1 00:00:46,112 --> 00:00:48,410 My father died suddenly. 2 00:00:48,481 --> 00:00:50,745 I only found out last night. 3 00:00:50,817 --> 00:00:53,411 The mayor called to tell me. 4 00:00:53,486 --> 00:00:55,420 I couldn't believe it. 5 00:00:56,589 --> 00:00:59,752 My hometown is in the mountains... 6 00:00:59,826 --> 00:01:01,794 a village called Sanhetun. 7 00:01:01,861 --> 00:01:04,455 I left to work in the city. 8 00:01:04,531 --> 00:01:07,989 So busy I haven't been home in years. 9 00:01:09,235 --> 00:01:11,669 My father was the village schoolteacher. 10 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:14,172 He taught there all his life. 11 00:01:15,241 --> 00:01:17,209 I am an only child. 12 00:01:17,277 --> 00:01:19,768 The only one from our village who went to college. 13 00:01:21,815 --> 00:01:26,548 I am very worried about my mother. 14 00:02:01,888 --> 00:02:04,152 Come in and rest a while. 15 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:06,556 I've got to get back. 16 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:09,060 Thank your boss again for me. 17 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:11,154 - Thank you. - Good-bye. 18 00:02:24,110 --> 00:02:25,543 Mother? 19 00:02:29,949 --> 00:02:31,576 - Mother? - Yusheng. 20 00:02:32,652 --> 00:02:34,745 Mayor, Uncle Xia. 21 00:02:35,822 --> 00:02:39,053 I saw the car and knew you were back. 22 00:02:39,125 --> 00:02:40,717 Come in. 23 00:02:40,793 --> 00:02:42,590 It's warmer inside. 24 00:02:48,301 --> 00:02:51,293 Please. Sit down. 25 00:02:51,371 --> 00:02:54,898 I couldn't tell you much over the phone. 26 00:02:54,974 --> 00:02:57,374 Now you're here I can explain everything. 27 00:02:58,811 --> 00:03:01,075 It's the schoolhouse. 28 00:03:01,147 --> 00:03:05,049 For many years your father has wanted to rebuild it... 29 00:03:05,118 --> 00:03:08,212 but there were always reasons we couldn't. 30 00:03:08,288 --> 00:03:11,724 He brought it up again recently... 31 00:03:11,791 --> 00:03:15,318 and the village agreed. 32 00:03:16,462 --> 00:03:19,727 We have the materials we need but not enough money. 33 00:03:19,799 --> 00:03:23,758 Your father's mind was set. He was determined to find the money. 34 00:03:23,836 --> 00:03:27,636 He began traveling around, trying to borrow the money. 35 00:03:27,707 --> 00:03:30,073 He went all over the county. 36 00:03:30,143 --> 00:03:32,873 If he thought there was a chance, he'd go after it. 37 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:36,507 On the last trip, on his way home... 38 00:03:36,583 --> 00:03:39,347 he ran into a snowstorm, a big blizzard. 39 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:41,717 He was stuck in the storm, and he got sick. 40 00:03:41,788 --> 00:03:44,689 He was too sick to be moved. That made him more anxious. 41 00:03:44,757 --> 00:03:47,317 He was in bad shape when he got back... 42 00:03:47,393 --> 00:03:49,759 so we took him to the hospital. 43 00:03:49,829 --> 00:03:53,560 They examined him, said he had a heart problem. 44 00:03:53,633 --> 00:03:55,692 We've known your dad all these years. 45 00:03:55,768 --> 00:03:59,431 Who knew he had a heart condition? 46 00:03:59,505 --> 00:04:01,700 They tried treating him, but it was no use. 47 00:04:01,774 --> 00:04:05,301 He fought, but he didn't make it. 48 00:04:05,378 --> 00:04:07,107 Where is my father now? 49 00:04:07,180 --> 00:04:10,445 At the provincial hospital, in the morgue. 50 00:04:10,516 --> 00:04:13,041 That's why we wanted you to return. 51 00:04:13,119 --> 00:04:15,144 To tell you all this. 52 00:04:16,289 --> 00:04:20,589 Last time I spoke with him he seemed fine. 53 00:04:20,660 --> 00:04:24,061 It was a bad storm. 54 00:04:24,130 --> 00:04:29,227 At his age, it was too much for him. 55 00:04:29,302 --> 00:04:34,035 It would have been hard on anyone. 56 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:37,543 The village wants to arrange a car... 57 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:40,545 to bring your father back. 58 00:04:40,613 --> 00:04:45,414 Bring him back here to bury him. 59 00:04:46,486 --> 00:04:48,852 That's what we planned. 60 00:04:50,189 --> 00:04:53,317 That's fine. Go ahead. 61 00:04:53,393 --> 00:04:55,793 But there is a problem. 62 00:04:55,862 --> 00:05:01,129 Your mother doesn't want to use a car. 63 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,930 She wants your father to be carried back. 64 00:05:04,003 --> 00:05:05,800 What do you mean? 65 00:05:05,872 --> 00:05:11,276 She wants the coffin brought back on foot... 66 00:05:11,344 --> 00:05:14,780 so your father won't forget his way home. 67 00:05:14,847 --> 00:05:17,213 It's an old tradition, a superstition. 68 00:05:17,283 --> 00:05:19,911 And she wants to walk with us. 69 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:24,115 - So let's do it. - We want to. 70 00:05:24,190 --> 00:05:28,024 He was our village teacher. Everyone respects him. 71 00:05:28,094 --> 00:05:31,461 But our young people have all left for the city. 72 00:05:31,531 --> 00:05:33,465 They've gone away to work. 73 00:05:33,533 --> 00:05:35,763 Only old people and children are left. 74 00:05:35,835 --> 00:05:40,397 We thought of using a tractor. 75 00:05:40,473 --> 00:05:42,771 We could make the trip in half a day. 76 00:05:42,842 --> 00:05:45,902 You must help your mother decide. 77 00:05:47,046 --> 00:05:49,606 I appreciate your concern. 78 00:05:49,682 --> 00:05:51,877 I will talk it over with her. 79 00:05:51,951 --> 00:05:53,885 - Good. - Where is she? 80 00:05:53,953 --> 00:05:59,721 Probably at the schoolhouse. 81 00:05:59,792 --> 00:06:03,023 She's there every day since he died. 82 00:06:03,096 --> 00:06:06,293 - She won't listen to anyone. - She just sits there. 83 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:08,300 - Is she okay? - I think so. 84 00:06:08,368 --> 00:06:10,336 I am only afraid... 