:44:09
Then, Taeko-san, would you mind if I asked you to become...Toshio's
wife?
:44:18
Huh?
:44:20
Mitsuo's living in Tokyo, you love this place, so naturally you could
live here in his place. What do you think?
:44:33
Ban-chan!
:44:34
Mom! You shouldn't blurt things out like that..Can't you tell
Taeko-san is upset?
:44:41
Please think about it, Taeko-san.
:44:46
Sorry, never mind her, she's just kidding.
:44:50
Right, you're just kidding, aren't you, Ban-chan [Ban].
:44:52
No, I'm very serious. And I know both of you would like what I asked
her, wouldn't y'all?
:44:59
Listen here...it doesn't matter at all if we want her to change or...
:45:04
Of course we'd like to do that. But y'know, Taeko-san is clearly a
Tokyo woman, so...
:45:14
And that's it.
:45:16
But y'know, Taeko-san likes it here, an' works hard in the fields, so
it's fine with us.
:45:26
In fact, of course it'd be great if she became Toshio-san's wife.
:45:32
What, you too--what're you saying? Don't you think this is rude to
Taeko-san?
:45:36
Think: Taeko-san's got a job already in Tokyo, and Toshio is younger
than her, to boot.
:45:44
Oh, but she could find a job in Yamagata, too, couldn't she?
:45:50
Taeko-san, please don't get angry, just hear me out. All young wives
of farmers have other jobs on the side, these days, so...