Proletarian internationalism is built on the notion of seeking truth from facts.
Only when you stand firmly,
insisting on seeking the truth from facts can socialist modernization
We can now enter university!
What has been undergoing, as a practice, is the only discussion we will have to examine the truth.
More practically, the core argument is to emancipate the mind.
Like a Flowing River
~ Episode 5 ~
It was Hongwei who came up with the idea.
He said that doing it like that will make Dongbao look better.
And the fireworks were from your house.
Afterwards, you all pointed at me?
What are you shouting about?
You're so talkative. Just wait for Dongbao to return and deal with you.
Say, is that woman really Dongbao's girlfriend?
Surely not. If she is,
will Dongbao be giving us a flying kick?
More importantly, she's too pretty.
How could someone be that pretty?
She's indeed pretty.
Hongwei,
who is that guy beside that pretty lady?
How come he got mad when we called her sister-in-law?
She surely is that woman's little brother. Didn't you hear what he said?
- You got the best ears. If you say any more words— - Dongbao.
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Dongbao.
For this matter today, we foiled it.
Sorry.
Do you trust me?
I do.
Call everyone that you think
is trustworthy and reliable to come here.
To do what?
I'm going to tell them the matter we'll be doing tomorrow.
Let's go.
Sit down!
Sit down! Sit down!
The meeting is about to start.
Today, I called everyone here,
mainly to talk about our village's
contract system of responsibility linked to production.
These past days, you all surely have seen
Dongbao leading some people busying around
to measure the lands.
The two of us decided
that with the recent conclusion of the third plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party,
our Xiaoleijia must also actively answer the call of the party.
We should try to realize this policy by the start of the year.
Lead everyone in a united path to wealth
and walk in the front lines of the reform and open policy.
Realize the Four Modernizations earlier!
Dongbao.
Come and tell it to everyone.
Seriously listen to it.
Dongbao is actively implementing changes since he's newly appointed.
That's right. Young people have more vigor.
Their brains are more nimble and do things in more agile manner.
These past days,
the few of us have measured the farmlands
of the whole brigade
into three categories, a, b, and c.
The category a is the red ones.
Category b is yellow.
Category c is blue.
Can you clearly see it?
Secretary can that work?
My task today is to distribute all these lands
to each of you.
Let me finish.
Later, each of you must come here on stage and pick a straw.
Pick one from each category.
Category a land, 3 points.
Category b land is 2 points.
Category c, 2 points.
Whatever land you're able to pick, it's yours.
Understand?
Is this allowable?
This is capitalism?
Secretary, I fear that we might be making a grave mistake here.
Come...
I'm not done talking. Why are you being noisy?
What can one person do? You're just going to plow your own land?
Shouldn't anyone back you up?
Hence, after picking straws,
you all create your own small group.
If you're willing to be grouped with your parents and children, you can.
If you're willing to be together with your siblings and in-laws,
you can.
You can do as you please. But,
you must have a group before you can approach four-eyed accountant
and sign the land contract.
Remember.
Everyone must sign here
before it will be effective.
This is called payment according to the group's output.
What if I picked category a land number 1,
then my mother picked category a land number 101.
Won't I be watering my land on the east
then run a mile to the west just to water my mother's land?
This rascal...
Isn't that troublesome?
Is quite smart.
I think we should just directly divide it. That's more fair.
Why don't you just die from laziness?
Your family has 11 people. You don't want to run around watering the fields.
Fine.
- We'll give these category a lands 30 to 40. - No!
If we divide such a huge patch of land to your family, will the whole village agree to it?
No!
Hence, picking straws is the best method.
Who else has a suggestion? Let's discuss it.
Can I exchange my land for a wife?
There are so many people who is single here. Why don't we just group each other first before picking straws? Won't that be more convenient?
You are so talkative.
Do you have a brain?
How can they guess how many people there is per group?
Picking straws is too childish.
Right...
It's unfair.
Talk one by one. Who wants to talk?
Will the land be ours from now on?
Right.
- Secretary, you're not standing up to moderate? - Come, stand up and talk. You two.
Look at how chaotic it is.
Stand up!
Let them argue.
This big contracting matter will last for 5 years.
This concerns our 5 years of food.
We must make sure that everyone accepts it whole-heartedly.
- Right. - Look.
Dongbao isn't even anxious. Why would I?
Enough! I already said what should be said.
Now, raise your hand if you're for it.
Come. Raise your hand if you agree.
Old Secretary agrees to it.
We will all listen to Old Secretary.
Okay. Get up the stage to pick a straw!
Okay! Okay!
Gather around! Come!
Go up one by one.
Fall in line.
You can't go up here.
- Follow me. - Come up that way.
Fine, just three times.
You dare lied to me.
Dongbao!
Good job.
I'll go back to work.
Xiao Hui.
Sis.
I've already done writing the request for rehabilitation. After new year,
send it to the revolutionary committee. I reckon that by that time, the rehabilitation documents
should have been transmitted to the town center already.
Let's go. Mom is waiting to start dinner.
It's still not night yet. How come our lunch is this abundant?
Your sister got up early to buy these fresh fried tofu from the market this morning.
She knows you love those so she was rushing me to cook it.
Let's start.
It seems like our living standards has dramatically improved after sis got control of the finance in the house.
Eat more and talk less.
The reason why you are getting good meals is all thanks to your sister for selling those rabbit furs.
Sis, before I leave,
you can give me the tasks of taking care of the rabbits. All you have to do is command.
You don't know how to.
That...what happened to that Comrade Lei who was learning from you two?
Nothing, mother.
Why don't we make steamed fish for Xiao Hui as tonight's dinner?
Okay.
- You two went out for the whole day but there's no news after? - Mom,
why do you care so much about that person?
Your sister's rabbits will be breeding during early spring.
Since Comrade Lei was asking about them, I thought their village is buying rabbits from us.
- That's right too. - So what'd happened?
Xiao Hui, when are you planning on going back to school?
I will be leaving after the 8th.
Why are you leaving so early? Can't you stay until after the Lantern festival? Do classes start so early?
There will be new subjects next semester. I must go back early to familiarize with them.
Sister.
I want to tell mother and father what happened.
What matter?
You know what I am talking about.
- I don't know. - I am talking about Lei Dongbao from Xiaoleijia.
Why would you tell mother and father?
That's already in the past. Don't incite trouble and make them worry.
I am not trying to start anything.
I am worried that cheeky Lei Dongbao
will try to pester you again once I go back to school.
I thought he was just an uncultured brute guy.
But after what'd happened, I saw his sly and deceiving temperament.
If I were to be deeper, he wasn't able to rationally refrain the bad side of his human nature from coming out.
It's not as serious as you make it sound.
You dare laugh? Who knows what would have happen if I wasn't there.
I think he's not a bad person.
Maybe he just likes to bluff and people misunderstood.
You are exaggerating with your talks about human nature.
My conclusion was made through serious analysis and logical reasoning.
Fine, Mr. Intellectual.
Wait, I am not done talking, Sis!
Sis.
Sis, I am being serious. You need to think it through.
What do you want me to do? It's not like he'd committed a crime.
Am I to expose him to the revolutionary committee or paste some poster?
Can't you be more serious?
I know that you are afraid I will be taken advantage of, but I'm not Lin Daiyu. I'm not that weak and fragile.
And when have you ever seen me be taken advantage of when we're growing up?
- No, Sis. This is different from before. Lei Dongbao is sinister! - That's enough.
Do not ever mention that
person's name in our house.
Do you hear me?
Fine, I promise.
I will not mention this to mother and father.
Sis, I really wanted to stay at home,
so I can help out around the house.
Okay,
go to the house of Third Great Uncle later this afternoon.
He promised to give me some fresh vegetable leaves.
