"Over here in heaven life feels so very dull !" "Got nothing better to do but count the floating clouds" "Elder sister often sings praises of the mortal world" "Where the men farm, the women weave I'd sure like to take a peek" "But it's father's wrath that I fear so" "Let me go and look for my eldest sister" "Perhaps she'd offer some advice" "She would have some ideas" "Eldest sister ..." "Eldest sister ..." "Eldest sister, I want to ... I know what it s that you want." "But... it's against heavenly rules to take a peek at earth lf our father finds out..." "We'll get into trouble" "Let's make sure he doesn't come to know lt's not a big deal to take a peek at earth" "Yes, let's take a peek" "Come with me then" "Seventh sister's idea is great indeed" "The mortal world is much more interesting" "Hey, stop talking" "Our father will kill us if he finds out" "Look, eldest sister..." "who are those people?" "Those are fishermen" "Fishermen?" "Let me sing something in their praise" "Fishermen fishing in the middle of the sea" "Middle of the sea" "Sailing on lakes and seas" "Selling half of the catch for wine" "... and the other half for rice" "For rice" "Look" "A woodcutter I'll sing in his praise too" "The woodcutter sings and cuts the wood" "Walking down the hill after a day's work" "Selling the firewood on the main street" "On the main street" "To buy food and be content" "Listen to this" "The farmers work hard in the fields" "Work hard in the fields" "Sowed seeds of grains, rice and wheat" "Hoping  praying for a good harvest" "A good harvest and happiness" "Happiness" "Listen to me" "The scholar studies by the window" "Reciting the literature" "He must learn the Four Books and Five Classics" "A man should be ambitious" "Ambitious" "It's such a different world" "Happy couples tying the knot" "Tying the knot" "The bridal sedan picks up the bride" "It will take her to the bridal chamber" "Hey, look" "Sister, why is that young man in such a hurry ?" "Do you know why?" "His name is Tong Yong" "His father passed away;" "having no money for... the funeral, he sold himself to work as a slave" "He's heading to work now" "He is a filial son" "But he's all alone" "Poor chap !" "Let's go back to the palace" "The bells are urging my sisters to rush back home" "Let me take a second look at Tong Yong" "Working as a slave to raise money for burial" "Wondering if  ever he could get back home" "He seems like an honest man I sympathize for him" "He's worried on earth I'm unhappy" "He's crying I'm grieved" "I desire to go to the mortal world" "But I'm afraid of my strict father lf l don't go" "Then I'll be alone forever" "Um..." "Eldest sister" "Seventh sister, I know what you're thinking about I've gone through the same experience" "But if our father finds out..." "You must help me, sister" "The rules are stern I've made up my mind I'll break the rules if I must" "You're too young;" "I'm so worried" "Eldest sister" "C'mon, get up I won't if you don't promise me" "Fine" "Really?" "Yes, get up" "But ..." "How about this?" "Here's an incense stick lf you're in trouble, burn this" "The six of us will come to your help" "Thanking my sister for her goodwill" "She helped and gave me the incense stick I bid her farewell" "I hope their love will last forever" "Rays of sunlight pierce through the clouds I'm on my way to the mortal world I don't like the life in heaven I'd rather be an ordinary girl in love" "Where's the local earth-god?" "Respected fairy" "Oh, please arise" "What can I do for you, fairy?" "Oh, this I can't... no can do lf the Jade Emperor were to find out... I will be in serious trouble" "Don't worry, earth god lf my father blames anyone I'll take all responsibility" "Yes, fairy" "Watch your steps" "Your dress could be a problem though" "Change into something the human beings wear" "Moving forward in sorrow" "I see a village girl on the path" "What is she doing?" "She's looking at me" "But I'm in no mood for gestures" "My late father used to tell me" "Speaking to strange women would spell trouble I'll take the trail then" "There she is again !" "Let me go back to the main path" "Why are you doing this?" "Lady, I don't understand" "You've blocked my way twice" "What did you do that for?" "There's a saying :" "One can choose his own path lf you can walk around" "Can't I just stand around?" "Excuse me, lady" "All right, please" "Please" "Lady, you ran into me" "You have a sack and an umbrella" "You were preoccupied and ran into me" "Are you blaming me now?" "Did I bump into her?" "Fine, please" "Please" "Lady, are you doing this on purpose?" "Let me ask you" "Do you want to walk past?" "I..." "Of course" "Tell me then" "Where do you live?" "What's your name?" "Where are you heading to?" "If you tell me clearly, I'll let you pass" "Lady" "My name is Tong Yong;" "living in Danyang" "My parents are deceased, I have no family I couldn't afford a proper burial for my father" "Hence l've sold myself to work as a slave" "Full of sorrow I'll work for three years as a slave" "Please excuse me" "See, the sun is about to set soon" "Please don't cry, mister" "Let me give you a word of encouragement" "You're like a willow in frost" "You'll bloom again in Spring" "Thank you for your kind words I've a sad story too" "We're both unfortunate" "Where do you live, lady?" "Where are you heading to?" "I was living in Penglai Village I traveled a long way to board with my relatives" "But I can't find them anywhere" "That's why I'm here all alone" "Then we are both unfortunate lf you wouldn't mind I'm willing to ..." "To do what?" "Marry you" "You should have thought this over" "We hardly know each other" "And I've to work as a slave at the Fu Household I can't let you suffer with me" "Please take me along;" "then I won't wander around" "Lady, I can hardly support myself I don't want you to suffer too" "So you're refusing to help?" "There's nothing I can do" "Goodbye" "Mister ..." "Mister" "Mister ..." "Are you hurt?" "Please take me with you, mister I ..." "Please take me with you, mister" "Lady, there's nothing I can do" "You just have to acquiesce" "No, I ..." "How could you be so heartless?" "Left me here wandering on my own?" "No, I ..." "Please take me with you, mister" "No, I ... lt's so disgraceful of you both to be..." "Flirting here in the wilderness, are you ?" "You've got it all wrong, mister" "Me and her ... I get it" "A married couple having a quarrel?" "No, I'm not related to her" "And we're not married" "Mister, please don't make wild guesses" "Then why are you ... two fighting?" "Honestly" "We've hardly made a proper acquaintance I've only spoken briefly to her, then she ..." "What about her?" "She .." "Tell me" "She wants to marry me" "To get married?" "I think you two would make a fine match" "Then you had better respond to her" "You know nothing about me I'm poor and am about to start work as a slave I can't let her suffer with me" "Thank you for your kind suggestion I ... really am ..." "He doesn't want you to live a poor life" "He's doing it for your sake I think you better head back home l live very far from here lt's an arduous journey back lf he doesn't take me along I'm afraid I'll have to ..." "Please don't cry" "Stop crying. I'll talk to him" "Young man" "She's a poor girl; she's all alone" "Please promise her" "Mister, all men aspire to start a family and a career" "But as for my background" "You should understand why I'm doing this I um... better take your leave" "Yes" "Young man, please don't be so aloof lf you insist for me to marry her..." "Then it'd be on one condition" "What condition?" "I'll need a matchmaker and a wedding witness" "At such an old age as I am..." "Would it be alright for me to be a witness ?" "You are aged, of a high family and virtuous" "We're lucky to have you as our witness" "But the witness can't be the matchmaker" "The matchmaker can't be the witness ln that case" "What should we do?" "Mister, there's an Ash tree here lt can be the matchmaker" "What?" "The tree as the matchmaker?" "How can it be an intermediary ?" "Why not ?" "It can't talk" "What if it can?" "If it talks..." "Then we'll get married" "What if it can't ?" "Then let's end all this right here" "We'll go our separate ways" "Really?" "Deal." "But you must call for three times" "All right" "Please be my witness, mister" "Sure" "Ash tree, I want to marry this lady" "Could you be our matchmaker?" "Please talk" "Has it talked?" "Second time" "Ash tree, I want to marry this lady" "Could you be our matchmaker?" "Please talk" "Not yet" "One more try" "Ash tree, I want to marry this lady" "Could you be