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{\an8}[Legend of the Magnate]

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{\an8}[Episode 32]

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600 thousand dan?

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Two or three hundred of...

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Did you hear correctly?

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It's absolutely true.

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It's 3.6 million dan.

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That much?

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How could a small place like Nantong

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possibly absorb it?

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He originally planned

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to transport it to Nanjing,

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but seeing Nantong hit by disaster,

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he wants to sell part of it here

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before moving on.

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Where's Li Million's

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good-for-nothing son?

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He hasn't returned to Nanjing yet.

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But don't worry.

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We've posted men at every dock.

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As soon as he shows up,

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he won't get away.

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Look.

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This is the place.

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Sir,

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greetings.

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Who are you?

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My surname is Yang,

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and I'm also a rice merchant.

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I heard you're here,

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so I came to pay my respects.

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May I ask your name?

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My surname is Liao.

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Please sit down and let's talk.

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What brings you here?

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You're such a big businessman.

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Why don't you have a butler with you?

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I'm not like those young fellows

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who make little money

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but put on a big show.

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I'm afraid they'll

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steal my money,

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so I don't bring anyone with me.

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I keep my own books.

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Come on, sir,

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you...

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Sir,

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I heard you brought

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600,000 dan of rice this time.

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I'm also in the grain business.

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I'm a bit confused.

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May I ask—

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can you really sell

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that much?

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I heard Nantong's coastal embankment
collapsed.

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The farmland was flooded with seawater,

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so it may take 2 or 3 years

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before it can grow crops again.

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What's wrong?

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Can't sell it?

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Hard to say.

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It depends on your price.

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You're fishing for my bottom line.

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No.

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If I know your pricing,

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I can work with it.

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We're on the same boat.

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Let's not

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work against each other.

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Forget it.

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I've been asking around.

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The official price of rice in Nanjing

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is 1.2 tael per dan,

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but common folks pay

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1.8

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or 1.9 tael.

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In Zhenjiang, the official price

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is 1.5 tael.

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But the common folks

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probably pay over 2 tael.

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Nantong is even crazier—

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I heard it sells for 3 tael.

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If I don't sell my rice here,

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wouldn't I be a fool?

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But haven't you heard?

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Rice won't sell at 3 tael anymore.

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I'm actually thinking about

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lowering the price.

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This is where you fall short of me.

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Anhui had a good harvest this year.

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I plan to drive my rice price down.

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The price will be...

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1.2 tael.

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Anyway, I still have

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3 million dan of rice

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waiting to be shipped here.

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This breaks the rules.

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Your rules

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or my rules?

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Your rice is from Anhui.

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If you drop the price by 0.9 tael,

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you won't make a profit.

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Along the way, there are expenses for food

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for people and horses, road taxes,

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and tolls—

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all extra costs.

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At 1.2 tael per dan,

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you won't even cover costs.

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I have a large quantity of rice.

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That's not the point!

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Calm down.

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Sit down, sit down.

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Think about it.

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You sell at 3 tael,

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and I sell at 1.2 tael.

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Can you still stay in business?

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You can't.

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Then the business here will belong to me.

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Once you leave,

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I can sell at 3 tael,

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maybe even 4 tael.

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The imperial court
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I'll ship all 3 million dan of rice

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over here.

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I can

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make money later.

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You are a rich man with a big business.

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There's no need to compete

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with an old man like me
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I'm begging you.

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I know a rice merchant from Anhui,

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surname Sun.

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He's been active in Wuhu for years.

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Do you know him?

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No, I don't.

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He's currently in Nantong.

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I consulted with him before coming here.

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He told me

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he knows all Anhui rice merchants

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with business

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over a million dan of rice,

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but he doesn't know you.

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I don't know him either.

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I used to be in the tea trade.

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That business failed,

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so I invested my retirement money in rice.

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If you know those

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Anhui businessmen,

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you can

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ask them about

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Mr. Liao from Huizhou.

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That way,

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you'd know my background.

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How dare I

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look into your background?

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We were just chatting.

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A single straight purple bamboo.

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Come on, everyone.

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Mr. Li, you are such an

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elegant, talented,

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and promising young man.

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Yes, yes, yes.

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Good wine.

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Everyone.

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In Nantong,

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rice is extremely expensive now.

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And if you want beauties

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in Jiangnan,

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you just need to bring
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Mr. Li Qin,

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are the women in Jiangnan

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really as pretty as you say?

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Of course.

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You haven't been

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to Nantong yet.

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As the saying goes,

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"When Hunan and Hubei harvest,
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I'm here this time

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to buy rice on His Excellency's orders.

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You just need

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to ship the rice to Nantong.

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I'm using it

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for the coastal embankment project.

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Before...

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I have to make myself clear with you

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before I get drunk.

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Otherwise, in a while,

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I'll definitely forget it.

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Mr. Li,

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have another drink.

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One more! Come on!

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Here, here!

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Here, Mr. Li.

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Here!

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-You really can hold your liquor.
-Great.

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Impressive!

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Hold him up!

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I'm fine.

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Brothers,

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are you having fun today?

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Yes!

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Great!

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You are having fun.

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Be careful!

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Careful!

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{\an8}♪ I've read the Four Books
and Five Classics ♪

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Since you're having fun...

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this is your reward!

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{\an8}♪ I've learned to be magnanimous ♪

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♪ And forget the past grudges ♪

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♪ I've traveled through the years ♪

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♪ As life roughens my face ♪

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♪ I've felt the coldness between people ♪

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{\an8}♪ I've seen the vast snow ♪

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Don't worry about me.

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{\an8}♪ I was once held tightly by someone ♪

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Be careful.

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Don't worry about me.

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♪ The meaning of survival ♪

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♪ Is all about staying fed ♪

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♪ Turn around ♪

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♪ And try to be brave ♪

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♪ The show is about to start ♪

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Boss,

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this is a great opportunity.

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Only Li Million's

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foolish son can't see it.

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Let's make this clear—

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we'll make money together,

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no hogging the profits.

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Tomorrow, each of us will send

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a million dan of rice to Nantong.

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While he's here having fun,

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let's make a tidy profit.

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Okay.

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-More wine!
-More wine!

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♪ No matter how many tears you shed ♪

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♪ As long as you can get up ♪

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♪ You can brush it off as a joke ♪

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♪ If I can still breathe ♪

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♪ I can hold up this weight ♪

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♪ And brave the blade and storm ♪

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{\an8}[Nanjing]

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♪ Life is unpredictable anyway ♪

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♪ I clench my teeth and keep going ♪

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{\an8}♪ Let them say ♪

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They got here so quickly.

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{\an8}♪ That I can't make it all they want ♪

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♪ Turn around ♪

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♪ And try to be brave ♪

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{\an8}♪ The show is about to start ♪

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Indeed.

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Business is like war.

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Without some determined tactics,

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{\an8}♪ As a thousand sails drift by ♪

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how can you make money?

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{\an8}♪ All the sights of the world ♪

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Look at these people—

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{\an8}♪ After everything is settled ♪

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which one isn't here

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to get a slice of the pie?

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{\an8}♪ A legend starts ♪

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{\an8}♪ This land so vast ♪

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If Mr. Liao fails to close the deal

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{\an8}♪ I bear its weight ♪

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and these people all head to Nantong,

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that'll be trouble.

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I've already checked.

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There really is a Liao Wu

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from Huizhou.

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He was born into a noble family

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and is skilled
in making and appreciating tea.

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However,

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he was addicted to drinking and gambling,

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ended up deeply in debt,

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and lost everything

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in business.

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He has only one daughter,

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and he indeed
used to be a major tea merchant.

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Now that he's on my turf,

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it looks like he's going to

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get a huge advantage over me.

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He's even rented a shop.

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I'm just afraid
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those sirs

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00:11:15,049 --> 00:11:16,980
will show up demanding a price cut.

287
00:11:20,370 --> 00:11:22,370
This old fox is very cunning.

288
00:11:23,590 --> 00:11:25,360
He wants to squeeze me out

289
00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:27,440
and take

290
00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,279
the entire imperial court's project
for himself.

291
00:11:30,830 --> 00:11:31,629
That won't do.

292
00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:35,029
My Lord!

293
00:11:35,389 --> 00:11:35,840
My...

294
00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:37,639
My Lord!

295
00:11:37,740 --> 00:11:38,340
My Lord!

296
00:11:39,870 --> 00:11:40,509
My Lord!

297
00:11:40,529 --> 00:11:41,080
Who is it?

298
00:11:43,269 --> 00:11:43,980
Stop knocking!

299
00:11:43,980 --> 00:11:44,799
My Lord!

300
00:11:46,509 --> 00:11:47,570
Why are you yelling?

301
00:11:47,570 --> 00:11:48,750
Didn't I tell you?

302
00:11:48,769 --> 00:11:49,700
When I'm asleep,

303
00:11:49,850 --> 00:11:51,320
even chickens and dogs
are not allowed to make a sound.

304
00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:51,870
My Lord,

305
00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:53,960
Master Gu said just now

306
00:11:54,070 --> 00:11:55,159
that your...

307
00:11:55,190 --> 00:11:57,320
your father is dying.

308
00:11:57,429 --> 00:11:58,600
He told me to wake you.

309
00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,850
Otherwise,
I absolutely wouldn't dare do it.

310
00:12:00,850 --> 00:12:01,519
My Lord.

311
00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,289
My father is dying?

312
00:12:05,399 --> 00:12:06,600
Get Gu Pingyuan here.

313
00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:07,700
Yes.

314
00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:08,110
Stop.

315
00:12:10,269 --> 00:12:10,750
Get out!

316
00:12:22,110 --> 00:12:22,750
Sir.

317
00:12:24,090 --> 00:12:24,809
Let me ask you—

318
00:12:24,809 --> 00:12:26,120
Whose father is dying?

319
00:12:26,149 --> 00:12:27,149
Even if you were desperate to see me,

320
00:12:27,149 --> 00:12:28,740
you shouldn't have made up a lie
like that.

321
00:12:28,740 --> 00:12:30,110
Do you believe I'll cut you down?

322
00:12:30,110 --> 00:12:31,029
Don't, Sir.

323
00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:32,629
I had a reason.

324
00:12:32,649 --> 00:12:33,639
So you just lied and said

325
00:12:33,639 --> 00:12:34,960
my father was dying?

326
00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,059
Good thing my father passed away

327
00:12:37,059 --> 00:12:38,539
years ago,

328
00:12:38,710 --> 00:12:40,519
or you would've scared me to death.

329
00:12:40,519 --> 00:12:42,179
You dare to say anything, huh?

330
00:12:43,279 --> 00:12:44,070
Sir,

331
00:12:44,100 --> 00:12:45,899
why don't you look at this first?

332
00:12:51,049 --> 00:12:51,789
See?

333
00:12:52,100 --> 00:12:53,259
It says

334
00:12:53,340 --> 00:12:55,669
{\an8}[Ten Thousand Taels of Silver]

335
00:12:53,519 --> 00:12:55,980
"Made in Xianfeng reign
of the Qing Empire."

336
00:12:56,049 --> 00:12:57,539
Isn't this your...

337
00:12:57,570 --> 00:12:58,500
father?

338
00:13:02,049 --> 00:13:02,669
Mine?

339
00:13:04,490 --> 00:13:05,149
Yes, yours.

340
00:13:06,580 --> 00:13:08,330
Let's say it's my father.

341
00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:11,480
You gave me your private money

342
00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:12,440
to do business.

343
00:13:12,940 --> 00:13:14,539
The man I sent to sell the rice

344
00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:15,730
has been gone 4 days,

345
00:13:15,769 --> 00:13:17,570
and the deal still isn't closed.

346
00:13:17,669 --> 00:13:18,840
A lot of grain ships

347
00:13:18,909 --> 00:13:20,940
have arrived at Xiaguan Dock in Nanjing.

348
00:13:20,940 --> 00:13:22,740
Once those ships reach Nantong,

349
00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,029
we won't be able to make any profit.

350
00:13:25,669 --> 00:13:27,070
Sir, please give an order

351
00:13:27,149 --> 00:13:28,629
to hold them for one more day.

352
00:13:28,629 --> 00:13:30,610
If this deal fails,

353
00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:32,529
your banknote will be in trouble.

354
00:13:32,570 --> 00:13:34,559
Isn't that your father

355
00:13:34,909 --> 00:13:35,870
on his deathbed?

356
00:13:39,039 --> 00:13:40,629
You're quite something.

357
00:13:43,389 --> 00:13:43,960
Wait.

358
00:14:14,409 --> 00:14:16,240
Send this to Jiu by fast horse.

359
00:14:16,269 --> 00:14:17,509
He'll know what to do.

360
00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:19,940
Let me be clear—

361
00:14:20,269 --> 00:14:21,320
only one day.

362
00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:23,389
If those ships block the river

363
00:14:23,389 --> 00:14:24,409
and I don't let them pass,

364
00:14:24,409 --> 00:14:26,070
there will surely be trouble.

365
00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:27,580
Thank you, Sir.

366
00:14:28,639 --> 00:14:30,509
I hate being woken up.

367
00:14:33,509 --> 00:14:34,259
Everyone!

368
00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:35,269
Stay where you are!

369
00:14:35,269 --> 00:14:36,870
We're searching for rebels!

370
00:14:37,039 --> 00:14:39,330
{\an8}[A Pier in Nanjing]

371
00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:37,720
Hurry!

372
00:14:37,870 --> 00:14:38,629
Don't move!

373
00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,370
-Don't move!
-Nobody move!

374
00:14:42,909 --> 00:14:43,580
Don't move!

375
00:14:57,730 --> 00:14:59,730
Search all grain ships thoroughly.

376
00:15:00,039 --> 00:15:01,639
Don't let any rebels escape.

377
00:15:02,210 --> 00:15:03,700
Without my permission,

378
00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:05,580
no one is allowed to unload cargo.

379
00:15:12,159 --> 00:15:17,549
{\an8}[Wende Bridge]

380
00:15:21,929 --> 00:15:22,529
Pingyuan,

381
00:15:22,740 --> 00:15:24,059
you've got so many tricks up your sleeve.

382
00:15:24,059 --> 00:15:27,120
You even managed
to bring Marshal Jiu's soldiers here.

383
00:15:33,529 --> 00:15:38,100
{\an8}[Wende Bridge]

384
00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:35,669
Pingyuan,

385
00:15:35,669 --> 00:15:37,320
is there still no news from Mr. Liao?

386
00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:38,250
No, nothing yet.

387
00:15:39,529 --> 00:15:40,629
Tell me the truth.

388
00:15:40,669 --> 00:15:42,039
Have we bitten off more than we can chew?

389
00:15:42,039 --> 00:15:43,269
Millions of dan of grain—

390
00:15:43,269 --> 00:15:44,139
what if Yang

391
00:15:44,159 --> 00:15:45,159
can't take it all?

392
00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:46,549
Then we'll lose.

393
00:15:46,860 --> 00:15:47,259
Pingyuan,

394
00:15:47,259 --> 00:15:49,750
stop pretending
you've got everything under control.

395
00:15:49,750 --> 00:15:51,149
Let me do the math for you.

396
00:15:51,570 --> 00:15:52,299
1.2 tael—

397
00:15:52,330 --> 00:15:54,399
{\an8}[Wende Bridge]

398
00:15:52,789 --> 00:15:53,720
that's how much it costs

399
00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:54,830
to transport all this grain per dan.

400
00:15:54,830 --> 00:15:56,320
If you can't sell it, and...

401
00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,840
I can't even calculate
our losses, Pingyuan.

402
00:15:58,840 --> 00:15:59,909
What are you afraid of?

403
00:15:59,909 --> 00:16:00,720
The worst case scenario

404
00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:01,919
is that we lose money.

405
00:16:02,389 --> 00:16:03,389
But you promised me

406
00:16:03,389 --> 00:16:04,549
500,000 tael.

407
00:16:04,450 --> 00:16:06,240
{\an8}[Wende Bridge]

408
00:16:04,549 --> 00:16:06,480
If you lose, I'll be in trouble too.

409
00:16:08,110 --> 00:16:09,200
What if Miss Liao thinks

410
00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:10,529
I'm as unreliable as you

411
00:16:10,870 --> 00:16:12,519
and refuses to marry me?

412
00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:13,659
That would be good.

413
00:16:13,879 --> 00:16:15,100
If she'd only marry you

414
00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:16,049
for your money,

415
00:16:16,190 --> 00:16:17,450
then you're better off

416
00:16:17,629 --> 00:16:19,159
not getting married at all.

417
00:16:19,669 --> 00:16:20,470
No, Pingyuan.

418
00:16:20,490 --> 00:16:21,669
Whether I have money or not,

419
00:16:21,669 --> 00:16:23,129
she's willing to marry me.

420
00:16:23,230 --> 00:16:24,960
I'm just saying if I have money,

421
00:16:25,029 --> 00:16:26,139
I can open a shop and support our family—

422
00:16:26,139 --> 00:16:27,399
wouldn't that be good?

