All That is Bitter is Sweet — Season 1, Episode 23: Episode 23
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 30 episodes
Episode synopsis
YAT-YUEN and KAI-KEI notice there is a disease-stricken girl after they are trussed up, whereas the Chief denounces that their people have passed away one after another ever since the Han Chinese arrived at their Miao Fortress, so he is going to kill the two and make them the sacrifice for his dying daughter. Revealing her identity as a doctor, KAI-KEI claims that she is able to cure the girl. Later on through her investigation, she discovers that the water from the mountain is contaminated and suggests that the Chief should abandon their village and move out with the other villagers. According to the Chief, some Han Chinese arrived there two years ago, and ever since then, the women and seniors of their clan have died from a mystery ailment.… ...
About All That is Bitter is Sweet
The Dou family of Foshan is an affluent family that owns and runs Sheung Chun Tong, the largest traditional Chinese apothecary in town. When an epidemic occurs in Foshan and the shop's medicine is found to be the cause, the shop owner is accused of murder and is imprisoned. In order to help release her father, the family's only daughter, Dou Gaai-kei, sets out to investigate.