"Meizi, it´s here" "Stop" "Qinglai, we´re there" "Easy, easy" "Meizi, take the bag" "Come in" "Sit down" "Well, what´s the matter?" "My husband, he´s been kicked" "Kicked?" "Where" "Down there" "Down there" "Take off your pants and let me see" "Easy, easy" "Where´re you from?" "Xigaouzi" "Come all the way from there" "That man looks more like a vet" "Meizi" "What did he say" "Just need to keep it straight and let air get to it I´ll be okay in a few days" "This is his report Need to get it stamped" "It´s a long trip, you feel okay I´m fine lt´s you I´m worried about lf we can´t fix your plumbing" "We´re stuck with the single child policy for good" "A boy or a girl in here, who knows I´ll be all right, don´t worry" "The doctor is a specialist lf he said I´ll be fine, I´ll be fine lt just takes a little while lt´s not that simple I´ll talk to him when I´m back" "Qiu Ju, have you eaten?" "Yes" "You two sit still I´ll get you some food ls he in?" "Yes, yes, come" "Auntie Qiu Ju ls he in" "Yes, he is" "Some noodles?" "Have some noodles have some noodles I´ll get you some noodles I´ve eaten." "You go ahead" "Have some I´ve eaten" "Just a little" "No, I´ve just eaten. lt´s cold" "if it matters to you" "Here´s the medical report" "Read it" "Tell us what to do" "Do what you want" "Read it, Qiu Ju has brought it to you" "What the hell had you know?" "lt7s you who kicked him" "So tell us what to do" "What to do" "Go ask him why I did it" "You´re the head of the village" "You can´t kick a man where he lives" "So I kicked him what did you want now?" "You tell us what do you think should be done" "If you insist but don´t blame me for being crude I´ll go stand in the courtyard with my legs open and let him kick me back." "How´s that" "If that´s your answer, forget it forget it then" "What kind of justice is this?" "Time I went Don´t bother to see me off" "Don´t walk too fast" "Goodbye, Auntie." "Don´t walk too fast" "Dad" "Go eat something. lt´s in the pot" "Well, what did he say?" "Taken your medicine" "What did he say" "Nothing to be done, that´s what he said" "Nothing to be done?" "The bully" "He´s the Chief, how can he say that I´ll go into the village tomorrow" "Good idea, Must be justice somewhere" "Meizi, Qiu Ju´s so big now" "You go with her tomorrow" "Careful, Qiu Ju, the road´s slippery" "Meizi, take care of your sister" "The road is slippery take good care of her father, go back to the house" "Go back to the house" "Sister, be careful the road is slippery" "Where are you going, Qiu Ju" "The village" "The village?" "Take care" "The Village" "He had on a padded jacket" "He took it off" "Said, What´s the matter?" "I said, I´ve told you what the matter is." "And a fight broke out between us" "So he started it" "He started it is that what you´re saying" "No, he just took off his jacket Didn´t hit me I took off my jacket and hung it up I hadn´t hit him yet" "He took off his jacket hung it up and said" "You and your wife, your daughters the four of you" "Kicked me and hit me" "What the hell´s the deal I hit him." "He didn´t hit back I don´t think that´s possible" "Yes?" "Who are you looking for l want to see Officer Li" "Officer Li" "Go over there" "Have a seat first I´ll be with you in a minute" "What´s the matter" "Wan Qinglai" "What´s happened to him?" "He´s been kicked" "Are you Qinglai´s wife?" "I couldn´t make it to his wedding I heard his wife was a beauty." "So that´s you" "You´re having a baby!" "Sit down..." "Bruises on the right chest wall left testicle slightly swollen slightly swollen..." "Qinglai´s such a harmless guy" "How´d he get in a fight?" "With whom" "With our Chief" "You mean Wang Shantang" "Yes" "Why" "We grow chilly, you know" "Hey, Li, I´ll take this." "Here" "You know we grow chilly, don´t you" "Yes I do" "You do" "Well, we wanted to put up a storaged shed" "We got the bricks and tiles ready" "But the Chief kept refusing our application" "So instead" "We cleared a place by our allocated land" "To make room for the chilly shed" "But the Chief still refused claimed there was an order" "So I said, if you have this order" "Let me see it" "But he refused" "He´s the order he said" "And he just wouldn´t show it to me" "Mind you, there is such a document" "The land is for growing crops lf everyone builds on it" "What´re we going to eat" "But does this document say he can beat people" "He´s the Chief" "A few knocks are one thing" "But to kick a man where it counts lt takes two to start a fight" "He must have been provoked" "What´s the reason?" "Why" "Why" "My brother was mad." "He swore at him" "Who are you?" "I´m Wan Qinglai´s sister" "What did your brother say" "He cursed the Chief said he´d have no heirs" "Said he could only raise hens" "Your brother was wrong then" "Everyone knows that the Chief only has daughters" "Your brother´s words cut him where it hurts" "The family planning policy means he´ll have no heirs lt´s cruel to remind him of it" "Even so, he´s got no right to beat people up" "He´s the Chief he shouldn´t have kicked him there I asked him what should be done" "He said he´s kicked, and that´s that I said, if you won´t do something who will" "You´re the Chief, but you beat him lt´s not right" "You´re what you´re here for?" "Right" "Yes I tell you, he´s wrong to have kicked your husband" "Course he is!" "And where it counts lf that doesn´t get better, we..." "All right, all right I´ve said he´s wrong" "Now, go home first ln the next day or two I´ll come and sort things out" "I want both of you to do some self-criticism ls that clear" "Yes" "You go home first, I´m busy today" "You can leave this with me" "Then when will you come ln the next day or two" "Officer Li, please come soon" "Goodbye, Li" "Goodbye now" "Dad, Dad" "Staying warm lt´s you, Li." "Come and get warm" "Wang l want to talk to Wang why don´t you go outside" "What brought you here?" "Good looking maize" "Wang l´ve read the medical report and been to see Qinglai" "He shouldn´t have cursed you I´ve told him off" "But you, too were wrong" "You´re his elder, and you´re the Chief" "Shouldn´t have beat him like that I was just following orders!" "But the orders don´t say you can beat people up lf he´s any sense" "He should ask himself why he got kicked" "You´re the Chief" "Hitting him has one thing" "But you shouldn´t a kicked him there lt shut him up, didn´t it" "Please, please" "You go out first, Qiu Ju l want to talk to the Chief alone" "So that´s how we´ll settle it" "Qiu Ju as I see it he shouldn´t have kicked your husband I´ve said this to his face" "But Qinglai´s got a sharp tongue too" "So, both sides must admit they´re wrong" "As mediator, here´s what I think" "Wang should pay for Qinglai´s medical costs and lost wages" "$200 in all, what do you think I´m not after his money I just want an explanation" "The Chief is obstinate but he´s the head here" "Don´t make him lose face" "Besides, Qinglai isn´t too badly hurt" "That´s it then" "He´ll pay." "That shows you´re right and he´s wrong" "Let´s settle for that" "All right?" "That´s what´s we´ll do" "Tomorrow, bring the medical bills to his place" "Bring a receipt with you too" "He´ll give you the money" "And you can put this all behind you" "Chief" "Got the bills and the receipt" "Yes, they´re all here" "That´s 200 dollars in all" "All yours" "Chief, what´s this" "What´s this?" "You think it´s so easy I´m not after your money I want justice" "Justice?" "You think I´ve given in lt´s only that Office Li came so far I can´t let him lose face" "There are twenty 10 dollar notes there" "Bow your head and pick them up for each one you pick up you bow your head to me" "When you´ve done that 20 times we can call it quits" "I´ll say when we quit" "I want to speak to Officer Li" "He´s gone to the county town for a meeting for a meeting?" "When will he be back" "Not sure" "The thing could have been done with" "But he flung the money on the ground" "Said those terrible things I can´t believe there´s no justice" "My family is no good with words I can´t go myself" "But it´s such a long way to the county town I worry about you, in your condition" "Why worry?" "If I´m going to lose the baby just a cough will do lf l´m not a rolling pin couldn´t pop it out" "Take money with you tomorrow" "We don´t have much cash I´ll bring a cartload of chilly lt´s the wrong season" "Won´t get much for them lt´s not the money I´m after I just want him to do right by us" "Meizi" "Be careful" "Don´t let the chilly fall out" "Are those for sale?" "Yes How much would you pay" "$3.5 per catty" "$3.50?" "$4" "All right, $4, is that a deal?" "$4?" "All right" "Meizi, unload the chillies" "Eleven catties in all" "Eleven and a half" "All right, eleven and a half" "Here´s 100. 