"My doom is sealed, but I'm not resigned to fate." "I hate man." "A long time ago," "I was forced to leap down for fate at here." "I remember my mocking smile." "Afterwards" "I was buried here." "The villagers named this place the Virgin's Tomb." "These villagers shared a weird belief:" "All dead man are lonely." "And they would find a mate for those who died unmarried." "These dead would then not be alone." "After all, it is a bargain." "Kowtow, to the heavens!" "Kowtow, to your parents!" "Kowtow, to your bride or groom!" "Consummate the marriage." "Old fella..." "The deal is done!" "Your son in the underworld will like his bride." "Your will is satisfied!" "As agreed yesterday:" "Payment on delivery." "Er-gou, this payment..." "I have a problem." "What?" "We're counting on it!" "I'll need a couple more days..." "Mother fucking old fella!" "Still owe us several thousand dollars." "He paid three thousand." "Unless the balance is settled, or we'll fuck him." "I'll dig his ancestors' graves." "Have I made it clear?" "Let us kill the chicken." "We'll eat and get drunk!" "No way, you still owe us ten thousand." "Pay us or we'll maim you." "Mother fucker!" "Dead?" "Mother fucker!" "Why so stubborn?" "Isn't it money you're after?" "Mother fucker!" "We still have work to do." "When they bought me" "I was only eight years old." "And my husband, Sissy, was only four years old." "Besides sheep, Sissy takes to nothing except me and Chun Sheng." "Where is Chun Sheng?" "Shhh!" "Chun Sheng is an orphan" "He has no family." "As a child I was fond of him and he was fond of me and Sissy." "Village leader, you've kept us waiting for the whole day." "Let us get drunk!" "Quiet, you fellows." "I have a few words to say." "It is the wedding day for Sissy and Qing Hua." "On behalf of the official and everyone." "I congratulate them" "As the saying goes:" "Grow up, marry and propagate." "This is the wedding day for all three of us." "With or without the wedding" "I'm already their wife." "It is a secret among us." "Let us toast the new couple!" "Village leader, bottoms up!" "Come on, Sissy and Qing Hua!" "The village leader is toasting you!" "Get up, quickly." "May you be happy and have kids soon." "No problem!" "Let me drink on their behalf, Uncle De." "Name my future grandchild, village leader." "Let us call him "Xiao Kang"." "Good!" "We'll call him "Xiao Kang"" "Let us light fire crackers." "Storm the new couple's bedroom." "Chun Sheng!" "I've been hiding for the whole day." "I'm dying of thirst!" "Shhh!" "Come on" "Let us toast ourselves." "Not for me - it is not tasty." "Sissy" "Drink it like a real man!" "Drink it!" "Drink it" "I'll show you." "There you go again!" "Drink it or I'll be anger with you." "Let us drink together" "Drink it" "Sissy" "It's getting late." "Let us quit drinking." "It is time for bed." "Oh!" "Go and take a look." "Drink!" "You haven't been drinking much." "I've been drinking too much today!" "Something is on my mind lately." "Drink, today is a wedding day." "My uncle passed away recently." "Fit as a fiddle, but died suddenly." "He lived a tough life" "and died unmarried." "As his nephew and village leader," "I need to take care of him." "I'm counting on you to find him a wife" "and arrange a grand wedding." "Who is it?" "Why, you scared the hell out of me." "What is it?" "You left your socks in my place." "Oh, where is Qing Hua?" "She didn't come." "Where are you working?" "I'm going to Village leader's house soon." "Go and tend to your flock." "Sissy, look for me if you're coming home early." "Take care." "I'm just a pebble quietly buried in the mud." "I pray to pave a colorful way leading us to light and happiness." "I'm done." "Sissy, discard the crumbs." "Let me help you." "No need." "Qing Hua," "You look better with your hair down." "I like to get a shampoo." "Shampoo?" "Why not!" "I'll fetch the water." "Sissy, let's go and fetch water." "Qing Hua?" "Qing Hua?" "Where have you been?" "What is the matter?" "You're tired?" "It is getting late." "We should be going home." "We're leaving." "Qing Hua" "Just now, I saw something" "which you'll find incredible." "What is it?" "Village leader, dead women are hard to come by." "Er-gou, do whatever you can!" "I'll pay for it." "The Virgin Tomb is still intact." "What do you think?" "Don't touch the Virgin's Tomb." "I'll keep my eyes open." "You can count on me." "Qing Hua, come over here." "Put the firewood over here." "Let me comb your hair." "Here?" "Put it down!" "Sit down." "Qing Hua, can Sissy manage it in bed?" "Did he hurt you?" "I also knew nothing on my wedding night." "I was scared when your dad wanted to do it." "There, you look like a married woman." "Mom, I know what is expected of me." "Qing Hua, you're married and need to bear kids." "Do you get it?" "We're worried you might not get it." "It is fine even if Sissy doesn't get it." "Qing Hua, tell Sissy to come home for dinner." "It is getting so late." "Oh!" "Chun Sheng" "Qing Hua" "Have you seen Sissy today?" "No!" "Why?" "He hasn't returned from shepherding." "Lost his way!" "Why?" "Not home yet?" "Come, let us look for him." "Chun Sheng?" "Sissy..." "Sissy" "You've kept us worried." "Get up and come home with us." "This tomb is for Qing Hua." "That tomb is for Chun Sheng." "Let us play the dead." "Say that again and we won't give a damn about you." "Get up quickly and come home with us." "Get moving or we'll leave with your sheep." "Qing Hua, let us go." "Sissy, where have you been?" "What have kept you so late?" "You know the place we've just been to?" "It looked strange to me." "I've never been there." "Chun Sheng, come in for a while!" "No, thanks!" "I'm going home." "No?" "No!" "Qing Hua" "Who is it?" "Er-gou." "Don't be scared!" "What are you doing in my home?" "Don't yell!" "Buddy, do me a favor." "Let us team up and make some money." "What the hell can we do together?" "What's the deal?" "Monkey business." "I have neither money for you nor your goods." "You're penniless!" "I bet you've never seen so much money!" "What's the deal?" "I promise you'll be rich in three days." "Really?" "Qing Hua, Qing Hua" "You have such nice hair." "When I died" "I was all alone and I lost my hair." "These men ruined me." "Qing Hua, it's time for your medicine." "Who led you to those weird tombs?" "Sheep!" "I won't let go there again." "Qing Hua?" "How is she doing?" "She is sick and has slept for 3 days." "She had a cold." "I'll treat her with cupping." "You roll her over." "The cupping will help her recover quickly." "Qing Hua, Don't you know that village leader will get a wife for his dead uncle." "Er-gou came to me yesterday and asked me to help him dig graves." "I was scared and rejected him." "Chun Sheng, you better go home." "It is getting late." "Sissy will look after Qing Hua." "Qing Hua, I'm leaving." "Sissy, look after her carefully." "Chun Sheng came to visit you late last night." "Virgin, the moon is bright and the water clear." "You need not return in a hurry." "Virgin, blame not fate for unfairness." "You need not return in a hurry" "Your beauty beat Diana." "Your tragic fate rivaled Desdemona." "Pity you were ensnared by rapists." "Virgin, you were doomed by fate." "Virgin, the moon is bright and the water clear." "Who will avenge your death?" "You defended your chastity." "You died in purity." "This is "The Virgin Ballad"" "handed down generations after generations." "Do you know it?" "Mom, who was the Virgin?" "She was not a native." "She passed by our village on her way and rapists forced her to leap to her death." "Qing Hua, farmers have their own rules and shepherds have their own rules." "You're married, and you should behave yourself." "You get it?" "I bought you when you're a kid." "For years" "I've raised you like my own daughter." "Mom, I'll take care of Sissy till I die." "You can rest assured." "So long as you take care of Sissy, dad and mom will be contented." "I don't care about chastity." "I'm not like you." "I don't need to be chaste." "I want to be with the man I love even unto death." "My sheep?" "My sheep?" "My sheep!" "My sheep!" "Qing Hua" "Why are you here?" "Have you recovered?" "What