1 00:01:30,370 --> 00:01:34,990 [The Heir] 2 00:01:35,330 --> 00:01:37,930 [Episode 5] 3 00:01:39,509 --> 00:01:40,400 Grandfather, 4 00:01:40,870 --> 00:01:42,600 please teach me how to make ink. 5 00:02:04,590 --> 00:02:05,510 Zhen, 6 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,190 I have sworn an oath that, 7 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:11,030 from now on, 8 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,900 I'll never involve myself in ink-making again. 9 00:02:14,910 --> 00:02:16,630 Just give up on this. 10 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,280 You only swore never to make ink, 11 00:02:19,630 --> 00:02:22,160 but you didn't say you wouldn't teach others. 12 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:27,190 No means no. 13 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:29,890 There's no use saying more. 14 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:34,800 Zhen, 15 00:02:35,430 --> 00:02:37,470 don't be stubborn with your grandfather. 16 00:02:37,470 --> 00:02:39,520 Our family has suffered misfortunes all these years, 17 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:40,960 all because of this ink. 18 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,320 Your father died because of ink. 19 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,840 Your grandfather suffered worse than death because of it. 20 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,630 It also ruined the marriages 21 00:02:48,630 --> 00:02:50,630 and future of you and your brother. 22 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,240 Hasn't ink harmed our family enough? 23 00:03:00,470 --> 00:03:01,360 That's right. 24 00:03:02,710 --> 00:03:03,470 Mother, 25 00:03:03,910 --> 00:03:05,640 our family has hit rock bottom, 26 00:03:05,710 --> 00:03:07,470 all because of ink. 27 00:03:08,150 --> 00:03:09,030 Therefore, 28 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,240 I must earn 29 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,560 it all back through ink. 30 00:03:13,590 --> 00:03:14,520 Earn it all back? 31 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:16,800 What do you have to earn it back? 32 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,240 How can you do it? 33 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:20,680 I suggest you 34 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,240 give up this idea now. 35 00:03:22,310 --> 00:03:24,170 I will absolutely not agree to it! 36 00:03:30,430 --> 00:03:32,520 I want to live with my head held high! 37 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,060 As for the ink-making, 38 00:03:35,310 --> 00:03:36,750 I have made up my mind! 39 00:03:37,630 --> 00:03:39,400 Even if Grandfather won't teach me, 40 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,460 I will go to other workshops to learn. 41 00:03:41,470 --> 00:03:43,710 I must make a mark out there! 42 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:56,630 Zhen. 43 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,329 Are you sure this will work? 44 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:00,710 It will. 45 00:04:00,750 --> 00:04:01,520 Zhengliang, don't worry. 46 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:02,400 I've asked around. 47 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,030 Every ink workshop is hiring new recruits. 48 00:04:04,030 --> 00:04:05,560 I should try them one by one. 49 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,710 Which ink workshop do you plan to go to? 50 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:10,190 Third Grandfather's place, of course. 51 00:04:10,190 --> 00:04:11,590 The Chen's Ink Workshop. 52 00:04:11,910 --> 00:04:14,000 What if you get discovered? 53 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:15,030 It's fine. 54 00:04:15,210 --> 00:04:15,940 I'll go first 55 00:04:15,950 --> 00:04:16,829 and deal with it if I'm discovered. 56 00:04:16,829 --> 00:04:17,510 Besides, 57 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:18,920 even if Third Grandfather discovers me, 58 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,380 he can't do anything to me. 59 00:04:21,630 --> 00:04:22,480 Remember, 60 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:23,720 you must help me hide this from Mother 61 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:24,980 and never let her know. 62 00:04:25,310 --> 00:04:26,720 If Mother finds out about it, 63 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,650 she will definitely tear me apart. 64 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:31,390 Zhen, 65 00:04:31,430 --> 00:04:33,890 this is a new set of clothes Ms. Du made for me. 66 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,430 I haven't even worn them yet. 67 00:04:35,430 --> 00:04:36,480 Don't ruin them. 68 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:37,159 I see. 69 00:04:37,159 --> 00:04:38,159 Zhengliang, remember 70 00:04:38,159 --> 00:04:39,420 to keep it from Mother. 71 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:40,390 I'm leaving. 72 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:41,680 Be careful! 73 00:04:46,280 --> 00:04:50,630 [Chen's Ink Workshop] 74 00:04:56,830 --> 00:04:58,070 Starting today, 75 00:04:58,240 --> 00:04:59,750 you will pound ink here. 76 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:01,600 No running around. 77 00:05:01,750 --> 00:05:03,630 If you break the rules, you leave. 78 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:05,310 You go pound at the back. 79 00:05:05,310 --> 00:05:05,800 Okay. 80 00:05:06,750 --> 00:05:07,560 You 81 00:05:07,750 --> 00:05:09,150 use this pestle to pound. 82 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:10,600 You three, 83 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,050 go pound over there. 84 00:05:15,510 --> 00:05:16,310 Master, 85 00:05:16,310 --> 00:05:18,070 how many times do we have to pound this? 86 00:05:18,070 --> 00:05:20,330 A hundred thousand times for light glue. 87 00:05:20,750 --> 00:05:22,080 Just focus on pounding. 88 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,480 Someone will come to check it later. 89 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:25,870 Lin! 90 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:27,190 Bring the ink blocks 91 00:05:27,190 --> 00:05:28,390 and distribute them. 92 00:05:59,460 --> 00:06:01,200 [Win Laurels in the Golden Palace] 93 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:24,720 Third Master, 94 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,400 we recently hired a new worker to pound ink. 95 00:06:27,830 --> 00:06:29,000 But the more I look at her, 96 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,260 the more she looks like Eighth Master Li's granddaughter. 97 00:06:34,190 --> 00:06:35,000 Where is she? 98 00:06:36,430 --> 00:06:37,690 That's her over there. 99 00:06:37,830 --> 00:06:39,190 She works pretty hard 100 00:06:39,310 --> 00:06:40,970 and looks sharp-witted, too. 101 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:41,950 Should we 102 00:06:42,220 --> 00:06:46,890 [Third Master Chen, Chen Jiru, Manager of Chen Ink] 103 00:06:42,510 --> 00:06:43,680 keep her or not? 104 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:46,190 The ink workshop recruits 105 00:06:46,190 --> 00:06:47,830 and keeps anyone who can work. 106 00:06:47,830 --> 00:06:48,630 Okay. 107 00:06:49,310 --> 00:06:51,630 Send her to the smoke shed to burn soot. 108 00:07:01,190 --> 00:07:02,040 Jinshui, 109 00:07:02,310 --> 00:07:03,510 we two brothers 110 00:07:04,510 --> 00:07:06,970 haven't had a drink together for a long time. 111 00:07:08,070 --> 00:07:08,680 Cheers. 112 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,500 You invited me for a drink out of the blue. 113 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:14,830 Tell me. 114 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:16,300 What's the matter? 115 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,920 I was afraid you'd be bored not making ink, 116 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:27,750 so I came to chat with you. 117 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:33,870 Come on, eat up. 118 00:07:33,870 --> 00:07:34,680 Come on. 119 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,159 What has your granddaughter, Zhen, 120 00:07:47,159 --> 00:07:48,600 been busy with lately? 121 00:07:49,750 --> 00:07:51,950 She's working at Mr. Shui's food stall. 122 00:07:52,159 --> 00:07:53,159 She goes out early 123 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,260 and comes back late every day. 124 00:07:58,310 --> 00:07:59,480 You saw it? 125 00:08:01,070 --> 00:08:02,160 What do you mean? 126 00:08:12,270 --> 00:08:14,130 Just say whatever you want to say. 127 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:17,950 Jinshui. 128 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,160 I have something to tell you. 129 00:08:25,390 --> 00:08:27,050 You can't get mad when I say it. 130 00:08:28,510 --> 00:08:30,110 If you do, I just won't say it. 131 00:08:30,870 --> 00:08:32,000 Then I won't get mad. 132 00:08:32,110 --> 00:08:32,909 Go ahead. 133 00:08:35,030 --> 00:08:36,320 Zhen... 134 00:08:37,789 --> 00:08:38,720 She is now 135 00:08:39,870 --> 00:08:41,400 working in my ink workshop. 136 00:08:46,030 --> 00:08:48,000 Then why didn't you stop her? 137 00:08:48,390 --> 00:08:49,270 Look, look. 138 00:08:49,270 --> 00:08:50,800 You promised not to get mad. 139 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:51,910 Hear me out. 140 00:08:52,150 --> 00:08:54,270 I think Zhen is quite a good girl. 141 00:08:55,270 --> 00:08:56,320 She's smart, 142 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:57,380 and she works hard. 143 00:08:57,390 --> 00:08:58,850 Just as the old sayings go, 144 00:08:59,270 --> 00:09:00,960 like father, like daughter; 145 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,630 the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 146 00:09:02,630 --> 00:09:03,750 I already noticed she had a talent 147 00:09:03,750 --> 00:09:06,000 for learning ink-making when she was little. 148 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:06,840 Cut it out. 149 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,120 I don't care what your son does. 150 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:10,240 But Zhen cannot do it. 151 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:11,120 Why did you get worked up 152 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:11,690 just from talking? 153 00:09:11,690 --> 00:09:14,090 Don't regret it when I finish teaching her. 154 00:09:16,270 --> 00:09:17,200 Chen the Third, 155 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,410 kick Zhen out of your ink workshop. 156 00:09:19,510 --> 00:09:21,640 Otherwise, we are no longer brothers. 157 00:09:26,270 --> 00:09:27,730 The young one is stubborn, 158 00:09:27,750 --> 00:09:29,410 but the old one is even more so. 159 00:09:31,990 --> 00:09:36,210 [Luo's Ink Workshop] 160 00:09:38,910 --> 00:09:40,510 Working anywhere is the same 161 00:09:40,750 --> 00:09:41,630 as long as I can make ink 162 00:09:41,630 --> 00:09:43,000 and learn the craft. 163 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:45,120 Master Zeng, 164 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,220 we've taken in a new batch of apprentices recently. 165 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:49,420 Please take a look. 166 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:54,080 [Zeng Yipin, Ink-making Master of Luo Ink] 167 00:10:09,630 --> 00:10:11,490 Pounding ink requires strength. 168 00:10:14,030 --> 00:10:16,690 Other ink workers are all wearing undershirts. 169 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:18,490 Why aren't you wearing one? 170 00:10:19,790 --> 00:10:20,870 I'm not hot. 171 00:10:20,870 --> 00:10:21,930 So there's no need. 172 00:10:22,870 --> 00:10:24,400 Is it that you don't need it, 173 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,210 or you can't wear it? 174 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,240 I don't n-need it. 175 00:10:38,150 --> 00:10:38,670 You... 176 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:39,910 What are you doing? 177 00:10:39,910 --> 00:10:41,320 So you are indeed a girl. 178 00:10:41,510 --> 00:10:43,000 Women cannot make ink. 179 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,250 How dare you violate the industry rules 180 00:10:45,250 --> 00:10:47,580 and ruin the reputation of our Luo family? 181 00:10:48,870 --> 00:10:50,530 Who says women can't make ink? 182 00:10:50,630 --> 00:10:52,440 That's just word of mouth. 183 00:10:52,580 --> 00:10:53,270 Which book 184 00:10:53,290 --> 00:10:54,200 records a written rule, 185 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:55,510 saying that women can't make ink? 186 00:10:55,510 --> 00:10:57,630 What a sharp-tongued girl. 187 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,320 You broke the rules and still talked tough. 188 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:01,120 Fine. 189 00:11:01,630 --> 00:11:03,630 Then come with me to the Literary Association 190 00:11:03,630 --> 00:11:05,160 and sort this out properly. 191 00:11:05,390 --> 00:11:06,200 Guards! 192 00:11:06,870 --> 00:11:07,670 Take this girl 193 00:11:07,670 --> 00:11:08,110 and come with me. 194 00:11:08,110 --> 00:11:09,390 What? Don't touch me! 195 00:11:10,390 --> 00:11:11,600 I can walk by myself! 196 00:11:19,270 --> 00:11:20,070 President Hu, 197 00:11:20,390 --> 00:11:22,550 and all the Heads of the Houses in the ink industry, 198 00:11:22,550 --> 00:11:23,320 today, 199 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,300 please judge it for my Luo family. 200 00:11:25,550 --> 00:11:27,320 This girl disguised herself as a man 201 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:28,960 and snuck into the Luo's Ink Workshop. 202 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:30,240 She ruined the family's tradition 203 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,750 and disgraced the industry. 204 00:11:33,670 --> 00:11:35,390 -This is outrageous. -What a shame. 205 00:11:35,390 --> 00:11:36,750 I only found out today 206 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:38,280 that you, Zeng Yipin, 207 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,200 can already represent the Luo family to handle things. 208 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,400 Eldest Young Master, 209 00:11:42,870 --> 00:11:44,800 I have worked for Luo Ink for years, 210 00:11:44,910 --> 00:11:47,380 so, of course, I share the honor and disgrace of the Luo family. 211 00:11:47,380 --> 00:11:49,040 Share the honor and disgrace? 212 00:11:50,790 --> 00:11:51,720 Li Zhen! 213 00:11:52,150 --> 00:11:53,510 You are a woman. 214 00:11:53,510 --> 00:11:55,710 How could you disguise yourself as a man 215 00:11:55,790 --> 00:11:56,870 and sneak into the ink workshop? 216 00:11:56,870 --> 00:11:58,120 How inappropriate! 217 00:11:58,270 --> 00:12:00,730 You've been such a disgrace to the Li family! 218 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,320 Uncle Jingdong, you really are forgetful. 219 00:12:03,630 --> 00:12:05,320 I've long been expelled from the clan. 220 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:06,580 Even if I'm a disgrace, 221 00:12:06,750 --> 00:12:09,080 what does it have to do with your Li family? 