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Chef Fang

Episode 17

Cloud House

What‘s wrong with Dongxiang recently?

People died every couple of days.

I think Magistrate is in bad luck.

Bah… Don’t say that.

You may get arrested.

I didn’t mean it.

We all know things go well with Lord Shen.

I heard his son had redeemed himself,

and even helped him solve many cases.

Lord Shen probably laughs in his sleep.

That’s true.

-Let’s drink. -Cheers.

Yishao. Do you feel better?

Yes, much better.

Father. What brings you here?

I just got back from work to see Yishao.

Father. What about that family?

Which family?

The family that fought in the street.

How did you know that?

When he went to the restaurant to learn

the pear soup, he saw them.

You? Went to learn cooking at the restaurant?

Father. What are you doing?

I am just checking

if the sun rose from the west.

Father. Can you be serious?

Alright. Let’s talk business.

Father, Little Stammer said

the old woman died in a fit of rage.

A woman, who was in good health,

died of anger?

That’s unlikely, right?

You think it’s suspicious?

So do I.

So I arranged an autopsy tomorrow.

You may come as well.

Yishao. Get some rest. I’m leaving.

Yes. Take care, father.

Father, take care!

Go to sleep.

Why don’t you sleep?

I can’t.

Why?

I’m thinking,

when I watched the fight in front of restaurant,

had I tried to stop them,

perhaps that old woman wouldn’t have died.

You blame yourself for not trying to stop them?

You’re thinking too much.

We are not sure if she died

in a fit of rage yet.

Today, father also said

that old woman used to be in good health.

How could she have died so suddenly?

If she didn't die of rage, but was murdered,

it’d make no difference even if you stopped them.

But...

Don’t take it to heart. Don’t blame yourself.

Let’s wait for the autopsy result.

You’re worrying too much.

Perhaps you are right.

You are no coward. You are a good guy.

Only a good guy would behave as you do.

I don’t know what to do with you.

No matter what I do,

I’m always good in your eyes, right?

Yes. You are a good guy in nature.

My lord. Clearly, she died from poisoning.

Honey.

Why are you up? You are not recovered yet.

Stop shelling longans. Lie down and rest.

I am not that fragile.

I may rot in bed if I rest more.

Anything new about the case?

She didn’t die from anger.

Really?

The coroner said she was poisoned.

Father went to interrogate the suspects.

Why are you back then?

Why not sit on the interrogation?

Father said it was a secret interrogation,

so we must keep a low profile.

I can’t go. Father told me to look after you.

I don’t need you.

Look, I’m fine.

Really?

I’m much better.

You get better so soon?

Exactly. I am easy to look after.

Yeah, you are my treasure.

Don’t! It’s me!

Geezer. Why are you here?

It's so late.

I heard that your wife is ill.

How did you know?

Did she see a physician?

Is it serious?

Tell me.

What’s your relationship with her?

Last time, it was you who brought us

that Centenarian Lock, right?

Stop babbling. I’m serious.

I see.

Do you have an affair with my mother-in-law?

Nonsense!

Why did you hit me?

You looking for trouble?

Tell me.

How is Yishao’s condition now?

A common cold. She overworked herself.

She is fine now.

That's good.

What is your relationship with her?

Let me put it this way.

I owe her father.

I promised her father to protect her.

You’re lucky to marry her. Take good care of her.

If you’re in trouble,

you can tell me.

I may be able to help.

Take this.

What is it?

I left a chicken in your kitchen.

Stew the chicken with the ginseng together

for that girl to eat.

I’m leaving.

Wait.

You’re here already. Why not go see her?

She misses you.

I won’t. I’m glad she’s fine.

Wait.

Let me ask you.

What do you think about the case that day?

Which case?

I went to dig ginseng in the mountains.

A scholar fell in love with a prostitute,

and then his mother died in a fit of rage.

There’s nothing suspicious

but that

his mother died of poisoning!

You’re into criminal investigations?

I am interested in it.

Well, investigate it yourself.

Remember, what you see may not be the truth.

What you hear may not be true either.

Then what is true?

Use your brain.

Why would I ask you if I knew?

Ridiculous.

Not bad.

Seriously?

I think it’ll work this time.

I don’t think so.

The smells says it’s burnt.

It must taste terrible.

Not bad.

Smell it.

Doesn’t it smell burnt?

Exactly.

It’s so early. What are you laughing about?

Mrs. Shen.

Where is the smell coming from?

It smells weird.

I find it weird, too.

How could someone cook chicken soup like this?

Is my husband there?

We found him here early this morning.

I don’t know what he is doing there.

I just went to get hot water but he kicked me out.

Honey! Where are you?

Honey! Honey!

Honey!

Honey. Morning.

Honey, you look good.

What? what did you say?

Nothing.

Honey. What are you doing?

I just...

I thought cooking was not hard to do at all.

It seems talent is necessary for cooking.

I thought chicken soup is similar to pigeon soup.

I didn’t figure out how to cook the ginseng

despite reading cook books all night.

So I just washed it and put it in the soup.

And the firewood.

I thought it was easy to make a fire.

But I only managed to light it after much effort.

Honey. Do you feel hot?

Why is your hand sweaty?

It’s not bad. Practice makes perfect.

Honey. The soup...

Soup?

I fell asleep just now.

It burned.

Mrs. Shen. We should go buy satin.

Let’s go.

Mrs. Shen.

Let's go.

Look.

Every dog has its day.

How could Shen Yong

treasure that humble cook so much?

She must have suffered a lot before.

She even worried you’d steal him from her.

She is his wife. It cannot be helped.

Fang Yishao was homeless when she was little.

I wonder if she knows how to read. So pitiful.

You are too kind, Miss.

Why do you care about her?

You saw her glowering at you just now.

Don’t say that.

Father and brother went too far this time.

Shen Yong is fickle.

If he doesn’t love her someday,

what should Yishao do?

So, we should

thank that peasant, right?

Thanks to her, you don’t have to marry a Shen.

Indeed. I should really thank her someday.

Where is that old man?

He went out.

Where did he go?

He has an errand and will be back in half a month.

He asked you to practice as per this manual.

And you have to feed me.

Alright, let's go.

Where to?

To my home. We have to feed you, right?

My wife will cook for you every day.

Aren't you willing to go?

Yes, I am.

Go to the Shen Mansion yourself.

We have matters to deal with.

OK. No problem.

I don’t understand.

What does it say?

This old man also went out and will be back in 10 days.

He left some books for me at the book stall.

He’ll test me when he comes back.

Is it a coincidence? Both of them are away?

Let’s go.

Peace Prescriptions

Thanks.

You’re welcome.

Records of Acupoints.

Peace things Prescriptions?

Honey. What is the book about?

Are they medical books?

I won't be a physician.

How come he let me read these?

It’s not bad to learn one more skill.

Cloud House

Honey. Do you hot feel? Let me carry half of it.

No, thanks.

It's hot. I can use the book to block the sun.

You are smart.

It’s scorching!

Exactly! It’s so hot.

Honey. Are you alright?

Mr. Zhang!

Mr. Shen. Did you get hurt?

Be careful.

Waiter, bring more wine.

Bring him in to sober up.

Do not let him run into others.

Be careful.

What’s the joy to live...

-Mind your steps. -What’s the fear to die...

Be careful.

As a scholar, how could he be like this?

Who is he, sir?

You don’t know him?

The prodigy Zhang Wenhai.

Zhang Wenhai?

Is he a student of Master Liang?

But I remember he used to be a decent man.

How does he become like this?

Does he want to be poet Li Bai, the Drunk Saint?

Forget it. He could not resist temptation.

He is obsessed with a girl.

So he fell in love with a girl

who doesn’t love him?

It would be good if she is a girl next door,

yet she’s a prostitute.

Prostitute?

How come he falls in love with a prostitute?

Which brothel?

Blue Mist House.

Her name is Luan or something.

Anyway, it’s a name of bird.

Zhang is enchanted by her.

He even quits studying.

His master wanted him to grace the sect,

yet he died from rage because of him.

What? Master Liang is dead?

