The story of people in the alley depicting the process of overcoming the conflict between an herbalist and a Western pharmacist.
Mr. Licorice, who runs an herbal medicine bureau, and Kang Hyun-woo, a Western doctor who moved to the neighborhood, conflict with each other over patients.
Mr. Licorice's beautiful daughter Hee-sun falls in love with Kang Hyun-woo, and the people around her seek reconciliation between Mr. Licorice and Kang Hyun-woo.