The Story of Park's Marriage Contract (열녀박씨 계약결혼뎐)

What on earth?

My goodness.

Wait for me.

Watch out.

How delightful. Look at the colours.

- What do you think? - This is your colour.

- Does it not suit me? - It is a delight.

Ladies, hands off.

- Are these all by Madam Butterfly? - Yes.

Her clothes have been most popular in Hanyang.

From what I hear, she rakes in money like nobody's business.

Goodness. You are here.

Shall we?

Can you believe it?

This way, please.

Please enter.

Are you Madam Butterfly?

Spread them out.

Spread out?

Spread out what?

My goodness!

I see.

What do you think you are doing?

Are you not here for custom undergarments?

For that, I must take your measurements.

That is true,

but a lady cannot let others see her undressed.

Leave if you do not want my clothes.

I am a very busy woman.

No!

I will take it off. Of course I should.

I will take it off right away.

Did you hear the rumours?

In the dress Madam Butterfly made,

a gisaeng of Hwayeonok, became the next Hwang Jin Yi.

And the ugly maiden in Gyeryong Village...

found herself a husband.

Madam Butterfly...

is a master seamstress. She rules!

Goodness.

- May I get a discount? - Have you made your choice?

- Step aside. - But I was here first.

- Get in line. - I was here first.

Ladies, form a line.

There. Good job today.

How come this is all I get?

I know what I sold today is worth more.

Sales have been cut down to about half these days.

Madam Butterfly, maybe you have lost your touch.

We have seamstresses to pay and fabric to buy.

Work has not been easy for me these days.

I hear you,

but what is this about me losing my touch?

Nonsense!

No one designs clothes better than our very own Madam Butterfly.

No one in Joseon can hold a candle to you.

I will be back in a few days.

Yes, of course. I will see you then.

She never lets me have the last word.

Why does she always keep her face covered?

Goodness. Is my lady still not home?

But the lady of the house will be home soon.

My lady, you are home.

Right.

What is Yeon Woo up to?

Do not tell me she is already asleep.

She is reading, my lady.

Reading?

You know my friend Jung Sil from Ogeum Village.

I heard she was terribly ill...

which is why I went to see her.

Is she not staying with her parents in Cheongju...

after giving birth to her third child last month?

Out of concern for Jung Sil who is in Cheongju,

I left the house to ask her servants about her well-being.

It is odd for someone who reads romance novels all the time...

to not be fond of marriage.

What will become of you?

Mother, please.

This is only to feed my own curiosities...

and to research on an academic level...

Yeon Woo!

I apologize.

All your peers are married...

and are living well as mothers.

It is time you did as well.

Marry already. Please!

Who will take me as their bride when I am rumoured to be...

Joseon's most troubled maiden?

Rumoured, did you say?

A family from Daegu has suggested a marriage.

Congratulations.

As if this is anything to celebrate.

I appreciate your hard work.

- Gosh, I am itching all over. - What on earth?

- The itch! - Goodness gracious.

She is insane.

Are they out of their minds?

Gosh, not again.

She sure is one troubled aged maiden.

Tell me about it.

Do you know how many matchmakers you have chased away?

For what reason do you not wish to marry?

Gosh.

Goodness.

Up until now, I have upheld your late grandfather's wishes...

and let you be. But that ends today.

So, brace yourself.

Mother.

You, father, and me. Maybe the three of us...

can live happily ever after.

What do you say?

No.

Gosh.

You must be peckish.

What is it?

It is yulran.

It is so good.

Sa Wol, you are the best.

So what now?

Your mother is determined this time around.

First, you need to wrap up your secret business.

What if...

What if your mother finds out?

If a cherished lady of your status...

is caught making and selling undergarments...

P...

- P... - Public indecency.

Disobeying laws of the class system.

My etiquette will also be questioned.

You know it all so well.

Lucky them.

Up in that vast sky,

they can live their lives as they please.

I pray to the stars.

Can you send a bachelor who will gladly marry my lady?

She has to have sense knocked into her.

It is best to give up, Sa Wol.

Not even the sky could grant that wish.

Are you inside?

What brings you by at this hour?

There is a nice lady for you to marry.

I...

have no intention of getting married.

That is not for you to decide.

As the eldest son, you must consider the family.

Our family may be abundant with riches,

but your father and grandfather only remain as Classics Licentiates.

It is not easy for you to marry into a family of this status.

Know that we will soon settle on a date.

My lady, you do not want to be late...

My lady!

- My lady. - My shoe.

Give me my shoe.

Goodness.

Father.

Are you already off to the Palace?

It is too early for your fuss.

Right. Are you off to class?

You seem to be running late, so scurry on.

Sure. I will be off, then.

Father.

I hope you have another fine day.

I sure will.

You coddling her all the time...

only makes her cheekier.

That reminds me.

What are your thoughts on the bachelor my uncle suggested?

I know how stubborn Yeon Woo can be...

which is why I have yet to tell her.

Let us take our time. That we should.

Of course. Let us take our time.

What do you mean you will not do business with me?

I am done doing business with you, Madam Butterfly.

You must not be seeing clearly...

being clouded by all the money I made you.

It is me, Madam Butterfly.

The creative mind behind the most popular dresses in Hanyang.

You used to be.

New trends emerge at a faster pace now.

There are many...

that are of similar design.

How dare they copy my designs?

Just wait until I catch you.

You are dead meat!

Absolutely.

But maybe it is for the better.

Maybe you can quit designing clothes...

- and focus on marriage... - No.

I will never.

I may quit one day, but not like this.

What, then?

No one wants to do business with you anymore.

Do you not agree, my lady?

Am I not right?

What?

Gather around!

- All right. - What took you so long?

Across the nation, but especially in Hanyang,

do you know what is most famous?