Original subtitles

Finally, the iron plates were getting transported to the beach.

When these 81 plates get all lined up, the process of salt making will begin.

Kanbe-kun.

There's too much of an angle there.

Next, bring that one over. Hey, hold it. Hold it!

Fuku-chan was looking at the fired up Manpei-san with hopeful eyes.

However...

Manpuku

♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders

Are You Going to Make Salt?!

Week 6

♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too

♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails

♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit

♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total

♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company?

♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows

♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever

♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger

♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on!

♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too

- I'm tired. - Me too.

Me too.

Aren't you gonna eat it?

Hey, what're you doing?

You don't want it, do you?

When did I say that?

Don't get bent out of shape over one lousy potato.

What's that?

Hey! Move!

Hey! Cut that out!

Hey, wait a minute. Stop it, Morimoto!

Stop! Stop! Stop!

STO~P!!

That's enough~!

How dare you ruin the food we made!

No dinner will be made tonight!

- What! - No way!

- You ought to be ashamed! Oh... - Mom!

- Mother! - Great Madam!

Mom, what's wrong?

This guy took my side dish.

- For a petty thing like that. - You call that petty?!

Hey, cut it out, Oka.

- Besides, Morimoto slacks off all the time., - I do not slack off.

When everyone's working hard, you're sitting there

- puffing on a cigarette! - I do my share of work.

That's enough!

In any case, you can't fight!

If there's something you don't like, come and tell me.

It's no laughing matter if we have to skip a meal again.

Go back.

Everyone's feeling irritated.

All they do is work, and the only thing they have to forward to is eating.

Still, we don't have time to be taking a break now.

That's right.

Fukuko.

Yes?

How is Mother doing?

I think it all caught up to her.

She doesn't have a fever, so she'll probably be okay after resting for a while.

I see.

I'm starving.

It's because of you guys.

Stop harping on it.

- I wanna eat oden. - Oden...

- I wanna eat chicken rice. - That sounds good.

Will you cut that out? You're making me hungrier.

The mixed rice Ma made was sure good.

- Stop it, I said. - Battera - Kurikinton

- Pork katsu. - Sukiyaki. - Stop it, I said!

It's hard for just you and Mother to handle everything.

- We should hire someone to help out. - Where do we have the money...

The guys are feeling irritated. If we can get someone cheerful to come

- and change the atmosphere. - I'll work harder at it.

I'll smile twice as much.

If you take on everything by yourself, you're going to go down next.

I'll be fine.

I'm worried about you, Fukuko.

Let's look for someone.

Okay.

The next day, Fuku-chan took the first train and went to Katsuko Nee-chan's house.

- It sold? - Yes! The painting he displayed at an exhibition sold.

The buyer wanted to buy it for 400 yen.

- 400 yen! That's amazing, Tadahiko-san! - I was surprised too.

It was a beautiful painting.

It's beautiful.

You're going to continue painting, aren't you? Tadahiko-san.

Yes.

How's Manpei-san doing? Is the salt making going well?

Lots of men came to help and making preparations now.

- Sounds like it's progressing smoothly. - Uncle Manpei is amazing.

But we have a problem...

Is Mom acting like a spoiled child again?

That's not it. She collapsed.

- What? - Mom collapsed?

- Katsuko Nee-chan, won't you help us? - Me?

Yes. You have a cheerful personality. Just on weekends.

But I have to take care of Tadahiko-san and the children too...

Don't worry about us.

I'll go.

I'll help you.

That would be great if Taka-chan could come.

I don't think that's a good idea.

You have more than a dozen men there, right? That's not a good idea.

- How come? - You're still a schoolgirl.

No one there would have such weird thoughts.

You never know. Taka's a pretty girl.

- Pretty? - No one's ever told me that.

- Well, she certainly is cute, but... - She's not merely cute!

You have an unworldly beauty.

- Unworldly? - That would be Tadahiko-san.

I guess an artist has a different way of looking at things.

- Am I saying something that doesn't make sense? - Of course not.

It's a natural thing for the father to worry about his daughter.

That's right. I won't let anyone get close to Taka-chan.

I give you my word.

I want to see Uncle Manpei's work.

You're always saying that he's a talented inventor.

But still...

Let's consider it a learning experience and let her go.

You can count on me to protect Taka-chan.

Please, Dad.

Weekend would be...

Today and tomorrow.

Argh! It's hot!

If it's not hot, we can't make salt.

- Why is it so heavy? - If it isn't heavy, it'll get blown away by the wind.

You got it, Komatsubara-kun.

We'll be able to start making salt soon. Hang in there, guys!

Everyone~!

- It's chow time. - Ah, I'm starving.

There's a young woman.

- Woman? - She's the new kitchen help.

Woman, woman~!

- Woman~! Woman~ - Where's the woman!

Everyone, it's time to eat.

Please come and eat.

- He said a young woman... - But she's too young.

- Taka-chan! - Kanbe-san!

Taka-chan's going to be helping us.

This is my niece, Taka-chan.

Pleased to meet you.

Pleased to meet you.

I slept well.

Oh.

- You can definitely fish there. - You can see the fishes swimming, huh?

I tell you, no matter how hard I tried, I was able to catch only one.

That's because you don't have any fishing skill.

- That's right. - But it's true!

- Mom! - Did everyone make up?

Looks like it.

They must've listened to me when I spoke to them sternly.

Okay, who wants tea?

- Taka?! - Grandma.

What are you doing here?

She's going to be coming just on weekends to help us.

- Oh my! - It'll make things a little easier for you, won't it?

What a sweet girl you are.

- My granddaughter, Taka. - Yes, we know.

Don't you even think about getting close to her. You hear?

I'm so happy I get to sleep next to you, Taka.

Taka-chan's such a cheerful good girl.

I hope this will make things a little easier for you.

I was really okay as things were. You're working hard without taking any break too.

I'm doing it because I want to.

When I first met you,

you showed me the magic lantern you made.

When we met the second time, it was the root crop cutting machine.

You must've been making both of them with that look on your face.

What are you talking about?

When you're working hard making salt, you're cool.

What?

Your eyes are bright like a child's, yet you look really mature too...

It makes me feel excited too.

Is that right?

Still, will there come a time when things calm down a little?

Once in a while, I'd like some time for just the two of us.

Just once in a while.

- Let's sleep like this tonight. - It must be uncomfortable for you, Manpei-san.

I don't mind at all.

Okay.