Shi Chun, where should I put these medicines?
Categorize them and place them on the table, we will take them up the mountain later
Gypsum powder, weed stem, ephedra herb, forsythia, honeysuckle
That's all? You only have cheap herbs?
All these can release heat and detoxify the body, they're good for swollen lungs
Many such patients have high fever on the mountain
If we can use good medicine for fever such as antelope horn, unibract
fritillary bulb, musk and wild bezoar
plus tonics such as ginseng and Chinese angelica root
The effect should be better
All are expensive medicines
That's right, my master is a student of Imperial Academy of Medicine
He uses only expensive imperial medicines
The medicinal values are similar
This is not Imperial Academy of Medicine
Why should we emphasize on the imperial tonics?
The expensive medicines that Master Pong has mentioned are effective
But our wild herbs are similar in values
As long as they are used well, whether they are expensive or grown in the wild
Curable medicines are good medicines
Father is right, what you've mentioned are all expensive medicines
Poor commoners cannot afford them
We can raise more money
Or I can petition to the court and ask for special funding
Right
The disease is spreading fast, we cannot wait for the funding
The medicine that we've mentioned can be picked in the wild
The public doesn't have to afford much
As my father said, when you live near a mountain, use its resources
When we can find the solution nearby, why do we have to take the hard way?
How unnecessary!
Shi Chun, my father has mentioned a folk prescription
Useful for pneumonia and cough, let's try
Folk prescription? Is that a weird concoction made by local doctors?
It isn't weird, my father is called Little Buddha
He is also Shi Chun's shifu, you weren't even born when he started his practice
If I don't know how to cure others, do you? You are not a doctor, can you cure people?
Alright, all of us want to cure the disease
Let's try the medicine and then we'll know if it works or not
Right, let's pack the medicine and go back to the mountain
Think about how to cure the patients
Help them
It's hard enough to settle the patients
This is only the beginning, more hardship will come
I don't think it's hard, I can do what men do just as well
Of course, you know how to cure people
Sadly, women cannot become doctors
Tung Ching is smart, she is much better than many doctors
Certainly, she is your senior sister
I am higher in rank, that's all
Shi Chun and his father are the leaders in the war against the disease
That Master Pong is nowhere to be seen
How we toil when he disappears
I am here
Master Pong, have you come here to save people or to go to war?
Saving lives is like going to war, we must be on guard
The disease is very strong and impending
We must strengthen ourselves and never become sick, because when we do
We have broken a major rule in war, you die before you even start
Master Pong, were you in the army?
Yes, our master is Pong Pak Chun, Deputy commander-in-chief of Brocade Guards
Young Master have joined the army with him
However, he dislikes going to war
He likes saving the injured more
I see, no wonder he's so arrogant
He must be a coward to leave the army
I don't care what you think, but the patients depend on us for a cure
If doctors fall sick, they'd lose faith
When people lose faith, we'd never win the battle against the disease
Master Pong is right, precaution is good
for both patients and doctors
Alright, now that the patients are settled, let us split into groups to treat them
For severe patients with phlegm in lungs
We should devise a cure as soon as possible
Siu Tung
Most patients have flu symptoms such as fever, headache, sore body and coughs?
The best cure is treating internally and externally
Rid the toxins from within
Increase blood circulation externally
and increase metabolism, I agree
We can use yingqiao, jianwo, divaricate saposhnikovia root and great burdock achene
All induce sweating, detoxification and rid of coldness
Platycodon root and almond stop coughing
We can really give it a try
Let us speak to the other doctors
Ask them to adjust the prescription according to the severity of the patients
What are you smiling at?
I remember how we used to argue when we partnered to cure patients
We get along so well this time
We are becoming better partners
We can win this battle as long as we work as a medicinal pair of siblings!
We can win the battle!
Nothing can stop us!
Doctor, am I in your way?
Not at all, we have just thought of a new prescription
That's great, let's gather all the doctors tomorrow morning for a meeting
Alright
Let us take more rest
Goodnight
Master Pong, where are you going at this hour!
We have something to do down the hill
What do you need to do at this hour?
I do not have to explain myself on everything to you
We are worried that it might be too dangerous to go down now
You don't want to stay here overnight
Never mind them, let us go
Brother Shi Chun, this Master Pong geared up himself when he came
And he insists to leave after dark
If he is so afraid of catching the disease, he should not have come with us at all
Perhaps he really has something to do
I hope so, instead of being a coward
He is only a visitor here, he could have run away when the disease broke out
The fact that he chose to stay and help us shows that he is not a coward
He started out with passion, and he is regretting it now
Right
Stop talking, we are all tired
Let us take turns to stay up to take care of the patients
The others will be able to rest
Good idea, god knows when this will end
Master, since we are not spending the night on the mountain
They might think that we are not used to the hard life
and we are going down to sleep on more comfortable beds
I don't care what they think as long as we are living an upright life
That's right, you are donating money and working hard for the patients
They should thank you for that
I am studying medicine, curing others is my responsibility
I am not looking for any appreciation
You help passionately, yet you miss someone dearly as well
I wonder if Miss Hg is fine or not
Don't worry, we didn't see her up there
That means she's fine Right
Daughter-in-law Mother-in-law
What are you making?
Since Milord is not here, and I can't sleep
I've gotten up to make some fragrance bags
We are having a plague right now
Why are you making such useless things?
They are not useless, they are for...
Everybody is trying to help, including your father-in-law and Shi Chun
We can't just sit here and do nothing
I'd like to help, but they are up on the mountain, and we can't go
We can't go, but we can send supplies to the apothecary
I am sure they don't eat well there, congee with walnut and almond
is good for people with flu
Let me help you to prepare it
Do you know how to make it? Your help might be meddling me
Miss, Madam
Kin Hei, why are you here?
The Prince is worried about your safety
He asked me to pick you up and leave here for Wuchang
My husband is treating people in the mountain, how can I leave?
I have said that to the Prince, but you know how he is
He has set his mind on the plan, he insisted me to take you away
Daughter-in-law, do go back to the Prince's mansion
Otherwise, Prince King might send a troop here for you
Even if he does, I won't leave
Tell my uncle that I know he loves me
But I will stay here with my Milord, for good and for bad
It's useless for me to stay here then
No, you can accompany me to somewhere
Mother-in-law, prepare the congee first, I will meet you later
Remember to wait for me before leaving for the apothecary
Where are you going? I'm be home soon
This daughter-in-law of mine is quite unpredictable
We have used up the medicine so soon
When we return, we should investigate into the cure of this disease
I am worried about those patients with wind in the lungs and phlegm
They have not improved at all
That's due to an innate "wind evil"
Their lungs have gathered too much phlegm
We can try pepperweed seed soup
Pepperweed strengthens the heart and lungs, it should be effective
It's worth a try, we need to adjust the prescription according to different cases
If the patient sweats, add cinnamon
If not, add ephedra herb
Alunite helps to release the phlegm, too
You talk at the same time, I can't join in
Milord Mother
Milord
Father-in-law, Brother-in-law, Senior Sister, greetings
Mo Yung, why are you here?
I asked her to come, everybody is fighting against the plague
She must do something
Mother-in-law knows how hard you are working on the mountain
She has asked all the neighbours to make some congee and buns for you
The wives of Shiu and Fu want you
to pass a message to their husbands
Please help us
Put the supplies at the foot of the mountain, and you will see them
We can talk to them, great
That's right, let's go
I have made something for you
Daughter-in-law, why have you brought all these fragrance bags?
Husband has told me that real-gar, drug sweetflag rhizome and argy wormwood
possess anti-bacterial properties
Therefore I have made bags with them to rid you of the virus
That's a nice thought, with this bag, no plague can come near us
Mo Yung is thoughtful, Shi Chun
It smells good, it might not be as effective as Bro claims
But thanks for the thought
Senior Sister is better, she can treat others
You are much more sensitive than me
Please continue, I will gather the medicines
I have made a Chinese rice pudding
How do you know the way to make it?
Mother must have taught you I haven't
I asked Kin Hei to teach me every day
Don't worry, she has tried it and said it's good before I brought it here
I see, the reason you left home everyday
was to learn how to cook from Kin Hei
You asked me to inherit your skills
I have to practice more or Milord and you will be disappointed
She is so considerate, you shouldn't have complained about her
I didn't complain, I mentioned briefly what was going on
I am sorry to have wrongly accused you
Don't say that, you wanted me to be a docile and good daughter-in-law
You are a good daughter-in-law
Stop talking, otherwise Mother will cry
Let me escort you home first
I shall go home first
Bro, let us eat this before going back on the mountain
Alright
Tung Ching, join us for some rice pudding
Alright
This is yours Thank you
Mo Yung's rice pudding is very delicious
Are you alright?
