All language subtitles for NI CHANG EPISODE 05 [VIKI]

"The Moon Will Remember"
Singer: Guo Jing - Lyrics: Tang Tian - Melody: Wei Guobin

♫ I want to ask the distant moon if that is you ♫

♫ Wearing rainbow colored clothes, dancing under the falling flowers, and accompanying me through the years ♫

♫ Is that you, but the moon won't speak ♫

♫ The shadows in pairs is a line from a love poem ♫

♫ Protect my little light so it doesn't drift during the whirlwind ♫

♫ There is light in the dark and a wide umbrella in the rain ♫

♫ When the rims of my eyes become red, you hold out your hands to me ♫

♫ My tears then blossom in your palms ♫

♫ Protecting my slight stubbornness and accompanying me in watching the moon ♫

♫ It will remember how we looked shoulder to shoulder ♫

♫ Even with the onslaught of time and hardships caught on the corners of our eyes ♫

♫ It would be the sweets you'd given to me ♫

[Ni Chang]

[Episode 5]

How did you end up to be like this?

Miss, fear not!

Tell us where your home is.

Once you get a bit better, we'll take you back, all right?

I don't remember.

How couldn't you even remember your own home?

- What about your parents and family?
- I don't remember.

Do you really not remember or don't want to say?

Surely it's not bad enough that you don't even remember your own name?

My... My name is Ni Chang.

It's clearly just from hearing it that she made it up herself.

Younger Sister!

Young Miss, Yun Niang is Huai State City's famous cloth making teacher from Yun Jin Academy.

This is her workshop, so if she's willing to take you in, that will be your good fortune.

Hurry up to grasp the opportunity.

Hurry and go!

Master, please accept me as a disciple.

Learning embroidery

cannot be achieved by a person lacking attention to detail.

What makes you think you have the talent?

I am not sure if I have talent.

I want to learn the skills so that I can become a successful businesswoman.

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You, young lady, speak rather ambitiously.

Just now, you didn't remember anything.

Have you remembered now?

My parents... and family have all passed away.

I'm a poor orphan with nowhere to go.

Eldest Brother Zhao and Eldest Sister-In-law, I think you should take her away.

Since she wants to stay so badly, why don't you see how she does first?

Eldest Sister-in-law, please don't make this hard for me.

This child is clever enough but she doesn't speak one word of truth.

Yun Jin Academy is a place to learn arts.

We can't afford to have such a person.

I beg you Please let me stay.

Although my Yun Jin Academy is small,

it's still not a place that will admit just anyone.

There's five vats of water out in the front yard.

Tomorrow morning, if you can fill those vats,

then I'll take you in.

- If you're afraid of hardship, then it's best to go home early.
- Five vats?

All right. It's a deal!

Just looking at her figure, she was obviously spoiled as a child.

I doubt she can take any hardships.

Younger Sister Yun, this is actually a bit hard on her.

Why must you do this?

What are you looking at? Quickly go back!

Let's go!

Be careful!

The water's all spilled out.

You won't finish in time like this.

Let me help you.

My name is Cheng Tian and the person you want to become an apprentice to, is my mother.

You won't be able to fill it completely like this!

You just might as well go to beg my mother for her favor!

You really don't need my help?

Are you all right?

So clumsy!

Watch out next time!

If I say I'm fine, you really think I'm fine?

Father, Mother, Older Brother,

I'll definitely remain at the Yun Jin Academy to get revenge for you.

I must survive first.

If I want to survive,

then I have to learn some skills for survival.

I won't let you down.

♫ From dawn till dusk, I think of you all the time ♫

♫ Rouge tears like rain falling on wet spring soil ♫

♫ In the end, like the fruitless tree, I have no enlightenment ♫

♫ Just like yesterday, a poem that sounds delicate ♫

♫ Yearning has no master and one would frown during late autumn and winter ♫

♫ As the memories starts to fade, the humiliation becomes ruthless ♫

♫ The written words of the brush ♫

The water fetched all through the night might as well have been for nothing.

What an idiot! If I were her, I would've stopped a long time ago.

Even though she knows it can't be done, she still does it.

How pitiful!

That's not pitiful.

It's ambition and perseverance.

From what I see, she's better than any of you.

That's the good thing about Cheng Tian as he can always find something good about someone.

What do you mean by that?

Why are you comparing us with her?

That's right! Setting us aside,

just Wenxiu's appearance, education, and skills,

all shouldn't even be compared to that wild girl.

Jin Chan's right! With that girl's poor and dirty appearance,

how could she have the right to be compared with Sister Wenxiu?

Cheng Tian doesn't mean it like that. Don't misunderstand!

You two tag along!

I'm sure Young Miss Yan's good personality isn't as bad,

for you two to defend her like that. And you!

Don't hang around with these sort of people in the future. Be careful you pick up some bad habits!

Watch what you are saying!

- What sort of people? What sort?
- You tell me!

- What sort of people?
- It's raining!

- Let's go.
- Hurry, hurry!

Child, did you fetch water the entire night?

The sun's already come up but the water vats aren't full yet.

Just leave it! The rain's coming down harder.

Let's get out of the rain first.

- Hurry, let's go!
- Go on!

♫ I only wait for you ♫

This way, this way!

The rain's so heavy and I've told you already.

One person can't possibly fill several large vats.

The water vats aren't full.

According to our agreement, you should leave now.

- Younger Sister—
- Eldest Sister-in-law, don't try to convince me.

Yun Jin Academy values honesty.

We can't break the rules.

Go with Lord Zhao, then!

- Let's go.
- Let's go.

Look! The water vats are all full!

It's true!

That doesn't count.

The rain water filled the vats, not you.

However, yesterday, you didn't specify how they were to be filled.

Younger Sister, this is the will of the heavens.

If the heavens are helping her so, just let her stay then.

Younger Sister Yun, this girl is clever and smart.

She has perseverance and determination.

Isn't that the type of people that Yun Jin Academy needs?

Master, please take me in.

I, Ni Chang, vow to the heavens that I will not fail Lord Zhao and Lady Zhao

and your kindness in saving me and giving me another chance.

Master, please take me in.

Just take her in, Younger Sister.

That's right! Just accept her.

If it's to be like this, then you may stay.

Thank you, Master!

Quickly stand up.

What a fortunate rain!

[Su Manor]

Second Master, this...

Brother Shen, weren't you going to wait outside?

- I was just discussing this with the Master.
- There's no need for anymore discussion.

I've completed your work but my eldest brother lost his life.

This isn't the price we discussed before.

Brother Shen Lan, you brothers carried out some business for me.

Unfortunately, your brother passed away so I'm also in great sorrow.

How about this? I'll add 50 liang to the original price as compensation to comfort you.

- What do you think?
- 50 liang?

Old man! My eldest brother's life is only worth 50 liang?

Believe it or not, I can take your life with a swing of my sword.

Brother Shen Lan, let's speak nicely! Nicely talk!

Brother, then how much do you want?

The original price plus my eldest brother's life.

500 liang. If you don't hand over 500 liang, I won't leave today.

500 liang? Where do I get 500 liang for you?

Old man! You think 500 liang is too expensive?

It's my eldest brother's life!

Do you want your money or your life?

Life! Life!

Go and get the note!

Go on!

Okay, all right, all right!

Look at your cowardly countenance!

Yet you had the courage to hire assassins?

Coming, coming!

- Second Master.
- Brother Shen, here's the note.

You've got to keep this matter a secret.

If this was revealed, it would be of no benefit to either of us.

My life isn't worth much, I'm not afraid of anything.

However...

For the sake of the 500 liang,

I'll help Boss Su...

keep his secret.

Second Master! Second Master! Second Master...

- Look! Yours is crooked. Here and here.
- No it isn't.

- It's not even as good as the embroidery I did yesterday.
- I think it looks fine.

Yeah right, it does! Give it here!

I'm not giving it to you.

Slow down, be careful!

- Is it easy to chop?
- Yes, it's easy.

- Why don't I help you?
- No, no, I can do this.

- I'm all right. Go ahead with your work, Auntie Mei.
- All right, all right.

- Be careful, all right?
- All right.

For embroidery, aside from the traditional braid stitch,

there are the flat stitch, running stitch, and chain stitch.

The chain stitch is also called the back stitch.