122 altogether." "Yes" "The fare to town is 7.50 each" "That much" "There´s a cheaper fare lf we can get six people" "Then it´s 2.50 each" "Let´s go that way then" "The County Town" "When I came back from work I found the door has been pried open" "So I came straight here to report it" "those papers, what´re they for" "Complaint letters I haven´t got one" "You haven´t?" "Go to the post office by the entrance" "Look for a guy named Zhang Tell him your case" "He can write the letter for you" "Just this way." "He´ll do it for you" "Can you help me write a letter?" "What sort to of letter" "A complaint letter" "How strongly worded you want it" "What do you mean?" "I could word it mildly give both of your a way out" "To back down if things got really rough" "Or I could be merciless leave no way out for him" "He´d be done for" "Oh no!" "Give him a chance to back down" "Won´t cost you much then" "Twenty dollars will do" "Twenty dollars" "How could it be so expensive?" "I´ve helped over a dozen people win their cases" "Like you, they wanted mild letters" "Also written a total of six merciless ones" "The result?" "four were shot" "The other two got life sentences I only asked for $20 lt´s not expensive at all" "All right then" "Good, tell me your case" "The Chief has four daughters" "Which means he´s not only let his ancestors down" "He´s also violated family planning policy" "He cannot have a son" "So he takes his frustrations out on us" "My husband merely commented that the Chief was raising hens" "But the Chief heard hens and insisted it meant his daughters for that, he kicked my husband and hurt him grievously" "We cannot tolerate this travesty of justice" "The Chief is guilty of attempted murder" "He must be punished to the fullest extension" "Who wrote this for you?" "I asked someone" "Paid $20 for it" "Why didn´t you write it yourself?" "Haven´t you been to school?" "Been through secondary school" "Couldn´t write anything like this" "Officer Li has dealt with this already" "Why come to us" "Officer Li might have favored the Chief I want the county government to handle it" "Then leave your material with us" "According to Regulations of Article 39 a decision will be made on your case in five days" "If you find the decision unsatisfactory you can apply to a higher level for a review" "Within five days of receiving the decision" "Did you get that?" "What it means is" "You go home first, and the county Public Security Bureau gives you a decision in five days lf you´re still unhappy you can go to the higher-ups" "Those in the city P.S.B, and ask them to look into your case again" "Decided that the public security officer of said village should help both parties make self-criticisms" "All concerned should aim at achieving harmony and stability and let minor differences stand" "As for financial compensation the said village authorities have in the first mediation made a sound proposal for settlement" "Wang shantang pays the complainant´s medical bills and wages lost" "The same as the last decision" "All that way to the county town for this" "Ha!" "Thought I´d get a bullet in my head" "Don´t gloat" "Officer Li, is that all" "Get the meat first There´s one other thing" "All right" "Give me the meat" "How much five dollars" "Officer Li" "Come to my place for a drink and we can talk" "No" "Listen" "Take my advice" "Go and say a few kink words to Qinglai and Qiu Ju and bring an end to the whole thing" "Kind words" "How kinds?" "What words?" "Look, you must do your part I came several times just for this case" "You´ve heard the decision of the county town" "You won´t lose face" "Tell me, Office Li why couldn´t this have been settled here" "Why go to the county town to smear my name" "She didn´t mean you harm" "Besides, I´m an official I´ve still got to run this place" "She didn´t mean harm" "Just wants you to apologize" "Go on say a few words and she´ll be pacified I´ll cough up the money" "As for apologizing I can´t see that I´m wrong" "There you go again" "Decided that the public security officer of said village" "should help both parties make self-criticisms" "All concerned should aim at achieving harmony and stability and let minor differences stand" "As for financial compensation the said village authorities have at the first attempt at mediation made a sound proposal for settlement" "Wang Shantang pays the complainant´s medical bills and wage loss" "That´s it. see what you think" "Isn´t this the same as the last decisions?" "Let´s eat first" "Meizi, set the table" "What´re you having?" "Noodles" "That´s worth good money" "Dad, the noodles are ready" "You´re a busy man Haven´t seen you in a while" "How are you?" "You look well l´m well. I fell fine." "Qinglai, you look better" "Yes." "Just got this lump in my chest and not much energy" "That´s because you feel wronged" "Relax and you´ll be all right" "You´re still young" "See how you like the taste" "Eat." "Tell me if its too bland" "Wang Shantang is stubborn" "Everyone in the village knows it" "He asked me to bring you these its not easy for him to make this gesture" "Qiu Ju, you said you wanted him to do right" "Take this as an apology from him" "Help yourself" "You´ll be fully compensated" "Your expenses paid" "So you haven´t suffered financially" "Besides, this is a case for mediation" "Not one to be settled in court" "The county town made a decision and that´s it" "Officer Li, did he really pay for this" "Come on" "Who else I spent half the day yesterday persuading him" "He is, after all, an officer" "Don´t be too hard on him" "Sending you the snacks is his way of saying sorry to you lf that´s the case all´s well then" "After all, he´s the Chief what can I do to him" "We all live in the same village" "No point dragging this out" "The county town has made decision so be it I´m no comment" "Yes, if that´s their decision" "And if that´s the case" "Then the Chief has already apologized to us" "As for the money, it´s not important" "That´s your compensation he should pay for it" "Very well, then let´s consider it settled I haven´t come all this way for nothing" "You two go and sit at the back" "There´s a line, don´t you see" "There are lots of marriage applicants today" "Go and get in line" "How did you two fall in love?" "Where did you first meet?" "At my place" "Was it love at first sight then" "Did you fall for her right away?" "Yes" "And you?" "Do you love him?" "Miss, did you propose to him?" "He proposed to you." "What did you say?" "Yes" "Say it aloud then." "Or how can I give you this" "What if tomorrow you don´t want him?" "So it was love at first sight" "Li" "Qiu Ju asked me to bring these back to you" "Once you sign this lt´s love for life" "Hey, Wan" "Come warm yourself first" "Your turn next." "Get ready" "Why did you bring these back to me?" "What´s up" "Qiu Ju said the Chief didn´t buy them You did" "How did she know?" "The shopkeeper told her" "So what?" "What´s the big deal?" "You shouldn´t have wasted your money" "She´s as pigheaded as the Chief" "This has dragged on too long l want it to end" "A silly squabble, don´t you think?" "Qiu Ju said she wanted an explanation" "This daughter-in-law of yours" "Where is she" "Gone to the city with Meizi" "The City" "Hey, where you want to go" "Comrade" "Any cheap hotels round here" "Hotels?" "Yeah, sure" "Hop in, I´ll take you" "How much forty-five dollars forty-five dollars" "Too much?" "What can $45 get you now" "Besides, mine´s a three-wheeler" "Jump in, I´ll take you lt´s a nice ride" "As good as a sight-seeing tour I won´t even charge you for that" "Still, it´s too expensive" "All right, I see you´re from the countryside lt isn´t easy for you to get here I´ll be the martyr $30 will do" "Come on, give me your bag" "Well then, let´s go" "Are we there?" "Yes" "Meizi, the bag" "Thirty dollars." "Right" "Comrade a cheap hotels round here" "This one´s cheap ls there another one that´s cheaper?" "Yeah, the cheapest in town" "Straight ahead, just round the corner I see" "How much did that man charge you?" "Thirty dollars from where" "The bus station" "The bus station?" "No more than $5 worth lt seemed far" "Crooks they are They pick the longest route" "Just want to rip you off from the countryside" "Yes" "Better get some other clothes" "Why" "You don´t change your clothes you´ll be an easy target" "Crooks like to go after country folk" "Need a room ls it cheap?" "Yes, yes." "Come look" "It´s neat and tidy" "How much for one night" "You want a receipt" "Receipt lf you want a receipt it´s $6 per night" "You pay $4 yourself" "When you´ve been reimbursed you pocket the deference lf no receipt, it´s $4 per night" "Anything cheaper" "There´s the communal brick bed" "$1 .50 a night" "Good, I´ll take that" "You´ve come to make a complaint" "How did you know?" "The PSB is just round the corner" "Country folk who´ve come to make a complaint all stay here" "Over the years I´ve seen quite a few cases lf you need help on legal matters" "Just ask I see" "Do I have to pay" "No, it´s free I had someone write a complaint letter for me" "Cost me $20" "Meizi, have you seen the reply letter?" "No" "I don´t see what´s wrong" "You don´t" "He still hasn´t done right by us" "What d´you want to do now" "They told me that lf l´m not happy with the decision I could ask the city PSB to review my case I´m going tomorrow and ask for a review" "You might as well forget