Episode 20
Xiao Gu, the medicinal alcohol that I made should be ready now.
We can drink some in awhile.
No, he still didn't fully recover yet
I'm already giving him medicine everyday,
don't cause problems.
Grandma, Grandma.
Xiao Hei.
- Grandma, Grandma.- Xiao Hei.
Uncle, Aunt
Brother Xue was afraid you will worry,
and was worried that there was no food
Sent me to tell you that everything is alright and to also bring some food.
Ok ok, come in and sit.
Officer Gu.
Xiang Xiang bring it to the kitchen, come.
Xiao Hei
Where is Junshan currently?
He is still at Laodao River playing hide-and-seek with the Japs
It is so hard fighting the Japs. Very cunning.
Laodao River
That is not far from Changsha
Xiao Hei, how is the condition these days?
There are many divisions. Enough for the Japs to drink a river full
Oh right, Big brother Xu said that you are hurt,
is it serious?
I'm okay.
Is there any new from 10th division?
I heard they are scattered.
Commander Fang is reorganizing the army.
How many people came back?
Officer, I'm just a insignificant soldier
How could I know those things.
Grandma
Brother Xue is waiting for me for news. I have to leave now.
- You go ahead. -Auntie
See you, Officer Gu
Be careful on the road.
Xiao Hei, how come you are leaving?
Father-in-law, I think I should go back as soon as possible.
How can that be?
You can't go back, your injury isn't fully recovered.
Why would you go back?
Granny, the army has its own rules.
I think I have to immediately return.
Xiao Gu, we know you want to fight the enemy
But, right now walking is such a problem.
How can you go back? We can't just be a target for them.
Yes.
Slow down. There is no one else.
Granny, is it done?
Soon. Soon.
Xiangxiang, Xiao Gu wants to go back to the army.
But his injury isn't fully recovered.
His body is so weak that it is worrying.
You have to persuade him later.
You have not taken a hot bath in a long time right?
Hurry up and take one. I'm leaving.
Xiang Xiang.
I have something to tell you.
OK.
During my period of recuperation
I calmly thought things through
I realized
I really can't give you anything
This time, we lost half our people.
That is to say,
there will be a thousand or two of widows.
to put it nicely
a widow
Xiang Xiang
You're young, pretty, and smart.
In the prime of life.
Even if you agree
With a title like widow and living half your life...
I will have a restless conscience
Do you understand my intentions?
Whether I am willing to or not is not your decision
You do not feel at ease
Think about it when you are dead.
I am being serious.
I'm not arguing with you
I'm also not arguing with you.
If this was three years ago when we first met
I would have argued with you
Because
Because I want you to know I am smart..
that I'm eloquent
I wanted your attention
But now I am no longer same person I was 3 years ago.
Right now, I have the time
to save a life and more
So that there is one less widow.
Grandma said this troubled world is too chaotic
Every life count.
Everyday at the infirmary I bustle about
I see so many lives leave me
I can't do anything about it
We don't know what can happen tomorrow
We don't even know
we can or cannot live until tomorrow.
But, as long as I live another day
I will not give up hope
I would not live unhappy
Gu Qingming
I know what you are afraid of.
I know everything.
You always think I'm still small
that I don't understand.
You're afraid I cannot hold on
But let me tell you
Since when I decided to be with you
I have no regrets
I am a girl
I can be so insistent
Why can't you be?
I beg of you
Don't leave me.
We can face the devil together
I am not afraid of anything
As long as you're here
I ask you only one thing
to cherish me
Don't give up
Sorry
I won't ever say these things to you again
Sorry.
Brother, its time to take your medicine.
Brother, is that a Browning?
Yes
Come take a look.
You're family's Xiangping, has also tried this gun.
To my surprise, he has good marksmanship
If I have a gun, I'd be better than him.
I am better than anyone at hitting sparrows in Changsha.
Hitting sparrows.
No, number one in Chayuan Xiang.
Do you know how to take one apart?
Take one apart?
To learn how to shoot, you have to learn how to take one apart first.
Do you have a handkerchief? Blindfold me.
Do you understand?
Give it a try.
- Try it?- Come.
that I don't understand
You're afraid I cannot hold on
But let me tell you
Since when I decided to be with you
Okay, good.
How is Xiao Mu's wounds?
Don't mention him.
He left before his wounds even healed.
Didn't even say bye.
Jinfeng and Xiangxiang were mad at him for awhile.
Alright.
Maomao!
Maomao?
Maomao, where are you? Maomao
Maomao!
Maomao, why are you here?
I am not called Maomao.
If you are not Maomao then what are you?
I don't know.
Then what did your mom call you?
Maomao
Is that it?
Come Maomao. Come to me.
Good boy.
How about we find him an orphanage?
Where is there still an orphanage?
They were all bombed last time.
Those kids still don't have aplace to live.
Why don't I look after him?
You are already so busy
How do you have time to look after him?
How about he stays in my office in the day.
I'll take him to sleep in the dormitories in the evening?
No, cousin, you doing surgeries night after night,
when do you have time to go back to the dormitories?
The child can't be here all day.
Xiangxiang, don't you think this little guy
is a little like Pingan?
If Pingan didn't die,
he would be around this age. And this cute.
Just the temperament is different.
Hey Xiangxiang, can your family take him in?
Are we being kicked out?
What can we do? Now the orphanage is bombed.
The children have nowhere to go.
Even if we say that.
We can even say the word "child" in the house.
Such a rambunctious child, I don't believe
anyone's heart will not soften when they see him.
You have someone to back you up.
It's going to me who will get hit.
Enough, with that person there,
Why are you guys not going in?
Whose child is that?
This is Maomao.
Maomao. Hello Maomao.
My name is Xiuxiu, those two's cousin.
Meimei.
He is an orphan. He has no place to go.
So please watch over him.
Is it lright?
But will grandma approve of this?
These two children are really...
The soup is already heated up twice, why are they still not here.
Granny, its busy at the hospital
Don't wait. You can eat first.
What kind of behavior is that?
They were buy outside the whole day
and don't even have hot food to eat when they come back.
What is the point of coming back then?
Granny
You are... whose child?
Grandma, this is Maomao.
He doesn't have a home and there is no one to take care of him.
So Xiangxiang and Xiaoman brought him here.
Stop hiding you two.
Grandma, I want to eat dinner.
Then let's eat first.
When Pingan had the accident,
did you forget what I told you?
- But Grandma...- But what?
These two years, we finally had some peace
Then you two cause trouble again.
You two are not young anymore, you should understand.
But we really had no choice.
So we brought him home.
It is good that you pity this child.
But you need to think of your sister too.
Pingan came back.
Pingan came back!
Pingan finally came home.
Ping'an, Let mama take a look. Ok?
Ping'an finally came back.
Did you miss Mommy. Say "Mamma." Quickly say Mamma.
He's shy
Let mama take you to eat something good.
Let's go.
Let's go eat something.
These are all Ping'an's
Granny told me to throw these out.
But I couldn't
These cards are made by me and Xiaoman.
We originally wanted
We would use them to teach him words.
But that day didn't even come
and he is already gone.
He's gone.
Gone.
I still feel
that I hear him in the house.
He's following me and Xiaoman
calling after us
"Aunty" "Uncle"
I smelled something good all the way.
I have made steamed meat, I wasn't sure about the heat.
Maomao is really lucky.
Ma! Ma!
Ma, the child has a fever.
Fever?
I touched him and he felt hot. He's dizzy.
Then where is Xiang Jun?
She fell asleep.
She was afraid that he would disappear and would not sleep.
So I had to give her a sleeping pill.
The bombings recently must have scared the child.
It's fine, I'll take him to the hospital for a look.
I'll go with you.
Don't go, there are too many bombings.
You stay here to watch Big Sister.
- Can you go by yourself?- It'll be okay.
Be careful
Make sure he wears enough. Be careful on the road.
I know!
This child...
just came to our house and becomes sick.
Mom.
Say, should we rename him?
Let's not talk about that right now.
Even though the child's parents are dead
He probably has other relatives.
We don't know how long we can keep him.
This child is so docile.
It makes people feel he's pitiful.
Xiang Jun thinks the Ping An came back.
This child sticks to her too.
Looks like it's meant to be.
Not matter how long it is meant to be
We can't let anything happen because of us, right?
Open your mouth.
Good.
Cousin, there is no problem right?
Not much problem just a little respiratory infection.
He will be better after taking medicine a couple of days.
Good, Xiang Xiang
How did you convince Granny and everyone.
Sister, believes him to be Ping An.
Hey Xiangxiang, You're going back?
Move aside! Move aside!
Doctor! Doctor!
Doctor! Out of the way!
- Quickly! Move Aside!- Over here quickly!
- Nurse, come and help.- Okay.
Come, let's go.
I still feel...
I'll buy candy for you when I come back. Don't move, Maomao.
This voice, this timbre.
You will not find a second in the whole world.
Father-in-law, when I was in Shanghai, I've also heard Mei Lan Fang.
It was indeed beautiful.
When I think back to when Mr. Mei came to Changsha to perform,
It was a truly spectacular event.
Who could imagine that the next year, Changsha would burn
and the theatre would also burn down.
Who knows when we will be able to hear him live again.
Hey, don't run around.
Hey, where are you going?
Maomao.
Maomao! Maomao!
Are you looking for that kid?
Yeah, did you see where he went off to?
He went out.
Maomao!
Where is the bombing coming from?
It noise from the South Gate.
Ping An, Ping An!
Ping An isn't here. He is missing.
-What's going on?- Ping An is missing!
Don't worry, he had a feverl.
Fever.
Then when is he coming back?
They went in the morning. It's already noon, they'll be back soon.
I am worried. Let me go see him.
Big Sis, Big Sis
Stay here and don't move. I will bring him home, don't worry.
Alright.
Brother Gu, I'm going with you.
No, we can't just have your father as the only male in the house.
Stay and watch over the house.
- I...- Rest assured.
I will bring them both safely home.
Watch over your family.
Maomao!
You were here!
I'll bring you home.
Xiang Xiang!
Xiang...
Maomao, quickly go over.
Listen to me. Quickly cross over.
Maomao, quickly cross over.
Listen to me Maomao.
- Maomao! Maomao! You've got to go, understand?
Sister come with me.
Go, listen to me!
Sister don't leave.
Go! Maomao go quickly!
Go! Go! Go!
I don't want to Sis.
Go quickly!
Maomao, how did you get over here.
Weren't you with Xiangxiang?
Xiang Xiang@
Quick, quickly go!
Back up! Back up! Back up!
Can you understand Chinese?
Back up!
If you dare to touch this girl,
you will turn into meat paste instantly.
Back up!
Do you think you can leave Changsha?
Let her go.
Xiang Xiang!
Xiang Xiang are you alright?
- What are you doing?- Cousin!
I speak Japanese. Let me speak to him.
Brother, Brother
Before the war, I went to Japan.
I was in Sentai then.
Where are you from?
Iwanuwa
Iwanuwa is not far from Sentai.
I was living near a Mrs. Sasaki.
She treated me very well,
really well.
She even gave me some home-cooked sanma fish.
It was delicious.
Do you like sanma?
Brother, do you want to return to Iwanuma?
If you do anything, there is only death.
If you surrender now, you might live.
Where is Maomao?
He is fine, he is with the nurses at the hospital.
Let's go.
- Who is it?- It's me, open the door.
-Brother Gu- Xiao Man
Ping An! Ping An is back!
Ping An! Come, Ping An.
- Thank you- You're welcome. Don't mention it.
-- Xiang Xiang are you alright?- I'm fine.
Quickly bring Maomao in.
Come in and talk.
Xiang Xiang
What happened to your hand?
What happened? Why are you injured?
We encountered some Japanese.
Fortunately Cousin and Gu Qing Ming saved me.
It's just some scrapes.
Cousin applied some medication, I'm fine now.
This child! In the future just come home, don't run around.
Quickly change
- Let's go.- I'm okay.
Maomao is too pitiul. He's experienced too much.
It's already been a day.
You sleep, I'll watch over the child.
No, if Ping An doesn't see me, he will cry.
It's my fault for not watching over him.
So he was sent away.
This time, I can't let him leave me again.
Chief, it's me.
I came to pick you up.
