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♪The moon sinks, ripples dance,
violet stars awaken♪

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♪As time dissolves without a trace♪

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♪Frosted memories scatter;
silk cannot veil the past♪

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♪Fate is drifting in silence♪

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♪Let winds and sands
accompany the road ahead♪

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♪Looking back, joys and sorrows linger,
no regrets remain♪

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♪Breaking free
from the depths of darkness♪

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♪Like pearls of tears,
we swirl with fate's embrace♪

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[Adapted from "The Legend
of Kunshan Jade" by Tan Tianyin]

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[The Story of Pearl Girl]

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[Episode 5]

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Before you bargain with me,

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consider carefully

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what value you hold,

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and what leverage you have.

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I have no leverage.

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I'm merely a slave.

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As a noble master,
you broke your promises

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and made things hard for a slave.

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What's your purpose?

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You really don't want me
leaving the ship?

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What's wrong?

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Afraid of losing?

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What else?

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I want off the ship.

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You're that desperate to leave?

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Getting off the ship is my chance.

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Fine,

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I'll allow it.

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But the others?

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No, they cannot.

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Do you ever feel

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like you've walked right into a trap?

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What trap could there be?

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If it works, the convoy profits.

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If it fails,

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I'll get a chance to punish her.

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She was right.

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You, a noble master,

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why bother with a slave?

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You think she's a slave, too?

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What kind of slave
defies her master daily?

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She just wants her mother's keepsake.

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Since when

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have you gone soft?

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Haven't you noticed?

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She's like you were when you first
ventured into Black Dragon Cave,

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knowing nothing, helpless,

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just driven by sheer will,

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and risking everything.

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That's why I was bloodied and beaten.

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Just like me,

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you also clawed your way
out of that pit.

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You know what that blood-stained pearl

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represents.

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I asked you to tell Master Zhang

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if you were with me that day,

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or saw Cui Ding.

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I haven't seen Cui Ding.

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Duanwu, are you all right?

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I'm free to leave now.

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Then are you going

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to sell that waste?

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Right now, I can only try my hand at it,

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though...

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I still don't know

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how to get that waste.

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Eighteen cash a jin,

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Mr. Cao must have pocketed a nice cut.

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He won't make it easy for us.

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What about Cao's superior,
Assistant Pang?

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He manages sales.

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He should have the authority, right?

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He's in cahoots with Mr. Cao,
not exactly trustworthy.

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Besides, we don't even know him,

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and he's unlikely to trust us.

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There's one other person

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who truly cares about the convoy.

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But I don't know if she'd help.

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Um...

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Duanwu, I can't hold it anymore.

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I, Duanwu, a lower-deck slave, request
to see Accountant Wei.

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If it's an issue, go find Mr. Cao.

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This issue concerns the trading convoy.

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Reporting with overstepping

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will lead to punishment.

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What if I suggest a potential oversight
in your accounts?

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Please hear me out first,
and then punish me as you will.

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Come in.

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Greetings, Accountant Wei.

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Speak. What account?

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Accountant Wei,

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this is waste from the trading convoy.

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Mr. Cao currently sells it
at eighteen cash per jin.

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But look, Accountant Wei,

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within this waste,

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if we extract all useful materials,

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then refine it further,

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it could

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be sold to herbal shops

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and used for medicinal ingredients.

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Each batch could then earn
two extra cash.

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Twenty cash per jin?

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Correct.

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Twenty cash.

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A hundred jin only makes 2000 cash.

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That's barely enough

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for a day's meal for lower-deck slaves.

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So, you're giving me a number breakdown?

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But our convoy handles

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a lot of jewelry,

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and thus, lots of waste.

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Accountant Wei, I've observed

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the Master's shipments.

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Each transfer produces
over two hundred jin of waste.

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Conservatively,

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at twenty cash per jin,

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that gives us 4000 cash.

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I've been with the convoy
for two weeks now,

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shipping at least three times already.

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That amounts to 12000 cash.

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Calculate it...

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three times a month,

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and thirty-six times a year.

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With thirty-six times,

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it amounts to a total of...

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It's 144,000 cash annually.

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The convoy can easily handle

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thirty shipments.

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Our convoy's route from the West Regions
to the South Sea

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passes various ports.

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the Master purchases
and sells jewels each time.

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Recently, the Master held
the pearl auction,

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boosting our convoy's reputation.

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Given this,

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there'll be large shipments.

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You're sharp.

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Are you saying

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that I, Wei Yan,

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overlooked this profit

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under my own watch?

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Not at all.

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That's not my intention.

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The accounts handled by you

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are all major accounts.

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This waste

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is only known to us lower-deck slaves,

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working with it daily.

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Even adding

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just 140,000 cash annually,

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little by little,

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over time,

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it would accumulate significantly.

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Isn't that right?

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So, what are you hoping for with this?

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I request permission from you

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to handle the waste sales.

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Accountant Wei.

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She wants to sell the waste.
You two can discuss it yourselves.

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Take a seat.

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Assistant Pang,

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I'm Duanwu, a slave from the lower deck.

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The Master has permitted me

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to get off and sell waste when docked.

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From now on,

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I'll be relying on your help,
Assistant Pang.

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I see.

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No problem. It's just waste anyway.

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I recall

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Mr. Cao handled it

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at eighteen cash per jin before.

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Since you're under
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let's make it sixteen cash

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to help you open business.

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Thank you, Assistant Pang.

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However,

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considering it's all waste,

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going back and forth is a hassle.

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It's best to clear it all at once.

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All at once?

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Yes.

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How much is there this time?

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About two hundred jin, I believe.

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Alright.

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I see.

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Can this really make money?

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Duanwu, will the herbal shops buy it?

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I'm not sure,

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but I can give it a try.

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There's a full two hundred jin here.

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If we can sell it all,

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it'll be a nice amount.

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Duanwu, you're really impressive.

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Barely here,
and you're already allowed off the ship

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to sell waste!

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This used to be something

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only Mr. Cao could handle.

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Duanwu's amazing, of course!

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When she makes big money,

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we'll get you loads of dried meat, Loud,

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and medicine for your throat!

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Dear Hu,

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we'll buy you twenty dresses!

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Twenty?

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Dear Xiu,

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we'll get you shoes

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encrusted with pearls!

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Pearl shoes?

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We're rich!

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We're rich!

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What wealth?

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From a distance,

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I could hear all of you yelling here.

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It's the middle of the night.

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Isn't there any order in the lower deck?

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Duanwu,

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not bad at all.

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I hear

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you're going to sell waste?

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Mr. Cao.

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I know,

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you were handling this waste before,

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and I appreciate your effort.

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This time, I'll go for you.

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Naturally, the money from the sale...

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You're overthinking.

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I never said that.

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That's your imagination.

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But about the money...

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Oh, it's late.

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All of you should head to bed.

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Thank you, Mr. Cao.

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Shrimp!

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Cao's a greedy guy.

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Clean this up.

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You were coming to Lingnan.

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Why didn't you tell me beforehand?

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We could've traveled together.

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Senior Brother,

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I had no idea you were in Guangzhou.

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If I'd known,

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I would've told you.

