The Last Steep Ascent

Having found out that SUN-YUET and MIU TIN appear to be pretty close with each other, SAI-HO suggests to his father to spread a rumor about the two of them having an affair. MIU TIN unveils to SUN-YUET that KWAN-YIU and his son are most likely behind the ruse of mixing croton seed powder into the thorowax root. So PO-LAW and MEI-KUEN establish a scheme that SUN-YUET will offer a position to PO-LAW in the pharmacy. A German businessman, THOMAS, approaches CHAI-MAN to establish a five-year contract for purchasing Fleece flower root as an ingredient of cough syrup, which is turned down by CHAI-MAN in fear of the high risk. Being discovered by SUN-YUET that he is drinking a strong liquor, MIU TIN shows her a letter from CHENG KIU, saying that a drought is spreading to Two Oxen village. After concluding a cooperation agreement with THOMAS in the Ho Ching Tong Pharmacy, he plans to plant the Fleece flower root in Two Oxen village, which he claims is to avert the risk of failure-to-supply. Later on he intends to go back to his hometown, SUN-YUET also plans to accompany him. Bringing along a plaque, MIU TIN goes to visit CHAI-MAN, which greatly worries the others.