You can use the difference between dark and light colors

to display a fuller and richer appearance.

Your hand...

needs to be straighter.

That's right! The first stitch should start from the edges.

The edges must be neat.

The second batch starts from the middle of the first batch.

Leave some space between the first and second stitch.

The third stitch curves into the end of the first stitch by one centimeter.

- And leave some space for the fourth stitch.
- Come here.

- It's the same thing.
- And go from there. Do you understand?

I understand, Master.

Cheng Tian, what are you doing?

Ni Chang, why are you here?

Are you finished with the kitchen work? Why don't you quickly leave?

Yes, Ma'am.

Cheng Tian,

you're such a fool! Don't get involved with other people's business.

Right, right, right. I think you're right.

Hey, Wenxiu look over there! What's that?

What?

My goodness!

I just fixed it! Why did you draw on it?

What happened here? Who did this? So clumsy!

- Compensate me!
- What does it have to do with me?

- You drew on it! Compensate me!
- I didn't.

What's going on?

- Master...
- You two are disrupting the class. Go and stand outside as punishment!

- Master, it's Cheng Tian—
- Why aren't you outside yet?

Why aren't you outside yet?

Cheng Tian! Don't stand there.

Master already left.

Cheng Tian, didn't Master want us to stand outside as punishment?

Where are you going?

[Outstanding Garden]

Keep standing!

In the past, I always thought Yun Jin Academy never had a true beauty.

I felt regretful about that but now,

one's finally come.

Who's the beauty you're talking about?

Is it her?

Of course! Otherwise, would it be you?

You...

Come in if you want to.

What's all the sneaking around for?

Mother...

What is it?

If you want to speak up for Ni Chang, then there's no need.

Mother, why do you treat her this way?

No matter what, she's still a disciple you agreed to accept.

Since you've decided to let her stay, then you should teach her things, right?

Why does she have to learn things?

Did she pay a fee or is she naturally talented?

Mother, you were never a snobbish person before.

Ni Chang doesn't have parents and came to us alone.

We should take care of her more.

She has no one, so I have given her a place to stay.

However, she refuses to speak about where she came from.

I don't want to teach a disciple like her.

All right! It's already late. Go back to rest.

Mother!

Close the door when you leave.

I don't know what's going on, either.

But this fabric... is so discolored.

We can't use it, either.

I don't care! Give me back my silver.

This... No, no, no! I can't make the decision on this.

This is obviously a dye mistake on your part.

Only a few days have passed, the color has already faded so much.

Yet you have the face to sell something like this?

I can't return the goods? All right, let's go to find your steward.

- Don't, don't, don't!
- What do you mean "don't?"

- This batch of cloth was my responsibility.
- Hurry, let's go!

- You have to pay me back!
- If you let my steward know, I'll get scolded.

- I don't care!
- Please take pity on me! Don't, don't don't.

- Don't! Don't go find my Boss!
- Auntie Mei,

where did you store this batch of cloth after you brought it back?

Why are you asking that? I'm so busy right now.

I don't have time for you! Go, go, go, go! Hurry!

- Hurry up!
- Good Auntie Mei, just tell me.

Where did you store this cloth?

The storage rooms were full, so I placed this cloth in my closet.

You just reminded me! The cloth was fine when we handed it to you.

- How did you store it?
- You're blaming me now, is that it?

Putting cloth in a closet where there's no wind or rain, what's wrong with that? Tell me!

- What's wrong?
How would I know what's wrong?

- Now, you are being unreasonable! Return my silver!
- I can't.

You must return my silver! Let's go! What do you mean you can't?

It can't be that you took all the silver yourself

and used that coarse dye to trick me, was that it?

- Come with me! Come!
- Ho-How can you speak such nonsense?

- Come with me!
- They were clearly fine when I gave them to you.

- What does it have to do with me?
- Who believes you?

Alright! Stop arguing! I know why the color faded.

- Where's your closet?
- Here!

I place eaglewood in my cabinet for a nice aroma and to get rid of bugs.

Auntie Mei, the cloth he sent was made with Wu Mei water and spoiled red flower cake,

then washed with clean water multiple times,

or dyed with withered rice ash.

