Country Spirit

SHUNG is born honest and simple. He is an illegitimate son. The manager of the wine factory, KOO SAI LUNG sympathizes with SHUNG and her mad mother, LAU YUK FUNG and lets them to live in the cow-shed of his wine factory. They are being looked down upon by everybody and have to tolerate any kind of abuse. LUNG gets back a collection of wine that he found problematic. He returns to the wine factory and carries out a thorough investigation covering six steps from the rice-shed, fermenting, steaming, storing, checking and filling. However, he cannot figure it out. LUNG believes that the problem is due to the steaming process. The supervisor of the steaming section, KOU, does not agree. LUNG also points out that the checking section, in charge by his brother, KOO SAI HUNG, also cannot shift his responsibility. HUNG thinks that LUNG deliberately finds fault on him. SHUNG by chance finds out that reason of why the wine has gone bad……

FANG does not tight the tramp well, hence, the wine barrels break into pieces when the tramp gone ashore. SHUNG is difficult to get at the truth. FANG heard that his father, LAI, intends to sell their family jade. FANG threatens the buyer not to resell their jade. SHUNG asks FANG to compensate for the wine. Unexpectedly, LAI shifts their responsibility. SHUNG then describes the features of FANG’s as evidence. FANG is very angry. YAU begs LUNG to allow KOU to produce a new wine, “cinnamon fragrance”. LUNG agrees. FANG intends to redeem their jade by drawing the lottery. However, somebody is more in need of money than her, FANG gives up the lottery. FUNG turns over KOU’s spring water. SHUNG goes up to the mountain to get the spring water again. YIU accompanies SHUNG. FUNG is so scared that she recalls her bad encounters. FUNG hides in the wine storage room. All worry a lot for her. SHUNG devises to calm her down……

FANG devises to win in the competition. HUAN intends not to give her the cash prize. FANG threatens to destroy the wine yeast. LUNG has no alternative but to give her the cash prize. HUAN is mad. LUNG dos not know whether his son, SAN, could return home in time to get married. LUNG blames HUAN who promised the marriage without his consent. LUNG finds it difficult to explain the case to the bride’s family. FANG loses her cash prize and got no money to redeem her jade. HUAN deliberately buys her jade. KOU’s “cinnamon fragrance” is ready. All are glad. Unexpectedly, LUNG comments that the wine is not good after wine-tasting. KOU does not agree. LAI and FANG’s good friend, YEE follow HUAN’s instruction to work for her. However, HUAN is still reluctant to hand over the jade. SHUNG devises to make HUAN give up the jade. When SHUNG is going to give back the jade to FANG, he breaks it. FANG is mad.

LUNG is very angry as SAN refuses to manage the wine factory. LUNG drives him away. FANG cannot concentrate on her work since SAN has returned. She is disappointed when she found out that SAN is going to marry the daughter of the CHAN’s family, SEE CHAI. SUNG forces SAN to catch fish in the river so as to recall their happy childhood. KOU thinks that LUNG is in bad mood as he always quarrels with SAN. He thus always finds fault on him to vent his anger. KOU intends to leave the wine factory. YIU tries her best to make LUNG and SAN reconcile. LUNG is glad. However, SAN is very dissatisfied with the marriage arrangement. KOU apologizes to LUNG for YIU’s sake. Indeed, KOU does not agree with LUNG. KOU sees YIU drunk. He recalls boss KOWK’s suggestion. They denounce SHUNG who has stolen the wine-making formula and beat him terribly. SAN is angry at LUNG who forces SHUNG to admit his fault relying on violence……

YIU sighs for KOU who has changed a lot. SHUNG comforts YIU. SAN goes to the CHAN’s family to disengage the marriage. CHAI is very upset. LUNG is very angry when he found that SAN has broken the marriage and even decided to join the army. LUNG intends to delete SAN’s name from the genealogical table in a towering anger. SAN takes a ferry to leave home. FANG invites SAN to her home. SAN helps FANG to repair their window and even corrects her who has written her name wrongly. FANG feels grateful for SAN’s concern. With SHUNG’s persuasion, LUNG goes to the pier to try to persuade SAN. FANG’s brother, SHUI fears that FANG will discover his smuggling deals. He makes her faint. KOU by chance discovers the smuggling goods and claims that he will report the case to the government officials. KOU and SHUI have a big fight at the ferry and leads to a fire. KOU dies. YIU is heart-broken……

LUNG heard that SAN has been drowned into the sea from LAI. He orders the whole family to search for SAN but are in vain. SHUNG by chance discovers SAN’s military hat. All believe that SAN has already passed away. YIU worships at KOU tomb. She cannot forget his last will. When LUNG found that HUAN is preparing a shroud for SAN, he is very angry as he cannot convince himself that SAN was dead. SHUNG saw LUNG go to the ancestral hall. He knew LUNG well and comforts him. Since KOU has died, there are different opinions in who should be in charge of the fire. LUNG decides to take up this responsibility by himself despite that he is very sick. Unexpectedly, LUNG faints. FANG’s family is in great debt. FANG risks her life to protect her ferry. LUNG suffers from stroke. HUAN believes in the Feng-Shui master’s words and arranges a Hades wedding for SAN……

FANG ignores the traditional norm on the wedding day. It becomes the hot topic of the town. When she arrived at the KOO’s family, LUNG wakes up. All are glad. When LUNG heard about the Hades wedding, he is very angry and even does not allow FANG to get in. FANG follows the norm and uses a cock to represent SAN during the marriage ceremony. LAM claims to visit the bride’s room, he has had bad intention on FANG instead. Fortunately, YIU arrives in time and stops LAM. HUNG intends to let her daughter, TSANG YU, to marry to a rich family. Therefore, he is very dissatisfied to see her chatting happily with TONG’s son, SOU. HUAN treats FANG as servant. FANG has to tolerate all kinds of abuse. Even the servants look down upon her. SHUNG sees that FANG is late for the meal, he thus brings her his surplus food. FANG misunderstands that SHUNG intends to insult her. HUAN arranges FANG to live in a storeroom……

The KOO’s family maltreats FANG. FANG gives pigs funny names to vent her grievance. FANG believes that SHUNG keeps the secret of “eating the marriage cock” is for his own sakes as he did not want to involve himself into trouble. HUAN always quarrels with her sister–in-law, TANG LIN. LUNG finds them a headache. SOU is very nervous as it is his first time in charge of the fire. SHUNG stands by him and gives him advice. Nevertheless, SOU fails. YIU goes up the hill to pick “fortune fruit”. She encounters danger. Fortunately, SHUNG rescues her in time and carries her back to the village. FANG intends to visit her home three days after the wedding. HUAN gives her a hard time. The superintendent of the wine factory, YING, reports to LUNG. HUAN and HUNG criticize SOU and LAM. LUNG is vexed. FUNG eats all fortune fruits that picked by SHUNG. SHUNG is very angry. HUAN discovers that somebody has changed the wedding cock. She questions SHUNG……