No bidding is required
No comparison of the price is needed
We'll decide how much money we earn
As long as we have Young Prince in Beijing
everything is easy
I've never dreamed that
it can be so easy to do business
Boss Shen, you'll be very busy in the future
OK. I need to recruit more people
Then hurry up!
I've spent half of my life working so hard
and exerting myself
Even if I was willing to lose money in business
I still couldn't get an order
I've never dreamed that
I could have whatever I want now
Boss Shen
you finally realize
how important power is?
I've lived in vain in the first half of my life
Yes
as long as a person is alive
he lives in vain
Think about it
Those magistrates of Shaanxi
were once in their prime
But overnight
some are dismissed
some exiled
and some dead
Can you name one person who doesn't live in vain?
Boss Du
speaking of Shaanxi officialdom being reshuffled
did you miss out one person?
Who?
Zhao Baishi
He confuses right and wrong and looks upon human lives as if they were grass
The Eastern Courtyard
got away with Yuesheng's death
because of his hasty justice 41 00:04:31,67 5 --> 00:04:33,783 But he's now safe and sound
and has been promoted from Magistrate of Jingyang
to the Magistrate of Xi'an
Do you know why Zhao Baishi
is safe and sound?
I don'
He made great contributions
to defeating Wu Weiwen
Wasn't Zhao Baishi bought over by Wu Weiwen?
He is not on Wu Weiwen's side
Is he Young Prince's people?
Then, whose people is he?
Anyway, he's not ours
Boss Du
given your shrewdness and capability
Haven't you thought about
being a magistrate yourself?
Do you think being a magistrate is interesting?
I'm not interested
Master, this is the account of this month. Please check
Manager Tao
Sounds like Young Master
Who is it?
Young Master, what happened to you?
It's because of you
Now you ask me?
You asked me to send it before noon
I had no choice but to take a shortcut
and I accidentally fell into a ditch
You, well
Although I'm covered with mud
don't worry, your goods are safe
and they've been delivered on time
Great, great, great. Come in and wash yourself
I'm covered with mud
I'll scare your client if I come in
This is the money given by Ministry Councilor Jiang. Check it out
Enough, enough, enough
Thank you, Young Master
Do you have any hot steamed buns?
Give me one
Yes, yes, yes
Hurry! Get Young Master a steamed bun
OK, Manager
Come in, please
Master is here
Dad
No, Master
What's the matter with your leg?
That's all right
I took a shortcut, and fell into a ditch
A stone in the ditch hurt me
Young Master, your steamed bun
Master, I'll go send the cotton now
You don't need to go
Master, I promise
I won't do this again
Go wash yourself
Currently, we need help in the crude medicine shop
You'll work in the medicine shop tomorrow
Young Master
Young Master, Uncle Si is back
Where is he?
Where else could he be?
Young Master
Young Master, be careful
My, my cards are unmatched
How can you be unmatched with a couple of Yao Wu
I'll buy you wine. Let's go
All right
After you left
I sent people to ask about you
I thought you went to the prairie
It made me regretful for a while
Don't mention it
We were confined in a yard in Gaoling
for over a month
It's good that you're back
I have someone to drink with me again
What?
No one drank with you when I wasn't here?
No one drank with me like this
Is Zhou Ying back too?
It's she who wanted to go back to the Eastern Courtyard
I have no choice but to accompany her
The Eastern Courtyard has clasped now. What did she go back for?
She said Wu Pin was nice to her
and Wu Weiwen trusted her
so she needed to go back to vitalize the Eastern Courtyard
She?
She thinks she can make it?
Well
Now
she is the Patriarch of the Wu Family
She is the Patriarch?
Why is she?
She really is
She is pregnant with Wu Pin's baby
Her honour increases because of her son
Wu Weiwen passed the position to her
She's pregnant?
Three months old
Dr. Liang diagnosed it. It's a boy
What's wrong?
You don't want to drink?
Aren't you going to drink with me?
Come on! Cheers!
What is she doing here?
She didn't tell
Is she still thinking about being the Patriarch of the Wu Family?
The Eastern Courtyard has fallen apart
How can there be a Patriarch?
If she wants to borrow money from you
refuse it
Anyway, I'm here
If you can't decide
just come here to ask me
Uncle Weishuang
Zhou Ying
I suggest that you'd better forget about it
Even if I agree
Weiwu and Weiquan definitely won't agree
Uncle Weishuang
I'm not here to
talk about the Patriarch thing
I just want to discuss with you
We want to
take back Sanyuan Pawn Shop and run it by ourselves
What did you say?
The Eastern Courtyard has 70% shares of it
Normally we should run it by ourselves
But we used to be too busy
to look after it
so we entrusted you with it
But since the Eastern Courtyard doesn't have any business now
we don't need to bother Uncle Weishuang any more
Wait, wait, wait
Who told you that the Eastern Courtyard had 70% shares of it?
When you, Uncle Weiwu and my father-in-law
established it
you signed a contract
and you got it stamped by the Shiyi Hall seal
Don't you remember?
That's true
But my eldest brother had sold it to me
It was written down
My eldest brother wrote it in person
Was it sealed by the Shiyi Hall seal?
According to the rules of the Wu Family
contracts without the seal of Shiyi Hall
are invalid
So the 70% shares of it
still belong to the Eastern Courtyard
Have you finished it with Zhou Ying?
What is she doing here?
What are you looking for?
The contract
is really not stamped
I'm asking you
Zhou Ying said
this contract was invalid
The 70% shares still belong to the Eastern Courtyard
She said she wanted to take back Sanyuan Pawn Shop
and run it herself
Why is it invalid?
Your eldest brother signed his name
How could she break the promise?
But according to the rules established by my great grandfather
all the contracts between us are valid
only under the condition that the contracts are stamped
Dear, look at it
There's no seal on the contract
Does this rule really exist?
Sanyuan Pawn Shop belongs to the Eastern Courtyard
That's impossible
For the past few years, no matter what business you did, you've always lost money
We rely on the pawn shop to earn money
If we give it back to the Eastern Courtyard
How do we live?
But this is an old rule
Just tell her you don't know about that
That won't work
Anyway, just tell her
your eldest brother had signed
It can't be changed any more
Uncle Weishuang, did you find the contract?
There's no seal on it, is there?
Don't try that with me
What seal? What rule?
I don't know
I have never...It doesn't count if I've never heard of it
Anyway, Sanyuan Pawn Shop
has been property of the Southern Courtyard
No one's gonna take it away
Master Weishuang
It's for miscarriage prevention. Drink it while it's still hot
Mom
Are all the decisions of the Uncle Weishuang's family
made by Lady Liu?
You're right
Your Uncle Weishuang is henpecked
Why?
When she was young
Lady Liu was one of the most beautiful women there
Your Uncle Weishuang was charmed by her at the first sight
He asked your father-in-law to make a proposal for him
At first, Lady Liu didn't agree
Later, your father-in-law spent much money
and your uncle finally married her
Ever since then, he has spoiled her as if she were a treasure
He has spoiled her to extremes
That explains a lot
You mean
Lady Liu prevented him from returning the shares
I'll ask her
if she have any conscience
They do it deliberately
It's no use to ask them
What should we do?
We can sue them
Even an upright official finds it hard to settle a family quarrel
Even if we sue them
we are not sure whether we can get it back or not
Uncle Weishuang was the closest to Master
If we can't get the shares back
can we get the things back from other brothers?
Mom
don't worry
Let me think about it
You
Look how you behave
Sit tight
Mom
it's comfortable to crouch like this
More comfortable than sitting
Zhou Ying
although the Eastern Courtyard is not the same as it used to be
rules are still the same
And
behaving like this may hurt your baby
My eldest brother once said
the debt would be written off
I thought it was not proper
And now you say
the contract is not stamped by the seal of Shiyi Hall
and is invalid
I agree
Uncle Weiquan
do you have the contract in your hands?
Yes
Zhou Ying, don't worry
I will definitely return
these 5,000 taels of silver
But previously
I almost lost all the money on business
There's only a native cloth shop
left for the Southern Courtyard
to make ends meet
My eldest brother understood me
and he never asked the money back
But it's different now
The Eastern Courtyard has declined
and lacks money
Well
how about this?
We Central Courtyard
gives 100 taels back to you every year
What do you think?
Zhou Ying
if you get it stamped
I won't pay the money back
I know
Uncle Weiquan
relationship is much more important than money, right?
