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Episode 171
You must be tired. Take a bath and go to bed.
Thank you very much.
Kota's entrusted you under my care.
And I want you to be able to stand alone.
But sold all the fish on your first day...
How much profit did you make?
Never mind.
I'm just impressed by your ability to get rid of all your fish!
Have some tea.
Thank you.
You must've had it rough.
When Kota first mentioned you,
I offered to just take you in without working.
But he wanted me to teach you a trade.
That's why I feel so responsible!
I'd rather just have you stay here as a guest...
Nobody wants to make you work hard!
But I have to do as Kota asks,
and I want you to learn something, too.
That's why I'm training you in this tough business.
I know that.
I hope you learn fast,
so you'll be able to get back together with your husband.
Peddling is the basis of all business.
If you can't do that you'd never make it in anything else!
So do your best.
I will.
15 sen per flounder.
I have fresh fish.
I'll make you a good deal!
Nice, fresh fish!
Fresh fish!
- Fresh fish...! - Let's see your fish.
Thank you!
You're really selling them at this price?
Yes.
You're selling them at such a low price,
I thought you're selling old fish, but these are from this morning.
You're right. Bigger than usual.
I paid five sen more for one like this yesterday.
It wasn't this cheap yesterday.
I just started, so I'm selling them cheap.
No wonder I never saw you before.
It must be tough selling with your child along.
- I'll take some. - Thank you!
- Yellowtail for me. - Okay.
It's really cheap. Is it fresh?
Just caught this morning!
It's my first day, so I'll make you a deal.
And the eel to mine.
Thank you!
You are pretty good with the knife.
Is something wrong?
I'm back.
It's still so early in the day.
I sold out.
I'll start out with more tomorrow.
What kind of peddling are you doing?
Never mind. I'm sure you know what you're doing.
It's not for me to say.
I can help you with chores here in the afternoon.
I hear you were doing well running an eatery back in Sakata,
but Kota didn't want you working in a business like that.
I told him it was none of his business.
I'm grateful to him.
I had my own reasons for discontinuing the business.
With your experience, peddling fish isn't much at all.
It's all part of business.
I want to find work that is lasting.
To tell you the truth I was worried about
what I was getting myself into with you.
But Kota was right.
You have the ability to be independent.
I'll care for you as if you were my own daughter.
I'll make us dinner. I have lobster.
I'm sure you've never had lobster.
- Try it since you're here in Ise. - I wouldn't think of it.
You can sell them for a good price at the market.
I want you to try it.
Did you just get done?
We had an awful day!
People say our fish prices are too high!
We're being run out of business.
We're here to find out what's going on!
What are you talking about?
I'm sure she knows!
We sell fish 30% higher than we buy it for,
but she's selling them for only 10% profit!
How can we compete with her prices?
You've hurt us all with your selling tactics!
Why are you letting her do this?
She has nothing to do with it. It was all my idea.
Even if I knew, I refuse to get involved in this.
Competition is the basis of all business.
You shouldn't be complaining.
That's not all.
She gave her fish away for nothing yesterday!
Think of how we feel...
It's not just you who took a loss!
Whatever she does is her own business.
Nobody can stop her!
Before you complain, think about competing with her.
That's what doing business is all about, isn't it?
Don't get so upset!
I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble.
Oshin, I...
I sold the fish at a low price
so that the customers would remember me.
I gave the fish away because I couldn't sell them.
I didn't want them to go to waste. That way,
the people would remember me and buy from me the next time.
Is that how you do business?
Take a loss in order to reap big profits?
I don't want to lose out!
I'll develop my own clientèle!
I think I should have that kind of spirit, in order to survive in this business.
Yes. You sure do have spirit. We'll see if it works.
Just try it and see.
Flounder.
I'll take it!
-Sardines! - I'll take it!
How much?
Aren't you buying too much?
I sell cheap, so I have to sell a lot!
Fresh fish! Any fish today?
What do you have today?
Hello.
The mackerel is good.
- I'll take some. - All right. Thank you!
You sure work hard. Coming out every day with your little boy.
We have decided to buy from you only.
I feel bad for the ones we used to buy from,
but you give us a good deal!
Thank you for your patronage.
Hello!
You're that fish peddler from the other day.
Thanks for the free fish.
I didn't want to have to haul the fish back.
I'll buy some today.
Thank you, but I'm all sold out.
- You have nothing? - Sorry, I'll come again.
You're planting potatoes?
I have to care for a sick person, so I can't work as much as I want.
Let me help you. I'm done for the day.
Yuu, go and play, but don't go far.
Are you sure?
I come from a family of sharecroppers.
I'm used to working out in the field.
This brings back memories...
I love the smell of good soil!
You were helping in the fields?
- They were so happy. - You don't have to do that!
I have to do all I can to win customers over.
I had fun in the fields. It's been a while.
Yuu had fun playing, too.
Hisa recognized the keenness of Oshin's business sense.
She knew Oshin would succeed one day.
Until then, she would watch over Oshin.
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