Right. He is a real talent.

It’s a shame.

Look.

He becomes like this,

living out his days with wine,

absolutely a walking dead.

Look at him.

Mr. Shen. I’m going back to work

if there’s nothing else.

Honey. I didn’t believe when you told me before.

It seems Jia Dahua has really changed.

Who knows?

Perhaps like me,

he turned over a new leaf.

Honey. Do you think Zhang Wenhai looks like

the scholar whose mother died from rage days ago?

Yes. But this scholar has no wife.

Master Liang is old.

It makes sense that he died from rage.

But why didn’t I hear of it before?

One does not wash dirty linen in public.

After all, it’s disgraceful.

But it’s a shame for that scholar.

Eat this.

Father. Do you dislike the dishes?

No, I like it.

Father. Is there a new problem with the case?

Did anyone confess?

No one confessed.

But the prostitute, Cui,

did mention something weird.

Something weird?

She said there is a demoness in Blue Mist House.

There had been quite a few prostitutes

in love with scholars before.

And one of the elders of these scholars

would die a sudden death.

And most of them died from rage.

So hair-raising.

She said these scholars are completely enthralled

by the prostitutes once they visited there.

They would quit studying,

or argue with their family

to buy back the freedom of prostitutes.

And the scholar yesterday

would even divorce his wife

and marry the prostitute.

And, the elders of these scholars

are mostly in their seventies.

So no one doubted their deaths.

But the one who died yesterday

was too young.

That’s why I meant to do the autopsy.

It turned out that she was poisoned.

Hadn’t we done the autopsy yesterday,

then the case would have ended wrongly.

I think so.

That woman died in the street,

and raised the suspicions of the officials.

Had she died at home,

her family would have believed she died from rage.

So you suspect that other elders

didn’t die from rage too?

It’s possible that one or two died from rage,

yet they couldn’t all die the same way.

Honey.

Do you think the scholars’ family

died from rage?

I don’t know.

But I think it’s really weird.

How about we go to investigate it?

You want to go to the Blue Mist House?

No.

Silly. Are you jealous?

I won’t go there.

How will you investigate it then?

Why don’t we investigate that scholar Zhang?

He’s a drunkard. How to investigate it?

Drunkards are unreasonable.

Didn’t you hear what he said?

He said, “what’s the joy to live…”

It means he doesn’t care about living anymore.

It’s easier to ask him when he’s drunk.

You want to ask him when he is drunk?

Let’s try it. Perhaps we can find something.

Father is investigating it openly.

We can do it under the table.

Alright. Let’s do it tomorrow.

Take it to my husband.

Miss.

There’s some for you.

Taiyang develops Jueyin. It repeats

and never halts, year after year. It’s Host Qi.

Jueyin develops Shaoyin.

Shaoyin develops Taiyin.

Taiyang develops Shaoyang.

Shaoyang develops Yangming.

Yangming develops Taiyang, and then Jueyin.

The cycle repeats.

It is called Supportive Qi.

Honey.

Honey. These rolls are so good.

I made a lot.

You are going out?

We are going out.

Where to?

To drink with that scholar Zhang Wenhai.

Honey. Zhang Wenhai likes drinking.

Let’s go and drink with him.

Let’s go.

The Liang mansion belonged to Master Liang.

Zhang Wenhai lost his parents at a young age.

Master Liang brought him up.

Master Liang had no children,

so they supported each other like father and son.

Now Master Liang is dead.

Zhang must be very sad.

Or he wouldn’t be drinking all day.

What is it to be sad about?

He caused it himself.

Don’t say that.

I think he must regret it now.

That’s why I look down on him.

What is so good about that prostitute?

Why did he make such a big mess?

Even if it’s true love,

as a man, he should be responsible.

Why did he make a grave mistake and then regret?

He disappointed both his master and that girl.

That’s why I look down on those poor scholars.

Honey. Things aren’t always black and white.

We are in different circumstances.

I think it’s simple.

He caused it and got others suffer with him.

If I were him, I might as well kill myself.

Honey. Here we are.

Liang Mansion

Are you here for Master Liang?

