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[English subtitles are available]

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[Under the Microscope]

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[Episode 1]

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[17.5 steps of rope]

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This line is crooked.

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Who can tell that we share it?

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This is an application of the field division technique.

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It divides the field into

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Guitian, Xietian,

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Jitian, and Hutian.

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For Guitian,

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multiply half of the base by the height.

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For Jitian,

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-take half of the two bases. -Stop it.

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Stop talking nonsense.

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You measured

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3 mu and 6 fen, right?

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It's clearly written as 4 mu.

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[Title Deed, 4 mu]

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on our title deed.

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Where's the missing 4 fen?

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Yes.

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Why is it missing 4 fen?

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Where's the missing 4 fen?

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That's right.

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It's missing 4 fen.

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How did you measure it?

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Sir,

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did you call him here?

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[3 mu and 6 fen]

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You made him fudge the measurements, didn't you?

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Arithmetic is truthful by nature, my calculations aren't wrong,

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and I cannot lie.

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Why is it missing 4 fen

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for no reason?

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-Right. -Why is it missing?

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Alright.

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Sir.

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Stop acting.

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Do you think I'm stupid?

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You want to pocket the missing 4 fen, right?

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Who?

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Give me that 4 fen of land!

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Give me that 4 fen of land!

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Beat him up!

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I'll kill you!

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I'm telling you, I'll kill you!

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Stop!

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Stop!

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Stop! Stop!

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[Renhua]

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Buns for sale!

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Freshly steamed buns!

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Jiamo.

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Shuai.

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Are you stupid? Don't you know how to hide?

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Stop looking.

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They are praying for rain.

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Let's go pray for money.

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Let's go.

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[Accounting and Field-measuring Services]

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They all said I made a mistake.

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But I checked it multiple times.

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There's no mistake.

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You're too childish.

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Why are you trying to reason

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with those scoundrels?

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In the end,

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it's still a matter

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of brute force.

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There's no need to use techniques of calculating

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area, circumference, and height.

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The gambling house we’re going to today

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was newly opened in Renhua by someone from Lanxi.

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They don't know us yet.

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They don't know what you're capable of either.

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Let's play for a while today.

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Place your bets.

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Come on.

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A piece of jade.

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Thirty tokens.

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Why so little?

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Fine, I- I'll take it.

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You're welcome.

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Master Lu.

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Wait. Wait.

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Master Lu.

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It’s none of your business.

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Master Lu.

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Let’s balance the accounts first.

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Master Fan wants the accounts of the gambling house

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by tonight.

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Time is limited.

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No one can do it.

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What should we do?

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You can't pay the money back,

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but refuse to sell the land.

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I'll give you another choice.

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Sell your daughter to me

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and I'll let you off the hook.

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Zhi.

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As a daughter, you should settle your father's debt.

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If word gets out,

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it will be a touching story

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about filial piety.

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Right?

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-Bravo! -Bravo!

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What is happening outside?

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Give me some!

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Next round!

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Next round!

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Open it!

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Come on!

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Who is this?

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Master Lu.

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You're from Lanxi, so you don’t know.

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These two are very famous in Renhua.

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That's Feng Baoyu.

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He's the son

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-of the boss of Feng's Ham Shop. -Shuai!

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He's a playboy.

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A rich fool?

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I like it.

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Look at that one over there,

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that man is even more interesting.

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His name is Shuai Jiamo.

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He's an arithmetic nut.

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He's usually quite dull,

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except

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he's a genius in arithmetic.

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Whenever he goes to a gambling house,

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he wins every bet.

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Open it!

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Master Lu,

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if this arithmetic nut

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can help us,

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I'm sure we can get the accounts done

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by tonight.

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We'll be able to answer

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to Master Fan then.

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Open it!

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Wait!

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Open!

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Let's play a round.

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We're on.

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Let's do it.

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Not with you.

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You.

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I don't want this pair.

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Suit yourself.

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He's so formidable.

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He's going all in.

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He's going all in too.

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Yes.

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Open.

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Supreme lord!

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Supreme lord!

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Why are there two supreme lords

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in this pair?

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Yes.

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Why are there two supreme lords?

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Why are there two supreme lords?

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This set of cards has two supreme lords.

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Is it for real?

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You're cheating!

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Don't move.

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What I hate most

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is cheating.

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If you were in Lanxi,

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both of you would have lost your hands.

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Now, I'm giving you

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a chance.

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I heard you are good at arithmetic.

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Settle

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all of my accounts

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by tonight.

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You.

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Ask your family to redeem your two hands

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using 200 taels of silver.

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[Feng’s Ham Shop]

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Madam!

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Madam!

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We have a problem.

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Young Master Baoyu went gambling again.

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They detained him

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and asked us to redeem him

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with 200 taels of silver.

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If we don’t pay,

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they'll chop off his hands.

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Sister.

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-Sit down. -Sit down.

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Master Lu.

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Why is she here alone?

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Sister,

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I won 300 taels in the beginning.

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Including Shuai's last game,

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we won over 500 taels in total.

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They cheated.

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My friend.

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Are you new here?

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Why don't you

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ask around in Renhua County?

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Given their intellects,

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they might play tricks,

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but cheating is out of the question.

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I won't let them enter a gambling house

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ever again.

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Especially your gambling house.

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This is a welcome gift for you.

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Since you've come to Renhua,

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you must try

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the ham from Feng's.

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Where's the arithmetic nut?

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Shuai in the accounts room doing accounting.

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Sister, my jade is inside.

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Hey, you.

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No, Master Lu.

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Harmony brings wealth. Harmony brings wealth.

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Dummy.

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Sister.

