Episode 12
Miss! Bad news! Bad news!
There's someone who's trying to force his way in!
Then just throw them out
What's the panic?
But the one at the entrance
Claims to be our future son-in-law!
Named Peng San Bian
Huh?!
Miss
There are two Peng San Bian's
One of them is definitely an imposter
The one outside
His words make sense
And is willing to have a face-to-face confrontation
The one inside..
Is indeed strange
Two Peng San Bian's
How interesting
In this instance
I will ask for the truth myself
Bring him to the side hall
Don't alarm anybody
Yes
Miss
Do we really not need to report this to Old Master?
This concerns your greatest event of your lifetime
I- You... Go quickly, go quickly!
What stupid rule is this?!
How many times have I told you?!
I am then the real Northwest's Peng San Bian!
When I was on the way here
My invitation got stolen by two damn thieves
Damn it
One of them was still Changsha's famous opera actor
Named... named Er Yue Hong
Let me tell you
Them coming to Xin Yue Hotel
They are surely up to no good
Have evil intentions
What Er Yue Hong?
I've never met him before, have you?
No
Let me tell you
I am certain that they are in Xin Yue Hotel
I, Peng San Bian, am definitely the real one!
I can confront those two face-to-face
To prove my innocence
Where is the person in-charge?
Get that person here!
This is our Young Master
Young Master?
I only heard that the boss of Xin Yue Hotel..
Has a beloved daughter
I never heard that
He still has a Master
You've misunderstood
I am Big Boss Yin's nephew
I am just taking care of some small matters for him
Not really a Master
I see
I am Peng San Bian from the Northwest
We need not be too formal with each other
Since we will become one family in the future
I heard that your things got stolen on your way here
And you lost your invitation
Are there any more things that you can use to prove your identity?
What else do I need to prove myself??
This is my proof
Let me warn you
You will have to pay for the damages you cause
You are just a small kid
You can't make any decisions
I want to meet Boss Yin
I would also have to trouble you to help inform him about me
I'll do it now
You two, make him feel welcomed
Please
Thank you
Make him feel welcomed
Do not ever let him alarm the housekeeper
Ah what ah? Do you not understand?
Understood
All distinguished guests, the second item in this round of auction
Is an incense burner from the Song Dynasty
Double Dragon Handles
The bidding starts now
Continue to place bids
The first round of auction ends here
Please rest for a bit
The second round of auction will start shortly
Fo Ye
The bells going ding-ding-dong-dong-ding-dang-qiang
Is making me have a headache
This large amounts of silver
Gone just like that
I really do not understand
How do rich people like you play
The second round is the highlight
I think the starting price of this auction
Will still multiply by many-fold
It has only just started and you can't take it already
What are you saying?
It's not my money that you are spending
Seems like it is a good thing that Er Ye isn't here
Ignorance is bliss
Spending money like this
Will make his heartache
Er Ye only feels heartache for his Madame
I wonder how Madame is now
Fo Ye
Be rest assured
When we successfully bid for that Carpesium
Madame's illness will be cured
Fo Ye
Look at those people in the second floor
These people are not doing anything at all
I'm sure that they are waiting for the second round
Quickly take a seat
The interesting part will start real soon
All distinguished guests, the second round of auction
Has a special meaning to it
We have three items up for auction in this round
These three items
Not only are they extraordinary and precious
But also concerns
Xin Yue Hotel's successor. Miss Yin Xin Yue
And Northwest's Mr. Peng San Bian's marriage
If Mr. Peng
Is able to successfully bid for one of the items
It will be regarded as Xin Yue Hotel's Miss Yin
And Mr. Peng's marriage's, first betrothal gift
Let us wish Mr. Peng all the best in successfully bidding for one of the items
Fo Ye, what is this?
I haven't heard anything about this from you
Carefully thinking about this
We would not lose out
We get the medicine
And it comes with a sister-in-law
Just kidding, just kidding
I see..
You know?
Do you remember when we first arrived at the train station
The sign receiving us, had the words "Qu Ruo Mei" on it?
Then, I thought
This poem, used by Xin Yue Hotel
Didn't it seem a little petty?
So it actually has another meaning
The New Moon appears like a brow, it does not yet intends to be round"
The red beans, I cannot bear to look, eyes filled with lovesick tears"
All day I break the peach's pit, with my beloved in my heart"
Two flowers separated by a wall"
Will one day., be reunited"
No wonder Peng San Bian
Treated this invitation with so much care
So he came for a matchmaking
But there's something fishy about this
Do you think Boss Yin..
Purposely set this trap
To play tricks on that Peng San Bian?