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Here.

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Junior Brother,

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why exactly

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did you come to Hepu?

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The beauty of the South Sea pearls

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is too tempting.

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So, I wanted to see Hepu for myself.

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But once I arrived,

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do you know what I saw?

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Just pearl divers

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leaping out of the water
to escape man-eating sharks.

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At the pearl auction,

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esteemed guests abound,

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yet it's built on the blood and tears
of countless pearl divers.

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I understand how you feel.

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But,

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The hardships of pearl diving

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have always been this way.

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We don't control that.

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But before, the pearls

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were for tributes.

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Now look at the Cui's Pearl Farm,

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they are recklessly abusing the divers,

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treating lives like they're worthless.

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Worse still...

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Even worse than that?

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Junior Brother,

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don't hold back.

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Just say it.

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If what you say
about the Cui's Pearl Farm

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is true,

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I'll make sure
they don't get away with it.

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On the second night
of the pearl auction,

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the Pearl Tower burned down.

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Peng Wu, a merchant from Chang'an,

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died inside.

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Cui Ding fled with the funds,

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and his body was later found
in Guangzhou.

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Peng Wu is dead?

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00:12:51,330 --> 00:12:53,450
Cui Ding fled with the funds?

283
00:12:53,450 --> 00:12:55,140
The burning of Pearl Tower has caused

284
00:12:55,420 --> 00:12:56,300
a huge stir in Hepu.

285
00:12:56,610 --> 00:12:57,330
Cui Ding's body

286
00:12:57,330 --> 00:12:58,930
is still at the Guangzhou prefecture.

287
00:12:59,380 --> 00:13:00,660
You didn't know?

288
00:13:02,500 --> 00:13:04,420
I was indeed careless.

289
00:13:07,260 --> 00:13:08,020
Senior Brother,

290
00:13:10,570 --> 00:13:11,570
do you know those two?

291
00:13:12,330 --> 00:13:14,850
Regardless of my acquaintance,

292
00:13:15,660 --> 00:13:18,210
if Cui's Pearl Farm did such evils,

293
00:13:19,780 --> 00:13:22,260
as an upright official,

294
00:13:22,810 --> 00:13:25,690
I won't let them get away!

295
00:13:28,690 --> 00:13:30,260
Since you're involved,

296
00:13:31,450 --> 00:13:32,380
I can rest assured.

297
00:13:32,730 --> 00:13:34,330
As long as I'm here,

298
00:13:34,690 --> 00:13:36,330
I won't let those villains

299
00:13:36,780 --> 00:13:39,900
run wild in this just world!

300
00:13:40,330 --> 00:13:40,730
Here.

301
00:13:42,210 --> 00:13:43,210
Just leave it to me.

302
00:13:44,020 --> 00:13:45,020
This drink is for you, Senior Brother!

303
00:14:07,020 --> 00:14:08,850
Master, the guest has left.

304
00:14:13,210 --> 00:14:15,140
Do you think my junior

305
00:14:15,690 --> 00:14:17,900
has already set his sights on me?

306
00:14:18,660 --> 00:14:21,570
Master, you've always been cautious,

307
00:14:22,090 --> 00:14:24,500
leaving no trace.

308
00:14:25,020 --> 00:14:27,730
Besides, Peng Wu and Cui Ding are dead.

309
00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:29,450
Zhang Jinran

310
00:14:29,900 --> 00:14:31,210
surely won't find proof.

311
00:14:32,300 --> 00:14:34,380
You don't know my junior brother.

312
00:14:34,850 --> 00:14:36,330
Once he's set on something,

313
00:14:37,570 --> 00:14:39,930
he won't easily let it go.

314
00:14:40,260 --> 00:14:41,210
Otherwise,

315
00:14:41,210 --> 00:14:43,380
why would Prince Ying send him to Hepu?

316
00:14:44,260 --> 00:14:45,420
Prince Ying...

317
00:14:46,970 --> 00:14:48,570
Could it be over Prince Tan?

318
00:14:51,930 --> 00:14:53,610
Cutting off trade is minor,

319
00:14:54,210 --> 00:14:55,540
but if we're exposed,

320
00:14:56,380 --> 00:14:56,930
we might

321
00:14:56,930 --> 00:14:59,210
meet a fate worse than Cui Ding.

322
00:15:02,690 --> 00:15:04,730
Master, Lady Shijiu sent an invitation,

323
00:15:04,730 --> 00:15:06,140
requesting a meeting tomorrow.

324
00:15:08,690 --> 00:15:11,140
Why does she keep pestering?

325
00:15:11,900 --> 00:15:12,900
Tell her I won't meet her!

326
00:15:13,420 --> 00:15:13,930
Yes, sir.

327
00:15:18,660 --> 00:15:21,180
Special Envoy Xu refused
your invitation.

328
00:15:21,780 --> 00:15:23,810
He's eager to distance himself,

329
00:15:24,180 --> 00:15:25,660
not to investigate someone,

330
00:15:26,450 --> 00:15:28,020
but afraid of being investigated.

331
00:15:31,180 --> 00:15:32,210
It seems we'll have to find a way

332
00:15:32,210 --> 00:15:33,970
to handle the tribute pearls ourselves.

333
00:15:40,300 --> 00:15:42,140
Go, contact the Guangzhou banks,

334
00:15:42,140 --> 00:15:43,090
gather all available silver.

335
00:15:43,570 --> 00:15:45,660
Contact every jewelry shop here.

336
00:15:45,660 --> 00:15:46,930
We need to buy pearls.

337
00:15:47,260 --> 00:15:48,380
No matter the cost,

338
00:15:48,930 --> 00:15:50,380
bring back every last one

339
00:15:50,380 --> 00:15:51,260
they have in reserve.

340
00:15:51,660 --> 00:15:52,570
Yes, sir.

341
00:15:56,970 --> 00:15:57,570
Cui Jia.

342
00:16:00,210 --> 00:16:00,810
Master Shijiu.

343
00:16:01,420 --> 00:16:03,020
You said at the pearl auction,

344
00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:06,210
Zhang Jinran and Yan Zijing

345
00:16:06,780 --> 00:16:09,330
bid against each other
over a mere pearl diver?

346
00:16:09,660 --> 00:16:10,450
Indeed.

347
00:16:10,850 --> 00:16:11,570
Mr. Peng said

348
00:16:11,570 --> 00:16:12,500
Yan Zijing

349
00:16:12,500 --> 00:16:14,020
met Zhang Jinran on the ship.

350
00:16:14,020 --> 00:16:15,380
Seeing Zhang as a poor scholar,

351
00:16:15,380 --> 00:16:16,330
unworldly,

352
00:16:16,730 --> 00:16:17,780
Yan brought Zhang along.

353
00:16:19,090 --> 00:16:21,850
He can spend gold willow leaf
at an auction.

354
00:16:22,210 --> 00:16:23,660
You call him a "poor scholar"?

355
00:16:26,780 --> 00:16:28,420
He's the fourth son of Minister Zhang,

356
00:16:28,810 --> 00:16:30,450
and a companion to the Emperor.

357
00:16:31,930 --> 00:16:33,330
You call him a "poor scholar"?

358
00:16:41,180 --> 00:16:43,450
Their meeting can't be a coincidence.

359
00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:47,300
Investigate for me.

360
00:16:48,260 --> 00:16:50,090
Find out who Yan Zijing truly is.

361
00:16:51,090 --> 00:16:51,570
Understood.

362
00:16:57,620 --> 00:16:59,810
[Fushu Port]

363
00:17:00,690 --> 00:17:02,450
Come on, unload the goods!

364
00:17:03,380 --> 00:17:04,330
Take it slow.

365
00:17:04,780 --> 00:17:05,500
Duanwu,

366
00:17:05,500 --> 00:17:07,300
should I try asking
Supervisor Kang again?

367
00:17:07,300 --> 00:17:08,570
I'll go with you.

368
00:17:08,570 --> 00:17:09,970
You can't carry this load alone.

369
00:17:09,970 --> 00:17:10,690
No need.

370
00:17:11,780 --> 00:17:13,020
Don't worry. I got this.

371
00:17:14,420 --> 00:17:15,060
Duanwu,

372
00:17:15,570 --> 00:17:17,450
this batch is top quality.

373
00:17:17,810 --> 00:17:19,420
It might even be sold
for twenty cash a jin!

374
00:17:19,420 --> 00:17:20,660
We'll be rich then!

375
00:17:20,660 --> 00:17:21,330
Keep your voice down.

376
00:17:21,780 --> 00:17:22,660
Rich or not,

377
00:17:23,140 --> 00:17:25,090
let's wait until I actually sell it.

378
00:17:25,660 --> 00:17:26,570
But I promise,

379
00:17:26,900 --> 00:17:27,660
I'll give it my best.

380
00:17:28,020 --> 00:17:29,260
I believe in you, Duanwu.

381
00:17:29,260 --> 00:17:30,210
You can do it.

382
00:17:30,210 --> 00:17:31,500
Shrimp, tell me,

383
00:17:31,970 --> 00:17:33,020
is it really like you said,

384
00:17:33,330 --> 00:17:35,540
just bring the goods
to a herbal shop door,

385
00:17:35,540 --> 00:17:36,810
let them inspect, and that's it?

386
00:17:37,300 --> 00:17:38,850
My third uncle used to do it this way.

387
00:17:39,540 --> 00:17:40,610
If one shop doesn't want it,
go to the next.

388
00:17:40,610 --> 00:17:42,020
This batch has been sold!

389
00:17:42,020 --> 00:17:44,210
Someone's bound to want them.

390
00:17:44,540 --> 00:17:45,060
Duanwu,

391
00:17:45,500 --> 00:17:47,450
if he can do it, so can you!

392
00:17:51,090 --> 00:17:51,730
I'm off.

393
00:17:54,060 --> 00:17:55,300
Hurry up, keep moving!

394
00:17:59,850 --> 00:18:00,900
Thanks for your hard work!

395
00:18:03,260 --> 00:18:04,450
You can't go ashore.

396
00:18:04,780 --> 00:18:05,810
I know, Mr. Cao,

397
00:18:06,140 --> 00:18:07,450
but I'm not on land, am I?

398
00:18:07,450 --> 00:18:08,690
Look, is this shore?

399
00:18:09,020 --> 00:18:10,210
Get on the ship, you brat.

400
00:18:10,210 --> 00:18:11,060
Shrimp.

401
00:18:11,660 --> 00:18:13,180
I'll bring you some treats back!

402
00:18:13,180 --> 00:18:14,300
Got it, Duanwu!

403
00:18:14,300 --> 00:18:15,690
Safe travels, Duanwu.

404
00:18:15,690 --> 00:18:17,260
May business be booming!

405
00:18:29,330 --> 00:18:29,970
Foolish.

406
00:18:32,060 --> 00:18:33,090
At least she's bold.

407
00:18:35,300 --> 00:18:36,130
Bold and foolish.

408
00:18:36,500 --> 00:18:37,740
Do you know the consequences?

409
00:18:39,890 --> 00:18:40,850
A quick death.

410
00:18:41,500 --> 00:18:42,980
And what about a nasty one
with a sharp tongue?

411
00:18:44,850 --> 00:18:46,090
Then he'd live a thousand years.

412
00:18:47,940 --> 00:18:49,500
We should get off too.

413
00:18:50,130 --> 00:18:50,890
What for?

414
00:18:51,570 --> 00:18:53,650
Every place has its own boss.

415
00:18:54,650 --> 00:18:56,780
We're making money on their turf.

416
00:18:58,090 --> 00:19:00,980
So we should pay our respects
to the head of Guangzhou's guild.

417
00:19:05,370 --> 00:19:06,330
Take it slow.

418
00:19:47,890 --> 00:19:49,460
Take your time, sir.

419
00:19:50,370 --> 00:19:51,260
Take care.

420
00:19:52,130 --> 00:19:52,850
Pardon me.

421
00:19:53,940 --> 00:19:54,810
See you.

422
00:19:55,850 --> 00:19:56,650
Sir.

423
00:20:01,370 --> 00:20:02,300
Sir.

424
00:20:02,850 --> 00:20:04,410
I have jewelry scraps,

425
00:20:04,780 --> 00:20:06,650
including lapis, mica...

426
00:20:06,650 --> 00:20:08,330
all available for inspection.

427
00:20:08,700 --> 00:20:08,890
Take a look.

428
00:20:08,890 --> 00:20:11,130
What shop are you with?

429
00:20:11,130 --> 00:20:11,980
Yan's Trading Convoy.

430
00:20:12,370 --> 00:20:13,540
I never heard of it.

431
00:20:13,540 --> 00:20:14,060
Move along.

432
00:20:14,060 --> 00:20:17,260
Yan's Trading Convoy came from the West,

433
00:20:17,260 --> 00:20:19,370
and we recently bought
a large batch of pearls

434
00:20:19,700 --> 00:20:20,940
from Cui's in Hepu.

435
00:20:20,940 --> 00:20:22,220
Our goods are guaranteed good quality.

436
00:20:22,570 --> 00:20:23,500
I can show you.

437
00:20:23,500 --> 00:20:24,300
Miss,

438
00:20:24,300 --> 00:20:26,570
this is a herbal shop,
and we deal in medicine.

439
00:20:26,570 --> 00:20:27,780
I can't take such a risk.

440
00:20:27,780 --> 00:20:28,570
Understood.

441
00:20:28,570 --> 00:20:30,980
But I assure you,
our quality is top-notch.

442
00:20:30,980 --> 00:20:32,700
Just take a look, you'll see.

443
00:20:32,700 --> 00:20:33,570
Even with our century-old legacy,

444
00:20:33,570 --> 00:20:35,810
we can't afford the risk
of selling fakes.

445
00:20:35,810 --> 00:20:37,610
No way. How could it be fake?

446
00:20:40,170 --> 00:20:40,980
Give me the lowest price.

447
00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:42,500
I guarantee.

448
00:20:43,020 --> 00:20:44,300
Just give me the lowest price
you offered before.

