"Liang Shan-Po and Chu Ying-Tai" "Chu Ying-Tai in her boudoir" "Confused and worried," "She watches students hurry off to school" "She looks at her books and sighs" "I told you I don't want to eat" "Why do you bring me food again?" "Miss, you haven't eaten for three days" "You can't go on like this" "Yes!" "You must take care of your body" "Books and food are both important, but" "Without books, one lives, without food..." "Stop it." "What do you know?" "Miss, take a little food please" "No, I won't." "I won't" "All right, no food" "Take it away." "Take it away" "What is this?" "Lotus seed soup from Madame" "And the tonic food she prepared" "Take them away, quick" "Do you hear me?" "Away you go!" "Oh, my Young Mistress!" "Of what is the excitement?" "Madame is coming up again" "Madame, Young Mistress is asleep" "Is she feeling better?" "No, much worse" "Oh!" "Child of mine!" "Hurry and get her a doctor" "As the daughter of a great name" "How can she be exposed in public" "How is she?" "She neither drinks nor eats." "It's useless!" "You better let her go to school" "If something happens to her..." "It's you who have spoiled her" "The doctor is here" "Doctor?" "This is our Master and Madame" "My respects, Master and Madame" "Take a seat, please" "Thank you, Sir" "Be seated, please" "This doctor looks familiar" "He looks like Ying-Tai's cousin" "Master and Madame, may I ask" "Who is not feeling well" "It's my daughter" "As a doctor..." "I must observe closely" "Look at her composure" "Listen to her voice" "And check her pulse" "But what caused her illness?" "My daughter wants to go to school in Hangchow" "My refusal makes her gloomy and ill" "Please make her better again" "Her illness is a strange one" "A strange illness!" "I have the cure for it but the drugs are rare" "As long as it cures my daughter" "I don't care about the cost" "But these drugs are most difficult to obtain" "Please tell me and we will see" "Listen please, Squire" "1.The horn of the Dragon King of the Sea 2.The brain of the smallest shrimp" "3.Dirt from a 10,000-year-old wall 4.Snow from a 1,000-year-old tile" "5.A pair of sparrow eggs 6.The intestines of a leech" "7.Fairy grass from the fairy mountain 8.The fragrance from the Queen of Heaven's body" "9.The holy water of the Goddess of Mercy 10.A cask of wine made from immortal peaches" "If I can get all these 10 items" "Then your daughter will recover!" "Certainly you are joking, Doctor" "How can I find such drugs?" "So I said your daughter's ailment is psychological" "Thus a psychological approach is essential" "A psychological approach?" "So if she wants to study in Hungchow" "Then let her go" "Once you give your consent" "I think she will recover at once" "But it's inconvenient for a girl" "To live among men" "That's why I refused her" "I do have a way to satisfy both of you" "What is it?" "Let her disguise as a man" "Given her temperament," "If she disguises as a man, it will work" "Even her parents won't recognize her" "You exaggerate!" "We brought her up ourselves" "How can we not recognize her?" "Yes, we will definitely see through the disguise" "No, you can't!" "If I can't, then I will let her go" "On your word of honor?" "Yes, on my honor" "Oh, thank you, Father!" "It's you?" "I am your daughter Ying Tai" "You both failed to recognize her" "Nonsense!" "What nonsense!" "But you just agreed." "Let her go" "You spoiled her!" "Bidding farewell to Father and Mother" "All right..." "OK, your father has consented." "Stand up" "Thank you, Father" "The distant hills are smiling" "Clear water flows by under the bridge" "Travelers hurrying along the Yang Pass" "See the wine shop is sitting high upon the treetops" "Birds are chirping on the trees" "Willows dance in the soft breeze" "What a beautiful place this is!" "Let's stop and relax a while!" "It's hot." "Master, how far till Ni Shan?" "18 miles more." "Let's rest" "Look, the others travel in groups" "It'd be great if we two can have some company" "This man must be deaf!" "Where are you guys going?" "What are you doing!" "You're not a mute?" "You're the mute!" "Pardon me, please" "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry" "That's all right" "We come from Kuei Chi White Sand Hill" "And we're