[Yummy, Yummy? Yummy!]
[Episode 12]
[Jingzhao Prefecture]
Coming, coming.
- Come.
- Come, let's eat now.
- Help yourselves if it's not enough.
- All right.
Here, Vice Magistrate Lin.
All right.
I've been busy sorting out
the East and West Markets.
I'll need your cooperation.
I'll also provide the appropriate allowances
for everyone.
Vice Magistrate, we should work harder.
How can we ask for allowances from you?
- That's right.
- Yes.
It's settled. No need to decline.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
Vice Magistrate Lin.
Greetings, Vice Magistrate Lin.
I didn't expect you to still be working
on Mid-Autumn Festival.
Duty calls. We can't afford to delay our work.
But it's the Mid-Autumn Festival today.
You should relax a bit.
The osmanthus flowers are in full bloom
in Princess Royal's mansion.
Her Highness ordered me to invite you
to appreciate the flowers and taste the wine.
Thanks for her kindness,
but I can't leave my post.
I'm afraid I can't go.
Once this period is over,
I'll personally visit her to apologize.
In that case, I won't disturb you any further.
Goodbye.
If I'm not mistaken, it's the third time
she has invited Vice Magistrate Lin, right?
Don't meddle.
What's wrong?
Our Vice Magistrate is so handsome.
If I were a young lady,
I'd like someone like him, too.
- Isn't that so?
- Yes.
Brother Hu, I don't want to say this.
If you were a young lady,
you would be as fierce as a tiger.
- Would Vice Magistrate like you?
- What's wrong? He might like my type.
Right, Vice Magistrate?
What's making everyone that happy?
Aunt, you're here.
- Come here.
- I prepared some mooncakes for everyone.
Come and try them now.
Open it. Let's take a look.
There are jujube, osmanthus
and bean paste fillings.
Take the ones you like.
This is my daughter's idea.
She calls this "Mooncake Fortune".
It's like drawing divination lots in the temple.
Once you get a mooncake,
it's like you've drawn your own fortune.
The fortune slip is outside,
the interpretation is inside.
What a smart idea.
"The moon shines brightly,
beautiful is that lady"
"Whoever has this mooncake
will find a fine wife!"
A fine wife!
A fine wife!
Listen.
Although Vice Magistrate arrived here recently,
the ladies who want to marry him
can stretch from the east end of the city
all the way to the west.
- Of course.
- Vice Magistrate.
I have a question.
What kind of girl do you like?
Tell us.
Vice Magistrate is so talented.
He deserves a fairy from Heaven.
- Tell us.
- That's right. Tell us.
- Tell us, Vice Magistrate.
- Vice Magistrate, I'm also curious.
What kind of girl do you like?
- Tell us, Vice Magistrate.
- Tell us.
Why are you looking at me?
Vice Magistrate.
Do you like someone like me?
Stop talking nonsense.
You... You dared to joke about Vice Magistrate?
It's the Mid-Autumn festival. It's only a joke.
Start eating. Let me introduce this mooncake.
[You'll find a fine wife]
There must be a good fortune inside it.
[You will find a fine wife]
[Jingzhao Prefecture]
As instructed, I let the staff
go home early to rest.
The reorganization can be done
after the festival.
Young Master, let's go home and rest.
Liu Chang, since I took office,
I've been doing my best as the Vice Magistrate.
But I've read this file many times.
[Qingyang's Cui Family Case]
All the evidence confirmed Father's crime.
Up till now, I haven't made any progress.
This old case is complicated and hard to clarify.
Young Master, we've waited for many years.
There's no need to rush.
I understand.
Liu Chang, go back to Yunshui Manor first.
You'll still have time for a hot meal.
- Young Master, today is a holiday. You can't...
- Go back first.
Go back early.
[31 criminals from Qingyang were ex*cuted]
Father, the bowls have been put away.
- Take it easy.
- Go home early and make mooncakes for me.
All right.
Let's close the stall early for today.
Let's go home and celebrate the festival.
All right, Father.
I want sweet sesame fillings for my mooncake.
All right.
[Herbs]
[Yunshui Manor]
[East Kitchen]
Dad, is this delicious?
Yes.
- Aunt.
- Try it.
How does the next line go?
♪ The fragrance of the beautiful branches ♪
♪ So fragrant, also loved
and praised by everyone ♪
Everyone is busy.
My young master is still busy with work.
There's no need to prepare dinner for him.
- All right.
- All right, I know.
What an attitude.
You don't even care about my young master.
How heartless.
Liu Chang.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
[Qingyang's Cui Family Case]
[Deal with it swiftly to serve as a warning.]
Quick, taste it and see how it is.
Thank you, wife.
One for Father.
- One for Mother.
- Thank you.
One for me.
A'Che is such a good boy.
This piece is particularly good,
with layers of fat and lean meat.
Give it to A'Che first.
Father gave it to Mother. I'm not eating it.
Aunt, I made this mooncake.
So amazing. You must let Vice Magistrate eat it.
- All right.
- Vice Magistrate.
Vice Magistrate, stop working. Come and eat now.
It's the Mid-Autumn Festival today.
Let's all gather together.
Continue working after dinner.
Young Master, come here.
- Vice Magistrate.
- Vice Magistrate, come here.
There are many delicious dishes.
Come here, Vice Magistrate.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
to Vice Magistrate and Uncle Liu Chang.
- Let's do it together.
- Come on, come on.
- Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
- Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Yangyang is so smart and witty.
If I had a daughter like you, I would pick that
round moon in the sky and give it to you.
Don't worry. You'll have one sooner or later.
Is that so?
Come, Vice Magistrate.
- Have some chicken wings.
- Go ahead and eat.
- Try it. Here.
- Thank you.
All right, try it.
Here, Yangyang.
What are you doing?
Your neck...
Go that way.
This is called "We'll never part".
Yangyang.
Come, Yangyang.
Be careful not to prick your hand.
All right.
Here, Yangyang. Have some vegetables.
Come, Yangyang. Let me serve you some of this.
Is something troubling Vice Magistrate?
Families should gather together
for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It's inevitable that
my young master would miss his family.
Liu Chang, eat your food.
All right.
So delicious.
Father. Mother. Do you remember when Grandpa...
when Grandfather passed away,
Older Brother and I were also sad.
We remember. You were too young at that time.
You couldn't understand why
you'd never see Grandfather again.
You lied to us and said that when people die,
they become stars in the sky
and watch over us forever.
A'Ji exposed the lie on the spot
and said that stars are just stars.
People don't turn into stars.
Vice Magistrate, sorry about this.
A'Ji has loved reading books since she was young.
She's not gullible.
So, her father and I had to tell her the truth.
You see. When people die, they are gone.
Those words were made up
to trick the living ones.
But the deceased must have loved you very much.
They won't want their departure
to cause you pain.
Instead, they hoped that
you'll live happily every day.
Yes, that's right. You must be happy every day.
Indeed.
Thank you.
Fengxia and I have never had
any strong disagreements.
The reason you're able to do so well now
is all thanks to your mother.
The day your mother married me,
I knew that I married a good wife.
I didn't make the wrong choice.
You have no idea.
When we were poor back then,
I could only give her 2,500 a month.
With just that meager amount,
your mother managed the
household expenses from food to clothing.
That's when I knew I had a wife
who'd stick with me through thick and thin.
Here's a toast to you, Fengxia.
I love you.
Come on.
So, you chose to be with me
because I could manage
the household with your meager wage, right?
No.
You misunderstood.
I meant that when we were very poor,
your mother still loved me.
It's different now.
We've money now.
It's totally different from back then.
Look at your mother, with the headdress
like a c*ck and those expensive robes.