85 00:06:10,403 --> 00:06:13,133 - The old schoolhouse? - Yes. 86 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,504 I'll go to her. 87 00:06:43,302 --> 00:06:44,826 Mother. 88 00:06:44,904 --> 00:06:47,065 It's so cold. Let's go home, okay? 89 00:06:48,141 --> 00:06:50,302 Your father is dead. 90 00:06:53,546 --> 00:06:55,480 Let's go home. 91 00:07:01,687 --> 00:07:05,020 You will never see him again. 92 00:07:25,945 --> 00:07:28,539 Get on the bed where it's warm. 93 00:07:33,820 --> 00:07:39,190 Bring me my loom. 94 00:07:39,258 --> 00:07:42,523 What for? 95 00:07:43,930 --> 00:07:47,661 - I want to weave something. - Weave what? 96 00:07:47,733 --> 00:07:50,634 A cloth for your father's coffin. 97 00:07:51,971 --> 00:07:54,201 Don't trouble yourself. 98 00:07:54,273 --> 00:07:57,242 Why don't we go buy one instead? 99 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:59,574 I don't want to buy one. 100 00:08:01,347 --> 00:08:05,545 That loom is so old. 101 00:08:05,618 --> 00:08:08,280 It's been broken for years. 102 00:08:08,354 --> 00:08:10,481 Why can't we fix it? 103 00:08:13,459 --> 00:08:17,919 You need rest, Mother. You must be so tired. 104 00:08:17,997 --> 00:08:20,591 I have to make this cloth. 105 00:08:22,869 --> 00:08:24,769 Can't I just buy one? 106 00:08:24,837 --> 00:08:27,965 No! Just bring me the loom. 107 00:08:58,771 --> 00:09:01,968 The only loom left in the village... 108 00:09:02,041 --> 00:09:04,976 is this one of your mother's. 109 00:09:05,044 --> 00:09:07,012 She's guarded it like a treasure. 110 00:09:07,079 --> 00:09:12,574 Looks like she's determined to use it. 111 00:09:12,652 --> 00:09:14,745 Just like the funeral procession. 112 00:09:14,820 --> 00:09:19,780 Carrying the dead is an old custom. 113 00:09:19,859 --> 00:09:22,885 Over the mountains... 114 00:09:22,962 --> 00:09:26,728 across the river, past the crossroads. 115 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:28,733 And we shout at him along the way. 116 00:09:28,801 --> 00:09:31,235 What do we say? 117 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:33,670 We tell him this is the road home. 118 00:09:33,739 --> 00:09:36,936 Everyone yells at him, so that he remembers his way home. 119 00:09:37,009 --> 00:09:38,636 It's an old tradition. 120 00:09:38,711 --> 00:09:41,179 Is it really so difficult... 121 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:44,739 to do as my mother wishes? 122 00:09:44,817 --> 00:09:47,308 It is a problem, yes. 123 00:09:47,386 --> 00:09:50,219 We don't have the manpower. 124 00:09:50,289 --> 00:09:53,315 All our young people have left. 125 00:09:54,293 --> 00:09:57,626 No one has followed this custom... 126 00:09:57,697 --> 00:09:59,927 since the Cultural Revolution. 127 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,381 I don't want her to work like this... 128 00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:20,248 but I don't know how to stop her. 129 00:10:20,319 --> 00:10:22,287 The funeral procession... 130 00:10:22,355 --> 00:10:25,347 seems all that matters to her now. 131 00:10:39,005 --> 00:10:39,138 I know about your wishes for the funeral. 132 00:10:39,138 --> 00:10:42,301 I know about your wishes for the funeral. 133 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:44,935 Yes. 134 00:10:45,011 --> 00:10:48,469 Is there some other way to arrange it? 135 00:10:49,815 --> 00:10:52,181 I know it won't be easy. 136 00:10:53,386 --> 00:10:56,116 But your father lived here for 40 years. 137 00:10:57,490 --> 00:11:03,395 He taught many generations of kids. 138 00:11:03,462 --> 00:11:06,863 He worked very hard. Long, long hours. 139 00:11:07,967 --> 00:11:12,597 The town should give him something back. 140 00:11:12,672 --> 00:11:14,867 The mayor agrees with you. 141 00:11:14,940 --> 00:11:16,874 How about this? 142 00:11:16,942 --> 00:11:20,776 We can walk alongside... 143 00:11:20,846 --> 00:11:22,973 with the coffin pulled by a tractor. 144 00:11:23,049 --> 00:11:25,381 We'd still be with him, right? 145 00:11:25,451 --> 00:11:27,419 It's not the same. 146 00:11:29,555 --> 00:11:35,152 I want your father carried back by the men. 147 00:11:38,030 --> 00:11:41,363 If they won't help... 148 00:11:43,202 --> 00:11:47,935 we'll get someone who will. 149 00:11:54,814 --> 00:11:58,045 Please don't work anymore. 150 00:11:58,117 --> 00:12:02,144 I have to. I have to finish it. 151 00:12:02,221 --> 00:12:05,884 You are tired. Get some rest, okay? 152 00:12:05,958 --> 00:12:09,223 You sleep in your father's study. 153 00:12:09,295 --> 00:12:12,230 I have to finish this. 154 00:13:12,224 --> 00:13:15,557 This picture was taken the year my parents married. 155 00:13:17,396 --> 00:13:20,229 My father was not from the village. 156 00:13:20,299 --> 00:13:22,995 He came here to teach. 157 00:13:23,068 --> 00:13:25,730 The story of my parents'courtship... 158 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:28,399 is well known in the village. 159 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:32,911 Practically everyone here has heard about it. 160 00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,808 My mother had just turned eighteen. 161 00:13:36,882 --> 00:13:39,350 My father was twenty. 162 00:13:39,418 --> 00:13:44,583 My mother told me my father arrived by horse cart. 163 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:31,098 This is our new teacher. 164 00:14:31,170 --> 00:14:34,139 His name is Luo, Luo Changyu. 165 00:15:22,321 --> 00:15:25,916 Is that Di? What's all the racket for? 166 00:15:25,991 --> 00:15:28,186 Nothing. 167 00:15:28,260 --> 00:15:33,664 Has the teacher arrived? 168 00:15:33,732 --> 00:15:35,063 Yes. 169 00:15:35,134 --> 00:15:39,366 It's about time we got our own teacher. 170 00:15:40,339 --> 00:15:42,330 What does he look like? 171 00:15:42,408 --> 00:15:44,171 He's a young man. 172 00:15:44,243 --> 00:15:49,738 A young teacher? He must be talented. 173 00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:54,146 - Where is he staying? - At the village council office. 174 00:15:54,219 --> 00:15:59,122 That's good. Where will he eat? 175 00:15:59,191 --> 00:16:02,649 He'll eat with a different family each day. 176 00:16:02,728 --> 00:16:07,722 When it's our turn, we'll have to make a good meal. 177 00:16:11,003 --> 00:16:14,029 What are you doing? 178 00:16:14,106 --> 00:16:15,937 Nothing. 179 00:16:16,008 --> 00:16:20,741 Seeing a teacher has you changing clothes? 180 00:16:27,653 --> 00:16:30,622 My grandmother was already blind by then. 181 00:16:30,689 --> 00:16:32,281 Mother says when Grandfather died... 182 00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:36,124 Grandmother cried until she went blind. 183 00:16:37,429 --> 00:16:40,398 After Grandfather died... 184 00:16:40,466 --> 00:16:43,594 there was only Mother to look after Grandmother. 185 00:16:43,669 --> 00:16:47,400 Grandmother's only wish was to find a good husband for Mother. 186 00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:49,771 She had many proposals... 187 00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:52,072 but my mother didn't like any of them. 188 00:16:57,249 --> 00:17:01,709 The schoolhouse was not yet built when my father arrived. 189 00:17:01,787 --> 00:17:05,279 The mayor enlisted all the men's help. 190 00:17:06,358 --> 00:17:08,519 According to our village custom... 191 00:17:08,594 --> 00:17:12,086 a red cloth must be hung in a new building. 192 00:17:12,164 --> 00:17:13,893 It's hung on the ceiling beam for good luck. 193 00:17:13,966 --> 00:17:16,196 The cloth is called the lucky red banner. 194 00:17:16,268 --> 00:17:19,760 It must be woven by the village's most beautiful maiden. 195 00:17:19,838 --> 00:17:23,968 This task, of course, fell to my mother. 196 00:17:25,210 --> 00:17:28,509 Perhaps she was already a little in love... 197 00:17:28,580 --> 00:17:31,913 because the cloth she made was especially fine. 198 00:17:40,292 --> 00:17:43,227 The village had two wells back then. 199 00:17:43,295 --> 00:17:45,388 The old well was called the "front well." 200 00:17:45,464 --> 00:17:47,398 The newer well was called the "back well." 201 00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:52,904 The new well was nearer the village, so more people used that one. 202 00:17:52,971 --> 00:17:55,269 After my father arrived... 203 00:17:55,340 --> 00:17:57,968 Mother started to use the old well. 204 00:17:58,043 --> 00:18:00,534 She had to pass the schoolhouse to get to it. 205 00:18:56,301 --> 00:18:58,235 The village had another custom. 206 00:18:58,303 --> 00:19:00,237 When putting up a new building... 207 00:19:00,305 --> 00:19:04,469 each family prepared a dish for the workers'lunch. 208 00:19:04,543 --> 00:19:06,568 Everyone contributed. 209 00:19:06,645 --> 00:19:09,842 Mother prepared all her best dishes... 210 00:19:09,915 --> 00:19:13,476 hoping Father would eat what she made. 211 00:19:33,472 --> 00:19:38,205 Back then when something was built... 212 00:19:38,277 --> 00:19:42,145 women were not allowed to participate. 213 00:19:42,214 --> 00:19:45,206 Superstition said they would bring bad luck. 214 00:19:45,284 --> 00:19:49,186 When they put up the school, the village women could only watch... 215 00:19:49,254 --> 00:19:51,222 from a distance. 216 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:20,981 - What did you make today? - Steamed bread. 217 00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:23,817 - What about you, Di? - I made onion cakes. 218 00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:27,017 I brought rice steamed in lotus leaves. 219 00:20:27,092 --> 00:20:29,151 Onion cakes are better. 220 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:31,389 Did you save some for your boyfriend? 221 00:20:31,463 --> 00:20:33,397 Shut up! 222 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,358 Look at them. 223 00:20:36,435 --> 00:20:39,598 They just pick up the first dish they see. They don't know who made what. 224 00:20:39,671 --> 00:20:41,332 I don't know who's eating mine. 225 00:20:41,406 --> 00:20:43,601 Must be your husband! 226 00:20:48,981 --> 00:20:50,915 Put them here. 227 00:21:47,673 --> 00:21:50,574 You're already done with the banner? 228 00:21:50,642 --> 00:21:54,169 I was going to come get it from you. Give it to me. 229 00:21:54,246 --> 00:21:55,270 Okay. 230 00:21:55,347 --> 00:21:57,975 You'll save me a further trip. 231 00:21:58,884 --> 00:22:02,047 This is a beautiful banner. 232 00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:04,748 The school is almost finished. 233 00:22:04,823 --> 00:22:07,451 Chinese study will be the first lesson. 234 00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:13,658 - Is the teacher happy with the food? - Yes. 235 00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:16,428 - Does he eat what we make? - Yes. 236 00:22:16,501 --> 00:22:19,095 - He eats together with you? - No. 237 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,139 He's a city gentleman. 238 00:22:21,206 --> 00:22:23,140 It's not proper for him to eat with us. 239 00:22:23,208 --> 00:22:25,005 So, how does it work? 240 00:22:25,077 --> 00:22:29,377 We give him first pick of the dishes. 241 00:24:00,705 --> 00:24:03,071 "In life..." Follow me. 242 00:24:03,141 --> 00:24:05,166 "In life..." 243 00:24:05,243 --> 00:24:07,734 "You must make goals." 244 00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:11,115 Start from the beginning. 245 00:24:13,051 --> 00:24:16,680 "One must learn to write." 246 00:24:16,755 --> 00:24:20,919 "One must learn to write." 247 00:24:20,992 --> 00:24:24,450 "One must learn arithmetic." 248 00:24:24,529 --> 00:24:28,727 "One must learn arithmetic." 249 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:32,793 "Keep a journal faithfully." 250 00:24:32,871 --> 00:24:37,137 "Keep a journal faithfully." 251 00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:41,168 "Know the present, know the past." 252 00:24:41,246 --> 00:24:44,943 "Know the present, know the past." 253 00:24:45,016 --> 00:24:46,950 When I was young, my mother told me... 254 00:24:47,018 --> 00:24:50,249 my father had a beautiful voice. 255 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:54,156 My mother never learned to write, was never interested in school. 256 00:24:54,226 --> 00:24:57,787 But she couldn't resist the sound of my father's voice. 257 00:24:57,863 --> 00:25:02,766 She went by the school every day after that. 258 00:25:02,834 --> 00:25:06,497 For most, the novelty of the new school wore off after a while... 259 00:25:06,571 --> 00:25:08,630 but not for my mother. 260 00:25:08,707 --> 00:25:11,369 For 40 years, she came to listen... 261 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:14,378 and it became part of her life. 262 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:20,114 "Know respect for your elders." 263 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:24,019 "Know respect for your elders." 264 00:25:39,571 --> 00:25:42,165 Each day after school... 265 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,936 my father walked some of his students home. 266 00:25:45,010 --> 00:25:49,572 Knowing this, my mother waited along the way. 267 00:26:15,073 --> 00:26:19,442 The birds sing with the beautiful sun 268 00:26:23,515 --> 00:26:28,509 Their songs wake the beautiful flowers 269 00:31:07,498 --> 00:31:09,329 Hey! 270 00:31:34,926 --> 00:31:37,394 - Who is she? - That's Zhao Di. 271 00:31:38,463 --> 00:31:40,624 Is she from Sanhetun? 272 00:31:40,698 --> 00:31:42,427 Yes. 273 00:31:43,501 --> 00:31:46,766 Di, the teacher is asking about you! 274 00:33:33,678 --> 00:33:35,771 - You need water? - Yes. 275 00:33:35,847 --> 00:33:38,941 - Let me get it for you. - No, that's okay. 276 00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:41,815 - Let me do it. - I can do it. Thanks. 277 00:33:41,886 --> 00:33:44,821 No, let me. Let me help you! 278 00:33:44,889 --> 00:33:47,915 You're the teacher. You shouldn't bother. 279 00:33:47,992 --> 00:33:50,984 - Let me do it. - No, no. 280 00:33:51,062 --> 00:33:52,495 Come on. 281 00:34:05,643 --> 00:34:08,942 Di, you're fetching water as well? 282 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:24,187 Tomorrow it's our turn to have you over. 283 00:34:24,262 --> 00:34:25,695 I know. 284 00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:46,843 My father told me... 285 00:35:46,911 --> 00:35:49,641 the first time he went to my mother's house... 286 00:35:49,714 --> 00:35:51,739 she stood in the doorway. 287 00:35:52,683 --> 00:35:55,880 Leaning against the door frame... 288 00:35:55,953 --> 00:35:58,251 she looked like a figure in a painting... 289 00:35:58,322 --> 00:36:01,314 an image he would never forget. 290 00:36:07,765 --> 00:36:11,826 - Is the teacher here? - Yes. 291 00:36:11,903 --> 00:36:14,531 Your heavy footsteps gave you away. 292 00:36:14,605 --> 00:36:16,835 Come in. Come here. 293 00:36:17,775 --> 00:36:20,175 My mother's eyesight is not good. 294 00:36:21,579 --> 00:36:24,275 This teacher is very tall. 295 00:36:24,348 --> 00:36:26,282 Sit down. 296 00:37:11,963 --> 00:37:16,297 Can't think when we last had a man home for dinner. 297 00:37:16,367 --> 00:37:18,665 The food must taste good to you. 298 00:37:18,736 --> 00:37:21,432 You sound like you're enjoying it. 299 00:37:22,940 --> 00:37:25,704 How long have you been here? 300 00:37:25,776 --> 00:37:27,573 About a month. 301 00:37:27,645 --> 00:37:29,510 Have you gotten used to it? 302 00:37:29,580 --> 00:37:32,913 - It's okay. - That's good. 303 00:37:32,984 --> 00:37:36,977 - You're from the city? - Yes, from East Gate. 304 00:37:37,054 --> 00:37:39,022 How did you choose Sanhetun? 305 00:37:39,090 --> 00:37:40,921 After graduation, I couldn't find work. 306 00:37:40,992 --> 00:37:43,859 One day in the street a man was signing people up. 307 00:37:43,928 --> 00:37:45,919 I didn't know what for, but I signed up anyway. 308 00:37:45,997 --> 00:37:47,931 And I ended up here. 309 00:37:47,999 --> 00:37:50,229 - Do you regret it? - No. 310 00:37:50,301 --> 00:37:52,292 Why? 311 00:37:52,370 --> 00:37:54,304 I like it here. 312 00:37:56,240 --> 00:37:59,107 Are you married? 313 00:37:59,176 --> 00:38:00,609 No. 314 00:38:00,678 --> 00:38:02,407 Are you engaged? 315 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:04,243 No. 316 00:38:10,755 --> 00:38:14,191 Di will do it. Sit for a while. 317 00:38:28,506 --> 00:38:30,531 Do you remember this bowl? 318 00:38:30,608 --> 00:38:32,542 This design? 319 00:38:34,045 --> 00:38:35,637 No, I don't remember. 320 00:38:35,713 --> 00:38:37,977 Did you eat the food brought to the site? 321 00:38:38,049 --> 00:38:39,516 Yes. 322 00:38:39,583 --> 00:38:42,814 Looks like Di's hard work was wasted. 323 00:38:42,887 --> 00:38:46,015 You know... 324 00:38:46,090 --> 00:38:48,251 when you were building the school... 325 00:38:48,326 --> 00:38:50,294 she made all her best dishes. 326 00:38:50,361 --> 00:38:52,693 She always used that bowl... 327 00:38:52,763 --> 00:38:55,288 hoping you would choose her dish. 328 00:38:55,366 --> 00:38:58,096 Even I wasn't allowed to help. 329 00:38:59,737 --> 00:39:02,331 I remember now. 330 00:39:03,407 --> 00:39:04,635 You do? 331 00:39:04,709 --> 00:39:06,939 The bowl and your cooking are familiar. 332 00:39:07,011 --> 00:39:09,479 - So you ate from it before? - Yes. 333 00:39:09,547 --> 00:39:12,175 You did? What did you eat? 334 00:39:17,154 --> 00:39:20,214 On the first day I made onion cakes. 335 00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:23,124 On the second, scrambled eggs and onions on rice. 336 00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:25,458 On the third day, mushroom dumplings. 