Right, right
Zhou Ying, you're right
There is a rule indeed
Contracts without being stamped by the Shiyi Hall seal
are invalid
Bring the contract back
What are you doing?
Uncle Weiwu
today I'm not coming for getting the clients back
or collecting the unpaid bills
I just want to ask you to get justice for me
What justice?
Brother, sister
Brothers
You're eating
What's wrong? Let's eat together
No, thank you
It's me who invite two uncles over
You've come just at the right moment
Our Master
was going to give the 1,000 taels of silver
to the Eastern Courtyard
Yes, yes, yes
You can prove for us
We don't owe each other anything from now on
No
Bro Weishuang
no need to give the money now
You know
there's a rule established by our forefathers
Contracts
without the seal of Shiyi Hall
are invalid
Then stamp it
I don't want money
I just want the shares
Bro Weishuang
the Eastern Courtyard doesn't agree
So don't force them
to sell the shares to you
But our eldest brother told me in person
He sold the shares to me for 1,000 taels of silver
Why don't you obey our eldest brother?
Dad didn't mean that
It was just a temporary expedient
Eldest brother's words carried weight. How can it be a temporary thing?
Bro Weishuang
Our eldest brother broke off with us
to protect us
He just acted for the outsiders and the government
Now, since the seal of Shiyi Hall is here
I think you should follow the rule
and forget about those 70% shares
This...
It's not...
The rule is fixed
but people are flexible
How can people be limited by the rules?
Sister, do you have any good ideas?
I don't have any good ideas
I just think that
so many years have passed
Even the Emperors have changed
The Wu Family has split up
The seal of Shiyi Hall
shackles people
We'd better throw it away
What did you say?
This seal of Shiyi Hall
is left by our forefathers
If anyone doesn't respect it
he should be treated as a betrayer
Nobody is allowed
to change the rules established by the forefathers
Since both brothers say so
I'll just agree
Uncle Weishuang
let's make an appointment to hand it over
Hand over what?
Uncle Weishuang has admitted that the Eastern Courtyard has 70% shares
As the controlling shareholder, I announce
from next month
the Eastern Courtyard will take over Sanyuan Pawn Shop
The accounts and goods need to be handed over
We Southern Courtyard run it well
I think it's not necessary
It is necessary
Dear
what's the matter?
How could you agree so easily?
70% shares
that's 20,000 taels of silver
is gone
When our eldest brother was alive
if I needed money, he'd give me money
if I wanted business, he'd give me business
Although he's not with us any more
we can't go too far
And
there's the rule indeed
If eldest brother wanted it back
we have nothing to say
Even it's stamped, we will give it back
I know you are grateful
Let me finish
Now your eldest brother wanted to give it to you
and that widow wanted it back
You're third master of the Wu Family
How can you be manipulated
by a young woman of the next generation?
Eldest brother died
As for the people who are alive in our family
you rank second in terms of age
In terms of strength and prestige
you are on the top
How can you be suppressed
by a little widow?
I've never thought of that
I tell you
although we were defeated today
we can't lose any more
As for the management right
we mustn't give it back
But she is the controlling shareholder
She is in charge
We don't have a choice
I do
Mom
How's everything going?
I finally got the pawn shop back
Thank God!
For the parts of Weiwu and Weiquan, did you get them back?
Mom
in order to get the help from these two uncles
I made the decision by myself
I stamped their contracts
with the seal of Shiyi Hall
What do you mean?
We are giving them up?
They are all money
Uncle Weiwu only has several cloth clients in his hands
Our shops were confiscated
Why do we need those clients?
What about the unpaid bills?
I've made Wang Shijun investigate it
Only thousands of taels
As for the debts of Uncle Weiquan
he is unable to pay it back even if he was forced
So we'd better get it stamped and write it off
to do him a favor
Then they are willing to help me
get the pawn shop back
Those two brothers helped?
Without their help
how could Uncle Weishuang agree so easily?
Anyway
the pawn shop is the only valuable thing
If we run it well
we can earn over 10,000 taels of silver each year
Then
we don't need to worry about the livelihood of the Eastern Courtyard
But I heard that
ever since the pawn shop was established
the bonus has been 2,000 taels of silver at most each year
So I need to run it by myself
You?