- You are stronger, so get more. - Fine.
I'll do it according my past standards in feeding pigs, and bring back two large baskets for you.
Old Macaque! Come here!
- Where are you going? - Dongbao.
They are distributing meat over there. It's new year. There is meat for the whole village today.
I'm also a member of this village.
You must first sign the land contract responsibility first before you can get meat. Do you understand this rule?
See, I'd already signed it
- I've signed it long ago. - Let me see.
Dongbao.
Uncle.
What? Unable to incur any damage?
No, this Old Macaque didn't incite any trouble when we were dividing lands.
I find it puzzling.
Are you complaining because things went too smoothly?
Would it make you feel better if someone were to start trouble?
I was actually looking forward that someone will jump out, better if it's this Old Macaque.
So that I can take good care of him and vent out this pent up emotions inside me.
He won't be jumping out.
This person is best in looking at the color of the wind. Looks like the contracting of lands can't be hindered anymore.
He's also happy to have a share of the profit.
Going back to it.
If not because of your bandit-like style,
he won't easily submit to you.
He's the most cunning of them all.
Dongbao.
Shouldn't you be going home? Where are you heading?
I am going to see a relative.
It's not like I can go empty handed,
so I bought these with my own money.
With the things you are holding,
it almost look like you are visiting your father-in-law.
Why would I have a father-in-law?
I am still waiting for you to marry your daughter off to me.
This brat.
Who are you looking for?
Auntie, I...
I-I have been here before.
I was here last time to ask your children to come to our village and share their experiences on raising rabbits.
You are that village secretary who wants to learn how to raise rabbits.
Yes, my surname is Lei. I am Lei Dongbao from Xiaoleijia Brigade.
- Looking for Xiao Hui? - Yes.
Xiao Hui went out.
Is Song Yunping here?
Ping Ping is also not here.
Then, I will leave. Oh, Auntie,
please take these. They are for them
as a thank you gift.
Why don't you come inside and have a rest?
No, that's fine.
Ping Ping and XIao Hui should be back soon.
Come inside.
I will bring these in then.
Have a seat. Let me get you some hot water.
The weather is so cold yet you had to walk so far.
Auntie, I will put them here.
Yes, put it there.
At such a young age, you're already a village secretary. You're quite capable.
Here.
- Sit. - Thank you, Auntie.
Are you a party member?
Yes, I joined when I was in the army.
You are also a soldier.
Military engineer. I got decommissioned at the end of last year.
How many people are in your household?
I have my mother.
- Then, this year— - Auntie, I will take my leave now.
I won't bother you anymore. I still have some things to do back in the brigade.
It's new year, yet there's still official things in the brigade?
Our village is doing land contracting and we have to burn bricks for early spring. Quite a lot of things to do.
Look at that. Being a village secretary is indeed not easy.
You are back.
He came looking for you two.
Ping Ping, who is this?
His name is Lei Dongbao, the secretary of Xiaoleijia.
Yes, Uncle. I'd invited the two of them to go over to my village to share some experiences on how to raise rabbits.
No, why are you here?
It's new year, so I came to deliver gifts
as a gesture of thank you.
Husband, come... Help me out.
- Let's go store the herbs. - Okay.
- Is that person here to look for Ping Ping? - He said he was looking for Xiao Hui.
He is a decommissioned soldier. He is also a member of the Party.
I lied.
I didn't come to say thanks, but to apologize.
You don't have to talk if you don't want to.
I felt bad for what happened last time.
As a man, I shouldn't hide like a turtle.
Even if you don't plan on forgiving me, I still had to come.
I wanted to bow and apologize to you in person.
Let bygones be bygones. You should go back.
No.
I mean, I can't just go back like that.
I have already given them a tough lesson. I guarantee that they won't dare do it ever again.
That day...was supposed to be a good day.
As a result, your brother and you were unable to interact with anyone and even were embarrassed.
I know you are mad and you don't want to deal with me.
Blame it on me. I love to brag and put too much importance on appearance.
I ruined a perfectly good thing.
Do you only just love to brag?
Xiao Hui said that you are hiding a lot of thoughts.
I think that he is right in saying that.
He's right.
My mistake is not only because I like to bluff and keep appearances.
Actually, the problem started from the roots of my thoughts.
Since I first saw you in the county seat, I felt that I had not been well in my heart.
From then on, I will think of you from time to time.
- When I saw you on the mountain the other day, my heart started beating— - Who told you to talk about that?
Go back.
I know I shouldn't talk about these. I have a loose mouth.
- I tend to say whatever I think. - You should go back if there's nothing else.
I .. I will go back. I did gain something in my trip here today.
I apologized to you. I made a self-criticism.
Most important of all, I understood that there are many problems deep within my thoughts.
I will definitely change, even if you don't plan on forgiving me.
I didn't come in vain today.
Also...
Happy new year.
Sis, I have brought back the leaves.
What are you doing here?
I am here to apologize to you two.
Not only did make your trip last time be in vain, it resulted in a very big misunderstanding too.
- I really feel very bad about it. Hence, I came over. - Leave.
Don't think this will work on us.
We are not going to forgive you
and accept your insincere apology.
Do not come to our house again! Get out!
Xiao Hui, what's going on? What are you fighting about?
Father, mother, you were home?
How could you let this person come to our house?
Do not talk nonsense.
- Comrade Lei is here— - And you are still calling him Comrade Lei?!
He's a trickster!
He has bad intentions about my sister.
- Xiao Hui. - Don't say rubbish.
- What do you understand. - I understand.
XIaohui, what's going on?
This person wants to trick sister.
Come back to the house with me.
Come. Go back into the house.
Sister, let's go. Get inside.
Comrade Lei,
please leave. We do not welcome you here.
Wait!
Dongbao.
Dongbao!
The thing you fear will come after you.
Why are you running?
Today is the last day of the year. Where did you go?
Being busy, what else? Mom, are you done cooking?
- I'm starving to death. - What are these?
Did the town give this to you?
Yes, this is for me.
I knew it.
Now that you are a Secretary, shouldn't you be allotted a little more meat?
How can we be the same as everyone else?
How is Dongbao different from every one else?
Aiyo. His Old Uncle is here.
Have you eaten? Come inside and have something to eat.
What are you up to? Did you really get more meat from the brigade?
Don't listen to mom's nonsense, how could I get more meat than everyone else?
Wait, Dongbao.
Did you not give any to your uncle?
This is not right.
You are Secretary only for a few days.
And you only became what you are today because your Old Uncle promoted you.
How can you not give more meat to your uncle?
How is it possible that I not give meat to my uncle?
Can you talk a bit less?
Dongbao.
What is going on?
Why did you run if
you didn't give more to yourself? You were feeling guilty.
What do I have to be guilty for?
Uncle, come look.
Do I look like I got more?
Isn't that what you'd bought to give to your relatives?
Why did you bring it back?
Which relative did you go to? Why didn't I know about it?
What relatives? Don't listen to uncle's nonsense.
I went to the home of the creditor but I was thrown out.
The things were thrown out too. I was shamed.
I'm afraid Old Uncle would laugh at me. Do you understand now?
Which creditor? Who would throw someone out of house during the new year?
Explain it clearly to me. Which creditor did you visit?
Didn't you pay all the debts which we owed with your retirement funds?
- Did you pay or didn't you? - Mother, I have already pay all our debts.
No, it is not a creditor. This is a misunderstanding.
I don't want to talk to you two.
Dongbao's mother,
I will take my leave.
Dongbao's Uncle,
get some water before you leave.
No. They are waiting for me to start the meal at home.
Then, take care.
Dongbao!
That creditor is the one raising rabbits, right?
Ha?
Go tell your sister to come out and eat.