I can't care about this for now
Let's talk after getting what we need
All distinguished guests
The items for auction in this round are
Daemonorops Draco, Carpesium
And Blue Snake Bile, three kinds of medicinal herbs
As these three medicinal herbs
Require special storage methods
In order to ensure the efficacy of these herbs
During the auction
It will be temporarily kept by Xin Yue Hotel
After the auction
It will immediately be handled over to the vendor for inspection
This round of auction will be based on the cases
Highest bidder wins
Blind bidding will be used
What?? 1
Blind bid? 4
Then how would we know which case has the item that we want?
This is too outrageous!
There's no turning back
We will first try to bid once
And figure out what they're up to
Second round, first item to be auctioned
Starting bid, 200 thousand
Bidding starts now
What are these?
Never heard of them
Chanced upon this on an ancient work
Blue snake
Is a type of poisonous snake which grows in the Arctic
It has a blue body and golden-yellowish eyes
And is very poisonous
It's a very rare species
But this snake bile
Is a cure for illnesses
This rare medicinal herb
Is actually over here?
Is that Daemonorops Draco
The legendary medicine which can
Let one be immune to all poisons
Expel worms, and ward off evil spirits?
Seems like it
Carpesium
This is even rarer
I also heard this from my grandfather's ancestors
Kill the deer and obtain its five internal organs
Fill the deer up with grass, and the deer survived
This can let one come back to life
And prolong one's life
Light the chandelier
Host
Our Chamber of Commerce wants to light up the sky lantern
Sure
Light it up
The Japanese will light up their sky lantern
The Japanese lit up their sky lantern
What does it mean to light up the sky lantern?
In auctions, it means that the person will be in control of the whole bidding process
No matter what is being auctioned in the current round
No matter the bid amount
Will be paid by the person who lit the sky lantern
? So you mean that this case will belong to them right?
Yes
However...
However?
They lit their sky lantern
We can light ours up as well
Two vendors battling it out with lights, the highest bid wins
But you will need to consider carefully
Once you light up your sky lantern
We will have to give up a large proportion of what we own
Then again..
We need to battle it out with lights
We can't be sure
Which case has the medicine we want
Right?
What three choose one?
We can't let a single one go, light it up
Light it up!
Second round, first item for auction
Highest bidder wins
Congratulations Peng San Ye for obtaining double happiness
Winning against the Japanese, feels really awesome
Fo Ye
Do we really., want to get all three cases?
A life is at stake, do we have any alternatives?
Peng San Ye, there is warm tea here, please drink it
Our Master will arrive shortly
Please take a good rest, I'll leave first
Second round, second round of bidding
Starts now!
Light up the sky lantern!
What exactly do they want to do?
Do they want to buy the medicine?
Or do they have other motives?
Peng San Bian
Doesn't hold any grudges with the Japanese
They shouldn't be targeting us
They said it themselves
To bid for the items
And resell it at a high price
Once the cases fall into the hands of the Japanese
If you want it back
It wouldn't be as simple as spending money
Light it up
Again??
Light it up!
They really can
They win it this time!
Second round, second item for auction
Is still won by Peng San Ye
Congratulations Peng San Ye
Peng San Ye lit the sky lantern twice
It seems that he is deeply affectionate to Miss Yin
Peng San Ye, sorry to disturb
We are here to remind you that
The guarantee amount that you have in our hotel
Has already reached its limit
If you can't increase the limit
You will lose the eligibility to bid in this round
I got it
Sure
Ye, we played it too big this time
Immediately notify Changsha's side
I still have things at home
Continue raising money
This is already Changsha's
Four biggest finance companies'
Combined guarantee amount
Even if you still have things at home
to become the guarantor in such a short amount of time
Look for Jiu Ye
Get him to return to the Nine Gates to think of something
Makes sense, I'll do it now
Host
I request that the auction be paused for half an hour
Sure, as Mr Peng
Is faced with some monetary problems
Following his request
We will pause for half an hour
We would like to invite everyone to take a short break
Thank you
Mr Peng
You are a respectable opponent
I truly admire you
But, I feel that there is a need to give you some advice
Give up on this last case
Protect your remaining assets
Who knows, in the future, you will be able to make a comeback
Sir
I set my heart on the medicine
But I have to be bound by the rules of the blind bid
Thus I can only be prepared to spend away my assets
I don't know why are you preventing me from doing it
Are you blaming me for blocking your source of revenue
Or is it just because you lost your chance previously as you were hesitant
And hence venting your anger on me?
In China, there is a saying that goes
A man who acts in accordance to the time period is wise"
I thought that
Mr Peng is a clever person
Who can make sound judgements
It is a pity
I kindly offered advice
Wanted to make friends with you
But you do not appreciate it
In my opinion
According to the nature of the Chinese
I probably wouldn't need to do anything
You will soon be finished
Don't you dare think that
You know Chinese culture very well
There is still another old Chinese saying that goes
Courtesy demands reciprocity"
It means
The interaction made between the two of us
Is only interesting if we respond to each other
Don't think that just because you are in China
Ate Chinese dishes for a few days
Learnt a few Chinese phrases
Would mean that you understand China well
Even for the people here, you will not be able to conquer them
Good! Good!
Selling flowers!
These people
Isn't it enough for them to carry out their misdeeds in Changsha
Now they even run to someone else's territory trying to act all courageous
Making me suffer
Not only do I have to crack my brains and use up my energy
But also spend money!
Hello?
Second uncle?
Check how much money do I have left
Fortune teller!
Don't go away!
Can your friend make it?
This sky lantern, will you light it or not?
My thoughts exactly
Do not hold up everyone's dinner
I pity this handsome-looking young man
How did he suddenly become Xin Yue Hotel's son-in-law?
I've heard that Yin Xin Yue
Is a well-known tigress
Such a pity, such a pity
Is it enough? If it is not, there is still more
Enough, enough, enough
You helped me yesterday
Let me help you in return today
Thank you, thank you
Jiu Ye has already found one financial company that is willing to be our guarantor
Good job
But he said that
Even if we have a lot of money, it isn't of much help
The Japanese came here prepared
We can't afford to battle it out with a third sky lantern
We need to have another plan
Oh right
Ye, these..
Are what I've earned from my business
Other than my daily needs
The rest are all in here
It is not comparable to you
However, in great ambitious situations like this
You can count me in
Here
(Jun Kinoshita, confidential)
Jiu Ye
Telegraph this to Japan's Chamber of Commerce's Inspection Board Jun Kinoshita right now
Yes, Jiu Ye
Time's up
Auction will continue
If Mr Peng is still faced with that situation
Then the last item up for auction
Will go to the highest bidder
Peng San Ye, sorry to disturb
Bei Le Ye instructed us to hand this over to you
Please accept it
Our Ye has said
These are all just mere possessions
It's alright to spend it, don't dwell too much on it
Host, we can continue
Light up the sky lantern!
We are still able to witness the lighting up of two sky lanterns over here
Never seen this before, really so rare
Japan's Chamber of Commerce
Actually cut off their monetary supply
Why did they do that?
Possibly because of the high risk of investment this time
Headquarters did not allow it to pass
And temporarily froze all liquid capital
We can only wait for you to explain this personally
Ye
Why aren't the Japanese doing anything?
Seems like Jiu Ye came up with the right idea
And stopped their source of money
These Chinese are definitely behind this|||
The last item for auction in this round
Is successfully bid for by Mr. Peng San Bian
Congratulations Mr. Peng
Good good good
Congratulations Mr. Peng
Congratulations, congratulations San Ye
Congratulations San Ye
Congratulations, congratulations!
Ye, you have received great recognition this time
I don't know if we are truly lucky or not
It was originally one out of three
In the end, all three cases are in our hands now
This is a rare commodity worth hoarding
Do you think this transaction is worth it?
Congratulations
Let's go, go find Er Ye
Congratulations
Congratulations, congratulations
Sir
We
Sir
Xin Yue Hotel has a rule where the things you auctioned for will only be presented to you upon your departure from the hotel
What??
Then just now
Since Xin Yue Hotel has this rule
We will abide by it
Fo Ye
Has our identity been discovered?
Probably not
They probably do have this rule
A hotel that is centuries old
There is no wrong in being careful
What should we do now?
Wait till this opera is done
I think
We can only do this
In such a situation
We won't be able to make a run for it even if we wanted to
Congratulations to Peng San Ye
For obtaining these three medicinal herbs
Congratulations!
Congratulations San Ye
Congratulations Peng San Ye
Congratulations
Congratulations Peng San Ye
Congratulations
So you guys take me as a joke?!
Who is this person?!
Are there no rules in this place?
That's right!
That fake Peng San Bian!
Where is the person who is impersonating me?!
You better show yourself!
Why didn't you guys lock the door?
How did he end up here?
We... we locked it all!
Come again?!
Who dares to make a scene here?
Sir
Who are you?
How could we have forgotten about this dude?
Go and look for Er Ye quick
Get him to bring Madame to the train station and meetup with us
I'm only afraid that Er Ye will refuse to leave if he doesn't get the medicine
Tell him not to worry
I will definitely bring the medicine to him
Be careful then
Who am I?
Fine
I will tell all of you!
I am the true Peng San Bian of the North-west!
There is an imposter here!
Someone who is misleading all of you!
That's impossible
Peng San Ye just lit up three sky lanterns
And obtained three medicinal herbs
How can you be Peng San Ye?
Open your eyes and look at this!
I am Peng San Bian of the North-west!