it" "Just think: a million people in the city if one out of a hundred has a dispute it comes to ten thousand disputes" "To you, this is a big deal" "To them, it´s nothing" "Hey, you got a room" "Go have a look lf that´s the case I´ve come all this way for nothing" "You´re due soon, right first month of the lunar year" "Sister, you want to wash" "Later, you go ahead" "Must be hard coming so far I´ll tell you what you do" "Go and talk to the director of the PSB here" "He´s a good man" "This is his address" "Go and talk to him" "Don´t get me wrong I´m not trying to keep you here" "After all, I only charge you" "$1 .50 per night" "But in your condition I want to help you" "Don´t tell anyone else I´ll give you his address" "Over there" "Meizi we´re going to see the director" "What should we take" "Let´s take him some snacks" "City people don´t like plain things" "What, then fruit" "Meizi, it´s not enough" "What, then?" "Something else, some snacks" "Snacks, snacks fruit´s not good enough" "People eat it and it´s gone" "Let´s get the director" "Something special for his house" "He´ll see it everyday and remember our case" "Meizi, waiting. I´m going to the toilet" "Where have you been?" "I couldn´t find you anywhere" "Where have you been?" "It´s so crowded what if some crook dragged you off I saw the taxi bike man and ran after him" "Wanted our money back" "Don´t be running around lt´s a big city" "What do I do if you´re lost?" "What happened to the painting?" "I didn´t catch him Bumped my head on a telegraph pole" "A telegraph pole" "See!" "You could´ve been hurt" "Are you all right" "Yes" "Look" "The painting´s broken Let´s get another one" "Don´t run off, did you hear?" "Let´s go" "Be careful" "Take care. I´ll get back to work" "The director brought you back in his car" "A lot of my guests take their cases to the PSB" "But no one´s been escorted home before" "The director is such a nice man I gave him some fruit and a painting" "But he wouldn´t take them" "You keep them, please" "You keep them, please l have no use for them" "You eat the fruit I´ll keep the painting" "Your case is in good hands" "No need to ask others for help" "Relax and enjoy yourself here" "It fits" "Looks nice!" "It fits" "You bought one for Qinglai too" "Qinglai, for your." "Try it on" "They said you even rode in the PSB director´s car ls that true?" "That´s really something" "A first for sure" "He gave me a lift." "That´s all" "Are you better?" "What´s the matter?" "Still angry" "They call this Man´s Treasure" "Everyone there said it´s good medicine." "Look" "Win or lose this time" "That´ll be it, all right" "Why" "What did you hear while I was away" "He´s the Chief" "The higher-ups forced him to back down" "Who knows what he´d have done other wise?" "We haven´t suffered for money" "No point in going on with this" "Pain´s not so bad now, right" "He´s the Chief, so what" "Can he kick a man in his privates" "Meizi take this for me" "Here you are lf we go on like this" "People will think we´re difficult" "They can say what they like" "But I want an explanation" "Qinglai, where are you going" "The Chief wants to see me" "Be sure you keep your legs locked lf the family jewels get kicked again" "Qiu Ju shall head straight for the PSB in Beijing" "Shut up" "Qinglai, have some water" "Have some water" "You won´t have some" "Drink it." "Make you warmer" "You´re back." "Qinglai´s been waiting" "Chief" "Sit down. I asked you to come because the city PSB reviewed the decision and here´s the reply" "Take it home and show it to Qiu Ju" "What it says is:" "The first settlement and the decision of the county town are basically correct" "But I´m to give you another $50" "They agreed on this sum after careful thought I´ll do as I´m told. I´ve got $250" "You can take it" "Make my words, Qinglai" "Qiu Ju rode in the PSB director´s car right for all that fuss, you only get $50 more" "Sue me if you want." "I don´t care, I work for the government Sweat and toil the year round" "Th higher-ups know all about that" "You think they won´t back me up I´ll go home and see what Qiu Ju thinks" "You take orders from your wife lf you don´t want to take it tell Qiu Ju to come" "Take it" "No, You keep it" "Good, let´s put this behind us" "Go make something to eat I´ll have a drink with Qinglai" "No, I´d better be off" "Let´s have a drink first I´ll go and talk to Qiu Ju lt´ll be all right, Chief lt´ll be all right" "Good" "See you" "Don´t go so soon." "Well then, goodbye" "Chief, you´re busy" "Who´s there?" "It´s you" "Auntie Qiu Ju, come in" "No, thank you I want to talk to the Chief" "Want to talk to me" "Come in and warm yourself later then" "Chief, the decision of the city PSB" "How come it was sent to you" "How come lt´s just a reply sent you or me, it´s all the same" "Qinglai wasn´t clear just now" "Well" "The money he got from you what´s it for lt´s what I should give you lt´s in the decision" "Look, Qiu Ju let´s put this behind us" "The money, I can´t take it" "Money spent is money spent I won´t take it back" "Won´t you call it quits?" "I tell you, Qiu Ju" "Take your case to the gods in heaven The result will still be the same" "Damn!" "She bites and won´t fucking let to" "Bitch" "Beast" "Blood-sucker" "Come on." "Don´t cry." "It´s not good for you or the baby" "Let´s be done with this Don´t be upset" "Meizi..." "Load the chilly into the cart" "What?" "You´re not finished yet" "You´ve gone all the way to the city" "What good did it do to us" "Are you going to raise a stink in Beijing?" "The new year´s not here yet, and the chilly are almost all sold off" "All for nothing" "What will people say" "They´re already talking" "Go" "Go and don´t come back" "Comrade, I want to speak to Director Yan" "He´s not in." "Went to a meeting" "When will he be back" "No idea" "Meizi, let´s wait outside" "Director Yan ls that you, Qiu Ju" "Director Yan" "What´re you doing here?" "I´ve been waiting all day lt´s still that case" "Have you eaten?" "Come and join me, we´ll talk as we eat" "No, I´ll wait" "Let´s go" "Take the car back" "Pick me up at the usual place later on" "Let´s go" "is that so" "The decision should have been delivered to you" "No through the Chief I´ll look into the matter" "Let´s eating here, sit down" "The benches are too low I´m too big." "Can´t squat that low lt´s all right." "We can stand" "I didn´t ask you a you happy with our decision" "No." "You see, I´ve taken my case to the village, then to the county town and finally to you But the results are the same" "No one asks the Chief to admit he was wrong I don´t care for that extra $50.00 l just can´t see why you couldn´t make him admit that he was wrong" "I´m just an ordinary citizen, and you´re all government officials" "How do I know you´re not banding together on this?" "Your suspicion is not unreasonable" "And we do make mistakes" "If you´re really unhappy there´s another option" "Take your case to court" "How" "Let me see I can recommend a lawyer to you" "He´s Wu from the district lawyer´s firm" "He´s a nice man" "He can help you" "That´s it then I´ll be your attorney" "Go home now and I´ll let you know I´ll handle your case for you I´m busy, I won´t see you off." "Goodbye I´ll go then." "Lawyer Wu" "Lawyer Wu" "Are you sure about this?" "Yes, yes." "Leave everything to me" "You´re sure the right thing will be done this time" "Of course, the fight thing will be done" "You see, this winter I´ve been everywhere the village, the county town, the city" "But I couldn´t get an explanation anywhere I´ve only talked to you once" "And you can make it right" "Before, the PSB only mediated" "But now it´s a lawsuit lt´s different I don´t care, as long as you can do it" "Haven´t you appointed me as your attorney?" "I´ve agreed, and accepted your money I´ll do it for you lt´s my job, I do it everyday" "Oh, You mean, you take money gets done and everyday the right thing gets done" "I still don´t get it" "We pay him the money and he´ll get us an apology" "Then why all the bother before" "And you fought with my brother for nothing" "Why didn´t we go to him from the start?" "is that Qiu Ju" "Officer Li" "Just come back from city I´m going home" "Someone´s given us a lift but the thing broke down fixing it" "Qiu Ju, This thing is getting more and more serious I´ve gotten heat from above" "The decision should have been sent to you" "My clerk was careless I´m sorry" "forget about it" "Officer Li what´re you doing with that cow?" "Dan Dan let it go astray." "I´ve just found it I´m a lousy officer I couldn´t even handle your case well l´m only good for finding cows" "Who´s there?" "is that Qiu Ju" "So late" "The motor broke down" "Come on, help your sister I´m off then" "Thank you so much" "Don´t mention it" "Thank you lt´s nothing" "Little boat narrow at the ends" "Sitting in the little boat" "Sitting in the little boat I only see the sparking stars I only see the sparking stars" "And the blue sky" "Read the rest yourselves" "Teacher Wei, lt´s Qiu Ju" "Are you looking for me?" "Yes" "Wait a minute" "Qiu Ju" "Teacher Wei" "Could