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Everyone... My name is Asa. I'm the bride of this family.

Shokichi, the owner isn't feeling well, and is in bed.

He's in bed? Merchants are all sly. Whenever

it's inconvenient for them, they try to trick you, and runaway.

I'm not lying. If you think so, then go in the back,

and you can see for yourself that he's in bed.

We're money changers... Our business is dealing with money.

We're in charge of something as precious as money, so

what's going to happen if we don't trust each other?

Just calm down for a minute.

Besides, Kano-ya is said to be the number one money changer in Osaka.

If you start calling us liars, where does that leave us?

Don't hold back just because she's a woman.

If you're a woman, why don't you think about this?

Being stuck with a note that might just be a

worthless piece of paper that means we can't

get any food for our elderly and children.

What are you going to do about that?

That's a problem, isn't it?

Your child is still so small...

Young Mistress!

I don't care if you do it.

Just exchange this for money.

Asa ga Kita

Week 4 "The Young Mistress Underlying Strength" Episode 23

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

What are you getting ready to do?

If Father allows it, I think we should

exchange as much as we can.

Did you just say that you're going to exchange the notes?

That's ridiculous.

If you do that...

Do as Asa says!

The new government sure did a terrible

thing by declaring that we can't use silver coins.

Exchange the notes for the people who need it.

We can't do that.

After getting all that money for the new

government, what's left in our storehouse is

the last of the old and silver. If we touch that, that's it.

Never mind!

Take it out!

That's okay, isn't it?

I'll allow it.

Shinjiro... Open the storehouse... Hurry!

Open it up!

If you don't exchange it, I can't do business.

I really need the money.

All right. We'll give it to you.

We're a small business, but we have pay

the workers' salary, so please...!

All right. Well give it to you.

Asa listened carefully to each and everyone's

story, and ended up giving money back to almost

all of their customers.

I'm terribly sorry! It's my fault.

In these times, everyone was in a bind.

Don't talk as if it doesn't apply to you.

We don't have money to do business with now.

If we have to go into debt, there might be one place

that will loan us money.

You have someone who will loan us money?

In the past, there's a person in Nara named

Tamari that I loaned some money to...

He accepted work for repairs on temples

and shrines, and built up a fortune in one generation.

Then I'll go and check it out.

Does she plan to go Nara?

Wait! Wait a minute

Asa! Come back here.

Shinjiro...

I have to thank you.

How unusual for you to thank me.

That's right. I want to thank you.

And to Sanouji-ya, too.

When Sanouji-ya asked to switch Asa for Hatsu,

I told them it was ridiculous, but because you said you

liked Asa, we decided to agree to the switch.

I remember...

But I guess I was wrong.

I'm really glad that Asa married into our family.

She's our golden egg.

You were a hopeless son who was always flitting

from one thing to another, but you have a good

eye in judging people.

I can't tell whether you're praising me or not.

An egg needs someone to keep it warm, or it won't hatch.

It's your duty to protect and help Asa...

Shinjiro...

I don't want Kano-ya to go out of business in your generation or mine.

Father...

Mother!

There you are.

I won't let you go anywhere again.

No! I'm going.

What?

I want to do what I can for the sake of this family.

Isn't there anything I can do for the sake of this family?

There are less and less workers here now...

The store and this house are being utterly neglected.

My husband hasn't come back since he left here saying that

he had business to take care of.

Isn't there something I can do?

Even though you can play the koto, you're of no use at all, are you?

That's right... I'm letting your attendant, Fuyu go as of today...

Fuyu?

Fuyu!

I can't take it anymore.

I can't take this.

Ohatsu! Ohatsu!

Someone help! It's Ohatsu.

There it is.

Laugh...

What is this?

I wondered what she wrote to me.

This is ridiculous.

This is the first time since I came to this family that I laughed out loud.

Hatsu!

My husband...

Fuyu!

Ohatsu!

Are you okay? I'm coming for you.

My husband... I didn't know you were home.

Don't give me that!

What are you doing?

I'm sorry... I didn't want to be like the frog stuck in a well...

I'm so glad.

I thought you died.

I'm so glad.

My husband...

Thank you.

I'm sorry to make you worry.

I know it couldn't be, but...

Were you laughing all by yourself?

I was laughing.

Come to think of it...

This looks a little bit like you.

This?

Thank you, Asa.

The era changed to the Meiji era.

SEPTEMBER 1868 (FIRST YEAR OF MEJI)

Asa was headed for Nara

in place of Shokichi to ask for a loan.

We have to hurry before it gets dark.

Meanwhile Hatsu was...

What did you want to see me about?

Go to Kyoto.

To Kyoto?

Your family in Kyoto has been doing well, and

they're now the purveyor to the new government.

So I want the two of you to go to Kyoto, and ask

Mr. Imai to lend you some money.

What are you saying?

That's the only thing the two of you can do.