You are a mark of memory.
Love comes quietly.
I paint you without knowing.
You are a diary in my heart.
Sometimes, it can be casual.
Sometimes, every word is remembered clearly.
I search to meet you by chance.
I'm most willing to lose to you.
Your love is irreplaceable.
Untie all the knots in your mind. Tell me.
This dream finally ends now.
This moment is when
the fragrance of flowers pervades the sky.
The air seems to deliver electric shocks.
The faces look elated.
Waiting as the wind blows over.
Love arrives. The whole season
believes in the fable of happiness.
Until the end.
Tomorrow is going to be wonderful.
The Chang'An Youth
Episode 13
Well then, Mr. Shen,
are you confident?
I am.
Alight.
Shen Dieyi will participate in the second event.
Yay!
Chief,
leave the mathematics event to me.
It's true that
no one can doubt Mr. Li's mathematical ability.
Yay!
You are to compete.
Yay!
As for the events of swordsmanship and weiqi...
The weiqi event
should be left to Mr. Yang.
As for the swordsmanship event,
we haven't set up swordsmanship courses.
Are any of you willing to fight?
Chief.
I recommend Dugu Muxue.
Yeah.
Once Dugu draws his sword,
he will defeat the East Kingdom's mission
without breaking a sweat.
That's right!
Hold on.
Chief.
Shouldn't we deliberate over
the decision regarding the five participants?
After all, it concerns Great Yu's national prestige.
Please think it over, Chief.
Teaching Assistant Yang,
what do you propose we do?
I think
we should hold a competition in Shangyi School.
The winners will represent Shangyi School in the events.
Alright.
Students,
will any of you
challenge these five people?
I can't do it. No.
Now that no one mounts a challenge,
then Yang Zi'an,
Shen Dieyi, Tang Jiuhua, Li Xinyuan
and Dugu Muxue will compete.
The honor of Shangyi School
and the glory of Great Yu
depend on you.
Wish you success.
Are you confident?
We are.
Shangyi School!
Shangyi School! Shangyi School! Shangyi School!
Tangtang.
I thought you are only good at music.
I didn't know you can dance.
There are many things you don't know.
Back at home, when I practiced with
my dancers every day...
Dieyi,
ever since you came to me,
I've never seen them again.
You've got to believe me.
Alright. Alright.
What dance are you going to perform?
According to my analysis,
the East Kingdom's dances excel in mood and atmosphere,
but fall behind
in rhythm and beauty.
I plan to start there.
So I chose Sogdian Whirl.
Sogdian Whirl?
I seem to have heard of it.
Raise her sleeves as the music starts.
Whirl and dance like a falling snowflake.
It must be beautiful.
But
Sogdian Whirl is usually for women.
Tangtang, you...
Zi'an.
People have this wrong impression of Sogdian Whirl.
Male dancers are more suitable for it.
Sogdian Whirl is one of the Vigorous Dances.
And Vigorous Dances
aim to show humanity's robust shapes.
However, my dancing skills have become rusty
after I enrolled in Shangyi School.
Alright.
I'll stop chatting with you.
Got to hurry and practice.
Tangtang, work hard.
Go for it.
Dieyi.
How well are you prepared for the competition?
Don't worry.
You all commended the foods I made.
Yeah.
Dieyi's foods
are absolute delicacies.
Dieyi,
you have made delicious grilled fish
and pastries in the past.
But this is a competition.
It requires more than tastes.
You need to present a combination of excellent look, smell and taste.
You also need to incorporate good morals.
Good morals?
Isn't food all about the taste?
Dieyi,
I think Zi'an is right.
You should think it over.
Got it.
I'll spend these days thinking about
what kind of food I should make
and the good morals I can endow them with.
Xinyuan, Dugu,
you can guarantee a win, right?
Right.
I'm not under much pressure.
But I will be memorizing
more mathematical methods these days.
Zi'an, what about you?
You'll see when the time comes.
Keep me guessing.
