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Episode 122
During her stay with Ryuzo's family in Saga
Oshin learned what it was like being the despised daughter-in-law.
What have you done?
Mother is complaining about your selfish attitude.
Be more careful. I got yelled at.
Your sister-in-law turned me in.
If I hold back I'll never get enough to eat.
I don't care what they say. I need my food.
Let's think about leaving this house.
I hate seeing myself turning into a hateful woman.
We're growing apart too.
But... Where could we go?
We'll manage if we go out into the town.
I can do hair and sew! We can earn enough.
With you helping me we can do anything!
You want to work while I babysit? You'll be the one feeding me?
You can get a job too.
We still have the money Mrs. Okayo gave us.
We can do it!
You said you wanted to quit farm work.
You can't quit as long as you stay here.
You are better off working in town.
I'm sick of business.
You can work so hard building up a business
and you can lose it all overnight!
It's empty...
I know that now.
That earthquake was just bad luck that's all.
You have what it takes!
We can start all over again once we put our minds to it.
I'll help you too.
Anything is better than staying here and working in the fields.
Back in Tokyo even when we had a hard time
we still had some money.
We don't have anybody to borrow from anymore.
My brother and my father can't be counted on.
We have to stay here just to eat?
I'll get my own land!
Your own land?
How will you get land without money?
A plot of land is permanent.
It's always there and it'll never betray you.
- Stop dreaming. - No.
It's not a dream. I'll talk to my father.
He'll agree with me.
You want to work on a landfill?
You had a hand in it. I want to do it too.
Don't be silly!
Such lands take 10 years to become profitable.
There's no guarantee if it will ever be productive.
It's a dreamer's folly!
I did it not only for myself. I did it for my country too.
To create new lands from the sea is a service.
You didn't have to do it!
You put down the money for the land
and formed a cooperative to work it for you.
Then you got to keep two shares of the split
and everyone else divided up the rest.
Does it still work the same way?
Yes.
One plot is five years old now. It's ready to plant.
They just started working on my other plot.
Can't I join the cooperative too?
Ryu...
What are you thinking of doing?
I want my own land.
But I have no money... Reclaimed lands cost nothing
and one day a part of it becomes yours.
All it takes is labor. Not money.
Please let me join!
You can't wait 10 years.
Just work hard at working our own fields!
And we will never let you starve.
I've had enough of your father's reclaimed lands!
It's not a dream!
It works.
I'm willing to wait the 10 years. I want my own land.
Oshin has got you thinking like this again?
She told you she was sick of working for nothing?
You two are lousy farmers too.
It wasn't her idea.
She wants us to go to town to get jobs.
What is she complaining about?
I've never put her through any hardship!
I've never put her to work in the kitchen
or even had her sew at night.
That's not what I'm talking about!
Then why does she want to go to town?
In the city there are many opportunities.
Then leave!
If you don't like it you can both leave!
They're used to life in Tokyo so farm work is too hard on them.
There's no need to get upset.
You're always on Oshin's side!
Oshin is the only outsider here.
And you are all picking on her.
When did I pick on her? She's the one complaining.
If she'd only bear it no one would say a thing!
I understand how you feel.
You can join our cooperative. In five years you can plant.
And in 10 years the land becomes yours.
Thank you!
So you've joined the cooperative to reclaim land?
Yeah.
I wanted to join too but I need to keep working.
I can't wait the years it takes.
I'm in the same situation too.
I have to still keep working here in order to get food to eat.
Oshin will just have to work harder.
Too bad...
I've given up... He won't change his mind.
I guess I'll have to work at being better liked by my in-laws.
It's worse when you resent people.
Sawa has it worse than me but she never complains.
You've taught me not to keep complaining.
I'll put up with it.
If you can do it I can too!
I guess I will start helping your
sister-in-law around the house too.
That's one way to be fully accepted.
It'll work if you put your heart into it.
I'm back.
Let me help too.
I'll get the water.
The kitchen is my domain. Stay out of it.
But... I want to help.
Outsiders make the work more difficult.
Then give me some sewing to do.
I'm back.
Good.
What are you doing here?
I was asking if I could help.
What's this? A new attitude?
If there's anything I can do...
Those two can handle it.
Besides I don't want you complaining later.
Just keep working to raise your own food.
Just don't give Ryuzo a hard time.
I feel sorry for him.
- Oshin the freeloader! - Oshin the freeloader!
- What's a freeloader? - Chiyo!
My parents won't tell me what it means.
Mother calls you a freeloader. What does it mean?
It means that I'm a nice lady.
You're pretty too!
- Oshin the freeloader! - Oshin the freeloader!
The children's word hurt Oshin deeply.
How long will this life here continue?
Oshin felt as though she had been thrown down an abyss.
Translation: UTB Channel
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