337 00:39:25,529 --> 00:39:28,589 What a shame. Three delicious meals. 338 00:39:28,666 --> 00:39:30,691 And I love mushroom dumplings. 339 00:39:30,768 --> 00:39:32,793 I'll make you some this afternoon. 340 00:39:33,804 --> 00:39:35,863 - That is too much to ask. - No. 341 00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:39,273 You've hardly finished lunch, and you're planning the next meal. 342 00:39:39,343 --> 00:39:42,710 Di, show the teacher out. He must be very busy. 343 00:39:42,780 --> 00:39:45,146 Yes, I should go. 344 00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:03,760 That red jacket of yours is pretty on you. 345 00:40:03,834 --> 00:40:05,665 I remember it from the day I arrived. 346 00:40:05,736 --> 00:40:08,534 Don't forget to come back for dumplings. 347 00:40:20,084 --> 00:40:22,678 You shouldn't make the dumplings. 348 00:40:22,753 --> 00:40:25,347 - Why not? - You may regret it. 349 00:40:26,090 --> 00:40:28,957 - Why? - You don't understand. 350 00:40:29,026 --> 00:40:31,221 This teacher is a nice man... 351 00:40:31,295 --> 00:40:33,923 but he's out of our class. 352 00:40:33,998 --> 00:40:36,660 What are you talking about? It's only dumplings. 353 00:40:36,734 --> 00:40:38,702 Don't play dumb. 354 00:40:38,769 --> 00:40:40,498 I'm just being honest. 355 00:40:40,571 --> 00:40:43,233 You'd best forget about him. 356 00:41:07,832 --> 00:41:10,392 I will not go back! 357 00:41:10,468 --> 00:41:13,062 You've got no choice! 358 00:42:53,837 --> 00:42:55,998 I came to say good-bye. 359 00:42:56,073 --> 00:42:59,634 - Where are you going? - Back to the city. 360 00:42:59,710 --> 00:43:03,202 - What's happened? - Nothing. 361 00:43:04,281 --> 00:43:08,479 I saw you argue with someone. Was that what it was about? 362 00:43:08,552 --> 00:43:10,884 Who was he? Why do you have to go back? 363 00:43:10,955 --> 00:43:14,322 It's no big deal. They just want to ask me some questions. That's all. 364 00:43:14,391 --> 00:43:17,690 - Can't they ask you questions here? - He says it's not up to him. 365 00:43:22,266 --> 00:43:24,200 Will you come back? 366 00:43:24,268 --> 00:43:27,533 Of course! I have classes to teach. 367 00:43:27,605 --> 00:43:29,300 When will you be back? 368 00:43:29,873 --> 00:43:32,535 By the 27 th at the latest. 369 00:43:32,610 --> 00:43:35,374 On the 28th the school holiday starts. I have to be back before that. 370 00:43:40,951 --> 00:43:43,749 - Come in and eat something. - I can't. 371 00:43:43,821 --> 00:43:46,654 I have things to do before I go. 372 00:43:48,525 --> 00:43:51,187 I really do. That man is waiting for me. 373 00:43:51,261 --> 00:43:53,252 Tell him to come too. 374 00:43:53,330 --> 00:43:55,491 You have to eat in any case. 375 00:44:00,304 --> 00:44:02,238 Okay, I'll be back. 376 00:44:03,741 --> 00:44:05,333 I'll wait for you. 377 00:44:07,478 --> 00:44:09,639 This is for you. 378 00:44:09,713 --> 00:44:12,341 To go with your red jacket. 379 00:44:22,126 --> 00:44:24,060 I'll be waiting. 380 00:44:37,908 --> 00:44:40,376 What is going on? No more class? 381 00:44:40,444 --> 00:44:43,106 - He's in some political trouble. - Political trouble? 382 00:44:43,180 --> 00:44:45,307 I don't understand it either. But maybe it's nothing. 383 00:44:45,382 --> 00:44:47,350 Said he might be back in a day or two. 384 00:45:09,506 --> 00:45:11,440 The teacher's left. 385 00:45:18,048 --> 00:45:19,845 - The teacher's left? - Yes. 386 00:45:19,917 --> 00:45:22,750 - Just left? - Just left with the mayor. 387 00:49:57,094 --> 00:50:00,222 My mother retraced her steps every day... 388 00:50:00,297 --> 00:50:03,061 searching back and forth. 389 00:50:03,133 --> 00:50:06,159 She had to find the clip my father had given her. 390 00:51:55,979 --> 00:51:57,913 Pottery repairs! 391 00:51:57,981 --> 00:52:00,472 Please come in. 392 00:53:33,610 --> 00:53:35,578 I charge for the nails I use. 393 00:53:35,645 --> 00:53:38,239 This will cost you more than buying a new bowl. 394 00:53:38,315 --> 00:53:42,115 Just tell me how much and I'll pay you. 395 00:53:42,185 --> 00:53:44,153 Is it a family heirloom? 396 00:53:44,221 --> 00:53:46,280 No. 397 00:53:46,356 --> 00:53:48,483 It belonged to someone special? 398 00:53:48,558 --> 00:53:51,254 You could say that. 399 00:53:51,328 --> 00:53:52,818 Who? 400 00:53:53,897 --> 00:53:57,594 It's for my daughter. 401 00:53:57,667 --> 00:54:01,831 The man who used it left... 402 00:54:01,905 --> 00:54:05,238 and took my daughter's heart with him. 403 00:54:06,643 --> 00:54:10,579 I've put it back together again. 404 00:54:10,647 --> 00:54:13,275 I hope she'll be happy. 405 00:54:21,258 --> 00:54:25,285 Pottery repairs! 406 00:54:51,087 --> 00:54:53,453 Di, what are you doing? 407 00:54:53,523 --> 00:54:57,357 Nothing. Just getting a drink of water. 408 00:55:45,608 --> 00:55:47,576 1 times 8 equals 8. 409 00:55:47,644 --> 00:55:49,737 1 times 9 equals 9. 410 00:55:52,282 --> 00:55:54,512 2 times 2 equals 4. 411 00:55:54,584 --> 00:55:56,882 2 times 3 equals 6. 412 00:55:56,953 --> 00:55:59,148 2 times 4 equals 8. 413 00:55:59,222 --> 00:56:01,190 2 times 5 equals 10. 414 00:56:01,257 --> 00:56:04,420 2 times 6 equals 12. 415 00:56:04,494 --> 00:56:07,395 2 times 7 equals 14. 416 00:56:07,464 --> 00:56:09,989 2 times 8 equals 16. 417 00:56:10,066 --> 00:56:12,694 2 times 9 equals 18. 418 00:56:12,769 --> 00:56:14,964 Good. 419 00:56:15,038 --> 00:56:17,939 3 times 3 equals 9. 420 00:56:19,008 --> 00:56:21,442 3 times 4 equals 12. 421 00:56:21,511 --> 00:56:24,207 3 times 5 equals 15. 422 00:56:24,280 --> 00:56:26,874 3 times 6 equals 18. 423 00:56:26,950 --> 00:56:29,578 3 times 7 equals 21. 424 00:56:29,652 --> 00:56:32,746 3 times 8 equals 24. 425 00:56:32,822 --> 00:56:35,017 3 times 9 equals 27. 426 00:57:31,347 --> 00:57:33,315 My father told my mother... 