Claire remembers the past freeze where her brother froze to death and her mother hanged herself. She wakes up one month before the disaster strikes. She stops the servants from tossing leftover meat and warns her mother about three months of heavy snow. Inside, she tells her parents that David once traded her away for three flatbreads. The Matchmaker brings David's proposal empty-handed. Claire rejects it, and her father throws the matchmaker out.
A freezing blizzard covers the old house in deep snow. Claire's mother makes a quilted coat from a dead person's clothes for Claire. Simon trades coats and freezes in the corridor. Claire's mother hangs herself, and Claire collapses in grief.
01:02: Waking Up Before the Storm
Claire wakes up in the family wing. Her mother tells the servants to throw away leftover meat. Claire rushes outside, grabs the meat to eat it, and cries. She warns her mother that a massive three-month snowstorm arrives in one month.
01:50: Exposing David's Betrayal
Claire speaks to her parents in the main hall. She explains that David traded her for three flatbreads in the past to feed a mistress. Claire vows never to marry him. Claire's father gets furious and agrees to reject the match.
02:50: Rejecting the Empty-Handed Matchmaker
The Matchmaker arrives empty-handed with a marriage letter from David. Claire rejects the marriage immediately. Claire's father smashes a vase and kicks the matchmaker out of the house. Right after that, David forces his way into the courtyard despite the family's objections.
Key Lines from Episode 1
“娘，你听我说，再过一个月，就要雪灾了。”
“我们成家的女儿，还轮不到他来羞辱！”
“不对啊，周家叫我空手去便使，说是只要他点头，你没有不同意的道理。”
How Episode 1 Ends
Claire's father expels the matchmaker, but David pushes past the gates into the courtyard. Neighbors gather along the walls to watch the confrontation. David stands proud, demanding an explanation for the insult. How will Claire deal with David's arrogance in front of the watching crowd, and will her family stand firm?