222 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:09,960 Enough. 223 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,390 Since you are here at the Literary Association to argue, 224 00:12:13,390 --> 00:12:14,440 the Literary Association 225 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:16,910 will help you settle this. 226 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:17,910 President Hu, 227 00:12:18,550 --> 00:12:19,840 our Huizhou ink industry 228 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,320 has always had a rule that women cannot make ink. 229 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,870 That is merely an old cliche passed down by word of mouth, 230 00:12:24,870 --> 00:12:26,670 but not a written conclusion. 231 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,880 How can it serve as a constraint? 232 00:12:29,510 --> 00:12:30,600 I've heard 233 00:12:30,870 --> 00:12:33,270 that Aunt Luo Mengzhen of the Luo family had astonishing talent 234 00:12:33,270 --> 00:12:34,480 in ink-making. 235 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:36,790 The ink-blending technique 236 00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:38,720 still used by Luo Ink today was 237 00:12:38,790 --> 00:12:40,630 just invented by Aunt Luo. 238 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,250 I have a question for you, Master Zeng. 239 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,240 Since you've worked for Luo Ink for so many years, 240 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:46,390 have you ever used 241 00:12:46,390 --> 00:12:48,270 the Luo family's ink-blending technique? 242 00:12:48,270 --> 00:12:48,670 Well... 243 00:12:48,670 --> 00:12:49,930 Since you have used it, 244 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,080 using a technique created by a woman 245 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:53,240 while blatantly 246 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,440 claiming that women cannot make ink 247 00:12:56,630 --> 00:12:58,150 is truly contradictory 248 00:12:58,510 --> 00:12:59,600 and ungrateful. 249 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:04,440 Miss Li, I know you are 250 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,360 an expert at identifying pine and ink. 251 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:07,720 Not until today did I learn 252 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,850 that you're also this sharp-tongued. 253 00:13:11,390 --> 00:13:13,120 That "ungrateful" comment 254 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:15,790 was really well said. 255 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:17,870 I think 256 00:13:19,230 --> 00:13:20,080 ink-making 257 00:13:21,020 --> 00:13:22,450 is about talent. 258 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,910 As long as one can make good ink, 259 00:13:26,030 --> 00:13:27,870 who cares if it's a man or a woman, 260 00:13:27,870 --> 00:13:29,320 a person or a dog? 261 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,600 Every family has its rules, and every trade has its regulations. 262 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,390 If even random nobodies could make ink, 263 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:37,660 wouldn't our Huizhou ink industry be turned upside down? 264 00:13:37,660 --> 00:13:40,060 Are you worried that you lack talent 265 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,440 and can't even beat these "random nobodies"? 266 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:44,510 Eldest Young Master Luo, please mind your words. 267 00:13:44,510 --> 00:13:46,240 How can you compare me to her? 268 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,320 I am the orthodox ink-maker! 269 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:49,450 What is "orthodox"? 270 00:13:49,910 --> 00:13:52,030 Making good ink is orthodox. 271 00:13:52,030 --> 00:13:53,120 Failing to make good ink 272 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,120 is disappointing one's ancestors! 273 00:13:57,910 --> 00:13:58,630 You. 274 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:00,480 Tell me 275 00:14:00,910 --> 00:14:02,840 how the ink made by Miss Li is. 276 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:04,640 Eldest Young Master, 277 00:14:05,270 --> 00:14:06,150 I heard 278 00:14:07,180 --> 00:14:09,780 that she did learn how to melt glue pretty well. 279 00:14:11,270 --> 00:14:12,200 That's an honest comment. 280 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:13,240 Miss Li 281 00:14:13,630 --> 00:14:15,630 also came to the Pan's Ink Workshop. 282 00:14:15,790 --> 00:14:17,000 The master said 283 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:20,360 [Pan Yongnian, Manager of the Pan family] 284 00:14:17,790 --> 00:14:20,250 she was not very good at woodblock printing, 285 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:22,730 but she worked really hard. 286 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:25,030 Miss Li, 287 00:14:25,270 --> 00:14:27,600 please stretch out your left hand. 288 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:30,510 It's fine. 289 00:14:30,510 --> 00:14:31,910 Just show them. 290 00:14:36,670 --> 00:14:38,120 Open it and hold it high. 291 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:40,320 Higher. 292 00:14:44,630 --> 00:14:46,960 Everyone here is an expert in ink-making. 293 00:14:47,390 --> 00:14:48,440 If you want to know whether a person 294 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,000 is truly sincere about ink or just faking it, 295 00:14:51,030 --> 00:14:52,630 it's all in their hands. 296 00:14:52,630 --> 00:14:54,080 Look carefully! 297 00:14:56,130 --> 00:14:59,450 I guess you've been rich for so long 298 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:01,370 that your hands have been blessed, 299 00:15:01,370 --> 00:15:02,570 lost their calluses, 300 00:15:02,750 --> 00:15:04,550 and grown new flesh, huh? 301 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,960 Since Eldest Young Master Luo said so, 302 00:15:28,550 --> 00:15:30,950 if I stick to the word of mouth that women 303 00:15:30,980 --> 00:15:32,150 cannot make ink, 304 00:15:32,270 --> 00:15:35,670 wouldn't I seem pedantic? 305 00:15:36,270 --> 00:15:37,390 It's just that 306 00:15:38,550 --> 00:15:41,720 our ink industry only passes skills to men, not women. 307 00:15:42,750 --> 00:15:46,600 This is actually because women will eventually marry someone, 308 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,530 and the ink recipe cannot fall into the hands of other families. 309 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:51,750 Previously, 310 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,510 the Li family's ink recipe was almost leaked. 311 00:15:54,510 --> 00:15:57,510 Regarding Miss Li Zhen breaking off her engagement in public, 312 00:15:57,510 --> 00:15:58,360 I suppose 313 00:15:59,000 --> 00:15:59,750 you all 314 00:15:59,790 --> 00:16:00,790 know it. 315 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:02,440 President Hu, 316 00:16:02,870 --> 00:16:04,130 my learning to make ink 317 00:16:04,150 --> 00:16:05,750 has nothing to do with Li Ink. 318 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,770 How could the ink recipe be leaked? 319 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,150 If anyone here is worried, 320 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:11,500 I can just swear an oath 321 00:16:11,870 --> 00:16:13,270 that I will never marry anyone. 