going to Ni Shan College in Hungchow" "You're going to study?" "No, it's my Young Master" "Great." "We are going there also" "My Young Mistress!" "Young Mistress is at home, remember?" "I was thinking, it'd be great if she was here" "Yes, indeed!" "It's a pleasure to meet you" "The pleasure is all mine" "Are you going to Ni Shan College to?" "Yes, you too?" "Yes." "May I know your name?" "Surname Chu, first name Ying-Tai" "My Elder Brother Chu" "May I know your name?" "I am Liang Shan-Po" "I am much honored to meet you here" "The honor is all mine!" "You're being humble" "So I heard that" "You have an aspiring sister at home" "Listen, please" "My sister has high aspirations" "She wants to prove herself better than men" "She discards rouge for ink" "She prefers literature to hairpins" "She wishes to accompany me to Hangchow" "So that we can study together" "But father is very old-fashioned" "And thinks that daughters should not leave home" "So..." "Men and women are born equal" "Manmade rules are absurd" "I thought all men were all the same" "But he stands up for women's rights" "Friends like this are hard to find" "I want us to be sworn brothers" "My Elder Brother Chu!" "My Elder Brother Liang!" "I have something which I dare not say" "Please don't mind, just say it!" "All right." "Here it goes" "I am the only child and feels lonely at times" "The journey is long and arduous" "If you don't mind" "I want us to be sworn brothers" "We both left our homes for school" "It is by destiny that we meet here" "From now on we'll be friends" "And study together like brothers" "We have no incense sticks with us" "Why don't we use willow branches?" "May I ask..." "I'm sixteen, and you?" "Seventeen" "I'll respect as my Elder Brother" "I'll love you as my Younger Brother" "To the willow tree we give our vows" "The vow to be sworn brothers for life" "May this bind us together" "Through thick and thin, life and death" "What are you two doing over there?" "We are also swearing" "You shouldn't swear" "He meant sworn brothers" "Yes, sworn brothers" "Read out loud and study hard they say" "Even iron wears down with use" "Ying-Tai's wish have come true" "Being together with Teacher and friends" "Higher learning illustrates virtue" "It innovates the people and rests in excellence" "Content brings rest" "Rest brings calmness" "Calmness brings peace" "With peace one reflects" "And then one gains" "He who demonstrate virtue to all" "Must put the country in priority" "He who put the country in order" "Must first regulate his home" "He who regulates his home" "Must first cultivate himself" ""Isn't it joyful to study?" "Or if a friend comes from afar" "Water fowls are chirping by the water" "Gentlemen are attracted to fair ladies" "Women and servants are hard to please" "They are insolent and ungrateful" "Confucius says, "With plenty to eat..."" ""With plenty to eat..."" ""With plenty to eat..."" "The next phrase" ""With plenty to eat..."" "What follows "With plenty to eat?"" "The next phrase?" "What follows "With plenty to eat?"" "With plenty to eat I'm no longer hungry" "Rotten wood can not be carved!" "And dirt walls can't be whitewashed!" "Did you see Ying-Tai?" "I've been looking for you." "So you're here studying!" "Studying?" "Why not say I'm hiding here sulking?" "Why sulking?" "What's the question Teacher asked you?" "Women and servants are hard to please" "They are insolent and ungrateful" "That is all wrong." "All wrong" "Am I wrong?" "No, not you." "The book is all wrong" "Women are human beings too" "It is said that "women are the root of all troubles"" "Have you not heard of this before?" "Not of all troubles." "Why is that?" "Many a kingdoms have been ruined because of women" "These are the facts." "Listen" "The Shang ruler lost his empire for a woman" "Emperor Ying tortured the people for his concubine" "Emperor Chou set off the warning" "To amuse his favorite concubine" "This is the teaching of the wise" "You must give it more thought" "Don't you think I'm right?" "Brother Liang, listen to me, please" "Many good women have been noted down in history" "Listen to what I have to say" "Empress Wo mended the sky for the people" "Lady Lu discovered the silk worms" "We all know the worthy mothers" "What about the mother of Meng?" "Those foolish kings ruined themselves" "They left the blame on their concubines" "You're not digesting what you've learned" "And don't distinguish right from wrong" "Please excuse my harsh words" "In saying that you are a bookworm" "You are very talented, my Younger Brother" "My knowledge is limited" "I am not as talented as you" "From now on I will work hard" "To really understand what I'm studying" "Young Master!" "What is the matter?" "I..." "Try to speak slowly" "Ying Hsin just told me" "That Master Chu is seriously ill" "He must have caught a cold." "I'll go see him" "Ying Tai, are you all right?" "Wait a moment, Mr. Liang" "Is it really serious?" "No, Master has just fallen asleep" "Who is it?" "It's me" "Brother Liang!" "What's the matter, Younger Brother?" "It's nothing" "It's just a slight fever" "Oh!" "You're running a high fever!" "It's late now." "I'll get a doctor tomorrow" "Let me take your pulse first" "No, that's OK." "I brought some medicine from home" "I already told Ying-Hsin to prepare them" "Mr. Liang, I can take over from here" "You can go back and rest now" "Now..." "I'm sleeping here tonight" "Don't worry, I'll stay with your Master" "How can I trouble you!" "Please don't bother!" "It's nothing." "I'm staying here tonight" "I'll take care of you tonight" "I'll be here if you need things during the night" "Ying-Hsin, you can sleep in the outer chamber" "What?" "How could you, Mr. Liang," "An scholar, utter such words?" "What do you mean?" "How can a lady share the same bed with a man?" "Are you implying that I'm a woman?" "No, you're not a woman" "Thus you should not attend to the sick" "For you, I'll do more than that" "I'll be at your beck and call" "Ying-Hsin, you may go" "I'll take over your duty tonight" "That's the problem" "He meant that I'm used to sleep alone" "If you insist on staying here" "Then please use another blanket" "Fine, if that's what you want" "Ying-Hsin, go and fetch my blanket from Ssu-Chiu" "OK!" "Ying-Hsin, do as Mr. Liang says" "Want to go for a dip?" "Let's go too!" "What for?" "Bathing in the river!" "No, I'm not going" "What's the matter?" "I..." "I'm not feeling well" "If you're not going I'm not going" "So, where were we?" "Look at you" "Go where?" "What are you doing?" "Go bathing" "I'm not going!" "Come on." "Let's go!" "Oh, it's you" "So, sewing the clothes yourself?" "Thank you" "I just can't do it" "Let me do it" "But you're not a woman" "How can you know how?" "It doesn't hurt to try" "Not bad!" "It's better than a woman's job" "You are making fun of me" "Sorry..." "Time flies" "Already three years gone by" "Liang Shan-Po and Chu Ying-Tai" "Their friendship is as deep as the sea" "One likes to discuss the times" "The other is attentive and caring" "Three years passed by unknowingly" "Spring has gone and returned again" "What are you staring at?" "Younger Brother!" "Ying-Tai, you're not a woman" "But why do you have a earring mark on your earlobe?" "I have a reason for that" "Why are you suddenly curious?" "The annual festival of our temple" "Asks me to play Goddess of Mercy every year" "Brother Liang!" "You must concentrate on studying" "Don't let you're mind drift to women" "I dare not look at Goddess of Mercy again!" "Master!" "Teacher sends for you, Mr. Liang" "I've just finished my paper" "I shall be back soon" "All right" "Mistress, another letter from the Old Master" "What is it?" "Are they asking us to return again?" "Is it?" "It says that Madame is seriously ill" "Now what am I supposed to do?" "Let's go home then" "It's easier said than done" "Oh, so you're reluctant to leave Mr. Liang" "You wicked girl!" "Why don't you go to Mrs. Meng?" "What for?" "Tell her the truth" "Ask her to be the matchmaker" "That's embarrassing!" "But..." "What are you staring at?" "It looks like I must leave" "Thank you, Mrs. Meng" "Please be seated" "Thank you for the seat" "If your mother is ill" "You should go back" "I'll tell Teacher when he comes back" "Thank you, Madame" "Mrs. Meng..." "Anything else?" "No, nothing..." "Ying-Tai, if you have something to say it" "Mrs. Meng" "I'm grateful to Teacher for teaching me" "And for all your kindness" "Since I first studied with Brother Liang" "It has been three full years" "Three full years" "I have so much on my mind" "But it's hard for me to say it in your presence" "Let me hear it" "I am..." "But a woman disguised as a man" "I've known that for a long time" "So you've known it all along" "Then I am filled with shame" "There is so much I want to say" "I'll just hand you this jade bracelet" "To be given to Brother Liang" "As a token of our betrothal" "You are as pretty as a flower" "Shan-Po is a scholar" "You two are a perfect match" "It gladdens my heart to know that" "I'll see to it that he marries you" "Thank you, Madame" "Three year studying together" "Together they walk down the mountain" "When I first came to school by myself" "It was as beautiful as it is now" "I swore to become a foster Brother" "We are like real brothers" "But your father summons" "And you must hurry home" "I wish you a safe and pleasant trip home" "I'll never forget your kindness" "Seeing me down the mountain" "Who tends to your mother at home?" "Why not marry and have a wife?" "I'm entirely devoted to my studies" "Within books I will find my mate" "But you come from a noble family" "You must already be engaged" "I can find no reply to his question" "How's he to know that I am a woman" "I want to tell him the truth" "But Father's advice must be followed" "Think carefully and not to rush" "I hold back what's on the tip of my tongue" "We were saying..." "I am too young to be married" "Brother Liang, the weather is perfect today" "Let's not waste our time" "You and I will" "Compose verses together on the way" "I am not educated" "I'm not as smart as you" "I'm afraid I won't do" "You're being too modest!" "It's difficult to compose without a topic" "So let's recite about the scenery" "I see a woodcutter hurrying by" "With sweat running down his back" "For whom does he work for?" "Brother Liang!" "For whom are you coming this way?" "He works for his wife" "I came this way for you my Younger Brother" "No, that's not right" "How so?" "He works for his brothers" "Brother Liang, you came this way for your wife" "I'm yet unmarried" "What you're saying is nonsense" "So here we are at the pond" "Golden carps swim by in pairs" "They seem not want to part" "I am sad that we're to part" "My brother, why do you sigh?" "Look at the fish in the pond" "They are inseparable!" "As long as no one fishes" "They will never part" "I wish we were fish" "Look" "The breeze wafts across the water" "A pair of Mandarin ducks waddle by" "Back and forth they swim" "They are deeply in love with each other" "Brother Liang!" "If I were a woman" "Would you want to marry me?" "Marry you!" "Marry you!" "But you are not a woman" "Over one hill comes another" "Up front is the Phoenix Hill" "The flowers are blooming here" "But there is no peony among them" "Do you like peony?" "They bloom beautifully at my home" "You must come to my house to see them" "I do love peony" "But it is such a long way to your house" "How can I go there just for the flower" "Brother Liang, they're there now" "Don't wait until they're gone" "Straight ahead is a river" "A pair of geese swims by" "The gander goes in front" "The goose follows, calling "Brother"" "I did not hear it speak" "How can a goose call a gander?" "Don't you see the goose is smiling at you?" "She thinks you are a silly gander" "If I am a silly gander" "Then don't ever speak to me again" "Straight ahead is a narrow bridge" "I'm scared and I am trembling" "I'll help you across the bridge" "We're like the Cowherd and the Weaving Maiden" "In Goddess of Mercy's temple we rest" "The Golden Boy and Jade Girl sitting on both sides" "They look like a perfect couple" "Who will be their matchmaker?" "How can they be a couple?" "Why not?" "Look!" "Who is he?" "The Matchmaking Old Man" "Who matches people for marriage" "So if he's the Matchmaker" "Why doesn't he unite those two?" "Even though he does the matching" "Only mortal lovers can be united" "They are made of wood and clay" "They don't understand about love" "Brother Liang, they do love each other" "They're only silent because they're sculptures" "The Goddess of Mercy will be their matchmaker!" "Come." "Let's perform the ceremony for them" "Younger Brother, that's nonsense!" "How can two men