And red flower cannot combine with eaglewood.

If placed together, in a few days,

the cloth color will fade along the scent path of the eaglewood.

So... you've misunderstood this person.

I was just saying, how could such good cloth fade in color?

If it wasn't for this young miss, I couldn't have proven my innocence even if I jumped into the Yellow River.

So... turns out it was my fault.

I'm sorry for having wronged you.

I say ugly things without thinking sometimes.

Don't hold it against me.

Forget it, forget it!

All these rolls of cloth have all faded color.

What can we do?

Auntie Mei, don't worry! I have an idea.

- Let's go, let's go.
- Let's take a look.

Ni Chang, what are you doing?

You'll know soon enough.

- The color fading is already pretty serious—
- Auntie Mei,

rest assured! I can definitely change the color of the cloth back.

Don't act foolishly!

If you spoil it, it'll be harder to fix it.

That's right, Ni Chang! Don't act foolishly.

- Exactly!
- I trust Ni Chang.

She must have her reasons for doing this.

Cheng Tian is right. I trust Ni Chang, too.

- It's changed!
- It really changed.

See, I was right! I knew she could do it.

- That's amazing!
- Yes.

Auntie Mei, look at this.

- Wow! Really.
- Ni Chang, what did you pour in just now?

It's alkaline water. This cloth was originally washed in alkaline water to remove impurities.

So, I thought that by adding alkaline water,

it could restore its original color.

You really solved a huge problem for me.

Where did you learn how to do this?

Master mentioned it in class before.

When I brought tea in, I accidentally overheard the conversation.

Turns out it was something Master taught before.

It looks like the ones who really paying attention, are only a few.

Master asked you to do odd jobs? You've been wronged.

From what I see, you're way better than the rest of them.

- Auntie Mei, you must be joking.
- Wait for me!

They've all been studying for years and I haven't even entered the threshold.

- How could I accept such words.
- You can.

Why are you all still standing here? Go and do what you're supposed to do!

[Su's Silk and Fabric Shop]

Lord Yuan, this is the Su's Silk and Fabric Shop.

Most of the silk merchants in the capital

all obtain their silk from the Su's.

And made their products from the wholesale of inferior fabric from them.

How's their business?

With Master Yuan taking care of them, naturally,

the business is good.

My Lord, please go on in.

We've checked everywhere.

- This looks nice.
- Not bad.

I didn't know that Lord Yuan would give me the honor of coming to my humble place.

Thus, I was slow in receiving you. Please forgive me.

Boss Su, you've made it too serious.

My Lord, please come in.

Boss Su, our Lord Yuan has come here this time,

not for an urgent matter,

we just wanted to look at the account book.

My Lord, why did you trouble yourself to come here?

If you want anything, you can just need to give an order.

- I would deliver it.
- Second Uncle!

I can't calculate this account clearly. Can you help me take a look?

How reckless! Can't you see I have guests? Hurry, get out.

Boss Su,

this must be the Su family's eldest son, isn't he?

Why don't you introduce him to us.

I'm Su Wenyu. Nice to meet you!

If you have important matters to discuss with Second Uncle,

I shall not disturb you so I'll take my leave.

My Lord, My Lord, I know I was wrong.

My nephew is lacking courtesy and has offended you.

- I hope you can forgive me.
- It's not an issue.

Boss Su, get up quickly.

Boss Su, earlier we saw that your Su family

opened up many new shops in Cheng Nan.

Your business is getting better.

So about the later portions,

isn't it time for it to be discussed?

My Lord, you are right.

Steward Xiao, go and pick a couple of top-quality cloths

and send them to Lord Yuan and Lord Gao's manor.

Yes, Second Master.

Then I'll have to trouble you, Boss Su.

Take care, Lord Yuan.

Boss Su,

remember to bring the account book as well.

Yes, yes.

Second Master, their ambition is getting bigger and bigger.

We won't be able to supplement our accounts soon.

Then what solution do you have?

Besides, in the future, we'll still have to rely on them.

The knots on the needles needs to be tight.

Ni Chang.

Master.

Do you have any instructions?

Come and attend the lesson with everyone else tomorrow.

Do you want to do odd jobs your entire life?

Thank you Master! Thank you Master!