322 00:16:13,270 --> 00:16:14,000 Well... 323 00:16:14,850 --> 00:16:15,660 Miss Li, 324 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:17,290 it is wrong for you to say so. 325 00:16:17,670 --> 00:16:18,550 If so, 326 00:16:19,030 --> 00:16:20,000 Eighth Master Li 327 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,080 will definitely blame us. 328 00:16:25,630 --> 00:16:26,550 Third Master. 329 00:16:27,030 --> 00:16:27,830 Third Master. 330 00:16:39,510 --> 00:16:40,360 Everyone, 331 00:16:41,390 --> 00:16:42,510 after all, 332 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,420 Li the Eighth is the head of the Five Ink-making Grandmasters. 333 00:16:47,670 --> 00:16:49,600 He has contributed a lot to Hui Ink. 334 00:16:50,910 --> 00:16:53,640 Even though he has quit mading ink for a long time, 335 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,330 we shouldn't forget what he's done for us. 336 00:16:58,800 --> 00:16:59,640 Today, 337 00:16:59,660 --> 00:17:03,060 if we make things difficult for his granddaughter like this, 338 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,000 I think everyone here 339 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,400 would feel bad about it. 340 00:17:08,510 --> 00:17:09,550 Why don't we just 341 00:17:10,109 --> 00:17:12,270 give Miss Li Zhen a chance? 342 00:17:13,310 --> 00:17:15,589 She has learned to make ink for a while. 343 00:17:16,589 --> 00:17:19,030 We might as well let her make an ink stick. 344 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:19,650 Well... 345 00:17:20,790 --> 00:17:21,720 Then, 346 00:17:22,310 --> 00:17:23,720 we can all 347 00:17:23,750 --> 00:17:25,880 take a look and evaluate it together. 348 00:17:26,589 --> 00:17:28,310 If Miss Li Zhen 349 00:17:28,510 --> 00:17:30,440 truly has a gift for making ink, 350 00:17:31,830 --> 00:17:32,760 the ink industry 351 00:17:33,590 --> 00:17:35,790 should not let such a talent go to waste. 352 00:17:37,270 --> 00:17:38,070 Third Master, 353 00:17:38,110 --> 00:17:39,350 you've got a point. 354 00:17:45,590 --> 00:17:46,440 Miss Li Zhen, 355 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:48,200 do you accept it? 356 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:04,580 She disguised herself as a man 357 00:18:04,790 --> 00:18:06,480 to sneak into various major ink workshops. 358 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:07,790 How shameful! 359 00:18:08,590 --> 00:18:09,680 As her older brother, 360 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,000 why didn't you stop her? 361 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:11,400 You... 362 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,400 You've really grown some nerve! 363 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,550 You're getting bolder and bolder! 364 00:18:18,110 --> 00:18:19,770 You're really pissing me off! 365 00:18:22,110 --> 00:18:23,160 Zhen did that 366 00:18:23,350 --> 00:18:25,200 to learn ink-making and earn more money 367 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:26,460 to support our family. 368 00:18:26,690 --> 00:18:29,690 Our family doesn't need to rely on her to make a living! 369 00:18:34,110 --> 00:18:34,920 Mother, 370 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:36,750 just let Zhen do it. 371 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,110 If she really fails in the end, 372 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,000 she won't blame us. 373 00:18:41,550 --> 00:18:43,350 If we stop her, 374 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:45,030 and she gets angry, 375 00:18:45,510 --> 00:18:47,550 who knows what she will do? 376 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:49,320 That would be even worse. 377 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:52,720 This girl 378 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,350 from the Li family 379 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:56,550 actually had no shame 380 00:18:57,070 --> 00:18:59,160 and went to work at an ink workshop! 381 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:00,880 She made such a big scene, 382 00:19:01,030 --> 00:19:02,960 causing all my peers to laugh at me. 383 00:19:05,790 --> 00:19:06,590 Ronghua. 384 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:09,820 Come down here. 385 00:19:10,270 --> 00:19:11,870 I have something to tell you. 386 00:19:17,830 --> 00:19:18,550 Sit down. 387 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:22,680 Ronghua, 388 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:24,070 from now on, 389 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:26,590 don't get mixed up with that crazy girl from the Li family 390 00:19:26,590 --> 00:19:27,550 anymore. 391 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:28,920 A woman's reputation 392 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,070 matters so much! 393 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:31,000 Besides, 394 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:32,310 I 395 00:19:33,050 --> 00:19:34,680 have arranged a marriage for you. 396 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:36,680 Just stay at home. 397 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:38,400 Don't ruin it 398 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:39,830 because of her. 399 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:41,830 Marriage? 400 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:44,030 Father, 401 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:45,270 Mother, 402 00:19:46,270 --> 00:19:48,310 w-why didn't I know about this engagement? 403 00:19:48,310 --> 00:19:49,920 It's just right that you don't know. 404 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:50,920 Since ancient times, 405 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:52,160 children's marriages 406 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:53,090 have always been 407 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:54,110 determined by their parents 408 00:19:54,110 --> 00:19:55,440 and matchmakers. 409 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:56,680 For Eldest Young Master Luo 410 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,400 becoming related with our Tian family by marriage, 411 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,750 we are already climbing above our station. 412 00:20:00,750 --> 00:20:02,400 You should be happy about it. 413 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:03,270 Father, 414 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:04,030 well, 415 00:20:04,070 --> 00:20:05,830 you know Eldest Young Master Luo's temper 416 00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:07,070 better than I do. 417 00:20:07,070 --> 00:20:07,830 Besides... 418 00:20:08,070 --> 00:20:10,510 Besides, he already had a wife and concubines. 419 00:20:10,510 --> 00:20:11,750 I don't want to marry him. 420 00:20:11,750 --> 00:20:13,680 You have to marry him whether you want to or not. 421 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:14,440 Look, 422 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,230 just because she's spent too much time 423 00:20:16,230 --> 00:20:17,510 with that girl from the Li family, 424 00:20:17,510 --> 00:20:18,720 now she can even say such words 425 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:19,980 against filial piety. 426 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:23,310 Mother, 427 00:20:23,830 --> 00:20:25,720 I don't want to leave you and Father yet. 428 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,590 Besides, I've never spent time with Eldest Young Master Luo. 429 00:20:28,590 --> 00:20:29,790 I don't want to leave my fate 430 00:20:29,790 --> 00:20:31,720 in the hands of a stranger like him. 431 00:20:34,350 --> 00:20:35,350 Did you hear that? 432 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:36,960 What on earth were you saying? 