423
00:16:27,870 --> 00:16:28,929
Then let me ask you,

424
00:16:29,139 --> 00:16:30,820
why do you think people do business?

425
00:16:30,820 --> 00:16:32,019
For money, of course.

426
00:16:32,629 --> 00:16:34,059
Have you ever thought about this?

427
00:16:34,059 --> 00:16:35,269
Why does Yang Qianwan

428
00:16:35,909 --> 00:16:37,870
keeps buying more rice

429
00:16:37,889 --> 00:16:39,460
without lowering his price

430
00:16:39,659 --> 00:16:40,419
even a penny?

431
00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:42,720
Because he wants to monopolize Nantong.

432
00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:43,149
Right?

433
00:16:44,269 --> 00:16:45,259
He wants to take over

434
00:16:45,259 --> 00:16:46,750
the rice and flour supply business

435
00:16:46,750 --> 00:16:48,429
for the
coastal embankment construction project.

436
00:16:48,429 --> 00:16:49,519
He's too greedy.

437
00:16:50,669 --> 00:16:51,730
True, no merchant

438
00:16:51,759 --> 00:16:53,509
is completely without greed,

439
00:16:53,789 --> 00:16:55,169
but remember,

440
00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,559
one must never be too greedy.

441
00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:02,960
{\an8}[1.2 Taels of Silver Per Dan]

442
00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:13,980
It's choking in here—

443
00:17:13,980 --> 00:17:15,640
feels like the room's on fire.

444
00:17:16,289 --> 00:17:19,318
I've been waiting for Mr. Yang all night.

445
00:17:19,338 --> 00:17:20,848
I'm the one burning up inside.

446
00:17:20,848 --> 00:17:21,549
The room

447
00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:22,440
isn't.

448
00:17:23,108 --> 00:17:24,019
It's already daylight.

449
00:17:24,019 --> 00:17:25,220
Are we opening or not?

450
00:17:27,150 --> 00:17:30,029
If we keep selling rice at this price,

451
00:17:28,890 --> 00:17:30,509
{\an8}[1.2 Taels of Silver Per Dan]

452
00:17:30,819 --> 00:17:32,480
we'll lose everything.

453
00:17:33,069 --> 00:17:34,490
Weren't we making a profit before?

454
00:17:34,490 --> 00:17:35,900
Can't it at least break even?

455
00:17:35,900 --> 00:17:37,940
Chang Si made that profit.

456
00:17:38,309 --> 00:17:39,460
If I lose on my turn,

457
00:17:39,549 --> 00:17:40,509
won't

458
00:17:40,740 --> 00:17:41,740
my son-in-law

459
00:17:41,910 --> 00:17:42,769
look down on me?

460
00:17:43,170 --> 00:17:44,500
Stop talking nonsense.

461
00:17:44,789 --> 00:17:47,619
How is that nonsense?

462
00:17:48,069 --> 00:17:50,259
Mr. Chang will definitely laugh at me.

463
00:17:50,289 --> 00:17:51,289
And besides,

464
00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:52,849
if this deal falls through,

465
00:17:52,849 --> 00:17:54,299
what should we do

466
00:17:54,349 --> 00:17:55,549
about your marriage?

467
00:17:55,710 --> 00:17:57,349
You really took that seriously?

468
00:17:57,349 --> 00:17:58,829
How could I not?

469
00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:00,900
I have the most experience

470
00:18:00,930 --> 00:18:02,440
in doing business.

471
00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:02,960
Tell me,

472
00:18:03,069 --> 00:18:04,859
how many businesses have I messed up?

473
00:18:04,859 --> 00:18:05,920
And you're proud of that?

474
00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,099
For a businessman,

475
00:18:07,269 --> 00:18:09,609
keeping one's word
is the most important thing.

476
00:18:09,609 --> 00:18:11,650
A deal is a deal,

477
00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,240
and a promise is a promise.

478
00:18:13,789 --> 00:18:15,109
Gu Pingyuan has built

479
00:18:15,130 --> 00:18:16,750
a successful business these years

480
00:18:16,750 --> 00:18:19,029
because he keeps his word.

481
00:18:19,589 --> 00:18:20,910
If I can help him

482
00:18:20,930 --> 00:18:22,619
close this deal

483
00:18:23,289 --> 00:18:26,059
and get my 500,000 tael,

484
00:18:26,079 --> 00:18:28,170
then regarding your future

485
00:18:28,220 --> 00:18:29,000
with Gu Pingwen,

486
00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,460
I'll finally feel at ease.

487
00:18:30,549 --> 00:18:32,900
Parents are only with you
for part of your life—

488
00:18:32,900 --> 00:18:34,210
only your spouse

489
00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:35,720
is with you for life.

490
00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:40,619
Come on. If he doesn't show up,

491
00:18:40,619 --> 00:18:41,950
you won't open the door?

492
00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:45,420
Won't I take care of you in your old age?

493
00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:48,640
Are you opening up or not?

494
00:18:48,779 --> 00:18:49,269
Yes.

495
00:18:50,009 --> 00:18:50,730
I am.

496
00:18:51,619 --> 00:18:53,349
I see.

497
00:18:53,839 --> 00:18:55,690
It seems I was just

498
00:18:56,289 --> 00:18:58,730
born to be unlucky with the God of Wealth.

499
00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:02,029
Who is it?

500
00:19:02,269 --> 00:19:02,829
It's me!

501
00:19:03,029 --> 00:19:04,000
Me?

502
00:19:04,019 --> 00:19:05,960
How am I supposed to know who you are?

503
00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:06,809
I'm the butler

504
00:19:06,829 --> 00:19:08,130
of Mr. Yang, Yang Qianwan.

505
00:19:08,130 --> 00:19:09,359
I've brought you the banknotes.

506
00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:09,859
Mr. Liao,

507
00:19:09,859 --> 00:19:11,059
please open the door!

508
00:19:11,789 --> 00:19:12,400
Honey!

509
00:19:15,750 --> 00:19:16,960
God of Wealth,

510
00:19:16,980 --> 00:19:18,380
I misspoke just now.

511
00:19:19,029 --> 00:19:20,420
You've always loved me the most.

512
00:19:20,420 --> 00:19:21,450
I finally see hope

513
00:19:21,490 --> 00:19:24,049
for my daughter's marriage,

514
00:19:24,109 --> 00:19:25,589
and I might soon

515
00:19:25,619 --> 00:19:27,009
have a grandchild.

516
00:19:27,619 --> 00:19:28,769
Coming. Coming.

517
00:19:29,369 --> 00:19:30,380
Open the door!

518
00:19:32,029 --> 00:19:33,180
Mr. Liao.

519
00:19:34,579 --> 00:19:35,380
Open the door!

520
00:19:35,549 --> 00:19:36,519
Honey!

521
00:19:36,619 --> 00:19:38,990
Now that the God of Wealth is here,

522
00:19:39,019 --> 00:19:41,039
the door won't open.

523
00:19:41,059 --> 00:19:42,900
The God of Wealth
really doesn't care about me.

524
00:19:42,900 --> 00:19:43,750
Mr. Liao!

525
00:19:48,509 --> 00:19:49,529
You finally opened the door.

526
00:19:49,529 --> 00:19:50,359
Please count them.

527
00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:51,829
I'll settle the accounts with you
in a bit.

528
00:19:51,829 --> 00:19:52,549
Thank you.

529
00:20:02,859 --> 00:20:03,509
Honey.

530
00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:05,819
Open it.

531
00:20:06,079 --> 00:20:07,140
Why should I open it?

532
00:20:07,140 --> 00:20:09,140
Haven't you seen banknotes before?

533
00:20:09,289 --> 00:20:10,809
I've seen banknotes.

534
00:20:10,829 --> 00:20:12,559
But banknotes haven't seen me.

535
00:20:16,180 --> 00:20:16,779
{\an8}[Ying'en Gate]

536
00:20:16,799 --> 00:20:18,299
{\an8}[Nantong]

537
00:20:20,250 --> 00:20:21,900
{\an8}[Jiangning Rice Shop]

538
00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:21,240
Master,

539
00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,089
are we still opening the city gate?

540
00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:25,500
This scene...

541
00:20:24,450 --> 00:20:27,160
{\an8}[Ying'en Gate]

542
00:20:26,299 --> 00:20:27,279
looks a bit scary.

543
00:20:27,279 --> 00:20:28,609
Open it.

544
00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:30,009
I'll open it myself.

545
00:20:31,079 --> 00:20:33,509
They're all Gods of Wealth!

546
00:20:34,029 --> 00:20:35,289
Welcome all of them in!

547
00:20:35,809 --> 00:20:37,509
One by one!

548
00:20:37,390 --> 00:20:40,880
{\an8}[Jiangning Rice Shop]

549
00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:44,009
{\an8}[Peace and Abundance]

550
00:20:44,289 --> 00:20:46,279
All the carriages, come this way!

551
00:20:48,150 --> 00:20:48,990
Everyone,

552
00:20:50,059 --> 00:20:51,539
many houses in Nantong

553
00:20:52,450 --> 00:20:54,250
have been destroyed.

554
00:20:54,269 --> 00:20:55,630
Today I'll clear out

555
00:20:55,660 --> 00:20:56,579
the government office

556
00:20:56,579 --> 00:20:57,599
for you to use as a warehouse.

557
00:20:57,599 --> 00:21:00,009
All those grain carts outside the city—

558
00:21:00,430 --> 00:21:01,690
I'll make sure

559
00:21:00,910 --> 00:21:07,869
{\an8}[Breezes of Grace and Harmony]

560
00:21:02,140 --> 00:21:04,950
they're brought in before dark.

561
00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:06,710
Your Worship.

562
00:21:07,009 --> 00:21:08,099
Your Worship.

563
00:21:08,309 --> 00:21:09,269
Who are you guys?

564
00:21:09,579 --> 00:21:11,440
We met each other

565
00:21:11,460 --> 00:21:12,460
on the way here.

566
00:21:13,269 --> 00:21:14,039
May I ask

567
00:21:14,170 --> 00:21:15,829
what the current rice price is

568
00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:16,509
in Nantong?

569
00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:21,849
Three tael per dan.

570
00:21:22,839 --> 00:21:23,990
Three tael per dan.

571
00:21:24,019 --> 00:21:24,630
Guys.

572
00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,890
Look at the current state...

573
00:21:25,740 --> 00:21:29,009
{\an8}[Breezes of Grace and Harmony]

574
00:21:27,910 --> 00:21:28,930
of Nantong.

575
00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:30,700
Come on. You...

576
00:21:30,730 --> 00:21:32,819
Look at me.

577
00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,210
Does it look like it can be sold?

578
00:21:35,750 --> 00:21:36,640
Your Worship,

579
00:21:37,220 --> 00:21:38,289
we're all from

580
00:21:38,349 --> 00:21:39,960
Hunan and Hubei.

581
00:21:40,130 --> 00:21:41,799
What do you mean it can't be sold?

582
00:21:41,799 --> 00:21:42,880
You've all seen

583
00:21:41,869 --> 00:21:44,970
{\an8}[Breezes of Grace and Harmony]

584
00:21:42,910 --> 00:21:44,940
the condition of people in Nantong.

585
00:21:45,559 --> 00:21:46,769
As for the rice price—

586
00:21:46,799 --> 00:21:48,279
it has to be reasonable.

587
00:21:49,329 --> 00:21:51,529
How much do you think is reasonable?

588
00:21:51,849 --> 00:21:53,650
At 3 tael per dan,

589
00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,609
nobody will buy it.

590
00:21:57,519 --> 00:21:59,039
You might as well take it all back.

591
00:21:58,990 --> 00:22:01,319
{\an8}[Breezes of Grace and Harmony]

592
00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:00,789
Come on, let's go!

593
00:22:00,809 --> 00:22:01,170
Wait.

594
00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:02,619
Your Worship! Your Worship!

595
00:22:02,619 --> 00:22:04,569
Let's go clean out

596
00:22:04,589 --> 00:22:05,660
the government office.

597
00:22:05,660 --> 00:22:06,579
We're doomed!

598
00:22:06,660 --> 00:22:07,549
Please don't stop us!

599
00:22:07,549 --> 00:22:08,269
Don't stop us!

600
00:22:08,269 --> 00:22:09,680
We need to think about what to do.

601
00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:10,480
I...

602
00:22:10,500 --> 00:22:12,160
Listen to me!

603
00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,670
Hold the price!

604
00:22:16,039 --> 00:22:16,690
Mr. Yang,

605
00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:17,880
please step aside.

606
00:22:18,019 --> 00:22:18,789
Outside there

607
00:22:18,789 --> 00:22:19,769
are hundreds of shops.

608
00:22:19,769 --> 00:22:20,619
If I don't sell,

609
00:22:20,619 --> 00:22:21,849
am I supposed to let the rice rot here?

610
00:22:21,849 --> 00:22:23,230
Why don't you be a good man all the way

611
00:22:23,230 --> 00:22:24,619
and buy all our rice?

612
00:22:24,980 --> 00:22:26,000
You're keeping the price up anyway,

613
00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,210
and we don't want that pearl.

614
00:22:27,210 --> 00:22:27,839
Right.

615
00:22:28,069 --> 00:22:29,200
You bought from others

616
00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:30,029
at 3 tael per dan.

617
00:22:30,029 --> 00:22:31,230
Since we're friends,

618
00:22:31,259 --> 00:22:32,829
I'll sell it to you at 1.2 tael.

619
00:22:32,829 --> 00:22:34,359
You've gone mad with greed.

620
00:22:34,470 --> 00:22:35,630
You came here to take advantage of me?

621
00:22:35,630 --> 00:22:36,430
Well...

622
00:22:41,430 --> 00:22:41,990
Master.

623
00:22:44,130 --> 00:22:45,359
How is it?

624
00:22:45,380 --> 00:22:46,579
Calm down, Master.

625
00:22:46,599 --> 00:22:48,519
Me calming down won't solve anything.

626
00:22:48,519 --> 00:22:49,519
What's the price?

627
00:22:49,779 --> 00:22:51,069
In Nantong now,

628
00:22:51,970 --> 00:22:53,700
it's one tael of silver per dan.

629
00:22:53,829 --> 00:22:54,710
What?

630
00:22:54,819 --> 00:22:55,789
All that work for nothing?

631
00:22:55,789 --> 00:22:57,119
Why did it drop so fast?

632
00:22:57,140 --> 00:22:57,990
We're doomed.

633
00:22:58,390 --> 00:23:00,190
That's absolutely impossible.

634
00:23:01,150 --> 00:23:03,119
How can it be 1 tael?

635
00:23:03,150 --> 00:23:04,670
Even in Nanjing it's 1.2 tael!

636
00:23:04,670 --> 00:23:06,839
Goods have no bargaining power
at the destination, Master.

637
00:23:06,839 --> 00:23:07,630
I'd say by this afternoon

638
00:23:07,630 --> 00:23:09,029
it'll be 0.8 or 0.9 tael per dan.

639
00:23:09,029 --> 00:23:10,509
Then what do we do?

640
00:23:10,509 --> 00:23:12,079
Do you really have to gamble with them?

641
00:23:12,079 --> 00:23:12,609
Even if we

642
00:23:12,660 --> 00:23:15,079
ship the rice back now,
we'll still lose money.

643
00:23:15,079 --> 00:23:16,319
Three tael per dan—

644
00:23:16,339 --> 00:23:18,799
I bought 3.8 million dan!

645
00:23:19,859 --> 00:23:22,529
It's all going to rot in the warehouse!

646
00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:27,680
Gu!

647
00:23:30,470 --> 00:23:31,509
Gu!

648
00:23:32,430 --> 00:23:33,430
Gu!

649
00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:36,559
Li?

650
00:23:38,890 --> 00:23:39,720
I'm here.

651
00:23:39,619 --> 00:23:40,809
{\an8}[Tranquility of Autumn]

652
00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:40,619
Come on.

653
00:23:43,589 --> 00:23:45,029
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

654
00:23:43,890 --> 00:23:44,430
My goodness.

655
00:23:44,430 --> 00:23:45,690
How much did you drink?

656
00:23:46,319 --> 00:23:46,920
I...

657
00:23:47,059 --> 00:23:48,329
Come, have a seat.

658
00:23:48,509 --> 00:23:52,349
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

659
00:23:49,509 --> 00:23:50,190
One jin?

660
00:23:51,559 --> 00:23:52,190
Ten jin?

661
00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,880
I've been drinking nonstop.

662
00:23:58,359 --> 00:23:58,890
Pingwen,

663
00:23:59,119 --> 00:23:59,920
make some tea.

664
00:24:01,950 --> 00:24:03,569
Why did you let yourself drink that much?

665
00:24:03,569 --> 00:24:08,779
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

666
00:24:04,990 --> 00:24:06,269
These past 10 days

667
00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:08,750
have been crazy,

668
00:24:09,599 --> 00:24:12,160
drinking 4 or 5 times a day,

669
00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:14,509
and with every rice merchant

670
00:24:13,730 --> 00:24:16,500
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

671
00:24:14,509 --> 00:24:16,599
I had to drink twice

672
00:24:17,509 --> 00:24:18,640
from bowls this big.

673
00:24:18,710 --> 00:24:19,799
It was exhausting.

674
00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,160
Come on, have some tea.

675
00:24:21,970 --> 00:24:26,680
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

676
00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:24,119
You've really done

677
00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:25,250
an outstanding job.

678
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:26,319
Here.

679
00:24:26,789 --> 00:24:30,940
{\an8}[Tranquility of Autumn]

680
00:24:30,430 --> 00:24:32,759
Your contribution this time is enormous.

681
00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:38,799
How enormous could it be?

682
00:24:38,990 --> 00:24:40,220
It's enormous enough.

683
00:24:40,220 --> 00:24:46,019
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

684
00:24:40,430 --> 00:24:41,599
Early this morning

685
00:24:41,839 --> 00:24:43,700
I went to Xiaguan Dock in Nanjing.

686
00:24:43,910 --> 00:24:45,940
Over 300 grain ships were there.

687
00:24:46,150 --> 00:24:47,799
They'd only just been released.

688
00:24:47,799 --> 00:24:48,799
Over 300?

689
00:24:49,950 --> 00:24:53,259
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

690
00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,599
Hurry and tell me

691
00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:54,789
how things are on your end

692
00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:56,220
so I can enjoy it.

693
00:24:56,609 --> 00:24:57,670
Wait a moment.

694
00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:15,710
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

695
00:25:16,740 --> 00:25:17,420
Take a look.

696
00:25:16,829 --> 00:25:17,589
{\an8}[One Thousand Taels]

697
00:25:17,650 --> 00:25:20,099
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

698
00:25:18,730 --> 00:25:19,980
This is your capital.

699
00:25:20,470 --> 00:25:21,599
Altogether,

700
00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:23,190
we sold that old guy

701
00:25:23,190 --> 00:25:24,450
3.8 million dan of rice

702
00:25:26,319 --> 00:25:27,339
and took in

703
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,559
11.4 million tael.

704
00:25:30,230 --> 00:25:31,660
Over 10 million tael?

705
00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:32,539
Wonderful!

706
00:25:32,670 --> 00:25:34,190
I just feel

707
00:25:34,660 --> 00:25:36,200
especially attached to the money

708
00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:37,420
I earn myself.

709
00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:40,799
Li.

710
00:25:41,220 --> 00:25:43,740
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

711
00:25:41,319 --> 00:25:42,319
Do you remember

712
00:25:42,319 --> 00:25:43,720
what we agreed on before?

713
00:25:45,950 --> 00:25:47,319
Of course I do.

714
00:25:47,490 --> 00:25:51,910
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

715
00:25:51,319 --> 00:25:52,079
These,

716
00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:55,759
these,

717
00:25:56,029 --> 00:25:56,640
these,

718
00:25:56,890 --> 00:25:58,089
and these—

719
00:25:58,119 --> 00:25:59,599
all this money...

720
00:26:00,529 --> 00:26:02,930
will be used to fix
the coastal embankment.

721
00:26:03,599 --> 00:26:04,119
That's not what I meant.

722
00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:04,950
This time,

723
00:26:05,269 --> 00:26:06,430
our main goal

724
00:26:06,450 --> 00:26:08,450
was to teach that old fellow a lesson

725
00:26:08,799 --> 00:26:09,930
and get our revenge.

726
00:26:10,069 --> 00:26:10,630
Li.

727
00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:11,950
Now the two of us are each in charge

728
00:26:11,950 --> 00:26:13,509
of fixing a coastal embankment,
one in the east and one in the west.

729
00:26:13,509 --> 00:26:14,920
If all the money stays with me,

730
00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:16,980
it won't be convenient for you to use.

731
00:26:17,470 --> 00:26:18,750
This is what you deserve.

732
00:26:18,750 --> 00:26:19,319
Take it.

733
00:26:20,009 --> 00:26:21,470
Pack it up and take it home.

734
00:26:35,559 --> 00:26:37,359
Thank you, Gu.

735
00:26:37,829 --> 00:26:39,430
What are you thanking me for?

736
00:26:40,710 --> 00:26:42,440
This is the first time in my life

737
00:26:43,980 --> 00:26:45,740
I've done business

738
00:26:45,839 --> 00:26:46,960
not for profit.

739
00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:49,920
It feels good!

740
00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:52,430
So good!

741
00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:54,470
Master!

742
00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:55,640
Master!

743
00:26:58,509 --> 00:26:59,190
Master.

744
00:27:00,079 --> 00:27:01,319
Don't be too sad.

745
00:27:01,990 --> 00:27:04,990
As long as the foundation remains,
there's still hope.

746
00:27:04,990 --> 00:27:07,029
It's already 1 tael per dan.

747
00:27:16,710 --> 00:27:17,319
Get out.

748
00:27:33,559 --> 00:27:35,150
Didn't I tell you to get out?

749
00:27:38,579 --> 00:27:40,710
When that little bastard shows up,

750
00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:43,710
I'll kill him.

751
00:27:45,710 --> 00:27:46,380
But...

752
00:27:46,609 --> 00:27:48,460
But that little bastard

753
00:27:48,839 --> 00:27:50,799
is already here.

754
00:27:58,039 --> 00:28:00,769
You're at least a young man
from a good family.

755
00:28:02,230 --> 00:28:04,160
Coming here now to laugh at me

756
00:28:04,180 --> 00:28:05,640
is beneath your dignity.

757
00:28:07,269 --> 00:28:08,269
How could I?

758
00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:10,470
I came today

759
00:28:11,269 --> 00:28:13,269
firstly to collect the pearl,

760
00:28:14,230 --> 00:28:14,960
and secondly

761
00:28:15,470 --> 00:28:16,470
to get

762
00:28:16,500 --> 00:28:18,630
the reward from you.

763
00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,430
You're quite something.

764
00:28:32,269 --> 00:28:32,880
Let's go.

765
00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:34,029
I'll...

766
00:28:34,750 --> 00:28:35,710
get you the pearl

767
00:28:36,509 --> 00:28:37,599
and the banknotes.

768
00:28:38,859 --> 00:28:39,160
Alright.

769
00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:41,029
Now we have a grudge between us.

770
00:28:41,839 --> 00:28:42,880
0.9 tael! 0.9 tael!

771
00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:43,799
It's 0.9 tael now!

772
00:28:43,799 --> 00:28:44,599
Big discount!

773
00:28:44,950 --> 00:28:46,079
Over here, 0.9 tael!

774
00:28:46,119 --> 00:28:47,119
There's enough for everyone!

775
00:28:47,119 --> 00:28:48,319
Come, come! 0.8 tael!

776
00:28:48,599 --> 00:28:49,920
0.8 tael over here!

777
00:28:51,799 --> 00:28:52,880
0.8 teals!

778
00:28:52,950 --> 00:28:54,009
0.6 teals!

779
00:28:54,190 --> 00:28:55,349
0.6 teals!

780
00:28:55,430 --> 00:28:56,359
0.6 teals! Come!

781
00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:57,029
0.6 teals!

782
00:28:58,400 --> 00:28:58,990
It's 0.6 teals now!

783
00:28:58,990 --> 00:29:00,230
0.6 teals over here!

784
00:29:07,430 --> 00:29:08,490
What are you doing?

785
00:29:09,430 --> 00:29:11,119
If those rice merchants see me,

786
00:29:11,119 --> 00:29:11,690
they'll definitely

787
00:29:11,690 --> 00:29:12,859
eat me alive.

788
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:14,640
Just tell them you're an official

789
00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,670
sent by the imperial court
to oversee the big project.

790
00:29:16,670 --> 00:29:17,950
They'd be scrambling

791
00:29:17,950 --> 00:29:18,670
to curry favor with you.

792
00:29:18,670 --> 00:29:19,670
What are you afraid of?

793
00:29:19,670 --> 00:29:20,529
Doing business

794
00:29:20,529 --> 00:29:22,190
is just like putting on a show.

795
00:29:22,230 --> 00:29:23,690
The ones acting are crazy,

796
00:29:23,710 --> 00:29:25,509
and the ones watching are fools.

797
00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,599
Everyone has their role.

798
00:29:33,519 --> 00:29:39,750
{\an8}[One Hundred Taels]

799
00:29:42,799 --> 00:29:43,470
Sir.

800
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:48,269
Sir.

801
00:29:50,269 --> 00:29:51,319
What?

802
00:29:51,990 --> 00:29:53,710
You're a master of Neo-Confucianism.

803
00:29:53,710 --> 00:29:54,359
Can't you control yourself a little

804
00:29:54,359 --> 00:29:55,420
when you see money?

805
00:29:58,950 --> 00:30:01,559
Have you ever seen a sage who was poor?

806
00:30:01,799 --> 00:30:02,470
Nonsense.

807
00:30:04,910 --> 00:30:06,380
If you were poor,

808
00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:08,319
who would respect you?

809
00:30:11,750 --> 00:30:12,589
Thank you

810
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:14,269
for the money.

811
00:30:14,839 --> 00:30:16,150
I was just eliminating threats
for the people.

812
00:30:16,150 --> 00:30:17,680
There's no need to thank me.

813
00:30:21,119 --> 00:30:21,670
Here.

814
00:30:22,430 --> 00:30:24,559
I have a little something for you.

815
00:30:26,359 --> 00:30:27,089
What is this?

816
00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:28,059
A painting?

817
00:30:29,509 --> 00:30:30,440
Mr. Gu,

818
00:30:30,750 --> 00:30:32,279
I consider you one of my own.

819
00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:34,240
How can you not show respect?

820
00:30:36,599 --> 00:30:37,640
Sir,

821
00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,079
you're a senior
in the imperial examinations,

822
00:30:41,079 --> 00:30:42,339
a first-rank viceroy,

823
00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:44,279
practically half a sage.

824
00:30:44,559 --> 00:30:45,160
And I'm

825
00:30:45,470 --> 00:30:47,400
just a small merchant.

826
00:30:47,839 --> 00:30:50,039
How would I dare call myself your equal?

827
00:30:56,230 --> 00:30:57,779
Don't put on

828
00:30:57,839 --> 00:30:59,970
that merchant's facade in front of me.

829
00:31:00,430 --> 00:31:01,430
When I first saw you,

830
00:31:01,430 --> 00:31:02,589
I told Jiu,

831
00:31:02,670 --> 00:31:04,230
"Is this a merchant?"

832
00:31:04,470 --> 00:31:06,400
"He's a born scholar."

833
00:31:06,710 --> 00:31:08,700
Jiu told me about you

834
00:31:08,799 --> 00:31:10,910
and wanted to transfer you
under my command.

835
00:31:10,910 --> 00:31:12,920
At first I had my doubts.

836
00:31:13,190 --> 00:31:14,079
You,

837
00:31:14,470 --> 00:31:16,269
your intelligence is too obvious.

838
00:31:16,269 --> 00:31:18,000
Luckily, you have a kind heart.

839
00:31:18,230 --> 00:31:19,430
Otherwise, who knows

840
00:31:19,599 --> 00:31:22,000
how many times
you would have died already.

841
00:31:26,029 --> 00:31:26,710
This is a letter

842
00:31:26,710 --> 00:31:28,190
I specifically submitted

843
00:31:28,230 --> 00:31:29,190
in my name,

844
00:31:29,230 --> 00:31:30,799
recommending you.

845
00:31:32,390 --> 00:31:35,470
I noticed that this man handles matters
with both tact and firmness.

846
00:31:35,470 --> 00:31:38,029
He's unassuming in appearance
but with the heart of a hero.

847
00:31:38,029 --> 00:31:38,990
He claims

848
00:31:39,119 --> 00:31:40,990
to have suffered from madness
in childhood,

849
00:31:40,990 --> 00:31:43,430
which flared up later
during the imperial examination.

850
00:31:43,430 --> 00:31:45,019
For causing a disturbance
in the examination hall,

851
00:31:45,019 --> 00:31:46,470
he was sentenced to exile at Ningguta.

852
00:31:46,470 --> 00:31:48,230
I am willing to vouch for him.

853
00:31:48,319 --> 00:31:51,779
He can be officially conferred
the title of Associate Jinshi.

854
00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,319
To preserve
such a pillar for the imperial court

855
00:31:54,319 --> 00:31:56,559
and such a talent for the southeast

856
00:31:56,579 --> 00:31:57,940
is my great pleasure.

857
00:32:02,269 --> 00:32:03,930
I dare not accept such praise.

858
00:32:06,470 --> 00:32:08,599
"Handles matters
with both tact and firmness."

859
00:32:08,599 --> 00:32:11,710
"He's unassuming in appearance
but with the heart of a hero."

860
00:32:11,710 --> 00:32:13,769
In all my years of evaluating people,

861
00:32:14,230 --> 00:32:15,930
only you

862
00:32:16,549 --> 00:32:18,069
deserve these words.

863
00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:22,720
This is a letter

864
00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:24,859
from the Ministry of Rites.

865
00:32:22,990 --> 00:32:24,660
{\an8}[Gu Pingyuan, from Jianshan County
in Huizhou Prefecture]

866
00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:25,720
Go back

867
00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:27,750
and prepare a record
of your ancestors for 3 generations.

868
00:32:27,750 --> 00:32:30,950
I will submit the memorial first thing
tomorrow morning.

869
00:32:31,470 --> 00:32:32,670
Does this small token of gratitude

870
00:32:32,670 --> 00:32:34,119
meet with your approval?

871
00:32:42,059 --> 00:32:42,970
Mr. Gu.

872
00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:52,690
Mr. Gu!

873
00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:54,970
Are you stunned?

874
00:33:02,150 --> 00:33:03,880
To wash away a lifetime of shame

875
00:33:04,599 --> 00:33:05,799
is like being reborn.

876
00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:09,009
Indeed.

877
00:33:09,509 --> 00:33:12,410
How could a hero
remain in obscurity for long?

878
00:33:12,599 --> 00:33:15,259
I am satisfied
with having handled this matter.

879
00:33:15,430 --> 00:33:16,319
Today,

880
00:33:16,339 --> 00:33:17,740
don't go back to Nantong.

881
00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:19,450
Spend time with your family,

882
00:33:19,450 --> 00:33:21,190
get the 3 generations' record ready,

883
00:33:21,190 --> 00:33:23,250
and bring them first thing tomorrow.

884
00:33:23,599 --> 00:33:24,319
Yes.

885
00:33:25,430 --> 00:33:25,950
Sir,

886
00:33:25,970 --> 00:33:27,839
there's another troublesome matter.

887
00:33:27,839 --> 00:33:28,859
When I was a kid,
my father went to the capital

888
00:33:28,859 --> 00:33:30,230
to take the imperial examination

889
00:33:30,230 --> 00:33:31,710
and has been missing ever since.

890
00:33:31,710 --> 00:33:33,910
I don't know whether he is alive or dead.

891
00:33:34,319 --> 00:33:35,160
I've actually

892
00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,190
heard Sixth Prince mention this.

893
00:33:38,359 --> 00:33:39,579
The year your father went
to take the imperial examination,

894
00:33:39,579 --> 00:33:41,319
there was a major epidemic in the capital,

895
00:33:41,319 --> 00:33:42,519
and many people died.

896
00:33:42,940 --> 00:33:44,950
The Nine Gates Infantry Commander
at the time

897
00:33:44,950 --> 00:33:47,339
had all the bodies burned,

898
00:33:47,559 --> 00:33:49,089
so there's no way to verify.

899
00:33:49,190 --> 00:33:50,450
Just write it that way.

900
00:33:53,190 --> 00:33:53,920
Sir.

901
00:33:57,119 --> 00:33:58,920
I want to sincerely kowtow to you

902
00:33:59,390 --> 00:34:01,009
on my father's behalf.

903
00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:04,599
So all this time

904
00:34:04,630 --> 00:34:06,190
you weren't really sincere
in your kowtows,

905
00:34:06,190 --> 00:34:06,839
were you?

906
00:34:08,630 --> 00:34:09,900
Most of the time, no.

907
00:34:13,210 --> 00:34:14,000
This time,

908
00:34:14,550 --> 00:34:16,719
being able to bring honor to 3 generations

909
00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:18,590
and earn him an official rank,

910
00:34:19,679 --> 00:34:21,800
I'm even happier
than if I received it myself.

911
00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:22,630
Of course.

912
00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:24,320
With an official rank,

913
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:25,849
even in the afterlife,

914
00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:27,260
it's still an honor.

915
00:34:27,469 --> 00:34:28,280
Also,

916
00:34:28,469 --> 00:34:29,840
it wasn't easy for your mother

917
00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:31,929
to raise you from childhood.

918
00:34:32,150 --> 00:34:33,400
Once you achieve merit,

919
00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:34,820
I'll submit a memorial for you

920
00:34:34,820 --> 00:34:37,820
so the imperial court
can grant her an honorary title.

921
00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:40,619
I thank you on behalf of my mother.

922
00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:41,679
I'll go back now

923
00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:42,429
and tell her about this.

924
00:34:42,429 --> 00:34:43,469
Okay.

925
00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:49,760
By the way, Sir,

926
00:34:50,510 --> 00:34:51,769
there's one more thing

927
00:34:52,110 --> 00:34:53,239
I hope you'll allow.

928
00:34:53,949 --> 00:34:55,880
Li Qin and I are brothers after all.

929
00:34:56,030 --> 00:34:57,429
Li Wantang is Li Wantang,

930
00:34:57,550 --> 00:34:58,550
and he is himself.

931
00:34:59,679 --> 00:35:02,320
He made great contributions
to the coastal embankment project

932
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,030
and the reduction
of the rice price this time.

933
00:35:04,030 --> 00:35:04,719
He wants to earn the operating rights

934
00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:06,800
of the Lianghuai region's salt industry

935
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:07,820
only because he made a bet

936
00:35:07,820 --> 00:35:08,750
with his family,

937
00:35:09,150 --> 00:35:11,480
wanting to become independent from them.

938
00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:13,150
I hope you can see this clearly.

939
00:35:13,150 --> 00:35:13,880
How about you

940
00:35:14,030 --> 00:35:15,760
let him handle the salt fields?

941
00:35:20,150 --> 00:35:21,989
I have a reason

942
00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:24,099
for not giving him the salt lands.

943
00:35:24,429 --> 00:35:27,030
Last time you went
to negotiate with the Westerners,

944
00:35:27,030 --> 00:35:29,039
they refused to budge even a little.

945
00:35:29,199 --> 00:35:30,530
They want to get into tea

946
00:35:30,550 --> 00:35:31,610
and silk business—

947
00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:32,949
anything that makes money,

948
00:35:32,949 --> 00:35:34,480
they want their hands on it.

949
00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:35,599
If we really

950
00:35:35,630 --> 00:35:37,690
give all the salt fields to Li Wantang

951
00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:39,150
and he sells them to the Westerner,

952
00:35:39,150 --> 00:35:40,150
what should we do?

953
00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:41,360
Can I stop him?

954
00:35:42,030 --> 00:35:44,489
What if the Westerners
jack up the salt price

955
00:35:44,510 --> 00:35:46,590
and the people
of the Seven Provinces of Jiangnan

956
00:35:46,590 --> 00:35:47,510
revolt?

957
00:35:48,630 --> 00:35:50,760
Can you take responsibility for that?

958
00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:54,250
I didn't consider that.

959
00:35:54,630 --> 00:35:55,949
I was short-sighted.

960
00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:59,289
I'll request credit for him

961
00:35:59,510 --> 00:36:01,570
for the coastal embankment project.

962
00:36:01,989 --> 00:36:03,920
He can have some of the salt fields,

963
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:06,429
but the imperial court must keep some too.

964
00:36:06,989 --> 00:36:07,869
And frankly,

965
00:36:08,150 --> 00:36:09,400
those salt fields he has

966
00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:10,110
were taken

967
00:36:10,150 --> 00:36:11,480
by exploiting the chaos

968
00:36:11,590 --> 00:36:13,199
during the war in the south.

969
00:36:13,949 --> 00:36:15,880
One shouldn't be too greedy.

970
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:19,320
Gu Pingyuan,

971
00:36:20,510 --> 00:36:21,400
you know,

972
00:36:21,949 --> 00:36:23,400
your intelligence is too obvious.

973
00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:25,429
Trouble will find you in the future.

974
00:36:26,590 --> 00:36:28,670
You spared him today,

975
00:36:29,199 --> 00:36:30,550
but in the future, he might not

976
00:36:30,550 --> 00:36:32,150
show you the same mercy.

977
00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:35,150
You may go.

978
00:36:36,030 --> 00:36:36,679
Yes.

979
00:36:42,929 --> 00:36:47,840
{\an8}[Tranquility of Autumn]

980
00:36:43,429 --> 00:36:44,150
Mother.

981
00:36:46,429 --> 00:36:47,030
Mother.

982
00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:50,849
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

983
00:36:49,150 --> 00:36:49,760
Father.

984
00:36:50,070 --> 00:36:50,920
Uncle Liao.

985
00:36:51,030 --> 00:36:51,630
Come here.

986
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:52,530
Hurry.

987
00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:54,099
What happened?

988
00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:01,320
My eyes

989
00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:02,889
are failing me completely.

990
00:37:03,199 --> 00:37:04,949
Mr. Chang, please read it to me.

991
00:37:05,030 --> 00:37:05,679
Alright.

992
00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:08,369
Gu Pingyuan,

993
00:37:08,469 --> 00:37:11,000
from Shanjian Village, Huizhou Prefecture.

994
00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:12,760
In the third year of Xianfeng,

995
00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:15,239
he placed third in the county-level exam

996
00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,650
in Shanjian County, Huizhou Prefecture.

997
00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:21,360
In the fifth year of Xianfeng,

998
00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,019
he ranked first
in the Huizhou provincial exam.

999
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:25,369
For his merit, he was granted

1000
00:37:25,369 --> 00:37:27,070
the title of Associate Jinshi.

1001
00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:30,269
Recommender: Ling Gui, Minister of Rites.

1002
00:37:30,429 --> 00:37:31,400
Guarantor:

1003
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,190
Rui Lin, Viceroy of Liangjiang.

1004
00:37:34,230 --> 00:37:35,159
Is this for real?

1005
00:37:36,420 --> 00:37:37,880
Heaven has smiled upon us?

1006
00:37:38,659 --> 00:37:40,400
Heaven has smiled upon us!

1007
00:37:41,110 --> 00:37:41,920
Old Madam Gu,

1008
00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:44,030
Pingyuan has finally achieved success.

1009
00:37:44,030 --> 00:37:45,760
He has a prestigious title now.

1010
00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:47,469
Congratulations!

1011
00:37:48,989 --> 00:37:49,840
Mother,

1012
00:37:50,510 --> 00:37:52,920
the Viceroy of Liangjiang
recommended Pingyuan,

1013
00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:53,679
granting him

1014
00:37:53,679 --> 00:37:55,409
the title of Associate Jinshi.

1015
00:37:57,880 --> 00:37:59,550
My son has left behind his lowly status?

1016
00:37:59,550 --> 00:38:01,280
Indeed.

1017
00:38:03,150 --> 00:38:05,079
Prostitutes, actors, musicians,

1018
00:38:05,150 --> 00:38:07,480
and major criminals of the imperial court

1019
00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:10,800
are barred from taking the
imperial examinations for 3 generations.

1020
00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:11,909
Now it's perfect.

1021
00:38:11,949 --> 00:38:13,019
Your grandson

1022
00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:14,550
and his descendants

1023
00:38:15,199 --> 00:38:16,199
will have

1024
00:38:16,219 --> 00:38:17,659
a bright future.

1025
00:38:19,809 --> 00:38:21,030
Where's our hero?

1026
00:38:21,250 --> 00:38:22,619
{\an8}[Gentle Breeze and Bright Moon]

1027
00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,050
Don't call him that.

1028
00:38:23,070 --> 00:38:25,130
Pingyuan is now an Associate Jinshi.

1029
00:38:25,130 --> 00:38:26,150
Jinshis

1030
00:38:26,199 --> 00:38:28,329
are like stars descended from heaven.

1031
00:38:28,550 --> 00:38:29,550
He doesn't have time

1032
00:38:29,550 --> 00:38:31,679
to chat with us about trivial matters.

1033
00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:33,980
Indeed, Father.

1034
00:38:34,110 --> 00:38:35,010
And stop calling him

1035
00:38:35,010 --> 00:38:36,159
Mr. Chang anymore.

1036
00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:37,329
He's now

1037
00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:38,949
the father-in-law of an Associate Jinshi.

1038
00:38:38,949 --> 00:38:40,960
We should call him Master Chang.

1039
00:38:42,619 --> 00:38:43,840
Master Chang.

1040
00:38:45,429 --> 00:38:46,630
Stop putting on airs.

1041
00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:47,829
Your son-in-law

1042
00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:49,800
won't mind your humble origins?

1043
00:38:50,550 --> 00:38:52,019
You should go ask around.

1044
00:38:52,110 --> 00:38:54,550
Will the daughter
of the Viceroy of Liangjiang

1045
00:38:54,550 --> 00:38:55,760
marry him?

1046
00:38:57,110 --> 00:38:57,989
Indeed.