be wedded?" "I will now take you to the East Pond" "We can see our reflections in the pond" "Destiny brings us together" "We would never have met otherwise" "Look at the reflections in the water" "A man and a woman smiling at each other" "But I am every inch a man!" "You shouldn't always" "Compare me with a woman" "After the pond we come to a village" "In the village, dogs are barking" "They don't bite the man in front" "But bite the woman behind!" "You are talking nonsense" "There isn't any woman here" "Be brave." "Don't be afraid" "I will chase the dogs away" "An ox is coming this way" "The shepherd is riding on its back" "Singing all his troubles away" "Only that the cow does not understand" "Brother Liang!" "You are a dumb ox" "I am not angry without a reason" "I am a man but you call me an ox" "And a dumb ox on top of that" "Brother Liang!" "Don't be angry." "Don't be angry" "I apologize for upsetting you" "Thank you for coming such a long way" "Here we must bid a sad farewell" "I have one question on my mind" "Are you betrothed, Brother Liang?" "I come from a poor family" "How can I be betrothed?" "I have not yet finished by studies" "How can I be betrothed?" "Since you are not betrothed" "I have a younger sister at home" "If you are interested in marriage" "I will be your matchmaker" "It's a pity I can not meet her" "I'm sure she's young and pretty" "We are alike in personality" "And we are alike in appearance" "For she and I are twins" "Thank you, my matchmaker" "Thank you for your kind thought" "So you have been matchmaking all along" "Stupid of me not to realize" "When will we able to meet again?" "Please take good care of yourself" "There is so much I want to say" "Some parting words I must say" "Don't forget to come to Chu Village soon" "Mr. Chu" "Dragging and delaying their departure" "Ying-Tai holds back her tears" "She has so much on her mind" "Hoping he'll come to her soon" "Thinking of you day and night" "Time seems endless we parted" "Do you know that I'm sick in bed" "The night is chilly" "Madame." "Thank you, Madame" "Shan-Po" "You are not yourself these days" "Why is that?" "I..." "I am..." "Homesick" "Homesick." "Then you should take leave." "No, that's all right" "Sleep then!" "Shan-Po, I have something to tell you" "What is it?" "Smilingly I ask the bookworm" "Can you guess this riddle?" "Is it a he or a she?" "Whom are you talking about?" "The one whom you have known for three years" "There's no riddle to guess" "How can Ying-Tai be a woman?" "You are merely teasing me" "I may be a bookworm but I'm not stupid" "She came to my room before she left" "And is shy and reluctant to ask me" "To give you this bracelet as a token" "Asking me to be her matchmaker" "Ying-Tai has a sister like her" "He wanted to be my matchmaker" "He told me everything before he left" "You, Madame, needn't worry" "Ying-Tai is really a she" "She confessed to me herself" "Who would want to speak about love?" "You are really a bookworm!" "So Ying-Tai is a woman?" "Yes, of course she is" "Ying-Tai!" "Oh, she is a woman!" "So Ying-Tai is her own sister" "Her sister is Ying-Tai" "We have spent three years together" "How is it..." "Oh!" "So she has betrothed herself to me" "She has betrothed herself to me" "Since you two are engaged" "You should go to her at once" "Let Teacher know in the morning" "That you're going to see Ying-Tai" "Thank you, Madame" "Liang Shao-Po is determined to see Ying-Tai" "To see Ying-Tai!" "He left the school and is on his way" "To the Chu Village to see Ying-Tai" "Memories come flocking back" "Happily reminiscing about old times" "I didn't once imagined her a woman" "Out of the city, through the pass" "She said I descended the hill for my wife!" "And that the fish were like brothers" "Down the hill, we come to the pond" "She said the Mandarin ducks formed a pair" "She had our marriage in mind all these time" "Phoenix Hill." "Phoenix Hill" "The peony is awaiting my arrival" "The geese in the river" "Shan-Po is really a silly gander" "The Shepherd and the Weaving Maiden" "The man and the woman in the pond" "The dog bit the woman" "All these things" "I couldn't have guessed" "Oh!" "I'm really a dumb ox!" "A big dumb ox!" "And I am a little dumb ox!" "Ahead are the