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Episode 51
Thanks.
There's no need to thank me.
I'll handle the kitchen and you do the shop area.
I've made tea so serve the customers.
Okay.
Give me the dirty towels to wash too.
I will.
Oshin tried to work behind the scenes
in order to make Oritsu seem more useful.
She figured that would be the proper thing to do.
People all seemed to appreciate Oshin's efforts.
I'll go shop for dinner.
You stay in the shop I'll do the shopping.
Are you sure?
I don't really know what to buy anyway.
The owner gets one fish and we workers
get stewed daikon or some greens.
I'm told to spend only 30 sen per day.
You have to do all that?
It's so busy inside.
That's why we've been having just potatoes.
I'll figure it all out for you.
Thanks a lot!
I have 30 sen to work with everyday?
You can get credit at all the shops around here.
Welcome back.
- Where's the owner? - In her room.
We're back.
Thanks.
This is the payment we received.
You must be tired. Go and eat.
Thank you for waiting.
Ritsu didn't shop today did she?
No Oshin's handling all the kitchen matters now.
I want to see her.
Did you send for me?
Is everybody eating this for dinner?
Yes.
Do you know how much is allowed for dinner?
Yes 30 sen.
Then keep it within the budget!
I hate to sound tight
but it's part of your training to learn how to budget.
How much did all this cost?
It cost 29 sen.
I see fried bean curd here. That alone is expensive.
You think I don't know how much these things cost?
They were damaged so I got them cheap.
All tofu shops have damaged goods. I asked and they brought it out.
I asked them to save all damaged ones for us.
If you have preferences please tell me.
You must all be tired.
The bedding smells fresh.
The sun was out so I hung them out.
It's still warm.
The futon's all fluffed up.
We never have the time to hand them out.
I'm sorry I didn't realize.
It's too much work for Oritsu alone.
I'm able to do it because you mind the shop.
Oritsu is lucky to have you here.
When you're just 12 or 13 it's hard to do everything.
- How old are you? - I'm 16.
You're the same age as me.
No wonder you're a better worker than Oritsu
but it's tough to begin training at such a late age.
One usually begins at 12 or 13.
I'm prepared to learn.
Did you come knowing what it was going to be like?
My advice is to give it up now.
If you're 16 you'll be 19 before you even get to touch hair.
That's just washing hair and combing.
That goes on for years too!
We all get chapped hands from the hot water.
It hurts when hair gets into the broken skin.
A hairdresser's hands are always chapped.
You're pretty so you could work at an easier job.
Maybe as a waitress in a café.
Hairdressers work all day long
and on holidays you have to work even more!
You only work with women so you don't get to meet any men.
You're trapped inside all day long too.
But Onatsu and Osono were out all day today.
We had to make house calls today.
We went to clients' homes to do their hair.
I forgot I have some sweets I got for a tip.
I saved it for you all.
Looks delicious.
Sweets are the only things we can keep.
All monetary tips have to be turned in.
It can't be helped.
She keeps all the tips separate
and gives it back to us twice each year on holidays.
You two are the pros. Do you get paid?
Of course not! We're still working our time off.
After you're all done?
Then we're on our own.
It's tough to go into business for yourself.
And I'm already too late for marriage.
I've worked 10 years to get this far.
And for what?
We've lost out in terms of happiness. Happiness for a woman is in marriage.
Our owner is a spinster too.
Why miss out? Find a good man and have children.
That's best!
We're just warning you.
I'm not planning to get married.
My family is poor. We're sharecroppers.
When the weather's bad we have no harvest.
I've seen my mother suffer.
I want to learn a trade by which a woman
can make it through life on her own.
I don't want to have to rely on a man like my mother.
When I start earning money I can give my mother a better life.
I don't know when that will be
but even if it takes 10 years that's what I want.
Then I have nothing more to say.
But you'll miss out on a woman's happiness.
We're all like Oshin. We all come from poor families.
We had nowhere else to go
and we all want to make it on our own as women!
We can't urge her to quit! I'll say go for it.
I guess we can all help each other.
I haven't been officially hired but I'll do my best so I can stay.
Oshin sure can cook. That dinner was good!
Oshin kept working hard for a month. She had nowhere else to go
and she wanted to realize her late sister Haru's dreams.
She was doing it for her unfortunate sister.
This is to be sent out for cleaning.
All right.
Taken apart and sewn back together again?
Yeah there's a tailor shop we always use.
I can do this.
It's a fancy kimono with special stitching.
I can tailor and sew all fabrics.
Never mind. Just send it out.
But it'll cost money.
I'd like to do my part to earn my keep.
What if you should make a mistake?
Don't make extra work for yourself!
Can you really do it?
I didn't mean to be pushy but it would be such a waste.
Then I'll let you do it.
This is an expensive kimono!
She says she can do it.
Find what you need in the shed and you can use my sewing kit.
Thank you.
Don't take too long!
Don't blame me if the kimono gets ruined.
No you're busy.
I want to be able to do my assigned chores.
Is there enough tea for the customers?
Good morning! Breakfast is ready.
Everybody is still asleep. I was worried about you.
You sure do good work!
A kimono or tow is no chore at all.
Where did you learn to do this?
Nobody ever taught me this when I was a maid.
It had been a while since Oshin took up a needle.
She was remembering about Kuni and
what it had been like back in Sakata.
If it hadn't been for that incident involving Kota and Kayo
Oshin's life would have been different.
Oshin had no regrets.
But she thought back with fondness upon her life back in Sakata.
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel