Jie Zi Zhan Shi Page #3

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Goodbye, Uncle. Goodbye, Master

Yat. Goodbye, Uncle Lofty.

Hey, not so fast.

- Stay for dinner. We've got enough.

- No, thanks. I'd better go home.

- Let's eat.

- Go on, eat.

- Father, let's eat.

- Wait.

Didn't Uncle Chai just say hard

workers have food to eat

and lazy people will have nothing?

Right? I think you're already full,

so you'd better not have any more.

You'll mess up your stomach.

Why not do some exercise instead?

You can grind some rice for me.

Go on.

Who wants to eat? What's the point

of eating rice anyway?

Why should I be grinding rice?

I want to be a hero!

Are you all right? Are you okay?

Eat your dinner. I'll grind the rice.

Do you really like being a slave?

You're already free.

No need to be so grouchy.

You think you've got it tough?

There are people worse off than you.

You've never had it hard. Anyway,

you have a father and a best friend.

It's different for me.

When I was young,

I was sold off as a maid.

I don't even know if my mother's alive.

Why were you sold off?

I lived in Dong Guan.

My father was a tenant farmer.

The crops kept on failing.

At first, we were able

to have two meals a day.

But my father got sick and died.

Mum sold me to pay for the funeral.

Once sold...

I had to work for eight years.

Don't cry.

Let me help you wipe your tears.

I'll help you with the rice.

It's dawn.

It's the first suggestion of dawn,

Darkness still prevails

One tankful of water, two people

Tolling away, keeping ourselves strong

This long road is getting shorter

Brimming with water, thejars are full

Heart filled with feelings of love

When you walk ahead,

I'll walk where you walk

Working together in harmony

When your heart is filled with sweetness,

so is mine

May the water be our witness

Finished.

I'll get some water. You take a rest.

I don't want to sleep.

I was wrong yesterday.

I'll do all my chores first.

Fetching water,

romantic love still ongoing...

Let me give you a hand...

Facing a prisoner's fate

because of my feelings

No, that's okay.

You'd better stay here.

Wait for me. I want to help you.

Hey!

...it turned out to be your kiss

Brimming with water,

connecting together

Heart filled with feelings of love

Now, as you can't read,

I'll read it once for you.

"In consideration of

the loan to my father,

and the fact that the loan of 20 Yuan

is unable to be paid,

I, Cheung A-Choi, agree to be sold

to the house of Yi-Hung as a maid,

without salary or benefits of any kind,

to work for no less than 20 years."

"This agreement is binding and I have

no recourse against said agreement,

which is also a transferable document

which allows me to be bought and

sold at a price agreed by my master."

- Daddy!

- Behave!

Get to work! Leave!

Greetings, Inspector!

- Dad!

- Get to work!

Let's go! Let's go!

There's plenty more

where that came from.

You haven't found that maid yet,

have you?

What have you been doing?

Send your men out to find her.

Don't worry. She won't get away.

TRUE SWORD,

I BESEECH YOU...

- Get up.

- Just a little longer.

- No more sleeping!

- You little punk!

Don't! Don't!

It's eight o'clock.

- Come with me.

- You're useless.

I spent the night grinding rice.

I even fetched the water.

- What's wrong with sleeping a bit?

- You think you're overworked?

You think I'm mistreating you?

The work you did

you should have done yesterday -

never mind your chores for today.

Wash the wok like I do.

- That's too hot.

- No, you're just too slow.

Do it faster.

That's better.

It's not dirty. Why clean it?

- Not dirty? Take a look.

- You're right.

- It's so dirty.

- Rub the stains harder.

If you don't,

we'll end up with black noodles.

Hey, you'll break up

all the noodles doing that.

- Then how should I do it?

- Noodles can't be turned. Toss them.

Toss! Toss! Toss!

I toss!

- I succeeded!

- Add salt.

Add sauce... that's it. See?

Wow! It smells great.

I'll take it out for them.

- Tell us which is better.

- Who cooked which?

I can't say.

You have to decide for yourselves.

You just try it.

He can't be better than the master.

Yeah, yeah.

Come on, let's eat.

Let's taste before discussing.

- Come, come.

- Master Yat! Uncle Chai!

Wow!

Mmm... beef noodles.

Why didn't you wait for me?

Wow! Great stuff. Noodles.

Let me have a taste.

This one's fu yung noodles.

I wonder what this is.

Let me try it.

Well?

Master Yat, you're really good!

Every time you cook something,

it's unique.

But this time it tastes a bit weird.

But it's true.

- It does grow on you, though.

- Eat it all, then.

Fine. If I eat it all, I'll get fat.

So let's share it.

You... you... get fat by yourself.

We'll eat Master Yat's

fu... fu... fu yung noodles.

Come, let's eat.

It's obvious to you all.

I'm not good enough yet.

Yuk-Su.

Let me put in a fair word.

I tasted both dishes in the kitchen.

Yes, Master Yat's dish is better.

But Yuk-Su's isn't bad.

It tastes funny, but it's good.

Granddad, have some.

- Try some?

- Yeah, let's have a taste.

The flavour's been sealed well.

I can tell from the oil colour.

There's a man in Guangzhou City

who makes seven-colour noodles.

- Really?

- Yeah.

And I'm going to check him out.

Yuk-Su, hold the fort while I'm gone.

Me? I can't do that.

- Just stay calm.

- Yuk-Su, try your best then.

He's put all his trust in you.

You'd better thank him.

- Thank you, Master.

- That's all right.

- Time for a drink, right?

- Yes!

Let's fill the glasses.

Want a ride?

Now, do your best

to look after the business.

I understand, Master.

Have a good trip.

It's here! It's here!

- It smells so good!

- It's unbeatable!

- Let's have a taste!

- It's so tasty!

Siu-Yu, I've prepared

more than 30 plates here.

Now...

You heat them up in here

and if there's not enough

you split them into two.

I can't. I'll get into trouble for that.

If father hadn't got hurt

we wouldn't be here.

Frankly, I, Fai Yuk-Su,

am not meant to cook noodles.

I've got to go and learn

kung fu so I can help the weak.

That's what I really want to do.

- I know. You're a free man.

- I'm glad you understand.

I'm off.

Hit it higher. Now watch me.

Get up.

And where have you been?

Here for a day then gone for a month.

Sir, even though I wasn't here,

I've been practising kung fu.

Based on what you taught me

on the first day,

I've been pushing myself. I haven't

forgotten a single thing you've said.

I'll try you out.

- Ricky!

- Yes?

- A demonstration.

- Okay.

- Come! Come!

- Let's get a good seat!

I wonder who'll win?

Go on.

- Great!

- Bravo!

- That was great!

- Back to practise! Practise!

He's completely different!

Sir, I really remembered all you said.

I ate raw meat at every meal.

Hey, let's see how many pounds

you can hit now.

That was good!

Don't throw wild punches!

Not like that. Aim well.

If you're too impulsive,

you waste energy.

Come on.

Don't duck.

Let it hit you.

You've got to be able to take it.

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