you read it for me?" "is it a notice" "Please read it" "It´s about your lawsuit, about the trial date" "That´s it, Yes I´ll be going" "I won´t do it, I´m suing the Chief" "How can I drag Director Yan into this?" "It´s the same thing" "You wouldn´t accept the decision of the city PSB" "So we must start with the city PSB" "We have to take it step by step before we can sue the Chief lt´s all part of the legal procedure I don´t care. I´m only after the Chief" "Director Yan is a good man I can´t sue him" "I won´t." "Sue him yourself" "We´ve gone so far already" "You must go and appear in court lf you don´t, what´re we to do?" "Haven´t we agreed?" "You´d leave everything in my hands I don´t care!" "I´ll only sue the Chief" "Not Director Yan" "Listen..." "Qiu Ju Director Yan" "Time to go in, why don´t you go?" "I won´t. I´m not going to sue you" "As I´ve explained to you" "This is how things stand" "Your Chief beat up your husband so the PSB must deal with the case" "The county town PSB made a decision you didn´t accept" "Nor did you accept the city PSB´s decision" "So no more mediation" "Legal action is taken as you´ve requested" "Your lawyer, on your behalf has filed a suit against the municipal PSB" "Why?" "Because you think our decision isn´t just lt´s all part of the legal proceedings" "As director of the PSB I must appear in court" "Qiu Ju, in civil and administrative suits" "The defendants are not necessarily bad people" "You mean good people can sue each other" "Of course" "Director Yan lf you lost, what would happen to you?" "Nothing bad would happen to me if I lost" "There´ll just be a new attempt to examine your case" "And the right thing will be done" "Of course the right thing will be done" "All right, I´ll go then" "Here comes Lawyer Wu" "You´ve bought so many things" "Thank you" "Don´t mention it" "Qiu Ju, the way things went just now I think you stand a good chance I think you´ll win" "How did you know?" "Lawyer Wu, you´re the legal expert" "But something´s i may know better" "The law of administrative litigation is new right with this trial a citizen suing the government the law will be publicized lt´s good publicity The higher-ups must be behind it lf Qiu Ju loses who´ll have faith in this law" "You´ve got a point I´m sure of it" "If so, we´re sure to win" "Sure. lf you lose" "Your stay is free" "The case has been heard by this court and has been carefully deliberated lt is found that" "The decision of the city Public Security Bureau with regard to the plaintiff´s application for a review" "Wan Qinglai is right and proper and should receive the full support of the court" "To safeguard the proper legal and administrative relationships and to protect the rights of all parties the court, in accordance with the administrative law" "Article 52, Paragraph 1 , and" "Article 54, Paragraph 1 now affirms" "the decision of the municipal public security bureau with regard to the plaintiff´s application for a review on the case of the alleged assault of Wan Qinglai lf the plaintiff wishes to take the matter further" "She can appeal to the intermediate People´s Court within fifteen days after delivery of judgement" "The case is ended" "Qiu Ju, we´ve lost" "Lost" "Qiu Ju" "Did you understand what the judge said?" "If you´re not happy with the judgement you can appeal" "I´m not. I´ll appeal" "Meizi, who´s come" "Don´t know." "But they´re from the city" "Sister, don´t walk too fast" "Have some water" "Thank you" "Hello" "You´re Qiu Ju" "We´re from the Municipal Intermediate People´s Court" "We´re come to investigate your case" "This is comrade Lu. I´m Wang." "Have some water, have some water" "Are you fully recovered?" "I´m much better now" "My chest still hurts when I do heavy work" "You´d better go for an X-ray" "Oh, no. lt´s too much trouble I´ll be all right in a few days" "But if there´s an X-ray of your injuries it can serve as legal evidence" "And if a rib was broken then in the eyes of the law" "He would be guilty of common assault" "We´re going to re-examine your case" "We´re hope you´ll cooperate" "Your case, I can tell you is taken very seriously by our chief" "We do hope you´ll cooperate" "Your Chief is taking it seriously" "Then the right thing will be done this time" "The court will give your case a fair trial" "Have some water, have some water" "Chief, open the door" "Who is it lt´s Qinglai lt´s New Year´s Eve, what´s the matter" "Qiu Ju´s in labor but something´s wrong" "We need your help" "Why come to me" "She´s the clever one ask the court to help her" "We need help" "Qiu Ju can´t get the baby out she´s lost tons of blood" "Buckets and buckets of it lt´s flowing like a river she´s in big trouble" "We need help, quick" "Please, Chief, her life´s in danger" "Why don´t you take her to the hospital" "Everyone has gone to Wang Village to the opera" "Who´s gonna pay me any mind" "So you remember me when you´re in trouble" "She´s in a bad way she´s lost a lot of blood" "Buckets and buckets of it" "What the hell are you there for anyway?" "I can´t get the baby out, I can´t" "Too much blood, like a river" "Go and get a stretcher I´ll go to Wang Village" "Decheng, come with me." "Quick" "What´s up lt´s urgent lt´s my turn next" "Quick!" "It´s a matter of life and death" "Steady!" "Easy, easy" "You´re not well, let me carry it for you I´m all right" "You rest now, I´ll take a turn" "No, it´s all right, I´m fine" "Let us through" "Qinglai, you´re lucky" "The gods are kind to you!" "Your first-born is a boy" "He´s a bit small, though Not quite six catties" "Still, it´s a boy" "Qinglai, they told me you went to the city for an X-ray" "What did the doctor say?" "Qiu Ju wasn´t doing well when I left" "So I didn´t wait for the results I came straight home" "You know too, don´t you?" "This isn´t the first time I took a pregnant woman to the hospital" "This has nothing to do with the lawsuit" "When Qiu Ju is well" "Let her sue me if she wants lf l lose, I lose if you lose, you lose" "Let bygones by bygones I can´t offer you much today" "Come for a proper feast when the baby´s a month old" "We will" "Qinglai, go back to the hospital" "We´ll catch the next bus home" "Meizi, could you take over?" "I´m out of breath." "How´s the baby fine." "Been sleeping the whole way" "The Chief really helped us this time I´m still scared when I think about that night" "Have to thank him right soon as we´re back" "Yes, we must" "Qinglai, the baby will be one month old tomorrow" "Have you invited the folks?" "All of them" "Except the Chief." "What should I do" "Of course we have to invite him" "But I´m afraid he might not come" "We have to invite him anyway" "He´s done us a big favour" "Shall go then" "Go" "Go" "I won´t go" "Qiu Ju ask you to come" "Qiu Ju said I don´t care about the others but I want the Chief at the celebration" "Did she really?" "You said it, I know" "Chief, it´s clear as daylight Without you, we´d have lost the baby lt was scary, so much blood" "She´d have lost the baby without you" "That´s right ls he in" "Yes" "Oh!" "You´ve come!" "With the baby too" "Auntie Qiu Ju" "Go and sit on the bed or you´ll catch a cold" "Ai Ling, stoke the fire under the bed" "Chief, here´s our baby" "You haven´t seen our baby yet" "Look at Qiu Ju, she wanted a son and it was a son" "Look at you, you opened your legs and it was a girl" "Opened your legs again and it was another girl" "Opened your legs once more and my god, two girls" "You drive me mad" "There you go again" "Chief, the baby wouldn´t be here without your help." "We´re so grateful!" "I haven´t done much you´re the one gets things done" "Chief, our baby without you, we´d have lost him He´ll be one month old tomorrow" "You must come for the celebration" "My wife and the kids will go" "But I, I probably won´t" "You must, you must" "Please, come together" "Granny, you too, the whole family" "Chief, even Granny said you should come I´ll see, I´ll see" "Nearly everyone´s here shall we cook the noodles" "What about the Chief" "No, he´s not here" "Let´s wait till he arrives" "Be careful" "Here comes the steamed bun Go through the loop" "There we go" "Good health!" "Long life" "Let´s eat the bread" "Eat up" "Here they are" "And some presents!" "Oh, you shouldn´t" "Where´s the Chief?" "Why is he not with you" "He´s still in the house washing and shaving like he was preparing himself for the new year" "Have a seat" "Qinglai, we can cook the noodles now" "Cook the noodles..." "Sister, Officer Li" "You´re busy lt´s you, Officer Li what a surprise" "Have some wine, have some wine" "No, thank you I´ve come to tell you something" "Have some wine first" "No, I´m in a hurry" "Meizi, get some water" "Qinglai, the X-ray results one of your ribs was broken although it´s healed it changes your case" "Wang Shantang has now been found guilty of assault" "The Court has ordered he be detained for 15 days" "Detained" "Taken away by the police I just wanted an explanation!" "I never asked them to take him away" "Why?" "Why?" "They came for him just a while ago I´ve come to let you