♪ The first ray of sunshine falls down, ♪
♪ illuminating the shapes flying against the wind. ♪
♪ The vigorous free spirits. ♪
♪ The courage to tear the sky. ♪
♪ Time goes by, never giving up. ♪
♪ The youthful requests ♪
♪ break free from the shackles of mind. ♪
♪ I won't flinch even if tears run down my cheeks. ♪
♪ There might be ups and downs, but don't lose your spirit. ♪
♪ You and I are young. ♪
♪ We can't stay silent in corners. ♪
♪ Be proud of me. ♪
♪ Fiery faith burns with hot blood. ♪
♪ Get ready to go all out. ♪
♪ Let our dreams shine now. ♪
♪ My dream keeps me young. ♪
♪ Keep running. ♪
♪ It doesn't matter if the road ahead is turbulent. ♪
♪ Rise to the challenge. Don't beg for mercy. ♪
♪ Don't fail the days of youth. ♪
♪ Embrace sunshine. ♪
Spicy.
No. No. No.
If I make it sour...
Mr. Shen.
Aunt Zhang.
What are you doing in the kitchen at midnight?
I'm worrying.
What are you worrying about?
I've got to cook.
You're such a great cook. Don't worry about it.
Aunt Zhang, you don't understand.
I'll represent Great Yu
and Shangyi School at the cooking event.
If I lose, Great Yu will lose face.
Look at you, frowning and wincing.
Life is short.
Go back to sleep.
You'll figure it out tomorrow morning.
Wait.
What did you say?
I said you'll figure it out tomorrow.
No.
Before that.
Go back to sleep.
No. No. No.
Before that.
You're being annoying.
I said you were frowning and wincing.
Life is short.
Yes. That's it.
Thank you!
Mr. Shen.
What are you doing?
It's inappropriate for men and women to touch each other.
Sorry. Sorry.
Check it out.
How much does this kettle cost?
It's a five-piece set.
Five?
Do you want an umbrella?
How much does this umbrella cost?
It's a five-piece set.
If you buy five umbrellas, I'll give you one for free.
Five?
Odd.
Come and have a look.
Check it out, Miss.
It's a five-piece set.
Why is everything a five-piece set?
You may not be aware of it,
but it's to bring good luck to the Five Scholars of Shangyi School.
The Five Scholars of Shangyi School.
Shen.
Yeah.
The Five Scholars of Shangyi School
will compete with the East Kingdom's mission.
They are going to win honor for our Great Yu in this major event.
Shen.
Yes.
I should go find Shen.
Miss, are you buying it or not?
Buy it for good luck.
= Shangyi School =
Little witch.
Is it beautiful?
Not at all.
Where is Shen?
Shen
went to harvest vegetables in the back hill today.
You might not get to see him.
By the way,
how did you come in?
I climbed over the wall.
Lucky for you.
You get to watch my stunning dance today.
It's not worth watching.
I wonder who hid there
and watched for a long while.
I...
I was waiting for you lame fat goose to cut a poor figure.
Because you stepped on me!
Not listening. Not listening.
What a vulgarian.
Never mind. I'm not lowering myself to your level.
I'll just continue my practice.
Lame leg!
Are you okay?
How are you?
I'm fine.
You don't look fine.
Is your leg broken?
What are you talking about? I have a competition to join.
What is this iron plate for?
I decided to perform Sogdian Whirl.
To make my moves lighter,
I've used an iron plate to increase my foot's strength.
Gosh. It swells so badly.
Poor thing.
I got hurt. Why are you so down?
I jinxed you.
I shouldn't have called you lame.
Wait here.
I'll get a doctor for you.
You will heal. Wait here.
Can you help me up first?
Little witch!
Mr. Tang's foot is severely injured.
He needs to repose in bed these days.
What are you talking about?
I'm perfectly fine.
If you speak nonsense again...
Don't move.
Doctor.
Is this
really serious?
If he insists on exercising a lot,
he might not be able to walk in the future.
It's all my fault.
I shouldn't have called you lame.
Miss Yu'er, don't blame yourself.
If you didn't find out his injury in time,
the consequence would be much worse.
In that case,
Mr. Tang,
you should give up the match.
Rest easy to recuperate.
Dr. Wu,
trust me.
I...
I have been learning dances since childhood.
Injuries are a normal part of my life.
This small injury can't beat me.
Dr. Wu.
Look.
I'm not...
Don't move.
Stop moving.