Older Sister, I'll bring your food in here then.
No need. I will eat outside.
Here, Ping Ping, you love eating this.
I didn't make steam fish for Xiao Hui tonight. I will just cook it tomorrow.
No worries. I like these dishes too.
People...
Those who have good status may not be good in the heart.
Just like the situation of our family,
you should find someone who has good intentions and is very generous.
Mother, let's not talk about this.
My older sister did not give that person a second look.
She was only being used for being nice.
Ping Ping,
is it as Xiao Hui said?
Mother, like Xiaohui said, let's not talk about it.
Eat.
I am done,
Xiao Hui, come get me to wash the dishes when you are done.
You are only eating this much?
Don't worry about it. I will wash the dishes.
XIao Hui,
how did the person today know your sister?
Sis coincidentally met him when she went to the county seat to buy the rabbits.
Last time, when my older sister came to fetch me at the bus station, I insisted on taking the short cut.
As a result, we met him on the mountain path again.
This allowed him to follow us all the way home.
This is all because of me.
Is he really the Secretary of some Brigade?
Probably is.
Did anything serious happen the last time you two went to their village?
Nothing serious. I only caught him lying
so he lost face.
Mother, no need to worry. If he really dare to take revenge on us,
I will write a letter to the higher ups.
Now is not like what it used to be in the previous years.
People like him can't bully others anymore.
Husband.
Shouldn't we take this chance and find someone for Ping Ping?
She's not a kid anymore.
You're right.
What good partner can we
find with our background?
Our Ping Ping is not only cultured, but she's also hard working.
If we are just going to find anyone passable for her,
I just feel from the bottom of my heart
that this is too aggrieving for this child.
You are right.
It is I...
...who caused these two children to suffer.
Please don't think like that.
The kids do not think like that too.
Didn't you see how regretful Xiao Hui was the last time he said the wrong things?
- Okay? - Fine.
Sis, let me.
No need. I'm not tired.
I want to help out more before I leave.
You are beginning to sound like a hired laborer.
I have been plucking vegetable leaves and clearing rabbit dung these last few days.
I will have to help you with the design of the rabbit cage tomorrow. Am I not a hired laborer then?
And a hired laborer who does not get any wages too.
I am being exploited to the maximum.
I see you have a lot to complain about.
Let me do this then.
Fine, I am only joking.
Asking to be spanked.
A hired laborer should have self-awareness of his duty. Do your work well.
Do not be lazy.
I will.
Labor is the most glorious.
Xiao Hui.
I have something I want to say.
What?
I thought you were too careless yesterday.
You even scared father and mother.
I thought that it was quite good.
What was so good about it?
You even got father and mother distracted at dinner last night.
It is only a small sacrifice in order for our family to see through Lei Dongbao's disguise.
From now on, he won't have any chance to do his evil plans.
I think it's worth it.
You're still worried that I can't protect myself.
Sis, I know you can protect yourself.
Since growing up, you were always the one to protect me and clean my mess.
You could always resolve things easily.
Hence, you are not scared of people with bad intentions.
You are right, so why did you still do it?
Because you are too soft-hearted and kind.
You can definitely find ways to chase away the bad guys. But if someone treats you nicely,
even if it's only a bit of kindness, not only would you immediately put down your wall of defense,
you will also give back more than what they gave.
Sis, I think
you should learn how to reject others and get what you deserve.
You need to see through and defend against bad people hiding under a smile.
Dongbao.
It's the 2nd day of the new year.
The day when the son-in-law goes home to visit his father-in-law. Why have you gathered all of us here?
Am I holding up your family matters?
Then you should go quickly.
- Go to your old father-in-law's home. - Where are you going?
If I am not wrong, all of us here in this room are bachelors.
Who has a father-in-law?
You're wrong, Older Brother Dongbao.
Older Brother Hongwei is successful in being matched in a marriage.
What are you doing?
Our birth dates are not even matched yet.
I don't even know where to get the betrothal gift.