know" "Meizi, it´s here" "Stop" "Qinglai, we´re there" "Easy, easy" "Meizi, take the bag" "Come in" "Sit down" "Well, what´s the matter?" "My husband, he´s been kicked" "Kicked?" "Where" "Down there" "Down there" "Take off your pants and let me see" "Easy, easy" "Where´re you from?" "Xigaouzi" "Come all the way from there" "That man looks more like a vet" "Meizi" "What did he say" "Just need to keep it straight and let air get to it I´ll be okay in a few days" "This is his report Need to get it stamped" "It´s a long trip, you feel okay I´m fine lt´s you I´m worried about lf we can´t fix your plumbing" "We´re stuck with the single child policy for good" "A boy or a girl in here, who knows I´ll be all right, don´t worry" "The doctor is a specialist lf he said I´ll be fine, I´ll be fine lt just takes a little while lt´s not that simple I´ll talk to him when I´m back" "Qiu Ju, have you eaten?" "Yes" "You two sit still I´ll get you some food ls he in?" "Yes, yes, come" "Auntie Qiu Ju ls he in" "Yes, he is" "Some noodles?" "Have some noodles have some noodles I´ll get you some noodles I´ve eaten." "You go ahead" "Have some I´ve eaten" "Just a little" "No, I´ve just eaten. lt´s cold" "if it matters to you" "Here´s the medical report" "Read it" "Tell us what to do" "Do what you want" "Read it, Qiu Ju has brought it to you" "What the hell had you know?" "lt7s you who kicked him" "So tell us what to do" "What to do" "Go ask him why I did it" "You´re the head of the village" "You can´t kick a man where he lives" "So I kicked him what did you want now?" "You tell us what do you think should be done" "If you insist but don´t blame me for being crude I´ll go stand in the courtyard with my legs open and let him kick me back." "How´s that" "If that´s your answer, forget it forget it then" "What kind of justice is this?" "Time I went Don´t bother to see me off" "Don´t walk too fast" "Goodbye, Auntie." "Don´t walk too fast" "Dad" "Go eat something. lt´s in the pot" "Well, what did he say?" "Taken your medicine" "What did he say" "Nothing to be done, that´s what he said" "Nothing to be done?" "The bully" "He´s the Chief, how can he say that I´ll go into the village tomorrow" "Good idea, Must be justice somewhere" "Meizi, Qiu Ju´s so big now" "You go with her tomorrow" "Careful, Qiu Ju, the road´s slippery" "Meizi, take care of your sister" "The road is slippery take good care of her father, go back to the house" "Go back to the house" "Sister, be careful the road is slippery" "Where are you going, Qiu Ju" "The village" "The village?" "Take care" "The Village" "He had on a padded jacket" "He took it off" "Said, What´s the matter?" "I said, I´ve told you what the matter is." "And a fight broke out between us" "So he started it" "He started it is that what you´re saying" "No, he just took off his jacket Didn´t hit me I took off my jacket and hung it up I hadn´t hit him yet" "He took off his jacket hung it up and said" "You and your wife, your daughters the four of you" "Kicked me and hit me" "What the hell´s the deal I hit him." "He didn´t hit back I don´t think that´s possible" "Yes?" "Who are you looking for l want to see Officer Li" "Officer Li" "Go over there" "Have a seat first I´ll be with you in a minute" "What´s the matter" "Wan Qinglai" "What´s happened to him?" "He´s been kicked" "Are you Qinglai´s wife?" "I couldn´t make it to his wedding I heard his wife was a beauty." "So that´s you" "You´re having a baby!" "Sit down..." "Bruises on the right chest wall left testicle slightly swollen slightly swollen..." "Qinglai´s such a harmless guy" "How´d he get in a fight?" "With whom" "With our Chief" "You mean Wang Shantang" "Yes" "Why" "We grow chilly, you know" "Hey, Li, I´ll take this." "Here" "You know we grow chilly, don´t you" "Yes I do" "You do" "Well, we wanted to put up a storaged shed" "We got the bricks and tiles ready" "But the Chief kept refusing our application" "So instead" "We cleared a place by our allocated land" "To make room for the chilly shed" "But the Chief still refused claimed there was an order" "So I said, if you have this order" "Let me see it" "But he refused" "He´s the order he said" "And he just wouldn´t show it to me" "Mind you, there is such a document" "The land is for growing crops lf everyone builds on it" "What´re we going to eat" "But does this document say he can beat people" "He´s the Chief" "A few knocks are one thing" "But to kick a man where it counts lt takes two to start a fight" "He must have been provoked" "What´s the reason?" "Why" "Why" "My brother was mad." "He swore at him" "Who are you?" "I´m Wan Qinglai´s sister" "What did your brother say" "He cursed the Chief said he´d have no heirs" "Said he could only raise hens" "Your brother was wrong then" "Everyone knows that the Chief only has daughters" "Your brother´s words cut him where it hurts" "The family planning policy means he´ll have no heirs lt´s cruel to remind him of it" "Even so, he´s got no right to beat people up" "He´s the Chief he shouldn´t have kicked him there I asked him what should be done" "He said he´s kicked, and that´s that I said, if you won´t do something who will" "You´re the Chief, but you beat him lt´s not right" "You´re what you´re here for?" "Right" "Yes I tell you, he´s wrong to have kicked your husband" "Course he is!" "And where it counts lf that doesn´t get better, we..." "All right, all right I´ve said he´s wrong" "Now, go home first ln the next day or two I´ll come and sort things out" "I want both of you to do some self-criticism ls that clear" "Yes" "You go home first, I´m busy today" "You can leave this with me" "Then when will you come ln the next day or two" "Officer Li, please come soon" "Goodbye, Li" "Goodbye now" "Dad, Dad" "Staying warm lt´s you, Li." "Come and get warm" "Wang l want to talk to Wang why don´t you go outside" "What brought you here?" "Good looking maize" "Wang l´ve read the medical report and been to see Qinglai" "He shouldn´t have cursed you I´ve told him off" "But you, too were wrong" "You´re his elder, and you´re the Chief" "Shouldn´t have beat him like that I was just following orders!" "But the orders don´t say you can beat people up lf he´s any sense" "He should ask himself why he got kicked" "You´re the Chief" "Hitting him has one thing" "But you shouldn´t a kicked him there lt shut him up, didn´t it" "Please, please" "You go out first, Qiu Ju l want to talk to the Chief alone" "So that´s how we´ll settle it" "Qiu Ju as I see it he shouldn´t have kicked your husband I´ve said this to his face" "But Qinglai´s got a sharp tongue too" "So, both sides must admit they´re wrong" "As mediator, here´s what I think" "Wang should pay for Qinglai´s medical costs and lost wages" "$200 in all, what do you think I´m not after his money I just want an explanation" "The Chief is obstinate but he´s the head here" "Don´t make him lose face" "Besides, Qinglai isn´t too badly hurt" "That´s it then" "He´ll pay." "That shows you´re right and he´s wrong" "Let´s settle for that" "All right?" "That´s what´s we´ll do" "Tomorrow, bring the medical bills to his place" "Bring a receipt with you too" "He´ll give you the money" "And you can put this all behind you" "Chief" "Got the bills and the receipt" "Yes, they´re all here" "That´s 200 dollars in all" "All yours" "Chief, what´s this" "What´s this?" "You think it´s so easy I´m not after your money I want justice" "Justice?" "You think I´ve given in lt´s only that Office Li came so far I can´t let him lose face" "There are twenty 10 dollar notes there" "Bow your head and pick them up for each one you pick up you bow your head to me" "When you´ve done that 20 times we can call it quits" "I´ll say when we quit" "I want to speak to Officer Li" "He´s gone to the county town for a meeting for a meeting?" "When will he be back" "Not sure" "The thing could have been done with" "But he flung the money on the ground" "Said those terrible things I can´t believe there´s no justice" "My family is no good with words I can´t go myself" "But it´s such a long way to the county town I worry about you, in your condition" "Why worry?" "If I´m going to lose the baby just a cough will do lf l´m not a rolling pin couldn´t pop it out" "Take money with you tomorrow" "We don´t have much cash I´ll bring a cartload of chilly lt´s the wrong season" "Won´t get much for them lt´s not the money I´m after I just want him to do right by us" "Meizi" "Be careful" "Don´t let the chilly fall out" "Are those for sale?" "Yes How much would you pay" "$3.5 per catty" "$3.50?" "$4" "All right, $4, is that a deal?" "$4?" "All right" "Meizi, unload the chillies" "Eleven catties in all" "Eleven and a half" "All right, eleven and a half" "Here´s 100. 