449
00:20:44,740 --> 00:20:45,260
How about it?

450
00:20:45,540 --> 00:20:46,300
Then let me ask you,

451
00:20:46,700 --> 00:20:48,610
once you sell this load,
where will you go?

452
00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:53,410
What about this? Take a look.

453
00:20:53,850 --> 00:20:54,850
I don't know.

454
00:20:55,300 --> 00:20:56,780
And if there's an issue with the goods,

455
00:20:57,170 --> 00:20:58,850
who do I go to? Where would I find you?

456
00:20:59,170 --> 00:21:00,940
There can't be an issue, sir.

457
00:21:00,940 --> 00:21:01,330
Really, see for yourself.

458
00:21:01,330 --> 00:21:02,650
Our shop already

459
00:21:02,650 --> 00:21:04,260
has its own suppliers.

460
00:21:04,260 --> 00:21:06,500
If I buy your load,

461
00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:07,500
when they deliver their goods,

462
00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:09,090
how would I explain it?

463
00:21:09,370 --> 00:21:11,300
Miss, you'd better move along.

464
00:21:11,610 --> 00:21:13,300
Wait, sir...

465
00:21:15,980 --> 00:21:17,370
Leave, hurry up!

466
00:21:17,740 --> 00:21:19,540
We told you, we can't do this deal.

467
00:21:19,540 --> 00:21:19,940
I'll leave right away.

468
00:21:19,940 --> 00:21:20,890
Go on, quickly now.

469
00:21:24,850 --> 00:21:25,740
Move along.

470
00:21:25,740 --> 00:21:26,740
We're not doing this business.

471
00:21:26,740 --> 00:21:27,980
Wait...

472
00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:30,460
We're not doing this business.
Now, leave!

473
00:21:30,460 --> 00:21:31,700
[Baifu Hall]
Move along!

474
00:21:32,060 --> 00:21:33,540
Honestly. Don't come back here!

475
00:21:36,060 --> 00:21:36,780
Sir, come on in!

476
00:21:36,780 --> 00:21:38,130
This way!

477
00:21:38,780 --> 00:21:41,570
Trinkets here, take a look!

478
00:21:42,740 --> 00:21:45,610
Sachets, charms, small items here!

479
00:21:48,410 --> 00:21:50,300
[Prosperity in Business]
I didn't expect the head of the jewelry guild here

480
00:21:50,650 --> 00:21:52,260
to be such a young master.

481
00:21:53,740 --> 00:21:54,570
My apologies and respects.

482
00:21:54,940 --> 00:21:57,220
Your Pearl Poetry Gathering
gained fame overnight.

483
00:21:57,220 --> 00:21:59,460
I'm deeply impressed.

484
00:21:59,740 --> 00:22:00,330
You flatter me.

485
00:22:08,170 --> 00:22:10,020
Please, appraise these jewels for me.

486
00:22:21,570 --> 00:22:22,170
What...

487
00:22:22,980 --> 00:22:24,650
not interested in Lingnan pearls?

488
00:22:24,650 --> 00:22:25,570
Not at all.

489
00:22:26,650 --> 00:22:28,410
But as the head of the guild,

490
00:22:28,780 --> 00:22:29,570
you must know

491
00:22:29,940 --> 00:22:31,410
that rarity drives value.

492
00:22:31,890 --> 00:22:33,060
Merchants all know

493
00:22:33,410 --> 00:22:34,570
the more, the cheaper.

494
00:22:35,410 --> 00:22:36,810
Everyone hopes, of course,

495
00:22:36,810 --> 00:22:38,650
to stock rare goods to sell.

496
00:22:39,060 --> 00:22:40,330
Lingnan pearl ornaments

497
00:22:41,090 --> 00:22:43,220
are famous far and wide.

498
00:22:43,700 --> 00:22:45,020
But over the years,

499
00:22:45,020 --> 00:22:46,260
imitators abound,

500
00:22:46,610 --> 00:22:48,890
with similar designs everywhere.

501
00:22:49,300 --> 00:22:50,460
To keep customers,

502
00:22:50,780 --> 00:22:51,890
each guild

503
00:22:52,300 --> 00:22:53,570
has had to lower prices.

504
00:22:54,060 --> 00:22:55,220
This competition

505
00:22:55,650 --> 00:22:56,980
is inevitable.

506
00:22:57,610 --> 00:22:58,850
But our craftsmanship,

507
00:22:58,850 --> 00:23:00,460
especially the quality of our pearls,

508
00:23:00,850 --> 00:23:01,810
is top-notch.

509
00:23:02,370 --> 00:23:04,090
How could they compare

510
00:23:04,090 --> 00:23:05,260
with mere imitators?

511
00:23:05,700 --> 00:23:06,610
We both know

512
00:23:06,610 --> 00:23:09,130
that exhausting fortunes
to battle imitators

513
00:23:09,610 --> 00:23:10,850
isn't sustainable.

514
00:23:11,410 --> 00:23:12,170
Besides,

515
00:23:12,170 --> 00:23:14,220
Hepu's pearl farm is now destroyed.

516
00:23:14,220 --> 00:23:16,460
In three months, there'll be no supply.

517
00:23:17,020 --> 00:23:17,940
When that time comes,

518
00:23:18,890 --> 00:23:20,650
what will you all do?

519
00:23:22,890 --> 00:23:24,890
Yes, what can we do then?

520
00:23:25,300 --> 00:23:27,500
We can't eat through our fortune.

521
00:23:31,980 --> 00:23:33,060
Master Yan, with your insight,

522
00:23:33,740 --> 00:23:35,260
you've uncovered the truth.

523
00:23:36,460 --> 00:23:38,780
Please, enlighten us.

524
00:23:45,500 --> 00:23:46,940
These are colored stones

525
00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:49,170
my master brought from the West.

526
00:23:49,780 --> 00:23:50,980
Please, take a look.

527
00:23:56,780 --> 00:23:57,650
Truly, Master Yan,

528
00:23:58,090 --> 00:23:59,980
these are rare treasures.

529
00:24:00,850 --> 00:24:02,850
I'm amazed.

530
00:24:02,850 --> 00:24:03,610
These here

531
00:24:04,370 --> 00:24:05,940
are gifts for everyone.

532
00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:15,810
In giving such precious gifts,

533
00:24:16,610 --> 00:24:17,650
I wonder, Master Yan,

534
00:24:17,650 --> 00:24:19,940
what you seek in return?

535
00:24:23,370 --> 00:24:24,540
I seek mutual prosperity

536
00:24:26,130 --> 00:24:27,220
and wealth through harmony.

537
00:24:29,650 --> 00:24:30,650
Within three months,

538
00:24:31,330 --> 00:24:32,650
I'm willing to bring
Western Regions colored stone

539
00:24:32,650 --> 00:24:34,130
your esteemed jewelry guild lacks

540
00:24:34,610 --> 00:24:35,890
into the Guangzhou's jewelry industry,

541
00:24:36,540 --> 00:24:38,570
becoming the first
to do colored stone business here.

542
00:24:39,060 --> 00:24:40,700
We'll provide the raw stones

543
00:24:40,700 --> 00:24:41,650
and the techniques.

