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♪ Whose hair is thick and beautiful? ♪

♪ Who has adoring eyes? ♪

♪ Whose lips are the prettiest? ♪

♪ When she smiles, she melts everyone's heart ♪

♪ Literature brightens her soul ♪

♪ Making her proud and sweet ♪

♪ She's said to enjoy everything in the world ♪

♪ But nothing in this world is beautiful ♪

♪ Chaos here in small homes ♪

♪ Chaos there in big cities ♪

♪ The crown before the chain ♪

♪ The ogle before the indifference ♪

♪ Burn, let the rough burn on the face ♪

♪ Wander, bravely wander in the chaos ♪

♪ Smile, just cry and smile ♪

♪ It matters not the fate that lies behind ♪

♪ Burn, let the rough burn on the face ♪

♪ Wander, bravely wander in the chaos ♪

♪ Smile, just cry and smile ♪

♪ It matters not the fate that lies behind ♪

♪ Just be true to yourself and live the life you want ♪

[Gone with the Rain]

[Adapted from the novel "Gone with the Rain" by Ni Luo]

[Episode 10]

This... this...

This brat lost all the money Zheng Kaitai gave us

and owes another 100 strings of cash coins.

What should we do now?

Stop it now!

- Stop hitting him! - Stop it!

Pay up!

Aunt, I can't help either.

Since he has brought this upon himself, let him bear the consequences.

Keep beating him!

Stop hitting him!

- Madam. - You're killing him!

You and your whole family can stop putting up an act in front of us.

It's only right to repay one's debt.

If you don't pay us today, don't blame us for not showing any mercy.

No, don't!

Hit him!

Mother!

Help me!

Stop beating him!

Stop beating him!

Trying to run away from your debts, huh?

Pay up now!

Stop hitting him!

Stop beating him!

Beat him!

Stop it!

Aunt!

Pay us now!

Aunt!

Stop it!

Enough already!

Stop it!

I said stop!

- Fengyao. - Stop it!

- You're... - Fengyao!

She's dead.

- This isn't our fault. - Mother!

Let's get out of here.

Remember to pay up!

Madam!

Madam!

Mother!

Mother!

Madam!

Madam!

Mother!

Mother, open your eyes.

Someone help!

Get the physician!

(Could this be retribution?)

(If Aunt hadn't forced me to marry Zheng Kaitai, )

(we wouldn't have ended like this.)

(Harming others ultimately harms oneself.)

(Thinking about the fake marriage I arranged, it was also wrong.)

(I'll never do such a thing again in the future.)

Mother!

Stop crying.

Go and get the housekeeper

and see if there's anything urgent to take care of.

You're the pillar of the Bai family now.

I don't want to be the head.

I don't know anything,

nor do I want to manage anything.

I only want my mother!

Mother!

Mr. Zhong, the candles are almost burned out

and the fruits are no longer fresh.

Please get the housekeeper to replace them.

Miss Moxi, let's make do with what we have.

First, it was Master.

Now even Madam is gone.

The family no longer has a pillar.

Now the servants are all in a state of panic.

No one is in the mood to do their duties.

Even Bai Shun has taken leave and returned home.

Young Master, Young Lady, we have bad news.

Those creditors are here again.

Mother.

Originally, we had very little money in our account.

For Madam's funeral expenses,

we had to buy everything on credit.

It's truly one misfortune after another.

All of our creditors are waiting right outside our door.

Maybe we should approach the Wan family again.

We can't do that.

Can't you understand the last letter?

The Wan family is also in trouble.

Their clansmen think that their son has died in battle.

So they think they should find someone to carry on the family line

instead of being tricked into settling the Bai family's debts.

Besides, this situation has become a huge deal that their clansmen

are scrutinizing their accounts.

They simply can't spare any money to help us.

I really have to give it to you

when you're this insensible.

You said you would remain unmarried

to uphold the Wan family's honor.

Look at our family's situation now.

What did the Wan family do?

They only sent their housekeeper here.

The money they promised earlier is nowhere to be seen.

I just can't understand.

Our family has raised you for so many years.