- They're pricey.
- Dad.
I bought these headdresses and robes
with the money that I earned.
How is this related to you?
Earned with your own money? I don't think so.
Of course, I earned that money.
- Who's always in the kitchen cooking the food?
- Stop them.
Frying, roasting, boiling,
stir-frying, steaming, and grilling.
- I've done it all.
- Aren't you ashamed at all?
Pork, stir-fried dishes.
All these ideas were from A'Ji.
Grandma.
The people here also
haven't tasted those dishes before.
It has nothing to do with you.
You've changed a lot.
I didn't look down on you when you were poor.
At least you were down-to-earth and humble.
Look at how arrogant you've become.
- Let the kids see how arrogant you've become.
- Grandma.
You just can't stand to see me do well.
You can't bear to see me show my talent.
Why? Because you're not making progress.
You're jealous.
- Jealous?
- Dad.
That's right.
Shen Jianshe, you're really funny.
I'm losing my teeth from laughing.
- What's wrong?
- I can't stand to see you do well?
I'm not making progress?
Fine.
Let's get a divorce.
Find a woman who thinks you're great.
- Mom.
- Grandma.
Everything's fine.
How can you say such things
on Mid-Autumn Festival? It's so unlucky.
When we got married,
I told you that no matter what,
no matter who's right or wrong,
we should never talk about divorce.
Don't be impulsive. Let's talk it out.
Tell your mom to take those words back.
- I'll pretend I didn't hear them.
- Why should I take them back?
- Why shouldn't you?
- You can choose to hear it or not.
Uncle. Aunt. Calm down.
What are you doing?
What do you want?
What are you doing? Do you want a divorce?!
- Are you serious about it?
- What? Rolling up your sleeves?
- Trying to hit me?
- Are you... If you want a divorce, fine.
Let's divorce.
Uncle. Aunt.
- Uncle.
- Yangyang, don't cry.
Divorce is a major matter.
Don't rush into it because of pride.
It's not about pride.
It's Mid-Autumn Festival today.
It's not easy for us to gather for a meal.
Look at what she said!
What did you say?
- It's fine, Yangyang.
- Are you still rational?
- Yangyang, stop crying.
- Don't cry, don't cry.
- Yangyang, don't cry.
- Come, go back with me.
- Mom.
- Don't cry, good girl.
What are you doing? Where are you going?
Let's go.
Wait.
Don't come back. Go and sleep at the restaurant.
Mom.
Fine, I won't go back.
I'm not the same Shen Jianshe as before.
- Look at how good...
- I...
Dad, Dad.
Who am I?
I'm the Best Chef in Yong'an.
Liu Chang, keep an eye on things.
What are you doing?
Mother, are we still having dinner?
Yangyang! Mother, don't be angry.
I'm sorry. I ruined a perfectly good evening.
I wanted to celebrate the festival with you,
but I made a fool of myself instead.
Do you think I'm just your landlord
because you live in my house?
Or do you think that
I'm someone you should cling to
because you run a business in Juxian Alley
and I'm the Vice Magistrate?
No, absolutely not. We consider you as family.
Same for me.
You know about the problem
with my household registration.
It's fine if no one finds out.
But if someone does, you'll be committing a crime.
You didn't use this to get any benefits from me.
Instead, you took care of me and comforted me.
You accepted my shortcomings.
Why would you think I would laugh
at watching your parents quarrel?
It's not that.
It's my problem.
I thought it was a joke.
Vice Magistrate, can I treat you as a tree hole?
With this screen,
you're no longer the Vice Magistrate.
You're my tree hole.
Tree hole?
Am I a hole in a tree?
No.
A tree hole means you're someone...
I can confide my secrets and worries to,
someone I can trust.
I see.
Before coming to Yong'an,
our family business wasn't doing well.
Mother took on a heavy burden.
Father couldn't earn much money,
but he treated us well.
But after coming to Yong'an,
Father's dishes became popular.
He has changed slightly.
He often squabbles with Mother.
I knew this would lead to problems
but I wanted to pretend
that nothing had happened.
I didn't think you'd enjoy watching
what happened just now.
It's my problem.
I think they acted improperly,
but they are my parents.
How could I be so selfish and despicable?
Everything is judged by actions,
not intentions.
You haven't done anything to harm others.
Thoughts are just thoughts.
You're not trying to be a saint.
Why be so hard on yourself?
You're now just a tree hole. You can't comment.
I'm sorry.
I know even if I had the thought
that they acted improperly,
maybe they also had moments
when they felt burdened by me.
But none of that matters.
What matters is that we are a family.
We'll never abandon each other.
I thought my family was so unlucky
that there couldn't be any protection
from the ancestor.
But now I know.
Someone has been protecting us all along.
Thank you.
Can the tree hole speak now?
The tree hole can't speak.
The Vice Magistrate can.
Actually, I haven't done much.
A family that sticks together
can achieve anything.
Maybe I can also be your tree hole.
Do you have any troubles?
Thank you for your comfort...
just now at dinner.
Actually...
on all occasions
when families should be together...
I will blame myself.
Shaoguang.
My parents...
are not criminals.
My father used to be the magistrate in Jingzhao.
He dedicated himself to the people
but he was framed.
I changed...
my name and became the Vice Magistrate.
Yet I've achieved nothing.
I really don't know
what qualifications I've to enjoy myself...
or exist in this world.
♫ A ray of afterglow from the hairpin
falls on the eyebrows ♫
♫ The wind sways,
the bell hangs under the clouds ♫
♫ Each single chime tugs the heart ♫
Don't think that way.
Human capabilities are limited.
Don't blame yourself.
If your parents were still alive,
they'd definitely want to see you happy
on every festival and every day.
Enjoyment and existence
don't need qualifications.
You must enjoy everything.
Be happy.
♫ Rushing to you, I’m confused
and hopelessly addicted ♫
♫ I still regard it as a tryst ♫
♫ The heart stirs, the wind blows away
the lightest ripples ♫
♫ It’s the hidden place
for thousand entangled emotions ♫
♫ Saved enough of a lifetime,
I rush to greet you across the miles ♫
♫ From now on, the roaming heart
returns to its hometown ♫
♫ To draw near what seems beyond reach ♫
♫ To change life and death, we won’t ever yield ♫
You didn't have a proper meal.
I made a five-nuts mooncake for you only.
Mooncake with a five-nut filling?
Give it a try.
I never had such a mooncake.
Let me try it.
It's delicious.
I didn't expect you to appreciate this filling.
Are many people not fond of this filling?
More than that.
In the Future Village,
mooncake lovers are divided into two camps.
One side supports this filling, while the other
thinks it's extremely bad.
This issue can even make friends
fall out with each other.
I'm the only one in my family who likes this.
At this year's spring equinox,
Yong'an also had a heated argument.
The scholars debated whether
a pottery or wooden pillow was more elegant.
The entire wall of Guixiang Restaurant
was filled with poems insulting each other.
What's there to fight over it?
I'll pay respect to you with a cotton pillow
from the Future Village.
It's better than those.
It's soft to sleep on, not cold in winter,
and good for the neck.
But my sewing skills aren't good.
My mother is best at this.
Your parents are reasonable people.
They will talk it out.
I think you really are like my friend now.
But for me, you should be revered,
and I can never disrespect you.
I can't be disrespected?
Do you still feel that way now?
♫ I understand the doubts
in your furrowed brows ♫
♫ Whether it’s friend, foe,
bitterness or sweetness ♫
♫ Let’s first test the limits ♫
♫ Watch my hand wield the sword
and swiftly slice the ancestral rules ♫
♫ Why not confess my sudden feelings for you? ♫
♫ Say it’s from the future ♫
♫ Travelling through time and space ♫
♫ From nothing to something,
I stumbled into the warmth realities of life ♫
♫ Sir, if you’re also captivated ♫
♫ Can we hold hands and walk the same path?
Please don’t refuse me ♫
♫ Perhaps everything
will vanish instantly like a mirage ♫
Or perhaps, a master will climb the stairs
to treat his guests in a banquet ♫
♫ Satisfying the appetite
is known as the right thing to do ♫
♫ Whether it’s love, hatred, twists and turns ♫
♫ You’ve stirred up the waves in the world ♫
♫ Can I bear to let the encounter be in vain? ♫
♫ Today, I’ll enjoy the wine in Xinfeng
while travelling in the mortal world ♫
♫ Look at the lanterns,
listen to the zither and wind ♫
♫ Guest, please take a seat ♫
[Yunshui Manor]
I'm sorry. I was wrong.
I'll never dare to do it again.
I lost my morals after getting drunk last night
and offended the man I respect the most.
I deserve to be k*lled and sent to Hell.
I'm sorry to my family and you.
Sorry, I won't dare to drink again.
Lady Shen, what happened last night?
I don't remember.
I remember we ate mooncakes together.
I became a tree hole, and we drank wine together.
After that, I can't remember clearly.
Did something bad happen?
You don't remember?
You just said you're sorry to your family and me.
What did you do?
Nothing!
Nothing. I shouldn't have
let you drink so much wine.
It's my fault if it delays your duties today.
I see.
Why did you kneel to me?
It's just that...
I feel wine is the source of all evil.
There aren't many good officials like you.
Yet I dragged you into drinking.
I really should repent.
I'm going to make hangover soup for you now.
You're sick.
I really have a fever.
It's fine. This is retribution.
I'm going to make hangover soup for you now.
You're sick.
You're ill.
I deserve this. It's my retribution.
- Pardon me for doing this.
- Wait a minute.
What are you doing?
No.
Vice Magistrate, I can't take it anymore.
I'm not feeling well.
I can't go into your room.
I'll call your family first
and find a physician for you.
I don't mind.
Why are you suddenly concerned
about the boundaries between men and women?
We even spent the night in the restaurant
due to the curfew.
What's wrong?
I should be concerned.
You often say unintelligible words
and say it's not serious.
But you should be careful
about saying certain words.
Have a good rest.
[Noble and Good Temperament]
Why is the fever so bad?
A'Ji,
do you feel unwell?
We can't even find cold medicines
in this god-forsaken place.
What should we do? What do we do?
Dear, you insisted
that I sleep at the restaurant.
As soon as I left home, our daughter fell sick.
What should we do? What do we do?
Stop pretending to be anxious.
Go ask your ancestor
if the physician's medicine is ready.
Don't cover her like this. She'll feel hot.
Don't do that.
She needs to sweat now. We've to cover her up.
If you uncover her, she'll catch a cold again.
Do you know it's very serious
to catch a cold the second time?
In this era, the mortality rate is quite high.
- Don't you know?
- Hey!
Can't you say something good?
Sweating is not good for cooling down.
Do you know your method is unscientific?
- I...
- Nagging all day long.
- When I was a child, that's how it was done.
- Stop. Enough, stop arguing.
A'Ji is already unwell.
She'll be more upset if you quarrel.
But what if it's not a cold?
She ate three boxes of mooncakes
with five-nut filling yesterday.
- Maybe her body is feeling too hot.
- Three boxes?
Why eat so many? Are you a hoarder?
It's not strange that you're sick.
- Dad!
- Can you keep quiet?
It's not about eating three boxes of mooncakes.
I'm being punished.
What?
What did she say?
I said I ate three boxes of mooncakes.
I deserve it!
- You absolutely deserve it. You ate so much.
- Can you stop talking?
The medicine is here.
- Come.
- The medicine is here.
Come.
