Family Fortune - Season 1

1x1 - Episode 1

October 23, 1989

On his way to a destination, Au Yeung Lung Tin discovers Ngai Kin using evil fung shui magic to do evil. Tin spoils Kin's evil plan and contracts enmity from Kin. In order to retaliate upon Tin, Kin later has a fight with Tin. Beaten by Tin, Kin kills himself in shame. Deeply impressed by Kin's death, Kin's son, Ngai Tin Kei, swears to avenge his father's death some day. . Twenty years later, Yau Chi Chai, a wine-maker, with all his wealth looted by warlords, is forced to flee to Kung Ming Town in the south to seek refuge with a distant relative, Lau Pok Hok. The ancestors of Lau Family and Hung Family were close friends who shared weal and woe. They jointly operated wine-distillation business and turned their products 'Hung Lo' wine, into a famous wine. After their death, they were...

1x2 - Episode 2

October 24, 1989

A swindler, KA Ying Ming, with only a bit knowledge of Fung shui, cheats people out of their money whenever he goes. After arriving in Kung Ming Town, he wins Hok's deep trust by grasping Hok's psychology. In order to win Man's trust, Ming attempts to deceive Man into believing his tricks. His tricks are, however, seen through and spoiled by a part-time fung shui adviser, Ling Choi Kau. Knowing that Ming is a swindler, Man tells Pok the fact. But Pok does not believe in his words. Chor Kau foretells that after the moon has risen next night, Sai Man's forehead must be injured once he sees a woman. In order to falsify Kau's words, Man deliberately hides himself in a Buddhist monastery. However, he happens to see a monk having a secret meeting with a nun in the monastery. In a state of...

1x3 - Episode 3

October 25, 1989

Ying Ming acts in accordance with Hok's orders to spoil the Fung Shui of Hung Family. Unfortunately, owing to his limited skills in Fung Shui, he spoils Lau Family's fung shui. This causes both Sai Man and Sin Mo to fail in the imperial examination. Greatly disappointed by Man's failure in the imperial examination, Hok forces Man to give up his studies and engage in business so that Man may inherit his wine-making business in the future. Hok happens to be holding a grand ceremony of freeing captive organisms for accumulating future blessings when Chi Chai arrives in Kung Ming Town with tens of members of Yau Family. Because of lack of food, members of Yau family shoot down the pigeon that Hok has set free. Hok is furious at this. As Chai's relative, Hok reluctantly takes the Yau Family...

1x4 - Episode 4

October 26, 1989

The business of the wine-making factory deteriorates rapidly. However, Hok ascribes this to bad Fung Shui and then asks Ying Ming for solutions. Kai Chai Ming of Yau Family frequents brothel and finally gets into trouble. Learning of this affair, Hok is furious. He gives Chai a warning and urges him to impose tighten discipline on his family. Having a strong desire for learning, Suet Ying appreciates Man’s profound and wide learning. They are congenial to each other. Ying has gradually developed a strong admiration for Man. Fascinated by Mei Kiu's beauty, Ying Ming designs a trick to make Kiu unconscious and attempts to rape her. However, Kai Chai Ming sees through and spoils his trick. Thus, Ying Ming harbours resentment against Yau Family and watches for his chance to take revenge....

1x5 - Episode 5

October 27, 1989

In a state of frustration, Man receives encouragement from Ying. Seeing that Ying has a strong desire for learning, Man adopts her as his first pupil. They become more attached to each other. With support from Ying and Hung. Man establishes a free school in Wen-wu temple against his father's objection. Receiving good responses from youths in the Town, Man is greatly encouraged. Chor Kau has so far been very interested in the learning of 'Fung Shui'. He is also very clever. Appreciating Kau's great interest in Fung shui and cleverness, Au Yeung Long Tin, Kau's neighbour, offers to pass all his 'fung shui' learning to Kau. However, Kau does not accept this offer. Minor quarrels fre?quently take place between them, but actually they care for each other. Having a grudge against Yau Family,...

1x6 - Episode 6

October 30, 1989

The female living dead chases them to Kung Ming Town. The town is thrown into chaos. It is not until later when Long Tin uses magic arts to subdue the living dead that order is restored in Kung Ming Town. Falling a victim to the poisonous gases ejected by the female living dead. Sai Man's temperament changes drastically. His family is thus in a state of bewilderment. Kau asks Long Tin for a cure and makes Man recover. Under the influences of Ying Ming's slander against Yau Family, Pok Hok is persuaded to believe that disasters in Kung Ming Town are caused by Yau Family who have spoiled the town's fung shui. Hok then expels Yau Family out of Kung Ming Town. Trying in vain to ask Hok for pardon, Chi Zai has no choice but to move outside Kung Ming Town and live there in cottages with his...

1x7 - Episode 7

October 31, 1989

After moving out of Kung Ming Town, Yau Family has a hard time owing to lack of food. Suet Ying runs a risk and steals a fowl from a nearby village. Kau discovers this and insults her badly; Ying's feelings are greatly hurt. Afterwards Kau comes to know that Ying steals the fowl for the sake of Kau family. Moved by this he decides to give Ying a fowl. When taking the fowl to Ying's place, Kau by mistake gets into a toilet and Ying happens to be there. Being mistaken by Yau family for a lustful rogue, Kau is beaten by Yau family. Knowing that what Kau comes for, Ying clears up the misunder?standing for him. Despite frequently playing trick on and quarrelling with Ying, Kau inwardly develops good impression towards Ying. Because of pride and ma~ chauvinism, he conceals his love from Ying....

1x8 - Episode 8

November 1, 1989

Believing that Yau Family is not in the wrong, Man secretly takes rice from his family's rice storehouse and gives it to Chi Chai for making wine. When Hok knows about this, he reprimands Man severely. Ying sees that Kau has a talent for fung shui but refuse to become Long Tin's pupil for fear of losing face. She designs a trick by which Tin is asked to pretend to be dying, Kau is deceived and takes Tin as a teacher by performing the Kowtow ceremony. Hok and Yu discover that Yau family's operation of a wine-making factory has caused a drastic decline in their wine businesses. So they send their subordinates to put poison into the wine produced by Yau Family. Overhearing this conspiracy, Lin immediately informs Leung. Anticipating their coming, Yau Family drives away the subordinates...

1x9 - Episode 9

November 2, 1989

Hok and Yu discover that Yau family's operation of a wine-making factory has caused a drastic decline in their wine businesses. So they send their subordinates to put poison into the wine produced by Yau Family. Overhearing this conspiracy, Lin immediately informs Leung. Anticipating their coming, Yau Family drives away the subordinates sent by Hok and Yu. Hok and Yu deeply resent Yau family's spoiling their plan. So, on the excuse that Yau family has spoiled the town's fung shui, they change the course of the river so that Yau family is unable to use the river water. Trying in vain to negotiate the matter with Hok, Chai breaks off his relations with Lau Family. Catching Leung stealing water in Kung Ming Town, the town's people give Leung a good beating. Lin secretly gives Leung the...

1x10 - Episode 10

November 3, 1989

One day, Yu comes to a 'To fu' (foods made of bean curd) shop and finds that the mistress of the shop, Siu Wan Vi, is an image of the fairy maiden depicted in the painting. Fascinated by her, Yu starts to court her. However, in order to protect herself, Wan Yi treats Yu with indifference. Yu is at his wit's end. In order to maintain the livelihood of his family, Chi Chai treks a long way up the mountains to find water sources. Unfor?tunately, he has a bad fall accidentally and is injured. After his recovery, he has turned an idiot. This makes Ying and other members of Yau Family very sad. Grieving about her father's turning an idiot and seeing that Yau Family is not united, Ying is determined to turn sorrows into strength and shoulder the responsibility for leading Yau family. Beset by...

1x11 - Episode 11

November 6, 1989

Knowing that Yu's intention to court her, Wan Yi dallies with him by intentionally treating him warmly at one moment and coldly the next. Preoccupied by Yi, Yu always behaves in a funny way and subjects himself to ridicule from his subordinates. Due to her fascinating appearance, any lustful men come to Yi's ‘To fu’ shop to make approaches to her. Yi thus gets very good business in her shop. Seeing this, women in the town accuses Yi of seducing their men and offending public decency. This creates a sensation in the town. Unable to bear the local women’s making troubles at her shop, YI manages to get Yu to threaten away the women by making use of his status as the chief trainer of the town's local force. Yi is very triumphant. A swindler, Law Hon Cheung, is robbed and faints in the...

1x13 - Episode 13

November 8, 1989

Leading Yau family in operating the wine-making business, Ying fails to turn out the same good wine as they made before. While Yau Family is in a state of anxiety, they happen to see Chi Chai putting flower petals into a wine cask, in which the wine then smells of the kind of fragrance like the wine Yau family made before. Discovering the way of making good wine, Yau family jumps for joy. Choi Tim's only daughter, Ming Chu, is a person brought up to dislike control and restraints. She often wanders about in the disguise as a man. She gets acquainted with Man and Hung by chance. Being congenial to each other, they soon become good friends. Taking Kung Ming Town's being troubled by lots of rats as an opportunity, Yu proposed marriage to Wan Yi on the reason that joys from their marriage...

