Gil-nyo lives with her daughter Myung-ah in a fishing village and runs a bar. When their husbands squander everything for drink and gambling, the village women come after Gil-nyo. But they fail in running her out of the village. To Gil-nyo, who only wants money, Jun-gi is a ship owner and she tries to convince Choi In-gyu, a salt field runner, to give her money. But when the permit for a breeding farm is given to both, Jun-gi conspires with Choi and sends Gil-nyo to jail. Whe...more

Gil-nyo lives with her daughter Myung-ah in a fishing village and runs a bar. When their husbands squander everything for drink and gambling, the village women come after Gil-nyo. But they fail in running her out of the village. To Gil-nyo, who only wants money, Jun-gi is a ship owner and she tries to convince Choi In-gyu, a salt field runner, to give her money. But when the permit for a breeding farm is given to both, Jun-gi conspires with Choi and sends Gil-nyo to jail. When villagers despair over the ark shells that were eaten by a flock of ducks, Gil-nyo, who is released, sells her trinkets to help the villagers. Jun-gi falls in love with Gil-nyo again.(Reference : Korean Film Archive)less