433 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,790 Why are you throwing such a temper tantrum? 434 00:20:38,790 --> 00:20:39,750 If you have something to say, 435 00:20:39,750 --> 00:20:40,680 talk to her nicely. 436 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:41,960 She will understand. 437 00:20:42,110 --> 00:20:42,880 Shut up. 438 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,000 All you do is spoil the children. 439 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,420 Look at the 3 children of our Tian family. 440 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,440 Each of them is a hard nut to crack. 441 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:50,830 This matter is settled, then. 442 00:20:50,830 --> 00:20:52,270 For the sake of our Tian family, 443 00:20:52,270 --> 00:20:53,870 just be good and stay at home. 444 00:20:54,350 --> 00:20:56,550 If you dare to have thoughts like Li Zhen's 445 00:20:56,550 --> 00:20:58,160 and want to call off the engagement, 446 00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:59,590 I'll break your legs! 447 00:20:59,830 --> 00:21:00,350 Master. 448 00:21:00,350 --> 00:21:02,080 A bunch of goof-got-nothings. 449 00:21:10,030 --> 00:21:12,630 Ronghua, how do you have time to visit me today? 450 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:15,920 Zhen, 451 00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:18,840 my marriage has been arranged. 452 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,790 That's a good thing to have your marriage arranged! 453 00:21:21,790 --> 00:21:24,350 Which young master is so lucky? 454 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:28,640 It's... 455 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,320 Eldest Young Master Luo. 456 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:34,480 Luo Wensong? 457 00:21:38,830 --> 00:21:39,440 He is 458 00:21:39,790 --> 00:21:41,110 so old 459 00:21:41,550 --> 00:21:43,550 and also eccentric in personality. 460 00:21:43,790 --> 00:21:44,640 Besides, 461 00:21:45,790 --> 00:21:47,270 he is taking a second wife. 462 00:21:48,590 --> 00:21:50,590 The Luo family is so prominent. 463 00:21:50,790 --> 00:21:52,160 Many girls would be 464 00:21:52,270 --> 00:21:54,200 willing even to be his second wife. 465 00:21:56,030 --> 00:21:57,110 Speaking of this, 466 00:21:57,490 --> 00:22:01,420 it's me who climbs above my station, marrying Eldest Young Master Luo. 467 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:02,830 My father said that, 468 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:03,880 in a few days, 469 00:22:04,030 --> 00:22:05,830 he will go dig a well for the Luo family. 470 00:22:05,550 --> 00:22:07,480 [Cave Digging: In Huizhou, before a girl gets married,] 471 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,410 [her natal family should go to dig a well in her husband's house,] 472 00:22:09,410 --> 00:22:11,340 [implying that after marriage, her natal family will cover her expenses.] 473 00:22:09,790 --> 00:22:10,480 Ronghua, 474 00:22:11,340 --> 00:22:13,280 [This is the marriage tradition in ancient Huizhou.] 475 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:12,480 do you 476 00:22:12,550 --> 00:22:14,270 like Eldest Young Master Luo? 477 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,400 Marriages are decided by parents and matchmakers. 478 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:21,730 Whether I like him or not 479 00:22:21,790 --> 00:22:22,750 doesn't matter. 480 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:27,880 Alright. 481 00:22:28,350 --> 00:22:29,110 They say 482 00:22:29,110 --> 00:22:30,790 older men are more caring. 483 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:31,830 Perhaps 484 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,550 it'll be a good marriage. 485 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:37,700 Enough about this. 486 00:22:37,830 --> 00:22:38,640 Zhen, 487 00:22:38,830 --> 00:22:39,880 I came today 488 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:41,270 to give you something. 489 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:43,240 What is this? 490 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:46,110 Zhen, I know 491 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:47,940 you will need these since you've 492 00:22:47,940 --> 00:22:49,670 started learning ink-making. 493 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:50,920 I took these 494 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:52,790 from my family's ink workshop. 495 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:53,830 Use them for now. 496 00:22:53,830 --> 00:22:55,400 Otherwise, you'd have to buy them. 497 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:56,070 Ronghua, 498 00:22:56,110 --> 00:22:58,720 these gold foil and pearls are way too precious. 499 00:22:58,720 --> 00:22:59,720 I can't take them. 500 00:22:59,960 --> 00:23:01,440 If your family finds out, 501 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,020 you'll be in trouble, I'm afraid. 502 00:23:04,070 --> 00:23:05,160 Don't worry. 503 00:23:05,270 --> 00:23:06,260 I didn't take much. 504 00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:07,220 It's fine. 505 00:23:09,830 --> 00:23:11,310 Take them, 506 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:12,640 and consider 507 00:23:12,830 --> 00:23:14,030 that I, Tian Ronghua, 508 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,400 contribute a bit to the ink you make. 509 00:23:16,550 --> 00:23:17,790 From now on, 510 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,720 you can help me do the things 511 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:20,790 that I can't do. 512 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:47,880 Father, 513 00:23:48,550 --> 00:23:51,830 thanks to Third Grandfather Chen for lending me his ink workshop, 514 00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:53,920 I spent quite a lot of time 515 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,000 managing to make this only piece 516 00:23:56,070 --> 00:23:58,000 of fairly good-quality ink stick. 517 00:23:58,550 --> 00:23:59,160 Father, 518 00:23:59,830 --> 00:24:02,630 you must bless me to succeed in the ink assessment. 519 00:24:19,830 --> 00:24:21,070 The ink is grayish, 520 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,380 and it feels too sluggish. 521 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,200 It's still not good enough. 522 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,240 What exactly went wrong here? 523 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:37,440 Show me 524 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,200 what kind of ink you made. 525 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,000 Don't look. 526 00:24:42,270 --> 00:24:44,070 The ink hasn't even taken shape. 527 00:24:45,420 --> 00:24:48,480 Then what kind of ink is considered to have taken shape? 528 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,400 Of course, it requires precious materials 529 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,080 and skilled craftsmanship. 530 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:54,200 When writing, 531 00:24:54,750 --> 00:24:56,850 it should be as smooth as floating clouds and flying dragons. 532 00:24:56,850 --> 00:24:58,920 I don't understand any of what you're saying. 533 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:00,590 Anyway, your father said that, 534 00:25:00,590 --> 00:25:03,310 no matter how beautiful the ink stick looks on the outside, 535 00:25:03,310 --> 00:25:05,680 or how precious the materials it's made from, 536 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:07,880 it is ultimately made for people to use. 537 00:25:08,310 --> 00:25:09,750 So, who uses ink 538 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,520 and what kind of ink they need 539 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,000 are not as complicated as you think. 