"Let me tell you about the story of my grandfather and grandmother" "It has still been told in my hometown to this day as the time passes, some people believe it, some don't" "this is my grandmother" "The ninth day of lunar July on that year is the day on which my grandma got married" "The one she's going to marry was the owner of sorghum winery Datou Li who lived in Slope Shibali" "He hadn't got married until he was 50 because people knew he was leprous" "One shouldn't cry when sitting on the sedan chair because it would cause bad fortune the headband shouldn't be lifted otherwise it may result in disturbance" "Get on the sedan" "According to the old custom of that time the bride would be jolted side to side halfway" "On that day, the chair man and one who sounded the trumpet was Datou Li's employee besides him, only one more chair man was hired he's a famous chair man and later became my grandfather" "Young woman in the sedan, don't just peep out talk to us" "Don't you feel bored on this long road?" "Yes, conversation avoids boredom, singing prevents tiredness sing a song to us it's helpless that you peek out young woman, it's not easy for us to carry you yes, not easy whose daughter?" "What a pity!" "the parents are too cruel." "Those money-grubbers!" "her life is destroyed your parents are money-grubbers, young woman" "Datou Li is seriously sick he isn't capable, not capable you can't let him touch you, never you'll be sick if he touches you, right you'll be really sick there's still time if you regret" "we can carry you back home right, sent you back" "I just wait for you to decide young woman, come on, sing a song come on, we're carrying you" "if you don't say something, we'll jolt the sedan then even you are able to hold your words;" "I think you can't help peeing jolt the sedan again" "if you're still silent jolt it" "walk" "on the way from my grandma's home to Shibalipo, there's a place named Qingshakou no one knows when dozens acres of red sorghum began to grow in this place no plantation or harvest by people people in my hometown say this is wild sorghum" "it's also said that it's a haunted place" "stop, don't run" "lay down the sedan" "pull out your money" "I'm sharp-shooter Shanpao give me the money, or I will shoot" "loose the belt put the money and belt here" "go to the back of the sedan don't turn around" "stay down" "don't turn around, or I'll shoot" "go out of the sedan, go go into the sorghum field" "be quick" "don't look around, go" "beat him beat him, at full tilt" "beat him" "so weak, he's dead" "not bald Shanpao, he has hair a fake gun audacious bloke" "few people lived in Slope Shibali plus the boss was leprous few people came here except for buying the wine" "meeting the daughter three days after the marriage is a custom in my hometown on that day, my grandma's father fetched her home" "you should return to Li's home he's so generous easily give us a big black mule it doesn't matter whether you're willing or not don't hold the scissors you have to come back to Li's home" "daughter, what do you want in running so fast" "daughter, are you peeing?" "how can you do it in such a long time?" "were you really peeing?" "sis, daringly keep going ahead keep ahead, and don't turn back" "there're nine thousands, nine hundred and nine roads and they all lead to the heaven" "sis, daringly keep going ahead keep ahead, and don't turn back" "from now on, you'll built up a red attic and cast a embroider ball right on my head together with you, let's drink a bottle of red sorghum wine" "come out, you, the singer fuck you, what are you singing?" "a pile of shit" "sis, daringly keep going ahead keep ahead, and don't turn back" "what are you flaunting for?" "What are you doing without eating?" "Are you an immortal he has dropped into the sea of happiness you're still so stubborn and narrow-minded haven't you see that Li gave us a big black mule?" "go back, and live you life seriously think about it in the long run." "In the future, Li's fortune will all belong to you." "what do you still want in such life?" "you have been married him, so you'll be his wife even when you're dead eat quickly, and then go back" "I'll go you're not my father." "I don't have a father like you what you want is to sell me in exchange of a big black mule" "live with you mule" "I'll never come back once I go son of bitch, don't you think about getting rid of you father!" "is it easy for your mother and I make you out?" "when my grandmother condemned her father something happened in Slope Shibali" "Datou Li was killed by someone it's unclear who did this but I always feel it's my grandfather" "I never asked him about this during his lifetime" "Da'zhuang and Er'zhuang, let's go