I'm fine, I choked because I ate too quickly
I should stop eating and gather the medicine
Tung Ching Sister Yat, you're here
Of course, everybody is fighting against the plague and I must play a part
I have made some dimsums for you and my benefactor, try them
Thank you, this is delicious
Senior Sister, you didn't eat the rice pudding yet you are eating...
I like dimsums in particular
I have forgotten to buy something, Sister Yat, accompany me, excuse me
What are you running away from?
What are you talking about?
You know, you are running away from the couple inside I'm not
I can tell that you are sad over a bowl of rice
How are you with Shi Chun now?
We are senior sister and junior brother
You work closely together, do you really treat him as a junior brother?
We are not having fun on the mountain
We do not think about anything else besides saving the patients
I understand, but you are human
Do you dare to tell me that you do not enjoy working with Shi Chun?
Don't you feel bad when you saw him with his wife there?
How do you expect me to answer you?
Answer me nothing, I'm your sister, I won't give you a hard time
I don't want you to lie to yourself
This pepperweed seed soup has added ephedra herb
while this one has cinnamon
Do not mix them up, they are used for different patients
Alright
Let me do it
We have worked all morning while someone has come in the afternoon
Doctor Li
Fu, what time is it now? Someone has disappeared in the night
and returned after lunch, is he helping or not?
He is the son of Commander-in-chief
We must spare him some privileges
That's right
He likes to be a voluntary doctor
He is in for the... fame!
My Young Master has worked hard to fight against the plague
He has done a lot, you shouldn't talked about him like that
Siu Tung
He worked hard going up and down the mountain!
What has he done? Nothing!
Nothing!
I am a frank person, if you don't want to stay here and help
Please leave and stop affecting out morale
If you wish me to leave, I won't stay
I hope that you'll find this useful
Young master went down to mingle with those rich officials and lords
He wasted so much energy to lobby for more donations for the campaign
He has ordered expensive tonics for the patients to recuperate
The tonics will arrive later
Ginseng, antelope horn and unibract fritillary bulb
I am sorry, let me take back what I said
We don't know how much you've done in secret
You should have told us about it, you're doing others good
Right, we are sorry
I am used to do more and talk less
I am often down the mountain, I am sorry to leave this to you
No, we should do that
I'm hungry, is there anything to eat?
Mister, this is a place for plague patients
No trespassers, please go away
I am a trespasser? I am Little Buddha the miracle doctor
When I started to practice, you weren't even born yet!
You are the miracle doctor
You are the miracle swindler!
He is my father Shifu
You are Miss Tung Ching's father and Doctor Li's shifu
I am sorry to mistaken you
Treat your eyes with some common andrographis herb!
Shifu, have you thought of a way to cure the flu and the lungs?
No, my daughter is up here for days
Nobody cooked for me, therefore I have come up here to eat
I'm hungry, when do we eat?
He is my Shifu Little Buddha, Tung Ching's father
So you are Little Buddha, you have
cured Mo Yung with your prescription last time, thank you
You're welcome
Shi Chun has much to learn from you
You are a doctor yourself
How could you be tricked by that? Are you a doctor for common colds only?
Shifu, your methods are too alternative
Even if we could think of them, we dare not try them out
In short, he is a coward
Father, you said you're hungry, we only have buns here
That's fine for now, do you have wine?
This is a place for patients, how about bone-setting lotion?
No
I know you like to dip buns with vinegar
My daughter knows me the best
Shifu, isn't that too sour?
Vinegar can kill germs
The fact that I do not have a flu is probably due to the vinegar I drank
The ancient scrolls have mentioned
Vinegar detoxifies and kills parasites
Get some vinegar to the patients
You are such a talker, I don't exclude the detoxifying effect of vinegar
Our patients have flu
Their throats are sore and swollen
Vinegar might hurt the stomach, it does more harm than good
You can try it for yourself if you do not believe me
Shen Nong has tried all the herbs for himself, you should do likewise
It all comes back to the coward issue
A lot of patients are waiting for me, I won't waste any time with you
Father, you must have worked too hard
Let me ask someone to send you down the mountain for rest
No, as long as I still stand, I will work my best for the patients
Father!
He won't leave if I didn't hit him
Shifu, my father will definitely hate this
He might get sick and die on the mountain
Shi Chun
How are you? Shifu wants you to rest, therefore we're sending you down
Brother Li, stop being such a prick
I am not your brother! I have nothing to do with you
Not only you do not help us during the plague, you even hit me
How much of help are you?
You treat others while you make yourself sick along the way
You even need others to take care of you
It's better than you who do nothing
Better than you, who bring troubles to the others
Please be more courteous
Think about it, if you get sick, Shi Chun needs to take care of you
How can he concentrate on treating others?
I am a doctor for many years, I can always take care of myself
There are other ways to help besides running around all the time
Think of a way to prevent another outbreak
There are many ways to prevent flus
This is a highly contagious disease
When someone gets it, his family will eventually get sick, too
Therefore I ask people to drink vinegar
Isn't it better to drink vinegar than medicine?
You always use such alternative methods
My son calls you Shifu, I don't know if it is a good or bad thing!
What do you mean by saying that to me in my face, huh?
Alright, both of you have a point
Father, I have thought of a method, let me demonstrate at home to you
Mother, we are back
Why are you back here?
Father-in-law, Milord, where is Brother-in-law?
He is taking care of the patients on the mountain
Mother, prepare some rice vinegar for me
Are you listening to Little Buddha and ask the whole family to drink vinegar?
Not drinking, Father
Pour the vinegar into a cooking pot, add two parts of water to it
Cook the vinegar on slow heat
A vinegar steam will fill the room
When the vinegar dries, add some water
To evaporate the remains, steam it again
Repeat the process three times
The logic is simple, vinegar kills germs
The steam could disinfect and kills germs, when people inhale the steam
They could prevent infection in the lungs and the respiratory system
The vinegar smell makes people uncomfortable, is it bad?
Of course not, note the followings
One, use cooking vinegar
Two, dilute it with two parts of water
Three, keep the airflow in the room when you steam the vinegar
Do these and it won't harm people
Besides steaming vinegar to kill germs
Do we disinfect our clothes and beddings?
Well said, Mother. That is the best way for disinfections
Daughter-in-law...
Shi Chun, I did the right thing when I passed my banner to you
See, I've promised never to disappoint you
Madam, take this home to read
You haven't slept last night, let me help you to distribute them
Alright, we need to distribute this preventive prescription
and the instructions for vinegar steaming to the villagers for their preparation
Miracle Doc has a secret prescription for sale! Beat the plague! Everyone!
A family prescription for sale!
Come and see! Miracle prescription!
A hard-to-find formula!
Doc, is it really effective?
Of course, I have cured many people!
The plague kills! If you go up to the mountain for cure, you're doomed!
Do you want it? Yes, I do I
I want one!
It hasn't been proven yet, why are you buying the prescription?
We don't want to die!
Everyone, come and take a look! Strengthen yourself to beat the plague!
This is wild ginseng, such a rare find!
It's your lucky day, fella. Twenty taels for one piece of ginseng
This pearl powder cures fevers
It can prevent flus, tool Ten taels a pack!
I want one!
Listen to me, all diseases can be cured
Don't talk of this nonsense!
You are trying to make money in this chaotic time!
Doctor Li, shouldn't you be treating the patients on the mountain?
I have come here to tell you
The patients have improved with a special drug
Don't waste your money on these people
Don't accuse us!
Stop searching!
What's wrong?
This is not ginseng, real ginseng has a head and the fragrance of ginseng
This thing has none of those
This pearl powder is made from shells
Fake ginseng is toxic
In serious case, you'll faint and die
These fortune hunters are shameless, they are selling fake drugs for money
Catch them!
I have a prescription here for free
The medicines mentioned are cheap
Those people tried to cheat us with their secret prescriptions
Doctor Li is giving his for free, he is such a selfless doctor
Yes, but we don't know how to tell the difference
Therefore we're often cheated
Don't worry, take the medicine and ask my father to judge for you
Good, I am willing to help you
Thank you, Doctor Li
Father, take these. I need to go back now
Alright, are you okay?
Don't worry, I won't let myself be sick
Take care of Mother and Mo Yung for me
No problem
Shi Chun, you didn't return last night
I was worried, I was going to look for you
I am fine, I must thank Shifu
Without him, I would never thought of the vinegar steaming method
It is useful as a preventive measure for flu
How are the patients?
Many of them have recovered and went home
For those pneumonia patients who are strong
They have improved with pepperweed seed soup
They must continue to drink it
You're back, how is your father?
Brother Shi Chun, you're back
Thank you for asking, he's fine
Doctor Li, I have recovered. I can go down soon
I couldn't get out of my bed, after taking your medicine, we're fine now
I am so happy to see you recover and returning home for mid-autumn
Doctor Li, Grandpa Chan has worsened, please go and attend to him
Has his case worsened?
He has been taking pepperseed weed soup
He has even taken weed stem soup
He cannot eat since this morning
He threw up the congee he ate
Grandpa Chan has gathered "wind evil" for too long, his phlegm has clotted
causing his lungs to be blocked
If we don't find new prescription, he might...
I fear that all the serious patients will worsen, too
Before finding another cure, they can only keep taking pepperweed seed soup
Tung Ching Shi Chun
Are you sending medicine at this hour?
We must closely monitor Grandpa Chan
He can't swallow, you cannot feed him easily
You have worked for a whole day, let me go
Alright, I'll do other chores, it's hot
Grandpa Chan, the medicine is ready
Sorry for you have to deliver this yourself
Don't say that, I want you to recover
So that I can eat your tofu dessert again
I might not live through this
You will be fine
I want to witness the birth of my grandson
Don't worry, you will witness that
Open your mouth widely
Grandpa Chan, open your mouth
You should be fine with one other dose
Thank you, doctor
You're welcome
That's all, Master Pong
Siu Tung, pack up
Have you seen Shi Chun today?
No, is he still asleep?
Let me have a look
Shi Chun
You should get up early, doctor
He is feverish
Shi Chun, you have a fever and you cough
Do you have a headache? Sore throat? Do you have the urge to throw up?
I am fine, let me check on Grandpa Chan
I won't let you go out
Come on
This is not great, as I said, saving people is like going to war
If the leader falls, the army will disband
Do you want the patients to see you like this?
We were saying how you are our spiritual leader
If you are considerate towards the patients, you should rest
Sustain the whole situation, sit down
Please take care of the patients
You worry those with swollen lungs the most
Master Pong and I will pay extra attention to them
Grandpa Chan can't last any longer, we must find a cure in one or two days
I have another favor to ask you
Don't tell your family about your illness
I don't want them to worry for me
I know what to do
Thank you, Madam Li You're welcome
I must thank Doctor Li Shi Chun
Fook finally returned home yesterday
Many people have recovered and left
the mountain because of his medicine
Doctor Li has saved many people during this plague
However, when he left the mountain He heard people mentioned that
Doctor Li has been infected with a serious flu through saving others
What a shame Aunt Fook
Madam Li
You said Doctor Li Shi Chun is sick on the mountain, right?
Fook heard someone mentioned about it, don't worry
Doctor Li is a kind man, he'll be fine
Uncle Ngau's son is so poor, he wasn't saved in time and died of flu
Daughter-in-law, you're back with the medicine
You went out for so long, did something happen?
No, I went to the apothecary to see if Milord has come back or not
I am worried too, something might happen to Shi Chun up there
Let us ask Shi Chun to come down
No, his wish is to save people, we can't ask him to run away
That is a killer flu, he stays with the patients all the time
Someone who is weak will catch it
You almost caught it a while ago
Father-in-law, have you thought of a cure for the flu and swollen lungs?
No, if I do I would have gone up
Don't let anything to happen to you, Shi Chun, you're innocent
He went to save others, he shouldn't sacrifice his own life
Don't let anything to happen to you
Shut up, you're scaring daughter-in-law
I heard the villagers said that...
What is it?
They wanted to thank Husband for curing them
That's good, don't worry
Shi Chun is a good doctor, he knows how to take care of himself
Doctor Li has cleared you of the flu
Rest more at home
If you cough again, come back to see us
I will, please thank Doctor Li for me
I shall go now Bye
Senior Sister
Why are you here?
I heard from relatives of the recovered patients that Shi Chun is sick
I was afraid to tell my parents-in-law
Therefore I have come alone, please take me to Se Shi Chun
Shi Chun hasn't notified you because he doesn't want you to visit him
There are many people on the mountain, in order not to spread the disease
No visitors are allowed
Please take me, I am very worried
I want to pacify myself, please
Will you look sorrowful?
You cannot do anything except worrying
That would cause Shi Chun to worry for you, you are not helping him to heal at all
I know nothing except to worry
I don't know how to help him
The best way would be to take good care of yourself
and the family, so that he can be worry-free
Thanks for the reminder, otherwise I don't know what to do
You're right, I should let him rest
And I should take good care of my parents-in-law
I understand how worried you must be
I feel comforted when I know that he is in your good hands
Don't worry, the other doctors will take care of him
Please pass this to Shi Chun
He might not sleep well there
I asked someone and leamt to make a medicinal pillow, I have made one
With fios caryophyllata, cinnamon bark, peppercom and Taiwan angelica root
It has disinfecting and calming properties
Please also tell him to hang in there
I will wait for him to spend mid-autumn with me at home
Please take care of him for me, thanks
Mo Yung came to see me?
I stopped her from coming without asking you first...
You did the right thing
She might be more worried to see how sick you are now
Mo Yung is afraid of everything, she's scared even of a little flying moth
She would be worried to death for me if she did come and see me like this
Yet she was not afraid to come here
That shows she can do anything for you
She asked me to give you this
Fearing that you might not sleep well
She has added some herbs and calming medicines inside
She also asked you to hang in there, she is waiting for you for mid-autumn
Mo Yung is so kind to me
I did the right thing
Thank you You're welcome
My chicken leg is gone!
I kicked into a piece of rock! What kind of rock is that?
He's not dead, right?
I am hungry, do you have anything to eat?
Mister, you have a flu and phlegm, this is a serious case
Why don't you go up to the mountain for cure instead of rotting in here?
I am not going, when the officers caught the sick to go
People said you'll walk up there and be carried back down
Don't catch me, I rather die here
You must have hid here for a long time, you are very outdated
Many have been cured and returned home
Your flu might turn into pneumonia
I don't want to die! I don't!
You will be starved to death soon
Pal, you are in luck, a moving tonic
I am hungry
Swallow this
Benefactor, come over for sweet potatoes
You saved me, and I can't repay you
Therefore I went to dig out some sweet potatoes
and bake them for your breakfast
What did you take last night? How can you go and dig sweet potatoes?
Thanks to that thing you fed me last night
I was coughing to death
I had a severe bursting headache
I almost fainted
Then I felt so much alive this morning
What did you feed me last night?
Field mice
Do they work?
I have found something, Tung Ching
What have you found this time?
This bag of treasures
What are they? Interesting stuff?
Siu Tung What's the Mattei?
Young Master fears rats the most, don't scare him
These are not rats, they are field mice
What is it, Shifu?
Protege, let me tell you something
I met a flu patient with swollen lungs last night
He was coughing hard and dying
Seeing him cold and hungry, I've caught some field mice to feed him
After eating them, he was well this morning
How strange
Field mice cure flu and swollen lungs?
I have caught a bagful, take them to your patients, come on
No, we don't know where these rats are from
They are dirty and vile-looking, how can somebody eat them?
Dirty? Do you know what do they eat?
Wild fruit and com! They have clean stomach
When I travel in the country, I saw country folks use them to brew wine
Field mice are precious tonics for all kinds of diseases!
Rats are dirty animals, they cannot be used as cures
If scorpions and earthworms can, why can't field mice?
Since a patient has been cured by it, we should give it a try
We can't try just anything, it might be a reversal effect for that patient
I object to the suggestion without enough proven cases
The ancient scrolls did mention the medicinal values of rats
Rat liver can cure a stillborn
Rat bladder can cure night blindness while the kidney can cure infantile spasm
Even rat faeces can cure angina pectoris
If we don't try it, we'll surely face death
Some patients are dying
If the experiment is successful, not only we will cure them
We will also cure Shi Chun