybe next time.
We shall go. We are leaving.
- Just once? - You will see her?
- Yes. - We are leaving!
All right.
Come along. Walk. We shall leave.
I must stay.
Oh, right. You go on inside then.
Stop it!
Leave. Go.
Do not yell.
Take care. May you attain Buddhahood.
Did you see that?
You are quick-witted.
It was nothing.
"Attain Buddhahood" is temple talk.
What do Donghak followers say?
- You fool. - You lunatic.
My gosh.
Donghak is much more friendly.
- You fool. - You fool.
I knew it.
Very friendly.
It gets cold around dawn.
Don't move around and stay holed up.
It is nice to know someone, a minion he may be.
We don't have leaders and minions here.
We all speak our mind, eat, and sleep together.
People are all equal.
You are quite the loyal soldier now.
Why do you look at me like that? Do you hate me?
No. You look splendid.
For just a while.
Is my mother well?
If you are worried, come and get her.
I do not worry.
I worry more about Yi Hyun.
He was conscripted as a local soldier.
The poor thing.
He is to be married the day after tomorrow.
I doubt the wedding will happen.
What do you mean?
I was with him all along.
It was Lord Hwang that enlisted Young Master Baek...
into the conscripted army.
Do not kid me.
When Young Master Baek found out, he left the camp.
Do you mean that is the truth?
So find a way to get back alive.
Find your brother...
and get revenge.
Seok Ju.
Give me the table.
No. You stay still.
I came to eat with you.
Sit down.
Your maid says you often skip your meals.
I find it hard to eat these days.
Here.
Seok Ju.
I know how you feel.
But at times like this, you must be stronger.
(Geumo Sinhwa: A book of short stories written by Kim Si Seub)
The book of short stories by Kim Si Seub.
I heard it is quite fun.
You should read it too.
Once you start,
you will not have time even to relieve yourself.
Is it that fun?
Here.
This is the best story.
It is about an average scholar studying for the civil service exam,
and Lady Choi from a noble family.
It was as if...
I was reading about Yi Hyun and myself.
I cried so many times.
At the part where they marry despite their parents' objection...
Myung Sim.
Yes?
Do you...
like Yi Hyun that much?
Yes.
Lord Hwang postponed the wedding?
Yes. He wishes to wait until the revolt is quelled.
I feel anxious for some reason.
Do you think...
he was never interested in the marriage at all?
How did Father manage to stay calm?
I will go and complain.
Why would you do that?
He is a noble by name only.
The local soldiers could be summoned at any day.
My gosh.
Mother, even if he dies,
should he not die a married man?
Do not jinx him! No one will die!
Can you not yell at a man who almost died in battle?
A son-in-law is a son too.
- Are you all right? - What a joke.
Do you think Lord Hwang will call off the engagement?
I am not sure.
Who would know what the man is thinking?
Did you just say, "the man"?
Did I?
You must be very disappointed.
But do not worry. I will talk to him.
No.
Please leave this marriage up to me.
About Yi Kang...
Do you know the reason behind his becoming a Donghak member?
Do you really not know?
What do you mean?
I thought you knew.
You pushed him into that direction.
Yi Hyun...
Please give me some water.
Did you have a nightmare?
Sleep more.
You will be walking all day.
Have you been up all night?
I had something on my mind.
I should not have said that.
I thought it was only right to tell you.
No, you did the right thing.
Now, I have another reason...
other than my mother to win this battle.
Bring your gun and be on alert.
What is it?
The Joseon army has arrived in Jeolla Province.
(Joseon army: Governmental army of Joseon)
The Joseon army?
Hi.
- Hi. - Hi. Keep up the good work.
How did they descend from the mountain so quickly?
I heard that they traveled by water, not land.
They arrived ashore in Gunsan and are passing through Geumgu.
They are attempting to take over Jeonju before we do.
They have outwitted us.
How many are they?
There are newly-recruited soldiers to protect the capital...
and those from Ganghwa Island.
There are 1,000 men.
Is that it?
They may be outnumbered, but they have enough firepower.