we can feed ourselves whenever we go there're always evil influences in this leprous house and it has never stopped since he married the woman it's strange that without any movements" "the old boss disappeared the main and other gates are locked the smoking bag is still on the kang it's said that one of his shoes was found under the Qingshakou Bridge probably he's killed by someone it's hard to say as long as it happened in Qingshakou" "two days ago, some officials from the county government came but they got nothing after three days of investigation who on the earth did this?" "the old fellow didn't do any good deeds definitely it's his personal enemy" "look, the chest hasn't been smashed and the lock is still in good condition someone wanted to kill him this woman is not simple." "There has been no peace since she came here in the sedan she just flirted with the chair man" "don't say that much tomorrow let's just get up early, pack and go don't stir up trouble come in, come in" "I haven't wore my trousers" "Er'dan's father, how can you still be drinking?" "leave me alone, go to sleep" "I see the woman sit alone in the courtyard it's so black and frightening is it?" "Will you let her move in here?" "you old jerk!" "she fears to get sick and dares not to go into the room, how pitiful she is!" "boss, boss" "the sorghum wine can cure any kinds of illness be careful of it, boss" "everybody, don't go" "I have something to say." "We shouldn't disband the winery" "Luohan brother" "Luohan brother, you've been stayed here for a long time so please take care of things here" "I'm only a woman, and I have to depend on all of you." "if someone is really loath to work here," "I won't force him to stay and the payment for this month will still be given out if someday somebody wants to come back, he's still welcome" "I think you'd better stay here if we' re able to do the business well, everybody has one share" "how do you think?" "ok, we won't go right, don't go, be obedient don't go, listen to the boss from now on, don't call me boss" "I'm also born and grow in a poor family there's no grading thing in our winery" "I'm the ninth child in my family and born on ninth of lunar September so everybody calls me Jiu'er you can call me Jiu'er too" "Jiu'er, Jiu'er" "boss, should we tidy up the courtyard today?" "we dare not to come here because we fear to get infected now let's clean the back yard in the future, you are the leader;" "just give us your orders yes, tell us what to do tell us what to do, Jiu'er all right, today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we won't make any wine everybody just help me clean the house" "all the things the old boss used and touched should be burned up or buried" "Luohan brother, would you mind asking somebody to buy some lime here and sweep up the back yard then besprinkle the whole Slope Shibali for three times with the sorghum wine don't you say that can cure and disinfect?" "today let's blow away the bad fortune with the sorghum wine" "this key has been washed by the wine for three times my property is yours too just hold it" "I'm able to, I'm able to go" "let's tell you, for you won't remember" "I didn't get it clearly so what happened afterwards?" "what happened?" "afterwards I just made the sorghum even and then she lay down" "I was pleased once she lay down that's enough, don't cry." "Go out right, listen to this man, get out you stop here it's not long from my home." "I'll get in soon go to that room" "I want to sleep here from today, I'll sleep here everyday this is my room this is boss's room boss?" "Who the hell is the boss?" "you mean Datou Li" "Datou Li is nothing but rubbish" "I wouldn't fear even if he were alive" "I tell you that you are my wife" "Mine she said that she liked me" "She said it in the sorghum field" "She told me herself that she liked me" "Right?" "You yourself told me you liked me" "She pretended, because she wanted me to push in" "Go back" "This man is really drunk, pull him out" "Don't let him be here" "Press him down" "Don't pretend once you got what you want" "Draw him out, I want to sleep" "Press him down, press him down" "You young woman, you're nice when you took off your pants" "Now you pretend not to know me after you put on your pants" "I want to go to sleep in back room" "I'm tired;" "I have to go to sleep" "How dare you say it again!" "I'm happy, happy" "Boss, calm down" "Carry him away" "I haven't finished, I have to finish it" "I can't go" "Bring him away" "I won't go" "You young woman is cruel hearted" "It's not easy for me to come here" "Throw him into the crock, here, here throw him in, come down" "mother, bring the package here" "I'm coming" "don't cover me" "let me out" "has