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Let's go.

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I haven't finished calculating.

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What?

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Let's go back. Let's go.

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Stop there.

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200 taels of silver.

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You can't leave until you pay up.

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Sister.

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Looks like we will have to do this the hard way.

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I'm done playing nice.

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Master Lu.

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Harmony brings wealth. Harmony brings wealth.

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What do you mean, harmony?

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Fight!

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Sister!

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Sister!

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[Accounts book]

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[314]

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[1. Under the account of Li Guan]

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Shuai!

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Stop calculating! Let's go!

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Let's go now!

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Save me, Sister!

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Sister!

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[Tax Collection Receipt]

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Let's go!

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Boss! Boss!

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Move! Move!

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Move!

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Out of the way!

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Out of the way!

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Tripitaka

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set off to the west to retrieve the scriptures.

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Father.

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Where is the title deed?

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Master Lu.

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Give it to me.

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Let go of my father!

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Let go of my father!

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Let go of my father!

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Get off!

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Baoyu!

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I'm done calculating.

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I have the Prefect's token!

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There is to be no delay!

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[Renhua]

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Move aside!

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[Renhua County Office]

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[County Magistrate of Renhua, Fang Maozhen]

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Old Master.

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Old Master!

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I heard you.

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Old Master.

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Prefect Huang's token has arrived.

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I've asked around.

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He'll arrive in Renhua tomorrow.

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Thank you.

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He left his position in the capital

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to be a Prefect in Fengxing.

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He was demoted from the capital.

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The Investigating Censor is a seventh-rank official position.

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The Governor of Jin'an is a fourth-rank position.

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He has been promoted six ranks at one go,

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isn't that a good thing?

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What do you know?

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In the capital,

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no matter how low his rank is,

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he'll be closer to His Majesty and the Supervising Secretaries.

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He'll have more opportunities then.

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In the provinces,

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no matter how influential you are,

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you can't reach the center of power.

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Shut up!

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You're not letting me sleep?

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00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,409
Madam, of course you can.

296
00:17:22,470 --> 00:17:24,250
I played madiao all night last night.

297
00:17:24,790 --> 00:17:26,060
Go on.

298
00:17:26,060 --> 00:17:28,419
There are 8 counties in Jin'an.

299
00:17:28,869 --> 00:17:30,940
That means there are 8 country magistrates.

300
00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,180
As long as the 8 country magistrates work together,

301
00:17:34,550 --> 00:17:36,700
he will not be able to act wilfully.

302
00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:38,900
It's not that easy.

303
00:17:39,310 --> 00:17:40,940
You're thinking too simplistically.

304
00:17:41,590 --> 00:17:42,930
Look at those 7 counties.

305
00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:44,500
All their country magistrates

306
00:17:44,500 --> 00:17:46,090
stay hidden in their own territories

307
00:17:46,230 --> 00:17:48,220
like shivering cowards.

308
00:17:49,190 --> 00:17:50,430
Only Renhua County,

309
00:17:50,430 --> 00:17:51,700
which is under my command,

310
00:17:51,870 --> 00:17:53,340
is a county under supplementary jurisdiction.

311
00:17:53,340 --> 00:17:55,100
The Jin'an Prefectural Office

312
00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:56,170
is right next door to ours.

313
00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:58,180
It's impossible

314
00:17:58,180 --> 00:17:59,100
for us to avoid each other.

315
00:17:59,510 --> 00:18:00,740
If anything happens,

316
00:18:00,950 --> 00:18:02,860
he'll come to me first.

317
00:18:08,310 --> 00:18:09,860
If you did bad deeds in your previous life,

318
00:18:10,030 --> 00:18:11,220
you'll be a country magistrate in this life.

319
00:18:11,220 --> 00:18:12,540
If you did many evil deeds in your past life,

320
00:18:12,990 --> 00:18:14,620
you'll be a magistrate in a county under supplementary jurisdiction.

321
00:18:19,030 --> 00:18:21,540
By the way, today is the day for receiving plaints.

322
00:18:21,540 --> 00:18:22,320
Get ready.

323
00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:23,690
It's time to go to court.

324
00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:25,060
Tell the people in the office

325
00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,390
to bring all of the files

326
00:18:26,390 --> 00:18:27,580
for today

327
00:18:27,910 --> 00:18:29,260
here.

328
00:18:29,260 --> 00:18:30,980
I want to clear

329
00:18:30,980 --> 00:18:32,100
all those old cases

330
00:18:32,630 --> 00:18:33,940
before

331
00:18:33,940 --> 00:18:35,050
Prefect Huang gets here,

332
00:18:35,270 --> 00:18:37,020
so he can't make a fuss over them.

333
00:18:37,230 --> 00:18:39,200
[The Righteous Mirror Hangs High]

334
00:18:40,070 --> 00:18:41,060
Why are you, Lu Feilong, involved

335
00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,450
in all three of these cases?

336
00:18:44,230 --> 00:18:45,020
Yes.

337
00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,350
As a native of Lanxi,

338
00:18:47,350 --> 00:18:49,420
you opened a gambling house in Renhua.

339
00:18:49,750 --> 00:18:50,980
Instead of operating it properly,

340
00:18:51,750 --> 00:18:53,300
you caused so many lawsuits!

341
00:18:53,430 --> 00:18:54,620
What crimes are you guilty of?

342
00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:55,900
Magistrate Fang,

343
00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,340
I don't think it's appropriate to say that.

344
00:19:03,230 --> 00:19:06,420
[Honourable and Just]

345
00:19:11,710 --> 00:19:12,430
Who is he?

346
00:19:12,430 --> 00:19:13,290
So arrogant.