427 00:57:33,383 --> 00:57:35,317 when he was teaching the kids... 428 00:57:35,385 --> 00:57:37,910 he could always look up and see the red banner. 429 00:57:37,987 --> 00:57:39,921 When he saw that banner... 430 00:57:39,989 --> 00:57:42,423 it reminded him of Mother and her red jacket. 431 00:57:43,259 --> 00:57:45,250 The mayor kept insisting... 432 00:57:45,328 --> 00:57:47,319 that the ceiling needed proper insulation... 433 00:57:47,397 --> 00:57:49,627 but my father never let him. 434 00:57:49,699 --> 00:57:54,329 That's why the school ceiling was never completed. 435 00:59:52,088 --> 00:59:55,251 Mother sat in the classroom for hours that day. 436 00:59:55,325 --> 00:59:58,988 The door was open, and the mayor saw her there. 437 00:59:59,062 --> 01:00:02,225 He understood what that meant. 438 01:00:02,298 --> 01:00:04,232 Once he knew... 439 01:00:04,300 --> 01:00:06,894 the news got round the village quickly. 440 01:00:06,970 --> 01:00:08,995 Back then, arranged matches were the rule. 441 01:00:09,072 --> 01:00:12,041 The freedom of falling in love was unfamiliar. 442 01:00:12,108 --> 01:00:14,702 This was a first for our village. 443 01:00:25,421 --> 01:00:28,618 On the day my father promised to return... 444 01:00:28,691 --> 01:00:31,888 my mother was waiting from first light. 445 01:00:31,961 --> 01:00:34,828 She remembered his promise... 446 01:00:34,897 --> 01:00:37,127 that he would return on the 27th. 447 01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:40,192 School vacation began on the 28th. 448 01:00:40,269 --> 01:00:43,102 He had to be back before that. 449 01:03:03,579 --> 01:03:08,778 It's so cold out. Where have you been? Gone all day. Get warm on the bed. 450 01:03:18,961 --> 01:03:22,453 You're burning up! 451 01:03:55,298 --> 01:03:57,994 I know you went to wait for the teacher. 452 01:03:58,067 --> 01:04:01,059 Everyone says he's in trouble and won't be back. 453 01:04:01,137 --> 01:04:03,196 You've got to let go. 454 01:04:06,209 --> 01:04:08,370 I'm going to the city to find him. 455 01:04:08,444 --> 01:04:11,902 Are you crazy? You're ill! 456 01:04:12,982 --> 01:04:15,849 Di! Come back! 457 01:04:56,859 --> 01:04:58,918 My mother didn't make it to the city. 458 01:04:58,995 --> 01:05:01,259 She fainted by the road. 459 01:05:01,330 --> 01:05:05,357 Someone saw her, and they got word to the mayor. 460 01:05:05,434 --> 01:05:09,302 The mayor and my uncle brought her home on a cart. 461 01:05:10,473 --> 01:05:15,843 The mayor said that day my mother's hands were like ice. 462 01:05:16,913 --> 01:05:19,575 While on the cart, they wrapped her in a heavy blanket... 463 01:05:19,649 --> 01:05:22,049 but they couldn't get her hands warm. 464 01:05:27,823 --> 01:05:29,757 I don't think it's too serious. 465 01:05:29,825 --> 01:05:33,955 It's a bad chill, but she is strong. 466 01:05:37,233 --> 01:05:41,693 Mayor, is the teacher coming back? 467 01:05:43,940 --> 01:05:47,205 I don't know the answer. 468 01:05:47,276 --> 01:05:50,143 He should have been back by now. 469 01:05:52,281 --> 01:05:55,216 Maybe someone can write to him. 470 01:05:55,284 --> 01:05:57,809 I don't know how to help her... 471 01:05:58,888 --> 01:06:02,483 if he doesn't come back. 472 01:06:15,871 --> 01:06:18,362 "Spring is here." 473 01:06:18,441 --> 01:06:20,807 "It melts the snow." 474 01:06:23,746 --> 01:06:27,512 "The grass turns green." 475 01:06:27,583 --> 01:06:32,611 "The farmers sow." 476 01:06:32,688 --> 01:06:36,488 "The ox plow the field." 477 01:06:36,559 --> 01:06:40,620 "The wild geese return." 478 01:06:40,696 --> 01:06:44,427 "The frogs begin to hop." 479 01:06:44,500 --> 01:06:46,491 Di, you're awake. 480 01:06:46,569 --> 01:06:48,503 You've been sleeping for two days. 481 01:06:48,571 --> 01:06:52,371 Di, the teacher is back. 482 01:06:53,809 --> 01:06:55,777 He came back yesterday. 483 01:06:55,845 --> 01:06:57,904 He came straight here. 484 01:06:57,980 --> 01:07:00,210 He sat with you for a long time. 485 01:07:00,282 --> 01:07:04,548 Isn't it good news? 486 01:07:04,620 --> 01:07:06,986 He came back for you. 487 01:07:08,057 --> 01:07:10,787 "Full of energy." 488 01:07:10,860 --> 01:07:14,125 "Our spirit comes alive." 489 01:07:14,196 --> 01:07:18,929 "Our spirit comes alive." 490 01:07:19,001 --> 01:07:23,529 "It carries our wishes." 491 01:07:23,606 --> 01:07:29,169 "Full of hope." 492 01:07:29,245 --> 01:07:32,578 "Spring is here." 493 01:07:32,648 --> 01:07:38,245 "It melts the snow." 494 01:07:38,320 --> 01:07:42,552 "The grass turns green." 495 01:07:42,625 --> 01:07:46,925 "The farmers sow." 496 01:07:46,996 --> 01:07:51,160 "The ox plow the field." 497 01:07:51,233 --> 01:07:55,567 "The wild geese return." 498 01:07:55,638 --> 01:08:01,440 "The frogs begin to hop." 499 01:08:01,510 --> 01:08:04,240 "Swallows start to sing." 500 01:08:09,285 --> 01:08:14,985 "Spring is the season to sow." 501 01:08:15,057 --> 01:08:19,721 "All starts to grow again." 502 01:08:20,963 --> 01:08:23,488 "The world is full of life again." 503 01:08:23,566 --> 01:08:25,193 Mr. Luo! 504 01:08:25,267 --> 01:08:28,293 Mr. Luo, Di is here to see you! 505 01:08:29,371 --> 01:08:31,532 Sir! 506 01:08:31,607 --> 01:08:33,837 Di is here! 507 01:08:37,880 --> 01:08:41,839 That evening, my father had to leave again. 508 01:08:41,917 --> 01:08:47,048 When he heard about my mother, he left the city without permission. 509 01:08:47,123 --> 01:08:51,389 He couldn't stand it any longer, so he sneaked back. 510 01:08:51,460 --> 01:08:53,758 For this disobedience... 511 01:08:53,829 --> 01:08:58,061 my parents were kept apart for another two years. 512 01:08:59,502 --> 01:09:01,834 Someone told me... 513 01:09:01,904 --> 01:09:06,000 that on the day my father finally returned... 514 01:09:06,075 --> 01:09:09,806 my mother put on her red jacket, my father's favorite... 515 01:09:09,879 --> 01:09:12,643 and stood by the road to wait for him. 516 01:09:12,715 --> 01:09:17,049 From that day on, my father never left my mother again. 