Original subtitles

♪Who gazes at the stars in the sky?♪

♪Heading towards the shore in a broken boat♪

♪This time, I'll hold onto fate and never give in♪

♪Family bonds are hard to maintain♪

♪Who will take me to the fearless dream?♪

♪As the wind and rain come and fade♪

♪A lone sail sways♪

♪A flower blooms alone amidst the thorns♪

♪Its petals are pierced by thorns♪

♪Yet it turned into a pair of wings flying against the wind♪

♪Everything grows through the heart♪

♪Even if dreams are lost♪

♪Smoothing out the surging waves♪

♪Breaking through the tumultuous sounds of the heart♪

♪Having the courage to resist♪

♪Embracing the chant of destiny♪

♪Only love brings light♪

♪Only love embraces the thorns♪

♪Everything grows through the heart♪

♪Having the courage to resist♪

♪Embracing the chant of destiny♪

[Blossoms in Adversity] ♪Only love brings light♪

[Adapted from the novel of the same name on cmread.com]

[Episode 11]

Thank you

for saving our whole family.

Thank yourself.

Let's go.

Young Lady.

Zhi.

Zhi, are you alright?

Zhi, you're fine?

Sir.

That person is dead.

The clues have dried up.

Pick a few capable people.

Together with Li Hou and Zheng Hu,

make they take turns guarding the house.

As to tonight's accident,

don't let it happen again!

Yes.

What does this mean?

Should we

act as guardians tonight?

It's due to

his loved one is living here.

Who?

Of course, it's his sister.

Boli, don't be afraid.

Sleep it off, and you'll forget by tomorrow.

Go inside and sleep now.

Take Duo to bed.

Kids, go inside and sleep.

You all go to sleep as well.

Let's go.

Go on.

The Security Bureau always turns up like a bad penny.

We have all

moved here,

and as soon as they arrived,

it's chaos all over again.

They are into kicking someone when they are down.

We're the unfortunate ones.

Who would have thought

that those inspectors, catching bandits,

would actually end up at our house?

I think

this little fool

seems to bring us bad luck.

Just as she moved in,

the bandits were coming to us.

Then according to Ms. Qin's words,

it's me who brings more bad luck.

I was the one who got caught just now.

Not Shaoyao.

The Security Bureau is catching a person

and it surely involves secrecy.

All right then.

From now on, no one is allowed to mention this matter.

Everyone, go back to your rooms to sleep.

I'll escort you back.

You all should go back and rest.

Should I stay here and sleep with you?

Don't worry. Go to sleep now.

Young Lady, you should rest early.

Let's go.

Mother.

Let me do it.

How painful this would be.

It doesn't hurt anymore.

Stop trying to comfort me.

How could it not hurt?

That day, when I was peeling the haws,

I only scraped a wound

as big as a grain of rice,

and it hurt unbearably.

How could yours not hurt?

Mother, you know how to peel haws?

I didn't even know that.

You have done a lot of work these past few days, haven't you?

Your hands have become rough.

Zhi,

I have wronged you.

In the past,

your father did not like you.

Madam Hua

didn't like you, either.

Your aunts

often talked about you behind your back.

But as your mother,

I never once stood up

to speak for you.

Back then,

I obliviously

gave birth to you.

But over these years,

I have done nothing for you,

nor have I helped you.

Do you resent me very much?

Mother,

today you said

you would give your life for mine.

Among the countless people in the world,

only you would be willing to do so.

This is comforting enough.

Zhi,

it's me who's been too incompetent,

causing you to suffer.

It's all my fault.

Sir,

it's found in his clothes.

Such skills

worth the price.

Not many people

can afford this much.

Interrogate the one captured alive thoroughly.

Make sure he doesn't die.

Yes.

Does it hurt?

Did you have a nightmare last night?

Tears soaked the pillow.

What did you dream about to feel so aggrieved?

What's wrong?

Zhi,

if bad people come again,

I will surely protect you.

Okay.

I mean it.

You have so many people in your family.

You... you can't die.

I have my brother.

And I have you.

And... and my mother.

Mother... she's already dead.

Now I only have my brother and you.

Don't worry.

I know.

You will protect me.

Your brother and I

will certainly protect you too.

Zhi,

I miss my mother so much.

I...

Last night, when I saw

you and your mother,

I missed my mother so much.

But I...

I can't tell my brother. I...

If I tell my brother, it will make him sad.

Then whenever you miss your mother,

just tell me.

I won't tell your brother.

A great female physician?

That's right.

This physician lives in seclusion.

Therefore, her reputation has not spread.

Moreover, she specializes in treating

complicated mental disease.

I had been pleading for a long time

before she reluctantly agreed

to let Shaoyao stay and recuperate.

I-I'm worried that Shaoyao won't get used to living there.

Can't she just stay at home?

When she has to take medicine and nourish the body,

take her there, okay?

Ms. Xiao,

Shaoyao's illness

most forbids rushing around.

I have already decided

to let her recuperate for half a year first.

Okay.

Then, to your father,

I'll go explain.

I really hate those hangers-on.

They've all crowded into Willow Alley.

Imitating us by wearing an animal lantern and selling haws.

Just thinking about it makes me angry.

Baoxia,

are you asking for a beating?

Be careful not to splash water on Lady Zhi's neck.

What is there to be angry about?

At the beginning,

when I came up with the method of wearing an animal lantern,

I knew

they would surely copy it.

These haws can be picked by anyone.

Try it more often,

and they can also learn a bit of the taste.

Shaoyao, give me some paste.

Young Lady,

what are you fiddling with again?

You tore up Bolin's "Classic of Mountains and Seas"?

Young Lady, didn't you say before

that books are the most precious and rare?

Exactly.

Yes,

this is not something

that anyone can afford.

I will paste it back together.

Shaoyao, come here.

Take a look.

Well, it moved, moved!

Let me see.

The painting really moved!

Let me have a look too.

Let me take a look.

I want to see it too.

Young Lady,

isn't this just like

the carousel or whatever it was called?

Aren't you the smart one?

Young Lady, you're really amazing.

However,

Young Lady, you still have injuries.

You even don't feel fatigued when crafting

this wooden box of tricks.

She seldom finds joy in such things.

Ever since she left the mansion,

she hasn't done

any of these strange and unusual gadgets.

Sir,

I've checked it out.

These two people

are not from the same group at all.

That is to say,

the employer has hired

two people from the martial world

to have the job done.

This was left

by the one who survived

and they have never seen

what the employer looks like.

They only communicate by letters.

[Not one of the well-informed people should be spared.]

Dong Da?

Shaoyao?

The people who survived the fire in Lan Garden?

Haws for sale, haws for sale!

Kids, come and have a look!

Haws for sale!

Haws, haws!

Kids, would you like some haws?

Kid, buy some haws.

Okay?

No, thanks.

There's someone performing magic tricks over there.

Let's go watch together.

Kids, don't go!

What's happening?

There are also magic tricks on Willow Street now.

Hua's haws, honest to all.

Buy a skewer of haws,

pull the box once.

Honest to all, I swear.

Buy a skewer of haws,

pull the rope once.

Show us, Miss.

Let's have a look.

♪Not a patch of land is wasted♪

♪No tea plant is left withered♪

♪The sky drops rain, birds eat worms, and chickens leave manure♪

Though the business is small,

it yields a steady trickle of income,

adding to the daily household expenses.

We finally don't have to just eat into our savings anymore.

♪Ah, in the early spring, we pick the tea leaves♪

Young Lady,

look how much we've earned today.

Come on, count it.

Let me sort it out.

The business isn't bad, huh?

Shaoyao didn't come today.

There's a sick chick at home.

She's looking after it.

My neck has been uncomfortable these past few days,

so it can't be exposed to the wind.

If you can't lie,

you'd better not say anything.

I've never asked you

about the scar on your face.

So don't you ask mine, either.

Isn't it all because of Shaoyao?

If Shaoyao hadn't applied medicine for me,

I might also have a scar.

This minor injury will heal in a few days.

By the way,

I took home the pastries

from Ruihe Restaurant

you gave me that day.

But I feel

it's not much different

from what Fudong made.

Why are people

willing to spend hundreds of money

to buy pastries from Ruihe Restaurant?

With your neck like this,

you're still thinking about these things?

I don't think with my neck, do I?

The Imperial Capital is teeming with the rich

and many just follow the trend.

Regardless of what Ruihe Restaurant sells,

they will just buy it.

You are thinking the same way as me.

What?

Is Willow Street not good enough for you?

If you're not advancing, you're retreating.

Yanxi!

Yanxi, look!

The chick that Grandmother taught me to sew.

Grandmother?

That one, the one with the long white hair...

She is my grandmother.

Then, I'll go inside first.

I won't disturb your chatting with your sister.

Shaoyao.

Shaoyao,

are you happy here?

I want you to be this happy too.

Yanxi,

why don't you come over

and live with us?

I'll come to see you every day from now on.

And to see Zhi too.

She likes you a lot.

Who told you that?

Every time you two are together,

she becomes very happy.

Because she likes you.

Just like I like you.

She also likes me very much.

Shaoyao,

there's something I want to ask you.

In our mansion,

there's a servant named Dong Da.

Do you know him?

He came to see me

and s-spoke to me.

What did he say to you?

A lot of

very strange things.

He said when my mother died,

something, someone...

So, what did you tell him?

I... I don't know.

I...

I... I was very tired, and then...

Then I fell asleep.

And then there was a fire.

He... He couldn't hear...

He couldn't get it out of me, so he left.

Don't tell anyone about the questions

I asked you today,

including Zhi.

Again?

Your Highness.

Dong Da has suddenly disappeared.

These past few days, they've searched all over downtown

but only in vain.

He's already of an old age,

and he seems to be delirious.

Let it be.

Yes, Your Highness.

Greetings, Your Highness.

You were looking for me?

Your excuse

may work to fool the consort.

Where on earth did you hide

Shaoyao?

What exactly do you want to do?

Where is she now?

She has someone with her now

and a place to stay.

Out there,

what place could compare

to our mansion?

But she's much happier there

than in our mansion.

Well.

As a father,

I have let her down.

I'm not even as good as you, her brother.

If Shaoyao is able to let go

of the past by leaving

our mansion,

that wouldn't be a bad thing.

Yanxi,

she is close to you.

Has she ever talked to you

about the past?

At that time, Shaoyao was too young

to remember anything.

Perhaps forgetting

is a good thing for her.

This child truly has had

a rough life.

The past cannot be changed,

but from now on, I will protect her

and not let anyone harm her in the slightest.

Good child.

Father, rest assured.

I will take good care of her.

As for this matter,

I will keep it

from Xiao for you.

You can rest assured too.

Thank you, Father.

Why buy another ten boxes?

And to buy two hundred at once?

And what about the gold and silver paper?

What are you buying all these for?

If you don't make it clear,

don't even think

about taking away a coin from me.

If you ask me,

you must learn from the loss.

You

should properly

have a talk with your Lady Zhi.

Now that there's some extra money,

we should hire some guardians

to protect us.

Madam Xia, I...

This is indeed my fault.

I didn't explain it clearly to you in advance.

What are you fussing about now?

Aunt Xia,

I want to make them

come to us and deliver the money themselves.

No way.

Just trust me once.

I've already set things up.

Alright then.

You go ahead and try.

But

it can only be for one month.

Otherwise, I couldn't cover any more.

Then at least six months.

Three months.

We really can't do any more than that.

Thank you, Aunt Xia.

You really are something.

Injured as you are,

you should just take good care of yourself.

It turns out

that you're still

pondering making money while lying in bed.

[Yunlai Restaurant] Baoxia, Chanlu,

during this month,

you will be responsible for keeping track

of the number of patrons coming to Yunlai Restaurant.

Sir.

Table for two?

[Yuexiu Tavern]

Sorry to have kept you waiting.

Mr. Bai.

May I know the purpose of your visit?

We have a few new pastries.

We'd like you to have a taste.

The pastry chef in your family

is not only skillful,

but what's more valuable is her ingenious idea behind it.

Where did you hire the master?

The main value of our master

lies in the effort she puts into it.

It was like a pearl covered in dust before,

unable to reveal its true potential.

A wise man does not speak in riddles.

The pastries are indeed nice.

But if you want

to consign it to my Yunlai Restaurant,

I'm afraid I cannot agree to this request.

There are hundreds of time-honored brands in the capital.

If I only help Hua's pastry sale,

I don't know how to explain it to the others.

But if every vendor comes to consign,

won't my Yunlai Restaurant

become a place of lower status?

Mr. Bai, you must have misunderstood.

I'm not looking for a consignment.

I intend to offer it as a gift.

The Hua's shop is located in Willow Alley,

a remote place.

Many have heard of it

but never tasted its offerings.

Yunlai Restaurant is renowned throughout the Imperial Capital,

and we are willing to supply pastries daily,

free of charge.

Take it as a gift to your guests

for a period of three months.

Mr. Bai,

may I have the honor of this favor?

It is Yunlai that would be honored

by your favor.

With you as the owner of Hua's,

it will surely not be

just a small stall on Willow Street.

Although the business is small,

I, Bai Mingxia,

would like to consider you as a friend.

Thank you, Mr. Bai.

- Coming. - Coming.

Slow down, slow down.

Don't trip.

Be careful.

Be careful, it's hot.

Be careful.

♪Every line written down is about♪

Here, here.

♪The light sheds in an instant♪

Watch out, be careful.

Come on, put it down.

Careful.

♪Making dreams vivid♪

[Yunlai Restaurant] Excuse me, excuse me.

Please let me through.

Excuse me, please let me through.

Please let me through.

Twenty pieces of pastry from Yunlai Restaurant.

They're coming...

Excuse me, let me through.

What's Hua's up to now, creating something unusual again?

Oh, you're not aware?

This bunch of idlers

are all hired by Hua's.

Every morning,

they deliver food to various restaurants,

shouting all the way.

Have you tried these before?

What are you implying?

Who hasn't tried it?

And the taste isn't bad at all.

Would you like to give it a try?

♪Having passed through so many twists without looking back♪

♪Winding into a splendid galaxy♪

♪So much beauty finally no longer escapes me♪

♪From the fingers with ease♪

♪If time could have a color♪

♪My story would surely be vibrant♪

♪Chase the light♪

♪Just go stubbornly♪

♪Just go♪

Look,

just look.

It's only been three months

and all the profits saved up before

have been lost.

Shuixing Restaurant and Fengxiang Restaurant

have both sent people over several times,

saying that the Hua Family

cannot favor one over another

and asking us to supply them with pastries as well,

even if it means paying more.

Hua's only supplies

the three best restaurants in the Imperial Capital.

They're becoming restless.

Aunt Xia,

make an appointment with their shopkeepers tomorrow

to discuss the price.

What price?

They are all

well-known large restaurants.

So, they can't be charged

the same price as the street stalls.

Alright.

Miss Hua, you don't need to say anything.

I know

why you are here.

The three months are up.

Let me say it.

Please keep Hua's pastry supply as usual.

Yunlai Restaurant will pay accordingly.

Mr. Bai,

the price for restaurants

is higher than for ordinary shops.

Ten wen per serving.

What do you think?

Sure.

Go make a signboard.

With gold letters on ebony,

writing "Hua's Pastries".

120 wen per serving.

That expensive?

Miss Hua,

you earn money by selling pastries

and your craftsmanship.

As for me,

I am selling

the brand value of Yunlai Restaurant.

How many it can be sold

depends on my capability

and Yunlai's reputation.

I've learned a lot.

Yunlai can earn this money,

but Hua's is not able to earn this money yet.

What are you doing?

Ever since consigning our pastries to restaurants,

our earnings have been far more than from the previous stall.

But relying solely on these restaurants

is ultimately not a long-term plan.

So?

So when enough money has been saved,

I want to the Hua Family

to have our own shop

and truly establish a business in the Imperial Capital.

You are experienced and knowledgeable.

Why don't you say something?

You must already have

an answer in mind.

So why bother asking me?

Because besides you,

I don't know who else to ask.

My mother and the others don't know how to do business.

Aunt Xia only discourages me.

Then how do you know

that I won't discourage you?

You dare?

If you've really made up your mind,

just do it.

I believe in you.

Yanxi.

Yanxi.

Zhi.

Grandmother made it for me.

She taught me,

and she also braided my hair for me.

So, did you learn it?

No.

But I'll master it in a few days.

Madam Hua, please have a look.

Are these stitches all right?

Much better than when you just got married.

Still not quite as good as mine, though.

I'm not up to it anymore myself.

I can't see well.

We don't need you to do it now.

Leave it to us.

Madam Hua,

Zhi took over

a dozen restaurants' businesses.

I'm all muddled from exhaustion.

I can't even keep up with the accounts.

Please review this.

All these hefty copper coins we've earned

make all the day's fatigue joyful.

Jin'e,

there are no outsiders here.

Tell us quietly.

Are the profits for this month

more than last month?

More by this amount.

That impressive girl!

The effort she has put in

has really paid off.

Boli.

Boli.

It's time to get up and wash your face.

Hurry up.

You have to study later.

He's still young.

Why be so strict with him?

What's the matter, Bolin?

Do you not want to drink the duck soup?

I don't want to. I won't drink!

If you won't drink, I will.

- Give it to me. - No way.

Well, you...

If you won't drink it, the rest of us will.

I raised the ducks.

Why can't I drink the soup?

Give it to me.

I won't.

Give it to me.

Bolin...

I won't give it to you.

I can't catch up with you.

You... give it to me.

If you won't drink it, the rest of us will.

Stop running.

Madam Qi, look at him.

♪The sky drops rain, birds eat worms, and chickens leave manure♪

♪The tea leaves may be rustic♪

♪But the taste is of spring♪

♪Ah, in the early spring, we pick the tea leaves♪

♪Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together♪

There's something

I've made some progress.

I don't want to keep it from you.

Zhi.

Speak up.

Why the secrecy?

We can move back to the downtown.

Really? The downtown? That's great!

That's wonderful!

Where will we move to?

The income from the past half-year

can be used to rent a house back in the downtown.

Although it's not

as big as our former residence,

it's just enough for us to live in.

Have you found a suitable house?

Yeah, I've found one.

If the money we've saved up

is not used to rent a house,

we can use it to open a shop.

It's just that

if we handle one matter first,

another matter

will have to be delayed for about half a year.

I'm thinking that the money

was earned by our joint effort,

so we must discuss it together.

In my opinion,

it's important to move back to the downtown as soon as possible.

How can we live out here

in the wilderness for long?

Not to mention other things,

just the bad guy last time

who broke into our manor is dangerous enough.

Just think, in the downtown,

such a thing would never happen.

Yes.

What Jin'e said is right.

Now when I think about that incident,

my heart still pounds with fear.

Yes.

Madam Xia is right.

For another half year,

the beginning of autumn will be upon us.

Then the children and Madam Hua

surely can't suffer the cold.

Dear aunt,

with our current savings,

we can't afford a mansion with tall walls and big courtyards.

Well, forget it.

Low walls and small courtyards will also work.

As long as

it has a few more proper rooms.

And what else?

Hire a few more guardians.

That way, we can live in peace.

Yes, indeed.

By that time,

Yuniang's child will have been born.

And we'll have a new house to live in.

Okay.

Since everyone agrees,

then let's settle on that.

My dear lady,

don't dawdle anymore.

Hurry up and rent the house.

And hurry to employ some guardians too.

Let's go put down the deposit right now.

A choice house won't wait for you.

Don't let the opportunity

slip away!

Let's go.

You've all been spoiled.

With all this chattering,

I haven't even spoken yet.

Let's move!

Here, be careful.

Slow down.

Here.

Here.

Take care.

Madam Hua,

everything has been settled.

The new house is beautiful.

How wonderful.

You should instruct them

once in downtown, keep our voice down.

No noisy clamor,

lest we draw envy.

Yes.

Aunt Wu, you are reckless.

You can't do this.

I can't just lie around all day, right?

- Hurry up. - You are back from paying the deposit?

Hurry.

There is one thing

I have to apologize to you.

What happened?

I went to redeem those 17 jars of liquor on the way.

But the shopkeeper hemmed and hawed.

He said they had been redeemed already.

No matter how I asked,

he wouldn't say who did it.

In any case, I was too late.

I have failed to live up to Uncle Pingyang's good intentions.

So it was just a few jars of liquor

that made you utter this long speech.

If your Uncle Pingyang were here,

he would also get mad at your words.

Anyway, when the baby is born,

I will return his favor.

- Great. - Great.

[Hua Mansion]

The residence is tidy indeed.

It's just not grand enough,

even not as good

as the theater stage in our former mansion.

You're talking nonsense.

The theater stage wasn't that big.

Right?

Well, forget it.

Nowadays, we don't fuss over these things anymore.

Madam Hua

should certainly live in the main room of the eastern courtyard.

That room is the largest and brightest.

Zhegui,

go find a room with sunlight

for Boli.

Go now.

Chanlu,

also get Zhi

a room tidied up.

Once you've finished, come to tidy up mine.

Mother,

I want to live in a place

close to the garden

where I can take strolls.

And you, Ling?

I want a room

by the water, a quiet place.

Then let's go.

You all stop there.

Zhi,

you choose first.

Yeah, that's right.

You pick a room first.

You have a lot of work to do.

If you can't live comfortably,

you'll have trouble sleeping.

My aunts and sisters,

have you all chosen yet?

Zhi,

you don't need to worry about us.

Just pick one as you wish.

Even if you live right above us,

we wouldn't have a word of complaint.

Jin'e,

the more you talk, the less serious you become.

Zhi,

you must take good care of yourself.

Only if you're well,

will our family get better and better.

By the way,

arrange a room for Zhong.

Being of an advanced age,

he needs to live comfortably.

We owe him a lot for these days.

Yes.

Grandmother,

what about me? Where do I live?

You

just choose one

besides mine.

In the daytime,

you can directly come to my room

when you're free

and chat with me.

Where is Yuniang?

Pick another

warm, sun-facing room

for Yuniang to live there steadily.

Thank you so much, Madam Hua.

Crowded together with us

for such a long time,

busy and tired,

and having nothing decent to eat,

really pitiful,

yet she is without a word of complaint.

Now that life gets better again,

why do you mention this, Madam Hua?

Looking back,

when all of us crammed under one roof

and slept together for so long,

it was quite cozy.

If Yu

still misses that way of living,

it is not a big deal.

Let's visit the Zihuang Residence next year

during the summer retreat.

Then next year we'll send a carriage

to take Jin'e there alone.

I agree.

I certainly won't go.

Let Yu go, let her go.

Hurry up and clean the room.

Let's go.

Go, let's go.

Go.

Grandfather, wait for me.

Once these cabinets are filled,

we can all be reunited.

Grandmother,

why haven't you gone to rest?

I can't sleep.

At this age,

whenever something comes to mind,

I must say it immediately.

Otherwise, I might forget it.

Do you feel

that our family's hardest days

are already behind us?

When people

in the most desperate times,

they can set aside

all grievances.

Yet once they've eaten well, dressed well,

and lived well,

all issues

come out again.

So it goes to say that

going downstream

is not necessarily easier than going up against the current.

From now on,

our toughest days begin.

From here on,

you will have to work even harder.

But I don't find it hard.

Before, staying in the mansion,

I always felt listless and bored.

That's because

life was not being lived for oneself

and was out of control.

Now, although there are concerns with everything

and every matter must be managed by myself,

I actually find it intriguing every day,

full of vigor.

Just take care of things one by one.

Everything can always be completed.

With so many matters,

what do you plan to do first?

I'm thinking

now that we've moved back to downtown,

I want to send Bolin and Boli

to continue their studies.

I've visited the best private school.

We should let them try it out first.

But why this one?

If we lose the house, we can buy another.

If we lose money, we can earn it back.

These are all material possessions.

But the Hua Family's tradition and culture

must be carried forward.