Shanpao come?" "did you sleep with Datou Li yes shit" "keep ahead, and don't turn back" "my grandfather slept in the crock for three days bald Shanpao captured my grandmother away and said that gave him the ransom if they wanted her back and if they couldn't give the money, she'll be found killed on the Qingshakou Bridge" "Jiu'er comes back, comes back back" "Jiu'er is back" "Luohan brother, you come back." "Are you ok?" "Jiu'er" "boss, I want half a kilogram of wine" "is there any time for resting?" "what go with wine?" "we only have cattle heads" "I want to eat beef there's only cattle heads ok, give me some of it" "grandpa, I want to eat beef there's no choice." "If you don't want, get out how dare you son of bitch say that to me?" "today I have to eat beef then please sit still young man, how can you be qualified to eat beef?" "the beef is left to Shanpao" "one silver coin it's only three copper coins one silver coin it's only three copper coins, grandpa young man, aren't you going to pay for the food?" "it's ok if you don't want wait wait, what's the matter what's the matter, Hu'er, what's the matter?" "the boss barge up against a man who don't want to pay cut down his tongue for going with the wine" "I'm sorry that I was drunk" "I was drunk" "I'm joking with the boss ok, then keep you tongue to kiss your woman" "go, kowtow to our boss for three times and there should be echo go or not?" "I'll go kneel down don't you know anything about here?" "Dare you make trouble here?" "come on, guy, and let's drink" "Sanye, god, please forgive me" "I was as blind as a bat that I shouldn't offend you" "I was drunk a moment ago and I was just joking" "I dare not to do this next time" "Don't move, or I will kill him don't move, don't move" "I never cause you any trouble but you son of bitch ruined my woman your woman?" "the woman in the winery yes, you raped her no, I just asked her for three thousands silver coins bullshit no, I won't touch a woman that was touched by a leprous man" "buddy, don't you believe it?" "then cut off my head wait" "boss, this brat is evil." "Cook him" "killing him here will dirty my meat shop" "go to the door." "You brat, do you fear death?" "bald Shanpao, you are not honest" "I didn't kill you and save your life but you son of bitch plotted against me" "these days, it's owe to Luohan brother that scrapes money together everywhere" "thank god, you come back safely boss, do you feel ok now?" "today is ninth the lunar September obeying the old rules," "let's start making the wine and set the fire" "that's all right;" "it has been a long time since I came here and I really haven't seen it" "Luohan brother, please don't call me boss any more you are the only one who cannot correct this yes, boss" "buddies, boss has come, stick to your work and do it better don't even doubt about this child's father, have you finished dressing" "this is our rack boiler" "how much is the coming water?" "little more is needed" "look, this is the steam boiler from which the wine comes out cool it with the cold water, and the wine will flow out here" "Da'zhuang, Er'zhuang, let me try ok, have a try" "it's so heavy" "Jiu'er, sit down today I want to know how the red sorghum is made into sorghum wine cold water here comes the cold water" "blow the coal add the cold water here comes the cold water again" "blow the coal quickly" "catch the new wine" "toast to the wine god" "ninth the lunar September, we make out the fresh and nice wine nice wine in drinking our wine no one will choke or cough" "in drinking our wine both men and women get restorative without smelly mouths" "in drinking our wine one stands on the Qingshakou in drinking our wine no one needs to kowtow to the king" "one, four, seven, three, six, and nine with everything going back to one, please go with me" "nice wine, nice wine" "boss, have a taste of the fresh wine taste a bowl of it drink up the wine if you want to taste drink it" "Jiu'er, drink it, drink it" "drink it, drink it bottom up" "Jiu'er, you're good at it" "I'm not good at it if you keep on drinking, someday you can drink up a whole bottle of it" "I'm not you ah, it's so nice" "nice, nice you've come back it's so nice" "get one bowl of the wine" "what are you doing?" "look, I'll make the wine out" "my grandfather peed into the wine jar it was meant to be a trick but strange enough those jars of wine turned out to be nice wine" "boss, boss, good news boss, good news" "it's Luohan brother thank you" "boss, good news the wine is done" "I've been worked by the boiler but I never see such nice wine" "boss, give a name to this wine people and wine are all remembered by their names" "since we live in the Slope Shibali" "let's call it Red