Bae Ji-gi, a resourceful young man in southern region of the country, is run out of village by the jealous men of the village. Ji-gi ends up at the widow Choi's house where he becomes a servant. The ex-official Kim tricks Dal-bi, a female servant in widow Choi's home, into being his mistress. Widow Choi schemes to get rid of Ji-gi for he has become reckless. She sends him off to her brother in Hanyang(now Seoul) to borrow some money. On his way back, Ji-gi gambles the money and spends the rest of it at the kisaeng house. But with his natural resourcefulness, Ji- gi makes the money back. But then, he feels compassion for a family on hard times so he gives them all the money. Penniless, Ji-gi goes to work at the herb doctor's house where he runs into Dal-bi. They go to Hanyang together where they get plenty of money from Official Choi's home. Ji-gi and Dal-bi get married and live happily.