347
00:19:15,710 --> 00:19:16,650
Who are you?

348
00:19:17,070 --> 00:19:18,460
I'm Cheng Renqing.

349
00:19:18,750 --> 00:19:21,100
I am a student from Lanxi County in Jin'an Prefecture.

350
00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:22,750
Why aren't you kneeling in court?

351
00:19:22,750 --> 00:19:24,340
According to the Matters of the Constitution of the Hongwu Emperor's reign,

352
00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,020
instructors and students are not allowed to kneel

353
00:19:26,020 --> 00:19:27,430
when greeting their superiors.

354
00:19:27,430 --> 00:19:28,780
I am simply

355
00:19:29,120 --> 00:19:30,500
following the rules.

356
00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:31,990
He's not even wearing his uniform.

357
00:19:31,990 --> 00:19:32,900
Who is he?

358
00:19:33,790 --> 00:19:34,900
He is

359
00:19:34,900 --> 00:19:36,580
a famous lawyer here.

360
00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:38,070
He has a nickname,

361
00:19:38,070 --> 00:19:40,660
the "Honorable and Just Iron-mouth Cheng."

362
00:19:42,710 --> 00:19:43,970
Iron-mouth Cheng, is it?

363
00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,260
The victim, Lu Feilong, is illiterate.

364
00:19:47,310 --> 00:19:48,940
I wrote the plaint that's on your table right now

365
00:19:49,110 --> 00:19:50,820
on his behalf.

366
00:19:50,820 --> 00:19:54,300
I hate pettifoggers

367
00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:55,560
more than anything.

368
00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,060
You're glib and eloquent,

369
00:19:58,230 --> 00:20:00,540
and can stir up trouble out of nothing.

370
00:20:00,540 --> 00:20:01,620
In my life, I only follow the principles

371
00:20:01,620 --> 00:20:03,260
of common sense, humanity, justice, and public-mindedness.

372
00:20:03,260 --> 00:20:04,420
I am law-abiding by nature.

373
00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,300
I will not stir up trouble unreasonably.

374
00:20:06,550 --> 00:20:07,580
Fine.

375
00:20:07,710 --> 00:20:08,740
Let's start the trial

376
00:20:08,740 --> 00:20:09,660
for the first case,

377
00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,020
concerning debt and battery.

378
00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,250
This case is clear-cut.

379
00:20:15,670 --> 00:20:16,660
Six months ago,

380
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,470
Chen Dashan borrowed 10 taels of silver

381
00:20:18,470 --> 00:20:20,140
from Lu Feilong.

382
00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,230
According to the loan receipt,

383
00:20:22,230 --> 00:20:23,980
it's 9 out and 13 in

384
00:20:23,980 --> 00:20:25,380
over cycles of three months each.

385
00:20:25,550 --> 00:20:26,670
By now, he owes

386
00:20:26,670 --> 00:20:29,100
18 taels, 7 mace, and 2 fen.

387
00:20:29,350 --> 00:20:30,580
16 taels and 9 mace.

388
00:20:37,750 --> 00:20:38,900
What did you say?

389
00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:44,380
The principal balance was 10 taels of gold.

390
00:20:44,380 --> 00:20:45,670
If we take 9 out and 13 in, after 2 cycles,

391
00:20:45,670 --> 00:20:47,340
the debtor should pay 16 taels and 9 mace.

392
00:20:49,870 --> 00:20:51,260
That's how we usually do the calculations.

393
00:20:51,510 --> 00:20:52,420
Who knows

394
00:20:52,420 --> 00:20:53,460
what this rascal is up to.

395
00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:59,030
You are the accused

396
00:20:59,030 --> 00:21:00,180
in another case.

397
00:21:00,180 --> 00:21:01,690
Don't make noise here.

398
00:21:01,830 --> 00:21:02,600
I'm not.

399
00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:03,420
He made a mistake.

400
00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:05,580
If we take 9 out and 13 in for a principal balance of 10 taels,

401
00:21:05,580 --> 00:21:06,990
the debtor should pay 13 taels after the first cycle.

402
00:21:06,990 --> 00:21:08,220
It's a 30% profit.

403
00:21:08,220 --> 00:21:09,560
He should pay back the 13 taels,

404
00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:10,420
plus another 30%, in the second cycle.

405
00:21:10,420 --> 00:21:11,460
That's 16 taels and 9 mace.

406
00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,700
Do you know what “9 out” means?

407
00:21:18,700 --> 00:21:19,340
“9 out” means

408
00:21:19,340 --> 00:21:20,870
Chen Dashan borrows 10 taels of silver,

409
00:21:20,870 --> 00:21:22,550
receives 9 taels,

410
00:21:22,550 --> 00:21:23,660
and returns 13 taels per cycle.

411
00:21:23,660 --> 00:21:24,630
That's a 44% profit.

412
00:21:24,630 --> 00:21:25,740
After 2 cycles,

413
00:21:25,740 --> 00:21:27,300
he should pay 18 taels, 7 mace, and 2 fen.

414
00:21:27,300 --> 00:21:28,420
What's wrong with that?

415
00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:29,480
You calculated it

416
00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:30,260
using 9 taels as the principal balance.

417
00:21:30,260 --> 00:21:30,910
According to the contract,

418
00:21:30,910 --> 00:21:32,540
the principal balance should be 10 taels.

419
00:21:37,950 --> 00:21:38,780
Magistrate Fang.

420
00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:40,230
According to the Great Ming Code,

421
00:21:40,230 --> 00:21:41,740
irrelevant persons are not allowed

422
00:21:41,740 --> 00:21:43,260
to interfere during trials.

423
00:21:43,260 --> 00:21:44,830
This person

424
00:21:44,830 --> 00:21:46,260
might be talking nonsense here

425
00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,590
to take revenge for a private dispute.

426
00:21:48,590 --> 00:21:50,180
Please uphold justice.

427
00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:51,660
That makes sense.

428
00:21:51,870 --> 00:21:53,460
Stop talking.

429
00:21:53,590 --> 00:21:54,480
It's not your turn yet.

430
00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:55,160
Go away.

431
00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:56,430
But the numbers are wrong.

432
00:21:56,430 --> 00:21:57,900
-It'll be the same no matter who calculates it. -Go away.

433
00:21:57,900 --> 00:21:58,900
Stop talking.

434
00:22:04,070 --> 00:22:04,860
Go on.

435
00:22:04,860 --> 00:22:05,540
Chen Dashan.

436
00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,140
You love your wife so much,

437
00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:08,420
you spared no effort, and even took out a loan,

438
00:22:08,420 --> 00:22:10,440
to pay her medical bills.

439
00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:10,980
Right?

440
00:22:10,980 --> 00:22:11,450
Yes.

441
00:22:11,790 --> 00:22:14,060
Now that Lu Feilong is forcing you to pay off your debt,

442
00:22:14,060 --> 00:22:15,020
and you can't do it,

443
00:22:15,020 --> 00:22:16,500
he's asking you to sell your land, right?

444
00:22:16,500 --> 00:22:17,190
Yes.

445
00:22:17,190 --> 00:22:18,380
Then, I'm curious.

446
00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:19,830
You clearly have land.

447
00:22:19,830 --> 00:22:20,820
Why didn't you sell the land

448
00:22:20,820 --> 00:22:22,670
to treat her?

449
00:22:22,670 --> 00:22:23,910
Why did you

450
00:22:23,910 --> 00:22:25,790
borrow money from Lu Feilong instead?

451
00:22:25,790 --> 00:22:26,420
This...

452
00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:27,580
Chen Dashan,

453
00:22:27,830 --> 00:22:29,600
do you think that having borrowed money,

454
00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,040
you only have to make a fuss

455
00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:32,550
and the debt will be cancelled?

456
00:22:32,550 --> 00:22:33,260
No.

457
00:22:33,260 --> 00:22:34,420
How could you say that about my father?

458
00:22:34,710 --> 00:22:36,140
Chen Xiaozhi, right?

459
00:22:36,590 --> 00:22:37,820
I heard

460
00:22:39,070 --> 00:22:41,490
Lu Feilong forced your father to sell you

461
00:22:41,630 --> 00:22:43,420
to repay the debt, right?

462
00:22:44,110 --> 00:22:44,580
Yes.

463
00:22:45,270 --> 00:22:45,990
Lu Feilong

464
00:22:45,990 --> 00:22:47,260
gave you two choices.

465
00:22:47,260 --> 00:22:48,910
One was selling land to repay the debt,

466
00:22:48,910 --> 00:22:50,620
and the other was selling his daughter to repay the debt.

467
00:22:50,620 --> 00:22:51,540
Am I right?

468
00:22:52,190 --> 00:22:52,630
Yes.

469
00:22:52,630 --> 00:22:53,780
You hesitated.

470
00:22:54,030 --> 00:22:55,980
You've been in a dilemma for a long time, right?

471
00:22:56,310 --> 00:22:57,500
No.

472
00:22:58,630 --> 00:22:59,700
If it were me,

473
00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:00,670
watching my beloved daughter

474
00:23:00,670 --> 00:23:01,580
about to get sold,

475
00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:02,380
I would sell the land

476
00:23:02,380 --> 00:23:03,260
without hesitation

477
00:23:03,260 --> 00:23:04,540
to protect my family.

478
00:23:04,540 --> 00:23:05,860
How could I hesitate?

479
00:23:05,860 --> 00:23:06,620
You are in a dilemma

480
00:23:06,620 --> 00:23:07,740
because deep down,

481
00:23:07,740 --> 00:23:08,940
it's not that you cannot accept selling your daughter,

482
00:23:08,940 --> 00:23:09,950
but that the price

483
00:23:09,950 --> 00:23:11,620
is not reasonable.

484
00:23:11,870 --> 00:23:13,620
It's not like that.

485
00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:16,860
The Great Ming Code

486
00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:18,220
prohibits

487
00:23:18,220 --> 00:23:20,710
human trafficking.

488
00:23:20,710 --> 00:23:22,700
I'm not forcing him to sell his daughter.

489
00:23:23,190 --> 00:23:24,060
I just want everyone

490
00:23:24,060 --> 00:23:25,230
to see clearly

491
00:23:25,230 --> 00:23:26,460
how a rich landowner

492
00:23:26,460 --> 00:23:27,860
like him

493
00:23:27,860 --> 00:23:28,940
is hesitating between selling his land

494
00:23:28,940 --> 00:23:30,940
and selling his daughter.

495
00:23:31,120 --> 00:23:32,800
Where is his conscience?

496
00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,310
His lover was sick, so he borrowed money.

497
00:23:34,310 --> 00:23:35,820
He borrowed money, but wanted to default on the loan.

498
00:23:35,820 --> 00:23:36,950
He couldn't default on the loan,

499
00:23:36,950 --> 00:23:39,310
so he assaulted the creditor.

500
00:23:39,310 --> 00:23:40,420
Is this kind of person

501
00:23:40,420 --> 00:23:42,060
worth our sympathy?

502
00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,660
He's desperate because of the loanshark!

503
00:23:46,150 --> 00:23:48,060
Lu Feilong is not a good man!

504
00:23:49,510 --> 00:23:50,740
I-

505
00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:51,900
I-

506
00:23:52,710 --> 00:23:54,220
I'll sell the land.

507
00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:56,020
Magistrate Fang,

508
00:23:56,270 --> 00:23:57,380
the case can be closed.

509
00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:01,780
Then...

510
00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,300
the case is closed.

511
00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:04,420
Chen Dashan.

512
00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:05,980
Effective today,

513
00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,060
you will mortgage your 5 mu of paddy fields

514
00:24:09,060 --> 00:24:10,580
to Lu Feilong.

515
00:24:10,580 --> 00:24:11,700
The Revenue Office

516
00:24:11,790 --> 00:24:14,480
[Letter of Acceptance]

517
00:24:11,990 --> 00:24:14,460
will verify the exact amount

518
00:24:14,460 --> 00:24:15,580
to be paid back in full.

519
00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,820
Both parties have signed the letter of acceptance.

520
00:24:17,820 --> 00:24:19,480
Okay.

521
00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:20,540
I think

522
00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,230
he won't be able to live with himself

523
00:24:22,230 --> 00:24:23,500
if he sold his daughter despite having land.

524
00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:30,660
Cheng Renqing,

525
00:24:32,150 --> 00:24:33,580
if I didn't have work to do today,

526
00:24:33,580 --> 00:24:34,700
-I— -Magistrate Fang.

527
00:24:34,700 --> 00:24:36,780
I've heard that you're a scholar of Huang-Lao philosophy.

528
00:24:37,120 --> 00:24:38,510
You believe in inactive governance,

529
00:24:38,510 --> 00:24:39,370
and don't like to meddle.

530
00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:41,080
I'm doing this

531
00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:42,900
to help you.

532
00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,420
Let's move on to the next case.

533
00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,340
It's Lu Feilong!

534
00:24:49,340 --> 00:24:50,430
We won,

535
00:24:50,430 --> 00:24:51,300
but he didn't let us cash in,

536
00:24:51,300 --> 00:24:52,150
saying that we cheated.

537
00:24:52,150 --> 00:24:52,680
Why shouldn't we cash in

538
00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:53,740
on the money we won

539
00:24:53,740 --> 00:24:55,180
through lawful means?

540
00:24:55,470 --> 00:24:56,740
Lawful means?

541
00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,460
What are they?

542
00:24:58,460 --> 00:24:59,340
Tell me.

543
00:25:00,070 --> 00:25:00,660
Shuai.

544
00:25:00,990 --> 00:25:01,820
Go ahead.

545
00:25:03,110 --> 00:25:04,260
There are 32 cards in Paigow,

546
00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:05,410
plus two dices.

547
00:25:05,630 --> 00:25:06,660
The points are different on each.

548
00:25:06,660 --> 00:25:07,310
As long as we calculate

549
00:25:07,310 --> 00:25:08,390
the appearance of each point,

550
00:25:08,390 --> 00:25:09,190
we can be confident of winning.

551
00:25:09,190 --> 00:25:10,180
That means

552
00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:12,300
you are skilled at card-counting.

553
00:25:10,550 --> 00:25:12,230
[Jin'an Prefecture]

554
00:25:12,750 --> 00:25:14,980
You win 9 out of 10 times in Paigow, right?

555
00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:16,150
Yes.

556
00:25:16,150 --> 00:25:17,310
Arithmetic is simple and honest by nature,

557
00:25:17,310 --> 00:25:18,430
it is accurate no matter where one is.

558
00:25:18,430 --> 00:25:19,320
As long as one grasps

559
00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:20,100
the principles within,

560
00:25:20,100 --> 00:25:21,460
it is the same everywhere.

561
00:25:23,670 --> 00:25:24,780
Feng Baoyu.

562
00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:27,860
A student from Renhua County School?

563
00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:29,700
Yes.

564
00:25:29,700 --> 00:25:31,020
How can you gamble

565
00:25:31,020 --> 00:25:33,220
when you have so much schoolwork?

566
00:25:36,390 --> 00:25:37,540
None of your business.

567
00:25:37,540 --> 00:25:38,180
Magistrate Fang,

568
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:39,480
the court allocates

569
00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:40,790
so much money and food

570
00:25:40,790 --> 00:25:42,150
to subsidize

571
00:25:42,150 --> 00:25:43,100
prefecture and county schools

572
00:25:43,390 --> 00:25:46,060
in order to right the mores and dignify people's hearts,

573
00:25:46,060 --> 00:25:47,980
and so that scholars can study in peace

574
00:25:47,980 --> 00:25:49,940
and repay the court's imperial grace in the future.

575
00:25:50,350 --> 00:25:52,050
But this playboy

576
00:25:52,270 --> 00:25:53,760
doesn't want to study.

577
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,180
Instead, he wanders around gambling houses

578
00:25:55,180 --> 00:25:56,590
and indulges in arithmetic.

579
00:25:56,590 --> 00:25:57,800
Baoyu doesn't like arithmetic.

580
00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:58,900
He only likes gambling.

581
00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,260
He's really lost his way.

582
00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:06,100
You-

583
00:26:06,230 --> 00:26:07,180
Even if he has

584
00:26:07,180 --> 00:26:08,660
lost his way,

585
00:26:08,660 --> 00:26:10,390
he has his parents to discipline him.

586
00:26:10,390 --> 00:26:10,940
That's right.

587
00:26:10,940 --> 00:26:11,620
Let's continue.

588
00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:12,900
Magistrate Fang.

589
00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:15,030
Didn't you hear it just now?

