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You shouldn't move your hands unnecessarily.
Mokyongdan!
You shouldn't leer at or look at sideways.
What's the reason I have to do this?
Guyongji!
You shouldn't open your mouth except for talking and eating.
Repeat after me.
What took so long? You're done?
It's for sure that he's hanged here after he got killed.
What?
There's no trace of struggling.
Did you check about his family?
Yes,
he was released from the bond service,
but didn't even have a dog, not to mention a family.
Released from the bond service?
People said it'd been over ten years.
A bond servant needs 10 bags of rice to be released from the bond.
Where did he get that much money?
How do I know that?
What's the connection between the top of the head and hanging himself?
If a man hangs himself, his energy goes up. So the top of the head gets hardened.
Then how did you find out that there's no trace of struggling?
If he hanged himself, there must've been more than one trace of noose on the gird.
And if it's dusty, there should be traces all over.
However, the only trace I found on the gird was the trace of noose he's hanged.
Wow, when I heard about you I thought you were just a rude little ***,
but you are a smart *** with a hell of knowledge.
What?
That's right. People said you were an arrogant little ***,
but I don't think you are that arrogant.
Is that a curse or a compliment?
Hey, give us something to drink here!
Okay.
You did a good job!
This is the last time. I quit.
Don't be ridiculous. We should go on till the end.
What do you mean you quit?
Haven't you heard the rumor?
Men were beheaded to pocket goods from the merchant house.
My knees knock together. I can't do it any more.
Even if you bust your butt in the merchant house, you can't have money like this much.
Master, you came home now. Madame!
It's okay. I don't want to bother her to come out.
Then would you like to go to your room?107
Bring water to wash, first.
Yes, master.
Walk lightly, move your hands gently.
Why should I walk in such a complicated way?
And the voice! It's so despicable. Up yours!
Are your body and mine comfort?
What kind of greeting is that?
'Are your body and mind comfortable?' Say it.
Are your body and mind comfortable?
Of course.
It's not nice to peek at me like a rat?
Then I'll look at you straight, would you like to walk in front of me?
Thank you, sir.
This is the first Hanyang language I speak.
I'm grateful to you that much.
It doesn't sound like you.
You're a smart ***!
What are you doing there?
You should've come to the main house.
The dead old man was a servant of Sir Kyungsan Lee exterminated
on a charge of high treason before he was released from the bond.
Find out what happened to the family involved with that high treason.
Yes, sir.
How are you, boss?
Any progress?
I think I found out how to make it.
You did? Then explain it to me.
Okay. First dig a small hole under the furnace
and pile up fire,
spread the silver ore from the silver mine on the furnace
and make a fire with charcoal.
Then put pine trees on it and make a fire.
Lead will melt first and come down.
A bit Later silver will melt swirling around with gushing out.
At that moment water it and the surface will get hardened.
Then I can have silver only.
However, I haven't actually made it not even once and don't know what's wrong.
How long have you been in this merchant house?
It's been almost a year, boss.
You saved me from ruffians to get a gambling debt.
At that time I promised you that I would release you and your family
if you figured out how to separate silver and lead from silver ore.
You looked at me straight and said you heard about how to smelt silver.
So I took in your useless family.
I shall never forget your kindness as long as I live.
Then how come you've been a freeloader for one year?
You want me to send your daughter to Cheongru gisaeng house?
I wonder whether you can save your daughter or not.
Do I look impatient?
Everybody's doing their best. Don't worry.
Japan has been taking a huge profit in silver trading with Ch'ing thanks to
a method of smelting silver invented in Chosun where it's a forgotten technology now.
Although we have a good technology it's useless with an inflexible king.
You know that.
We have to change. I'll make it happen at any cost.
We need to find a descendant of Gambul Kim.
'The reason a wise woman refrains from speaking is to be afraid of causing shame and slander... '
I can speak perfectly. Why should I need this stuff?
This is useless for me.
Can we do something else?
'The reason a wise woman refrains from speaking is to be afraid of causing shame and slander... '
Come here! Come here!
Who are you?
You are the famous...
This is Sir Cheol Park's residence, isn't it?
Yes, why do you ask?
Then a girl named Virgeen Jang from Jeju Island is here, right?
That's right. Why do you ask?
Give this to that girl.
Oh my God, she shouldn't get a scandalous thing like this from a strange man.
Come on, just give it to her.