When it comes to such a crucial matter,

why are you completely useless?

You can't even handle your in-laws.

Why is that?

You start blaming Fengyao when there's no money.

These are clearly the debts you and your father incurred outside.

Do you expect Fengyao to repay them for you?

Do you have any say in this matter?

Yes, we're both insensible.

Of course we can't say anything pleasant.

You're now the head of this family.

Since you're good at talking,

why don't you speak to the creditors outside?

Fengyao and I aren't the ones asking for money from you.

You don't have to waste time reasoning with us.

Fine!

Don't say anything.

When those debt collectors outside start becoming aggressive,

no one can stop them.

Let alone you two women.

You'll suffer even more.

Don't try to intimidate me.

Listen here.

Fengyao is a married woman.

Would they dare to harm her?

And as for me, even if I were sold,

I wouldn't be worth more than 100 or 80 strings of cash coins.

But you're different.

You're the precious eldest son of the Bai family,

standing tall and mighty.

Who else will they go after if not you?

I can never argue with you.

I surely can't.

The Bai family doesn't belong to just me alone.

You want to watch and do nothing, right?

Is that right?

I'm not going to do anything either!

Bai Pengkun!

Don't you dare!

You're going to aim my eye again, aren't you?

Listen here.

Before you act, think about three things.

First, you'll have to pay for my treatment after injuring me.

Do you have money?

Second, there are debt collectors waiting outside.

Can two women like you handle them?

Third,

can the two of you defeat me if it really comes to a fight?

No matter what,

we still need to eat.

Our family is counting on you now.

We can't rely on Bai Pengkun after seeing how he reacted.

Are you all right, Fengyao?

You're burning up.

You have a fever.

One last bite.

It's bitter.

Good medicine always tastes bitter.

How can you recover if you don't take medicine?

If you continue lying down like this,

you'd foolishly count the money for Bai Pengkun after selling you off.

As long as you're here,

you won't let him do whatever he wants.

I need to go and take care of the funeral for you.

If you become delirious from your illness, it'll be terrible for you

if I'm not by your side.

So you must take the medicine on time, rest well,

and recover quickly.

All right.

I'll go and deal with those troublesome matters.

You should just rest.

The Bai family has never treated Moxi well.

She couldn't eat well or dress warmly.

Yet, she still has to help the Bai family to deal with these matters.

I really feel sorry for her.

[Bai's Mansion]

You're early today.

That's because your family purchased our funeral goods twice.

I dare not trifle with you.

So I came right away.

Then why did you send a cheap wooden coffin worth three hundred wen?

Are we beggars?

Do you still have the audacity to ask for money?

I understand it's not dignified.

But your family is currently short of money.

That's why I...

Our Bai family owes others money.

But we never owed you anything.

Yet you look down on us and tried to fool us by sending a lousy coffin

that could fall apart with a single kick.

Then what kind of coffin do you want?

My second aunt's coffin

must be the same as my second uncle's coffin.

Then you need to pay a deposit first.

Deposit?

If I'm not mistaken,

we've already paid our money long ago.

Miss, are you joking?

I'm not joking.

My second uncle passed away suddenly.

Everyone in the household was in a flurry at the time.

It was Bai Pengkun who handled the funeral arrangements.

You took advantage of his ignorance and told him

that both the coffin and the lid required a whole piece of wood.

You charged him double the amount.

You made twice as much from my second uncle's coffin.

Now, isn't it fair and reasonable that the money is being used

for my second aunt's coffin?

Miss, you can't make such unfounded claims.

Usually, coffins are made from two pieces of wood

that were cut from a piece of wood.

But your second uncle's coffin required an entire log.

So naturally, more wood was needed.

You're trying to deceive us by speaking nonsense

because my second uncle has already been buried.

But you seem to have forgotten one thing.

You made the memorial tablet for my second uncle too.

According to Bai Pengkun,

you used the leftover wood from the coffin to make it.

We can go and split open that tablet to see if it was made

from a whole piece of log

or two pieces of wood.

Miss Moxi,

you should know splitting a memorial tablet is a grave offense.

But it's still better than exhuming the grave

and conducting a re-examination.

Listen.

I'm not afraid of any grave offenses.

Come with me.

We'll go and check it right now.

If it turns out that I lied,

I'll gladly get kicked out of the Bai family.

But if you lied,

you must refund all the money for the coffins

that were paid to the Bai family.

Please don't.

There's no need to split the memorial table.

All right?

I admit it.

I'll get someone to send the coffin here.

I shall take my leave now.

What an eye-opening experience.

She's ruthless for a young person.

It's truly unbelievable.

Miss,

you're truly a hero.

I may be capable.

But all I can do is protect the Bai family from being cheated less.

But for the debts,

I can't magically produce money to pay their debts.

Go to the kitchen and check

if Young Lady Fengyao's decoction is ready.

Mother...

Why did you come out here again?

You haven't recovered yet.

I'm fine.

Get some sleep.

You haven't slept for three days and three nights.

Your fever just reduced.

Now it's back again.

Your body won't be able to take it if this goes on.

I can't sleep.

As soon as I closed my eyes,

my head was filled

with Father's and Mother's faces and their laughter.

Your parents didn't expect to face such a misfortune.

Life is truly unpredictable.

It feels like people

can disappear at any time.

When I think about it, I lose all motivation.

I feel that living is so meaningless.

Your mother always had a heart condition.

This time she suffered from emotional shock.

So she succumbed to her heart condition.

But your father's death is not that simple.

What do you mean?

Your father was usually healthy.

He was full of energy whenever he went out drinking every night.

But this time, he suddenly died.

The physician suspected that he was poisoned.

How is that possible?

The physician said it could be a heart attack.

That's because he was afraid of inviting trouble.

When I threatened him, he revealed everything.

Master Bai was poisoned.

How could that be?

If you ask me,

it's possible that someone added something to the golden silk inkstone

that your father found.

This item is already precious and not some obscure object.

How could those who are knowledgeable about such things

make a mistake?

It's just your father who was so lucky to obtain it.

Also, do you know your father had a habit?

Every time before grinding ink, he liked to lick the ink stick.

Yes, he did have that habit.

So it's highly possible that poison was added to that ink stick.

Moreover, the ink stick is precious.

(It broke into pieces after your father collapsed.)

They couldn't be found.

This is also very suspicious.

But my father was just a minor official.

Who would want to harm him?

There's only one person who's an enemy of your family.

Do I need to say more?

Prime Minister Wu?

Your family may have fallen.

But the debt collectors are already here chasing debts.

They even disregard the mourning period.

It's likely that he's instigating all this.

He holds power in Jingzhou City.

And you swore to hold your chastity.

A reasonable person would not come to cause trouble again.

Instead, they would feel guilty.

Only someone powerful like him would feel he has lost his face

and resort to such persistent revenge.

But everything is just my speculation.

Don't take it too seriously.

It could only be him.

We don't have any other enemy.

Whether or not he's the one,

we still need to investigate before confirming anything.

The most important thing right now

is to focus on getting you recovered.

Only then can we have a future.

Yes.

You're right.

Oh, Moxi...

Where do you think you can escape to?

Pay up!

Scratch him instead!

Old woman, you have money, right?

Moxi, don't worry about me.

Run now!

- I won't let anything happen to you. - Trying to run?

- And you! - I don't want to die!

Get away from me!

Mother, help!

Moxi, what are you doing?

Moxi, don't go.

It's better for me to go.

Fengyao, you're more knowledgeable.

It's more meaningful for you to survive.

Moxi!

Pay up!

What's wrong, Moxi?

Did you have a nightmare?

Are you all right?

Fengyao,

don't worry.

No matter how tough it is, we can definitely overcome it together.

Are you feeling better now?

I feel a lot better now.

Stop worrying about me.

Things will become better eventually.

Besides us, there's Pengkun.

He may be unreliable.

But he's a man, after all.

In times of crisis,

he will still step up.

I hope so.

Young Lady, something bad had happened.

What is it?

Why are you all nervous?

Can't you see she's not fully recovered yet?

It's bad.

Young Master is missing.

What do you mean?

I think he ran away from home.

He even took... Oh, no.

Bai Pengkun is up to no good.

Moxi, what are you looking for?

What happened here?

Bai Pengkun took your mother's jewelry.

Madam Li,

when did Bai Pengkun leave?

What else did he take with him?

Yesterday, Young Master asked me

if Madam's jewelry was kept in the room.

He also asked if there are anything valuable in the storage.

He also asked where Master kept his collections.

I thought... I thought he wanted to sell them to pay debts.

So I told him.

Who knew he... He...

He left a note before he left.

[I'm gone. Don't miss me.]

Unbelievable.

This scum.

Seeing the debtors at the door and couldn't repay the debt,

he took all the valuables and fled.

Madam Li.

Some of my father's collectibles may be fake.

But there are some high-quality ones.

That study room was usually locked.

Where did he get the key?

He asked for the key from me.

I gave him the key.

Why didn't you tell me before giving the key to him?

I'm sorry.

I guess Madam Li probably considered you an outsider

because you're a woman.

She thought that only Bai Pengkun is the root

and the Bai family's hope.

Unexpectedly,

this scoundrel ran off with the remaining wealth of the Bai family,

leaving us to deal with this mess.

Fengyao,

don't worry too much.

Don't you scholars always say, "When there's a will, there's a way?"

As living individuals,

we won't be pushed to death by those debt collectors.

We still couldn't pay

the debt even if we sell off all our possessions to begin with.

After what Pengkun did, how can I raise 3,000 strings of cash coins?

The only option is to sell this mansion.

But it's our ancestral home.

I have to bid farewell and return to my hometown.

This is the last time I can help you.

At a discounted price, this mansion values 3,200 strings of cash coins,

and along with the furniture and other items, it'll only reach 3,400 strings of cash coins.

The ten taels of gold sent by the Wan family can be exchanged for 200 strings of cash coins.

Altogether, it adds up to 3,600 strings of cash coins.

I have some jewelry and clothes.

Fengyao...

It has already come to this,

why do you still care about these worldly possessions?

Let's say the jewelry and clothes are worth 200 strings of cash coins.

So the total would be 3,800 strings of cash coins.

We're still short of 100 strings of cash coins.

No matter what, there's no way of raising that amount.

This is bad! Something bad has happened.

Young Ladies, the debt collectors are here causing trouble again.

They even injured the housekeeper.

Go and take a look.

All right.

Pay up! Pay up!

[Bai's Mansion]

I'll beat you to death!

How long are you going to delay the payment?

Pay up!

You said you'd pay in three days.

Stop it! Stop hitting me!

Pay up!

Pay up!

Pay up now!

Pay up!

Stop it!

Stop it!

Stop hitting him!

Stop it!

Get up.

- Young Lady. - Are you all right?

These people are outrageous.

Pay up!

Stop beating people up!

We're raising the money for the debts we owe you.

Soon enough, we'll have the money.

It's easy for you to say.

When has the Bai family ever kept their word?

It's been days!

You agreed to pay the debt three days after the funeral.

Now another three days have passed.

Are you trying to get away from paying?

- That's right. - He's right.

Are you trying to get away with it?

Who else is going to die in your family?

We're used to it!

- What did you say? - Just pay up!

We're used to your excuses.

Is it right for you to do this?

I'll report to the authorities and have all of you thrown in prison!

Yes, that's right!

I've never seen such shameless people like you.

Mr. Chen.

Miss Moxi, you're here at the right time.

I'm also going back to my nephew's house in the countryside.

Mr. Chen,

thank you for secretly saving a steamed bun for me all this time.

It's just a small matter.

But we won't be able to meet again in the future.

I hope you and Young Lady Fengyao could take care of yourselves.

By the way, it's chaotic outside.

You won't be able to leave at the moment.

Can you find the biggest and sharpest knife for me?

Just sell the young lady of the Bai family.

Let's see if she's going to repay the debts.

Take her away!

What do you think you're doing?

- Let her go! - Let her go!

Let her go!

Let her go!

Come here!

Lass! What are you doing?

You mad girl!