These cannot be bought with money.

Bolin and Boli must not stop their studies.

And I cannot allow them

to stop their studies when I'm in charge of the family.

As to these forty-three people,

I wonder how they're

all getting along now.

[Sanbai City]

Pancakes, freshly baked pancakes!

Take a look!

Father,

I've bought some food.

Have one.

I'm not hungry. You eat it.

Father,

I never knew

that you had this skill.

You youngsters

have never experienced poverty.

When I was the age of Pingyang,

I'd go to the village school to eavesdrop during the day.

At night, I'd help make hemp ropes at home.

After filling a basket,

I'd carry it to downtown to sell.

With the money from the sale,

I would buy a few

hot pancakes to bring back.

That was after I met your mother.

Once,

she invited me to go out of downtown to enjoy the spring.

Inside her handkerchief,

she brought two pancakes.

It was then that I got to know

that the cakes that rich people eat

were stuffed with mutton inside.

She looked at my silly appearance

and laughed for a long time.

I wonder

how they are doing now.

Father,

you should stop worrying about them.

With Mother and Zhi there,

they must be living better than us.

At least their windows aren't drafty.

Pingyu,

throw me a pancake, will you?

I'm hungry.

Want to eat, huh?

Go buy it yourself.

Pingyu,

I've been busy all day.

Come on.

Pingyu.

Here, take it.

Take it slow.

What are they doing?

What's up?

I don't know.

This is...

The Hua Family.

The Hua Family is so impressive.

They come back so soon.

Only ladies in this house

guarding the shiny silver,

can they keep it secure?

I doubt it.

All of you, get lost.

Is this a place for you to gossip?

- Get lost. - Move aside!

- Get lost. - Go!

Scram!

- Move aside. - Move!

Move it, quick!

Hurry up and scram!

Mr. Zhong.

Mr. Zhong.

This...

Mr. Zhong.

Are you saying

Li Gui, the former guardian?

I remember that he ran away

on the day of the confiscation.

It is him.

He saw us moving back to downtown,

so he came back himself.

I have failed you, Young Lady.

I've failed the Hua Family.

I did want to come back that day,

but I saw the mansion was already sealed,

and I didn't know where you and Madam

had gone.

With my wife lying ill in bed,

my little daughter still young,

and my only son

in the countryside serving my father,

I really am...

really...

Get up.

It is human nature to seek advantage and shun harm.

I understand.

Young Lady, you really are magnanimous.

I am but a rough fellow.

I'll speak bluntly.

Young Lady, please don't get angry.

The Imperial Capital

is not a peaceful place.

You could amass

such a flourishing family business in a short time.

Everyone knows that.

The neighbors are all watching.

Just those boxes

would take many trips to be moved in.

As soon as I heard

that Madam Xia was recruiting guardians,

I immediately called back

all of them.

They are all former

servants of the mansion.

If you require it,

we are willing to be at your disposal.

You want to come back as a guardian, right?

Yes.

The Hua Family has just come back,

and it is precisely the time you need guardians.

I am just afraid that you might not find

the right candidates immediately,

so I've brought over my son

as well.

His father owes a debt of gratitude to the Hua Family,

and he also wants to contribute.

You have even found all the people?

Fifteen strong men.

They are all former servants

of the mansion.

That's why I've come from afar.

Young Lady, please do not disdain us.

♪Not a patch of land is wasted♪

♪No tea plant is left withered♪

♪The sky drops rain, birds eat worms, and chickens leave manure♪

♪Using effort and sweat to water and nourish♪

♪The tea leaves may be rustic♪

♪But the taste is of spring♪

♪Ah, in the early spring, we pick the tea leaves♪

♪Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together♪

♪Not a patch of land is wasted♪

♪No tea plant is left withered♪

♪The sky drops rain, birds eat worms, and chickens leave manure♪

♪Using effort and sweat to water and nourish♪

♪The tea leaves may be rustic♪

♪But the taste is of spring♪

♪Ah, in the early spring, we pick the tea leaves♪

♪Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together♪

♪Ah, in the early spring, we pick the tea leaves♪

♪Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together♪