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00:00:25who's child is making such a racket someone lost their life that's hardly a big deal
00:00:45aji
00:00:55sister may i'm getting married tomorrow
00:01:01immortal weddings i know about them don't keep coming here after that these mountains are desolate
00:01:09i won't i know i still have to find a way to take you outside
00:01:16i'll go now
00:01:26stay safe
00:01:38you said you'd take me outside to see the mortal world i've waited 10 years for you
00:01:4410 years
00:01:47how could this happen how could this happen
00:02:00aji
00:02:01you gave me a name and taught me joy and sorrow
00:02:05now your soul rests within the painting
00:02:07the road through this mortal world
00:02:08i'll walk it for you
00:02:11i'll avenge you
00:02:34goodness this child even cries in her sleep
00:02:36she made noise all night
00:02:38when you see your mother still alive
00:02:41you'll surely be startled
00:02:47mother you're alive
00:02:51and ann knew you wouldn't abandon me
00:02:55mother is fine
00:02:56mommy is fine
00:03:04come
00:03:05mother will take you to find food
00:03:12for aji
00:03:13i must get out
00:03:16you can't stop me
00:03:23mother is that all
00:03:26mother are you all right
00:03:28are you tired
00:03:29let's walk more slowly
00:03:31this body is terribly weak
00:03:34aji
00:03:35what exactly happened to you
00:03:38the outside isn't much better than
00:03:39my run-down courtyard
00:03:41these mountains are so desolate
00:03:43forget tigers
00:03:43there isn't even a rabbit
00:03:45this colorful thing must taste delicious
00:03:49i'll try it first
00:03:52mother don't eat it
00:03:58oh i feel awful
00:04:04it looks so colorful
00:04:06so why is it poisonous
00:04:11you know
00:04:13this ugly thing
00:04:14actually tastes good
00:04:15and ann is the clever one
00:04:17you knew about this abandoned house
00:04:18otherwise we'd be eating raw mushrooms
00:04:21it's because mother taught me well
00:04:23has this silly girl noticed
00:04:24or not
00:04:25never mind
00:04:26i'm your mother now anyway
00:04:28now that we're full
00:04:29let's go home
00:04:31aji's life wasn't complicated
00:04:33there was just a little trouble
00:04:42ah
00:04:43he he
00:05:00i'll embroider a plum blossom over it
00:05:03then no one will notice
00:05:05black smoke and broad daylight
00:05:06there must be a fire
00:05:09and ann
00:05:10are you home
00:05:11open the door quickly
00:05:17thank goodness no one was hurt
00:05:19thank goodness you're safe
00:05:24aji
00:05:25you
00:05:26weren't you beaten to death
00:05:30do you know how aji died
00:05:32swiftly as the law commands
00:05:33mommy mommy hong
00:05:35stop chanting
00:05:36you're giving me a headache
00:05:37swiftly as the law commands
00:05:39stop chanting
00:05:41i only want to ask you one thing
00:05:43how exactly did aji die
00:05:44i i don't dare say
00:05:46your husband jang yen
00:05:48i'm right here
00:05:50what are you afraid of
00:05:51it was that bastard jang yen
00:05:54he lost money gambling
00:05:55and wanted to sell an ann
00:05:57to a rich landlord as a child bride
00:05:59aji refused
00:06:00so he attacked her viciously
00:06:02she beat her half the night
00:06:03and she lost her life
00:06:06jang yen
00:06:08very well
00:06:11an ann
00:06:13get out here
00:06:16your mother isn't here to stop me today
00:06:17i'll sell you to pay the debt
00:06:29you're jang yen
00:06:31i was just about to settle accounts with you
00:06:33and you came to me yourself
00:06:34you filthy woman
00:06:36didn't i already beat you to death
00:06:37even better if you're alive
00:06:39you're coming with me too
00:06:41to settle the debt
00:06:44you wretched woman
00:06:46you survived once
00:06:47and now you've grown defiant
00:06:51this thing took you down once
00:06:53and it can do it again
00:07:04hide inside and don't be afraid
00:07:10mother will deal with this loot
00:07:22you're not aji
00:07:24what are you
00:07:28i'm here to collect her debt
00:07:37ink essence becomes needles
00:07:38and enters the body
00:07:40every time you struggle
00:07:41the pain will grow worse
00:07:43tell me
00:07:44how did aji die
00:07:45it wasn't my fault she forced me
00:07:47all she had to do was let me sell an ann
00:07:49then i could repay the money and be done
00:07:50she was the one who refused
00:07:52so i struck her
00:07:53and so you beat her
00:07:55until she lost her life
00:07:57i didn't want that either
00:07:59i could have sold her for some money too
00:08:02who knew she was so frail
00:08:04run
00:08:17the film was translated
00:08:19and narrated by m medias
00:08:28don't be afraid
00:08:29it's all right now
00:08:32mother
00:08:32Zhang Yan you bastard
00:08:34you came to bully aji again
00:08:35this time i'll break your legs
00:08:38ah
00:08:52gremily you're awake
00:08:53an ann
00:08:55your mother
00:08:56is she human
00:08:57or a ghost
00:09:00that pit last night
00:09:01mother is mother
00:09:04who cares whether she's human
00:09:06or a demon
00:09:06she's a good mother
00:09:07who loves her child
00:09:09and a good person
00:09:10who dealt with
00:09:10that bastard
00:09:11Zhang Yan
00:09:13who cares
00:09:13that brute Zhang Yan
00:09:15deserved it
00:09:15ah ji thank goodness
00:09:16you're safe
00:09:19i used to be timid
00:09:20and afraid to interfere
00:09:22if anyone dares
00:09:23bully you two again
00:09:24i'll be the first to object
00:09:26auntie lee
00:09:27i really do need your help
00:09:28well
00:09:31i'll keep calling you
00:09:32ah ji
00:09:33don't worry
00:09:33as long as i can do it
00:09:34i'll help with all my strength
00:09:36auntie lee
00:09:38i want to learn to cook
00:09:40learn to cook
00:09:43i'm good at defeating enemies
00:09:44but cutting vegetables
00:09:47why is it so difficult
00:09:49too little force
00:09:50won't cut through
00:09:50too much
00:09:51will split the chopping board
00:09:54ah ji
00:09:55you're cutting vegetables
00:09:56not firewood
00:09:57you don't need such force
00:09:58relax your wrist
00:10:00rest your fingertips
00:10:01against the back of the blade
00:10:01and follow the grain
00:10:02of the ingredients
00:10:03just like
00:10:03when you pat your child's back
00:10:06a little lighter
00:10:07a little gentler
00:10:18i think
00:10:19i'm getting the hang of it
00:10:20that's right
00:10:22just like that
00:10:24cooking is like
00:10:24raising a child
00:10:26you can't rush it
00:10:31you must take your time
00:10:32and put your heart into it
00:10:34add salt first
00:10:36then drizzle in vinegar
00:10:37stir fry quickly
00:10:38over high heat
00:10:46mother it smells wonderful
00:10:53here
00:10:54and aunt have a taste
00:11:01mother it's delicious
00:11:02it's a hundred times better
00:11:04than yesterday's wild vegetables
00:11:06all right
00:11:07eat slowly
00:11:08don't rush
00:11:12in the days that followed
00:11:14perhaps aziz
00:11:16body didn't reject me
00:11:18i followed auntie lee
00:11:19and learned many
00:11:20home-cooked dishes
00:11:21i gradually became
00:11:22skilled at needlework too
00:11:23that crooked plum blossom
00:11:26finally became neater
00:11:30have you heard
00:11:31aji's husband has been
00:11:32missing for days
00:11:33the authorities are
00:11:34investigating
00:11:35when women from our
00:11:36village went missing
00:11:37the authorities didn't
00:11:38say a word
00:11:38now they're suddenly busy
00:11:40i just think this matter
00:11:41seems suspicious
00:11:42aji is perfectly fine now
00:11:43but jang yen has
00:11:45disappeared
00:11:46what's suspicious about it
00:11:48jang yen committed
00:11:49countless wrongs
00:11:50his retribution came
00:11:52he deserved it
00:11:57aji
00:11:58please save me
00:12:06i truly have nowhere else to turn
00:12:10come let's talk at my house
00:12:22my husband passed away early
00:12:24i've raised my child alone
00:12:26the village ruffians
00:12:27come harass me every few days
00:12:28i can't escape them
00:12:30my clan won't help me
00:12:31they even say
00:12:32i bring misfortune to husbands
00:12:33and want to drive me
00:12:34into an abandoned temple
00:12:39that's outrageous
00:12:41i truly have nowhere else to turn
00:12:45everyone in the village says
00:12:47they say jang yen was
00:12:48it was you
00:12:50please show me
00:12:51a way to survive
00:12:54mother
00:12:55let's help her
00:13:04your husband is gone
00:13:05why not come with me
00:13:07i'll make sure you live well
00:13:10why stay here and suffer
00:13:18ah my hand
00:13:23in broad daylight
00:13:24you bully the weak
00:13:25aren't you afraid of retribution
00:13:27you demoness
00:13:28stay out of my business
00:13:32demoness
00:13:33then i'll be a demoness
00:13:34this once
00:13:42my face
00:13:43take her down
00:13:49let's see who dares
00:13:59what is that
00:14:02if you bully anyone again
00:14:03i'll beat you
00:14:04every time i see you
00:14:06that was incredible
00:14:13thank you
00:14:19thank you for giving me
00:14:20a way to survive
00:14:21mother
00:14:22you were amazing
00:14:23just now
00:14:29that was so satisfying
00:14:31even wong er
00:14:31got what was coming
00:14:32he used to terrorize
00:14:33the village
00:14:33and look down
00:14:35on everyone
00:14:37today
00:14:37he finally met
00:14:38his match
00:14:38it's all thanks
00:14:39to aji
00:14:40if she hadn't
00:14:40stepped forward
00:14:41we'd never dare
00:14:42oppose them
00:14:42who knows how long
00:14:43we'd have suffered
00:14:44it wasn't because
00:14:45i'm capable
00:14:46it's because you
00:14:47stood up for yourselves
00:14:47if any family
00:14:48needs help in the future
00:14:49we'll all help together
00:14:50then no one will dare
00:14:51bully us
00:14:52when women stand together
00:14:53we can hold up
00:14:54half the sky
00:14:54mother says
00:14:56many hands make light work
00:14:57when we stand together
00:14:58we fear nothing
00:15:04aji
00:15:04mother
00:15:07don't worry
00:15:08i'm just tired
00:15:10a night's rest
00:15:11will cure it
00:15:11go to sleep
00:15:12i'll bring porridge
00:15:13tomorrow morning
00:15:13mother
00:15:14i'll stay here with you
00:15:20mother
00:15:21don't leave
00:15:21an-an
00:15:23sleep mother
00:15:23is here
00:15:31aji
00:15:32an-an
00:15:33is doing well
00:15:35she's sensible
00:15:35and kind
00:15:37the women in the village
00:15:38are good too
00:15:40everyone helps
00:15:41one another
00:15:42life is gradually
00:15:43improving
00:15:44it's all right
00:15:46as long as i can
00:15:47protect them
00:15:48what does losing
00:15:49some cultivation
00:15:49matter
00:15:51i endured
00:15:51a century
00:15:52of loneliness
00:15:53let your soul
00:15:54recover here
00:15:54i'll go back
00:15:56and protect
00:15:56an-an
00:15:56someday
00:15:57i'll take you
00:15:58outside
00:15:58i won't break
00:15:59my promise
00:16:05mother
00:16:06why not sing
00:16:07a little song
00:16:12oh
00:16:13why is there
00:16:13demonic energy
00:16:14in this house
00:16:18benefactor
00:16:18this humble taoist
00:16:19was passing through
00:16:20and came to ask
00:16:21for some water
00:16:21would that be convenient
00:16:22the water jar
00:16:23is in the kitchen
00:16:25benefactor
00:16:25your courtyard
00:16:26has good
00:16:26feng shui
00:16:28it's just
00:16:29a little heavy
00:16:29with yin energy
00:16:30this house
00:16:31is old
00:16:32heavy yin energy
00:16:33is unsurprising
00:16:34little one
00:16:36what's your name
00:16:37my name is an-an
00:16:40good an-an
00:16:41grandpa will give you candy
00:16:46taoist priest
00:16:46the water is in the kitchen
00:16:47please leave after drinking
00:16:49all right
00:16:49i'll go now
00:16:51this village woman
00:16:52actually
00:16:53has a scholarly air
00:16:55interesting
00:17:03that's strength
00:17:03isn't that of an
00:17:05ordinary village woman
00:17:07thank you benefactor
00:17:08i shall take my leave
00:17:14that taoist
00:17:14is no ordinary man
00:17:16i must be careful
00:17:22auntie lee
00:17:23your chicken coop
00:17:24faces the wrong way
00:17:25no wonder your hens
00:17:25don't lay eggs
00:17:26is that true
00:17:27what should i do
00:17:28move it three feet east
00:17:29they'll lay eggs tomorrow
00:17:34this taoist has some skill
00:17:36actually
00:17:36what should we do
00:17:38little an-an
00:17:39we meet again
00:17:42you're that taoist grandpa
00:17:43that's right
00:17:45an-an
00:17:47grandpa wants to ask you
00:17:48something
00:17:48has your mother recently
00:17:49seemed different in any way
00:17:51for example
00:17:51does she glow at night
00:17:53no
00:17:54mother is just
00:17:55mother
00:17:55have you ever seen
00:17:56your mother take
00:17:58another form
00:18:00grandpa you're strange
00:18:01why would mother take
00:18:02another form
00:18:05this child
00:18:06is very protective of her
00:18:07mother
00:18:09mother
00:18:10that taoist grandpa is so
00:18:11strange
00:18:12today he asked me
00:18:13if you've ever taken
00:18:14another form
00:18:15oh
00:18:15what did you say
00:18:16i said mother
00:18:17it's just mother
00:18:17what else could you become
00:18:18well said
00:18:19that taoist is a charlatan
00:18:21ignore him
00:18:21that taoist refuses to
00:18:23leave the village
00:18:23he may be here for me
00:18:24i must find a way
00:18:25to make him leave
00:18:27good morning
00:18:28benefactor rz
00:18:30why are you here again
00:18:31taoist priest
00:18:32i calculated with my fingers
00:18:35that your household
00:18:36has joyous news today
00:18:38so i came to congratulate you
00:18:39what joyous news
00:18:41heaven's secrets must not be revealed
00:18:43however
00:18:45i see darkness over your brow
00:18:47you may face a bloody calamity
00:18:49why not let me inspect the house
00:18:53please
00:19:02benefactor
00:19:02i'd like to tell your fortune
00:19:06may i know your birth date and hour
00:19:08i don't know
00:19:10you don't know your own birth details
00:19:12i was taken in as an orphan
00:19:14no one told me
00:19:19why isn't the demon revealing mirror reacting
00:19:21are you done looking taoist priest
00:19:22haha
00:19:23yes i'm done
00:19:24it seems
00:19:24i worried needlessly
00:19:25then taoist priest
00:19:26can you leave
00:19:27now
00:19:33strange
00:19:33why can't it reveal anything
00:19:40the film was translated
00:19:42and narrated by m media
00:19:46that was close
00:19:47fortunately i sealed my ink energy
00:19:49deep within my meridians beforehand
00:19:51otherwise that mirror
00:19:53madam rg
00:19:54long time no see
00:19:58steward qian
00:19:59i've already told you
00:20:00an an isn't negotiable
00:20:01madam you can't say that
00:20:03zhang yan owes my master 30 tails of silver
00:20:05it's written down with his fingerprint
00:20:07he's gone
00:20:08so someone must repay the debt
00:20:12for his debts
00:20:12take his estate
00:20:13how much could that be worth
00:20:16madam my master said
00:20:17either repay the money
00:20:20or hand over anan
00:20:21choose one
00:20:22it's up to you
00:20:24i
00:20:24i'll say this one last time
00:20:26an an is my daughter
00:20:27anyone who lays a finger on her
00:20:28will regret
00:20:29ever being born
00:20:30so you prefer punishment to courtesy
00:20:32search the place
00:20:33see whether zhang yan left
00:20:34anything valuable to repay the debt
00:20:40take one step into this courtyard
00:20:42and see
00:20:43what happens
00:20:52you
00:20:52you dare strike master jow's men
00:20:55just wait
00:20:56i'll report you now
00:21:00ah
00:21:01let's see who dares bully a g
00:21:05chan gui
00:21:06you master's cur
00:21:08chang yan's debt
00:21:09has nothing to do with ah ji
00:21:10you bully a widow and orphan
00:21:14aren't you afraid of retribution
00:21:16exactly go find zhang yan if you're capable
00:21:18get lost
00:21:19come again and i'll greet you with a cleaver
00:21:22just you wait
00:21:23master jow won't let this go
00:21:25will they come again
00:21:27don't be afraid
00:21:28with me here
00:21:29no one will bully you
00:21:41they're here
00:21:42they really lack patience
00:21:56is that all you've got
00:22:18go tell your master
00:22:20if he sends anyone again
00:22:22i'll visit him personally
00:22:29lin ju
00:22:30withdraw the complaint
00:22:31at once
00:22:34then hand over on on
00:22:35if you know what's good for you
00:22:38if today you
00:22:41still refuse to cooperate
00:22:45don't blame me for showing no mercy
00:22:55it seems you're truly courting disaster
00:22:58an ann is my daughter
00:23:00no one will touch her
00:23:09what what is that
00:23:16you abducted women
00:23:17drove tenant farmers to their deaths
00:23:19and lent money at usurious rates
00:23:21today i'll deliver heaven's justice
00:23:24demoness
00:23:25you
00:23:25you dare
00:23:29then watch carefully
00:23:30and see whether i dare
00:23:45it has nothing to do with me
00:23:47my superiors ordered me to do it
00:23:48i merely ran errands
00:23:57jiao de gui is dead
00:23:59cheng gui
00:24:00you're suspected of abducting women
00:24:01driving people to their deaths
00:24:02lending at usurious rates
00:24:04and forcibly buying farmland
00:24:05come to the prefecture for trial
00:24:08my daughter
00:24:09give me back my daughter
00:24:13beast you harmed my daughter
00:24:16you'll meet a terrible end
00:24:27demoness
00:24:29demoness
00:24:30you
00:24:40wonderful
00:24:42that beast finally faced retribution
00:24:44my husband
00:24:47can finally rest in peace
00:25:00today we toast
00:25:01ajee
00:25:01and ourselves
00:25:06i once thought life was impossible
00:25:09now look at ajee
00:25:10look at on on
00:25:11and look at all these women
00:25:13so life can be lived this way
00:25:31exactly
00:25:31ajee
00:25:32master jiao's matter is over
00:25:34i've avenged you
00:25:38for the rest
00:25:39wait until i take you outside
00:25:41we'll walk slowly
00:25:42and see everything
00:25:44life will get better
00:25:45it certainly will
00:25:47mother look
00:25:48this is us
00:25:54why are there three people
00:26:01after master jiao was punished
00:26:02the village was peaceful
00:26:04for a while
00:26:06but since summer began
00:26:07the drought has been severe
00:26:10not a drop of rain fell for two months
00:26:13it's over
00:26:14everything is over
00:26:17the rice will all wither
00:26:18if it doesn't rain
00:26:21ah
00:26:22there'll be no harvest this year
00:26:24what will we eat in winter
00:26:26ajee
00:26:26do you think heaven
00:26:27is deliberately tormenting us
00:26:30we finally dealt with master jiao
00:26:32and now this happens
00:26:33our stored grain won't last long
00:26:37if the drought continues
00:26:38this drought
00:26:39can't be resolved quickly
00:26:42waiting for rain
00:26:43will be too late
00:26:48that's a mountain spring
00:26:57this water
00:26:58is flowing
00:27:05it's icy cold
00:27:06ground water
00:27:08it won't dry up
00:27:09in drought season
00:27:17if we can channel this water
00:27:19into the fields
00:27:23ajee
00:27:24you don't mean to
00:27:26dig a canal
00:27:28channel water
00:27:29from the mountain spring
00:27:30around that ridge
00:27:32and into the fields
00:27:33how much earth
00:27:34would that require
00:27:38the men in our village
00:27:39probably
00:27:41if they won't do it
00:27:42we will
00:27:44we
00:27:44auntie lee
00:27:46do you believe
00:27:47that we women
00:27:48can
00:27:49dig a canal too
00:27:52i believe you
00:27:53let's do it
00:27:53these old bones
00:27:55can still swing a hoe
00:27:58fellow villagers
00:27:59the drought has lasted
00:28:00two months
00:28:01the rice in the fields
00:28:02is almost dead
00:28:02ah
00:28:03if we don't find a solution
00:28:04there'll be no harvest
00:28:05this year
00:28:06everyone will starve
00:28:07this winter
00:28:07what solution
00:28:09heaven won't send rain
00:28:10what can we do
00:28:11i climbed the mountain
00:28:12yesterday
00:28:12there's a spring
00:28:13halfway up
00:28:14that flows
00:28:15year round
00:28:17if we dig a canal
00:28:18and channel the water
00:28:19into the fields
00:28:19we can save
00:28:20this year's rice
00:28:21ha
00:28:22dig a canal
00:28:25from halfway up the mountain
00:28:26to the fields
00:28:26is over three lee
00:28:27with a ridge in between
00:28:29do you think
00:28:29it's a little ditch
00:28:31that job can't be done
00:28:32digging earth
00:28:33and moving rocks
00:28:35all require strength
00:28:36then will you do it
00:28:40it's not that we don't want to
00:28:42the job is simply
00:28:43too big to finish
00:28:44fine
00:28:44if you won't do it
00:28:45we will
00:28:47you women
00:28:48a group of women
00:28:49digging a canal
00:28:51don't make me laugh
00:28:53go home and cook
00:28:53and mind the children
00:28:55this heavy work
00:28:56is beyond you
00:29:01finished laughing
00:29:02you laugh
00:29:03because you think
00:29:04we can't do it
00:29:04fine
00:29:05then we'll show you
00:29:08if we succeed
00:29:09you'll owe us a favor
00:29:10if we fail
00:29:11you can keep laughing
00:29:14sisters
00:29:15step forward
00:29:16if you're willing to join me
00:29:18I'm in
00:29:22the canal is three lee
00:29:24and two fen long
00:29:25from the mountain spring
00:29:25to here
00:29:26around this ridge
00:29:27through the rocky shoal
00:29:28and finally
00:29:28into the fields
00:29:30it'll be one and a half feet wide
00:29:32and one foot deep
00:29:32the gradient
00:29:33will drop one inch
00:29:34every hundred steps
00:29:35can we really do this
00:29:39we can
00:29:40I've calculated it
00:29:41for a canal three lee
00:29:42and two fen long
00:29:43at ten steps per person
00:29:44each day
00:29:45fifteen people
00:29:46can finish it in twenty days
00:29:47twenty days
00:29:48even if my hands blister raw
00:29:51I'll dig it for you
00:29:55good we start tomorrow morning
00:30:10Aji take a break
00:30:13ten more steps
00:30:14we'll rest at that crooked tree
00:30:17rest
00:30:25we need more water
00:30:28well you really started digging
00:30:32ha
00:30:33how far have you dug
00:30:35ten steps
00:30:36twenty steps
00:30:39what are you staring at
00:30:41come dig
00:30:41if you're capable
00:30:44we don't have that much
00:30:45spare time
00:30:46we have
00:30:46work at home
00:30:48leave when you've seen enough
00:30:49don't block the light
00:31:00hee hee
00:31:01this rock is too large to move
00:31:07don't force it
00:31:09go around the side
00:31:10dig a hole beneath it
00:31:12and pry it with a lever
00:31:19ah
00:31:21that method works
00:31:24good thing I've been reading lately
00:31:26otherwise these huge rocks
00:31:28would have to be secretly moved
00:31:29at night
00:31:34Aji
00:31:34your hands
00:31:37I'm fine
00:31:38I'm tough
00:31:40Aji's body can't
00:31:41bear any more ink energy
00:31:43I can only dig by force
00:31:45fifty steps
00:31:46fifty steps on the first day
00:31:48over three thousand remain
00:31:51twenty days will be enough
00:31:54we'll continue tomorrow
00:32:03Ramalee have some water
00:32:09thank you An-An
00:32:10you're truly your mother's little helper
00:32:16An-An is so good
00:32:19mother can I help dig
00:32:22come help mother
00:32:23shovel loose soil into the basket
00:32:25the film was translated
00:32:27and narrated by M media
00:32:33how can we dig through this
00:32:34it's all rock
00:32:36Aji
00:32:37why don't we go around
00:32:40we can't
00:32:41the rocky shoal is over two hundred steps wide
00:32:43going around adds another Lee
00:32:44there isn't enough time
00:32:45don't dig
00:32:46use fire
00:32:47use fire
00:32:48most of these rocks are limestone
00:32:50they crack when heated
00:32:53first pile up firewood
00:32:54and burn it
00:32:54then pour cold water
00:32:55once it's hot
00:32:56the rocks will shatter
00:33:02ah
00:33:04it cracked
00:33:05it really cracked
00:33:06I didn't live centuries
00:33:07for nothing
00:33:07these things
00:33:08I read about
00:33:09for centuries
00:33:10in that ruined courtyard
00:33:11I lack practical skill
00:33:12but the theory
00:33:13finally proved useful
00:33:17mother
00:33:17ah gee
00:33:19do you think we can finish it
00:33:23we can
00:33:24why are you so certain
00:33:26because An-An
00:33:27is watching
00:33:28I can't disappoint her
00:33:31good for those words alone
00:33:33I'll keep digging tomorrow
00:33:35the days passed one by one
00:33:38the canal never stopped flowing
00:33:41the rice grew better each year
00:33:44the villagers
00:33:46also changed year by year
00:33:48mother what is this
00:33:50this is our village council pavilion
00:33:53from now on
00:33:54major village matters
00:33:55will be discussed here
00:33:56can women sit here too?
00:33:58of course everyone can
00:34:04and An
00:34:05you're growing so quickly
00:34:06in a few years
00:34:08you'll be old enough for school
00:34:11Aja
00:34:11you said you'd take me outside
00:34:12to see the mortal world
00:34:14now I don't want to go anywhere
00:34:16this is the mortal world
00:34:17this is the warmth of life
00:34:20mother
00:34:21good night
00:34:22Anne-An
00:34:22the harvest is good this year
00:34:24thanks to the canal
00:34:26I propose
00:34:27digging another branch canal
00:34:28next spring
00:34:29to carry water
00:34:30to the dry fields in the east
00:34:31I have something to say
00:34:33during this year's autumn harvest
00:34:34we women worked the fields too
00:34:36we cut rice
00:34:37threshed grain
00:34:38and dried it
00:34:39what didn't we do?
00:34:40but when grain was distributed
00:34:41according to the old custom
00:34:42women received only half a share
00:34:43I think that's unfair
00:34:44well
00:34:45that's how it was always divided
00:34:47the past is the past
00:34:49who dug the canal?