What's the meaning of this?

Are you trying to kill someone?

Come then!

Take the knife away from her!

Try and make a move.

Listen here.

Fenyao has an imperial decree from the court.

Even if I hack you to death, it means nothing.

I'm not afraid even if I go to trial!

Miss, we have no intention of harming you.

But it's only right to repay a debt.

But you've been dragging it from today to tomorrow,

and from tomorrow to the day after.

Can you keep dragging this debt forever?

Yes, he's right.

Pay up!

[Bai's Mansion] Do we need to drag it if we don't want to pay?

We can just flee as Bai Pengkun did.

Listen carefully!

We have nothing to lose now.

If we want to flee,

do you think you can stop us?

Besides, we've decided to sell this mansion to repay the debts.

What else do you want?

It's such a huge sum of money.

Don't we need time to collect the money?

I just heard you wanted to sell us off.

I'm warning you.

If you dare to set foot in this mansion and hurt us one bit,

I'll file a complaint to the court and have you thrown into prison!

Miss,

don't try to scare us with your threats.

Today, we're entering this mansion.

That's right!

If you don't hand over the money, we'll move in.

It's not appropriate for two unmarried women to live with other men.

That's right.

- What are you doing? - What are you doing?

Hey, stay away from us!

You can come inside if you're not afraid to die.

Listen.

A tooth for a tooth, a life for a life.

I'd like to see how many lives of yours that I can cover with mine.

Fine.

She's mad.

I can't beat you to this.

That's right.

Let's go.

Wait!

Don't think about escaping.

We'll keep an eye on you.

Yes, we'll keep an eye on you.

Let's go!

Don't try to escape.

- Don't think about fleeing. - You can't run.

Let's go.

Let's go.

We must get our money back.

Bai Zhong, close the doors.

Yes.

Moxi, what's wrong?

Are you all right?

Are you hurt?

- It hurts. - Let me see.

I can't believe you.

You could've just scared them.

You even hurt yourself.

I'm really useless for making you deal with them.

I told you to leave.

But you refused.

You insisted on staying to repay the debts.

Do you think it's easy to repay the debts?

If I flee without paying the debts, I'll have no face to return.

Fine.

Mr. Chen from the kitchen left too.

We only have some steamed buns and tofu left.

Let's go and eat.

Come.

Madam Li.

Chunxue.

You're...

Young Lady,

I'm sorry.

We're leaving.

Are all of you leaving now?

Yes.

I'm not surprised.

The Bai family is debt-laden.

We can't even pay your wages.

I feel sorry.

Young Lady,

you must take care of yourself when I'm not around.

I will.

Young Lady,

I thought I could wait upon you until you marry someone.

Then follow you

to serve you and your future husband.

But it looks like it's not meant to be.

Madam, don't cry.

Madam Li is going to the countryside to live with her nephew

and I'm going to Yaozhou to stay at my aunt's house.

All right.

Wait for a while.

There's hardly anything left in the mansion now.

- No, no. - There's only one hairpin left.

I can't take this.

- Take it. - I can't...

Take this jewelry

and use it

for your travel expenses.

Thank you.

The Bai family has let you down.

I feel sorry for everyone.

They've worked with the Bai family for so long.

Now they've become homeless.

You gave them what's left of your jewelry.

Have you considered if we can't repay the debt,

we won't even be able to leave this place?

The debt collectors already said

they'd keep watch and prevent us from escaping.

I'm afraid our situation is worse than theirs.

Never mind about that.

I'll think of something once I've calmed down.

We can't let debts drive us to our death.

We've already used anything of value to pay the debt.

Moxi,

come and eat something.

After this meal, we don't know where we'll have our next one.

What are you thinking about again?

The things that can be sold, pawned in this mansion,

and all those clothes and jewelry,

we're still 100 strings of cash coins short.

This amount may sound like not much.

But it's not a small amount either.

Where can we get that money?

Why don't we write to the Wan family?

They may be harassed by their clansmen who stop them from helping you.

But 100 strings of cash coins shouldn't be a problem.

No, we can't.

This is the Bai family's debt.

I can't let the Wan family's elders

face ridicule and criticism from their clansmen

for helping us repay the debt.

Fengyao, your high-mindedness is making me furious.

Fine, I'll think of something.

Is there anything wrong with this house deed?

Well, there's nothing wrong with it.

I'm just thinking

if there are any loopholes.

Absolutely not.

Although we are poor, we must be honest.

You must not do anything deceptive.

Look at how scared you are.

Don't worry.

I won't do anything deceptive.

I heard the buyer is a rich Persian.

So I'm thinking

about how to make the Persian buyer willingly pay an extra 100 strings of cash coins.

Willingly?

That's too good to be true.

Well, it depends on my skills.

Mr. Luo De, as you can see,

our Bai family comes from a prestigious background.

But due to unforeseen circumstances, we've ended up like this.

Now the debt collectors are pressuring us.

So I kindly request you to add another 100 strings of cash coins

to the previously agreed price.

I heard there's a saying in Jingzhou that goes like this.

"A promise worth a thousand gold."

The deal was 3,400 strings of cash coins.

Why do you need to increase the price?

Our Bai family comes from a prestigious background.

Naturally, we uphold the principle of honoring promises.

But now the debt collectors are pressuring us and even threatening

to sell both of us in the slave market if we don't clear the debt.

If the women of the Bai family become slaves,

it would be a disgrace to our ancestors.

Both of us would rather die than submit to such a fate.

My family also comes from a noble Persian background.

Due to political enemies' attacks,

I had to go abroad and make a living with the merchant group.

So I fully understand your situation,

and I deeply sympathize.

However, this mansion is purchased on behalf of the merchant group.

So I can't make the decisions.

Mr. Luo De, I noticed you were very fond of the furnishings.

Yes, indeed.

The craftsmanship

is exquisite and unparalleled.

Our Persian merchant group is planning

to establish a trading post in Jingzhou.

These furnishings are exactly what we need.

Do you know

the debt collectors said if we don't clear the debt,

they will take away the furniture and the decorations

and even destroy the mansion.

Why would they do that?

Jingzhou City has its laws.

We can report this to the Court of Judicial Review in Jingzhou.

You're right.

But don't forget.

The current owner of this mansion is not you but the two of us.

They're the debt collectors.

If we can't repay the debt,

it's only reasonable for them to cause trouble.

The Court of Judicial Review won't do anything to them.

Then this place will be a mess.

How can you use it as a trading post?

In that case, we can choose not to buy it.

Mr. Luo De,

I'm truly sorry.

Your deposit has already been seized by them to repay the debt.

If you don't buy it,

we won't be able to repay that money.

How could this happen?

So Mr. Luo De, we're in the same boat now.

Only when we clear the debt

can this mansion be handed over to you without any damage.

Then your merchant group can move in safely.

So paying an additional 100 strings of cash coins

is for your peace of mind.

All right.

About this additional 100 strings of cash coins,

I'll talk to the merchant group.

Miss Moxi,

you're truly eloquent.

You're even more capable

than the most competent merchant in our merchant group.

Thank you for the compliment.

It's not worth mentioning.

Don't forget yourself.

Mr. Luo De, I have another favor to ask.

[Shengde Hall] They should've done this earlier, right?

First person, Mr. Ma of Magui Hall, please come in.

- Repaying debt is a must. - That's right.

Hurry up.

Get a grasp of the situation.

Gentlemen, I'll go inside to check things out.

- All right. - Sure.

Go inside. We'll wait for you here.

This is Mr. Luo De.

He's the head of the Persian merchant group.

Mr. Luo De has met the emperor and is the emperor's guest.

We asked him here

to be our witness

to prove that the Bai family has cleared their debts.

Here's the promissory note.

Here you go.

[I owe thirty strings of cash coins, hereby acknowledge this debt]

My money.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Next!

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Hurry.

It's your turn.

Hurry.

Thank you.

I got my money back.

Promissory note.

Here you go.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Luo De.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Come on, let's go.

[Bai's Mansion] I'll take my leave now.

See you around.

Indeed, it has.