Shibali" "Jiu'er, Red Shibali is left at the door" "my grandfather Luohan left in that night nine years passing, our Red Shibali became famous my father was nine people said my father was bastard born in the sorghum field" "at that time, ninety-nine years old granny Wang would say to me born in the sorghum field, most of the bastards are jerk" "mom, mom" "mom" "how can you fall down here?" "Don't cry, don't cry" "Luohan brother" "it's Luohan brother" "Japanese army came here so rapidly in July of that year the highroad built by Japanese extended to Qingshakou" "nice craft thank you, chief the chief also praise you just so-so" "I only make it for feeding myself the chief said it's not enough that you only peel one, one more ok" "look, there" "what are you looking at?" "Go to peel him off" "chief, you're joking, are you?" "of course I am not." "Go, peel him off hurry why are you still stay here, go no, chief no, chief, please don't let me do this don't let me do it the chief has promised if you don't do it, you will be killed" "everybody listens your sorghum will be treaded now I will show you how to peel the human skin" "look carefully at the one hanged here" "if you dare to oppose chief, you'll be treated in the same way" "Shanpao" "let me die easily" "I'll even thanks for that in my afterlife don't dillydally chief, it's easy to do this if we cool him with cold water hurry boss, this time you're unable to pass the difficulties" "I, Hu'er also don't know what to do be quick" "a dog a Japanese people's dog throw away the friendships once he goes smoothly a dog, a dog" "a dog" "I fuck you" "forgive me, please;" "I dare not to do it again," "I dare not to do it again, forgive me shit, I have to peel him off peel him alive" "I'm sorry, please forgive me you son of bitch, go hold the hilt" "let me go you have to peel him off, remember?" "are you rebelling?" "You'll be peeled if you don't do it to him please, please the chief have said, if you don't do it today you will be peeled." "Do you hear it?" "be quick to do it" "I'm afraid." "I'm afraid" "Luohan brother" "let me go be cool to it, brother be cool be cool, brother brother, brother quick be cool to it, brother" "be quick do it" "it's said in my hometown that my grandfather Luohan joined in Communist Party and was assigned to call on the people to join in the resistance against Japanese army" "I've checked the county records the Japanese army captured four hundred thousand labors to build Zhangping road and destroyed a great many families and killed thousands of people at Qingshakou, Luohan Liu was peeled and shown to the public" "he didn't show any signs of fear and kept on condemning until he died" "Douguan, kneel down" "this is the Red Shibali made by you uncle Luohan, kowtow to him" "drink the wine" "if you are men drink up the wine fight against the auto cars of the Japanese and avenge Luohan brother" "ninth the lunar September, we make out the fresh and nice wine nice wine in drinking our wine no one will choke or cough" "in drinking our wine both men and women get restorative without smelly mouths" "in drinking our wine one stands on the Qingshakou in drinking our wine no one needs to kowtow to the king" "one, four, seven, three, six, and nine with everything going back to one, please go with me" "nice wine, nice wine" "Douguan, come here what's the matter pee when they fight in a while, you sound the bungle at full tilt" "I will suck some bhang and have a rest why should we sound the bungle when fighting?" "it is ok that there're sound" "Japanese people fear it you just need to exert all of your strength to sound it." "The louder, the better" "the car is coming, the car is coming don't sleep, watch out in case it can't shoot" "I filled it with two deals of powder, so it must be able to shoot" "my dad told me that his eyes got sick since he had seen the sun on that day and everything was red to him" "when I returned to my hometown years ago" "Qingshkou Bridge was still there without any sorghum there" "mom" "the fight is over not yet where's your dad and others they're sleeping and hungry" "mom, mom" "Mom" "Child's mother" "Mom" "Light the cannon" "Er'zhuang it doesn't shoot" "You guys, let's go, be quick" "Dad, dad" "Dad" "Dad, look, look" "Mom, mom goes to the southwest on a wide road by a long beautiful boat" "Mom, mom goes to the southwest on the big horse with enough expenses" "Mom, mom goes to the southwest" "Settle down in a good place and beg alms in bad situation" "Mom, mom goes to the southwest on a wide road by a long beautiful boat" "Mom, mom goes to the southwest on the big horse with enough expenses" "Mom, mom goes to the southwest" "Settle down in a good place and beg alms in bad situation"