- Isn't a farmland already given to you? Why are you still worried? - This is not what I mean.
Tell us yourself. How many father-in-laws
have you worked for free these past many years?
I am willing.
Okay then.
I am going to tell everyone here
what are my thoughts and intentions.
One of them.
We will fire up the brick kiln in the rear mountain.
Another one of them is, we must spur all the young and old women
to get involved in agriculture and husbandry. What the 1st or 2nd day of the year?
Come. Tell me.
Who has not have his meal yet?
Who has not have a full meal yet?
Whosoever wants to have a full meal, and whosoever wants to get married
should follow me and ignite the second flame.
Follow me to bake bricks.
Work for a day and it's considered two workload.
Two workload...
At least wait after the new year festivities.
It's just the second day.
Even beggars don't go out yet at this time.
Even beggars won't come to our town! Even dogs will avoid it!
You won't even make it in time to enjoy warm shit.
One brick kiln
will need 30 people.
Old Secretary asked for 3 slots for the old brick masters.
There are still 27 slots.
The first ones to follow and work with me will get monthly salary.
Who wants to earn money?
Who wants to get married?
Cut the crap, get your tools, and leave with me!
Hey...
At such cold weather, how can we work?
Each one of you...
Cowards.
Incompetent.
Even if you can't be like Sun Wukong (Monkey King), at least try to be like Zhu Bajie.
When there's something good, shouldn't you compete to get it?
Because of being single,
has your vigor been eaten by dogs?
Not that I want to lecture you,
if you keep getting contented with what you have,
you are destined to be single in this life!
I really am looking down on all of you.
- Let's go. - Yes.
- Go. - Let's go work.
Secretary Dongbao, count me in!
- I'll go! - I'll also go.
That's two workload pay for a day.
Take some men to remove these grasses.
Okay!
- Quickly go. - Some of you, go with them.
- Laowu, some of you come here. - Yes. - Keep up.
- Hongwei! - Yes!
When this brick kiln starts burning again,
you and Sibao try calculating it.
How many bricks can one cart of mud make? How much coal must one brick use?
Once you're done calculating it, we'll do it like how we did the contracting of lands.
We'll contract the production of this brick kiln too.
Listen well! Whoever has the energy, do more.
He'll then earn more. Whoever slacks off and shirk their responsibilities, just wait to starve to death and leave now.
- You all heard it? - We did!
Dongbao, say,
we're using the kiln of the brigade,
pulling the mud of the brigade, but we won't be giving them anything.
That doesn't seem acceptable.
2-8.
Two parts go to the brigade, eight for the salary, more or less.
For the repair of the kiln, the brigade will sponsor it.
Brother Dongbao, after tiring ourselves here for a whole day, can we really earn any money?
As long as you all are hardworking and do your best, I guarantee that everyone can get ¥ 40-50 a month.
In a year, everyone can buy a TV home.
But did the commune agree to open this kiln?
It was the task force that led people to seal this brick kiln before.
How come you have so many problems?
Why must you dig out old matters?
Lands can be contracted out, why not the brick kiln?
If you don't want to work, just leave.
We can be counted as being the first one here today.
But what if in the future, some people seeing us earning a lot
get jealous and also come here to dig mud, what then?
30 people! Not more or less.
Even if my father crawl out from his tomb to beg me, I won't agree to it still!
- See you tomorrow! - Let's continue working first thing tomorrow!
Dongbao. Based on how we're working,
how much longer can we start baking bricks?
Uncle and I discussed it. We'll first repair the brick kiln,
then flatten the path where we'll transport the coals and bricks.
Plus digging out clays and moulding the adobe, if we want to bake our first brick, it probably would be at the end of the January.
End of January, that late? Won't our first month all be in vain?
What did I say when we were in the Brigade Office?
Two workload salary for a day. If you find that low, then don't work. Let others have your slot.
I'm working. I didn't say I'm not working.
