Episode 14 recap: Lian Man Er's wine was robbed.
Lian Hua Er was about to get married and came to bid farewell to her parents with her husband. They were all reluctant to part. When Lian Hua Er was about to board the sedan chair, the matchmaker said that she should step forward with her right foot first, as the left foot is traditionally for men and it is important to follow the customs. Some onlookers heard this and said that Lian Hua Er dropped the jade pendant from her husband's family, and this incident was used by her in-laws to set rules for her.
Lian Man Er was also present at the wedding banquet, serving the wine she brewed to everyone. The people who tasted the wine thought it was really good. Someone asked Lian Man Er about the price, and she said the wine costs five taels. Everyone thought it was quite cheap and expressed their desire to buy it. The Song family was in a hurry because they lost their goods and bought the wine to find the head of the association.
The association head tasted the wine and thought it was excellent, so he ordered a hundred barrels. Lian Man Er came back and was very happy, saying that the Song family ordered a hundred barrels of wine from her and wanted it delivered to the capital. If it sold well, they might even order a thousand barrels in the future, which would quickly earn her a thousand taels. Lian Hua Er overheard some maidservants discussing this and was surprised that the bride's family was selling wine at the banquet, as she had never seen such a thing before.
Lian Hua Er was also displeased upon hearing this. The next day, she went to visit her mother-in-law, who asked her if she knew what she did wrong. Lian Hua Er said she didn't know what she did wrong. Her mother-in-law mentioned the incident with the jade pendant, and Lian Hua Er admitted that she was too afraid to tell her husband, so she bought a fake jade pendant instead.
Lian Hua Er's mother-in-law said that her husband is just a commoner and she has no objection to him marrying a village girl. It was then that Lian Hua Er realized her husband had deceived her. Her husband reassured her that they could still have a good life together.
To make the wine, Lian Man Er borrowed money again. Her father was worried that she wouldn't be able to repay the debt, but Lian Man Er believed that the money from the Song family would solve everything.
Lian Hua Er hated Shen Nuo and ordered someone to rob the goods. Shen Nuo helped in robbing the wine, and people from the Yu Xiang Jin side said that it was the girl who was helping the Song family. Shen Nuo ate some peanuts and realized it was Lian Man Er.
Lian Man Er claimed that her wine had been confiscated by the authorities, but she had personally inquired and found out that the authorities hadn't confiscated it. Moreover, she had the documents to prove it, and she didn't know who had robbed it. Lian Man Er had borrowed money from Old Jin Shu before, and now that she hadn't received the money for the wine, she couldn't repay them.
The person who lent her money came to demand repayment from Lian Man Er, who indeed didn't have that much money now. Old Jin Shu asked them to give Lian Man Er another half a month's extension, and if she still couldn't repay by then, he would help cover it. Since Old Jin Shu said so, those people didn't say anything further.
Shen Nuo went to find Yu Xiang Jin and said that she wanted the wine that had been robbed back. Yu Xiang Jin said that although the wine wasn't worth much, it was obtained through the hard work of their brothers, so there was no way they would just give it to Shen Nuo. Yu Xiang Jin said that Shen Nuo could only choose either the wine or the account book and asked which one she wanted.
Shen Nuo chose the wine, saying that the person associated with it was important to her. Shi San knew about this matter and was also frustrated, saying that they stayed here to obtain evidence, but now Shen Nuo was not considering the overall situation. Shen Nuo said that they didn't have no clues at all, and Yu Xiang Jin mentioned that these account books were related to a place called Jin Yang Xing, suggesting that they could investigate it.
The person who lent money stopped Lian Man Er and demanded repayment, saying that they couldn't delay any longer since they couldn't recover their principal. The person wanted to take away Lian Man Er's grapes, but Wang You Heng arrived and gave them money, asking them to leave first. Wang You Heng noticed that Lian Man Er was feeling down and asked her what she liked.
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