I'm afraid
We will have to get this Peng San Ye to explain himself
Sir
You say that I'm an imposter
I entered this place confidently with an invitation in hand
While you
Barged your way in here
You were clearly the ones who stole my invitation card on the train!
And you're still trying to worm your way out here?!
Looks like you're just trying to cover up your misdeeds by shifting the blame
On the train
You failed in your attempt to steal my invitation card
And I let you go instead
But here you are today, causing a commotion
You're very daring indeed!
Do you think that you would be able to
Misrepresent the facts just through your mouth?!
I don't know
What is your purpose of impersonating me
But let me tell you this
I'll not let you off today!
San Ye!
San Ye, San Ye, San Ye!
This sort of people, are not worth your effort
You'll lose your elegance like that
Right?
Miss Yin is watch in from the sidelines
Since it's a big day today
I won't dwell on this anymore
Pfft!
Get lost!
In all my years of living
I've not seen such a shameless person like you
I'm telling all of you!
Not only am I the real Peng San Bian
I am also Miss Yin's fiance
Don't get fooled by this person's lies!
Sirs
Don't simply be more bark than bite
You guys are just throwing words back and forth
And we don't know what is the truth
The invitation card can be stolen
Or even duplicated
Since the both of you claim that you are Peng San Bian
Then how would you prove it to us?
This matter about identities is not just a small matter
Sir
During the auction just now
You successfully auctioned three medicinal herbs under the identity of Peng San Bian
If your identity is fake
Then today's auction will be invalid
The three herbs which you auctioned for, will not be presented to you either
Your sky lanterns would have been lighted in vain
Since we have no clue about their identities
Should those three herbs be given to the Japanese Chamber of Commerce then?
I, Peng San Bian want these three medicinal herbs for sure
With regards to how I'm supposed to prove my identity
Let's invite Miss to think of a way then
Miss Yin has never seen me before
How is she going to think of a way?
I have a way!
What do you have?
Tell us then
Those in this trade all know that I'm a North-westerner
I'll speak a few words of my hometown dialect for everyone
His big uncle and his second uncle are both his uncles
High tables and low stools are all made of wood
Both are his uncles
All are made of wood
Are you done talking?
I'm done
Well seems all this while you've only heard that I'm from Yinchuan
But you don't know that
Even though I live in Yinchuan
But my ancestors come from the north-east
My ancestors started a family in the north-east
Before moving to Yinchuan
My family flourished because of the business with sand
So my entire family settled down in Yinchuan
I do not know how to speak Yinchuan dialect at all
But I'm rather fluent in the north-east dialect
Do you want to take a listen?
The story that you've made up is not bad
I am a true blue north-westerner!
What is this bullshit about my ancestors coming from the north-east?
I may not win in this battle of words with you
But the whip I have in my hand
Will definitely make you kneel!
Do you dare to have a showdown against me?
San Ye, come
Hurry and think of a way
If not we'll be exposed!
Miss, I heard them saying
I know, mind your own business, go back
Aren't you the one who is full of wicked ideas?
If he really intent on competing with the whip, no matter how many wicked ideas I have, it'll all be useless!
We'll definitely be exposed!
But what if he can't see?
Let's compete then
Our San Ye's skills with the whip are outstanding
But he is just too good to fight with such small fry with you
Just take a look, there are so many high officials here
If you were to really hurt someone
Would you be able to bear the responsibility? ^
Are you in any position to speak?
I think
He just doesn't dare to compete!
He will definitely compete with you
But we can't just do so freely
What do you mean by that?!
Are you stupid?
This fighting stance is so huge
If San Ye were to really compete with you
This Xin Yue Hotel will get wrecked by him!
Furthermore
Shouldn't we show some respect to Miss Yin?
Right?
Alright alright alright
Fine! We'll just go according to your wishes!
How should we compete?
There are definitely people who practice martial arts here
Those who practice martial arts will know that
Those who are skilled in the whip, have good hearing
I would suggest for an empty space to be cleared
And for us to compete while blindfolded
The one with no slightest bit of injury will win
Put out all the lights in the surroundings too
This way, we will not injure anyone
And will not damage any of the items here
Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
This Sir is right
Everything in Xin Yue Hotel is not cheap
If you were to damage any item
My heart would be broken
Oh right!
You just broke one of my family's chairs
You need to pay us back for that
It was a moment of rashness on my part just now
Don't be angry alright
I'll personally make it up to you later
Why are you so full of bullshit?
Are you going to compete or not?
Yes yes yes!
Let's just listen to Miss
Bring it on!
Alright!
Someone, empty out a space!
Miss Yin!
I heard that
There are many places to eat and have fun in Beiping!
When our San Ye wins later on
You will need to bring us around later on!
Of course!