1x14 - Episode 14

November 9, 1989

With much difficulty Chu finally finds Mo and arrange for him to marry Hung. For the sake of lifelong happiness, Hung and Mo decide to ignore objections from their parents & guardians and leave Rung Ming Town. Knowing that Lin is forced to marry Mo, Leung sneaks into Hung Family's house and intends to disguise himself as Mo to marry Lin. However, he gets involved in the chaotic situation of the wedding. Later, he meets Lin and implores her to leave Hung Family. Unwilling to abandon Hung Family, Lin rejects Leung's request, though very reluctantly. In order to evade their families' searches, Mo and Hung hide themselves in a cave. However, they are short of food. Later, they get Kau's assistance and hide themselves in Kau's house. Pok Hok catches Ming Chu and forces her to tell him the...

1x15 - Episode 15

November 10, 1989

Man misunderstands that it was an intentional act by Ying to take revenge. Sorry to see that Ying is sad all day because of love troubles, Kau offers to explain to Man for her. Man, however, insists that Ying intentionally plays tricks on Hok and refuses to bury the hatchet with her. This makes Ying very sad. Ying consoles herself with drink. When she is half-drunk, she almost sets the wine-making factory on fire. Fortunately, Kau rushes to the factory and helps her to put the fire out. Comforted by Kau, Ying is somewhat relieved. Having found the place where Mo and Hung hide themselves, Yu and Hok go there and take them home. Later, Yu and Hok show under?standing and sympathy for them and agree to their marriage.

1x16 - Episode 16

November 13, 1989

Tin Kei attempts to kill Long Tin in order to avenge his father's death. Being no match for Tin Kei is wounded and later rescued by Ying. Kei vilifies Tin before Ying. Believing in Kei's words, Ying misunderstands Tin. Later, she comes to know that Kei's father had been using magic arts to do evil, kill many common people and cause much suffering. Ying tells Kei this fact, hoping to dispel the misunderstandings between Kei and Tin. But Kei does not listen to her and insists on killing Tin when chances come. Kei chases after Tin in order to kill him, but is stopped by Kau. Kei and Kau start a fight. When they at the same time break off the rival's necklace, broken pieces from their necklaces combine together and create unusual noises with strong light. Recalling what his father told him...

1x17 - Episode 17

November 14, 1989

Learning that Tin is an enemy who killed his father; Kau can hardly accept the fact and tries his best to evade Tin. Kei seizes this opportunity to persuade Kau to join him to deal with Tin; Kau is placed in a dilemma. Kei has found Tin and attempts to kill him. To return favours to Tin for bringing him up, Kau is willing to receive blows from Kei on behalf of Tin. Unwilling to hurt his brother, Kei goes away. People in Kung Ming Town suffer greatly from pollution of river water and imposition of heavy taxes. Man requests Chu to ask her father for a favour and finally tide over the difficulty. Hok wants to make a match of Man and Chu with the purpose of exempting from heavy taxes and deriving advantages from Choi Tim's power and influence. As Man loves Ying deeply, he firmly refuses to...

1x18 - Episode 18

November 15, 1989

In order to help Kei learn to master invincible evil magic, Ying Ming and Hon Cheung catch children in Kung Ming Town for their bone ashes. Kau and others expose their plan and jointly stop it. In order to conceal his evil, Kei kills Ming and Hon in public to prevent them from leaking his secret. While Ying is troubled by being caught between Kau and Man, Yi Hung designs a plan for Ying to test whether Man and Kau really love her. Though the plan brings troubles, Kau and Man are proved to be willing to take risks for Ying. Kei creates a sensation in Kung Ming Town by using evil magic secretly. He then comes out and pretends to find a solution. By this he wants to tempt Long Tin to open the 'Cave with Four Dragons Converging' for him. Seeing through Kei's trick and fearing that Kei will...

1x19 - Episode 19

November 16, 1989

Tin seizes this chance to get Kei's evil exposed in public when he starts actions. Seeing his plot exposed, Kei holds Kau in hostage to force Tin to open the ‘Cave with Four Dragons Converging'. Tin gives in for the sake of Kau's safety. After entering the cave, Kei delivers fatal attack on Tin. Caught unprepared, Tin is finally killed by Kei. Kei is wounded and escapes from the cave. Anticipating Kei's intention to take revenge, Tin left a letter to Kau before his death. In the letter, Tin urges Kau to put aside brotherly love, deal with Kei and prevent Kei from working use of the 'Cave with Four Dragons Converging' to do evil. Due to brotherly love, Kau exhorts Kei to repent, but Kei does not listen to him. In a fit of angry, Kau declares to cut off their ties as brothers and fixes...

1x20 - Episode 20

November 17, 1989

Knowing about Kei's mean behaviours, Chu persuades his father to deal with him. Still relying on Kei to search the 'Cave with Four Dragons Converging', Tim Choi is not willing to conflict with him. Among things left behind by Tin, Kau discovers the 'Eight Fairies Battle Formation', a product fung shui learning which may overcome Kei. Kau then arranges the battle formation with the help of Man and others. Can Kau defeat Kei? How is the eternal triangle which involves Ying, Kau and Man, be resolved?

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