540 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:16,360 Just make an ink stick 541 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:18,720 that is comfortable and handy to use. 542 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:19,780 Isn't that enough? 543 00:25:28,030 --> 00:25:28,830 Mother, 544 00:25:29,550 --> 00:25:30,880 you really know a lot. 545 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:32,350 I don't know much. 546 00:25:32,350 --> 00:25:34,080 It's all what your father said. 547 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:37,200 Eat slowly. 548 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:37,960 Slowly. 549 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,000 I'm going out for a bit. 550 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:41,590 Where are you going now? 551 00:25:52,070 --> 00:25:53,510 Come on, madam, take a look at our ink. 552 00:25:53,510 --> 00:25:54,000 Wen. 553 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:54,590 It's nice and affordable. 554 00:25:54,590 --> 00:25:55,960 I've seen you come here so often 555 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,000 to buy ink for your son. 556 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,200 Why don't you go over there 557 00:25:58,200 --> 00:25:59,310 to buy a good piece? 558 00:26:01,110 --> 00:26:02,920 It's just that my son uses a lot of ink 559 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,310 when he practices writing. 560 00:26:04,310 --> 00:26:05,310 Our family 561 00:26:05,550 --> 00:26:07,700 can't afford to always use good ink. 562 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:26,480 President Hu, 563 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,550 all the Heads of the Houses in the ink industry, 564 00:26:28,550 --> 00:26:30,880 this is the Original Intention Ink I made. 565 00:26:31,610 --> 00:26:33,000 One look at this ink, 566 00:26:33,050 --> 00:26:35,270 and you just know the lampblack was over-burned. 567 00:26:35,270 --> 00:26:37,070 The pounding was also inadequate. 568 00:26:37,070 --> 00:26:39,350 It was made very carelessly. 569 00:26:39,510 --> 00:26:40,270 Indeed. 570 00:26:40,510 --> 00:26:42,750 This ink neither looks like commercial goods 571 00:26:42,750 --> 00:26:43,960 of high prices, 572 00:26:44,370 --> 00:26:46,350 nor does it have the qualities of ink to be treasured as an heirloom. 573 00:26:46,350 --> 00:26:48,240 Its production is very ordinary. 574 00:26:48,510 --> 00:26:50,420 In Huizhou, where good ink abounds, 575 00:26:50,420 --> 00:26:52,920 it's really not worth being presented in public. 576 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:54,590 Shoddy workmanship! 577 00:26:55,510 --> 00:26:57,000 If I made this ink, 578 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:01,790 I would be even too embarrassed to enter the gate of the Literary Association. 579 00:27:01,790 --> 00:27:02,960 I thought 580 00:27:03,750 --> 00:27:06,080 you would ask Eighth Master Li to help you. 581 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:07,960 President Hu, 582 00:27:08,590 --> 00:27:11,440 come on, please evaluate this ink. 583 00:27:12,180 --> 00:27:13,590 Having such courage 584 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,510 and showing such sincerity 585 00:27:16,540 --> 00:27:18,600 actually make me think highly of you. 586 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,520 The materials are ordinary, 587 00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:26,110 and the craftsmanship is rough. 588 00:27:26,310 --> 00:27:29,070 It can only be considered a low-grade ink. 589 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,240 It seems that Miss Li Zhen can only... 590 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:36,550 President Hu, 591 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,630 I gave Zhen the task. 592 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:40,510 Why 593 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,520 didn't you even show it to me? 594 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:45,770 Here you are, Third Master. 595 00:28:00,350 --> 00:28:01,240 Zhenniang. 596 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:02,790 Tell me 597 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,920 why you made an ink stick with such a simple recipe? 598 00:28:07,550 --> 00:28:10,030 You must have known before making it 599 00:28:10,350 --> 00:28:11,440 that such ink 600 00:28:11,750 --> 00:28:14,880 would not impress the seniors in the ink trade. 601 00:28:15,310 --> 00:28:16,230 Yes, I know. 602 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:20,560 Because I couldn't make ink of better quality 603 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,780 or a more complicated technique. 604 00:28:23,550 --> 00:28:24,400 This is the best ink 605 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:26,480 I can make for now. 606 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,720 I also thought about adding precious materials, 607 00:28:30,390 --> 00:28:32,850 but I couldn't blend the ink, no matter what. 608 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:34,110 I couldn't meet higher standards, 609 00:28:34,110 --> 00:28:35,160 so I thought 610 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,590 making a simple and useful ink 611 00:28:37,590 --> 00:28:39,050 would also be worthwhile. 612 00:28:41,510 --> 00:28:43,240 This is my original intention. 613 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:48,440 How could you be so shameless, directly saying that you couldn't make it? 614 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:49,970 And "original intention"? 615 00:28:50,510 --> 00:28:52,790 You are just embarrassing yourself! 616 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:54,560 My abilities fall short. 617 00:28:55,110 --> 00:28:56,000 I admit it. 618 00:28:56,310 --> 00:28:57,260 Everyone here 619 00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:59,160 is a senior in the ink industry. 620 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,790 It's understandable that you don't think much of this ink. 621 00:29:01,790 --> 00:29:03,070 But to me, 622 00:29:03,110 --> 00:29:04,480 I have done my best. 623 00:29:04,510 --> 00:29:06,480 I can say I have no regret. 624 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,000 Although this ink is of inferior quality, 625 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,110 it has the advantages of being dark enough 626 00:29:12,110 --> 00:29:13,640 and being cheap to produce. 627 00:29:13,790 --> 00:29:14,720 Whether 628 00:29:14,750 --> 00:29:16,310 for keeping accounts in workshops 629 00:29:16,310 --> 00:29:18,070 or for children practicing writing, 630 00:29:18,070 --> 00:29:20,000 it might as well be a better choice. 631 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,070 In this regard, 632 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:23,830 I believe 633 00:29:24,270 --> 00:29:26,160 I haven't gone against my original intention, 634 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:28,200 so I have no regrets. 635 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,000 Now that I know the result today, 636 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,750 I'd like to ask Third Grandfather to give this ink 637 00:29:45,750 --> 00:29:47,440 to someone who needs it as a gift, 638 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,160 so it will fulfill its value. 