122 altogether." "Yes" "The fare to town is 7.50 each" "That much" "There´s a cheaper fare lf we can get six people" "Then it´s 2.50 each" "Let´s go that way then" "The County Town" "When I came back from work I found the door has been pried open" "So I came straight here to report it" "those papers, what´re they for" "Complaint letters I haven´t got one" "You haven´t?" "Go to the post office by the entrance" "Look for a guy named Zhang Tell him your case" "He can write the letter for you" "Just this way." "He´ll do it for you" "Can you help me write a letter?" "What sort to of letter" "A complaint letter" "How strongly worded you want it" "What do you mean?" "I could word it mildly give both of your a way out" "To back down if things got really rough" "Or I could be merciless leave no way out for him" "He´d be done for" "Oh no!" "Give him a chance to back down" "Won´t cost you much then" "Twenty dollars will do" "Twenty dollars" "How could it be so expensive?" "I´ve helped over a dozen people win their cases" "Like you, they wanted mild letters" "Also written a total of six merciless ones" "The result?" "four were shot" "The other two got life sentences I only asked for $20 lt´s not expensive at all" "All right then" "Good, tell me your case" "The Chief has four daughters" "Which means he´s not only let his ancestors down" "He´s also violated family planning policy" "He cannot have a son" "So he takes his frustrations out on us" "My husband merely commented that the Chief was raising hens" "But the Chief heard hens and insisted it meant his daughters for that, he kicked my husband and hurt him grievously" "We cannot tolerate this travesty of justice" "The Chief is guilty of attempted murder" "He must be punished to the fullest extension" "Who wrote this for you?" "I asked someone" "Paid $20 for it" "Why didn´t you write it yourself?" "Haven´t you been to school?" "Been through secondary school" "Couldn´t write anything like this" "Officer Li has dealt with this already" "Why come to us" "Officer Li might have favored the Chief I want the county government to handle it" "Then leave your material with us" "According to Regulations of Article 39 a decision will be made on your case in five days" "If you find the decision unsatisfactory you can apply to a higher level for a review" "Within five days of receiving the decision" "Did you get that?" "What it means is" "You go home first, and the county Public Security Bureau gives you a decision in five days lf you´re still unhappy you can go to the higher-ups" "Those in the city P.S.B, and ask them to look into your case again" "Decided that the public security officer of said village should help both parties make self-criticisms" "All concerned should aim at achieving harmony and stability and let minor differences stand" "As for financial compensation the said village authorities have in the first mediation made a sound proposal for settlement" "Wang shantang pays the complainant´s medical bills and wages lost" "The same as the last decision" "All that way to the county town for this" "Ha!" "Thought I´d get a bullet in my head" "Don´t gloat" "Officer Li, is that all" "Get the meat first There´s one other thing" "All right" "Give me the meat" "How much five dollars" "Officer Li" "Come to my place for a drink and we can talk" "No" "Listen" "Take my advice" "Go and say a few kink words to Qinglai and Qiu Ju and bring an end to the whole thing" "Kind words" "How kinds?" "What words?" "Look, you must do your part I came several times just for this case" "You´ve heard the decision of the county town" "You won´t lose face" "Tell me, Office Li why couldn´t this have been settled here" "Why go to the county town to smear my name" "She didn´t mean you harm" "Besides, I´m an official I´ve still got to run this place" "She didn´t mean harm" "Just wants you to apologize" "Go on say a few words and she´ll be pacified I´ll cough up the money" "As for apologizing I can´t see that I´m wrong" "There you go again" "Decided that the public security officer of said village" "should help both parties make self-criticisms" "All concerned should aim at achieving harmony and stability and let minor differences stand" "As for financial compensation the said village authorities have at the first attempt at mediation made a sound proposal for settlement" "Wang Shantang pays the complainant´s medical bills and wage loss" "That´s it. see what you think" "Isn´t this the same as the last decisions?" "Let´s eat first" "Meizi, set the table" "What´re you having?" "Noodles" "That´s worth good money" "Dad, the noodles are ready" "You´re a busy man Haven´t seen you in a while" "How are you?" "You look well l´m well. I fell fine." "Qinglai, you look better" "Yes." "Just got this lump in my chest and not much energy" "That´s because you feel wronged" "Relax and you´ll be all right" "You´re still young" "See how you like the taste" "Eat." "Tell me if its too bland" "Wang Shantang is stubborn" "Everyone in the village knows it" "He asked me to bring you these its not easy for him to make this gesture" "Qiu Ju, you said you wanted him to do right" "Take this as an apology from him" "Help yourself" "You´ll be fully compensated" "Your expenses paid" "So you haven´t suffered financially" "Besides, this is a case for mediation" "Not one to be settled in court" "The county town made a decision and that´s it" "Officer Li, did he really pay for this" "Come on" "Who else I spent half the day yesterday persuading him" "He is, after all, an officer" "Don´t be too hard on him" "Sending you the snacks is his way of saying sorry to you lf that´s the case all´s well then" "After all, he´s the Chief what can I do to him" "We all live in the same village" "No point dragging this out" "The county town has made decision so be it I´m no comment" "Yes, if that´s their decision" "And if that´s the case" "Then the Chief has already apologized to us" "As for the money, it´s not important" "That´s your compensation he should pay for it" "Very well, then let´s consider it settled I haven´t come all this way for nothing" "You two go and sit at the back" "There´s a line, don´t you see" "There are lots of marriage applicants today" "Go and get in line" "How did you two fall in love?" "Where did you first meet?" "At my place" "Was it love at first sight then" "Did you fall for her right away?" "Yes" "And you?" "Do you love him?" "Miss, did you propose to him?" "He proposed to you." "What did you say?" "Yes" "Say it aloud then." "Or how can I give you this" "What if tomorrow you don´t want him?" "So it was love at first sight" "Li" "Qiu Ju asked me to bring these back to you" "Once you sign this lt´s love for life" "Hey, Wan" "Come warm yourself first" "Your turn next." "Get ready" "Why did you bring these back to me?" "What´s up" "Qiu Ju said the Chief didn´t buy them You did" "How did she know?" "The shopkeeper told her" "So what?" "What´s the big deal?" "You shouldn´t have wasted your money" "She´s as pigheaded as the Chief" "This has dragged on too long l want it to end" "A silly squabble, don´t you think?" "Qiu Ju said she wanted an explanation" "This daughter-in-law of yours" "Where is she" "Gone to the city with Meizi" "The City" "Hey, where you want to go" "Comrade" "Any cheap hotels round here" "Hotels?" "Yeah, sure" "Hop in, I´ll take you" "How much forty-five dollars forty-five dollars" "Too much?" "What can $45 get you now" "Besides, mine´s a three-wheeler" "Jump in, I´ll take you lt´s a nice ride" "As good as a sight-seeing tour I won´t even charge you for that" "Still, it´s too expensive" "All right, I see you´re from the countryside lt isn´t easy for you to get here I´ll be the martyr $30 will do" "Come on, give me your bag" "Well then, let´s go" "Are we there?" "Yes" "Meizi, the bag" "Thirty dollars." "Right" "Comrade a cheap hotels round here" "This one´s cheap ls there another one that´s cheaper?" "Yeah, the cheapest in town" "Straight ahead, just round the corner I see" "How much did that man charge you?" "Thirty dollars from where" "The bus station" "The bus station?" "No more than $5 worth lt seemed far" "Crooks they are They pick the longest route" "Just want to rip you off from the countryside" "Yes" "Better get some other clothes" "Why" "You don´t change your clothes you´ll be an easy target" "Crooks like to go after country folk" "Need a room ls it cheap?" "Yes, yes." "Come look" "It´s neat and tidy" "How much for one night" "You want a receipt" "Receipt lf you want a receipt it´s $6 per night" "You pay $4 yourself" "When you´ve been reimbursed you pocket the deference lf no receipt, it´s $4 per night" "Anything cheaper" "There´s the communal brick bed" "$1 .50 a night" "Good, I´ll take that" "You´ve come to make a complaint" "How did you know?" "The PSB is just round the corner" "Country folk who´ve come to make a complaint all stay here" "Over the years I´ve seen quite a few cases lf you need help on legal matters" "Just ask I see" "Do I have to pay" "No, it´s free I had someone write a complaint letter for me" "Cost me $20" "Meizi, have you seen the reply letter?" "No" "I don´t see what´s wrong" "You don´t" "He still hasn´t done right by us" "What d´you want to do now" "They told me that lf l´m not happy with the decision I could ask the city PSB to review my case I´m going tomorrow and ask for a review" "You might as well forget