Country Spirit

Charmaine Sheh Sze-Man

黎順風

Paul Chun Pui

古世龍

Sheren Tang Shui-Man

古瑤

Lo Hoi-Pang

古世熊

Yuen Wah

金吉祥

Rebecca Chan

谷燕歡

Derek Kwok Jing-Hung

羅鎮英

Joe Ma Tak-Chung

古桂生

Rain Lau Yuk-Chui

賽綺紅

Alice Fung So-Bor

鄧蓮

Deon Cheung Chung-Chi

古桂霖

Suet Nei

劉玉鳳

John Tang Yat-Kwan

谷豐收

Wong Ching

黎九斤

Willie Wai Ga-Hung

何水清

Winnie Yeung Yuen-Yee

陳思齊

Kwan Ching

蘇一文

Seasons

Season 1

42 episodes

Premiered Oct 22, 2001

Episodes

1–6 of 42

Ep 1

Episode 1

Oct 22, 2001

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……

Ep 2

Episode 2

Oct 23, 2001

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……

Ep 3

Episode 3

Oct 24, 2001

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.

Ep 4

Episode 4

Oct 25, 2001

45m

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……

Ep 5

Episode 5

Oct 26, 2001

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……

Ep 6

Episode 6

Oct 29, 2001