They are armed with Western firearms, cannons,
and even machine guns.
Machine guns?
We need to watch out for their machine guns.
If we are unlucky,
we will be exterminated.
Will we be able to take down their Jeonju Castle?
Fighting in their turf will never bring us victory.
We need to lure them out.
(Hwangryongchon, Jangseong)
- How are you managing in here? - I am doing fine.
Since we are both going to Jeonju, I will go with you.
We have decided to go down south.
Are you allowed to persecute an innocent civilian like this?
An army supplier is not an innocent civilian.
What do you mean?
You take from the soldiers who may die anytime.
You are a privileged merchant.
And I am certain that you gained that privilege...
through bribes.
You should be ashamed.
Privilege is also a right.
Am I a sinner for exercising my rights?
Privilege is power, not a right.
In addition to monopoly rights,
a peddler has many privileges.
You must know well.
If peddlers are that powerful,
why are they dragged out into the battlefields to get killed?
They volunteered.
They want to maintain their petty rights.
They want to make a contribution and receive a new privilege.
Listening to you makes me even sadder...
about our defeat in Hwangto-hyun.
Do not be.
We will ultimately eliminate the peddlers' rights.
And the Peddlers' Inn will be destroyed as well.
Only then, you will finally become...
an innocent civilian.
What will you do with me?
There is something we need.
It is something your father is more than capable of acquiring.
You will take me hostage...
and demand a ransom?
We are just trying to make a deal with you as our collateral.
As you may know, there is no trust...
between us and your father.
Let us say I agree to it.
Will there even be a negotiator?
I have many brave men.
And one of them is someone you know well,
Baek Yi Kang.
(Jeonju)
- Pass! - Thank you.
"Shin Byung Soo"?
Is that your son?
Yes.
- What? - This is unbelievable.
You must have been a kid when you had him.
My goodness.
Everyone is so surprised.
Let me just say...
that my wife and I became mature quite early.
Is that not right?
I am embarrassed.
What are you doing? Where are your manners?
How do you do?
I am jealous.
I hope I get married soon.
- You should. - Yes, I should.
Let them through. Pass!
Let us go.
They are impossible to work with.
"I am embarrassed." "How do you do?"
They are terrible at acting.
- Thank you. - Lady!
Let us go.
That is Jeonju Hostel.
Let us go around that way.
(Jeonju Hostel)
Mother.
I need to be on my way.
Did it hit the target?
Yes.
Baek. Baek!
What is wrong?
(Episode 14 will air shortly.)
What is wrong?
(Episode 14)
Bong Gil.
(Jeolla Province's Peddlers' Inn, Jeonju)
A message from the Donghak members.
That little brat.
Now I know he is at least alive.
What are you going to do?
When someone is willing to buy,
a merchant shall sell.
That brat.
If you want to live, after pretending for a while,
come to Jeonju Hostel.
You want to meet your mother again, do you not?
Why did you not at least say hello?
To that lady, I mean.
She is your mother, is she not?
She looked just like you.
What is the point of saying hello?
It is just...
Is your mother...
still alive?
I am sure she and my father are doing well up there.
She would cook the animals Father hunted...
and share them with him.
I am sorry.
There is no need to be.
My father was a hunter.
He would hunt tigers like they were rabbits.
Still, he let the aristocrats prey on him.
It was Lord Hwang that enlisted Young Master Baek...
into the conscripted army.
Beo Dul.
We will...
hunt the aristocrats.
Sure.
I am going to sleep.
When Young Master Baek found out, he left the camp.
Oh, my. This is heavy.
Thank you.
How are you all doing?
Oh, my. Hello.
Goodness.
Master Choi.
You little brat, what should I do with you?
The general is paying you the market price.
He wants the deal to be fair.
Please thank him for me.
Also, if you want to sleep well at night,
do not tell anyone about what happened today.
We are in the same boat now.
By the way, what do you need...
that for?
Why do you want to know?
Well, I am just curious.
How would I know what is on the general's mind?
Boss! Boss!
You are back. Thank you.
Boss.
- We have a problem. - What is it?
That Man has run away.
You guys go on. I will catch up.
That crazy idiot.
Jeonju is that way.
I am sure he wants to meet Young Master.
From Lord Hwang enlisting Young Master Baek...
to Young Master Baek disappearing from the camp,
I told him everything.
- So what? - What do you mean?
He is accused of murder. What will happen to him if he gets caught?
He will be beheaded.
I get it. Let us go to Jeonju now.
I have to stop by at Gobu first. Just for a short while.
I said, you cannot. Will you listen to me?
You only care about That Man?
- Do you know how your father is? - Master Choi.
Even if That Man is killed and cut into pieces,
it is his choice.
He is ready to take responsibility for his choice.
You being like this is belittling him.
I understand how you feel,
but you have to trust him.
Well then,
let us go to Jeonju.
What do you suggest we do?
We know where he is. We cannot just leave him behind.
You want to go find him when he ran away?
What kind of army is that generous?
To be exact, he did not run away.
He said he would catch up...
Exactly. He told us to go on.
Whether or not he catches up with us...
How cold-hearted.
It was for his little brother. Do you not feel sorry for him?
That brat...
Boss.
He is our comrade no matter what.
I will go find him.
Not you.
We need you here if something happens.
Let me go then.
Good. You could disguise yourself again.
Make your face look all pretty.
It is too dangerous for her to go alone.
She needs a good-looking man next to her. Let me go with her.
I look way too good.
I need no disguise.
- Beon Gae. - Yes?
Do you know your way around Gobu?
What is this now?
Boss. Oh, my.
- Boss! - You recognize me?
Impressive.
I am not your boss anymore. I am just a private.
My goodness.
I cannot breathe. Stop it.
Where have you been this whole time?
Do you know how worried I have been?
Is Yi Hyun back?
Young Master Baek. Boss.
Yi Hyun.
Yi Kang.
Lady Song told me...
Lord Hwang enlisted you...
to stop you from getting married.
What are you doing now?
You still want to get married?
I should.
It is a promise between the two families...
and a promise between Lady Hwang and me.
Give that to me.
I cannot.
People might see you.
You have to go.
I promised you...
I would carry your wedding gift box.
Buy the wedding gift box!
Move out of the way!
The wedding gift box is here!
Buy the wedding gift box!
The wedding gift box is here!
The Donghak members changed their course and have gone south.
They are planning to lure the Joseon army.
In order to protect our people,
we, scholars, and the natives have created a people's army.
A people's army?
(People's Army: An Army formed by the aristocrats)
We would like you to be our leader.
Buy the wedding gift box!
Move out of the way!
- What is that? - The wedding gift box is here!
Buy the wedding gift box!
I said, buy the wedding gift box!
Buy the wedding gift box!
What is this noise?
Young Master Baek.
What are you doing?
Answer me this instant!
Tomorrow is our wedding day.
All right, then.
Come in.
You should go now.
Thank you.
Did I not say that we would discuss the marriage...
once everything had settled down?
- Yes, you did. - So why are you doing this?
You did say that,
but I never agreed to it.
What a rude...
Take that away.
Please take a look.
Why is Official Hong's identity tag in your possession?
Where is he right now?
I will bury what you had ordered him...
to do.
So please buy the wedding gift box.
Leave.
I will take it to my grave.
I said, leave!
Please buy the wedding gift box,
teacher.
Seok Ju, why are you doing this? Please calm down.
That's right. It was me.
I am the one responsible for enlisting you...
as a local soldier.
I hoped you would die on the battlefield.
I wanted this wedding with your crude family to fall through.
I desperately prayed for it.
I had given you...
a chance to continue on with this wedding.
You can curse me forever.
I will welcome it.
Now, leave.
The wedding is off.
Seok Ju!
Lord Hwang.
You will reap what you sow.
How dare you talk like that?
- Let us take him outside! - Let us!
Let us beat him!
- How dare you? - He must be beaten!
How dare you look down on an aristocrat?
How dare you?
