The Nokdu Flower (녹두꽃)

During the late 19th century,

Joseon was slowly deteriorating due to the Japanese influence...

and the corruption of the authority.

The corrupt provincial officials...

neglected the affairs of the state...

and ruled in corruption and exploitation habitually.

The moans of the people in distress swept across the nation.

The people complained...

that the living yearned for the fate of the dead.

He... He is... He is here!

Who are you talking about? - Who?

That Man?

That... That Man from the Baek family is here!

What? - Oh, no!

What should we do? - Run away!

My goodness.

Goodness.

Look at you.

Make way!

Boss, rumor has it, he is the leader of Donghak.

Will you be okay?

Let us go.

Let us go!

Let us go! - Let us go!

Hey, Jeon Bong Jun.

Stand up.

Are you deaf?

I said, stand up!

Did you not hear him?

Must I slice your wrist for you to listen?

Chul Du!

It would be best for you to stop there.

Or else, it will be your wrist next.

Get up. - What did you say?

Get up.

Shut it.

I said, shut your mouth!

When you are speaking to an elder, you must mind your manners.

Do not forget that.

My goodness!

Chul Du! Are you all right?

Do not worry! Your hand is still there!

My goodness!

Look at how frightened he is.

Hey, Jeon Bong Jun.

Are you...

a follower of Donghak?

Be careful not to get caught. Okay?

It would be a pity if you die before you serve...

your father's third-year memorial service out.

What is your name?

Why do you want to know that?

I feel like...

I might need to know your name.

I might need to write your name on a hit list or on your tombstone.

That Man.

That is my name, you fool.

"It is the duty of the people..."

"to pay their taxes..."

"in gratitude to the government."

"If he has used the Manseok Reservoir's water for his farming,"

"he ought to pay his taxes in return."

"Nevertheless, this sinner deemed this unjust..."

"and deceived the government."

"He has threatened us by submitting a petition,"

"demanding us to stop accepting taxes."

"He deserves..."

"to be flogged 100 times."

"Flogged 100 times"?

Are you trying to kill him?

Humans do not die that easily.

He will not die.

What about his father?

His father died.

His father was over 70 years old, but he is still young.

I will not hear this.

Let us confine him for a few days and let him go.

Master.

You cannot become softhearted already.

You must show an example for them...

that they cannot rebel against you.

I will give you half of the profit.

I want 70 percent.

You are too harsh.

We halved the tax from the Manseok Reservoir.

This one has a liability risk.

If we go through with this,

words will spread not only in Gobu,

but throughout the entire Jeolla Province.

I want 70 percent.

"Banggongnyeong"?

Listen carefully.

Starting from today on,

you may not take a single grain out of Gobu.

Also, you are forbidden to sell them to any outsiders,

so keep that in mind.

What is this sudden ban?

Do you not know that the Japanese have sent Joseon merchants...

to steal all the rice in Jeolla Province?

We do not even have enough rice for ourselves.

But since they keep taking our rice,

we had no choice but to make this ban!

Do you think we sell them because we want to?

The new year is in two days.

What can we do when we do not have enough money?

We have a rice store in our town as well!

My goodness.

Let us go. - What should we do?

Is he talking about the rice store owned by Baek Ga?

He is planning to purchase them at a low price...

and sell them later at a higher price in the spring equinox.

They ought to be dead.

Master.

My goodness.

Master! - Master!

Master. Master!

Master. - Master.

How dare you?

You all watch carefully.

If any of you defy the government office,

this is what will happen to you.

Do you understand?

Goodness, look at all this.

Put your days of studying abroad behind you...

and start focusing on taking the civil service exam.

Okay.

You will easily pass the exam, so do not overwork yourself.

Your father stayed busy and went around...

bribing the right people.

Father.

They say that your son-in-law is also your child.

Why don't you take care of my husband as well?

Just eat your food.

Yi Hyun.

What is that next to you?

Oh, this?

The Japanese call this a "match".

It is like a portable flint.

The Japanese...

are different from how they used to be.

What are you trying to do? Don't do it.

Father.

You are here.

Master.

I saw the lights go off at Jeon Bong Jun's house.

He might scheme something again.

So keep your eyes on him.

Yes, master.

Goodness.

Did you see the young master? - Yes.

I heard the Japanese can be really hideous.

Did he seem okay?

Of course.

Yi Hyun is not a pushover.

Darn you.

How dare you call the young master by his name?

Gosh, he is not even here.

Are you serious? - Hey, stop.

Are you going to poke your own mother's eyes with that?

I just wanted to feed you this delicious meat.

Here.

Goodness, there you go.

Did you stop beating people up?

Of course.

I am like a saint.

Good.

You will get punished if you beat people up.

Are you inside? I am Yi Hyun.

What brings you to such a shabby place?

I wanted to say hello now that I am back,

but I must have interrupted.

No, we are done eating. We were just about to clean up.

What are you doing? Hurry up and clean up.

What are you talking about? I still have one more chicken leg.

What do you say?

Would you like some as well?

Goodness. - Sure.

Goodness.

Cho Byung Gab, the county governor,

and his officials have become unbelievably greedy.

And the people of this country are put in a speechless situation.

Therefore, the ascetics of the area will rise...

to get rid of the man that is like poison to the people.

We will destroy the Gobu Castle...

and behead...

Cho Byung Gab.

I got...

really lucky!

I got two tens.

Gosh.

I won this round.

You should go now.

Young Master Baek.

You should stop coming over to where the servants live...

since it will only put us in a pickle.

Brother. - Goodness.

Will you stop calling me "brother"?

How can your own servant be a brother?

Are you crazy?

Who is not crazy in this house?