종손인 아버지와 문중어른들의 마찰로 고향을 떠나, 종손으로서의 의무를 저버리고 산다. 당순의 이장문제로 유공함을 들고 종가로 가던 중 현주란 여자를 만나게 되고 그녀와 하룻밤을 같이 보낸다. (A father, who is the eldest granson in his family line, leaves his hometown becaust of trouble with the family elders. He does not catr about his duty as the eldest grandson of the family anymore. But upon returning ot the family to move his uncle's grave, he encounters a woman named Hyun-joo. He spends the night with her.)