It has been dragged on for so long.

Now, I can finally answer my employer.

Let's go and have a feast.

Let's go and have a drink.

We've finally cleared off the debt.

I can finally feel at ease now.

Mr. Luo De, I'm truly grateful to you this time.

Without you overseeing things, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

I feel like I've been through a fright as well.

I need to go back and calm my mind.

The furniture and decorations in this mansion are all intact.

I was exaggerating earlier on.

I apologize for that.

This is a small token of my gratitude.

The craftsmanship is truly a miracle bestowed by heaven.

Is this a gift for me?

Yes.

I hope you like it.

Thank you so much.

This came out when we were clearing out the mansion.

It fell out of Second Uncle's things.

Moxi.

Look what I have.

I bought some food on my way back.

I didn't expect that even a well-bred young lady like you

would go out to buy food.

After all, times have changed.

What are you looking for?

This mansion is no longer ours.

I want to see if there is anything valuable.

Anything that could be sold has already been sold.

The remaining jewelry was given to Chunxue and Madam Li.

There is really nothing left in my room.

Fengyao, look.

There is still a piece of fabric.

It should be worth some money.

It was a gift from the Wan family back then.

The Wan family is indeed rich.

But their clan members are so hateful.

They forced the elderly couple not to help you.

It's not their fault.

After all, I haven't officially married into the family

and have no heirs.

Using this money to repay the debt would be like throwing it away.

Moreover, the Wan family members

are waiting to divide the family property after the elderly couple's passing.

How could they allow an outsider like me to get a share?

The mansion has been sold.

Where will we go in the future?

I was just about to tell you.

When I was studying at the academy, I made friends with Ms. Zhao.

She has a cousin who is young and a widow,

and she is not accepted by her family.

She teaches at a school in a distant place.

She helped me secure a job as a teacher at the same school.

Really?

That's great.

Fengyao, you're a knowledgeable person.

You're definitely capable of assuming this duty.

This job is indeed a solution to our urgent needs.

However, the school is not located in the city

but in Qingzhou.

Qingzhou?

I've never heard of this place before.

It's thousands of miles away from Jingzhou.

That is very far.

But even if it's far, it's still an opportunity.

As a woman, it's difficult for me to find a job to begin with.

Now, there's finally an opportunity.

I think I could give it a try.

You're right.

We don't have much money left now.

If we don't find a job to support ourselves,

I'm afraid we'll end up homeless and starving.

Moxi.

Would you like to go with me?

What do you think?

Of course, I'll follow wherever you go.

♪ While I'm as cold as snow, you catch the warmth of a spring's gentle blow ♪

♪ The peach blossoms burst into a vibrant show ♪

♪ When night falls, you hold a lantern in surprise ♪

♪ Since then, you've walked into my life ♪

♪ When hearts connect, bitter wine turns sweet ♪

♪ True emotions revealed, together we'll dance to the beat of life ♪

♪ Meeting a soulmate, we embrace the obsession ♪

♪ Those who disapprove, let them be ♪

♪ I'll be the comforting warmth by your side ♪

♪ And put all your worries to rest ♪

♪ Together, we fear not wave nor wind ♪

♪ You will never be lonely for the rest of your life ♪

♪ I am willing to be a wisp of sorrow ♪

♪ That you can never forget ♪

♪ Red beans are ground into the fragrance of time ♪

♪ Hope we will all be safe ♪

♪ When night falls, you hold a lantern in surprise ♪

♪ Since then, you've walked into my life ♪

♪ When hearts connect, bitter wine turns sweet ♪

♪ True emotions revealed, together we'll dance to the beat of life ♪

♪ Meeting a soulmate, we embrace the obsession ♪

♪ Those who disapprove, let them be ♪

♪ I'll be the comforting warmth by your side ♪

♪ And put all your worries to rest ♪

♪ Together, we fear not wave nor wind ♪

♪ You will never be lonely for the rest of your life ♪

♪ I am willing to be a wisp of sorrow ♪

♪ That you can never forget ♪

♪ Red beans are ground into the fragrance of time ♪

♪ Hope we will all be safe ♪