544
00:24:42,260 --> 00:24:43,570
Guangzhou's jewelry guild

545
00:24:43,570 --> 00:24:44,940
will supply artisans

546
00:24:44,940 --> 00:24:46,220
and manage the sales.

547
00:24:47,650 --> 00:24:48,460
What's the profit split?

548
00:24:48,740 --> 00:24:49,330
Seventy-thirty.

549
00:24:49,980 --> 00:24:51,700
Master Yan, you drive a hard bargain.

550
00:24:53,460 --> 00:24:54,780
I believe you'd rather

551
00:24:55,130 --> 00:24:56,740
not eat through your fortune.

552
00:24:57,460 --> 00:24:59,500
We can promise your guild

553
00:24:59,500 --> 00:25:01,060
exclusivity in Guangzhou,

554
00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:03,410
supporting you

555
00:25:03,410 --> 00:25:05,130
as the only
Western Regions colored stone supplier.

556
00:25:14,170 --> 00:25:14,740
Fine,

557
00:25:15,090 --> 00:25:16,370
I accept your terms.

558
00:25:16,370 --> 00:25:18,130
But I have one more request.

559
00:25:18,130 --> 00:25:18,980
My mother

560
00:25:19,570 --> 00:25:21,300
dearly loved Hepu's South Sea pearls.

561
00:25:22,260 --> 00:25:23,650
Her death anniversary is in a few days.

562
00:25:24,610 --> 00:25:26,330
I hope you can gather
some pearls for me.

563
00:25:27,090 --> 00:25:27,700
Of course,

564
00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:29,500
only the best.

565
00:25:29,980 --> 00:25:30,850
Rest assured, Master Yan.

566
00:25:31,130 --> 00:25:33,300
I'll get them for you.

567
00:25:34,220 --> 00:25:34,850
Thank you.

568
00:25:55,260 --> 00:25:57,090
Sir, take a look!

569
00:26:03,890 --> 00:26:05,410
Step right up!

570
00:26:07,850 --> 00:26:08,890
Where are you staying?

571
00:26:08,890 --> 00:26:10,330
I'll have it sent over.

572
00:26:11,540 --> 00:26:14,370
Sachets, charms!

573
00:26:17,260 --> 00:26:17,980
Miss,

574
00:26:18,890 --> 00:26:20,130
I've seen you pushing this cart

575
00:26:20,130 --> 00:26:21,980
around the streets all afternoon.

576
00:26:21,980 --> 00:26:23,330
Are you selling something?

577
00:26:23,740 --> 00:26:25,370
These are scraps
from our trading convoy,

578
00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:28,570
including mica, lapis, all kinds.

579
00:26:28,570 --> 00:26:29,570
Local herbal shops won't buy

580
00:26:29,570 --> 00:26:31,060
from traveling merchants.

581
00:26:31,060 --> 00:26:32,890
Their suppliers

582
00:26:32,890 --> 00:26:34,500
are all local connections.

583
00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:34,780
Yes.

584
00:26:34,780 --> 00:26:37,060
It's tough to sell this way.

585
00:26:40,740 --> 00:26:41,940
Since you're struggling,

586
00:26:41,940 --> 00:26:43,370
I can offer you some advice.

587
00:26:44,850 --> 00:26:47,060
I have channels to help you sell.

588
00:26:47,540 --> 00:26:49,610
But, I'll need a commission.

589
00:26:51,650 --> 00:26:52,570
How much?

590
00:26:54,460 --> 00:26:55,170
Zhao Three,

591
00:26:55,980 --> 00:26:58,020
scamming people again?

592
00:26:58,020 --> 00:26:58,890
Oh, I just remembered,

593
00:26:58,890 --> 00:27:00,130
I have something to do at home.

594
00:27:00,130 --> 00:27:01,330
I'll take my leave.

595
00:27:01,850 --> 00:27:02,890
You scoundrel!

596
00:27:04,300 --> 00:27:05,460
That Zhao Three

597
00:27:05,460 --> 00:27:06,780
just scams outsiders for their goods.

598
00:27:07,300 --> 00:27:07,780
He...

599
00:27:07,780 --> 00:27:09,740
Miss, since you're new here,

600
00:27:09,740 --> 00:27:10,740
stay on your guard.

601
00:27:10,740 --> 00:27:11,460
Thank you.

602
00:27:17,500 --> 00:27:19,260
These are scraps
from our trading convoy,

603
00:27:19,610 --> 00:27:21,370
meant for the herbal shops,

604
00:27:21,370 --> 00:27:22,460
but the locals won't take them.

605
00:27:23,460 --> 00:27:24,500
Well now,

606
00:27:24,500 --> 00:27:25,810
how much do you have?

607
00:27:28,850 --> 00:27:29,610
Over here...

608
00:27:30,810 --> 00:27:31,740
more than two hundred jin.

609
00:27:34,130 --> 00:27:36,810
I am the shopkeeper of Wu's Herbal Shop.

610
00:27:38,090 --> 00:27:40,850
By chance, we need just this batch.

611
00:27:41,260 --> 00:27:43,810
Meeting you is fate.

612
00:27:44,460 --> 00:27:45,260
Follow me.

613
00:27:46,610 --> 00:27:47,300
This way.

614
00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:53,090
Where?

615
00:27:53,090 --> 00:27:54,090
[Wu's Herbal Shop]

616
00:27:54,090 --> 00:27:55,260
Goods are here!

617
00:27:57,500 --> 00:27:59,090
Master Wu.

618
00:28:00,220 --> 00:28:00,740
Oh,

619
00:28:01,090 --> 00:28:01,940
Miss,

620
00:28:02,260 --> 00:28:03,740
what's your price?

621
00:28:07,460 --> 00:28:09,170
Will twenty-five cash a jin do?

622
00:28:09,170 --> 00:28:10,460
How about twenty-three?

623
00:28:10,780 --> 00:28:13,130
Let's settle at twenty-four a jin.

624
00:28:14,090 --> 00:28:15,540
Everything extra goes to you.

625
00:28:16,220 --> 00:28:17,650
I know it's tough for you, Miss.

626
00:28:17,650 --> 00:28:18,940
Deal, twenty-four cash.

627
00:28:19,570 --> 00:28:20,130
Inspect the goods!

628
00:28:20,130 --> 00:28:20,500
Understood!

629
00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:21,130
Got it!

630
00:28:22,020 --> 00:28:22,650
I'll handle it.

631
00:28:26,980 --> 00:28:28,260
The quality looks good.

632
00:28:30,540 --> 00:28:31,170
Alright.

633
00:28:39,410 --> 00:28:40,090
Okay.

634
00:28:40,090 --> 00:28:42,260
Master Wu, in total, it's 202 jin.

635
00:28:42,260 --> 00:28:43,260
Two jin extra?

636
00:28:43,700 --> 00:28:45,020
Consider it your gift to me.

637
00:28:45,020 --> 00:28:46,220
Take it, please.

638
00:28:46,220 --> 00:28:47,780
Alright, unload it out back.

639
00:28:47,780 --> 00:28:48,410
Yes, sir.

