Two landowners battle for the right to control the marketplace. Their sqabbling and fights harm the merchants and peasants who just want to conduct their businesses until a master of the sword appears to drive the two away.
A retired soldier opens a Chinese restaurant and competes agains a neighboring establishment for customers however neither place is exactly what it seems to be.
Wang Seo-bang, a wealthy silk trader, is blindly devoted to Myeong-wol--so much so that he fails to notice that she is sucking his fortune dry while spending nearly all of her time with other men.