639 00:31:08,750 --> 00:31:09,750 It's dark enough. 640 00:31:10,350 --> 00:31:11,920 It's a piece of good ink. 641 00:31:12,030 --> 00:31:13,160 Good ink? 642 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:15,030 Eldest Young Master Luo, 643 00:31:15,030 --> 00:31:16,720 are you out of your mind? 644 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,920 That is an inferior ink, 645 00:31:19,070 --> 00:31:20,960 and you call it good? 646 00:31:22,510 --> 00:31:24,550 Everything has its suitable function; 647 00:31:24,550 --> 00:31:26,440 materials have their uses; 648 00:31:26,750 --> 00:31:30,410 everything in its right place, so there is nothing else to be done. 649 00:31:30,510 --> 00:31:32,240 Miss Li Zhen said earlier 650 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,240 that this ink is cheap 651 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:38,400 and suitable for accounting and children's writing. 652 00:31:39,230 --> 00:31:40,800 Everyone, 653 00:31:41,510 --> 00:31:43,840 when you first learned to write as a child, 654 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:46,310 if given a piece of top-quality ink, 655 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:49,300 would you be willing to use it? 656 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:53,960 When our ancestors made 657 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:55,240 the first piece of ink, 658 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,030 it was to write down their thoughts and feelings. 659 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,480 How could there be so many rules? 660 00:32:00,510 --> 00:32:03,400 But nothing can be accomplished without rules. 661 00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:06,520 Without rules, how can we determine superiority and inferiority? 662 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:08,200 If we don't tell between good and bad, 663 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:09,350 what's the point of having 664 00:32:09,350 --> 00:32:10,640 our ink workshops, 665 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:11,880 having us, and having 666 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:13,160 this Literary Association? 667 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:14,960 Hui Ink has been passed down to the present. 668 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,440 Huizhou ink workshops are ubiquitous. 669 00:32:18,250 --> 00:32:20,410 Aren't we all striving 670 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:22,440 for perfection? 671 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:23,200 Yes. 672 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,460 Striving for perfection is the foundation of ink-making. 673 00:32:26,830 --> 00:32:29,200 I asked the manager of the ink workshop. 674 00:32:29,530 --> 00:32:32,560 He said Miss Li Zhen started learning ink-making at the ink workshop 675 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:34,360 only 3 to 5 months ago. 676 00:32:34,550 --> 00:32:36,440 I have a question for you all. 677 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,240 When you had just learned ink-making for a few months, 678 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,400 could you make 679 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:42,790 the inferior ink you said? 680 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:47,070 Yes. 681 00:32:51,270 --> 00:32:54,270 Wensong's words remind me 682 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,740 of when I first entered the ink industry. 683 00:32:57,830 --> 00:33:00,430 Not until I had learned ink-making for 2 years, 684 00:33:00,550 --> 00:33:01,790 I mean, 2 whole years, 685 00:33:02,770 --> 00:33:04,770 did I make my very first piece of ink. 686 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:06,480 As for its quality, 687 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:10,510 it was nothing special. 688 00:33:10,510 --> 00:33:11,960 That being the case, 689 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:16,160 Miss Li Zhen's ink 690 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:19,680 must be considered a piece of good ink for now. 691 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:22,840 You all have been making ink for a long time. 692 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,460 Do not forget your original intentions. 693 00:33:27,590 --> 00:33:28,590 Besides, 694 00:33:30,030 --> 00:33:32,310 it's none of your business whether Miss Li Zhen 695 00:33:32,310 --> 00:33:34,030 makes ink or not. 696 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:36,070 If I were Miss Li Zhen, 697 00:33:36,070 --> 00:33:39,000 I wouldn't have even bothered to take this test. 698 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:40,960 I'd make my own ink. 699 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:42,680 Why care so much? 700 00:33:42,700 --> 00:33:44,950 You are trying everything to stop her 701 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,240 because you are afraid. 702 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:48,920 You're afraid that one day, 703 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,400 Miss Li Zhen might become a master ink-maker 704 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:54,590 and surpass all of you as a woman, 705 00:33:54,590 --> 00:33:56,160 making you lose face. 706 00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,440 You think we'd be afraid of a callow girl? 707 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:00,550 Ridiculous! 708 00:34:02,750 --> 00:34:04,270 In this case, 709 00:34:07,510 --> 00:34:10,320 there's no need to discuss this further. 710 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:18,550 Did Zhen really say that? 711 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:20,030 Word for word. 712 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,190 At her age, 713 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:26,880 her understanding of ink 714 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:27,780 is probably... 715 00:34:28,030 --> 00:34:30,560 It's probably even better than yours or mine. 716 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,280 She asked me to give the ink away. 717 00:34:39,550 --> 00:34:41,550 After careful consideration, I think 718 00:34:41,550 --> 00:34:43,409 the one who needs it most right now 719 00:34:44,590 --> 00:34:46,510 is probably you, Li the Eighth. 720 00:34:55,670 --> 00:34:56,510 Jinshui, 721 00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:59,220 just take her as your apprentice. 722 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:12,590 Yes, 723 00:35:13,550 --> 00:35:15,110 I know you follow the rules. 724 00:35:16,590 --> 00:35:17,960 You made a vow 725 00:35:18,070 --> 00:35:19,600 that you wouldn't make ink. 726 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:23,260 But no one ever said that you couldn't teach others to make ink. 727 00:35:23,260 --> 00:35:25,630 The Literary Association "sealed" your ink-making hands, 728 00:35:25,630 --> 00:35:26,880 but not your mouth. 729 00:35:27,030 --> 00:35:28,360 Can't you even talk? 730 00:35:33,110 --> 00:35:34,400 Li the Eighth! 731 00:35:35,550 --> 00:35:37,010 Zhen is such a good talent! 732 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:38,920 What's the harm in taking her as your apprentice? 733 00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:40,190 Forget the rule of passing it to men but not women. 