640
00:28:49,130 --> 00:28:50,980
I'll come back for the cart later.

641
00:28:54,850 --> 00:28:55,650
Miss...

642
00:28:56,810 --> 00:28:57,500
This is...

643
00:28:57,780 --> 00:28:58,540
This is "flying cash".

644
00:28:58,980 --> 00:28:59,570
"flying cash"?

645
00:28:59,570 --> 00:29:00,330
Well,

646
00:29:00,740 --> 00:29:03,260
no counting house around here

647
00:29:03,260 --> 00:29:04,980
carries that much cash.

648
00:29:06,060 --> 00:29:07,060
Just walk a bit down

649
00:29:07,370 --> 00:29:08,540
to the Jie's Money House.

650
00:29:08,540 --> 00:29:10,060
You can exchange this "flying cash"
for cash there.

651
00:29:10,540 --> 00:29:11,220
Thanks, Master Wu.

652
00:29:11,220 --> 00:29:11,980
Alright. Go quickly now.

653
00:29:11,980 --> 00:29:12,540
Thank you.

654
00:29:12,540 --> 00:29:13,220
Quick, now.

655
00:29:21,740 --> 00:29:22,370
[Flying Coin]
Sir,

656
00:29:22,780 --> 00:29:24,610
are there any shops around

657
00:29:24,610 --> 00:29:27,220
with things kids like,

658
00:29:27,220 --> 00:29:28,610
treats, toys,

659
00:29:29,540 --> 00:29:31,130
or maybe cloth?

660
00:29:31,130 --> 00:29:31,650
I see many shops here...

661
00:29:31,650 --> 00:29:33,700
This "flying cash" is fake!

662
00:29:36,850 --> 00:29:38,810
It was issued by Wu's Herbal Shop.

663
00:29:38,810 --> 00:29:39,850
It couldn't possibly be fake!

664
00:29:39,850 --> 00:29:40,940
Check again.

665
00:29:41,300 --> 00:29:42,410
See this seal?

666
00:29:43,020 --> 00:29:44,090
It's obviously a fake!

667
00:29:44,090 --> 00:29:45,090
A fake is a fake.

668
00:29:45,090 --> 00:29:46,060
I don't care where you got it.

669
00:29:46,500 --> 00:29:48,090
You're here to scam me?

670
00:29:48,090 --> 00:29:48,780
No, I'm not...

671
00:29:48,780 --> 00:29:49,500
Get lost!

672
00:29:51,890 --> 00:29:52,740
I'll go ask.

673
00:29:53,220 --> 00:29:53,890
I'll go ask.

674
00:29:53,890 --> 00:29:54,410
Leave!

675
00:29:57,090 --> 00:29:58,300
Unbelievable.

676
00:30:00,020 --> 00:30:01,980
[Wu's Herbal Shop]

677
00:30:01,980 --> 00:30:02,940
Master Wu!

678
00:30:03,850 --> 00:30:04,260
Master Wu!

679
00:30:04,260 --> 00:30:05,170
What's the shouting for?

680
00:30:05,570 --> 00:30:07,020
Master Wu is meeting with guests.

681
00:30:07,020 --> 00:30:08,060
Do you need something, Miss?

682
00:30:08,060 --> 00:30:09,130
I need to see Master Wu.

683
00:30:10,460 --> 00:30:11,850
I must see him!

684
00:30:11,850 --> 00:30:13,460
Let me report to him first.

685
00:30:13,460 --> 00:30:14,810
Go quickly.

686
00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:17,370
Duanwu, what are you doing here?

687
00:30:17,370 --> 00:30:19,740
Mr. Cao, I'm looking for Master Wu.

688
00:30:21,020 --> 00:30:22,260
Go get Master Wu!

689
00:30:22,650 --> 00:30:23,940
This is Master Wu.

690
00:30:23,940 --> 00:30:26,650
No, not this Wu.

691
00:30:26,650 --> 00:30:28,330
There's only one Master Wu.

692
00:30:28,330 --> 00:30:29,540
I've known him for years.

693
00:30:29,540 --> 00:30:31,460
We were just catching up this afternoon.

694
00:30:32,850 --> 00:30:33,700
By the way,

695
00:30:33,700 --> 00:30:35,170
weren't you here to sell goods?

696
00:30:36,020 --> 00:30:36,850
Where are they now?

697
00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:38,700
Are they all sold?

698
00:30:39,810 --> 00:30:41,300
No, it's not this Wu.

699
00:30:41,300 --> 00:30:43,130
There's another Wu

700
00:30:43,130 --> 00:30:45,130
who gave me this "flying cash"

701
00:30:45,130 --> 00:30:47,260
to exchange for cash at the bank ahead.

702
00:30:47,260 --> 00:30:48,260
I gave him everything,

703
00:30:48,260 --> 00:30:49,700
and he took all the goods.

704
00:30:49,700 --> 00:30:51,260
But it wasn't this Wu.

705
00:30:51,260 --> 00:30:52,370
Wait a moment.

706
00:30:52,370 --> 00:30:53,890
You must be talking about Wu Xiang.

707
00:30:54,260 --> 00:30:55,780
He used to deliver for us,

708
00:30:55,780 --> 00:30:57,260
but he's neck-deep in debt
from gambling.

709
00:30:57,260 --> 00:30:58,650
He hasn't shown up in ages.

710
00:30:59,060 --> 00:30:59,980
What's going on?

711
00:31:00,370 --> 00:31:02,020
Today, we needed some jewelry scraps.

712
00:31:02,020 --> 00:31:03,370
Wu Xiang said he had some.

713
00:31:03,370 --> 00:31:05,460
That's my batch!

714
00:31:05,460 --> 00:31:06,460
He said he had goods,

715
00:31:06,460 --> 00:31:07,780
so he brought them over.

716
00:31:07,780 --> 00:31:09,330
We checked the batch,

717
00:31:09,330 --> 00:31:10,460
and the payment was settled.

718
00:31:10,460 --> 00:31:11,980
Payment's already gone to Wu Xiang.

719
00:31:12,300 --> 00:31:12,940
But...

720
00:31:12,940 --> 00:31:13,850
Wait a second.

721
00:31:13,850 --> 00:31:14,700
Take me to Wu Xiang!

722
00:31:14,700 --> 00:31:15,780
Hold on!

723
00:31:16,780 --> 00:31:17,810
Are you saying

724
00:31:18,170 --> 00:31:19,370
you lost the goods?

725
00:31:19,700 --> 00:31:20,890
Those weren't yours.

726
00:31:20,890 --> 00:31:21,650
They belonged to the convoy!

727
00:31:21,650 --> 00:31:22,610
I know!

728
00:31:22,610 --> 00:31:23,650
Do you realize

729
00:31:23,650 --> 00:31:25,570
how long it took to gather

730
00:31:25,570 --> 00:31:26,890
that 202 jin of scraps?

731
00:31:26,890 --> 00:31:28,130
If I were handling this,

732
00:31:28,130 --> 00:31:29,260
it'd be done by now.

733
00:31:29,260 --> 00:31:30,570
But you messed up
your very first deal...