He passed away not long ago.

We are here for that scholar Zhang.

Why are you looking for that bastard?

Miss!

Miss! Wait!

I’m a student of Master Liang.

I heard he passed away.

I want to ask the scholar for the reason.

Forget it if you want to settle scores with him.

Since Master passed away,

he has been beaten many times.

Each time he was beaten, he just laughed

and said he deserved it.

People thought he went nuts.

So they stop picking on him.

Is he in Liang Mansion now?

Yes, he may get drunk.

I don't think he will

open the door for you.

He may come out when he

goes to buy wine.

Doesn’t he eat?

Eat? He’s looking for death.

Sweetie. Who are you talking to?

Grandma. They want to see Zhang.

Don’t beat him.

He is pitiful.

Madam. We won’t beat him.

We just want to talk to him.

I want to know

how Master Liang died.

It's sad to mention it.

I don’t know why Master Liang

took it to heart again.

He had told me he thought it through.

The scholar fell in love with a prostitute.

It’s not too big a mistake.

Wenhai is a good boy.

But Master still committed suicide the next day.

And Wenhai goes mad.

Madam.

Did you say he thought it through?

So, he didn’t

oppose Zhang Wenhai marrying the prostitute?

Exactly. Master and I used to

chat in the yard.

Master was very strict with Wenhai

and also loved him very much.

Besides, everyone has his young age.

There is no right or wrong in love,

only like or dislike.

Why did Master Liang oppose the match before?

He was afraid Zhang would

regret his rashness.

Master said since Wenhai made up his mind,

it was up to him.

He has his own fate.

That was what he said.

I can’t believe he still hang himself the next day.

Madam.

What happened to the prostitute?

It’s said the prostitute’s name is Luan.

After Master Liang passed away,

Zhang didn’t go to see her anymore.

She was abused by people,

so she drowned herself in a river.

She is dead too?

No. She was saved.

The scholar had prepared enough money

to buy back her freedom.

The scholar felt guilty

about what happened to Luan.

So he got her out from the brothel.

But she was heartbroken

and went to Changle Nunnery.

She became a nun?

She must be a pretty girl.

How could she shave her head?

I don’t know the reason.

Maybe she doesn’t want to see Zhang anymore.

What a shame. They should have made a good couple.

I saw Luan before. She was very beautiful.

Her voice is good too.

She sang and played zither in Liang Mansion.

She sings like a bird.

No wonder Zhang loved her.

She went to Liang Mansion before?

So Master Liang met her before?

Yes. That’s why she was called a tramp.

They only met once,

yet Master Liang was also bewitched by her

and agreed to their wedding.

Who taught you to gossip around?

Let’s go.

Grandma, I am sorry.

It doesn't make sense.

Indeed. If he agreed to their marriage,

why did he commit suicide suddenly?

Yesterday, Little Stammer found out that

the title deed the scholar sold was

only a few acres of farmland.

But Zhang’s family owns at least 2 mansions.

And he worked as an accountant

in a rice shop before.

He was well-paid.

So he is definitely not

from a poor family relying on farming.

The wife was simply exaggerating.

What a mess it is.

Now that it doesn't make sense,

let’s meet Zhang first.

How to meet him?

That girl just said

he wouldn’t open the door for us.

We can get in by another way.

How? Honey.

How?

Honey. What are you doing?

Let's go.

Awesome!

Master Liang’s Grave

It’s Master Liang’s grave.

How come the grave is in the yard?

It’s horrible. Does Zhang really go mad?

He doesn’t get drunk.

Honey. I told you before.

The more a man wants to get drunk,

the harder to be drunk.

You...

We are here to ask you something.

Don’t be afraid. We mean no harm.

I remember I closed the door.

How did you get in?

You are afraid. It means you are not mad.

You only drink when things go wrong.

Are you a man?

Ask me whatever you want.

I want to ask about the death of Master Liang.

He died from rage because of me. Who are you?

Master Liang was my teacher before.

Do it if you are here to beat me.

We are not here to beat you.

Easy. Listen to us first.

Let’s sit and talk. Come.