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I want a pair,

this size.

Fish shoes with yellow whiskers.

You?

Mom!

Stop!

My money!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Pay up,

7654321 times 1234567 equals what?

What's so funny? I'm not laughing,

Why not? I'm done laughing,

Really? Well I'm not!

Work this out:

"Defend our homeland. "

What's that? "Defend our homeland. "

Can you write with an abacus? You told me to.

I told you to?

I'll make sure you don't joke around, and make money on the side.

Get out!

- Which class are you from? - She's my mom,

Your mom? Don't be ridiculous!

More like your sister.

My mom!

Let's go!

They're just words, mom can teach you,

You don't know everything!

His calculation was correct.

Look.

I dreamt of them last night, then I saw them today,

- Will you wear them? - Yes.

But you never wear shoes.

That was before. I never dreamt of them before,

And if I did, I didn't see them the next day.

I don't believe you. Why not?

I dreamt I could quit school. You can.

The teacher will expel me,

What? I'll expel him first!

- Really? - Really.

Expel him!

Mom. I'm riding home in the tractor!

I'm off!

Uncle Wang. mom said I could quit school.

Good!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

Mom!

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Just that my shoes are gone.

And it said, "I know, I know,"

I've been waiting for you, Let's go

Mom!

Where are your shoes? Right. Where did they go?

I know, I know.

I know, I know.

That's him!

Now what?

I know, I know.

Mom!

Alyosha!

Don't be afraid!

The train has stopped above!

When day breaks he will smile!

Who got you up on the tree?

Alyosha!

Don't be afraid!

The train has stopped above!

When day breaks he will smile!

Alyosha!

Who? Mom! Don't be afraid!

THE SUN ALSO RISES

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Look what I found.

I got them back,

You finally woke up,

It's been days.

You really scared me.

I'll just put them here.

Uncle Wang and others dropped by.

But we couldn't wake you up,

Uncle wants me to be his bookkeeper.

Says I must be good.

These aren't the same shoes,

Open it.

Read.

"Just call me Alyosha".

Don't stop. Read on.

"Just call me Alyosha... "

You got it wrong. I didn't.

Get it? No.

You can say you didn't get it, but not that you didn't see it.

Go to sleep.

Your mom's gone up a tree again,

No. the one outside the village.

Say...

If I jump down here...

you think I could...

come out from that tree over there?

Mom!

With the sea I could.

Or a well, they'd do,

An idiot stands by a well,

stares in and mumbles:

"13... 13... "

The madman in the tree sees him,

jumps down and asks, "What are you mumbling?"

The idiot glares at him and says: "13... 13... "

The madman, curious. peeks into the well.

The idiot lifts up his foot..

Splash!

Kicks the madman down the well.

The idiot goes on:

"14... 14... "

What's the title of this story?

"The Madman in the Tree"?

Right! Let's get down.

I've never heard this story,

Now you have.

Why tell me the story?

I thought you'd be scared,

Now what?

Nothing. Let's go!

You don't know everything!

Who says sheep can't climb trees?

Crazy...

She's really gone crazy,

I've got to do something,

Fuck off!

Motherfuckers!

Uncle Li.

Is that your mom?

She dug the pit?

That's not like her.

She wasn't like this before!

One day. she bought a pair of new shoes,

Said they came from a dream

Finally, she hanged her shoes on the tree,

Then she couldn't find them.

She climbed the tree, yelling madly

Then she fell down,

When she came to, she recalled nothing.

She began climbing trees, Now she's digging a pit,

Just buy her another pair!

I did! She didn't want them. Said they weren't the same,

What's she doing now?

Looking for her shoes.

That's not like her.

That year. she brought you home from far away,

I just became a cop, She was amazing!

What's so funny?

Li Congxi!

Ma'am

Say hi to Uncle Li,

Uncle Li.

He's a good man,

I'd never find this place without him.

You were just a rookie,

In the blustering storm,

you almost wept from fear!

They've brought me back after 10 years,

You got transferred?

Yes, They sent me to the border,

You see! Got promoted and now I'm back.

Ma'am..

You are...

uprooting that tree?

This tree is crooked, right?

Right.

Leaning this way, right?

Yes,

With all these on its roots, no wonder.

Are you very close to Uncle Li?

Yes, He brought us here,

He took care of us on the way here.

The trip took days. The wind was howling,

the road caved in,

He was covered in mud, his face was bloody.

Soon afterwards he died,

- He died? - Yes.

Who were you talking to? Who do you think?

Can a dead person talk?

Didn't you see the rock in my hand?

Give me your hand.

Close your eyes,

Come back here.

Does it hurt?

Yes!

Uncle Li doesn't feel pain.

He could swallow a burning cigarette and feel no pain.

Why?

Because he's dead,

Never doubt your mother's words,

That's not like your mom.

Uncle Li? Li Congxi!

That's not like your mom.

Uncle Li? Li Congxi!

It's me.

I thought you were Uncle Li,

Hello?

Was that Uncle Li? All you know is Uncle Li!

You should look for a doctor, not a cop,

A doctor?

Your mom fell and hit her head, That's not police matter!

What's that smoke?

Is that your mother again?

No head can take that fall.

You shouldn't go to the cops,

All you know is Uncle Li,

Will you stop causing trouble?

You want to die? You'll get burnt!

Go away!

The yellow crane leaves and ne'er returns

White clouds roll on in the empty sky

He flew away on a yellow crane

Now the Yellow Crane Tower stands alone

The yellow crane leaves and ne'er returns

White clouds roll on in the empty sky

What's she singing?

She's reciting poetry, not singing,

She recites better than she sings,

As long as she stays put, let her sing on the roof.

Why has she gone quiet?

Mom!

Mom!

She went to the river with a basket of rocks.

Mom!

"In today's letter, I'll tell you a story

"a story by Pushkin.

"He's from the Soviet Union,

"The title is The Madman in the Tree.

Crazy!

You are crazy!

You don't let me go to school. don't let me work!

You know why I avoid school?

Because people say I have a crazy mom!

Call the cops or doctors

I'll strangle you,

Stop following me!

He flew away on a yellow crane

Now the Yellow Crane Tower stands alone

The yellow crane leaves and ne'er returns

White clouds roll on in the empty sky

The yellow crane leaves and ne'er returns

Now the Yellow Crane Tower stands alone

He flew away on a yellow crane

White clouds roll on in the empty sky

White clouds roll on in the empty sky

He flew away on a yellow crane

Now the Yellow Crane Tower stands alone

The yellow crane leaves and ne'er returns

Mom!

Who is it?

I told you not to follow me,

There are wolves by the river,

Wolves?

Wolves can't keep up with me,

Can wolves keep up with me?

Am I crazy?

Am I?

Sometimes...

Yes or no?

No.

Yes!

Whose letters are these?

Your father's,

Stop! I haven't read them!

They're useless crap,

But I want to know!

If you want to know.

look at this instead.

Your father,

What did he look like?

He looked like you. minus what I look like

What exactly did he look like?

Don't cry,

I'll tell you a couple of things about him,

You'll know more than if you'd met him,

Your father was a Most Lovable Person.

My father?

Not your father his troop,

Everyone in his troop was called a Most Lovable Person,

My father was a soldier?

My school had asked a Most Lovable Person to give a speech.

Your father came

My hometown is far away by the sea,

This place is your father's hometown.

He said there were a thousand people watching.

but he saw only me,

He only had eyes for me.

giving his speech to no one but me,

Then he came over and shook only my hand.

The entire school surrounded us.

He was that great?

Bullshit!

That was his story I don't remember anything like that.

And then?

At first your father was this long.

then this long.

then this long.

And finally, this long,

My father?

Your father's gun,

He had a gun?

It was pouring that day,

Your father came to see me

with his gun.

I said, "No. "

He said: "I know, I know. "

And I went with him

I left the ocean,

left my hometown.

Have no fear of forgetting

Rather, dread remembering

Remembering breeds familiarity

Familiarity makes you flee

Who said that?

Your father,

His name was...

Alyosha,

My father's name was Alyosha?

He wasn't from the Soviet Union.

Now.

you know what your father was like.

Boy!

Boy!

Why do you run when you see me?

Mom!

Look at you. you're soaking wet,

Where were you? I saw you.

You see?

I'm fine now.

I haven't been myself recently.

Like...

like I almost went crazy.

That's what some people said.

Actually, you're okay.

I think it was because of a fish?

It was a pair of shoes,

Shoes with fish embroidery?

That's right.

Actually..

Actually, I didn't lose them.

See,

aren't they right here?

I'm fine now.

They say that I've been acting crazy.

And that everyday...

I slapped you several times.

Not everyday,

Come here. let me see,

I must have slapped you

a thousand times,

Not that many,

I won't hit you anymore.

Really. Never again,

I promise. never again,

You can hit me if you want.

Really. it's okay.

I won't keep you. you're busy,

Mom. I'm not busy,

You're not? Let's talk more.

They make you bookkeeper, then group leader...

because I'm crazy. It's not because of that.

See? You think I'm crazy.

I very nearly went crazy,

You...

Don't you have to pick up some people today?

Someone's been sent to the countryside,

Then go, Go pick them up.

They don't know this place, go pick them up.

It'd be bad if they got lost.

I know, I know.

I said: "I know, I know. "

I'm not going anywhere today.

Not climbing trees not digging pits.

not hitting or cursing people

Go pick them up, I'll wait for you here,

I'll sit right here. We'll chat more when you're back,

I'm off.

Group leader!

What's going on?

Your mom! What about her?

Beautiful Solo River

I sing for you

Your glorious history

Is forever embedded in my heart

In dry seasons

You flow gently

In rainy seasons you make waves

And run off to distant shores

Your crew comes from Solo

The mountains send you on your way

The waves running off to distant shores

All the way to seas and oceans

Your history

is like a ship

Carrying its crew on a long journey

On the beautiful river

Your crew comes from Solo

The mountains send you on your way

The waves running off to distant shores

All the way to seas and oceans

Beautiful Solo River

I sing for you

Your glorious history

Is forever embedded in my heart

Hello?

Pervert!

Who was that? What did he say?

Come on, yell us,

I can't repeat it.

I'll get it.

Pervert!

I can't tell you.

I can't say it.

I'll get it.

What did he say this time?

Why didn't you tell me?

Fuck your mother!

Thank you,

Hold on.

Here.

I don't mean to be a pain,

but this is how Norman Bethune died,

I'm just afraid of needles, even more than knives.

Tetanus is serious matter.

Thanks,

You're welcome,

Hang on one second.

Can you give me a hand?

What a pain...

It's only noon.

Try them on,

Are your hands clean? Help me wring it,

Is your hand okay?

It's fine.

It really is a size bigger!

How did you do it?

They were too small, They're big enough now,

Aren't they nice. Teacher Liang?

Catch the pervert!

It's not him! Hurry!

"Not him"?

Teacher Liang.

Dr Lin?

It's grass underneath.

You can let go,

Let go. jump down,

I'm off now.

This way!

Number 2.

Number 1.

End of test,

Sorry, at the movie the other night I was standing,

it felt different from when I'm sitting. Let's try again?

We studied the case. and we consent to your request.

so as not to wrong an innocent man.

Dr Lin, you may try again, OK...

This time. stand in the middle, away from the cloth.

And don't move.

Say stop when you think it's the one,

I'll call the numbers. Each number represents a person.

who will "do it".

Please be precise.

Alright.

Let's begin.

Number 1.

Number 2.

Number 3.

Stop, We can stop now,

Dr Lin?

Did you say stop just now?

Yes,

Are you sure that's the hand?

I'm sure.

How can you be so sure?

Because that evening, the hand brushed me,

What?

Let me explain.

I'm not afraid of people touching me,

but when that hand brushed me. I got really scared.

Dr Lin, did you see the movie that evening?

Of course,

Were you in front or behind the screen?

In front.

Dr Lin, thank you for your cooperation.

But I'm sorry...

You've got the wrong man,

Number 3 wasn't where you said,

He was too far away and couldn't have touched you,

Of course, it's also our fault.

We didn't ask you where you were exactly that night,

Thank you anyway,

Where was number 3 standing?

That I can't yell you,

Is number 3 Liang?

Yes, but he was too far away from you.

Couldn't we try again?

That won't be necessary.

Someone shouted "catch the pervert".

you ran ahead of everybody.

and everybody mistook you for the pervert,

It doesn't sound convincing.

Say you run fast as you used to be an athlete.

Still it's not convincing,

Say you were scared of being beaten up,

so you ran into my flat and jumped down,

Even less convincing,

I did some research.

This is the situation:

One. five women were touched.

Two, none of them identified you as the culprit,

But people caught you and beat you up,

which made you suspect No, 1,

Three. even though you are suspect No, 1,

there's one very crucial point:

No matter how. one hand

can't touch five butts at the same time.

So what does that mean?

Other 4 or 5 persons will get caught,

I suggest that we act fast.

I write a confession and you sign it,

Be first to confess

and you may get off lightly!

I'm not sure.

Not sure?

I'm not sure...

If I did...

or...

did not.

Teacher Liang...

that you've got to ask yourself,

Those were butts...

If it wasn't a hand touching them,

then it's those butts touching a hand.

Catch the pervert!

This hand!

It's this hand!

At that time all I saw were flashlights,

I couldn't make out any of their faces.

but they all saw mine,

There were 42 flashlights,

I was lying in a ditch...

with a broken leg,

Tell me...

Did the woman in front of you shout "catch the pervert?"

No. I'm absolutely sure

she didn't shout "catch the pervert. "

It's me, Lin.

Sorry, I can't stay long,