00:34:51I'm not trying to fight over anything
00:34:52I only think
00:34:53if we worked together
00:34:54we should share together
00:34:56women aren't seeking advantage
00:34:57only fairness
00:35:00Aji is right
00:35:01those who work together
00:35:02share together
00:35:03starting next year
00:35:04women receive full shares too
00:35:06good
00:35:06that's fair
00:35:08I can't read
00:35:10and I've suffered many losses
00:35:11I didn't even know
00:35:12when people deceived me
00:35:14I want every child
00:35:15in the village
00:35:15boy or girl
00:35:17to learn to read and write
00:35:20running a school costs money
00:35:21there's a retired scholar in town
00:35:22I can invite him
00:35:24every household
00:35:25can contribute some money
00:35:26and not only children
00:35:29women can learn too
00:35:31the illiterate
00:35:31will always be deceived
00:35:33I'll learn
00:35:34what I've hated most
00:35:35all my life
00:35:36is being unable to read
00:35:37Aji
00:35:38you truly
00:35:40command respect
00:35:41mother
00:35:42can I attend school too?
00:35:48of course
00:35:49then I want to win writing
00:35:51I want to write mother's name
00:35:53alright
00:35:54mother will teach you
00:35:59today we'll first learn
00:36:00the character for person
00:36:02one left falling stroke
00:36:03and one right falling stroke
00:36:05standing upright
00:36:05between heaven and earth
00:36:07mother
00:36:07look
00:36:08well written
00:36:09much better than mother was back then
00:36:12ah
00:36:13this is harder than digging the canal
00:36:16haha
00:36:18your character for person
00:36:20looks like big
00:36:22why are you laughing?
00:36:23yours is uglier than mine
00:36:24haha
00:36:28do you think I can't read?
00:36:30I can see the scale markings clearly
00:36:32it's two tails short
00:36:35when my husband
00:36:35when my husband was alive
00:36:36he always said
00:36:37women needn't read
00:36:38now let him see
00:36:40not only can I read
00:36:42I can support my family too
00:36:43Aji
00:36:45do you see?
00:36:46they're no longer the women
00:36:47who lowered their heads
00:36:48and dared not speak
00:36:51they've stood up
00:36:54mother look at this character
00:36:55for home
00:36:56did I write it well?
00:37:00yes
00:37:01better than mother
00:37:02mother
00:37:03why does the character
00:37:04for home look like this?
00:37:05the top represents a roof
00:37:07and below
00:37:07are people
00:37:08a roof with people
00:37:09beneath it
00:37:09is a home
00:37:11then
00:37:11our home
00:37:12is mother and un-un
00:37:13yes
00:37:14that's our home
00:37:17Aji
00:37:18your child
00:37:18is better than you imagined
00:37:25by order of the prefectural commander
00:37:27the northern war
00:37:28is critical
00:37:28able-bodied men
00:37:29are being conscripted
00:37:30from every village in town
00:37:30all men aged 16 to 50
00:37:32must report to town
00:37:33within three days
00:37:33those who disobey
00:37:34will be treated as deserters
00:37:35they're conscripting men
00:37:36my family has three
00:37:37mewma fields
00:37:38who will farm them
00:37:39if I leave
00:37:39this is a military order
00:37:40not a discussion
00:37:41in three days
00:37:42report to town
00:37:43if you're late
00:37:44your whole family
00:37:45will be held responsible
00:37:47my son is only 17
00:37:49if he goes to war
00:37:50will he return
00:37:53if my husband is taken
00:37:56our family is finished
00:37:57crying won't solve anything
00:38:00we must find a way
00:38:02what can we do?
00:38:04it's a military order
00:38:05how can we resist?
00:38:06we can't defy the order
00:38:08but
00:38:09we can delay it
00:38:11the command banner says
00:38:12report to town
00:38:13within three days
00:38:14if within three days
00:38:15we can
00:38:15make the higher authorities
00:38:17understand
00:38:17why this village's people
00:38:19can't leave
00:38:19how can we make them understand?
00:38:22the northern war
00:38:23needs provisions
00:38:24if all the young men leave
00:38:26who will grow
00:38:27next year's grain?
00:38:29without grain
00:38:30what will the
00:38:31frontline soldiers eat?
00:38:32exactly without grain
00:38:34how will they fight?
00:38:35so we shouldn't
00:38:36defy the order
00:38:38we must make them understand
00:38:39that leaving some men
00:38:40to farm
00:38:41is more important
00:38:42than sending everyone
00:38:43to war
00:38:48officer
00:38:49I'd like to ask something
00:38:50for this conscription
00:38:51is there a rule
00:38:52allowing men to remain
00:38:54and farm?
00:38:55the command banner
00:38:55doesn't mention it
00:38:56but in previous wars
00:38:58there was such a rule
00:38:59however the northern front
00:39:01is critical this time
00:39:01and the authorities
00:39:02are pressing hard
00:39:03I'm afraid
00:39:03no one has raised the matter
00:39:05right
00:39:05if no one raises it
00:39:06no one will know
00:39:07and
00:39:07the officer responsible
00:39:08for conscription
00:39:09isn't from the magistrate's office
00:39:10he's from the prefecture
00:39:11a commandant
00:39:12surnamed son
00:39:12he's ruthless
00:39:13last month
00:39:14he forcibly conscripted men
00:39:15in the neighboring county
00:39:16an old man refused to go
00:39:17so he had him struck
00:39:1820 times with the military staff
00:39:20if I can persuade him
00:39:21to order
00:39:22some able-bodied men
00:39:24to remain and farm
00:39:24most people can be saved
00:39:26how will you persuade him?
00:39:28I've calculated it
00:39:30this village
00:39:30and the three nearby villages
00:39:32will lose at least 60%
00:39:33of next year's yield
00:39:34if all their men leave
00:39:35but if 30% remain to farm
00:39:37and the women help
00:39:38the yield will fall
00:39:40only 20%
00:39:40that 20% shortfall
00:39:42can be offset
00:39:42by increased yields
00:39:43from canal irrigation
00:39:44Aji
00:39:45when did you calculate all this?
00:39:47last night
00:39:47I'll go to the prefecture tomorrow
00:39:50three days
00:39:51is enough
00:39:53Aji
00:39:54you'll go alone
00:39:55the road isn't safe
00:39:58the commandant's son
00:39:59I'll be fine
00:40:02Aji
00:40:02I protected Anand for you
00:40:04and protected these women
00:40:05now it's time to protect
00:40:06the whole village
00:40:09Mother promises
00:40:10I'll return
00:40:13be good
00:40:14and stay with Grandma Lee
00:40:15until Mother returns
00:40:20Mother
00:40:21you must come back
00:40:24your mother
00:40:25is the most reliable person
00:40:26in the world
00:40:28if she says she'll return
00:40:29she certainly will
00:40:33yeah yeah yeah yeah
00:40:36sir please
00:40:38he's my only son
00:40:40if he leaves
00:40:41how can these old bones survive?
00:40:44get lost
00:40:45military orders are absolute
00:40:46if you delay us
00:40:47I'll bind you too
00:40:51drag that old fool away
00:40:53cause more trouble
00:40:54and you'll be punished
00:40:55for obstructing military affairs
00:40:58military orders are absolute
00:41:01what fine words
00:41:07general please wait
00:41:09where did this mad woman
00:41:10come from move?