How dare a middle class be so shameless?
You deserve to be killed for dishonoring your teacher.
But due to the time...
you have spent together, he said he will only expel you.
You must never forget his mercy.
- Let us go. - What a disgusting brute.
[VIU Ver] SBS E14 'The Nokdu Flower' "The Day Before the Wedding" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
Have you been waiting for me?
You should not have.
Let us go.
You do not think anything has happened to Yi Kang, do you?
Do not worry.
The most useless worry you can have is worrying about his well-being.
He is fine.
By the way,
I am sorry I could not keep my word.
What word?
I made a promise when we built that hostel.
That I would not act like a geezer.
That is okay.
I am the keeper of our inn.
But I let my compassion cloud my judgment.
You did the right thing.
Lady Song.
It was not that your compassion clouded your judgment.
You have just matured.
It is love. Love.
Do not hit me. Or else, I will hit back.
Baek Yi Kang!
First, put that down.
My, my. It looks quite expensive.
Hand it over before I kill him.
Leave before I kill you.
What? Why are you here?
What do you think?
Thank her. I was not planning to return to Gobu.
Let us go before things get out of hand.
Please wait.
Before he leaves,
I would like to serve him some home-cooked food.
Home-cooked food?
I beg of you.
Here.
This is all I could prepare.
Eat up, That Man.
I heard most of the servants fled.
Why did you remain?
A loyal wife does not serve two husbands.
Is everyone asleep?
Yes.
So eat in peace.
Let us eat quickly and leave.
Yi Kang.
Why did you not stay in the main house?
I have something urgent to say.
Now?
It will not take long.
Okay then.
Is it really okay to do this?
Why are you not eating? Eat up.
When will we next get home-cooked food?
What?
Gosh.
Father is not what he used to be.
He knows you joined the Donghak members.
He does not show it, but he seemed very shocked.
If that is what this is about, I am leaving.
Yi Kang.
It will be hard, I know,
but try to get through it.
We will soon punish the nobles...
and create a better world.
Do you think the Donghak people can fight and beat the government?
Did you not see the Hwangto-hyun battle?
General Nokdu said that...
we are the roots of the nation.
We are not fighting the government.
We are fighting those who ruined it.
So we will win.
An army came down from Hanyang.
- I know. - They are...
not like the old-fashioned provincial army.
In Japan, I saw the full might of...
Western weapons and a newly-fashioned army.
The Donghak mob will lose,
and you will die.
Ten strong men...
cannot defeat one man fighting for his life with fury.
But then...
you have never fought to know.
Come home.
Hong Ga who was supposed to take office has disappeared.
You can be that official.
Is something clouding your judgment?
How can I become an official when I am a Donghak member?
On top of that, I am a murderer.
I can...
clear your name through a trial.
And you can...
renounce the Donghak belief.
(To renounce: To change beliefs)
With a trophy...
that would please the district magistrate.
A trophy?
The two Donghak members eating in the room.
What happened?
Wake up. Wake up.
What is this? Oh, no.
They were given mihonsan. Do not be too worried.
(Mihonsan: A sedative)
A Mauser?
I get to see something this grand thanks to a Donghak member?
Are you out of your mind?
I will raise up our family again.
- With you. - That is nonsense.
Father said this often.
"In this world, if you do not eat, you be eaten."
I regarded it as nonsense, but it was the truth.
Hwang Seok Ju taught me that.
Is that not a true teacher?
Ask for forgiveness when they awake.
They are good kids.
They will not get revenge.
It is too late.
The army will have heard that we got two members alive.
- Yi Hyun! - You just have to turn a blind eye.
I did not know this, but everyone does that, so...
I will do the same.
You should...
come back to your family.
(The Nokdu Flower)
Will you just admit it?
The Baek family you dreamed of is a failure.
If you wish to kill, kill someone bigger than Seok Ju.
That is a true loyal soldier.
The provincial office is summoning the stragglers.
Should you not join them?
Do you still think you were right?
I know only two things.
One is revenge. Utter revenge.
Let us go.
To Jeonju Castle!