Alright.
Sit down.
Tangtang,
the competition is important,
but your health is more important.
Mr. Shen is right.
We don't have to
pay the price known as your health.
Dr. Wu.
Please trust me.
I can really do this.
I want to compete.
Come on.
Just let Tang Jiuhua compete.
I have been loving jade since childhood,
but carving jade is energy-consuming and harmful to my hands.
My father forbade me to carve jade because I'm a girl.
There was one time that
I found a very pretty jade stone,
but my father took it.
I still think about that jade stone now.
People regret the things they haven't done,
but don't grieve over the things they have done.
Instead of letting Tang Jiuhua regret,
you should allow him to compete.
Little witch.
You...
Mr. Tang,
have you thought it over?
I have, Dr. Wu.
I have given very serious thought to it.
I want to compete.
You deserve to be Shangyi School's student.
However,
Miss Han,
you have broken into Shangyi School several times.
I don't think it's appropriate.
Mr. Shen, I'll visit you another day.
You guys keep up the good work.
I will come to visit you.
See you!
Alright.
Have some rest.
We will stop bothering you.
See you, Dr. Wu. Goodbye, doctor.
Tangtang.
Dieyi,
I'm fine.
Folks,
today we are holding the first of the five events of
the competition between Great Yu's Shangyi School and the East Kingdom's mission,
dancing.
The event starts now.
Good!
Tangtang!
Go!
Good! Good!
Awesome dancing!
What is going on?
Tangtang sprained his ankle the other day
when he was practicing.
But he insisted on competing.
Tangtang!
Keep it up!
Tangtang, keep it up!
Keep it up!
Mr. Tang, keep it up!
Keep it up!
You can do it, Tangtang!
Tang, keep it up!
Keep it up, Tangtang!
Keep it up!
Tangtang, keep it up!
Tangtang!
Play the music!
Tang Jiuhua! Go for it!
Tangtang!
Tangtang! It's okay! Tangtang!
You are the best! Tangtang!
I can't believe
Tang Jiuhua has a serious side.
Losing this event
must be awful to Tangtang.
I hereby announce that
the winner of the dancing event
is
the East Kingdom's mission.
Yay!
Great!
Good!
Having lost the first event,
we are off to a rocky start.
Due to his incredible training intensity,
Mr. Tang sprained his ankle before the event.
The doctor diagnosed him with a serious injury.
If he insisted on competing,
he might not be able to walk in the future.
Even so,
Mr. Tang went on and competed.
His spirit of never giving up
is advocated by Shangyi School.
Tangtang.
Don't beat yourself up.
You have done well enough.
That's right, Tangtang.
I didn't expect you to compete with an injury
and dance so well.
I admire you so much.
How about
we ask the doctor to check on you again?
No need.
Just a small injury.
Thank you.
I have failed you.
I didn't win the event.
Sorry for letting you down.
Alright, Tangtang,
you have got me.
Wait until the cooking event.
I'll slay them and revenge you.
That will be your victory,
not mine.
How is my victory not yours?
We win honor for Shangyi School
and Great Yu.
Right?
Yeah. Yeah.
So that's what you mean.
Dieyi,
how well are you prepared for the cooking event?
I have pretty much
finished preparing.
Just wait
and see.
How are you doing?
Dieyi, check these out.
It's really fresh.
I picked them with Dugu this morning.
That explains it.
Look at this.
The viscosity is perfect.
But
why are we using pagoda tree sap to knead dough?
Dough kneaded with pagoda tree sap
has a faint scent
and the ability to remove the heat in your liver,
cool your blood and detoxify your body.
It makes everything better.
Dugu.
Add some more.
Oh,
and Tang Jiuhua.
I've got to cook a few dishes for him.
= East Wing =
Here.
Have some food.
Dieyi.
I'm injured. I can't eat.
Alright.
Isn't your leg injured?
Your hand is not injured.
When I make a slight move...
Ouch.
I want to be fed.
It hurts.
Then don't eat.
I'm sorry.
Eat it yourself.
Yummy!
Then eat more.
The egg is tasty too.
Sir.
Teaching Assistant Yang.
Are these
the food materials you've prepared for the cooking event?
What's your opinion, sir?
Mr. Shen, don't be so nervous.
I'm also a citizen of Great Yu.
I certainly hope Shangyi School will
win the event on behalf of Great Yu.
Is that so?
But do you truly believe that
you can defeat
the East Kingdom with these dishes?
Let me tell you this.
The East Kingdom is most creative.
They learned how to cook raw fish slices from us
and reinvented it
into 38 dishes.
Therefore,
you must not underestimate them.
So many.
It seems I underestimated them.
I thought what matters
in cooking raw fish slices is the food material and cutting techniques.
Remember that
you need to know yourself as well as your enemy in order to win.
I know.
I will think about it.
Pride goes before a fall.
You must be well-prepared.
Dieyi,
your dishes are a combination of excellent look, smell and taste.
If you cook these dishes tomorrow,
you will definitely defeat
the East Kingdom's ambassador.
But I'm curious that
when you became such a great cook?
Not great at all.
It's so far from the standard set by Teaching Assistant Yang.
I used to dream about becoming a cook.
But I'm helping...
I'm helping myself investigate my background.
So I have to stay in Shangyi School.
Now Great Yu's honor is mine to defend.
I wonder
when I will realize my dream.
When did Dieyi start to...
I feel like I don't know her.
Besides,
according to
Zi'an,
I need not only a combination of excellent look, smell and taste,
but also a unique name.
Take this Pagoda Leaf Cold Dish for example.
I have followed the ancient recipe
in making the dish.
But I can't
say its name to the judges.
Tangtang,
don't you have a taste for classy things?
How about you give me a name?
Tangtang.
Name?
What name?
You didn't hear what I said.
Zi'an said
every dish needs not only a combination of excellent look, smell and taste,
but also a classy name.
Dieyi,
do you care so much about Yang Zi'an's remark?
I'm just striving to win.
Yes.
It's all for the competition.
I'm not good at
naming things anyway.
You'd better consult Yang Zi'an.
Tangtang.
Why are you being weird?
You call me rude?
You are insolent.
Let go.
You...
Don't worry.
You all commended the foods I made.
It seems Dieyi has put a lot of efforts
into this competition.
= Shangyi School =
Dieyi.
Xinyuan.
You are up so early.
You will be competing today.
I heard that
you are having trouble naming your dishes.
So I came by to see
whether I can help you.
Xinyuan,
you are my real buddy.
The others must be sleeping right now.
You can give me advice.
Sure,
tell me.
For dishes like the Pagoda Leaf Cold Dish
and Frog and Osmanthus Soup,
I haven't found suitable names.
However, I have named my favorite dishes
that I often cook.
Hear me out
and tell me whether these names will work.
Okay. Say it.
You ask about the date of my return, but the date is uncertain.
Braised eggplant and stewed chicken.
The old man married a much younger woman.
Fried green pepper and sauteed pig intestines.
I knew it.
They won't work.
But the competition is about to start
and I still have no suitable...
This is...
The sky is blue. The wilderness is boundless.
The wind lowers the grass. Sheep and cattle come into sight.
This is
Zi'an's handwriting.
Zi'an's...
I got it.
The green noodles on the Pagoda Leaf Cold Dish
look like a green prairie.
And the partly hidden tofu
is the sheep and cattle on the prairie.
It's the best name for
the Pagoda Leaf Cold Dish.
Separated by a clear river, the lovers can't speak to each other.
Using the cowherd and the weaver to describe the Frog and Osmanthus Soup.
So brilliant.
Silly Dieyi.
When Zi'an wrote "Separated by a clear river,
the lovers can't speak to each other,"
I'm afraid he wasn't just talking about the cowherd and the weaver
who were separated by the heavenly river and unable to confess their love for each other.
He was also speaking to you.
This one is brilliant too.
I tried to come up with a name for the whole night.
Zi'an is indeed brilliant.
Now the problem has been solved.
Am I right, Xinyuan?
Today we are holding
the second event,
the cooking event.
Both participants will cook foods that represent
their countries within the specified time limit on site.
The judges will score the dishes
according to their looks, smells and tastes.
The participant with the higher scores will win.
I hereby
announce that
the event starts now.
Great Yu's food culture is profound.
The competition's time limit is too short
to display every delicacy of Great Yu.
Food has five tastes: sourness, sweetness, bitterness, spiciness and saltiness.
The five tastes are actually the five essences
stored in the five internal organs.
Therefore, we need to balance the five tastes.
My entries today
are five dishes that represent the five tastes.
Today I'm making
the most sought-after dish in my country.
Raw Fish Slices.
Frying and cooking
damage food's original flavor.
The real delicacy
carries a natural and original flavor
without being cooked.
The first dish
is a soup made of frog and osmanthus.
It's called "Separated by a Clear River,
the Lovers Can't Speak to Each Other."
The soup is savory
and can strengthen one's spleen and produce body fluid in the long term.
The second dish
is made by squeezing the sap out of pagoda leaves and use the sap to knead the dough.
Tofu and celery supplement the noodles. Together, they constitute a white and green dish.
The dish caters to the mood described in "The sky is blue. The wilderness is boundless.
The wind lowers the grass. Sheep and cattle come into sight."
It has a bitter taste and can remove heat from one's body to protect one's heart.
He cuts the snow-white flesh silently.
The East Kingdom cook is using an excellent cutting technique to make Raw Fish Slices.
The East Kingdom learned how to make Raw Fish Slices from Great Yu.
But now, it shows the potential
to surpass its master.
The third dish
is Bright Roast Shrimps.
Ignite the seaweed
to smoke the living shrimps into a crystal clear dish.
Because the food materials and fuels came from the sea,
so this dish is called
"We Are from the Same Root,
Why Would You Fry Me?"
It should be eaten with mustard.
It has a spicy taste
and can cleanse one's lung and dispel coldness.
The fourth dish
is Chicken with Scallion and Vinegar,
supplemented by litchi.
It's named "The Phoenix Strolls on the Phoenix Tower.
The Phoenix Is Gone, the Tower is Empty, the River Keeps Flowing."
It can improve one's eyesight and tonify one's liver.
The fifth dish
is made of sheep's bone marrow and venison
in cow's intestines.
It should be eaten with good wine and has a salty and savory taste.
It can nourish one's yin and tonify one's kidney.
It's named "Cook Mutton and Beef for Us to Enjoy,
We Should Have Three Hundred Drinks to Celebrate."
The names you mentioned earlier are fairly interesting.
But the last name
is too straightforward and dull.
I heard that Great Yu has a wealth of talents.
It turns out to be so-so.
The Great Yu owns vast lands and abundant resources
as well as a wide variety of food materials.
Perhaps East Kingdom's ambassadors
are a little dazzled.
As the saying goes, "Sages have all been solitary since ancient times,
only a drinker can leave his name behind."
If you can't understand
Great Yu's delicacies,
you might as well drink
the wine that serves as my side dish.
We'd like to show our hospitality as the host,
lest people should laugh at us.
You...
Dieyi, well said!
I'm afraid Yiyi isn't the one
who came up with the classy names.
Dieyi is so smart.
It's no surprise that he can come up with this kind of names.
Time is up.
Present your dishes.
I have made Raw Perch Slices,
Raw Sand Fish Slices, Raw Jellyfish Slices,
Three Raw Dainty Slices, and Raw Red Crystal Slices.
After being made,
the fish slices must be eaten soon.
Otherwise, they will lose their savoriness.
They come with my special seasoning sauce.
Please enjoy.
Judges, please enjoy.
The three judges have reached an agreement.
Shangyi School's dishes have excellent looks, smells, tastes
and classy names inspired by poetry,
flaunting a unique style.
The East Kingdom's dishes are natural and simple,
showing extraordinary cutting techniques, a remarkable imagination and uniqueness.
The cooking event
is a draw.
A draw?
It's a cooking event
and all he can make are raw fish slices.
How can it be a draw when his dishes are so simple?
Unfair! Unfair!
Yeah.
The judges are biased.
We are comparing their cooking skills.
Cooking skills are all about the look, smell and taste.
A dish's look depends on the cutting technique and imagination.
If it were up to me,
I'd say they did not draw,
but our participant won.
Judges,
I have a few words,
but I'm not sure whether I should speak.
Speak.
I think
the judges' decision is inappropriate in the following ways.
First of all,
the cooking event demands that
the participants make special delicacies from their countries.
But the raw fish slices
spread from Great Yu to East Kingdom.
How can these dishes represent your country?
Second of all,
the dishes must have excellent looks, smells and tastes.
I may be far from the dishes and can't be sure,
but I think the foods made by the East Kingdom's cook
have no smell.
Indeed,
the raw fish slices have no smell.
Third of all,
and most importantly,
the East Kingdom's ambassador used Spanish mackerel and sandfish to make raw fish slices.
These two fishes lay eggs in this reason.
These two fishes taste the best
during their spawning period,
but catching and slaughtering them at this time damages harmony
and sabotages the reproduction and balance of fishes.
Mencius said "We shouldn't miss the farming season if we want enough crops.
We shouldn't cast a fishing net that is too dense if we want enough fishes.
We shouldn't cut down all the trees
if we want enough woods."
After its foundation, our Great Yu
stipulated a two-month closed fishing season
to guarantee the balance and reproduction of fishes.
The cooking event
tests not only the cooks' ability to create flavors,
but also the cooks' understanding of
delicacies.
Therefore,
I think the winner of this event
should be Great Yu's participant.
Please judge fairly.
Wait a minute.
Folks,
the three judges have discussed the matter again
and came to the final conclusion.
It's the closed fishing season.
And fishes are laying eggs.
The East Kingdom only cares about today's event
and takes no account of the future.
Shangyi School's dishes
excel the East Kingdom's by a narrow margin
in terms of morals and effect.
Therefore, I announce that
Shangyi School wins
the cooking event.
Yay!
This is great!
The mathematics event
will be held three days later.
Dieyi,
you are awesome!
An anticipated outcome.
I heard that
Shangyi School won the cooking event?
Your Majesty,
Shen Dieyi won the event
for Shangyi School with five dishes.
Five dishes?
Yes.
The five dishes have five tastes: sourness, sweetness, bitterness, spiciness and saltiness.
He used the five tastes to
mirror the energy of five internal organs.
It's herbal cuisine in a sense.
Clever.
Shen Dieyi not only excels at political discourses,
but also has unique ideas.
The next event is the mathematics event to be held three days later?
Your Majesty,
three days later,
Second Prince will represent Shangyi School in the mathematics event
to compete with an ambassador.
My son Xinyuan?
Yes, Second Prince.
Using the alias "Li Xinyuan",
he studied in Shangyi School.
Now with his academic achievements,
he will compete with the East Kingdom on behalf of the Great Yu.
Great Yu is really lucky to have him.
I hope he will win the event
for our Great Yu Empire.
Then, do you plan to
watch the event by then?
I will see.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Dieyi,
I knew you will win.
The East Kingdom's dishes were so lame.
Tangtang,
the credit should go to Zi'an.
That's not true.
If you didn't cook well,
nothing he said would matter.
Yiyi,
are you sure you came up with all the names?
I'm not that talented in literature.
That's not important.
What's important is,
Dieyi,
when will you make a table full of dishes for us?
Tangtang, all you think about is food.
I haven't even thanked Zi'an for the win.
Zi'an,
thank you.
The names
are just the icing on the cake.
Dieyi,
if you have any difficulty,
you can always come to me.
I mean us.
Alright.
Stop talking about me.
When Shangyi School wins the whole competition,
I will cook delicious foods
to reward you all. What do you say?
Oh yeah.
Xinyuan.
The mathematics event will start soon.
How well are you prepared?
Now the score is 1-1.
The mathematics event is very important.
Don't worry. I will do my best.
I have faith in you. You can do it.
Look back at that day.
Memories slip through time.
Caress your face in the air.
For a moment,
it's partly visible.
Thinking about you day and night.
Many scenes
come to mind.
Time stops.
Hard to sleep.
How I wish to tell.
From the day I met you,
my world has been all about you.
Maybe
every time we pass by each other,
we do it because destiny says so.
How to bury the past between me and you?
How I wish to tell.
From the day I met you,
my world has been all about you.
The figure
blurs in the wind.
The smile is flowery.
Right now, all I want to say is
I love you.