Are you offering rat soup to the patients?
Doctor Li, don't test just any medicine
This is field mice kidney soup which Shi Chun's prepared, it's pharmacological ground
Please kindly explain
These patients cannot eat properly
Therefore they gradually become weak
"Wind evil" has entered and remained in them
With lungs blocked, they have difficulty in breathing
Field mice meat is nutritious and easily absorbed by humans
It sooths the lungs and improves the qi
More importantly, it has calming effect
Since spasm often results in asthma, mice kidney can cure hardness in breathing
This is reasonable
Right
I will use mice kidney, ginseng and prepared common monkshood daughter root in soup
Mice kidney for calming, ginseng for qi and daughter root for recuperation
This combination should work
We don't have any proved case
Yes, the patients might have adverse effect
Would you rather see them die?
Shi Chun is infected as well
I want to cure Doctor Li, too
But we can't test the medicine on other patients in order to find a cure for him
I agree, we must try it first
Alright, stop arguing
Even if I can wait, Grandpa Chan cannot
Let me try it
Doctor Li
Why did you try it yourself?
I thought of the formula, if I don't dare to try it myself
The others won't buy it
How do you feel?
I feel bad, and hot
Does it help?
Tung Ching
Hang in there, let me get you some medicine
Don't go, Tung Ching
I won't go Don't go
I'm here, hang in there! Let me apply some holly ointment
I am sorry to bring you a hard time
I rather suffer myself instead of you
If I don't live through this, don't be sad
No, you will live through this!
I have failed you, I have kept something inside my heart without telling you
I have never changed my feeling for you
I know
Why do you tell me now? I lied to myself, I thought I have forgotten about you
Only now do I know that I can't
If you think likewise, why do the gods play such a trick on you?
We can only stay together at your dying bed!
Doctor Li, Miss Tung Ching, where is he?
Where is Shi Chun? Shi Chun!
Shi Chun, you're alright?
I feel much better, after taking the soup, I sweated a lot, and I am fine now
So the mice kidney soup does work
Yes, therefore I rose up early to prepare more for the other patients
I am glad that you are fine, let me help you
We'll help, too
No need for more medicine
Brother Shi Chun, china fish is good for recuperation
Red dates and ginger nurture the lungs
All in all, this is a good soup
Right
Let's finish cooking and start eating!
So many people have come out to celebrate
We have won the battle against the plague
I wonder how my husband is
Don't worry, he has cured many people, he should be alright
They're back!
Let us go
Congratulations, Doctor Li! Excuse me
Are you looking for Miss Ng? Of course
Excuse me Look around
Such a big crowd, let us go atop the city tower, we can see clearer from there
Right, let's go
Husband, I finally see you again!
I am glad to see you again, too
How are you, Shui? Fine, don't worry
You haven't grown thin, look at him
Townsfolk, greetings!
Under the leadership of me and the Prince, with the support from everyone in Qizhou
We have finally won the plague!
What have you done to claim the honor?
Brother Shi Chun has save us, he is the real hero!
It's not your business! Go away!
Leave! Come on!
Govenor!
My leg hurts! Let's get down first
But I... Don't stay in area of danger
It's done, Governor
Be careful
How do you feel?
Much better, thank you, Master Pong
You've sprained the ankle, it should be fine with medicine in a couple days
Those commoners shouldn't throw things at me, they were challenging the law!
I am sure you understand their reason behind
Don't be mistaken, I wanted to do something for the people as well
Li Shi Chun did everything on his own without notifying me first
He was someone who looks for fame
In that case, every doctor who fought against the plague, myself included
We were all looking for fame
My lord, you are wrong, my nephew-in-law, Li Shun-chun, has led all the doctors
to fight against the plague, if not for him
Qizhou has become a doomed city, you would have lost your job already
What should I do now?
You must mend your wrong
Set up a special fund or make a donation
Help the plague victims and their families to start a new life
The government should set extra funding to help the needy
You should know what to do
I do
My lord, I would like to ask the whereabout of a lady, her surname is Ng
A Miss Ng? What's her name?
I don't know, but she has given me this fan
You only know her fan and surname, to my knowledge, we have a lot of Miss Ng here
Right, my niece is also Miss Ng
However, she has married and changed to her husband's name Li
It's difficult to search like this, if she's married and changed to her husband's name
And entered his family account, it's even more difficult
I shall not bother you anymore, goodbye
Goodbye Tung
Do you think Miss Ng has married?
Of course not, she has broken the engagement with her fiance
When we saw her last time
She was so heartbroken, how could she be married?
You only know her surname, it's difficult to find her
Perhaps we are not destined for each other
I don't know about that, I only know that you miss her dearly
Dinner is ready Let's eat
This year's celebration dinner has so many extra dishes
Apart from mid-autumn, we are celebrating the safe return and victory of Husband
Of course we should celebrate
Let's start
Teal soup is good for recuperation
It's so delicious
Daughter-in-law has prepared this for Shi Chun to recuperate
She has prepared all the dishes tonight
We'll have sweet dumplings after dinner
You have improved so much
Not at all, you have taught me everything
You are the mastermind behind all these
A mastermind need a good protege
Don't pressurize yourself too much
Otherwise your face will turn black again
I was afraid and nervous
Now that Mother-in-law has confidence in me, I am so lighthearted
I will teach you everything I know
The three of us will have good food
Let us stop talking and start eating, we will go and admire the moon after dinner
Let us start
I have forgotten to do something, please start without me
For my husband's recovery and safe return
Did you make these?
Ever since you left, I was worried about you
I couldn't sleep every night
I started sewing until I was tired to sleep
I have made so many in the end
What do you wish for at mid-autumn?
When I used to live in the Prince's mansion
Uncle would give me many beautiful lanterns
Although I have none this year
I am contented with you on my side
Wait for a second
This is for you
What kind of lantern is this?
I just made it, I planned to go and admire the moon with you after dinner
Do you like it?
Yes, I do. It's beautiful
You are so smart, you know everything, while I know nothing
Why do you say that?
I could do nothing when you were sick
Luckily, you thought of the cure
I must thank Tung Ching for that, without her, I couldn't be here so soon
What are you thinking about?
When I was up on the mountain last night, the moon was so large and close to me
Today after we came down, it becomes so distant from me
The distance with the moon is just the same, you have distanced from Shi Chun
Life was hard on the mountain, why do you miss it?
Although it was hard, it was rich
I accompanied Shi Chun everyday
I took care of him when he was sick
The battle is won, he returns to his wife
He is a married man, it's normal for him to return to his wife
And I can only look at the moon and think about him
Look at me for a change
Look at me and drink with me, have a moon cake, you're just as happy
Alright, you are so nice, Father, with you by my side
I will never feel lonely
It's delicious
Husband, ever since we've known each other
We have never gone out for dim sum lunch
I have learn one thing after the plague
What is it?
I should care about those around me, I feel very sorry about this
I have never gone out for a meal with you since we're married
Don't feel that way, many things have happened after we're married
You don't have the time to do it
We can relax and dine together now
Your happiness is of most importance
Where do you want to go after dinner?
You like herbs and I like flowers, shall we walk by the riverside?
Good idea, let's eat
Boss! Boss!
What's the matter? He suddenly fainted
Get him up
You have a digestive problem, right?
I have diarrhea for three days now
Have you consulted a doctor?
Yes, I have taken several doses
Yet the diarrhea hasn't stopped, and it has even worsened
Worsened? What did he prescribe?
Get the prescription
Who prescribed this for me?
It's me
This is my doctor
What's happening?
You should prescribed celery leaved virgin's bower
Why did you prescribe fragrant solomonseal rhizome instead?
I am new in town, who are you?
I am a doctor here, I am Li Shi Chun
As you are a doctor, you should know that those two are the same
Many herbal manuals say so, you can check if you don't know
Of course I know that, in ancient scrolls
Celery leaved virgin's bower is used to cure dysentery
While fragrant solomonseal rhizome is used to cure stroke patients
They are entirely different
Are you accusing the great herb master To Wan-king to be wrong?
Have you ever seen those herbs?
Even if I have not seen it, I can still prescribe those herbs
You just prescribed according to the book, therefore you mixed them up
Have you seen them?
Of course, fragrant solomonseal rhizome has an erected stem with nodes
White outside and green inside, with narrow and long leaves
Celery leaved virgin's bower is a creeper,
both the seed and the flower are white
They look different and have different medicinal values
This master has diarrhea, he needs celery leaved virgin's bower
Yet you prescribed fragrant solomonseal rhizome
No wonder he hasn't been cured
What you said was so informative
I have mixed the two up, and I have written wrong prescriptions
Be careful from now on
Thank you for your advice, Doctor Li
Otherwise something might have happened to this master
Who is sick, Sister Yat? You've come here for the medicine
My mother-in-law has arthritis rheum, she has asked a doctor for prescription
I have come to get it since I am nearby
Why are you packing these for arthritis?
These clematis roots have just arrived, Sister Yat is the first to pick them
Clematis roots? These are Chinese gentian roots
Right, Clematis roots are dark brown in color, with round and thick roots
These are yellowish brown, they are Chinese gentian, with thinner roots
What are their medicinal values?
Clematis roots are used for arthritis rheum while Chinese gentian are good for liver
They have entirely different values
How could you pick the wrong herbs?
Luckily, my benefactor is attentive enough
This is rare, Elder Bro is careful, too
Did you hear that? I'll get the right one
Please make sure it's the right kind
Alright, you're so noisy
Elder Bro has been in this business for many years, even he makes mistakes
Herbs are really easy to be mixed
It's not his fault, Relief Apothecary once also made a mistake
This worries me more, the Compendium do carry many mistakes
As the editors pass them on from one edition to another
How can the editors be so careless?
They have not done any field study, they have simply edited the words
I plan to revise the Compendium, so that people make fewer mistakes in the future
With you by my side, I never have to worry about taking the wrong medicine
I am not doing this for those around me
I want it to serve as a reference for other doctors
I must act on what I said right now
Do you need to ask for Father-in-law's help?
I have discussed it with him
He didn't think I could do it alone
I can discuss this with Shifu
Handle your business, I can go home alone
But...
Stop it now, I'll wait for you at home
You want to revise the Compendium?
Yes, I discovered a lot of miss-prescribed cases during the plague
It has become necessary to revise it
You have a great ambition, you are a good protege of mine
That is too trivial, don't bother me
No, I will support you
With your support, I feel more confident
It's time consuming and requires much manpower
The two of you cannot do it
I plan to write an outline to apply for government sponsorship
Great, I will pass you all the alternative prescriptions which I have gathered
You will add them in the Compendium
Your prescriptions have not been tested, their medicinal values are unknown
Right, the content must be tested
Your prescriptions haven't been tested, I won't include them in the Compendium
That means you don't trust my prescriptions
Alright, don't add them in!
Shifu
Don't seek my advice when you are stuck!
Shifu
Father likes to say the opposite thing, do seek his advice when necessary
Let me draft the outline first
You're so impatient, alright, let's start
Shen Nong classified the medicines as first, second and third ranks
I don't agree to such a categorization
To the general public, the cheaper the medicine, the better it is
When I revise the Compendium, I'd like to start with the cheapest medicine
Good point, we should categorize them according to their natures
I have written it out
Water, fire, earth, metal, stone, herb, corn, vegetable, fruit and wood
Also worm, fish, crustacean, bird, animal and human
Then use each medicine's name as main entry, under it comes the subdivisions
They include correction, explanation, errata, adjustment, taste
Main function, invention and appendix
Invention?
Yes, I'll add in the newly found medicines
We can add side prescriptions too, including alternatives which Father has used
And the usable formulas I've collected from locals across the country
Right, we'll also add a drawing of the herb
Teaching others to recognize its look, main function, taste and medicinal value
We need a lot of manpower and money to successfully finish them all
Of course, otherwise no revision is needed
Right, let us decide on the details
Mo Yung, did you make these dimsums?
Yes, my mother-in-law taught me to make them. Uncle and Aunt, please have a try
It's so delicious, try some, My Lord
Kin Hei, try it
It's really delicious
I can't believe Mo Yung can make such delicious dimsums after she is married
Miss can cook as well
Yeah? Mo Yung has grown into a woman now
Why didn't Shi Chun come here with you?
He is busy, he hasn't come home last night
Is it so busy at the apothecary that he had to see patients for the whole night?
When a man doesn't come home to sleep, something fishy must be going on
He is not such kind of a person
I hope not, otherwise I will deal with him
You're frightening Mo Yung
My Lord, Master Li would like to see you
Husband is here?
Why do you come here one by one?
You want to revise the Compendium?
This is the outline I made overnight
You didn't come home to sleep for this?