Congratulations!

- Yuan Xiang!
- Master.

If you fall asleep again, go and stand at the back as punishment.

Look here!

- Yours isn't pretty at all.
- Ni Chang, here.

- Ni Chang, you're here!
- Don't worry, it's just us.

You all, teach her.

Take this! Wait a second.

What are you doing?

Yuan Xiang, your needlework has improved,

but your color matching isn't good enough.

Why do you always use purple? What's the reason?

It's because I love eating eggplant.

What are you laughing at?

I'll let you pass this time. Don't be lazy next time!

Yes, Master.

Master, this is my embroidery.

Wenxiu, are you intentionally imitating

Huaizhou's Lingyun Workshop's technique?

Master, my family has always been weavers.

Before I came here, my father told me specifically

to learn all parts of the trade and not to focus only on one skill.

If Master doesn't want to see this, then I won't do this next time.

No, your blending a good thought.

It's indeed important to learn many different styles.

However, before that, you must master the basic skills.

Otherwise, you won't be able to pull off new methods well.

If you just learn a bit of this and a bit of that, then you'll lose out on your own unique style.

You're right, Master! I understand now.

[Checked off: Yuan Xiang, Yan Wenxiu]

Where's Ni Chang?

Master, I'm sorry. I'm late.

What were you doing?

The kitchen was out of firewood so I went to chop some.

Hurry! Go and sit down first.

Come over here.

Where's your embroidery piece?

Why have you only embroidered half of it?

Everyone else has been able to turned it in on time.

Why is it only you who were late?

Ni Chang, why is that flower you embroidered all lopsided and crooked?

Heaven! This kind of embroidery,

no one better say it was done by someone from the Yun Jin Academy.

- It'll ruin our reputation.
- That's right!

It really is so horrible.

Don't be like that, you two!

Ni Chang doesn't have the basic skills; of course, she could only embroider it like that.

However, with this level of skill,

how many years will it take for her to catch up with the rest of us?

- Explain! What happened?
- Mother.

This is the classroom, who's your mother?

Every day, Ni Chang has to chop firewood, fetch water,

make food, sweep the yard, water flowers, make beds,

and wash clothes for the rest of us.

She has too many chores to do everyday.

Besides, Jin Chan and Cui Yu are always making sarcastic remarks at her.

How is she supposed to learn in peace?

Don't spew nonsense. We didn't!

You always say that Ni Chang hasn't given any tuition money,

isn't fit to stay at Yun Jin Academy to learn, and even push her around a lot.

I've already seen it all.

Master, Jin Chan and Cui Yu aren't that type of person.

Maybe Cheng Tian misunderstood.

You're the best at faking being a good person.

Yuan Xiang, you say it! Do they often push Ni Chang around?

Cheng Tian is right.

They often make fun of Ni Chang

and even order her to do this and that.

Yuan Xiang, don't lie just to get on Cheng Tian's good side.

I'm not!

I know that since your father died, your family has fallen.

It's already been over half a year since you paid tuition, isn't it?

I understand you.

If you want to stay at Yun Jin Academy,

you have to suck up to the young master.

However, in front of this many disciples—

- Yuan Xiang.
- Yuan Xiang!

You've gone overboard!

All right! Everyone sit down.

Look at you all fighting like this!

You, explain it! What happened?

Master, I purposely embroidered the flowers to be crooked.

When I was embroidering a flower I saw in the courtyard,

a butterfly just happened to rest on a petal.

When the butterfly moved, the flower also swayed with it.

It was a fresh inspiration but unfortunately, it didn't stay long.

I wasn't able to finish the piece. Master, please punish me!

So that's what happened.

Master, don't believe her.

Clearly she just didn't finish embroidering and found this excuse.

She really is shameless.

Since the embroidery isn't finished, no matter what the reason is,

I still can't pass you.

However, your desire to look to nature for inspiration

is very rare.

Keep working hard!

Thank you, Master.

Stop crying!

Let me tell you! The sadder you are, the more satisfied they feel.

Are you like them, too? You see me like that?

See you like what?

That because my family's in hard times

and don't have any money for tuition,

that why I'm sucking up to you?

You've been sucking up to me? Why can't I tell?

