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Episode 157
Kuni, the old mistress of Kaga-ya, passed away.
Oshin had worked there from age eight to 16.
Kuni had cared for Oshin as if she were her own granddaughter.
She was Oshin's greatest benefactor.
Oshin had decided to stay at Kaga-ya
until the seventh-day memorial services.
Then Kayo had offered to help her open a business here in Sakata.
Let's go.
What nonsense is this!
Why let that store front go to waste?
I'd rather have Oshin run a business there.
I don't care about that property.
It's just that Oshin is married to the Tanokura family.
She has left that family and her husband.
Mrs. Okayo!
If you're going to start a business with us,
we have to tell them everything.
Oshin...
You left your husband's home in Saga? Is your husband with you?
Ryuzo can't bear to leave his mother.
Is it true?
It was my fault...
I couldn't meet my mother- in-law's expectations.
You ran away?
For Oshin to have done that,
She must have had it pretty bad there.
Where do you live now?
I've been back home since spring.
I thought she'd gotten here too quickly,
if she'd started her trip from Saga...
I guess your mother is taking care of you.
But the house is run by her brother and his wife.
There are a lot of problems there, too.
Oshin has been working for other farmers.
My brother and mother run the farm themselves.
Oshin has to earn her own keep, or they treat her badly.
That's terrible...
Your brother realizes how much you've done for him, doesn't he?
Even the money you earned here,
you used to send your family all of your wages!
I was doing it for my father back then.
People are so selfish!
So you're not made to feel welcome at home?
That's why I want to help Oshin!
I don't mind helping her,
but running a business isn't going to be that easy.
Oh, come on! She could work here,
but she would only be another employee.
I want Oshin to be independent!
Had Grandma known of Oshin's situation,
she would do exactly what I'm doing!
She used to tell Oshin,
that a woman has to be able to stand on her own two feet.
I want to help Oshin for Grandma's sake!
Don't you agree?
You can do as you please.
After all, Oshin has helped you a lot, too.
Aren't you glad?
What are you talking about?
You would have done it even if we'd opposed it!
So here you are.
I didn't mean to stay here so late, so I didn't tell anyone.
Just take it easy with Yuu while you're staying with us.
You'll be so busy once you start up your business!
You think I can really do it?
That's not like you to be afraid of failure.
I don't want to cause Kaga-ya trouble...
Opening up this place won't cost me much.
Even if you never paid me back,
my Kaga-ya business wouldn't suffer.
Have you any ideas?
Do you?
How about an eatery?
Ships and boats come from all over to load up on rice here in Sakata.
There are many sailors and workers here.
I think I can run an eatery to feed them.
I probably couldn't make anything fancy...
But I'm good at family-style cooking!
You think that will work?
It wouldn't be like a restaurant.
Sailors tend to miss home cooking after being at sea for a long time.
So I'll make things that they will enjoy.
I guess it might work, and it'll bring in a daily income.
Since I won't have to keep large stocks,
it wouldn't cost much in terms of capital.
I would have to buy dishes and utensils.
You can use what we don't use.
The stuff we have stored in our sheds.
You wouldn't need fancy things for the style of food you plan to serve.
Thank you.
You're going to be busy!
I don't mind doing hard work at all!
I hope I get enough customers to keep me busy.
Go on, and try it!
I will get you some carpenters to fix this place up,
and make it so you can sleep in the back, too.
This is like a dream!
You'd better go home and explain all this to your mother.
She'll understand!
But you'd still better tell her.
I'm afraid that if I go home now, I'll never be able to come back here.
She wants me and Yuu to live with her.
If I see her, I'd hate having to part from her again.
I came this time thinking I wouldn't be away from her long...
I feel badly for my mother... but I won't go home now.
Oshin's not back yet?
The seventh-day services are finished already.
She has probably forgotten all about us.
You haven't the right to speak ill of her.
I just think you must be lonely.
She owes the Kaga-ya family a lot.
She can't just up and leave them now.
But I know she will be home soon.
Then come have dinner with us while you wait for her.
It's no fun eating by yourself.
This is from Oshin.
I wasn't able to do all I wanted here.
But following the passing of the seventh-day memorial services,
Mrs. Okayo offered me an opportunity
to run a business here in Sakata.
What else does she say?
She is going to run a business there?
What in the world could have happened in Sakata?
I don't think...
...Oshin will be coming back here anytime soon.
The Kaga-ya people are helping her to open up an eatery.
Mrs. Okayo is going out of her way to help her,
after figuring out Oshin's situation.
Yuu won't be coming back here?
She is doing what's best for Yuu, too.
The boy wouldn't be a bother to her if she's running her own business.
She thinks I'll get along better with Shoji and his wife if she's not here...
Oshin doesn't feel as if she belongs here...
You couldn't protect her at every turn...
And the more you tried to protect her,
the more painful it was for her...
But she should at least come back once
before she starts up her new business.
It's just like her...
It would be hard for me to part with her again if she came back.
I don't want to suffer through another goodbye...
This is for the best...
Sakata is not that far. I'll be able to see her again.
I'm sure I will.
She says she'll come for you once her business is going well.
She is looking forward to living with you!
I wouldn't be of much help to her...
I want to be able to see the diners as I cook.
It doesn't have to be fancy.
Don't worry about the money.
Having too fancy a place would keep people away!
Oshin had run many businesses to date...
And this was another chance for her
to polish her skills in operating a business.
Translation: UTB Channel
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.