Dongbao, you said that we'll be able to get ¥ 40-50 per month. You're not just bragging, right?
When did I talk air?
I've already deeply repented not to talk air again.
Who will we sell the bricks we made to?
Farming villages now are doing land contracts.
The days of farmers are getting better.
What will they do if they now have money? Won't they make houses? What will they need to make houses?
- Bricks. - That settles it. - You're home.
After being a soldier for so many years, you indeed are more experienced than us.
- Stop mentioning useless things. - I'm being honest.
You said that other than baking bricks, we'll be doing livestock, right? I remembered it right, did I?
What do you mean?
In doing livestock, will we be raising rabbits?
- Raise what rabbit? - Angola long-haired rabbits.
Why did you kick me? It's not me who asked.
- It's rabbits! Also hybrid ones. - You got the best ears, is that it?
Don't walk me out anymore. Get inside. The weather is very cold, so don't come out anymore.
I know very well the path to the bus stop. I also don't have much luggage. I can go by myself. Get inside now.
Why don't you eat lunch first before leaving?
Mom, I'm afraid that I won't catch the bus.
Mom, I had Xiao Hui bring some food and water. Don't worry.
Xiao Hui,
study well. Less talk, do more.
Dad, I know what to do.
Take the main road later. The snow hasn't completely melted in the mountains. It's not safe to take the shortcut.
I know.
Oh, right, sister. Keep the request I gave you well.
Okay. Don't worry.
Dad, Mom,
the policies are getting better now. Our family status isn't that big of a deal anymore.
You all take care. Once I graduate from college, I'll transfer you all to the city to live with me.
- Right, when the time comes, our whole family will move to Shanghai to live with Xiao Hui. - Yes.
Mom, I'm now a college student.
- I'm going now. - Slow down.
Be careful on the roads.
Got it. Get in. Go back.
That child just wouldn't let anyone send him off. So stubborn.
Don't worry, mom. I'll help you cook. Let's go, dad.
Okay. Ping Ping.
Yes.
That rehabilitation request
that Xiao Hui left, is it with you?
- It's with me. - Give it to me.
I'll get it for you.
Father, here.
Xiao Hui is in the university for more then a year. His writing has improved quite a bit.
Please take a look.
I will look at it now.
- I will look. - I will bring you the your glasses.
I will look.
If it is really like what Xiao Hui said, that we could be rehabilitated,
then Xiao Ping would be able to find a good match for her marriage.
When the time comes, I will go with you to the Health Station in town.
We will help get her an official job.
Even if it is just a temporary job, it is still a job paid by the country. Isn't it so?
What are you doing?
I know that you're hoping that our children will have a good life.
But I have already passed half my lifetime.
All the good things that I wished for in my heart have never happened.
Husband,
it wasn't your fault.
Xiao Hui is still too young.
He doesn't know how perilous the outside world is.
I'm afraid that we might get into some kind of trouble again
if we keep this thing.
Timing and subtitles brought to you by The River of LifeTeam@ Viki Like a Flowing River ~ Episode 5 ~
♫ Flowers quietly bloom in the spring ♫
♫ Looking forward to the big and ripe golden fruits of Autumn ♫
♫ Those seeds of hope that our predecessors sowed ♫
♫ will be reaped by their successors ♫
♫ The proud sun of summer burns like fire ♫
♫ Emerging layers of waves are still warm ♫
♫ Push open windows, let the breeze blow past, ♫
♫ as if spring has come to visit ♫
♫ The wind and snow of winter sweep past ♫
♫ Bringing songs of harvest during autumn ♫
♫ When did the rain fall? When did the wind stop blowing? ♫
♫ Telling stories of the past ♫
♫ The spring breeze continues to blow, still looking forward ♫
♫ to the flowing rivers of age; time fleetingly passes by ♫
♫ A journey of difficulties and loud songs ♫
♫ All belong to us ♫
♫ Smilingly watch as time passes by ♫