590
00:26:15,030 --> 00:26:16,780
Shuai said

591
00:26:16,950 --> 00:26:18,300
this method is very simple.

592
00:26:18,300 --> 00:26:20,300
Anyone can learn it.

593
00:26:20,300 --> 00:26:22,380
If you judge in their favor,

594
00:26:22,510 --> 00:26:23,840
what would happen next?

595
00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:25,320
All the students of Renhua County School,

596
00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:26,670
and even Jin'an Prefecture School,

597
00:26:26,670 --> 00:26:28,940
would know of it.

598
00:26:28,940 --> 00:26:30,620
As long as one masters this method,

599
00:26:30,620 --> 00:26:31,660
even a playboy like him

600
00:26:31,660 --> 00:26:33,140
can win so much money

601
00:26:33,140 --> 00:26:35,220
in the gambling house.

602
00:26:35,360 --> 00:26:36,240
Of course

603
00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:37,470
everyone would want to learn it.

604
00:26:37,470 --> 00:26:40,820
Who would still want to study then?

605
00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:42,860
That's right.

606
00:26:42,860 --> 00:26:43,860
Yes.

607
00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:45,620
If restrictions are not placed on gambling houses,

608
00:26:45,620 --> 00:26:46,790
and these students

609
00:26:46,790 --> 00:26:47,910
are allowed to gamble as they wish,

610
00:26:47,910 --> 00:26:49,280
no one in Jin'an

611
00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,140
would study hard ever again.

612
00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:52,060
What if in future years,

613
00:26:52,060 --> 00:26:53,500
no one passes the imperial examinations?

614
00:26:53,500 --> 00:26:54,750
What if it affects

615
00:26:54,750 --> 00:26:55,490
the performance evaluation of local magistrates?

616
00:26:55,630 --> 00:26:56,790
What happens if

617
00:26:56,790 --> 00:26:57,900
in the long term,

618
00:26:57,900 --> 00:26:59,860
the mores of Jin'an degenerate,

619
00:27:00,270 --> 00:27:01,540
and people only chase profit?

620
00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:02,780
That's right.

621
00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:07,810
I'm going to gamble too.

622
00:27:08,630 --> 00:27:09,780
Silence! Silence!

623
00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:11,250
So,

624
00:27:11,470 --> 00:27:12,390
Brother Lu only refused them

625
00:27:12,390 --> 00:27:14,260
for the sake of

626
00:27:14,550 --> 00:27:16,180
the culture of learning in Jin'an.

627
00:27:16,180 --> 00:27:17,700
He refused to create this opening.

628
00:27:17,910 --> 00:27:19,250
Brother Lu

629
00:27:19,390 --> 00:27:21,220
was truly considerate

630
00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,700
and trying to nip the problem in the bud.

631
00:27:23,990 --> 00:27:25,540
-Bravo! -Bravo!

632
00:27:30,270 --> 00:27:31,210
Magistrate Fang, look.

633
00:27:31,390 --> 00:27:32,540
In addition to common sense and humanity,

634
00:27:32,670 --> 00:27:34,900
there is justice and public-mindedness.

635
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:36,500
Jiamo,

636
00:27:37,270 --> 00:27:39,060
Didn't they ask you

637
00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,220
to do accounting for the gambling house?

638
00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:42,260
Sister.

639
00:27:42,670 --> 00:27:43,460
Accounting.

640
00:27:44,390 --> 00:27:45,180
Yes.

641
00:27:46,670 --> 00:27:47,860
Right.

642
00:27:48,630 --> 00:27:50,940
You helped the gambling house with accounting?

643
00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:52,680
Lu forced us to do it.

644
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:53,430
Why didn't you tell me

645
00:27:53,430 --> 00:27:54,740
they helped the gambling house with accounting?

646
00:27:54,740 --> 00:27:55,680
I forget about it.

647
00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:56,850
Why did you...

648
00:27:57,470 --> 00:27:59,020
They said if I did well,

649
00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:00,210
they would let us off.

650
00:28:00,350 --> 00:28:01,710
How did you do?

651
00:28:01,710 --> 00:28:03,220
In 30 days,

652
00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:04,380
the gambling house

653
00:28:04,380 --> 00:28:05,660
earned 1,130 taels.

654
00:28:05,990 --> 00:28:08,310
So the gambling house is so profitable.

655
00:28:08,310 --> 00:28:10,060
Our money in Renhua

656
00:28:10,060 --> 00:28:11,660
has all been earned by this person from Lanxi.

657
00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:15,460
Magistrate Fang,

658
00:28:16,310 --> 00:28:17,630
Brother Lu just said he's willing to

659
00:28:17,630 --> 00:28:20,670
donate 100 taels of silver to the county charity hall

660
00:28:20,670 --> 00:28:23,140
so as to give back to the community.

661
00:28:23,590 --> 00:28:25,810
You're a Lanxi native who opened a gambling house in Renhua

662
00:28:26,190 --> 00:28:27,860
to earn money from the people of Renhua.

663
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:29,080
I suggest

664
00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:30,420
you two not be too arrogant.

665
00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:32,020
Otherwise,

666
00:28:32,470 --> 00:28:33,340
I

667
00:28:33,790 --> 00:28:35,260
can't go against the people's will either.

668
00:28:35,470 --> 00:28:36,430
Of course.

669
00:28:36,430 --> 00:28:38,650
We are willing to give in.

670
00:28:38,830 --> 00:28:39,560
What is this lawyer

671
00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:40,500
saying to the Magistrate?

672
00:28:40,670 --> 00:28:41,420
All right.

673
00:28:41,710 --> 00:28:43,220
My verdict is as follows.