our matchmaker?" "Please talk" "Please talk" "Tong Yong, hold on" "Hold on" "The Ash tree" "Opens its mouth and laughs I'll be your matchmaker I'll indeed be your matchmaker" "This is amazing" "Amazing !" "How could a tree talk?" "is this destiny?" "It's a godsend match, don't hesitate lt's a divine match." "You shouldn't hesitate" "Although it's a match predestined by Heavens" "But we should take this seriously" "The lady is nice to me" "But you shouldn't marry a poor man like me I don't have a decent house I don't have worthy belongings lf you marry me I worry that in the days to come" "You'll starve and freeze because of me lt's all right I know what I'm getting myself into" "We get married in adversities" "For eternity" "My love for you won't change" "Come on, you two bow to heaven and earth" "So you two get married under the Ash tree" "Congratulations I wish you both to have a happy marriage" "And have a child next year I'll ask for three cups of wine" "After the wedding ceremony, the matchmaker can go lt's time for me to move on" "Good bye" "Let us see you off" "There's no need to" "Me and my wife ..." "Dear" "Dear husband" "Let's go" "Please" "After you" "A family of benevolence will be blessed" "Nicely written" "Zhaogui" "Yes master" "Send three silver coins over" "Yes master" "Wait ..." "Send two coins" "Yes master" "Squire" "What?" "This doesn't count?" "There're seven of us in my family" "We live on the farm" "You... stop nagging lt's written clearly on the debit-note lf you fail to pay me back by the due date... the farm will be mine." "You signed this I'm going to pay you back I'm just asking for a few more days" "No, no exception lf l do that, everyone will be asking for extensions" "Please have pity on me" "Over the time I've paid a lot of interest" "Are you inferring that I'm a loan-shark?" "No..." "I dare not say that" "That what did you mean?" "Zhaofu, throw him out" "Yes" "Squire ..." "You're heartless I've borrowed five taels of silver and I've already paid you half of that as interest" "Get out ..." "Damn it, throw him out" "Get out ..." "You're wealthy but unkind" "You won't be so lucky forever" "Get out ..." "Hey, come on" "Wait here, I'll speak to the master" "Go" "Come on" "Squire, Tong Yong is here" "Good day, squire" "Bring him to the mill" "Yes, master I also have ..." "What?" "I have an umbrella outside" "Bring it" "Also ..." "What?" "A sack" "Bring it" "Also ..." "What else?" "What else?" "Also ..." "And me" "Who's she?" "She's my wife" "She's your wife?" "The contract states that you are single" "And now you have a wife?" "Most likely it's kidnapping !" "We ... I thought you are a filial son" "So you are a kidnapper" "Zhaogui" "Yes master" "Send them to the judge" "Yes, master" "Wait" "We have a witness to our marriage lt's not kidnapping" "Do you know that on the contract... lt has his name on it?" "He signed the contract before we got married" "Since we're married lt's my duty to share my husband's work" "My husband sold himself as a slave here I can'tjust take off" "That's right, squire lf l didn't bring her along with me..." "Then where could she go?" "You brought her along" "A woman can't do any work I can'tjust support her for free" "I can do other chores..." "like laundry I know how to weave" "You know how to weave?" "Yes" "Don't ruin my good silk" "I'm not boasting I'm a good weaver, and efficient too" "You're very confident" "If you can weave quickly..." "Can you finish 10 rolls of brocades overnight?" "What if I can?" "And what if I can't?" "It would be good if you can if you can't ... then your husband will work here for 6 years instead" "6 years?" "That's not fair lf there's punishment, there should be a reward lf l finish on time..." "Then he'll work here for 100 days instead" "That's fair" "There's no point, dear" "You can't finish that much in ten nights ... let alone in one night" "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing" "Do we have your word?" "Absolutely" "But if you can't finish it" "Then he'll work here for 6 years lf l can finish it" "He'll work here for 100 days only" "Of course" "Take them to the weaving shed" "Yes master" "Follow me" "Zhaogui" "This way" "Sure" "Yes" "Look, dear." "All of it is tangled up and messy" "You can't finish weaving ten rolls overnight" "We can't tell yet" "But there's no point to be sad lt won't help" "It doesn't matter to me 3 years, 6 years, it's the same" "But I don't want you to be involved" "How can I calm down?" "I got myself into this lf you don't blame me" "Then I'm willing to take the hardship" "You have no idea about the squire" "What about him?" "He's a miser... wealthy but unkind" "Dear, I think you should run away ... now that no one's around" "Don't you want me anymore?" "I didn't mean that" "Not at all" "Then I'll stay I want to be with you" "For better or for worse" "Tong Yong ..." "Go to work in the mill" "Yes" "Go" "I can't blame him for worrying" "He knows nothing that I'm a fairy" "Let me fix all this silk first I'm now at the mill and worrying I suggested you to leave;" "you just won't listen" "We'll be slaving here for 6 years" "This is giving me a headache" "Then I heard the sound of the drum" "With just a pair of hands" "To finish weaving 10 rolls overnight lt's difficult" "Remembering what my eldest sister told me" "Burn the incense stick when in trouble I hope they will be here soon" "The incense smoke raises up to the sky" "Our baby sister must be in trouble" "Let's go to take a look" "Eldest sister" "Seventh sister" "Second sister" "How have you been?" "Are you well?" "Fourth sister" "Where's our brother-in-law?" "Where's he?" "Let us see him ..." "He's working in the mill" "What?" "This is your wedding night" "He should be here with you" "That's outrageous lt's not his fault" "Him... who's he?" "Tell us who is he?" "Tell us" "Come on, seventh sister" "Seventh sister" "Who's he?" "Come on" "Eldest sister" "That's enough, everyone" "You summoned us here" "What's the matter?" "Eldest sister, the squire is mean" "He's doing this on purpose" "How?" "How has he troubled you ?" "To weave ten rolls of brocade overnight" "That's a piece of cake" "With the seven of us" "We can finish thousands" "You just relax, let us all help you" "We will help you" "Okay..." "Let's begin" "Come on" "The shuttle of this loom is all broken lt's broken" "He's terrible" "He makes sure you won't be able to finish" "What then?" "What now?" "Let me fly to the milky way and borrow the Weaving Fairy's shuttle" "That's right" "You don't need to go in person" "Send the crane" "Come with me" "Crane, where are you?" "Go to the Weaving Fairy ... and borrow her shuttle" "Hurry back" "It's here" "Look, the shuttle is here" "Let's go" "Watchtower strikes two; the night is deep" "All the sisters are determined to show their talents" "Weave brocades from the messy silk" "So that Tong Yong will work for 100 days 100 days" "The stroke chimes again, it's 3 o' clock indicating 3 o'clock" "The Weaving Fairy has been touched by their plight" "If it weren't for the milky way" "The Weaving Fairy would descend to earth again" "Descend to earth again" "The stroke chimes, the night is passing" "Weaving away" "The eldest sister weaves a pattern of unicorn sending a son" "The second sister weaves" "Evergreens" "A symbol for longevity" "Third and fourth sisters weave extraordinary patterns" "Peonies and butterflies" "Fifth and sixth sisters decided to weave dots and patches" "They are actually clouds" "Spread all across the sky" "The seventh sister is in love" "She weaves a pair of mandarin ducks" "So impressive" "Don't you agree?" "I think of my wife in the weaving room" "I worry that the sun will soon rise I can mill for thousand rounds" "But my dear wife, how could you weave ten rolls?" "Guess, how many have we woven?" "How many, eldest sister?" "Ten rolls" "Three feet six inches extra" "Really?" "That's great" "For those that are extra" "We won't give it to the miser" "No way" "Let's leave that for our future nephew's gown I don't want it" "Pass it to her" "Don't be shy" "Take it" "Don't be shy" "Take it" "Seventh sister, take it" "It's almost dawn lt's time for us to leave" "We better head off" "Thank you for your help I appreciate it" "We're sisters, we'll always help each other" "Take care, seventh sister" "Take care I can't see you off" "Hurry and leave" "Bye, seventh sister" "Bye" "We'll be seeing you again" "Take care" "Dear" "Dear husband" "Don't worry about the weaving" "Let's just accept life" "Six years will be over in a jiffy" "Come with me" "What is there to look ?" "Come on" "Look" "Dear, these ..." "Exactly what the Squire asked for" "The brocades all look great" "My wife is talented" "The butterflies are in pair" "So are the mandarin ducks" "My wife is indeed very dexterous" "My wife has refined craftsmanship" "Are you the weaving star?" "I'm not the weaving star I learnt under a good teacher I couldn't believe it" "But it's all done now" "Let's go to the Squire" "Excellent" "Tong Yong ..." "Squire" "Here you go" "Please take a look" "You stole them?" "My wife weaved them" "How could you say that?" "How many wives have you got?" "One" "How many pairs of hands does she have ?" "One" "Right" "One wife with her single pair of hands" "How could she do it?" "You stole these" "Squire, you say." "Stolen from whom ?" "Who's the owner?" "Got any proof?" "That ..." "You're just disinclined to change... the three years contract into 100 days" "That's why you're doing this" "Man, I don't know the background of your wife I'm going to the judge" "For you have kidnapped" "Let me tell you" "We had a matchmaker and a witness for our wedding lf you go to the judge" "And the matchmaker shows up" "You'll be charged with making false accusations" "Then" "You'll be fined for at least 800 taels" "The contract is now changed to 100 days" "This fairy tale will be told through the ages" "Through the ages" "They are so in love with each other" "Going home within 100 days" "The birds are in pairs" "The lush green hills are smiling" "There's no more menial work" "We can go home now" "You farm, and I'll weave I will carry the water, you irrigate" "Even a broken hut can give us shelter" "Our love can overcome all hardships" "We are like the mandarin ducks and living happily on earth" "We've been walking for a long time, dear" "Let's take a break" "Good idea" "Hey wait" "You should sit down too" "Sure" "Your gown is torn" "Let me mend it" "What's this, dear?" "Are you pregnant?" "Thank you, God" "Take care of yourself" "Let me go ahead and hire a sedan chair for you" "There's no need to waste money I'll be fine after a break" "Then I'll go get some water" "Hurry back I'll be back soon" "I'm pregnant now I'm just so thrilled about it" "When I give birth to my child I'm going to have a healthy happy child" "One big happy family" "Everyone says that I've good fortune" "Seventh princess, good day" "What are you doing here?" "The Jade Emperor has ordered that" "Your Highness must return by 12:45 p.m" "What are you talking about?" "The Jade Emperor has found out about this" "His Majesty is in a rage." "Please come with us l'm happily married I can'tjust leave like this lf Your Highness refuses to come with us ... then we'll have to capture you" "I'm not scared of anything" "Leave me alone I'll report this to the Jade Emperor" "My father ordered me to go back" "This is a disaster I'd rather be a mortal than a fairy I'm not going back" "Let me burn the incense stick" "Hoping that eldest sister will come to my rescue" "Because she helped me before" "She's been locked up by our father" "She ordered the crane to send me a letter" "And told me to take this into my own hands" "Seventh princess" "What are you doing here again?" "We've received a second order" "The Jade Emperor orders you to go back I won't go with you lf that's the case, we will ..." "What?" "We'll have to kill Tong Yong" "At 12:45 p.m I'll await you at the South Gate" "My father has ordered twice lt's like being stabbed in my heart I'm not afraid for myself" "But I don't want anything to happen to my husband I'm caught in the middle" "Dear" "Dear" "How can I tell him the truth?" "Dear" "It was windy all of a sudden" "The whole sky turned dark" "Were you scared?" "I was hiding behind the tree I'm fine" "That's good I ran into a friend" "He gave me a pear and some dates" "Have some" "You go ahead I got those for you" "It's a bad omen" "Sorry?" "Pear and dates, they signify 'we'll be split soon'" "There's another interpretation" "Having a child soon, and never apart" "Never apart?" "Never apart" "Look" "What are the kids doing?" "Flying a kite" "Why is the kite flying up?" "Coz its string is broken I have an analogy" "What kind?" "A blown off kite is like a wife goes up to heaven" "Interesting" "Since we left the Fu Household" "We've been free" "Just as like going to heaven" "It's done." "You can wear this now" "I have a wife to mend my clothes" "Much better than when I was single" "Now that we're going home" "Everyone will be impressed with my wife" "Let's go, dear" "Please" "My husband is walking fast leading ahead I'm crying behind" "He's so delighted and knows nothing of my worries" "He has a wife to mend his clothes" "But who would have thought that ... the wife is about to leave him !" "I can only hate my father for not letting us to stay as a couple" "There's no place like home" "Tong Yong's heading home today I was single before" "Now I'm married" "We're going home together" "And we'll never be separated" "I see the ash tree again I'm so delighted" "We owe it to you ...for being our matchmaker" "Dear, you should pay your respects I'm pregnant, I can't bow" "Right" "Have a seat" "I remember one thing" "When we got married" "Our witness said that lf we'd have a baby next year" "Then he'd have three cups of wine" "Do you remember?" "Yes" "Although we are poor" "But as for the three cups of wine" "We must treat the old Sir" "Tong ... lt's almost noon." "Let's go, dear lt's almost noon?" "You're sweating" "Take this fan" "Thank you, dear" "There're a few lines of 'sayings' written on it" "Have you read those ?" "Writings" "Meeting a fairy underneath the Ash tree" "A loving couple hoping to spend the rest of their lives together" "Yet the mandarin ducks will be split" "Do you get it?" "Its meaning ..." "No, I don't" "Look, a pair of mandarin ducks" "One's crying, the other is about to take off" "Dear, why does it have to be so ?" "They were a loving couple" "The female is about to fly" "The male is left crying" "I don't believe it I'll show you" "Female mandarin duck ..." "Today is your day to fly" "Why don't you just fly?" "I can get the male mandarin duck to fly too" "Male mandarin duck ..." "Why don't you go with her?" "You fly off..." "Go ahead" "Why won't he listen?" "The female one is a celestial bird" "That's why she can fly to heaven" "The male one is but a mortal" "That's why he can't fly" "Dear" "How come you're acting strange today ?" "If they are a loving couple" "Then they shouldn't be split up" "Please don't blame me" "You know we're like the mandarin ducks" "Meeting a fairy underneath the ash tree" "Are you a fairy?" "Dear, let me tell you the truth I'm the seventh daughter of the Jade Emperor I descended down to earth to marry you" "Now my father has found out" "He's ordered me to go back by 12:45 p.m today lt's such a shock" "Being separated from my wife" "A mortal and a fairy?" "Since she's married to me" "She shouldn't leave me I must look for our witness" "Do you know who he is?" "No" "He's the local earth-god" "The local earth God" "Earth god" "Since you're our witness" "Now that she has to leave" "Why don't you show your powers?" "When we got married" "The ash tree was our matchmaker" "We must go ask the tree lt's useless" "Please, I insist" "Ash tree, when we got married" "You opened your mouth" "Now that she's leaving" "Why don't you make her stay?" "Please speak" "Please" "Dear, it's just a piece of dumb wood" "Hey dumb wood, dumb wood" "Why don't you open your mouth now?" "You were our matchmaker and today..." "Why?" "Why can't I make my wife stay?" "The loving couple can't be separated" "Please don't leave me" "My dear lt's almost 12:45 p.m now I won't let go" "This is the Jade Emperor's order lt's 12:45 p.m. Your Highness please come with us" "No, I won't let her go" "Or we'll have Tong Yong torn into pieces" "My dear" "My dear" "Dear husband" "My dear wife" "Stop it, please don't hurt him" "Please don't hurt him I'll go with you" "Just let me have a moment with him" "All right, generals" "Yes" "Let's go" "Yes" "My husband is lying in a coma I can do nothing but cry" "We are a loving couple I don't want you to get hurt" "Look what they've done lf l don't go back" "You'll be killed" "Let me write down a note on the tree" "So that you can read it when you wake up" "Next spring" "Underneath the Ash tree" "My dear husband I'll deliver my son to you I'll be bound by no rules whatsoever" "Although we can't be together" "But we'll love each other forever" "My dear ..." "Next spring" "Underneath the tree" "My dear husband I'll deliver my son to you" "No rules are going to stop me" "Although we can't be together"