willow trees" "Where she betrothed her sister to me" "I can't believe Ying-Tai is her own sister" "Ying-Tai!" "You have made a great match" "A perfect match" "I take out my token of betrothal" "And happily put it back again" "The sooner I arrive the sooner we'll meet" "My bridal sedan will be on its way soon" "Hurriedly I travel on" "I wish I had wings to fly to her" "Mistress!" "Mistress!" "Mistress" "Mr. Liang's matchmaker had been here" "How do you know?" "How do I not know" "I just saw an old woman leaving" "Leaving from our doors" "And?" "She was here to propose a marriage" "She must have been sent by Mr. Liang" "Stop talking nonsense!" "But it's true!" "Mistress, no wonder the wicks burst last night" "That means good tidings to come" "Yes, very good tidings indeed" "Father." "Mother." "My respects, Sir, Madame" "Ying-Tai, I was just thinking of your marriage" "And then the matchmaker comes today" "It is really a happy moment" "You're old enough and should marry" "This is a match made in heaven" "I have given my consent" "What do you think?" "Ying-Tai, do you know who the groom is?" "No, who is it?" "This marriage is out of the ordinary" "You will know who he is" "It is Ma Wen-Tsai, the Mandarin's son" "What do you think?" "What?" "I won't marry him!" "Why not?" "It's a perfect match" "Everyone knows that Ma is a loser" "How can you believe such rumors?" "I will not obey" "It is your filial piety to obey" "I will serve you at home for life" "How can you say that!" "You must marry" "If I marry, Ma will not be the one" "Oh!" "I know." "When you're away at school" "You must..." "Ying-Hsin, what happened in the three years you're away" "Speak" "Ying-Hsin, tell him" "While the Mistress was at Hungchow" "She and Liang Shan-Po became sworn brothers" "When we left, the Mistress..." "What?" "The Mistress betrothed her sister" "Ying-Tai, you..." "No wonder she won't listen to me" "It's because she has found a lover herself" "You refuse a perfect marriage" "You're breaking my heart" "Since time immortal" "No lady has ever picked her own marriage" "The Mas are rich and influent" "Liang Shan-Po will never be my son-in-law" "Father, I have spent three years with him" "And we love each other" "I surely can not marry Ma Wen-Tsai" "I have already given my word" "There is no turning back" "I am also determined!" "You disobedient girl!" "Mistress Don't lose your temper!" "I will persuade her gradually" "She will obey no matter what" "Mother..." "You know how your father is" "You better give in" "Mother..." "Why is Father an official?" "He shouldn't marry me off for political reasons" "Ever since I've been back" "I have told you everything" "My dear Mother!" "The Mas are wealthy and influent" "Father has already accepted" "How can he go back on his words?" "And, you set up your own marriage" "If words get out, we'll lose face" "You better obey your father" "Cherry blossoms can stand up to wind and snow" "I don't care how powerful the Mas are" "I'll marry him only if the sun rises rom the West" "Or if the iron tree blossoms" "Madame, what shall we do?" "Liang Shan-Po should have come earlier" "Miss, Mr. Liang is here!" "Liang Shan-Po and Chu Ying-Tai" "Meeting once again" "One is beside himself with happiness" "The other is filled with sadness" "Ssu-Chiu!" "You may leave!" "Yes, Master" "Ying-Hsin" "Serve some tea for Mr. Liang" "Yes, Miss" "Miss" "Brother Liang" "I'm your brother's best friend" "Is your brother home?" "Brother Liang, better look closely" "You..." "I am Ying-Tai" "Three years ago I wanted to study" "And so I disguised as a man for school" "Then I met you, Brother Liang" "I'm grateful for your company" "I find no words to express my feelings" "Younger Brother, while we studied" "We called each other brothers" "Now..." "What shall I call you now?" "In school I disguised as a man" "Thus you called me "brother"" "Now why don't you call me "sister"" "Yes, my sister" "Brother Liang" "Please have a seat" "Sit, please" "You sit too!" "Mr. Liang, have some tea" "Brother Liang, how have you been?" "Good." "And you're doing well?" "Yes, I'm all right too" "Are you passing through here?" "No, I'm here on purpose" "One, to meet with your father" "Two, to see your sister" "My sister?" "Listen