it" "Just think: a million people in the city if one out of a hundred has a dispute it comes to ten thousand disputes" "To you, this is a big deal" "To them, it´s nothing" "Hey, you got a room" "Go have a look lf that´s the case I´ve come all this way for nothing" "You´re due soon, right first month of the lunar year" "Sister, you want to wash" "Later, you go ahead" "Must be hard coming so far I´ll tell you what you do" "Go and talk to the director of the PSB here" "He´s a good man" "This is his address" "Go and talk to him" "Don´t get me wrong I´m not trying to keep you here" "After all, I only charge you" "$1 .50 per night" "But in your condition I want to help you" "Don´t tell anyone else I´ll give you his address" "Over there" "Meizi we´re going to see the director" "What should we take" "Let´s take him some snacks" "City people don´t like plain things" "What, then fruit" "Meizi, it´s not enough" "What, then?" "Something else, some snacks" "Snacks, snacks fruit´s not good enough" "People eat it and it´s gone" "Let´s get the director" "Something special for his house" "He´ll see it everyday and remember our case" "Meizi, waiting. I´m going to the toilet" "Where have you been?" "I couldn´t find you anywhere" "Where have you been?" "It´s so crowded what if some crook dragged you off I saw the taxi bike man and ran after him" "Wanted our money back" "Don´t be running around lt´s a big city" "What do I do if you´re lost?" "What happened to the painting?" "I didn´t catch him Bumped my head on a telegraph pole" "A telegraph pole" "See!" "You could´ve been hurt" "Are you all right" "Yes" "Look" "The painting´s broken Let´s get another one" "Don´t run off, did you hear?" "Let´s go" "Be careful" "Take care. I´ll get back to work" "The director brought you back in his car" "A lot of my guests take their cases to the PSB" "But no one´s been escorted home before" "The director is such a nice man I gave him some fruit and a painting" "But he wouldn´t take them" "You keep them, please" "You keep them, please l have no use for them" "You eat the fruit I´ll keep the painting" "Your case is in good hands" "No need to ask others for help" "Relax and enjoy yourself here" "It fits" "Looks nice!" "It fits" "You bought one for Qinglai too" "Qinglai, for your." "Try it on" "They said you even rode in the PSB director´s car ls that true?" "That´s really something" "A first for sure" "He gave me a lift." "That´s all" "Are you better?" "What´s the matter?" "Still angry" "They call this Man´s Treasure" "Everyone there said it´s good medicine." "Look" "Win or lose this time" "That´ll be it, all right" "Why" "What did you hear while I was away" "He´s the Chief" "The higher-ups forced him to back down" "Who knows what he´d have done other wise?" "We haven´t suffered for money" "No point in going on with this" "Pain´s not so bad now, right" "He´s the Chief, so what" "Can he kick a man in his privates" "Meizi take this for me" "Here you are lf we go on like this" "People will think we´re difficult" "They can say what they like" "But I want an explanation" "Qinglai, where are you going" "The Chief wants to see me" "Be sure you keep your legs locked lf the family jewels get kicked again" "Qiu Ju shall head straight for the PSB in Beijing" "Shut up" "Qinglai, have some water" "Have some water" "You won´t have some" "Drink it." "Make you warmer" "You´re back." "Qinglai´s been waiting" "Chief" "Sit down. I asked you to come because the city PSB reviewed the decision and here´s the reply" "Take it home and show it to Qiu Ju" "What it says is:" "The first settlement and the decision of the county town are basically correct" "But I´m to give you another $50" "They agreed on this sum after careful thought I´ll do as I´m told. I´ve got $250" "You can take it" "Make my words, Qinglai" "Qiu Ju rode in the PSB director´s car right for all that fuss, you only get $50 more" "Sue me if you want." "I don´t care, I work for the government Sweat and toil the year round" "Th higher-ups know all about that" "You think they won´t back me up I´ll go home and see what Qiu Ju thinks" "You take orders from your wife lf you don´t want to take it tell Qiu Ju to come" "Take it" "No, You keep it" "Good, let´s put this behind us" "Go make something to eat I´ll have a drink with Qinglai" "No, I´d better be off" "Let´s have a drink first I´ll go and talk to Qiu Ju lt´ll be all right, Chief lt´ll be all right" "Good" "See you" "Don´t go so soon." "Well then, goodbye" "Chief, you´re busy" "Who´s there?" "It´s you" "Auntie Qiu Ju, come in" "No, thank you I want to talk to the Chief" "Want to talk to me" "Come in and warm yourself later then" "Chief, the decision of the city PSB" "How come it was sent to you" "How come lt´s just a reply sent you or me, it´s all the same" "Qinglai wasn´t clear just now" "Well" "The money he got from you what´s it for lt´s what I should give you lt´s in the decision" "Look, Qiu Ju let´s put this behind us" "The money, I can´t take it" "Money spent is money spent I won´t take it back" "Won´t you call it quits?" "I tell you, Qiu Ju" "Take your case to the gods in heaven The result will still be the same" "Damn!" "She bites and won´t fucking let to" "Bitch" "Beast" "Blood-sucker" "Come on." "Don´t cry." "It´s not good for you or the baby" "Let´s be done with this Don´t be upset" "Meizi..." "Load the chilly into the cart" "What?" "You´re not finished yet" "You´ve gone all the way to the city" "What good did it do to us" "Are you going to raise a stink in Beijing?" "The new year´s not here yet, and the chilly are almost all sold off" "All for nothing" "What will people say" "They´re already talking" "Go" "Go and don´t come back" "Comrade, I want to speak to Director Yan" "He´s not in." "Went to a meeting" "When will he be back" "No idea" "Meizi, let´s wait outside" "Director Yan ls that you, Qiu Ju" "Director Yan" "What´re you doing here?" "I´ve been waiting all day lt´s still that case" "Have you eaten?" "Come and join me, we´ll talk as we eat" "No, I´ll wait" "Let´s go" "Take the car back" "Pick me up at the usual place later on" "Let´s go" "is that so" "The decision should have been delivered to you" "No through the Chief I´ll look into the matter" "Let´s eating here, sit down" "The benches are too low I´m too big." "Can´t squat that low lt´s all right." "We can stand" "I didn´t ask you a you happy with our decision" "No." "You see, I´ve taken my case to the village, then to the county town and finally to you But the results are the same" "No one asks the Chief to admit he was wrong I don´t care for that extra $50.00 l just can´t see why you couldn´t make him admit that he was wrong" "I´m just an ordinary citizen, and you´re all government officials" "How do I know you´re not banding together on this?" "Your suspicion is not unreasonable" "And we do make mistakes" "If you´re really unhappy there´s another option" "Take your case to court" "How" "Let me see I can recommend a lawyer to you" "He´s Wu from the district lawyer´s firm" "He´s a nice man" "He can help you" "That´s it then I´ll be your attorney" "Go home now and I´ll let you know I´ll handle your case for you I´m busy, I won´t see you off." "Goodbye I´ll go then." "Lawyer Wu" "Lawyer Wu" "Are you sure about this?" "Yes, yes." "Leave everything to me" "You´re sure the right thing will be done this time" "Of course, the fight thing will be done" "You see, this winter I´ve been everywhere the village, the county town, the city" "But I couldn´t get an explanation anywhere I´ve only talked to you once" "And you can make it right" "Before, the PSB only mediated" "But now it´s a lawsuit lt´s different I don´t care, as long as you can do it" "Haven´t you appointed me as your attorney?" "I´ve agreed, and accepted your money I´ll do it for you lt´s my job, I do it everyday" "Oh, You mean, you take money gets done and everyday the right thing gets done" "I still don´t get it" "We pay him the money and he´ll get us an apology" "Then why all the bother before" "And you fought with my brother for nothing" "Why didn´t we go to him from the start?" "is that Qiu Ju" "Officer Li" "Just come back from city I´m going home" "Someone´s given us a lift but the thing broke down fixing it" "Qiu Ju, This thing is getting more and more serious I´ve gotten heat from above" "The decision should have been sent to you" "My clerk was careless I´m sorry" "forget about it" "Officer Li what´re you doing with that cow?" "Dan Dan let it go astray." "I´ve just found it I´m a lousy officer I couldn´t even handle your case well l´m only good for finding cows" "Who´s there?" "is that Qiu Ju" "So late" "The motor broke down" "Come on, help your sister I´m off then" "Thank you so much" "Don´t mention it" "Thank you lt´s nothing" "Little boat narrow at the ends" "Sitting in the little boat" "Sitting in the little boat I only see the sparking stars I only see the sparking stars" "And the blue sky" "Read the rest yourselves" "Teacher Wei, lt´s Qiu Ju" "Are you looking for me?" "Yes" "Wait a minute" "Qiu Ju" "Teacher