517 01:09:34,937 --> 01:09:37,997 This is the story of my father and my mother. 518 01:09:38,073 --> 01:09:41,702 This road is part of their love story... 519 01:09:42,978 --> 01:09:47,415 this road that leads from the city to our village. 520 01:09:47,483 --> 01:09:50,452 Maybe because of the hope it held for her... 521 01:09:50,519 --> 01:09:54,216 as she waited for my father to return... 522 01:09:54,290 --> 01:09:58,056 she wants to walk this way with him one last time. 523 01:09:59,428 --> 01:10:03,296 Mr. Mayor? 524 01:10:03,365 --> 01:10:05,993 - Who is it? - It's me, Yusheng. 525 01:10:12,308 --> 01:10:14,799 - You need to see me? - Yes. 526 01:10:14,877 --> 01:10:18,506 Come in. Come in. It's cold out there. 527 01:10:18,581 --> 01:10:20,811 How can I help you? 528 01:10:21,884 --> 01:10:24,512 I've thought it through. 529 01:10:24,587 --> 01:10:27,385 - I want to do as my mother wishes. - To carry him back? 530 01:10:27,456 --> 01:10:30,425 It's still a problem though. 531 01:10:30,492 --> 01:10:32,460 The problem is not enough men, right? 532 01:10:32,528 --> 01:10:36,259 How about this? We'll hire men from the next village. 533 01:10:37,366 --> 01:10:39,459 That's a good idea. 534 01:10:40,836 --> 01:10:42,827 But how do we pay them? 535 01:10:42,905 --> 01:10:45,999 Just tell me how many men we need. 536 01:10:47,243 --> 01:10:51,043 For a short distance, only ten... 537 01:10:51,113 --> 01:10:53,206 but this is a long trip. 538 01:10:53,282 --> 01:10:56,376 I think we need about 16. 539 01:10:56,452 --> 01:10:59,580 We will need two shifts. That's 32 men. 540 01:10:59,655 --> 01:11:03,147 And we'll need others to carry chairs... 541 01:11:03,225 --> 01:11:06,991 so people can rest along the way. 542 01:11:07,062 --> 01:11:10,998 That comes to about 35, 36 men. 543 01:11:11,066 --> 01:11:13,500 How much per person? 544 01:11:13,569 --> 01:11:18,370 100 Yuan each should do. That will do. 545 01:11:19,441 --> 01:11:21,238 35, 36 people. 546 01:11:21,310 --> 01:11:24,211 How much in total? 547 01:11:24,280 --> 01:11:28,410 That's 3,500 or 3,600 Yuan. 548 01:11:28,484 --> 01:11:32,750 We need to buy cigarettes. 549 01:11:32,821 --> 01:11:37,349 And wine too. Got to ward off the cold. 550 01:11:37,426 --> 01:11:41,385 We'll also want a little extra for emergency use. 551 01:11:41,463 --> 01:11:47,095 Altogether, around 4,000 Yuan. 552 01:11:54,143 --> 01:11:58,102 Here's 5,000 Yuan. Is that enough? 553 01:11:58,180 --> 01:12:00,114 It's more than enough. 554 01:12:46,261 --> 01:12:49,697 Mrs. Luo, come and see Mr. Luo. 555 01:12:49,765 --> 01:12:51,699 Please don't cry. 556 01:12:51,767 --> 01:12:54,463 Don't let tears fall on him. 557 01:13:04,580 --> 01:13:08,676 Mr. Luo, we are going back to the village. 558 01:13:10,686 --> 01:13:13,382 That day over 100 people came to the ceremony. 559 01:13:13,455 --> 01:13:17,255 The mayor told me they were my father's students. 560 01:13:17,326 --> 01:13:22,127 They heard about his death, and they all came back. 561 01:13:22,197 --> 01:13:25,462 Many came from other towns. 562 01:13:25,534 --> 01:13:28,697 Some drove from the city. 563 01:13:28,771 --> 01:13:32,969 The mayor said some came from as far as Guangzhou. 564 01:13:33,041 --> 01:13:37,705 Some tried but didn't make it in time because of the snowstorm. 565 01:13:38,847 --> 01:13:41,407 I didn't recognize many of them. 566 01:13:41,483 --> 01:13:43,644 Many were older than me. 567 01:13:43,719 --> 01:13:46,779 I don't know when my father taught them. 568 01:13:46,855 --> 01:13:49,847 I didn't know how to address them. 569 01:13:49,925 --> 01:13:53,793 Anyway, as the mayor said, they are all my father's students. 570 01:13:56,632 --> 01:13:59,294 Take this money back. 571 01:13:59,368 --> 01:14:01,734 Why? Didn't you pay the men? 572 01:14:01,804 --> 01:14:07,265 They won't take it, not even the ones we hired. No one wants the money. 573 01:14:07,342 --> 01:14:09,503 Take it back. 574 01:16:49,071 --> 01:16:51,539 At my mother's request... 575 01:16:51,607 --> 01:16:54,906 my father was buried next to the old well. 576 01:16:54,977 --> 01:16:58,435 The village has running water now, so no one needs a well. 577 01:16:58,513 --> 01:17:00,947 No one draws water from it now. 578 01:17:01,016 --> 01:17:05,976 My mother says from this hill my father can look down on the school. 579 01:17:06,054 --> 01:17:09,956 She asks to be buried next to him when the time comes. 580 01:17:19,368 --> 01:17:19,401 After my father's funeral, the mayor came... 581 01:17:19,401 --> 01:17:21,301 After my father's funeral, the mayor came... 582 01:17:21,370 --> 01:17:24,965 to talk about rebuilding the school. 583 01:17:25,040 --> 01:17:27,668 The city has granted funds... 584 01:17:27,743 --> 01:17:30,507 and the village families have donated money. 585 01:17:30,579 --> 01:17:34,208 He says we must fulfill my father's wishes. 586 01:17:34,282 --> 01:17:38,150 Your money. Give it to me. 587 01:17:44,393 --> 01:17:48,989 Mayor, we've saved over the years. 588 01:17:50,932 --> 01:17:53,264 Take it to rebuild the school. 589 01:17:53,335 --> 01:17:57,203 I can't take it. 590 01:17:57,272 --> 01:18:00,969 With my husband gone, you have to take it. 591 01:18:01,043 --> 01:18:03,705 All right. I'll take it then. 592 01:18:03,779 --> 01:18:07,476 You are the first but surely not the last to help. 593 01:18:08,550 --> 01:18:10,916 I am leaving tomorrow. 594 01:18:10,986 --> 01:18:13,819 Mother has asked me to go to the schoolhouse one last time. 595 01:18:13,889 --> 01:18:17,848 My mother says the next time I come back... 596 01:18:17,926 --> 01:18:21,327 the school we know will be gone. 597 01:18:22,464 --> 01:18:26,662 Your father helped build this school. 598 01:18:29,237 --> 01:18:31,933 He taught here so many years. 