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Episode 21
Sister Haru!
What are you doing home?
My term is up!
Is that right?
Your mother and father didn't tell me.
I'm glad you're well. Welcome home!
You won't have to go back? You can stay with us?
I'll be working in a textile factory now.
Textile factory?
Father arranged for me to work there because they pay more.
They say factory work is very hard!
I'll be paid regular wages
and I'll come home wearing nice silk garments!
Come on in. You must be tired.
Oshin I heard about you... Rumors are spreading everywhere.
Poor thing. You've had it tough.
I appreciate all the help you've given us.
I hear it's better at the factory than working as a live-in.
As a live-in you work from dawn to dusk.
At the factory you get to rest in a dormitory when your shift is done.
They let you train to become a bride too.
So many girls come home sick from the factories.
I've never been sick a day in my life
even after working three years as a live-in.
Have Mitsu work at the factory too! Working as a live-in isn't worth it.
I'm sure the agents only tell you the good things.
It'll be tough!
Grandma.
Don't tell her things like that!
If you have it too rough just come on home.
Don't worry about us...
We're running out of rice to eat already.
We'll have to borrow rice from the landlord again.
We have too many mouths to feed and loans to pay back.
What will happen if we have another bad crop?
I didn't want her to work at the textile factory...
I'm eager to go!
If only Oshin hadn't run away from her job...
And since that deserter thing nobody's willing to hire her.
She just loafs here...
She helps me out a lot I'm thankful she's here.
You can't make money working at home!
Father!
Isn't that a harmonica?
My employer's son used to play it a lot.
Why do you have one? They're expensive!
Shunsaku gave it to me.
Shunsaku?
Oh that deserter who was shot and killed?
You lived with him up in the mountains?
He told me to play it when I was sad.
It would comfort me.
It's become a memento for you now.
He gave me books and all kinds of other things.
He taught me words too. I can write now!
And I can read books.
I know poetry too.
My dear brother. Do not die...
You were not born to kill or be killed...
You probably wouldn't understand it.
Oshin...
I know my multiplication table too.
2 x 2 = 4 2 = 3 = 6
2 x 4 = 8 2 x 5 = 10
2 x 6 = 12 2 x 7 = 14
2 x 8 = 16 2 x 9 = 18
I'm amazed!
Test me I can add subtract and divide too!
What's 11 + 6?
That's 17.
Subtract 7 from 15.
First subtract 5 from 7 which leaves 2.
Then subtract 2 from 10 and you'll get 8!
Oshin...
I'll train myself to do harder problems!
I'll learn to write kanji characters too!
I owe it to Shunsaku to learn more.
Yes.
We never got to go to school so I can't write or read kanji too well.
But you're different... You're great!
Shunsaku sounds like a nice man. You're lucky.
You'll need a slate and some chalk for writing. Here!
No I can study without them.
I can scratch things on the ground or in the ashes.
Shunsaku taught me like that.
You still need a slate and some chalk!
It's from me to you.
You might need this money for yourself.
I won't need money at the textile factory.
But...
I want you to be able to learn! But don't tell Father...
I got the money as tips where I worked I didn't tell him.
Oshin...
You're not like the other kids. Take good care of yourself.
Oshin! Where were you?
You weren't home for lunch.
Everyone's worried.
The baby's hungry too.
Change him and get him milk from your mother.
Dear Shunsaku.
You're probably living happily in heaven.
I went and bought a slate and a piece of chalk.
My feet got sore from walking so much.
But I'm happy. And I owe it all to sister Haru.
I'll write you every day from now on.
Oshin Oshin!
I forgot to make dinner!
Were you in the shed?
You didn't even make dinner!
She was probably sleeping.
She works hard. I don't blame her.
It's my fault. I was in pain all day.
We have two freeloaders here. I can't take it!
Watch what you say!
Oshin never answered back to criticism.
She had her slate and chalk that was all she needed.
It's no good?
The sun came out too late. Too much rain.
This summer's crop won't be much...
We farmers are depending upon the sun.
Where's Oshin?
It's time to give milk.
Maybe she's out in the shed.
Loafing again while the rest of us work!
Father...
You freeloader! The rest of us are slaving away.
What's that?
Who gave this to you?
Who gave you the money?
We don't even have rice to eat!
What are you doing?
Who gave you this? You won't tell me?
Father!
Please forgive her. She does her chores and babysits.
Let her have some time to herself.
Apologize to him!
Father's irritable... The rice crop's failing.
Oshin...
You...
You wrote all these words?
Yes.
You've learned so much!
Haru gave me 30 sen to buy that slate and chalk.
Don't tell father!
You must miss school so much.
It's all our fault. I'm sorry.
Don't worry. I can learn on my own.
Oshin I wish I could let you study more.
But...
Mother is it true that we'll have no rice crop?
You don't have to worry about it.
But...
It'll be all right.
Oshin knew that to have the rice crop fail would be fatal to the family.
They would all starve.
There was no time for studies now.
But something else came up suddenly.
Oshin!
Oshin come on home.
Your father needs to talk to you.
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel