Short End of the Stick

The government of the Republic of China overthrows the manchurian dynasty. PUYI and his concubines still live in the Forbidden City and are served by the eunuchs. LEE SUK-KUNG, eunuch of the Imperial Kitchen, prepares rich meals for the emperor every day. TAN TIN, eunuch of the Imperial Pharmacy, has been learning from the imperial doctors for many years and is able to give treatments to patients. The eunuch CHAN SIU-FUNG continues to serve the concubines regarding makeup and beauty matters. In 1923, the palace is on fire. PUYI suspects that the eunuchs have set the palace on fire and so he kicks them out. After leaving the palace, SUK-KUNG, SIU-FUNG and TAN TIN start doing menial works at an ordinary restaurant in town. After work, they discover that CHING-YI of the "Progressive Society" has captured CHUI Gong Gong and two other eunuchs. CHING-YI keeps blaming the eunuchs and asks SUK-KUNG to throw eggs at CHUI Gong Gong. CHUI Gong Gong's foster son CHUI CHUN-SING takes the eggs and throws the eggs at CHUI Gong Gong. He tells SUK-KUNG secretly that they can only help CHUI Gong Gong by not allowing others to throw eggs at him.

KAM HEUNG asks Dr BIDDU to treat both SIU-FUNG and TAI-NAM. The three men follow KAM HEUNG to the job agency to recruit male menial workers. When they return to the village, they hear that Auntie NGAU is urging others to catch the thieves. SUK-KUNG and the others catch LUNG, FU, PAO successfully. The three thieves are the subordinates of TSUI DAI-FU from the adjacent village but DAI-FU denies that he has tried to steal the seed-grains. He even teases Kam's Village for failing to have baby boys for many years already. After TAI-NAM's father KAM CHEONG and his subordinates return, KAM HEUNG scolds him for not taking up his job. KAM CHEONG's wife YIN-WAI learns about her cousin DAI-FU's matter and apologizes to KAM HEUNG.

KAM HEUNG, KAM CHEONG and the others go to TSUI's family ancestral hall and they discover that TAI-NAM is captured by them. DAI-FU's family members urge him to let go but DAI-FU wants to maintain his reputation. Luckily, YIN-WAI arrives to solve the problem. CHUN-SING has got a fever after catching a cold, and TAN TIN brings him to the doctor. TAI-NAM goes gambling, and she forgets to pick up SIU-FUNG. SIU-FUNG goes to look for her at the casino. TAI-NAM has lost all her money and decides to continue the bet by offering SIU-FUNG. CHUN-SING is so ill that he looks very pale.

KAM HEUNG used to learn from her father that the day the boar dies, the male carp keels over and the dog foams at the mouth is the day the KAM family’s posterity is cut off. TAI-NAM brings SUK-KUNG and TAN TIN to a shabby watchtower. KAM HEUNG requests SUK-KUNG and TAN TIN to burn LI LIAN-YING's statue and the statue of the boy and girl attendants of the fairies. Many bad things happen to the villagers. KAM HEUNG and TAI-NAM think that they are being cursed. KAM CHEONG's third daughter TAI-DAI returns to the village after studying. When LAW HAI and YIN-CHO pick her up, there is an ice storm. The villagers gather at the ancestral hall, for they believe that the bad things are a result of the curse long ago

DAI-FU says that KAM HEUNG is 30 years old already and she should get married. KAM HEUNG wants SUK-KUNG to say that she is not getting married for the benefits of all villagers but SUK-KUNG says that she can get married if she wants to. KAM HEUNG therefore decides to organize a husband recruitment event three days later. TAN TIN finds a medicine bottle in the pond and he suspects that the fishes have died because of it. CHUN-SING and SIU-FUNG wait at the reception desk but nobody is signing up.

All ladies in the KAM's family are arrogant. SIU-FUNG tries to change their image so that they could attract more candidates. CHUN-SING introduces the charming man KO KWAN to KAM HEUNG and KAM HEUNG finds him satisfactory. She decides to sign a confidential agreement with him and pretends to get married with him. KO KWAN discovers from the newspaper that TAI-DAI was performing magic in sexy costumes in a dance club. CHUN-SING learns that TAI-DAI was interested in a poet called PAK LONG. Dr BIDDU fails to cure DOR-BO's smallpox. TAN TIN is not confident to treat DOR-BO and he tries to invite a doctor from Beiping by telegraph.