599 01:18:32,007 --> 01:18:36,205 Spent as much time here as at home. 600 01:18:38,213 --> 01:18:41,649 Changyu, can you hear me? 601 01:18:41,717 --> 01:18:46,120 The mayor will rebuild the school. 602 01:18:46,188 --> 01:18:52,616 They'll build a tall... 603 01:18:52,694 --> 01:18:57,290 and wonderful school... 604 01:18:58,934 --> 01:19:03,633 just as you wished. 605 01:19:04,706 --> 01:19:08,005 They will start building next spring. 606 01:19:09,077 --> 01:19:12,274 You won't have to worry anymore. 607 01:19:12,347 --> 01:19:15,510 When the school is completed... 608 01:19:15,584 --> 01:19:19,850 I will hang a lucky red banner there. 609 01:19:25,861 --> 01:19:28,762 You can rest easy now. 610 01:19:36,171 --> 01:19:40,631 You know, your father was a sincere man. 611 01:19:40,709 --> 01:19:45,408 He always wanted you to become a teacher... 612 01:19:45,480 --> 01:19:48,278 to take over for him. 613 01:19:48,350 --> 01:19:53,344 You went to the teachers' college... 614 01:19:53,421 --> 01:19:55,719 but you never taught a day of class. 615 01:19:55,791 --> 01:20:00,592 If you could teach for one day... 616 01:20:00,662 --> 01:20:05,759 I think it would make him happy. 617 01:20:07,169 --> 01:20:12,801 Then you can go back to your life. 618 01:20:15,310 --> 01:20:19,974 Look, there's no teacher now... 619 01:20:22,217 --> 01:20:25,880 no sound of children reciting their lessons. 620 01:20:25,954 --> 01:20:30,823 The mayor said a new teacher was on the way. 621 01:20:33,895 --> 01:20:36,261 Not many teachers... 622 01:20:36,331 --> 01:20:41,598 would sound as good as your father. 623 01:20:43,305 --> 01:20:46,103 After 40 years I still love that voice. 624 01:20:48,176 --> 01:20:50,906 I can still hear it. 625 01:20:54,449 --> 01:20:56,974 Mother, I've been thinking. 626 01:20:57,052 --> 01:20:59,885 Why don't you come to the city with me? 627 01:21:00,956 --> 01:21:03,550 No, thank you. 628 01:21:03,625 --> 01:21:06,890 I won't leave your father. 629 01:21:06,962 --> 01:21:11,228 How can I leave you here alone? 630 01:21:12,901 --> 01:21:14,926 Don't worry about me. 631 01:21:15,003 --> 01:21:17,563 I can take care of myself. 632 01:21:18,707 --> 01:21:21,301 Are you doing all right in the city? 633 01:21:21,376 --> 01:21:24,607 Yes. Don't worry about me. 634 01:21:24,679 --> 01:21:26,806 Do you have a girlfriend? 635 01:21:27,883 --> 01:21:30,545 Let's not talk about it. 636 01:21:30,619 --> 01:21:33,986 You're not young anymore. 637 01:21:34,055 --> 01:21:36,319 Don't be so picky. 638 01:21:37,959 --> 01:21:39,893 Listen to me. 639 01:21:39,961 --> 01:21:43,954 Find yourself a nice girl... 640 01:21:44,032 --> 01:21:47,365 and bring her home to meet me. 641 01:21:52,007 --> 01:21:56,740 Your father's gone. 642 01:21:56,811 --> 01:22:00,338 He used to worry about you. 643 01:22:03,551 --> 01:22:07,544 Our children must leave home. 644 01:22:08,957 --> 01:22:13,417 We can't keep you here forever. 645 01:22:17,899 --> 01:22:20,697 As parents... 646 01:22:21,770 --> 01:22:23,863 we let you go... 647 01:22:23,939 --> 01:22:26,407 but we never stopped worrying. 648 01:22:27,676 --> 01:22:30,304 Your father... 649 01:22:30,378 --> 01:22:35,441 missed you so. 650 01:22:40,722 --> 01:22:45,091 Please don't cry. 651 01:22:45,160 --> 01:22:49,426 With your father gone, it's hard not to feel lonely. 652 01:22:54,502 --> 01:22:56,436 I know. 653 01:23:00,008 --> 01:23:05,537 You must work hard and make a good life. 654 01:23:45,487 --> 01:23:49,548 "One must learn to read and write." 655 01:23:49,624 --> 01:23:53,822 "One must learn to read and write." 656 01:23:53,895 --> 01:23:58,195 "Keep a journal faithfully." 657 01:23:58,266 --> 01:24:02,430 "Keep a journal faithfully." 658 01:24:02,504 --> 01:24:06,565 "Know the present, know the past." 659 01:24:06,641 --> 01:24:10,873 "Know the present, know the past." 660 01:24:10,945 --> 01:24:15,245 "Spring, summer, fall, winter. Four seasons in a year." 661 01:24:15,316 --> 01:24:19,184 "Spring, summer, fall, winter. Four seasons in a year." 662 01:24:19,254 --> 01:24:23,588 "East, west, south, north." 663 01:24:23,658 --> 01:24:27,526 "East, west, south, north." 664 01:24:27,595 --> 01:24:31,964 "In everything there is a purpose." 665 01:24:32,033 --> 01:24:35,901 "In everything there is a purpose." 666 01:24:35,970 --> 01:24:39,406 I gathered the students early that morning. 667 01:24:39,474 --> 01:24:42,238 I told them I would teach them for one day. 668 01:24:42,310 --> 01:24:44,278 The mayor asked me why. 669 01:24:44,345 --> 01:24:48,475 I said it was for my mother and for my father too. 670 01:24:48,550 --> 01:24:51,246 I stood in my father's place... 671 01:24:51,319 --> 01:24:54,516 where he stood for so many years. 672 01:24:54,589 --> 01:24:59,617 I felt sure he could hear my voice and those of the students. 673 01:25:01,596 --> 01:25:05,862 The book I am using is the same one he used that first day. 674 01:25:05,934 --> 01:25:08,459 It is not a textbook. 675 01:25:08,536 --> 01:25:11,505 It is a book he wrote himself. 676 01:25:11,573 --> 01:25:15,202 "One must learn to read and write." 677 01:25:15,276 --> 01:25:18,609 "One must learn to read and write." 678 01:25:18,680 --> 01:25:21,979 "Keep a journal faithfully." 679 01:25:22,050 --> 01:25:26,248 "Keep a journal faithfully." 680 01:25:26,321 --> 01:25:30,189 "Know the present, know the past." 681 01:25:30,258 --> 01:25:34,126 "Know the present, know the past." 682 01:25:34,195 --> 01:25:37,687 "Spring, summer, fall, winter. Four seasons in a year." 683 01:25:37,765 --> 01:25:42,168 "Spring, summer, fall, winter. Four seasons in a year." 684 01:25:42,237 --> 01:25:46,173 "East, west, south, north." 685 01:25:46,241 --> 01:25:50,109 "East, west, south, north." 686 01:25:50,178 --> 01:25:54,274 "In everything there is a purpose." 687 01:25:54,349 --> 01:25:58,479 "In everything there is a purpose." 688 01:25:58,553 --> 01:26:02,182 "Know respect for your elders." 689 01:26:02,257 --> 01:26:06,318 "Know respect for your elders."