An American general demands I-hsin personally deliver a tea sample, but heavy rains block her route home. KK's fertilizer plant finally opens with US support, and a lavish celebration draws him and I-hsin closer. When I-hsin tries to fill the factory's off-season with pickled cabbage orders, her furious father brings in a legendary Chinese tea mogul as a new partner.
美國克拉克將軍要薏心親自將六號茶茶樣送到他手上；薏心卻遇大雨封路，無法回新竹拿茶。 KK在美方幫助下順利開張化肥廠，成了「化肥大王」的吉桑舉辦「北埔例」慶功宴，酒酣耳熱氛圍拉近了KK與薏心的距離；民主思潮雜誌聚會也讓KK與夏慕雪日益熟稔。 薏心要接高麗菜乾訂單填補茶廠空窗，盛怒的吉桑找來中國茶葉大王穆佬合作。