00:41:11these men you're escorting
00:41:12which villages are they from?
00:41:14none of your business
00:41:15Qingshan village
00:41:16Lijia village
00:41:17and Jiaojia hollow
00:41:18I led the work on the canals
00:41:19for these three villages
00:41:20I led the planting of their fields
00:41:22if you take all the able-bodied men
00:41:23who will grow next year's grain
00:41:25what will the northern army eat?
00:41:26hmm
00:41:27you're merely a village woman
00:41:28how dare you discuss provisions with me
00:41:30move
00:41:30move or I'll show no mercy
00:41:33ha
00:41:35you're courting disaster
00:41:36ah
00:41:40I'll say it again
00:41:41this village's able-bodied men
00:41:44cannot all leave
00:41:45who
00:41:45who are you?
00:41:48ah
00:41:50I'm here to reason with you
00:41:52go tell your superiors
00:41:55that in these three villages
00:41:57half the able-bodied men
00:41:58must remain and farm
00:41:59at next year's autumn harvest
00:42:00not one she of provisions
00:42:01will be missing
00:42:02if you don't believe me
00:42:03I'll sign a military pledge
00:42:04can you decide that?
00:42:09of course
00:42:10fine
00:42:11if you fail to deliver the provisions
00:42:13hmm
00:42:14if you break your word
00:42:15and spread nonsense
00:42:17this ink-hex
00:42:19will make you suffer
00:42:20nice
00:42:22thank you
00:42:26sir wipe away the blood
00:42:28go home
00:42:34mother
00:42:35you finally returned
00:42:42mother is back
00:42:44how did it go?
00:42:45did you succeed?
00:42:46yes
00:42:47men from all three villages
00:42:48can remain and farm
00:42:49at next year's autumn harvest
00:42:51we'll deliver all the provisions
00:42:52yay
00:42:53good
00:42:54well done Aji
00:42:55ah
00:42:58Aji
00:42:58look
00:43:01I protected this village
00:43:06after the men left
00:43:07all the farm work
00:43:08fell on the women's shoulders
00:43:10but we weren't afraid
00:43:12we dug the canal
00:43:14and we farmed the land
00:43:15that autumn
00:43:17we not only delivered
00:43:18all the provisions
00:43:20but produced 20% extra
00:43:22when officials came to inspect
00:43:23they stared at the full granaries
00:43:25and were speechless
00:43:26for a long time
00:43:27Xing Shan village
00:43:28exceeded its provision quota
00:43:29this year
00:43:29next year's taxes
00:43:30are reduced by 20%
00:43:32good
00:43:33wonderful Aji
00:43:34you're truly our lucky star
00:43:37it wasn't my achievement
00:43:38it belonged to everyone
00:43:44mother
00:43:46I'm home
00:43:47you wretched child
00:43:48do you know how I
00:43:50lived these past two years
00:43:58I know
00:43:59when he left
00:44:00I knew
00:44:02he might never return
00:44:04but I don't regret it
00:44:05before leaving he said
00:44:07wait at home for my return
00:44:09he couldn't return
00:44:10but he left for this village
00:44:12I don't blame him
00:44:13everyone has returned
00:44:14and life must continue
00:44:16the canal needs repairs
00:44:17the school must expand
00:44:19farm work must be reassigned
00:44:21the old rules still apply
00:44:22men and women
00:44:23deliberate together
00:44:24work together
00:44:25and share grain together
00:44:27Aji is right
00:44:27these past two years
00:44:28without you women
00:44:29holding things together
00:44:30the village would have collapsed
00:44:32if anyone says
00:44:33women are incapable
00:44:34again
00:44:34I'll be the first to object
00:44:38Grandma Lee
00:44:38I want to build
00:44:40another room beside the school
00:44:41specifically to teach
00:44:42women to read
00:44:43write so and so on
00:44:44teach women
00:44:45yes mother once said
00:44:45she wanted more women
00:44:47to learn a skill
00:44:48not only reading and writing
00:44:50good
00:44:50you're just like your mother
00:44:52you know your own mind
00:44:53this character means home
00:44:55the top represents a roof
00:44:56and below are people
00:44:58a roof with people
00:45:00is a home
00:45:01teacher on on
00:45:02how do I write home again
00:45:06write the roof radical first
00:45:07then the part below
00:45:08yes just like that
00:45:11I wrote it
00:45:11I wrote home
00:45:12ha ha ha
00:45:15mother
00:45:16I taught 12 characters today
00:45:17everyone learned them
00:45:18are you tired
00:45:19no
00:45:19mother
00:45:20do you know
00:45:21an auntie told me today
00:45:23she'd learned to write her name
00:45:25she cried
00:45:26why did she cry
00:45:27she said in 40 years of life
00:45:29it was the first time
00:45:30anyone taught her
00:45:31to write her own name
00:45:32her husband used to say
00:45:33women needn't read
00:45:36you did the right thing
00:45:37an aunt is 35 now
00:45:40but she hasn't married
00:45:41she says she only wants to teach
00:45:43she succeeded
00:45:45she is now
00:45:46the village's respected
00:45:47teacher Lynn
00:45:48she doesn't only teach
00:45:49she helps neighboring villages
00:45:51settle disputes
00:45:51her reputation has reached town
00:45:53your village's canal passes
00:45:54through our village's territory
00:45:58we deserve half the water
00:46:03sir
00:46:04the canal's route
00:46:05was surveyed and set
00:46:0720 years ago
00:46:07every section is verified
00:46:09by land deeds
00:46:10which section
00:46:11passes through your village's territory
00:46:13as you claim
00:46:14what would a little girl
00:46:16like you know
00:46:17these are the land records
00:46:18from when the canal was dug
00:46:20they record every section's
00:46:21location and ownership
00:46:22this section belongs to
00:46:24Qingshan village
00:46:24and this one to
00:46:25Lijia village
00:46:28the canal doesn't cross
00:46:29your village's territory
00:46:30if you don't believe me
00:46:31check the records office in town
00:46:32then perhaps I remembered wrong
00:46:37good
00:46:38well done Anna
00:46:40you're exactly like your mother
00:46:42tired
00:46:43a little
00:46:46mother
00:46:46do you think I'm too stubborn
00:46:49if you're not firm
00:46:50people will bully you
00:46:51I know but sometimes
00:46:53carrying it alone feels tiring
00:46:56you're not alone
00:46:57you have me
00:46:59Auntie Lee
00:47:00and Sister Sue
00:47:01and the whole village
00:47:05mother thank you
00:47:07why thank me
00:47:08you're my daughter
00:47:09Azi An'an is 45 now
00:47:11there are a few white hairs
00:47:12at her temples
00:47:13but her back remains straight
00:47:14Auntie Lee is over 80
00:47:16her hair is completely white
00:47:17but every day
00:47:18she still walks with a cane
00:47:19around the village
00:47:20nagging everyone she meets
00:47:21Sister Sue has grown old too
00:47:22but still helps at the school
00:47:23mending clothes for the children
00:47:25every woman in the village
00:47:26regardless of age
00:47:27may attend for free
00:47:29learn literacy
00:47:30accounting and contracts
00:47:32everyone is welcome
00:47:34after the notice was posted
00:47:35three people came the first day
00:47:37eight came the second
00:47:38and fifteen came the third
00:47:40I'm eighty-three
00:47:41can I still learn?
00:47:43yes you can come anytime
00:47:45of course
00:47:46when I dug the canal
00:47:48how old were you?
00:47:51haha
00:47:52ah gee
00:47:54how many years
00:47:55have we known each other?
00:47:56I can't remember
00:47:59neither can I
00:48:00I only remember
00:48:01when you first came
00:48:03you could burn through
00:48:04a pot cooking
00:48:04and tear clothes
00:48:05while washing them
00:48:07now look
00:48:09your pickled radishes
00:48:11are famous throughout town
00:48:12ah gee
00:48:13have you ever wondered
00:48:15whether your life
00:48:16was worthwhile?
00:48:17it was
00:48:18mother do you never age?
00:48:20you looked like this
00:48:21when I was little
00:48:22I'm 45 now
00:48:24and you still look the same
00:48:25everyone ages
00:48:27mother simply takes
00:48:28good care of herself
00:48:29right mother
00:48:30takes good care of herself
00:48:31and Anne
00:48:33everything you taught me
00:48:35I've learned
00:48:36now I'll protect you
00:48:38ah gee
00:48:39your child
00:48:39has truly grown up
00:48:42why are you crying?
00:48:46I'm still alive
00:48:48grandma Lee
00:48:49stop talking
00:48:49and rest
00:48:52ah gee
00:48:53come here
00:48:54ah zu
00:48:55my proudest achievement
00:48:56in life
00:48:58was meeting you
00:49:01when you burned
00:49:02through that pot
00:49:02cooking
00:49:02I rushed over
00:49:03carrying a bucket
00:49:04when you opened
00:49:05the door
00:49:06I thought I'd seen
00:49:07a ghost
00:49:07later you led us
00:49:09to dig the canal
00:49:09fight master jow
00:49:11and establish the school
00:49:12my life wasn't wasted
00:49:18rest peacefully
00:49:19auntie lee
00:49:22your whole life
00:49:23was noisy
00:49:24and full of energy
00:49:26now you've passed
00:49:27and the village is quiet
00:49:29don't work so hard
00:49:30in your next life
00:49:32ah gee
00:49:33tell me
00:49:35how many years
00:49:36do we have together?
00:49:38however many
00:49:38we're meant to have
00:49:40true
00:49:41however many
00:49:42we're meant to have
00:49:43you
00:49:50teacher
00:49:50grandma sue
00:49:52share
00:49:57mother
00:49:58I know
00:50:05rest peacefully
00:50:06sister sue
00:50:07auntie sue
00:50:08wear these shoes
00:50:09don't go barefoot
00:50:10on the other side
00:50:14one by one
00:50:15they left
00:50:16they're all gone
00:50:16but the students
00:50:17they taught
00:50:18remain
00:50:20the seeds
00:50:21they planted
00:50:21are still sprouting
00:50:27mother
00:50:27after I'm gone
00:50:30will you
00:50:31be lonely?
00:50:32no
00:50:34there are so many
00:50:35children in the village
00:50:35and so many students
00:50:36they'll all remember me
00:50:38just as I remember
00:50:39grandma lee
00:50:40and auntie sue
00:50:41and anne
00:50:44mother
00:50:45why are you crying?
00:50:47my life
00:50:48was worthwhile
00:50:49mother
00:50:50I actually knew
00:50:51long ago
00:50:52everyone in the village
00:50:53knew
00:50:53mother don't worry
00:50:55but anne
00:50:56anne
00:50:56will have to wait
00:50:57until the life
00:50:58after next
00:50:59to be your daughter
00:51:00again
00:51:00next life
00:51:01I must find
00:51:02my birth mother
00:51:03mother
00:51:04thank you for
00:51:05protecting me
00:51:06in my mother's
00:51:07place all my life
00:51:10and anne
00:51:11goodnight
00:51:16this is
00:51:18an anne
00:51:19anne
00:51:24you're awake
00:51:25anne
00:51:26anne's soul
00:51:26is restless
00:51:28she sensed it
00:51:30anne
00:51:30anne has passed away
00:51:31she sensed it
00:51:33no
00:51:34her soul
00:51:35hasn't fully recovered
00:51:36if she forces
00:51:37her way out now
00:51:40anne
00:51:53anne
00:51:54anne
00:51:54anne
00:51:55anne
00:51:55anne
00:51:55anne
00:51:56She's gone, isn't she?
00:51:59I sensed that she was gone.
00:52:02Yes, Anne-Anne has passed away.
00:52:04She passed peacefully.
00:52:06I want to see her.
00:52:09Let me out!
00:52:12No, Aji, listen to me.
00:52:14Your soul hasn't fully recovered.
00:52:16If you come out now, you'll dissipate.
00:52:19I know.
00:52:20You know.
00:52:22I'll dissipate if I come out.
00:52:23I know everything, but I still want to see her.
00:52:27Even for one glance.
00:52:28Even for one breath.
00:52:29Aji, you fool.
00:52:31Wait a few more years.
00:52:32Your soul has been recovering for 50 years.
00:52:35Another 3 to 5 years will stabilize it completely.
00:52:38Then I'll take you outside.
00:52:39You can go wherever you want.
00:52:41See the mountains if you want.
00:52:42See the sea if you want.
00:52:44I'll take you.
00:52:45And see it with you.
00:52:47Aji, listen to me.
00:52:49I was beside Anne-Anne when she passed.
00:52:51Her last words were,
00:52:53Next life, I must find my birth mother.
00:52:55She said it smiling.
00:52:56Her life was worthwhile.
00:52:58I know.
00:52:59I know her life was worthwhile.
00:53:01But I want to tell her myself.
00:53:04I want to say it to her myself.
00:53:07Aji, calm down.
00:53:08If you come out now,
00:53:10you won't last a single breath.
00:53:11Aji, you were trapped in the painting for 50 years.
00:53:14And missed Anne-Anne's whole life.
00:53:15I watched it for you.
00:53:17And remembered it for you.
00:53:18Now you're awake.
00:53:19I'll tell you about it.
00:53:21Aji, are you awake?
00:53:22Let me tell you about an Anne.
00:53:24When an Anne was five,
00:53:25she first called you mother.
00:53:26She cried until she could barely breathe
00:53:27and clung tightly to your neck.
00:53:29Your body stiffened.
00:53:30And you awkwardly patted her back.
00:53:32You didn't know how to soothe children then.
00:53:34You patted her like kneading dough.
00:53:36The first time you cooked for her,
00:53:38you burned the wild vegetables.
00:53:39She picked them up and ate them.
00:53:40Her brows knitted tightly.