Wei" "Could you read it for me?" "is it a notice" "Please read it" "It´s about your lawsuit, about the trial date" "That´s it, Yes I´ll be going" "I won´t do it, I´m suing the Chief" "How can I drag Director Yan into this?" "It´s the same thing" "You wouldn´t accept the decision of the city PSB" "So we must start with the city PSB" "We have to take it step by step before we can sue the Chief lt´s all part of the legal procedure I don´t care. I´m only after the Chief" "Director Yan is a good man I can´t sue him" "I won´t." "Sue him yourself" "We´ve gone so far already" "You must go and appear in court lf you don´t, what´re we to do?" "Haven´t we agreed?" "You´d leave everything in my hands I don´t care!" "I´ll only sue the Chief" "Not Director Yan" "Listen..." "Qiu Ju Director Yan" "Time to go in, why don´t you go?" "I won´t. I´m not going to sue you" "As I´ve explained to you" "This is how things stand" "Your Chief beat up your husband so the PSB must deal with the case" "The county town PSB made a decision you didn´t accept" "Nor did you accept the city PSB´s decision" "So no more mediation" "Legal action is taken as you´ve requested" "Your lawyer, on your behalf has filed a suit against the municipal PSB" "Why?" "Because you think our decision isn´t just lt´s all part of the legal proceedings" "As director of the PSB I must appear in court" "Qiu Ju, in civil and administrative suits" "The defendants are not necessarily bad people" "You mean good people can sue each other" "Of course" "Director Yan lf you lost, what would happen to you?" "Nothing bad would happen to me if I lost" "There´ll just be a new attempt to examine your case" "And the right thing will be done" "Of course the right thing will be done" "All right, I´ll go then" "Here comes Lawyer Wu" "You´ve bought so many things" "Thank you" "Don´t mention it" "Qiu Ju, the way things went just now I think you stand a good chance I think you´ll win" "How did you know?" "Lawyer Wu, you´re the legal expert" "But something´s i may know better" "The law of administrative litigation is new right with this trial a citizen suing the government the law will be publicized lt´s good publicity The higher-ups must be behind it lf Qiu Ju loses who´ll have faith in this law" "You´ve got a point I´m sure of it" "If so, we´re sure to win" "Sure. lf you lose" "Your stay is free" "The case has been heard by this court and has been carefully deliberated lt is found that" "The decision of the city Public Security Bureau with regard to the plaintiff´s application for a review" "Wan Qinglai is right and proper and should receive the full support of the court" "To safeguard the proper legal and administrative relationships and to protect the rights of all parties the court, in accordance with the administrative law" "Article 52, Paragraph 1 , and" "Article 54, Paragraph 1 now affirms" "the decision of the municipal public security bureau with regard to the plaintiff´s application for a review on the case of the alleged assault of Wan Qinglai lf the plaintiff wishes to take the matter further" "She can appeal to the intermediate People´s Court within fifteen days after delivery of judgement" "The case is ended" "Qiu Ju, we´ve lost" "Lost" "Qiu Ju" "Did you understand what the judge said?" "If you´re not happy with the judgement you can appeal" "I´m not. I´ll appeal" "Meizi, who´s come" "Don´t know." "But they´re from the city" "Sister, don´t walk too fast" "Have some water" "Thank you" "Hello" "You´re Qiu Ju" "We´re from the Municipal Intermediate People´s Court" "We´re come to investigate your case" "This is comrade Lu. I´m Wang." "Have some water, have some water" "Are you fully recovered?" "I´m much better now" "My chest still hurts when I do heavy work" "You´d better go for an X-ray" "Oh, no. lt´s too much trouble I´ll be all right in a few days" "But if there´s an X-ray of your injuries it can serve as legal evidence" "And if a rib was broken then in the eyes of the law" "He would be guilty of common assault" "We´re going to re-examine your case" "We´re hope you´ll cooperate" "Your case, I can tell you is taken very seriously by our chief" "We do hope you´ll cooperate" "Your Chief is taking it seriously" "Then the right thing will be done this time" "The court will give your case a fair trial" "Have some water, have some water" "Chief, open the door" "Who is it lt´s Qinglai lt´s New Year´s Eve, what´s the matter" "Qiu Ju´s in labor but something´s wrong" "We need your help" "Why come to me" "She´s the clever one ask the court to help her" "We need help" "Qiu Ju can´t get the baby out she´s lost tons of blood" "Buckets and buckets of it lt´s flowing like a river she´s in big trouble" "We need help, quick" "Please, Chief, her life´s in danger" "Why don´t you take her to the hospital" "Everyone has gone to Wang Village to the opera" "Who´s gonna pay me any mind" "So you remember me when you´re in trouble" "She´s in a bad way she´s lost a lot of blood" "Buckets and buckets of it" "What the hell are you there for anyway?" "I can´t get the baby out, I can´t" "Too much blood, like a river" "Go and get a stretcher I´ll go to Wang Village" "Decheng, come with me." "Quick" "What´s up lt´s urgent lt´s my turn next" "Quick!" "It´s a matter of life and death" "Steady!" "Easy, easy" "You´re not well, let me carry it for you I´m all right" "You rest now, I´ll take a turn" "No, it´s all right, I´m fine" "Let us through" "Qinglai, you´re lucky" "The gods are kind to you!" "Your first-born is a boy" "He´s a bit small, though Not quite six catties" "Still, it´s a boy" "Qinglai, they told me you went to the city for an X-ray" "What did the doctor say?" "Qiu Ju wasn´t doing well when I left" "So I didn´t wait for the results I came straight home" "You know too, don´t you?" "This isn´t the first time I took a pregnant woman to the hospital" "This has nothing to do with the lawsuit" "When Qiu Ju is well" "Let her sue me if she wants lf l lose, I lose if you lose, you lose" "Let bygones by bygones I can´t offer you much today" "Come for a proper feast when the baby´s a month old" "We will" "Qinglai, go back to the hospital" "We´ll catch the next bus home" "Meizi, could you take over?" "I´m out of breath." "How´s the baby fine." "Been sleeping the whole way" "The Chief really helped us this time I´m still scared when I think about that night" "Have to thank him right soon as we´re back" "Yes, we must" "Qinglai, the baby will be one month old tomorrow" "Have you invited the folks?" "All of them" "Except the Chief." "What should I do" "Of course we have to invite him" "But I´m afraid he might not come" "We have to invite him anyway" "He´s done us a big favour" "Shall go then" "Go" "Go" "I won´t go" "Qiu Ju ask you to come" "Qiu Ju said I don´t care about the others but I want the Chief at the celebration" "Did she really?" "You said it, I know" "Chief, it´s clear as daylight Without you, we´d have lost the baby lt was scary, so much blood" "She´d have lost the baby without you" "That´s right ls he in" "Yes" "Oh!" "You´ve come!" "With the baby too" "Auntie Qiu Ju" "Go and sit on the bed or you´ll catch a cold" "Ai Ling, stoke the fire under the bed" "Chief, here´s our baby" "You haven´t seen our baby yet" "Look at Qiu Ju, she wanted a son and it was a son" "Look at you, you opened your legs and it was a girl" "Opened your legs again and it was another girl" "Opened your legs once more and my god, two girls" "You drive me mad" "There you go again" "Chief, the baby wouldn´t be here without your help." "We´re so grateful!" "I haven´t done much you´re the one gets things done" "Chief, our baby without you, we´d have lost him He´ll be one month old tomorrow" "You must come for the celebration" "My wife and the kids will go" "But I, I probably won´t" "You must, you must" "Please, come together" "Granny, you too, the whole family" "Chief, even Granny said you should come I´ll see, I´ll see" "Nearly everyone´s here shall we cook the noodles" "What about the Chief" "No, he´s not here" "Let´s wait till he arrives" "Be careful" "Here comes the steamed bun Go through the loop" "There we go" "Good health!" "Long life" "Let´s eat the bread" "Eat up" "Here they are" "And some presents!" "Oh, you shouldn´t" "Where´s the Chief?" "Why is he not with you" "He´s still in the house washing and shaving like he was preparing himself for the new year" "Have a seat" "Qinglai, we can cook the noodles now" "Cook the noodles..." "Sister, Officer Li" "You´re busy lt´s you, Officer Li what a surprise" "Have some wine, have some wine" "No, thank you I´ve come to tell you something" "Have some wine first" "No, I´m in a hurry" "Meizi, get some water" "Qinglai, the X-ray results one of your ribs was broken although it´s healed it changes your case" "Wang Shantang has now been found guilty of assault" "The Court has ordered he be detained for 15 days" "Detained" "Taken away by the police I just wanted an explanation!" "I never asked them to take him away" "Why?" "Why?" "They came for him just a while ago I´ve come to let you know"