1047
00:38:58,630 --> 00:39:00,360
Anything could happen.

1048
00:39:00,989 --> 00:39:03,190
He doesn't have a daughter to marry him.

1049
00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:04,360
That's so improper.

1050
00:39:04,360 --> 00:39:06,150
Why do I remember that he has one?

1051
00:39:06,150 --> 00:39:06,719
Mother,

1052
00:39:06,989 --> 00:39:07,920
let's go inside.

1053
00:39:09,030 --> 00:39:09,880
He does?

1054
00:39:10,170 --> 00:39:11,039
Yes.

1055
00:39:14,739 --> 00:39:18,300
{\an8}[Half a City]

1056
00:39:20,070 --> 00:39:21,800
Careful. Be more careful.

1057
00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:23,400
It's Emperor Jiaqing's calligraphy.

1058
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:26,260
Damaging even a bit of lacquer
is a serious offense.

1059
00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:28,030
Every time I see this plaque,

1060
00:39:28,030 --> 00:39:28,829
I always think

1061
00:39:29,070 --> 00:39:30,300
it's only natural that

1062
00:39:30,300 --> 00:39:31,590
I've accomplished nothing in my life.

1063
00:39:31,590 --> 00:39:32,789
Look, your ancestors

1064
00:39:32,980 --> 00:39:37,139
{\an8}[Half a City]

1065
00:39:33,030 --> 00:39:35,030
were already so prestigious
a hundred or so years ago.

1066
00:39:35,030 --> 00:39:36,230
Truly incomparable.

1067
00:39:36,630 --> 00:39:38,690
This belongs to my wife's ancestors.

1068
00:39:40,429 --> 00:39:41,429
Back then their holdings

1069
00:39:41,429 --> 00:39:42,320
were barely half a city.

1070
00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:43,780
But in your hands, Master—

1071
00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:44,590
my goodness—

1072
00:39:44,590 --> 00:39:46,429
the business is nearly half a country now.

1073
00:39:46,429 --> 00:39:47,449
The current emperor

1074
00:39:47,449 --> 00:39:49,110
should write you a new plaque.

1075
00:39:49,630 --> 00:39:50,630
Write me a plaque?

1076
00:39:50,989 --> 00:39:52,989
Such little gain for so much effort.

1077
00:39:55,630 --> 00:39:56,469
You may go.

1078
00:39:57,949 --> 00:39:58,840
Master, look.

1079
00:39:59,239 --> 00:39:59,920
These are all the guests who,

1080
00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:01,070
knowing we're reopening Li's Draft Bank

1081
00:40:01,070 --> 00:40:02,440
in Nanjing,

1082
00:40:02,469 --> 00:40:03,800
want to pay us a visit.

1083
00:40:03,989 --> 00:40:05,650
Which one should we see first?

1084
00:40:06,150 --> 00:40:07,550
Let's see them one by one.

1085
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:09,590
It's customary for visitors
to pay respects to residents.

1086
00:40:09,590 --> 00:40:11,630
Let's start
with the Liangjiang Viceroy's Office.

1087
00:40:11,630 --> 00:40:12,949
I've already arranged it for you.

1088
00:40:12,949 --> 00:40:13,920
His Excellency said

1089
00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:14,840
he'll send his sedan chair tomorrow

1090
00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:15,989
with 6 imperial guards

1091
00:40:15,989 --> 00:40:17,150
to invite you to his residence.

1092
00:40:17,150 --> 00:40:18,280
Even the 6 guards

1093
00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:19,579
wear official's hats.

1094
00:40:19,590 --> 00:40:21,320
In the entire Liangjiang region,

1095
00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:22,780
no one else has such honor.

1096
00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,110
It's merely a formality.

1097
00:40:25,110 --> 00:40:27,070
Do you think
I dare ride in his sedan chair?

1098
00:40:27,070 --> 00:40:28,989
If an imperial censor sees me
and reports it to the court,

1099
00:40:28,989 --> 00:40:30,250
it would be a disaster.

1100
00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:32,760
That old fox.

1101
00:40:32,989 --> 00:40:34,719
He is holding on to the salt fields

1102
00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:36,719
and won't let me lay my hands on them.

1103
00:40:38,429 --> 00:40:39,030
Master,

1104
00:40:40,030 --> 00:40:41,360
didn't you give this matter

1105
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,110
to Young Master to handle?

1106
00:40:44,250 --> 00:40:46,340
Why not have him stand up?

1107
00:40:44,369 --> 00:40:46,280
{\an8}[Everything as Wished]

1108
00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:49,099
He's been kneeling since early morning.

1109
00:40:52,610 --> 00:40:59,420
{\an8}[Grand Vision for Long-Lasting Prosperity]

1110
00:40:59,489 --> 00:41:02,090
{\an8}[Everything as Wished]

1111
00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:01,949
Come on.

1112
00:41:02,199 --> 00:41:04,440
Directly appointing a jinshi
to serve as a local official?

1113
00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:06,110
This is called the "Tiger List?"

1114
00:41:06,110 --> 00:41:08,949
At the very least,
you would be a county magistrate.

1115
00:41:08,949 --> 00:41:10,429
Being a county magistrate is not bad.

1116
00:41:10,429 --> 00:41:11,510
A county magistrate

1117
00:41:11,510 --> 00:41:13,550
is the parent official of a whole county.

1118
00:41:13,550 --> 00:41:15,449
That's a lot of power.

1119
00:41:17,630 --> 00:41:18,829
You lowly commoner.

1120
00:41:19,030 --> 00:41:20,590
You're not convinced, are you?

1121
00:41:20,590 --> 00:41:22,400
The magistrate is holding court!

1122
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:23,429
I'll stand aside.

1123
00:41:25,380 --> 00:41:26,260
It's a good thing

1124
00:41:26,260 --> 00:41:27,820
you're not the one becoming an official.

1125
00:41:27,820 --> 00:41:28,530
If you were,

1126
00:41:28,550 --> 00:41:31,079
the world wouldn't be big enough
for your ego.

1127
00:41:31,150 --> 00:41:31,599
Pingyuan,

1128
00:41:31,599 --> 00:41:33,369
I'm just happy for you.

1129
00:41:34,010 --> 00:41:34,769
I just can't stand

1130
00:41:34,769 --> 00:41:36,300
seeing you frown like that.

1131
00:41:36,889 --> 00:41:37,710
I'm telling you,

1132
00:41:37,710 --> 00:41:38,510
sometimes,

1133
00:41:38,719 --> 00:41:40,070
people just can't
help making things hard...

1134
00:41:40,070 --> 00:41:40,920
for themselves.

1135
00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:42,380
Who are you talking about?

1136
00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:43,989
Who are you talking about?

1137
00:41:43,989 --> 00:41:45,030
Get out!

1138
00:41:50,630 --> 00:41:51,239
Mother.

1139
00:41:52,110 --> 00:41:52,710
Mr. Chang.

1140
00:41:53,110 --> 00:41:53,679
Mr. Liao.

1141
00:41:54,429 --> 00:41:55,159
Son-in-law.

1142
00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:57,440
My Lord.

1143
00:41:57,590 --> 00:41:59,730
Your mother deserves your bow,

1144
00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:01,679
but the two of us don't now.

1145
00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:02,559
That's right.

1146
00:42:02,949 --> 00:42:03,670
Mr. Chang—

1147
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:04,320
No, no.

1148
00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:05,780
Master Chang said

1149
00:42:05,949 --> 00:42:08,030
you've finally made something of yourself.

1150
00:42:08,030 --> 00:42:09,320
If you ask me,

1151
00:42:09,550 --> 00:42:10,070
kid,

1152
00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:12,280
you've built great virtue

1153
00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,239
by fixing that coastal embankment.

1154
00:42:14,239 --> 00:42:15,030
At noon,

1155
00:42:15,150 --> 00:42:17,360
we should have a proper lunch, right?

1156
00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:19,510
Mother,

1157
00:42:20,199 --> 00:42:20,800
I...

1158
00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:23,250
You're afraid you can't handle it?

1159
00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:27,239
A little bit.

1160
00:42:30,030 --> 00:42:30,590
Come.

1161
00:42:31,150 --> 00:42:31,989
Come with me.

1162
00:42:35,429 --> 00:42:36,960
Let's have lunch together.

1163
00:42:42,469 --> 00:42:42,949
Come.

1164
00:42:49,340 --> 00:42:50,210
It's fine.

1165
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:55,110
You may go.

1166
00:42:58,199 --> 00:42:59,530
Have you figured it out?

1167
00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:02,840
Not at all.