734
00:31:30,570 --> 00:31:32,170
How did you know it was 202 jin?

735
00:31:35,130 --> 00:31:35,980
Mr. Cao, how do you know

736
00:31:35,980 --> 00:31:37,650
it was exactly 202 jin?

737
00:31:37,650 --> 00:31:38,780
Enough with the questions.

738
00:31:38,780 --> 00:31:40,060
You lost the goods.
There's punishment for that.

739
00:31:40,060 --> 00:31:40,700
Take her away!

740
00:31:40,700 --> 00:31:41,300
Mr. Cao...

741
00:31:42,020 --> 00:31:42,740
Mr. Cao...

742
00:31:42,740 --> 00:31:44,740
How did you know it was 202 jin?

743
00:31:44,740 --> 00:31:46,060
You set me up!

744
00:31:46,610 --> 00:31:47,410
Mr. Cao!

745
00:32:03,540 --> 00:32:04,500
Master,

746
00:32:04,500 --> 00:32:05,500
the ten lashes are done!

747
00:32:06,260 --> 00:32:07,740
Giving up greater profit
for small gains,

748
00:32:08,300 --> 00:32:10,260
blind confidence,
and trusting others too easily,

749
00:32:10,780 --> 00:32:12,130
those are grave errors in business!

750
00:32:12,890 --> 00:32:13,850
Starting now,

751
00:32:14,260 --> 00:32:15,410
you're back to the lower deck.

752
00:32:16,020 --> 00:32:17,410
Continue as a slave.

753
00:32:17,410 --> 00:32:19,980
A nobody deserves only to be trampled.

754
00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:37,370
Master,

755
00:32:38,810 --> 00:32:40,610
may I have a chance to redeem myself?

756
00:32:41,540 --> 00:32:42,410
Still unwilling to yield?

757
00:32:42,810 --> 00:32:44,570
Please, Master, give me one chance.

758
00:32:48,370 --> 00:32:49,570
And if you fail again?

759
00:32:51,130 --> 00:32:52,130
If I fail,

760
00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:54,570
you may do as you wish.

761
00:32:58,740 --> 00:32:59,170
Fine.

762
00:33:04,330 --> 00:33:05,130
Complete your task

763
00:33:05,780 --> 00:33:06,850
by tomorrow afternoon.

764
00:33:49,460 --> 00:33:50,740
What are you going to do?

765
00:33:52,740 --> 00:33:53,850
Where's Wu Xiang?

766
00:33:54,850 --> 00:33:56,810
What are you talking about?
I don't know...

767
00:33:56,810 --> 00:33:58,980
Where's Wu Xiang?

768
00:33:59,810 --> 00:34:01,020
I'll tell you, Mr. Cao,

769
00:34:01,850 --> 00:34:03,260
if I fail, I'll die for it.

770
00:34:04,060 --> 00:34:06,090
And before I die,
I'll take someone with me.

771
00:34:10,370 --> 00:34:11,740
I'll tell you...

772
00:34:13,810 --> 00:34:16,650
He's at... the Sanqi Garden.

773
00:34:36,190 --> 00:34:37,570
[Sanqi Garden]

774
00:34:45,260 --> 00:34:48,330
What a fool girl.

775
00:35:18,810 --> 00:35:20,500
Stop...

776
00:35:20,890 --> 00:35:22,370
Are you Wu Xiang or Master Wu?

777
00:35:23,060 --> 00:35:23,890
Xiang.

778
00:35:23,890 --> 00:35:24,740
Where are my scraps?

779
00:35:25,460 --> 00:35:26,610
Sold.

780
00:35:27,890 --> 00:35:28,540
Where's the money?

781
00:35:29,500 --> 00:35:31,540
I... lost it all.

782
00:35:34,020 --> 00:35:34,740
Don't...

783
00:35:35,330 --> 00:35:36,740
I have it...

784
00:35:45,210 --> 00:35:47,690
I sold them for 4000 cash.
The money is all here.

785
00:35:59,460 --> 00:36:00,770
My goodness...

786
00:36:22,570 --> 00:36:24,130
Are you here looking for me?

787
00:36:24,130 --> 00:36:24,980
Assistant Pang.

788
00:36:24,980 --> 00:36:25,900
This is...

789
00:36:25,900 --> 00:36:26,610
Two hundred jin of scraps,

790
00:36:26,610 --> 00:36:27,900
as previously agreed,

791
00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:29,020
I bought them from you
at sixteen cash a jin.

792
00:36:29,770 --> 00:36:30,460
They were sold for 4000 cash.

793
00:36:31,290 --> 00:36:32,770
You actually brought the money back.

794
00:36:33,690 --> 00:36:36,250
This little slave is truly something!

795
00:36:39,460 --> 00:36:40,860
Four thousand cash...

796
00:36:40,860 --> 00:36:42,170
Here are 3200 cash.

797
00:36:42,690 --> 00:36:43,570
I'll take the excess.

798
00:36:43,570 --> 00:36:44,420
It's my share.

799
00:36:45,650 --> 00:36:47,130
You got the accounting all sorted out.

800
00:36:47,460 --> 00:36:48,690
You've got potential!

801
00:37:05,380 --> 00:37:05,900
What's wrong?

802
00:37:06,380 --> 00:37:07,130
We got it wrong?

803
00:37:08,610 --> 00:37:10,610
No. Assistant Pang's figures

804
00:37:11,420 --> 00:37:12,380
can't be off.

805
00:37:15,290 --> 00:37:17,130
They let a sure thing slip away!

806
00:37:25,900 --> 00:37:27,090
Move it along.

807
00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:29,380
You're slow as molasses!

808
00:37:34,210 --> 00:37:35,380
I got the money back.

809
00:37:38,940 --> 00:37:40,690
Wu Xiang's tied up at Sanqi Garden.

810
00:37:43,900 --> 00:37:45,170
Want me to bring him in?

811
00:37:48,380 --> 00:37:49,900
What you said before...

812
00:37:52,690 --> 00:37:54,020
My words count more than yours.

813
00:37:55,610 --> 00:37:57,420
But I'm just a small slave.

814
00:37:58,340 --> 00:37:59,900
I'll still need Mr. Cao's guidance

815
00:38:00,900 --> 00:38:02,460
here on the ship.

816
00:38:05,380 --> 00:38:06,380
Name your terms.

817
00:38:07,210 --> 00:38:08,420
Letting slaves ashore.

818
00:38:09,860 --> 00:38:10,610
Absurd...

819
00:38:12,380 --> 00:38:14,170
Do you know how many slaves
are on this ship?

820
00:38:14,170 --> 00:38:15,090
If they were all ashore,

821
00:38:15,500 --> 00:38:16,770
the Master would have my head.

822
00:38:16,770 --> 00:38:18,090
Seventy-eight slaves on board,

823
00:38:18,420 --> 00:38:19,570
divided into three shifts.

824
00:38:20,130 --> 00:38:21,570
Registered each time they get off,

825
00:38:22,060 --> 00:38:22,940
and watch one another.

826
00:38:24,540 --> 00:38:25,690
The Master is merciful.

827
00:38:25,690 --> 00:38:27,210
He provides good food and shelter.

828
00:38:27,940 --> 00:38:29,130
The slaves outside

829
00:38:29,130 --> 00:38:30,130
have no papers, no means to survive.

830
00:38:30,130 --> 00:38:31,020
Why wouldn't they return?

831
00:38:32,170 --> 00:38:33,690
You're thorough in your planning.

832
00:38:37,940 --> 00:38:39,210
Your choice.

833
00:38:40,020 --> 00:38:41,170
But remember,

834
00:38:41,650 --> 00:38:43,380
after all that scheming to rise up,

835
00:38:44,650 --> 00:38:46,420
don't let Wu Xiang trip you up.

836
00:38:47,820 --> 00:38:48,340
I...

837
00:39:13,940 --> 00:39:14,860
Dad,

838
00:39:15,650 --> 00:39:18,770
when will we reach the State of Kang?

839
00:39:20,250 --> 00:39:21,690
First by water,

840
00:39:21,690 --> 00:39:22,730
then by land,

841
00:39:23,020 --> 00:39:23,860
still a long way to go.

842
00:39:24,340 --> 00:39:25,210
Mom,

843
00:39:25,650 --> 00:39:27,690
when will we return to Yangzhou?

844
00:39:28,060 --> 00:39:29,420
Likely in October.

845
00:39:29,770 --> 00:39:31,060
By then,

846
00:39:31,060 --> 00:39:33,020
my little sister will have grown up.

847
00:39:33,020 --> 00:39:33,770
That's right.

848
00:39:34,090 --> 00:39:34,770
Then from then on,

849
00:39:34,770 --> 00:39:36,610
we can bring her with us wherever we go.

850
00:39:37,020 --> 00:39:38,380
Of course.

851
00:39:38,380 --> 00:39:40,540
From then on, she'll be always with us.

852
00:39:40,540 --> 00:39:41,770
Our family

853
00:39:41,770 --> 00:39:42,940
will always stay together.

854
00:41:04,690 --> 00:41:05,340
Master,

855
00:41:06,060 --> 00:41:07,090
I've gotten the money.

856
00:41:07,650 --> 00:41:09,540
Tomorrow, report to Accountant Wei
for punishment.

857
00:41:10,130 --> 00:41:10,770
This month,

858
00:41:11,420 --> 00:41:12,460
half of your wages are cut.

859
00:41:13,340 --> 00:41:14,170
I took the lashes,

860
00:41:14,170 --> 00:41:15,130
and I got the money back.

861
00:41:15,570 --> 00:41:16,500
Why still take punishment?

862
00:41:16,820 --> 00:41:17,730
You broke the rules.

863
00:41:18,380 --> 00:41:19,170
Shouldn't you be punished?

864
00:41:19,500 --> 00:41:21,020
But I was set up.

865
00:41:28,420 --> 00:41:29,210
You already knew that?

866
00:41:30,460 --> 00:41:31,340
So what?

867
00:41:36,420 --> 00:41:38,340
Is there fairness
in Yan's Trading Convoy?

868
00:41:38,340 --> 00:41:40,060
This began with you taking

869
00:41:40,060 --> 00:41:41,460
Mr. Cao's business by force.

870
00:41:42,020 --> 00:41:42,940
Besides,

871
00:41:43,290 --> 00:41:44,570
your recklessness

872
00:41:44,900 --> 00:41:46,420
nearly hurt the convoy.

873
00:41:46,820 --> 00:41:47,860
Are you not at fault?

874
00:41:48,250 --> 00:41:49,020
Shouldn't you be punished?

875
00:41:49,570 --> 00:41:51,380
So, for Mr. Cao,

876
00:41:51,820 --> 00:41:52,610
he's neither punished

877
00:41:53,420 --> 00:41:54,060
nor scolded?

878
00:41:54,820 --> 00:41:55,860
We just let it slide?

879
00:41:56,210 --> 00:41:57,770
In Yan's Trading Convoy, the rule is:

880
00:41:57,770 --> 00:41:59,730
everyone does their duty,
and everything serves its purpose.

881
00:42:00,540 --> 00:42:02,250
Mr. Cao may be vile,

882
00:42:02,650 --> 00:42:04,770
but if he gets his job done,

883
00:42:05,130 --> 00:42:06,250
I'll use him.

884
00:42:07,650 --> 00:42:08,940
And as for fairness,

885
00:42:09,540 --> 00:42:10,900
if you want it,

886
00:42:11,610 --> 00:42:13,980
you'd better start thinking

887
00:42:13,980 --> 00:42:15,940
about making yourself useful.

888
00:42:16,610 --> 00:42:17,570
Then,

889
00:42:17,570 --> 00:42:19,380
you'll have the right
to talk about fairness.

890
00:42:20,290 --> 00:42:20,860
This

891
00:42:21,770 --> 00:42:23,730
is the rule of the world.

892
00:42:37,130 --> 00:42:38,130
Everything serves its purpose,

893
00:42:39,900 --> 00:42:41,210
and everyone does their duty...

894
00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:25,490
♪Life flows like a boat,
navigating joys and woes♪

895
00:43:26,390 --> 00:43:31,260
♪Longing for distant shores♪

896
00:43:31,950 --> 00:43:35,090
♪Aware this moment
may tear my heart apart♪

897
00:43:35,360 --> 00:43:38,300
♪Better to roam alone♪

898
00:43:38,300 --> 00:43:42,190
♪Many depart, none return♪

899
00:43:45,420 --> 00:43:50,540
♪How can we resist gazing
at each other amid the blooms?♪

900
00:43:51,630 --> 00:43:55,970
♪Your face glows
like lanterns in the night♪

901
00:43:57,180 --> 00:43:59,960
♪Love fades on the stone bridge,
yet bonds remain♪

902
00:44:00,810 --> 00:44:03,190
♪How can we endure
the binds of longing?♪

903
00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:09,070
♪Like a grand dream, a lone cup of wine♪

904
00:44:12,410 --> 00:44:15,420
♪May this world hold♪

905
00:44:15,420 --> 00:44:18,750
♪Both sorrow and warmth♪

906
00:44:19,290 --> 00:44:23,260
♪To hide a broken heart away
with laughter and tears♪

907
00:44:25,540 --> 00:44:28,020
♪A debt across time awaits♪

908
00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:31,180
♪A simple tale unfolds♪

909
00:44:32,050 --> 00:44:36,640
♪Nothing compares
to soft rice and sweet tea♪

910
00:44:37,690 --> 00:44:40,380
♪May this fate intertwine♪

911
00:44:40,690 --> 00:44:43,970
♪Half in regret, half in longing♪

912
00:44:44,540 --> 00:44:49,290
♪Radiant memories tint your gaze♪

913
00:44:50,770 --> 00:44:53,050
♪The world's bitterness♪

914
00:44:53,850 --> 00:44:56,290
♪Still accompanies my dreams♪

915
00:44:57,180 --> 00:45:02,430
♪Drifting afar on the shore
of your life♪

916
00:45:03,910 --> 00:45:07,700
♪Quietly watching over you♪