The boss tells Lu that if the new granary is finished before the autumn festival, the workers will get a raise of 20 percent. Lu wants to know if the beans that he asked Lu to harvest will be too expensive. Lu tells the boss that he collected all the beans from every town in the area. The boss asks Lu if he can try making the preserved egg recipe that Lu gave him. Lu says that he will make the recipe strictly confidential. He says that it's been half-a-year since he left, but he will not be able to return.