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