mistress!
Mr. Nogiyama, Sen san listen!
I found a way to get cheap soybeans
and in large quantity
at 1 koku (about 150kg) for 10 yen and 30 koku
really?
let's buy them!
in that way, we can make profit
even under the controlled price
that's suspicious we'd better not touch it
Senkichi san!
1 koku for 10 yen is too cheap I can't trust it!
let's see...
let's not try anything as risky as that
I understand
I don't have time
I received red paper yesterday
I only tell you, young mistress
I'll join the army in 10 days
I don't want to worry at a time like this
so please don't tell anyone
but, Kiyoshi kun...
please
thank you for coming, everyone
I have something to tell all of you today
as all of you know
the controlled price will go into affect from September
until then, we will sell our Hacho miso as usual
after that, unfortunately we'll have to sell our miso at the controlled price
we can't survive
if we sell the same miso we've been selling until now...
we'll water down the Hacho miso we have left in the barrel and sell it
I know it's heartbreaking but that's the only way for the business to survive
in that case, mistress
I'd like to resign as of the end of this month
I don't want to work for a place that sells watered miso
I see...
that's too bad, Sen san
Senkichi...
I heard you are going to resign...
what a waste!
I'm a bit older than you so I can say this
the world keeps on changing little by little
the future may look pitch black now
but the dawn is sure to come someday
everyone is relying on you
here you are
welcome
is the mistress here?
what do you want?
who are you? who wants to know?
what?
I'm here in the place of mistress
can I help you?
Kiyoshi kun...
who's going to take the responsibility for what your employee did?
what are you talking about?
he signed the contract to buy
soybeans and paid a deposit, but he hasn't paid
the balance yet
if you don't pay up
bad rumors will spread it'll ruin your reputation, won't it?
if you have the soybeans,
I'll pay you the money
where is the merchandise?
outside
this is "dashu daizu"
"dashu daizu?"
I'm sorry
"dashu daizu" is soybeans that has all the oil squeezed out of it...
it's feed for livestock!
I'm sorry
I really thought it was going to be good soybeans
they deceived me
I told you not to go through with that deal
because of you, the mistress had to pay out the good money
you are fired
say something, mistress
get out!
Senkichi san
please try to understand how Kiyoshi feels
Kiyoshi kun was pressed for time he doesn't have much time left
what do you mean?
he got his red paper (draft paper)
red paper (draft paper)?
on the day the controlled price was announced
but Kiyoshi kun put his preparation aside
he could do what he could do to help out here
we'll have put a notice in the paper, won't we?
we'll have to explain
our situation to our clients and regular customers
yes
just go home
there is nothing you can do here
I'll stay with you, mistress
running a business is a gamble...
you make enemies in the business
so it's always been a sink or swim situation
I thought it couldn't be helped
but I never thought the day would come when we couldn't make Hacho Miso anymore
we don't have enough soy beans and we'll only lose money if we make Hacho Miso
Sen san is going to quit and our workers are all being taken by the army
this is it
you have Tatsuhiko san
Tatsuhiko san is going to come back here someday
you have to hang on till then
you are the piece that's holding this business together now
please don't fall apart
hello
isn't there something we can do with this "dashi daizu?"
mistress young mistress
I'm so sorry
thank you for everything
I am going to join my regiment the day after tomorrow
I see
I just wanted to apologize
before I left I'm really sorry
it's all right
you were only thinking about the shop, weren't you?
please take care, Senkichi san
just get out of here buying something no use to us
wait a minute!
will you prepare miso with these soybeans Kiyoushi kun bought?
with "dashi daizu?"
yes
I've heard of other places that mixes this and regular soybeans to make miso
that's not miso
that's true...
it won't come close to the taste of Hacho Miso
but miso is miso
from now on, we can rely on rations either
we have to make do with what we have
but I think it makes it interesting
I am sorry if I am indiscreet
at a time like this isn't the basis in cooking and in doing business
to make something good with what you have?
Hacho Miso and Yamacho will come back again someday
until then, we must do something to get through this crisis
you are right
you may be right...
in any case, shall we see if we can use this "dashi daizu" to make miso?
yes
then please let me help
before I leave
it's okay, isn't it, Senkichi san?
suit yourself
that day
for the first time of the history of Yamacho, Sakurako and the others started to make miso using "dashi daizu"
meanwhile there was a piece in the newspapers
apologizing to the public Yamacho would no longer be able to make miso due to the controlled price
mistress shall I refresh your tea?
mistress come quickly!
there is a really long line forming outside the store
customers... they all customers who came to buy our miso
it's 200 "monme" (680 grams) per customer
please form one line
sorry about the inconvenience
what they both saw was a long line of people
who came to buy last of Hacho Miso