See, I've told you
The Compendium does have many mistakes
We must revise it in order to stop the mistakes from carrying on
You are a plague hero in Qizhou
I am proud because of you
Our names will be kept in history forever, and this is a good thing, too
I cannot do it all by myself
Please help me, My lord
Uncle, since you agree to revise the Compendium, please help Shi Chun
It's fine, how can I help you?
There are over two thousand herbs recorded in the old Compendiums
I want to hire a group of experienced proofreaders
Another group to prepare on the features and appearance of the herbs
If possible, I want yet another group for...
Hold it
We need to hire many people, when will the revision be ready?
We do need many people, as for the time needed, three years the soonest
Ten years the most
It would be more expensive than opening Relief Apothecary
Revision of the Compendium can never be compared with opening an apothecary
Right, Uncle. When people read the Compendium in the future
They will remember the good you have done to the world
My lord, you just said that you want your name to be kept in history
Right, this is a small place, we don't have the manpower and resources
This is the work of the Imperial physician's office, I was just saying so
I have to meet someone for chitchat now
Don't worry, I'll talk to Uncle later
No, a revision will spend a lot of money
Nobody will be interested in it except the Imperial physician's office
That's the Imperial physician's office, my uncle has no power there
You look so tired, go home to sleep
Master, you have bought so much
Yes, my master is leaving soon
I have something to do, go home first
I have to return to Imperial physician's office so soon, I don't want to leave
You are disappointed at failing to find Miss Hg in Qizhou
Tung, am I not destined with Miss Ng?
Come in
Master Pong
You want me to appeal to the Imperial
physician's office with this outline
in supporting you to revise the Compendium?
This is quite a sudden request
But you heard my explanation, I'm sure you find it necessary to revise it, too
I understand, but such a revision would normally be led by a renowned scholar
You are a common doctor in Qizhou
The Imperial physician's office won't support you for such a revision
It's at least a hope
I admire your great ambition
I will appeal for you, but I cannot guarantee anything
Anyway, thank you
Look at what is Daughter-in-law making
A doll
She is making a doll, is she pregnant?
You want her to be pregnant
Daughter-in-law
Why are you so happy?
You are making a doll, that makes me glad
Children like it, even you like it
My grandson will like it, are you making this for the baby?
You are mistaken, I am making this for my cousin
Cousin
My cousin is Prince Chor's grandson, Prince Chor is my Uncle's cousin
He is bringing his grandson to visit Prince King's mansion
Therefore I am making this for him
I thought you are pregnant
I want to have a baby, too
Really? Have one with Shi Chun
You're home at the right time, Daughter-in-law wants to discuss with you
About what?
Having a baby, our parents want a grandchild
We cannot discuss about it, let us take it naturally
It's time to go, get change
We are dining with Prince Chor tonight
You know how I hate these dinners
I'd rather spend the time on thinking about whom to sponsor the revision
As Prince Chor is His Majesty's Uncle, he has more power than Prince King
He might help you
Go back with Daughter-in-law, then
Granduncle, Uncle and Aunt
Mo Yung, I haven't seen you for some time, and you are already married now
This is my husband, Li Shi Chun
Greetings, Princes
Cousin, although Shi Chun is a common doctor
He has help Qizhou in winning the plague
My Nephew-in-law is quite something
You are the plague hero
Thank you, I was doing merely what a doctor should do at that time, I want to...
Hang, look who's here
Cousin
Hang, you've grown so much!
I have a gift for you, do you like it?
I like it
Greet Cousin-in-law first Cousin-in-law
Hang is a good boy
Cousin and Cousin-in-law, let us go and play hide-and-seek
You must finish your meal first
No, I want to play wit Cousin and Cousin-in-law first
Mo Yung, Hang likes to stay with you
He has been grumpy since he came back from Wuchang, he is happy only today
Alright, let us play a game first
Let's go
You can't catch me...
I got you!
You can't catch me...
You can't! You can't!
I am tired, I need to rest
Let's go back to eat
I'm not eating! Let me hide now and you have to find me
Hang is so cute, if only we have such a cute boy ourselves
Looks pale, must be unhealthy
I know, I will recuperate
What did you say?
Help! Somebody!
Brother, what is it?
There was a ghost!
What is the matter?
A white shadow came, then two lights were out
No, the lights were out before the white shadow appeared
Hang!
How are you, Hang?
Why are you here, Hang?
It's all my fault, I didn't look after him
We were playing hide-and-seek, he has hidden himself here
Is he stunned by the ghost?
Did you see anything just now?
This is creepy, let us go inside first
Yeah
All right, let us go in first
You saw a ghost last night? Creepy!
I didn't, Hang couldn't stop crying. I wonder how he is now
Hang is your cousin
He is cute, how great it is to have a child at home
I won't be so bored
Right, a child makes a family more rowdy
I've expressed my wish for a grandchild yesterday, what does Shi Chun think?
He thinks that I am too weak
When I become stronger, the baby will be a strong one, too
You are fine, Shi Chun is weak
He has toiled on the mountain during the plague
Let us prepare some tonic for him
What kind of tonic?
Get a pheasant, clear its internal organs
Cook it with medicinal Indian mulberry root, wolfberry seed, dates and ginger
It's good for the kidney and for both sexes
I have to drink it too?
Of course, I'll teach you another trick, massage his acupuncture point
Massage his acupuncture point
Easy, every night before Shi Chun sleeps
Massage his shenyu point on his back, and you'll have a baby soon
Mo Yung Husband
I'm going to sleep, do I have to drink such a big bowl of soup?
Mother-in-law has made this for us
Epimedium herb and medicinal Indian mulberry root, this is strengthening
What are you doing?
Massage
Mother must have taught you
She wants a grandchild soon
I am busy lately, I don't have enough time to work
Moreover, we are newly married, take it slowly, will you?
You may need to work on the revision for ten years, even your whole life
It only takes a while to have a baby
How could Mother say something like that?
Shi Chun, Daughter-in-law!
What is it, Father?
Something happened to the Prince
My lord, I have completed the ritual
Plus this charm, the ghost will surely be cast away, don't worry
Thank you, please see him out
Are you alright, Uncle?
Your uncle has bumped into a ghost again
I had drunk too much with my cousin, when I woke up for nature's call
The night light was out
That was rare, therefore I searched around with a lantern
Who is it?
I thought the shadow was a coincidence last night
Yet the ghost has followed us back to the mansion
You were imagining because you were drunk
What about the white shadow?
I didn't donate anything for the plague, the ghosts have come after me for money
I don't think so
My lord, I have checked the oil lamps in the corridor, all the snuffed wicks are gone
The snuffed wicks are gone?
When I was on duty at the pagoda last night
The lanterns were suddenly put out
All the snuffed wicks were gone, too
I heard many stories about ghosts eating candles, but not snuffed wicks
That's creepy
Hang
Let's go in and check
Hang, what is it?
Did the ghosts stun him?
He is stunned
Did you see anything just now? I want milk, Grandpa
He refuses to eat rice and insists on drinking milk
Hasn't he weaned yet?
His father and I dote on him, he hasn't weaned yet
I take him with me to Qizhou to separate him from his wet nurse
Hang, show me your hand
Mo Yung, take care of Hang
My lord, I have to discuss with you
I'd like to stay here overnight
The ghost might be connected with Hang's illness
Shi Chun, why do we hide in here?
You'll know later
I've got you!
Hang, what is this?
His pulse is both strong and weak, open wide your mouth, Hang
Hang suffers from malnutrition
My mansion has everything, how can he suffer from malnutrition?
Malnutrition normally comes from an oversupply of lactose
Since your mansion has everything, he has eaten too much of everything
Therefore his digestive system suffers
Why does he eat snuffed wicks?
Snuffed wicks cure his discomfort
Whenever he has tummy ache, he would eat snuffed wicks secretly?
I don't want to scare others, Grandpa. All I want is the snuffed wicks
Why did you wrap yourself in white cloth?
I feared that the adults would scold me, therefore I covered myself with a cloth
Hang is so pitiful, not knowing how to tell others about his problem
He was afraid to be scolded as well, don't blame it anymore, granduncle
Cure Hang quickly, Cousin is heartbroken for him
Don't worry, I will grind rangooncreeper fruit into fine powder
Steam it with the same amount of pig gall
into pea size pills, take 20 each time
with rice water, he will be fine
Cousin-in-law Hang
Why doesn't Cousin play with me?
Cousin has hidden somewhere for you to find her
Cousin! Where are you? Cousin!
Shi Chun, you have cured Hang of his swollen belly
I must reward you, tell me what you want
I didn't expect any reward from you, My lord
The Prince is rewarding you personally, you must take it
Since you are a honored Prince, I have a special request
Tell me
I want to revise the Compendium of Material Medica