LUNG wants YUEN to return to work but YUEN resorts to drink all the time. YUEN’s mother tries to console him but YUEN scolds her in return. YUEN helps an old woman to catch a thief. The old woman refuses to report the case for she believes that the government officials are even worse than the thieves and YUEN is heart-broken. KIN becomes the chief salt merchant again and he receives a lot of expensive gifts. FAI takes away the gifts for his own use and he damages many of them. KIN is enraged and he starts a quarrel with FAI. YUET hides away from FAI and she agrees to become the mistress of the rich merchant Mr LIU. The Lantern Festival is coming. KIN asks HIN to date SUET but HIN asks SUET to leave work earlier. During the Lantern Festival, PIK asks YIN to arrange a meeting with ON for her. FAI discovers that YUET is acting intimately with LIU. He is enraged and he tries to attack LIU but LIU’s people hit him in return……

龙要求远复职，但远宁愿买醉。母亲聂张氏欲开解儿子，反被远指责。远替老妇捉贼后，老妇不肯报官更说官比贼坏，远心痛不已。坚重掌总商之位后收到不少厚礼，但却被辉私下享受及弄坏，父子争吵起来。月避见辉，更答应当富商廖老板的妾侍。彩灯会至，坚要轩约雪同往，但轩却宁让雪早点离开盐栈。借彩灯会，碧请嫣联络安相会，但此时辉发现月与廖状甚亲密，忍不住出手打人却反被打。嫣通知安碧受脚伤不能相见，两人更言谈甚欢。翌日辉带众乐师到妓院，更声言要替月赎身娶他。龙带队剿盐枭时，本己辞职的远却出现。

龍要求遠復職，但遠寧願買醉。母親聶張氏欲開解兒子，反被遠指責。遠替老婦捉賊後，老婦不肯報官更說官比賊壞，遠心痛不已。堅重掌總商之位後收到不少厚禮，但卻被輝私下享受及弄壞，父子爭吵起來。月避見輝，更答應當富商廖老闆的妾侍。綵燈會至，堅要軒約雪同往，但軒卻寧讓雪早點離開鹽棧。借綵燈會，碧請嫣聯絡安相會，但此時輝發現月與廖狀甚親密，忍不住出手打人卻反被打。嫣通知安碧受腳傷不能相見，兩人更言談甚歡。翌日輝帶眾樂師到妓院，更聲言要替月贖身娶他。龍帶隊剿鹽梟時，本己辭職的遠卻出現。

龍要求遠復職，但遠寧願買醉。母親聶張氏欲開解兒子，反被遠指責。遠替老婦捉賊後，老婦不肯報官更說官比賊壞，遠心痛不已。堅重掌總商之位後收到不少厚禮，但卻被輝私下享受及弄壞，父子爭吵起來。月避見輝，更答應當富商廖老闆的妾侍。綵燈會至，堅要軒約雪同往，但軒卻寧讓雪早點離開鹽棧。借綵燈會，碧請嫣聯絡安相會，但此時輝發現月與廖狀甚親密，忍不住出手打人卻反被打。嫣通知安碧受腳傷不能相見，兩人更言談甚歡。翌日輝帶眾樂師到妓院，更聲言要替月贖身娶他。龍帶隊剿鹽梟時，本己辭職的遠卻出現。