- I haven't been.
- Enough already.

Since you haven't, why do you care so much about what others say about you?

I... But I do treat you pretty well.

That's because I'm unrestrained and elegant, loved wherever I go.

That's not your problem but mine.

All right, stop crying!

Your face is already round. Crying just makes it even rounder.

You're the one with a round face!

Who? Make it clear!

Come back here!

You're an eggplant-filled steamed bun! How am I wrong?

- And you're a dumpling!
- And you're a big pancake, too!

You should change your name from Yuan Xiang to Yuan Xiao!
(TN: Yuan Xiao is a dumpling eaten during the Lantern Festival)

Sorry!

It's fine.

Yuan Xiang, I'm sorry you had to go through that.

In the future, don't get into an argument with Wenxiu and the rest.

It was hard enough for me to finish comforting one and then you come along.

Wenxiu always gets people to bully you.

I don't like to see it. Besides, Cheng Tian doesn't like that, either.

Exactly! I can't stand it.

My skills are poor and I learn slowly.

- It's normal for others to look down on me.
- You're already working so hard.

In my eyes, you're better than the rest of them.

Cheng Tian, please don't say that anymore.

The more you say that, the more they'll hate me.

Like with Yuan Xiang, asking her today to face off with Wenxiu in front of everyone

just gave them an opportunity to humiliate her.

Cheng Tian, you mustn't say these things in the future.

It sounds like it might be my problem.

I don't mean to blame you.

I just mean, in the future,

can you be more subtle with how you say and do things?

That's right, what you said is right! I'll listen to you.

This is so ugly!

Exactly! How is it so ugly?

You two go back first. I'm going to go get something.

- See you later!
- All right.

Ni Chang, since Master complimented your cleverness,

that means we can all learn from it.

Why don't we hang up this half-made art piece somewhere?

It can be an object lesson for everyone. How is that?

Look at this amazing work of art!

Where would it look best?

Why don't we hang it here?

Of course, it should be hung in the very middle.

Right, right there!

What are you doing?

Ni Chang, we're all just joking around, why are you getting angry?

Joke's over! Can I go now?

This is where you're wrong.

We all just want you to improve.

Then, thank you very much.

That girl is so arrogant! She doesn't listen to teaching.

Exactly! Who does she think she is?

Why are you in the kitchen again?

I can never get the account balances right and I'm afraid mom will scold me.

So I'm hiding in here for now.

Auntie Mei, the shipment of cloth we got at the beginning of the month, we returned 13 bolts,

then we got back 10 bolts. Does this count under total stock or business loss?

You're the account manager and you're asking me?

Then whom do I ask?

Who told you to steal (bird) eggs from trees instead of studying?

If the accounts don't balance out, we'll see how your mom will take care of you.

It's because what she's written doesn't balance out. You can't blame me for that!

It's clearly because your studies are lacking.

Whenever you manage the accounts, it's always a mess.

Last time, you wrote incoming stock instead of outgoing stock,

we almost had to pay up money.

That time was only recorded wrong.

Cheng Tian, can you let me see that?

What's so interesting about this? It's all just numbers... Here, look then!

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''Even if the Fireworks Finally Scatter''
Singer: Wang Rui - Lyrics: Tang Tian - Melody: Wei Guobin

♫ Dark clouds covered the moon and flowers turned into blood ♫

♫ Departures never end in life ♫

♫ I hope to end your tears, make you smile, and be daring without guilt ♫

♫ To see you again ♫

♫ How long must I gaze at the starlight, how many absurd things must I do? ♫

♫ So that my whole life will be passionate ♫

♫ To handle the impermanence, how far must I look into the distance? ♫

♫ To be able to stay by your side ♫

♫ I only wish to live my life with my love ♫

♫ Even if the fireworks scatter ♫

♫ It will do so gradually ♫

♫ I don't have to regret and will have no regrets ♫

♫ How much more courage must I have to see you coming towards me? ♫

♫ My only wish is to live my life as the light under your lamp ♫

♫ Just like the misty rain and haze in Jiangnan ♫

♫ Can you then accompany me like the raised pattern of an embroidery piece ♫

♫ Can you then accompany me till the sky turns blue again ♫