I'm the only one available
Mom
you have a rest first 484 00:27:05,722 --> 00:27:06,871 I need to discuss with Wang Shijun
about the handover
You must be tired
and should have a rest
A lot of things need to be done. I can't have a rest
Be careful
Remember, you are with a child
Don't worry, mom. I know
I didn't realize it before
our Young Mistress is a capable person
You heard
what she said
She wanted to do business herself
But she's a woman. Can she make it?
She hasn't done that before
I think she can
If we can earn over 10,000 taels of silver
we
and our Eastern Courtyard don't need to be worried
Take the medicine once a day
Put it in three bowls of water and heat it until only one bowl of water is left
Our medicine is very good. It came from Zhongnan Mountain
Take care
Take care
Young Master
You two go back
You are a hindrance than a help
Put more firewood
Let me see
Too thick, put more water
Grind it well
Dry it
Don't worry, Manager
Young Master is here
Never mind. Do your work. I'm just looking around
Master told me yesterday
that we need to let Young Master
know each process here
Young Master, Manager, Boss Du is here
I'll go to greet him
Boss Du
Young Master
Come in! Have a seat!
Why are you here?
My father asked me to help out here
That's great!
If we report award lists to the Ministry of Revenue in the future
Young Master must be on top
What's the use of that?
It's of great use
In the future, if Young Master wants to be an official through donation
It'll be easy
That's great
If I donate, I will donate for a fourth-rank position
so that I don't need to be humble
when I meet a fifth rank assistant magistrate
Did any fifth-rank assistant magistrate dare to embarrass Young Master?
Wu Pin
Relied on his
fifth-rank official title
he grabbed a maid from my home
Where is the maid?
Can she come back intact?
After entering Wu Family
she married Wu Pin
How can she be intact?
And she is carrying Wu Pin's baby now
She has become the Patriarch of the Wu Family
I think she won't come back for the rest of her life
Really?
Young Master, Boss Du, please have some tea
Talking about the gossip, I almost forget the business
Manager Han
Which batch of plasters are we making now?
The second batch
The first batch has been sent out
The Ministry of Revenue has added two orders of plasters
They require to get them before 15th September
Do we have enough time?
Yes
But
we can't sleep any more
Thank you, Manager Han
Manager Han, I'll stay up with you
OK. I have nothing to complain now
What a coincidence the letter is!
God helps Huang Zhong be successful
What kind of crime will make a widow
deserve more than death?
Killing her husband
He stands by the gate of the camp to transmit orders
All soldiers listen to the orders
Sister, look at it
This is donkey-hide gelatin
This is pilose antler
Very expensive
And this
is ginseng
Look at it. It's cordyceps sinensis
Very precious kind
So much
Yes. They are all brought by Wu Yu
During my trip
I kept thinking of auntie
When I saw something good
I wanted to buy some for auntie
I bought a lot of them before I knew it
Wu Pin used to be like this
No matter where he went, he thought of me
Auntie
Although Bro Wu Pin is no longer with us
I'm still here
In the future
how about treating me as him?
Tell me if you need anything
I'll do it for you
As long as I'm free
I'll come here to accompany you
Good
How about being your auntie's adopted son?
That's great
I'll be closer to my auntie
Sister, please adopt him as your son
Mistress
Young Mistress will be here soon
How about discussing it with her?
OK
OK. Bring Young Mistress here
Sister
Zhou Ying and Wang Shijun
go in and out together every day
They seem to
be very close to each other
It's not a big deal
Right
Not a big deal, not a big deal
Chunxing
Young Mistress
Chunxing
Young Mistress
- Chunxing. - Young Mistress
It's...
Mom, mom
I don't think it's necessary
Auntie
I Wu Pin's baby
The Eastern Courtyard has an heir
We don't need to bother Bro Wu Yu
Zhou Ying
I'm doing it for your good
Look
within several months, you will give birth to a baby
You can't be tired
Leave those tiring work
to your brother
Sister
when the baby is born
there will be so many things to do
I have a suggestion
You may leave to us
miscellaneous and toilsome tasks like the pawn shop
Leave them to our Southern Courtyard
You and Young Mistress
can have the time
to concentrate on
looking after the hard-earned grandson
What do you think?
Auntie
I'm not a miss from a rich and influential family
I'm not that delicate
Why can't I go over the account books and manage the household while carrying the baby?