to me, Sister" "The day I saw you off" "You said you'd be my matchmaker" "You betrothed your sister to me" "And I'm here to ask for her hand in marriage" "Brother Liang!" "Do you know who my sister is?" "It is I" "Oh!" "It's you!" "Liang Shan-Po and Chu Ying-Tai" "Heaven destined them to be together" "Their love is a true one" "They will always be together" "But my father has already betrothed me to..." "Words had barely left her mouth" "In tears she fled to her room" "If you intended to break the promise" "Why did you betroth yourself to me?" "Ying-Hsin, I ask you" "Who has her father betroth her to?" "It's that dandy Ma Wen-Tsai" "Brother Liang" "Ying-Tai, you..." "But you and I are deeply in love" "You're the only one in my heart" "Your father betrothed you to Ma" "You should refuse to marry him" "I have tried to call off the wedding" "By refusing Ma's dowry" "But my father won't listen tome" "He won't break the betrothal!" "So, he won't?" "Your father won't call off the wedding" "My bridal sedan will come first" "I'll invite Mrs. Meng" "To sit in your parlor" "We are properly betrothed" "With this jade bracelet and butterfly pendant as tokens" "So why can't we be man and wife?" "Jade bracelet and butterfly pendant" "Butterflies should fly in pairs" "We betrothed ourselves" "And so they don't think that's the proper way" "Even though we had no matchmaker" "I want to be with you through life and death" "Brother Liang, your words wring my heart" "Tears flow down my cheeks" "Brother Liang!" "You're the only son" "Who will your mother depend on?" "I'm not destined to find happiness" "Brother Liang, you better find someone else" "I won't even love an angel sent from Heaven" "Excuse me" "Brother Liang" "Thank you for your visit" "I have no words of comfort" "I pour you a goblet of wine" "I never thought I came all this way for wine" "Oh, Brother Liang" "I have loved you when we first met" "And my love grew during these past three years" "I left the jade bracelet as a token of my love" "To be given to you by Mrs. Meng" "When you saw me off the mountain" "Many a times I wanted to tell you the truth" "You and I as a couple" "You and I to wed before the Goddess of Mercy" "How would I have known all came to nothing" "A pair of Mandarin ducks is forced to part" "Father has betrothed me to Ma" "My heart is broken." "There's nothing I can do" "What more can I say to my good friend?" "What more can I say to my good friend?" "I only know that loved ones should be together" "Who knew we'd be separated" "How can I unburden my sorrow?" "Who can I sought for sympathy?" "I have just awakened from a dream" "My love has been shattered" "I will never go near the road we parted" "Afraid to see Mandarin ducks in pairs" "My Brother Liang" "It's all my fault!" "It's not because I am heartless" "It's because I can't disobey my father" "My Brother Liang!" "For you, my eyes are filled with tears" "I will cry from dusk till dawn" "For you, I have traveled far" "I did not mind fatigue or sickness" "For you, I'm upset with Father" "We have argued many times" "For you, my heart is broken" "Nothing will even mend it" "Promise is broken." "Token is useless" "My hopes have vanished" "My heart is on fire but my hands are like ice" "I return to you the jade bracelet" "Holding back my tears, I bid you farewell" "How can you travel when you're not feeling well?" "I must, even if I can't" "Am I supposed to die in your house?" "Brother Liang, don't take it to heart" "You're still young." "Please take care of your body" "Let's talk about our friendship" "When will you visit me again?" "Sure, we will certainly meet again" "However, it will not be during this lifetime" "Go to Tsao-Chiao Town and find my grave" "Find your grave!" "Find your grave!" "Two names will be carved on there" "Liang Shao-Po and Chu Ying-Tai" "Can't be together in life so in death they will be" "Liang Shao-Po and Chu Ying-Tai" "Can't be together in life so in death they will be" "Can't be together in life so in death they will be" "She and I in death will never part" "Ying-Tai..." "Shan-Po, time for your medicine" "Ssu-Chiu!" "He's not back yet" "Mother, will Ying-Tai come?" "She will." "Now take your medicine" "Medicine will not cure my ailment" "I think I am dying" "No, you're not!" "Mother, you have loved me in vain" "Shan-Po, you're still young." "Don't say that" "Who'd have thought you'd see me off first" "I can only repay you in my next time" "Miss, Miss did not come!" "Master, she now belongs to the Mas" "She says for you to take care of your body" "Yes, your health is most important" "What did she say about my letter?" "She cried." "Later, she gave me this" "It is said that till death do us part" "In this life we will not be man and wife" "Shan-Po!" "Shan-Po!" "Young Master!" "Mother, when I die" "Please bury me by the Southern Mountain" "Don't say such things" "This is my handkerchief" "Please give it to Miss Chu" "To have something to remember me by" "The silkworm's thread ends only with death" "Ying-Tai!" "Even in death I will not give up" "Shan-Po!" "Yong Master!" "Ying-Tai..." "Shan-Po!" "Young Master!" "Miss, the bridal sedan is almost here" "Please get ready quick!" "Yes!" "Oh!" "Heavens!" "Miss!" "Mr. Liang, he..." "He's... he's dead!" "Miss!" "Miss!" "Brother Liang!" "In tears I call your name" "I call your name" "I wanted us to be man and wife" "But we were torn apart" "Our farewell was eternal" "It's all my fault" "I can not disobey Father's wish" "And the Mas are very vicious" "Brother Liang!" "Brother Liang!" "Even though our dream has vanished" "Down to the depths of Hades" "I will follow you" "Ssu-Chiu!" "Did your Master say anything" "Before he passed away?" "He told me to give you this" "He said when you see this" "It's like seeing him" "This is..." "It's his own blood..." "He died calling your name" "Brother Liang, what a tragic death" "Ssu-Chiu, is he buried yet?" "Yes, by the road near the South Mountain" "By the South Mountain By the South Mountain" "Sus-Chiu, you may go home" "Prepare offerings once you get home" "Wait for me by the grave" "Miss, you?" "Don't ask questions!" "Go" "Ying-Hsin, see him off" "Yes, Miss" "Sir, Madame" "Salute, Sir and Madame" "The bridal sedan is already here" "Why didn't you help Miss get ready?" "You have driven him to death" "There's no reason for me to get ready" "What did you say?" "Liang Shao-Po has just passed away" "Why aren't you listening to me?" "Life is at the hands of the Provider" "Today is your big day" "You better not mind these trivial things" "Trivial things!" "It's easy for you to say" "The bridal sedan has been waiting" "It's too late to go back now" "We don't have to call off the wedding" "I didn't agree to this" "Ying-Tai, you..." "Now, don't get upset" "Marriages are always decided by the parents" "Your father has already given his word" "Nothing can be changed" "And the Mas are rich and influent" "That's their business." "I don't care" "My heart is with the Liangs" "I'd want to be with Shan-Po" "I'd rather die than to be with Ma" "Preposterous!" "And you said I've wronged you?" "Father, are you forcing me?" "The bridal sedan is here" "All right, I'll go" "That's a good girl" "But only on one condition" "Say it!" "Put two white lanterns in front of the sedan" "Incense sticks and sacrificial offerings following" "Concession takes the southern route" "I want to visit Shan-Po's grave" "Today is your wedding day" "How can you visit Shan-Po's grave?" "Nonsense!" "How can a bride visit a grave?" "It's absurd!" "It's nonsense!" "If you don't agree to this" "I will not get on the bridal sedan" "It's late." "You better agree" "How can I?" "The wedding can wait until after she goes there" "But..." "That's the only way Ying-Tai, you..." "All right." "All right" "Brother Liang!" "You left me and I can see you no more" "I thought we were meant to be" "Fate has been cruel to us" "I hoped you would send a matchmaker" "Instead the crows brought bad news" "I hoped you would fetch me with an orchestra" "Instead the bridge of love was broken" "I hoped to come to you in a bridal sedan" "Instead I come in mourning robes" "Brother Liang!" "I see you, but only your grave" "My pleas won't bring you back" "I will never change my heart" "I will never marry Ma Wen-Tsai" "If I can't live with you I'll die with you" "Flowers bloom under the rainbow" "A pair of butterflies flutter" "Their bodies die but their love lives on" "Liang Shan-Po and Chu Ying-Tai" "End"