Come, A'Ji. Take your medicine.
- Take it for the fever to go down.
- I won't drink it. It's too bitter.
- Be good.
- Can I not drink it? It's too bitter.
Darn child. How old are you?
- Will the fever subside if you don't take it?
- Why are you scolding her?
It's unlucky to talk about life and death.
I... Let me feed her instead.
Come, you do it.
Let's see if you can make her drink it.
Show us how it's done.
- Dad.
- Good girl.
Do me a favor. Just take a sip.
Come, just one sip.
Say "Ah".
Good medicine tastes bitter. Take a sip.
Just take a sip.
- Take a sip.
- Older Brother.
- One sip.
- Dad.
- Good-for-nothing.
- Let Vice Magistrate Lin feed her.
He's the Jingzhao's Vice Magistrate
and our ancestor.
I don't believe she won't drink the medicine.
Vice Magistrate.
Please help.
Your status is different.
You're our ancestor... No.
You're the Vice Magistrate.
She won't dare to disobey.
No matter what, make her drink the medicine.
Please help.
Please. Please help us.
Thank you.
Drink the medicine.
Here.
Drink the medicine.
Look.
That's fast?
I want to sleep now. You should leave.
She finished so quickly?
All right, A'Ji wants to sleep.
- Let's go.
- Yangyang, let's go.
Let's go.
- Let's go.
- A'Ji, sleep well.
I'll take it. Let's go.
Sleep well, A'Ji.
If you feel unwell, just call out.
[Shaoguang's Food Notes]
[Spring Water Lamb:
Lamb, spring water, a little sweet]
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♫ The moon sets, shadows form a pair ♫
♫ Red clay surrounds the hearth fire ♫
♫ A season of longing
sows a bucket of red beans ♫
♫ The heart is burning, sorrow is chilling ♫
♫ Looking up ♫
♫ My cheeks blush red ♫
♫ Thin smoke from the stove
rises from behind the house ♫
♫ I miss the scalding water entering my mouth ♫
♫ The frost and snow hinder my sleeves ♫
♫ It’s fine, brew a new jug of wine ♫
♫ Might as well get drunk
till the hair turns white ♫
♫ Why not fully savor
the unfinished mortal realm? ♫
♫ Swallowing the pain is a song ♫
♫ Talk about it when it’s the end ♫
♫ Don’t let true love wait in vain ♫
♫ The chance encounter was meaningless ♫
♫ Why not fully savor
the unfinished mortal realm? ♫
♫ Awake or insane, it’s all in the future ♫
♫ Can we not devise any schemes? ♫
♫ No extravagant hopes, no looking back ♫
♫ Think only about today,
don’t ask about the results ♫
♫ I understand the doubts in your furrowed brows ♫
♫ Whether it’s friend, foe,
bitterness or sweetness ♫
♫ Let’s first test the limits ♫
♫ Watch me wield the sword
and swiftly cut down the ancestral rules ♫
♫ Why not confess my sudden feelings for you? ♫
♫ Say it’s from the future ♫
♫ Travelling through time and space ♫
♫ From nothing to something,
I stumbled into the warmth realities of life ♫
♫ Sir, if you’re also captivated ♫
♫ Can we hold hands and walk the same path?
Please don’t refuse me ♫
♫ Perhaps everything
will vanish instantly like a mirage ♫
♫ Or perhaps, a master will climb the stairs
to treat his guests in a banquet ♫
♫ Satisfying the appetite
is known as the right thing to do ♫
♫ Whether it’s love, hatred, twists and turns ♫
♫ You’ve stirred up the waves in the world ♫
♫ Can I bear to let the encounter be in vain? ♫
♫ Today, I’ll enjoy the wine in Xinfeng
while travelling in the mortal world ♫
♫ Look at the lanterns, listen to the zither and wind ♫
♫ Guest, please take a seat ♫
♫ From the beginning till the end ♫