Don't worry, auntie
I promise I will run the pawn shop well
and take good care of the baby at the same time
I've given birth to a baby
By the way, auntie
please tell Uncle Weishuang
the day after tomorrow
I will go to Sanyuan Pawn Shop with Wang Shijun
and take over all the accounts
Mom
It has all been settled
Why did Zhou Ying come out?
Yeah
Lady Zheng had almost been persuaded
but she didn't agree
If Sanyuan Pawn Shop is taken back
we'll lose our money spinner
If we can't work out a solution
we have to use the old method
Old method?
Do it one more time
No, no
It's too risky
Wu Pin died
and nobody has suspected us
No risk at all
If two people die in such a short time
somebody will doubt it
Then this time
we won' t use poison
How do you want to do it?
I have an idea
Wan'er, what we did is
We have no choice
Master, Master
Coming
Master, your letter
Who sent it?
I don't know
The messenger put it by the gate and left
We didn't see him clearly
Dear
What's wrong?
Who bullied you?
Tell me and I will go find him
Master
it's because of the Young Mistress of the Eastern Courtyard
Zhou Ying?
She used to be a maid
She was promoted
for an urgent need
She doesn't know who she is?
And you're one of her elders
What is she?
She dares to bully you?
I don't care that she scolded me
But I feel too uncomfortable
when I heard
her scold you
She scolded me?
I went to visit sister with Wu Yu today
But she said
we coveted the fortune of the Eastern Courtyard
and she said I and Wu Yu were pretending to be nice
She is such an ungrateful wretch
The Eastern Courtyard is hopeless and has nothing left
I let you visit the Eastern Courtyard with Wu Yu
because eldest brother was nice to us
How can she see it
as pretence?
She also said
you were henpecked
and useless
You've succeed in nothing for your whole life
Eldest brother pitied you
so he gave you something
and that's what we have in the Southern Courtyard
She's talking nonsense
When I did business with my eldest brother
she was not even born
She mentioned that Sanyuan Pawn Shop again
She said you were lazy and stupid
and you only earned so little
from such a money spinner
She also said during these years
you must have got a lot of personal wealth
from the pawn shop
I'll go slap the bitch who talked nonsense 743 00:39:14,381 --> 00:39:15,3 89 Master, Master
Don't be hasty
She abused me like that
How could I tolerate it?
Master
this woman is very insidious
She can do anything
Don't irritate her
I'm not scared no matter how insidious she is
She's only a widow
I'm not afraid of her
She has a helper
Who?
Do you remember that
I have a distant nephew who works in the wing yard?
Yes, I remember
I recommended him to Wu Pin
He is the helper?
I
No, listen to me
Really?
Baolai saw it with his own eyes
I'm going to kill this bitch
Master
with only Baolai's testimony
who will believe it?
If you kill her
you will lose your life
as well
How can we not punish her
and let her continue to hurt our family?
We need to catch her when she's cheating
and catch them both
What should we do?
I have an idea
Who is it?
I'm Baolai of the wing yard
Wait a minute
Mr. Wang
Young Mistress asked you to come to her
Now?
Yes
What's wrong? Why in such a hurry?
She didn't tell me
She just told me that it was important
She couldn't make the decision by herself
and she needed you there
I'll put on the clothes. Show me the way
OK
Mr. Wang, this way, please
Mr. Wang, come in, please
Mr. Wang, please sit down
Have some tea first
Did Young Mistress ask me to wait for her here?
Yes, she and Chunxing will come here soon
Please have some tea
I'll bring Young Mistress here
Young Mistress
Come in
Young Mistress, Master of the Southern Courtyard wants to see you
Now?
Yes
He said he thought of an important thing
and needed to tell you at once
What is it?
He didn't tell me
He just told me it couldn't be delayed
Let him in
He said it was too late and he couldn't come in
So he asked Young Mistress to go outside
Where is Chunxing?
She has fallen asleep
I'll accompany you
Alright
Young Mistress, please
Young Mistress, please come in. He's inside
Young Mistress, please come in
Ying
Ying
Help!
Open the door!
- Ying. - Help! - Somebody come and stop the dirty things
- Wang Shijun, let go of me. - Ying
Wang Shijun, you're crazy. Let go of me!
- Ying. - Open the door!
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