Chief!
You, kiddo, scared me to death.
Alright, sopt. Don't kid around.
What is it?
Report, we found Japanese soldiers in the city.
Commander Fang is asking for you to quickly return to the military.
Alright, I got it.
Grandma. Uncle, Aunt
Thank you all for taking care of me.
I think I have to rejoin.
Go, the family will be fine.
♫ Walking aside a river ♫
I'm leaving♫ which was buried in the corners of my memory ♫
♫ Nothing has been said ♫
Your injury is still not fully recovered yet.♫ Those that have occurred ♫
And the new wounds have opened again.♫ Loneliness ♫
Take the medication once every three days.♫ He already understands ♫
Not more than one a day is okay.
Sleep on your side.
♫ Miss his smile the most ♫
Or else the wounds...♫ With his carefree smile ♫
Why are you smiling at me? Am I not right?
You are right. ♫ I can retain my cowardice ♫
Wait for me.
♫ and the thin and fragile memories ♫
♫ I'll remember ♫
♫ the contours of your back ♫
♫ Too many regrets ♫
I'll wait for you.
♫ We cannot escape ♫
♫ It doesn't fit ♫
I'm going.♫ the ringing of our fate interleaving ♫
♫ Reluctant, but have to fight back ♫
♫ And so, he walked away ♫
♫ with eyes still filled with warmth ♫
Look after the house.♫ I'll remember. ♫
Good fellow
♫ Too many regrets ♫
♫ We cannot escape ♫
♫ It doesn't fit ♫
♫ the ringing of our fate interleaving ♫
♫ Reluctant, ♫
♫ but have to fight back ♫
♫ And so, he walked away ♫
♫ with eyes still filled with warmth. I'll remember.. ♫
♫ I've loved him ♫
I'll wait for you to come back.
How were you guarding?
You dare to let the Japs into the city?
Go investigate.
Yes.
Lt Colonel Staff Officer Gu Qing Ming reporting for duty.
You finally came back.
How is your injury?
Thank you for asking, with family to care for me, I've recovered.
Good, good! Now I can rest assured.
But then again, if you don't bring something back,
how can you say you went to the battle field.
Look at my face.
a souvenir from the Japanese bombing.
My wife found a lot of herbal medicine.
Or else, I would not be in a state to see others.
But Commander, it was good that this time
my fiance and her family looked after me.
Or else, I would still be lying in bed right now.
This is called true love in hard times.
You're really lucky.
Right, when is the date?
Soon, soon.
You performed very well this time.
I'll praise you to the higher ups.
Thank you Commander.
Let's make one thing clear.
Come
Your father,
is really worried for your safety.
He's already called many times.
He wishes for you to return.
I can understand if you wish to go.
Reporting, I will not be returning to Cheung Sha.
♫ but have to fight back ♫
♫ And so, he walked away ♫
♫ with eyes still filled with warmth ♫
♫ I'll remember.. ♫ Look after the house
♫ Too many regrets ♫ Good fellow
♫ We cannot escape ♫
♫ It doesn't fit ♫
♫ the ringing of our fate interleaving ♫
♫ Reluctant, ♫
♫ but have to fight back ♫
♫ And so, he walked away ♫
♫ with eyes still filled with warmth. I'll remember.. ♫
♫ I've loved him ♫
I'll wait for you to come back.
How were you guarding?
You dare to let the Japs into the city.
Go investigate -Yes!
Lt. Col. Staff Officer Gu Qingming reporting for duty.
You finally came back.
How is your injury?
Thank you for asking, with family to care for me, I've recovered.
Good. Good. Now I can rest assure.
But then again, if you don't bring something back,
how can you say you went to the battlefield
Look at my face.
souvenir from Japanese bombing.
My wife found a lot of herbal medicine.
Or else, I will not be able to in no state to see others.
Bur commander,
it was good that this time
my finance and her family looked after me.
Or else, I would still be lying in bed right now.
This is called true love in hard times.
You're really lucky
Right, when is the date?
Soon.
You were performed very well this time.
I will praise you to the higher ups.
Thank you Commander.
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Just two pens.
Look closely
This is a gold pen.
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30 g quality rice.
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