734 00:35:40,190 --> 00:35:42,000 Even the Literary Association has tacitly allowed it! 735 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,630 Jinshui, I'm telling you. 736 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,840 You don't even know how lucky you are! 737 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:48,320 If Junshan had half of Zhen's talent, 738 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:49,920 if I had such a brilliant granddaughter, 739 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,630 I'd be willing to stop making ink for the rest of my life! 740 00:35:52,630 --> 00:35:53,320 Also, 741 00:35:54,710 --> 00:35:56,280 don't you want Li Ink 742 00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:58,880 to have an inheritor? 743 00:36:02,190 --> 00:36:03,550 That's all I want to say. 744 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:06,230 Think it over yourself. 745 00:36:06,230 --> 00:36:07,670 You stubborn man! 746 00:36:17,070 --> 00:36:17,960 Jingfu. 747 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:25,110 [Li Jingfu's Tomb] 748 00:36:19,150 --> 00:36:20,510 I'm here to visit you. 749 00:36:31,510 --> 00:36:32,590 This is 750 00:36:33,670 --> 00:36:35,440 the very first ink 751 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:39,510 your daughter, Zhen, made. 752 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:42,800 Look, 753 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,000 it's called "Original Intention Ink." 754 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:50,540 I swore before the Literary Association 755 00:36:51,230 --> 00:36:52,800 that I would never 756 00:36:54,230 --> 00:36:55,590 make ink again. 757 00:36:58,670 --> 00:37:00,630 I have left the ink industry. 758 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:03,880 But now, 759 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,800 Zhen wants to learn ink-making. 760 00:37:10,150 --> 00:37:11,840 What do you think I should do? 761 00:37:24,030 --> 00:37:24,920 Mother! 762 00:37:25,970 --> 00:37:27,490 Mother, look who's here. 763 00:37:34,230 --> 00:37:35,400 Jinshui. 764 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:38,200 Seventh Sister-in-law. 765 00:37:47,590 --> 00:37:50,360 Jinshui, what are you doing? 766 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:56,800 My first kowtow 767 00:37:57,190 --> 00:37:58,230 is for 768 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:00,480 the ink recipe incident. 769 00:38:03,110 --> 00:38:04,880 I failed your trust, Rujun, 770 00:38:05,630 --> 00:38:06,630 and I am truly 771 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:08,800 a sinner to Li Ink. 772 00:38:17,550 --> 00:38:18,590 The second kowtow 773 00:38:19,590 --> 00:38:21,360 is for the appreciation 774 00:38:22,190 --> 00:38:24,120 Seventh Brother and you showed me. 775 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:27,000 I was born in the family's side branch, 776 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:28,940 with both my parents dead. 777 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:32,320 Thanks to Seventh Brother, Jingqi, 778 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,930 who strongly recommended me to the Old Master 779 00:38:35,110 --> 00:38:37,240 and led me into the path of ink-making, 780 00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,190 and thanks to you, who always 781 00:38:39,670 --> 00:38:41,400 looked after me like a mother, 782 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:43,880 I made those achievements later. 783 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:45,590 I can't 784 00:38:46,510 --> 00:38:47,570 pay you back enough 785 00:38:48,710 --> 00:38:50,150 for this kindness. 786 00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:51,710 Jinshui, 787 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:54,880 these are all in the past. 788 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:56,680 Let's leave them behind. 789 00:38:58,550 --> 00:38:59,800 This third kowtow 790 00:39:00,030 --> 00:39:01,760 is for my granddaughter, Zhen. 791 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:08,400 Rujun, 792 00:39:11,070 --> 00:39:13,590 I once thought Zhen wanted to learn ink-making 793 00:39:13,590 --> 00:39:15,150 out of momentary anger. 794 00:39:16,510 --> 00:39:17,640 And I didn't want her 795 00:39:18,390 --> 00:39:20,420 to suffer from the smoke and fire. 796 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:22,410 I didn't expect Zhen 797 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:26,570 to be genuinely devoted to it, sticking to her original intention. 798 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:29,960 Today, I'd like to plead with you, Rujun, 799 00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:33,480 to allow me to teach Zhen ink-making. 800 00:39:36,710 --> 00:39:38,920 There is no need to plead with me. 801 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,710 I've been waiting for you to say this 802 00:39:43,460 --> 00:39:45,450 for ages. 803 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:49,510 Jinshui, get up. Get up. 804 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,320 Jinshui. 805 00:39:57,320 --> 00:39:59,550 Zhen is gifted 806 00:40:00,510 --> 00:40:02,280 just as you are. 807 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:05,980 If her talent were to be buried 808 00:40:06,110 --> 00:40:08,630 merely because she is a girl, 809 00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:12,710 wouldn't it be a great pity? 810 00:40:14,590 --> 00:40:16,280 You have my approval. 811 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:21,280 Thank you, Rujun. 812 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:27,670 Father, I tried my best. 813 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:29,200 But I don't regret it. 814 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:30,320 From now on, 815 00:40:30,510 --> 00:40:32,190 no matter what obstacles lie ahead, 816 00:40:32,190 --> 00:40:34,280 I will never give up on ink-making. 817 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:36,230 Since I can't learn in the ink workshops, 818 00:40:36,230 --> 00:40:38,160 I'll buy books and learn by myself. 819 00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:39,600 Don't worry, Father. 820 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:41,890 I will definitely work hard 821 00:40:42,110 --> 00:40:44,040 to make our family live a good life. 822 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:45,710 Zhen. 823 00:41:00,710 --> 00:41:01,550 Grandfather, 824 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:03,000 what are you doing? 825 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:08,630 Zhen, 826 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:10,900 come over here. 827 00:41:18,030 --> 00:41:19,430 The path of ink-making is 828 00:41:20,510 --> 00:41:22,370 full of hardships and obstacles. 829 00:41:23,670 --> 00:41:25,280 Can you endure them? 830 00:41:29,550 --> 00:41:31,410 I'm willing to endure hardships! 831 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:36,510 Good. 832 00:41:42,190 --> 00:41:43,760 Founding Master above, 833 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:47,010 I, Li Jinshui, inheritor of the Li's Ink-making, 834 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:49,840 from this moment on, 835 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:52,590 take Li Zhen 836 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:54,840 as my apprentice. 837 00:41:56,370 --> 00:41:59,080 I will pass on the art of ink-making to her. 838 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:03,590 May you bless her ink-learning journey 839 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:06,920 to be smooth and successful, 840 00:42:08,710 --> 00:42:10,030 fulfilling her original intention.