00:53:41But she still said they were delicious.
00:53:42You took her to catch fish by the stream.
00:53:44She caught a little fish
00:53:44and held it up for you.
00:53:45Her eyes curved like crescent moons.
00:53:47You crouched and picked her up.
00:53:48She wrapped her arms around your neck
00:53:50and rested her little face on your shoulder.
00:53:51When an Anne was 15,
00:53:53you sent her to school.
00:53:54She sat in the front row
00:53:55and wrote the character for person.
00:53:57Then held it up for you.
00:53:58You leaned over and said it was well written.
00:53:59Much better than mother was back then.
00:54:01When an Anne was 25,
00:54:03she began teaching at the school.
00:54:05She taught village women to write,
00:54:06to do accounts,
00:54:08and to sign contracts.
00:54:09One auntie learned
00:54:10to write her own name and cried.
00:54:12An Anne came home and told you.
00:54:13When an Anne was 45,
00:54:15she asked me,
00:54:16Mother, do you never age?
00:54:17I said everyone ages.
00:54:19Mother simply takes good care of herself.
00:54:20She stared at me for a few seconds
00:54:22and smiled.
00:54:22She said,
00:54:23Right.
00:54:23Mother takes good care of herself.
00:54:24She knew.
00:54:25She always knew.
00:54:27When an Anne was 70,
00:54:28she lay in bed holding my hand.
00:54:31She said,
00:54:32Mother,
00:54:33my life was worthwhile.
00:54:35Next life,
00:54:36I must find my birth mother.
00:54:38She said,
00:54:40Mother,
00:54:41thank you for
00:54:42protecting me in my mother's place
00:54:44all my life.
00:54:47Sister May,
00:54:49thank you for telling me all this.
00:54:51Ajah,
00:54:51I can't protect you for long.
00:54:54I can only give you
00:54:55one incense stick's time
00:54:56after one incense stick.
00:54:58That's enough
00:54:58after you come out.
00:55:00Where do you want to go?
00:55:00Back to the village.
00:55:01I want to walk the roads she walked
00:55:03and see the sights she saw.
00:55:04Then,
00:55:05sit by her grave for a while.
00:55:12Sister May,
00:55:19you've grown thin.
00:55:24You fool.
00:55:27You utter fool.
00:55:29All right.
00:55:31Stop crying.
00:55:36And am.
00:55:37Don't be afraid.
00:55:41The film was translated
00:55:43and narrated by M Media.
00:55:48She taught them well.
00:55:54Sister Sue,
00:55:55Auntie Lee,
00:55:56the way you carried that bucket
00:55:57and rushed over back then.
00:55:58I didn't see it myself,
00:55:59but Sister May told me.
00:56:02She said your face went pale
00:56:04and the bucket clattered
00:56:05to the ground.
00:56:07Sister Sue Annan
00:56:08wore the shoes you made.
00:56:10She said Auntie Sue's soles
00:56:11were the sturdiest.
00:56:13They lasted a whole year.
00:56:16And Anne,
00:56:17mother is here.
00:56:20Mother?
00:56:23Mother?
00:56:53Mother and Ahn missed you so much.
00:56:57And Anne waited for you
00:56:59all her life.
00:57:00Mother knows.
00:57:01Mother knows.
00:57:02Mother waited for you
00:57:03all her life, too.
00:57:05This life
00:57:07was so sweet.
00:57:08Mother!
00:57:11Sister May,
00:57:13thank you.
00:57:15For what?
00:57:16I don't break my promises.
00:57:30After Lady May disappeared,
00:57:32the villagers found
00:57:32that her door
00:57:33never opened again.
00:57:34At first,
00:57:35some were worried
00:57:36and knocked.
00:57:36But no one answered.
00:57:38Someone peered inside.
00:57:39There was only
00:57:39a plum blossom painting
00:57:40on the table.
00:57:41After the news spread,
00:57:43the villagers spontaneously
00:57:44placed a bunch of wildflowers
00:57:46outside Aji's home.
00:57:47The next day,
00:57:48there were two bunches.
00:57:49The third day,
00:57:50there were ten.
00:57:53Grandma Azi,
00:57:54you've become an immortal.
00:57:57Lady May,
00:57:58protect our village
00:58:00and protect our children.
00:58:02From that day onward,
00:58:03the title Lady May
00:58:04spread throughout the village.
00:58:05Years later,
00:58:06the villagers built
00:58:06a small temple
00:58:07on the site of Aji's old home
00:58:09called the Temple of Lady May.
00:58:10It housed a statue of Aji
00:58:12and a plum blossom painting.
00:58:14The temple was small,
00:58:14but drew many worshippers.
00:58:16The villagers came during
00:58:16every festival and holiday
00:58:18to worship and pray for peace.
00:58:19The school continued teaching.
00:58:20The canal kept flowing.
00:58:21The council pavilion
00:58:22still held meetings.
00:58:23Only the people seated inside
00:58:24changed generation after generation.
00:58:26Several more decades passed.
00:58:28The village grew
00:58:28into a town.
00:58:29The town grew again
00:58:30into a city.
00:58:31The Temple of Lady May
00:58:32was renovated several times.
00:58:34The earthen building
00:58:35became a tiled house.
00:58:36Then the tiled house
00:58:37became a grand hall
00:58:38of blue brick.
00:58:39The temple's plum blossom painting
00:58:40was mounted in a glass frame.
00:58:42A stone steely stood beside it,
00:58:44inscribed with
00:58:45Lady May of Qingshan Village,
00:58:47dug canals
00:58:48and fought wicked gentry,
00:58:49established a school,
00:58:50protected the people
00:58:51of this region.
00:58:52Dear visitors,
00:58:53this is the origin
00:58:53of the Temple of Lady May.
00:58:55This temple is now
00:58:55a thousand years old.
00:58:57Lady May,
00:58:58who is worshipped here,
00:58:59is said to have been
00:59:00an extraordinary woman
00:59:01of Qingshan Village.
00:59:02She led the villagers
00:59:03to dig canals,
00:59:04fight wicked gentry,
00:59:05and establish a school,
00:59:06protecting the people
00:59:06of this region.
00:59:07This painting is the temple's
00:59:09greatest treasure.
00:59:10Look, how beautifully
00:59:11the plum blossoms are painted.
00:59:12They look alive.
00:59:14Perhaps it's the lighting.
00:59:16All right, let's continue.
00:59:19I feel as if I came here
00:59:20long ago.
00:59:21Yair, hurry!
00:59:24Coming!
00:59:32Sister May,
00:59:33I'm Aji.
00:59:39Sister May,
00:59:42You came.
00:59:44Sister May.
00:59:45Sister May.
00:59:46I remember now.
00:59:48I remember everything.
00:59:52Sister May.
00:59:53How long did you wait for me?
00:59:55I can't remember.
00:59:56This time.
00:59:57I didn't break my promise.
01:00:01Dear visitors,
01:00:02we should go.
01:00:03Our next stop is
01:00:04Our next stop is
01:00:05You