Brought to you by The Gifted Ones www.giftedones.net
Please do not stream or make profit from these subtitles.
Episode 81
I hear you can use the abacus?
Yes... A little.
Sit down and show me.
Starting with...
115 yen... 68 yen 50 sen... 203 yen... 51 yen 40 sen...
and 75 yen 30 sen...
That's 513 yen 20 sen.
Now for subtraction and addition.
Starting with...
246 yen plus 137 yen 40 sen minus 251 yen 30 sen.
Plus 98 yen 50 sen minus 119 yen 20 sen.
That's 111 yen 40 sen.
You can also keep books?
I can make notation in the books.
I know you're busy but could you keep our account books?
I'll give you the previous day's totals in the morning.
Please enter them in the books.
Okay.
You may go to sleep now. I'll wait up for our master.
Welcome home.
- Welcome home! - Working again?
You're still up? I was going to make him tea.
I'll make it.
Maybe he needs a snack.
I have tea and rice ready right here.
I told you. Oshin will take care of me.
Please join us for tea.
I'm going to bed.
Thank you for staying up so late.
You shouldn't say such things to him.
I feel sorry for him. He loves you very much.
I know that.
So stop telling him he doesn't have to help.
I wanted Gen to be able to understand you
but I guess it's the other way around now.
We'll work on it a little bit at a time.
- Have you bathed? - No.
The public bath is nearby. Why didn't Gen tell you?
We're going to the bath!
Please watch the house.
What's that for?
I'm having Oshin keep the books.
A woman couldn't possibly do it!
Then she's not fit to be a merchant's wife.
I didn't want Oshin to do it.
We'll be removed from this business soon anyway!
I agreed to do it.
Are you going against me?
But I...
Gen is just trying to find fault with you!
He wants to disqualify you as my wife.
Don't fall for it!
He wouldn't do such a thing.
Gen hates you... You know that!
If you refuse to listen to me then do as you please!
He is upset don't be angry with him.
These are yesterday's transactions. Put them in order.
Okay.
Are you still at it?
Forget about the books!
Never mind Gen. I still love you.
There's no need to torture yourself!
Oshin...
You've been letting Genemon take care of all the business matters?
He does the accounting. I just sell the goods.
What's the matter?
What is it Oshin?
I know it's not my place to say this but...
Your books aren't in order.
The business does sell a lot of fabric.
And your earnings are big because you markup by 20%.
But your accounts receivable is barely half collected.
That's no way to do business.
I noted some accounts outstanding for over a year!
Think of the interest income you're losing!
The business only looks good on paper.
Actually you're just ruining your own business.
I realize that.
You knew about it?
- Your husband has his own idea. - Yes but...
Even if you're his wife a woman shouldn't speak up about business.
All I asked was that you balance the books.
I never asked you for your opinion!
Oshin had been trained by Okuni in Sakata about business.
Oshin could see from the books that
the Tanokura Company was in trouble.
Ryuzo was too easy going at this trade.
He could go bankrupt unless he collected his outstanding receipts.
Oshin thought it was silly to get excited over it
when they were going to be thrown out of the business soon anyway.
Nothing should be bothering her now.
Oshin felt better
but she knew she should hold onto her hair accounts.
Welcome home!
Can you do tea ceremony?
Tea ceremony?
- Yes do you know otemae? - A little...
Master is out entertaining some English people.
They want to see Japanese tea ceremony.
So he wants you to come over there right away.
He wants me there?
They have all the tea things reading there.
I couldn't do that...
These are important foreigners for our business!
We can't be put to shame.
Maybe one of the geisha knows how to do it.
I'll just do that.
I'll do it.
Anything a geisha can do I can do too!
They receive training in these things.
I was asked to come so I'll go.
Don't you go embarrassing your husband.
She sure is strong-willed.
It's me Oshin.
This is my wife.
Your wife?
How do you do. I'm Oshin.
I'm John Fox this is my wife Catherine.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
When I told them you could do tea ceremony
they insisted that I send for you.
You shouldn't have brought it up!
It just slipped out.
Let me serve you tea.
How wonderful!
Okuni had taught Oshin tea ceremony too.
She hadn't performed it in years but one never forgets such things.
Oshin put her mind into it.
Ryuzo and Genemon were impressed too.
You sure helped me out tonight! They were so happy.
Mr. Fox wants us to market his wool.
They're one of the top wool dealers in England.
Foreigners take good care of their wives.
People trust a man with a good wife.
You made me look very good.
You're funny... We're going to be thrown out soon.
I keep forgetting.
I hope I can get his contract before we have to leave this place.
Even if the business goes to someone else?
I'm just doing it for myself.
Why is Genemon in a bad mood? He hasn't said a thing all night.
Too bad he never got to see the good in you.
Oshin felt it was time they left this place.
She didn't want to keep their marriage a secret from his parents.
It was a burden on her.
Then one day a man came to the Tanokura Company.
Father...?
It was Daigoro Ryuzo's father. He'd come to Tokyo from Saga.
Thanks to Avallac'h XrayMind and y0ssy at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel