Shanghai Triad Page #3

You are, like it or not.

You know the rule.

Miss, once we're on the island,

you must stay calm.

Don't wander off.

Anyone landing or leaving

without permission will be killed.

Those are the Boss's orders.

We haven't even told

Song and Zheng.

It isn't far from Shanghai.

If people know we're there,

they'll come and kill us.

Is it that bad?.

That's how it is.

So many people in Shanghai

are jealous of me.

They all want

to take my place in bed.

The older you get,

the more you know about pain.

Shuisheng! Fetch the red box.

Be careful.

It's the Boss's medicine.

Where do I sleep?.

In the next room.

We have to talk business

with the Boss.

Unless it's urgent,

don't bother us for the next few days.

Urgent?. In this place?.

There's nothing to do here!

Will you stop complaining?.

Shuisheng, get rid of those swabs.

Not in the sea.

Bury them.

All our rubbish must be buried.

Don't forget it.

FI FTH DAY:

Your lunch.

Put it on the table.

In the country we eat very plainly.

It's exactly

what we and the Boss want.

What a sweet little girl.

She's had lunch, sir.

What's your name?.

Ajiao.

And your mommy?.

Cuihua.

How old are you?.

-Nine.

-Nine? That's nice.

Cuihua, wait here.

Is she your daughter?

Yes. Her name is Ajiao.

She's cute.

She has a pretty nose, pretty eyes.

You think she looks like you?

She looks more like

a child of mine.

Ajiao, come here.

Who is prettier?

Your mother or me?

What do you want to be

when you grow up?

Come on, tell me.

I want to be like you.

Ajiao!

Have you been living here long?

Several years.

How can anybody live here?

I'm bored to death

after just one day.

Shuisheng! Do you know

where Miss is going?

Go with her!

Take an umbrella, it's starting to rain.

Do you hear me?

Shuisheng! Are you asleep?

Get up!

Shuisheng! Get up! Quick!

Buzz off!

Go on, go away!

Open up!

Who is it?

It's me. I need you.

Can't it wait till tomorrow?

Open up!

Are you counting your money

or what?

I haven't come to borrow money!

You took your time!

-Were you asleep?

-Yes.

On your own?

Ajiao's sleeping too.

I can't sleep on my own...

so I came to talk to you.

What about?

Oh, we'll think of something.

If you don't want to, never mind.

I'll go. I'm going.

Can I borrow some clothes?

All mine are being washed.

I have nothing to wear.

I have only peasant's clothes.

They'll do fine.

Miss!

See how ignorant I am

about country ways?

Walking into your bedroom

uninvited!

Do sit down.

No, no.

Thanks.

Give me any old thing.

Don't worry. Take your time.

Besides, I've got nothing else to do.

I can't sleep on my own.

Here! I've found something.

You sew very well.

If I were a man,

I'd marry you myself.

I wouldn't leave you

in somebody else's arms!

I really have to go.

Since you sleep alone,

be sure to lock the door!

I beg you, go away

Go quickly, faraway

Go quickly, far away

SIXTH DAY:

Are those Mommy's clothes?

Aren't they pretty?

Yes!

So pretty I'm going to keep them.

I'm swapping clothes with her.

Now you can call me " Mommy"...

and you can call her " Miss."

Teach me to sing.

Shuisheng says

you sing very well.

Ajiao, can you sing?

I only know one song.

Then sing it for me.

Go on, sing!

If you sing well,

I'll give you lessons.

Come on, get up and sing!

Up you get!

Sing!

Sing!

Beddy-bye, beddy-bye

Over Grandma's bridge

Grandma says I'm good as gold

I know how to laugh

I know how to cry

Two yellow dogs carry the litter

On the bridge

the birds are tweeting

Do you know this song?

My grandma sang it to me

when I was little.

In her red trousers

and coat of brocade

Grandma takes me to the litter

Beddy-bye, beddy-bye

Over Grandma's bridge

Sing, Shuisheng. All together!

So what

if I had him killed?

I gave the orders.

Nobody lands or leaves

without permission.

He didn't bother you!

That's not my problem!

We have to be careful.

Stop making such a fuss!

If you minded your own business,

he would still be alive.

To tell you the truth...

if you had kept quiet last night,

I'd have been none the wiser.

I owe you my thanks.

Whom are you trying to blame?

Not me!

It's all your fault!

Stop.

Did you hear me

and the Boss arguing?

The Tang family is all bad.

Cant you sleep?

Then stay and talk to me.

Do you know how to climb trees?

Yes.

When I was a girl...

we had two trees in the yard.

Mulberry trees.

Very, very tall ones.

People say mulberry trees

in the yard...

bring good luck.

Every summer

they bore lots of fruit.

People came to pick them.

And I...

I climbed up in the tree

and ate lots of them.

See, I'm a country bumpkin too.

Bijou the bumpkin.

Bijou the bumpkin!

Other than your uncle,

have you got any family in Shanghai?

Take this.

Take it!

When you've saved up enough

to open a shop...

go back to the country.

Shanghai is all bad.

I want to avenge my uncle.

The Boss said his eyes cried out

for vengeance.

Oh, yeah?

So go back to Shanghai.

Be like your uncle.

Go back to Shanghai and get killed.

Go on, go to bed.

Cuihua, this evening

you and I can have a chat.

-Hello, Miss!

-Hard artwork?

Take a seat, Miss.

How old are you?

I'm a Horse.

A Horse?

You look much older!

Yet you're younger than me.

When you look old,

the mosquitos don't bite.

Why dont you remarry?

Surely there's somebody.

There must be a man

in your life.

I could find you one.

Uncle likes Mommy a lot.

Ajiao! Go to bed.

Who is Uncle?

He lives on the island

across the way.

Does he visit often?

He comes by boat in the night.

Ajiao! Go to bed!

When are you getting married?

After the New Year.

Forget that man.

Why live in the country?

Come to Shanghai with me.

I'll find you a good husband.

You can keep Ajiao with you.

If you don't want to,

I'll keep her.

I like that girl.

What are you saying, Miss?

I mean it.

I came here to talk about it.

But I don't want to leave here.

You really want to stay?

Well, in that case...

let me know

when you get married.

I'll give you

a wedding trousseau.

I'll send clothes

for you and Ajiao...

and I'll send

an opera company...

to sing for you.

You're making fun of me.

Everything's planned.

For the wedding,

he'll simply move in here.

You must have had

a grand wedding!

Married, me?

It's too soon for that!

At your age

you ought to be married.

Oh, sure. I ought to.

But I can't see who to.

I don't know anyone worth it.

You have to be patient

with a man.

Be sincere

and he will treat you right.

I've been sincere so many times.

You'll find your Mr. Right.

Up to now I've been unlucky.

Now I'm with her uncle

and I'm happy.

Cuihua...

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have come.

What makes you say that?

Really...

I shouldn't have come.

I shouldn't have come

to this island.

I'm truly sorry.

Shuisheng!

Were you waiting for me?

I brought you the umbrella.

Shuisheng,

you must not stay with me.

I'm not good to you.

SEVENTH DAY:

Are you Cuihua?

How do you know my name?

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