674
00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:45,340
Feng Baoyu

675
00:28:45,590 --> 00:28:46,580
and Shuai Jiamo

676
00:28:46,950 --> 00:28:48,330
won money

677
00:28:48,470 --> 00:28:50,820
through cheating and unlawful means.

678
00:28:51,270 --> 00:28:53,140
The gambling house is not to let them cash in.

679
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:54,750
However, Shuai Jiamo

680
00:28:54,750 --> 00:28:56,730
helped perform accounting for the gambling house.

681
00:28:56,950 --> 00:28:58,500
His crimes have been made even.

682
00:28:59,150 --> 00:29:00,800
The gambling house is not to pursue

683
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:02,750
the matter of Feng Baoyu and Shuai Jiamo's

684
00:29:02,750 --> 00:29:04,090
cheating.

685
00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,220
Both parties should accept the judgement.

686
00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:09,220
The last case.

687
00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:12,020
Old Master, I was wronged.

688
00:29:12,020 --> 00:29:13,900
They threw the fish I was carrying early in the morning

689
00:29:13,900 --> 00:29:15,510
back into the water.

690
00:29:15,510 --> 00:29:17,190
You are our Magistrate,

691
00:29:17,190 --> 00:29:18,860
you have to uphold justice for us.

692
00:29:20,230 --> 00:29:20,860
You-

693
00:29:20,860 --> 00:29:21,860
Fine.

694
00:29:22,150 --> 00:29:23,100
Everyone.

695
00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:24,070
We were in a hurry.

696
00:29:24,070 --> 00:29:25,290
I'm sorry.

697
00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:26,700
-Everyone! -I'm sorry.

698
00:29:26,990 --> 00:29:28,700
Although today's fight

699
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:29,790
was caused by

700
00:29:29,790 --> 00:29:31,060
the Feng siblings,

701
00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:32,500
Brother Lu

702
00:29:32,790 --> 00:29:35,670
is willing to compensate you for your loss.

703
00:29:35,670 --> 00:29:37,340
Please calculate the total damages

704
00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:38,940
and present it to the court.

705
00:29:39,070 --> 00:29:41,460
-Good! -Good!

706
00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:43,110
Stop!

707
00:29:43,110 --> 00:29:44,210
-Good! -Good!

708
00:29:51,990 --> 00:29:52,810
There's no need.

709
00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:55,540
I just asked you all.

710
00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:57,310
The damages

711
00:29:57,310 --> 00:29:58,740
are 40 taels in total.

712
00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:00,780
This matter was caused by

713
00:30:01,350 --> 00:30:03,700
Lu Feilong detaining the two of them.

714
00:30:04,150 --> 00:30:05,060
However,

715
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:06,580
I'll pay everyone double

716
00:30:06,830 --> 00:30:09,060
for all your losses.

717
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:10,750
-Good! -Good!

718
00:30:10,750 --> 00:30:11,500
-Good! -Good!

719
00:30:11,500 --> 00:30:12,900
That's honorable!

720
00:30:12,900 --> 00:30:14,100
-Good! -Good!

721
00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:16,540
Good!

722
00:30:17,350 --> 00:30:19,620
Alright!

723
00:30:19,800 --> 00:30:22,780
All's well that ends well!

724
00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:25,220
Court adjourned.

725
00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:26,850
Lawyer Cheng is truly amazing.

726
00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,140
He settled all three cases so easily.

727
00:30:29,140 --> 00:30:30,380
He's truly an iron-mouthed lawyer.

728
00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:31,830
You had a clear conscience,

729
00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:33,020
I merely cleared your name.

730
00:30:33,710 --> 00:30:34,670
By the way,

731
00:30:34,670 --> 00:30:35,550
this is for you.

732
00:30:35,550 --> 00:30:36,460
Just give it to me.

733
00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:38,340
Master Fan asked me

734
00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:39,980
to give you a discount.

735
00:30:39,980 --> 00:30:42,300
It won’t be the same price next time.

736
00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:43,420
Mr. Cheng's money

737
00:30:43,420 --> 00:30:45,060
is really easy-earned.

738
00:30:45,310 --> 00:30:46,540
The amount of money you pay me

739
00:30:46,540 --> 00:30:48,290
is the amount of justice I can uphold for you.

740
00:30:49,070 --> 00:30:49,940
That's all.

741
00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:51,980
Bye.

742
00:30:51,330 --> 00:30:55,440
[Renhua County Office]

743
00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,380
Those who know me say that I have my worries.

744
00:30:55,750 --> 00:30:59,140
Those who do not know me ask me what I pursue.

745
00:31:01,030 --> 00:31:02,300
Arithmetic is honest by nature.

746
00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,250
Isn't it very clear what is right and what is wrong?

747
00:31:04,430 --> 00:31:06,420
My father opened a branch in Yangzhou,

748
00:31:06,710 --> 00:31:07,580
and got married again.

749
00:31:07,580 --> 00:31:08,630
Sister is the only one

750
00:31:08,630 --> 00:31:09,780
working in this shop.

751
00:31:10,350 --> 00:31:11,100
I have to

752
00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:12,650
help her.

753
00:31:13,390 --> 00:31:14,180
6 fen.

754
00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:15,740
10 mu and 6 fen.

755
00:31:15,910 --> 00:31:17,100
I have to make money.

756
00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:18,500
If I can't earn money in Renhua,

757
00:31:19,510 --> 00:31:20,460
I'll go to the provincial capital

758
00:31:23,150 --> 00:31:24,850
and do something big.

759
00:31:25,230 --> 00:31:26,060
Shuai,

760
00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:27,380
you are my best friend.

761
00:31:27,380 --> 00:31:28,660
You'll have to help me then.

762
00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:30,030
What are you thinking about?

763
00:31:30,030 --> 00:31:30,820
I'm talking to you.

764
00:31:32,310 --> 00:31:33,700
I didn't miscalculate.

765
00:31:34,430 --> 00:31:35,900
The title deed and the acreage of the field

766
00:31:36,590 --> 00:31:37,910
don't tally.

767
00:31:37,910 --> 00:31:39,060
Why are you still thinking about

768
00:31:39,060 --> 00:31:40,860
the fields from this morning?

769
00:31:41,630 --> 00:31:43,130
Something is wrong with the fields.

770
00:31:43,270 --> 00:31:44,550
Maybe he made a mistake

771
00:31:44,550 --> 00:31:45,540
back when he divided the fields.

772
00:31:45,540 --> 00:31:46,260
Why do you care?

773
00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:47,940
It's not just about the fields.

774
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:50,460
When I was helping Lu Feilong,

775
00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:51,670
I found that

776
00:31:51,670 --> 00:31:52,900
their title deeds

777
00:31:53,110 --> 00:31:54,940
don't tally with the actual acreage found

778
00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,060
when they hired people to measure the land.

779
00:31:56,670 --> 00:31:58,140
If you want to find out the truth,

780
00:31:58,140 --> 00:31:59,620
you have to go to the Archives.

781
00:32:06,630 --> 00:32:07,580
The Archives?

782
00:32:08,550 --> 00:32:09,220
Yes.

783
00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:10,350
In Renhua,

784
00:32:10,350 --> 00:32:11,460
the owner,

785
00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:13,700
location,

786
00:32:14,150 --> 00:32:14,780
four boundaries, and area

787
00:32:15,230 --> 00:32:16,660
of every piece of land

788
00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:18,180
must be registered by the government.

789
00:32:18,350 --> 00:32:20,700
One copy is kept by the landowner as the title deed.

790
00:32:20,950 --> 00:32:22,210
Tthe other is made into a fish-scale map register,

791
00:32:22,390 --> 00:32:23,660
and kept

792
00:32:23,660 --> 00:32:24,700
in the Jin'an Prefecture Archives.

793
00:32:24,870 --> 00:32:26,470
If you want to buy or sell land,

794
00:32:26,470 --> 00:32:28,020
it'll have to tally

795
00:32:28,020 --> 00:32:28,870
with the fish-scale map register

796
00:32:28,870 --> 00:32:30,220
for the government to stamp on the contract.

797
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:32,260
If you really want to figure out

798
00:32:32,470 --> 00:32:34,220
the discrepancy between the field acreage and the title deed,

799
00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:35,740
you will have to go to the Archives.

800
00:32:44,230 --> 00:32:45,420
But not everyone

801
00:32:46,110 --> 00:32:47,380
can enter

802
00:32:47,550 --> 00:32:48,780
the Archives.

803
00:32:49,430 --> 00:32:51,180
If you can bring me into the Archives...

804
00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:54,820
You will go to the provincial capital with me.

805
00:32:54,850 --> 00:32:58,040
[Archives]

806
00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:04,170
[Laying Out the Scenes at Brothels]

807
00:32:59,070 --> 00:33:01,490
This is a rare version of the book.

808
00:33:01,670 --> 00:33:02,700
This picture collection

809
00:33:02,950 --> 00:33:04,100
is printed in color.

810
00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:06,530
The illustrations are animated and the compositions are ingenious.

811
00:33:08,430 --> 00:33:09,620
In this long night,

812
00:33:09,790 --> 00:33:12,060
it is fatigue-relieving, like cool ice.

813
00:33:14,630 --> 00:33:16,500
It's not that I want to read this book.

814
00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,140
My friend wants to read it.

815
00:33:20,390 --> 00:33:22,290
What a coincidence.

816
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:23,770
I have a friend

817
00:33:23,950 --> 00:33:25,340
who wants to read some books too.

818
00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:27,970
If you let my friend read them,

819
00:33:28,550 --> 00:33:29,820
I'll let your friend

820
00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:30,820
read this too.

821
00:34:00,670 --> 00:34:01,420
Jiamo.

822
00:34:10,550 --> 00:34:11,459
Jiamo.

823
00:34:11,459 --> 00:34:12,380
Come on.

824
00:34:14,590 --> 00:34:15,420
Father.

825
00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:42,939
Fire!

826
00:34:42,939 --> 00:34:44,820
Fire!

827
00:34:45,390 --> 00:34:47,260
Fire!

828
00:34:47,910 --> 00:34:48,939
Help!

829
00:34:49,269 --> 00:34:50,269
What a dummy.

830
00:34:50,269 --> 00:34:51,240
Why aren't you turning to look

831
00:34:51,240 --> 00:34:52,390
when there is such a commotion?

832
00:34:52,390 --> 00:34:54,100
Your house is burning down!

833
00:34:55,550 --> 00:34:57,080
Leave this dummy alone!

834
00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:57,920
See if his parents

835
00:34:57,920 --> 00:34:59,180
are still inside!

836
00:35:05,730 --> 00:35:06,910
How tragic!

837
00:35:56,830 --> 00:35:57,960
[Register for the Collection of Summer Tax, Renhua County, 16th Year of the Chenghua reign]

838
00:35:59,980 --> 00:36:03,630
[3,530]

839
00:36:09,390 --> 00:36:10,060
[16th year of the Chenghua reign]

840
00:36:10,730 --> 00:36:12,500
[3,530 taels]

841
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:22,110
[3,530 taels of silk]