is it?" "I came to look for "her"." "Sissy is not home?" "Aren't you supposed to be working?" "Why are you here looking for Sissy?" "Qing Hua" "Do you think we should make some money?" "Er-gou came to me today and brought up the same offer." "What do you think?" "His offer beat our earnings in several years." "Look, this is it." "No way." "The flock is here." "Sissy could be home." "Dad and mom are home." "You'd better go." "I'm going." "I want to see Sissy." "Wait here." "Where is Sissy?" "We didn't find him." "You went looking for Sissy but found Chun Sheng?" "No, I came here to look for Sissy." "You stay out of our domestic affairs." "Shame on both of you." "What has become of Sissy?" "Sissy has never lost his way before." "Don't be anxious!" "We're looking for him." "Get out!" "Get out!" "Let Sissy be safe and return home soon." "Let Sissy be safe and return home soon." "Village leader, what should we do?" "Will you conduct a search for us?" "I'll be busy with wedding arrangements." "We can wait for a couple of days." "We'll talk about it afterwards." "OK!" "We appreciate your help." "What is wrong with your family?" "Sissy!" "Sissy!" "Chun Sheng?" "Qing Hua" "What happened to Sissy?" "Still no trace of him." "Did your mom treat you badly?" "I no longer want to stay in that house." "Chun Sheng, take Sissy and me." "Let's leave here." "Leaving here?" "Where to?" "To the city!" "The city?" "Really?" "Yes!" "OK!" "We'll leave!" "We'll find Sissy and take off." "Oh!" "I'd better be going!" "Go." "Go quickly, or you'll run into dad and mom." "Go quickly," "A lad was run down on the highway." "It could be Sissy." "Are you sure?" "That is what rumor has it." "Old mate, a lad was run down on the highway." "It could be Sissy." "My Sissy." "We bought you." "You belong to us even in death." "Drink it and be Sissy's wife in the underworld." "Qing Hua?" "Qing Hua, what are you doing?" "Open the door." "I'll poison you shameless shit." "Poison both of you." "You just wait for your punishment to come." "Qing Hua..." "Chun Sheng" "Qing Hua." "Qing Hua, are you alright?" "I'm OK." "I was at your home just now." "Your dad and mom lost their mind." "How did you get away?" "Mom wanted to poison me and I escaped." "She said Sissy was run down by a car." "What?" "No way." "That's impossible?" "Let me look for him." "Go and find Er-gou." "Go." "Go!" "Hurry up." "Stop!" "Carefully, carefully." "Er-gou, you pay us first." "Pay us." "I won't have money for you until I get paid." "I don't care." "Pay us or you won't get it today." "Chun Sheng, bury it!" "Don't - don't " "I really have no money today." "I'll pay you after I deliver it tomorrow." "I'll pay you immediately, OK?" "I don't care." "Pay me now for today's work." "If not, nobody will get it." "Take a look at yourselves." "Qing Hua, look!" "This is all I have today." "Take it or leave it." "Remember, you still owe us." "Then start working." "It is down here." "Work harder." "One - two" "One - two..." "Move over, let me do it!" "What is your name?" "Sissy." "Again?" "Sissy." "Sissy?" "Have you been standing at the door?" "What is it?" "Nothing!" "Why are you unhappy?" "Smile." "No." "Smile." "Can't tell my smiling from my crying." "Smile." "Let me see you smile." "Smile." "Looking for lodging?" "No!" "Sissy, come on in!" "Try this." "What is it?" "Kentucky!" "Never tasted it before?" "No." "Really?" "Come, try it." "Taste good?" "It is my favorite." "Drink this." "Take your time." "Coke!" "Do you like it?" "I like it." "Help yourself." "I've got plenty." "Sissy, do you have a sweetheart?" "I'm just curious." "Tell me!" "I've also got a sweetheart." "So, have you got one?" "Are you upset?" "OK!" "I'm not asking." "Qing Hua" "Qing Hua, here." "We'll spend the night here" "I'll look for a job tomorrow." "Put it down." "What are you doing?" "Spare us some money." "I haven't got any." "You come here without money?" "I have none." "What do you want?" "Come, let me check." "No money?" "I have none." "Yan-yan, where are we going?" "Don't ask, just follow me." "Qing Hua, let us go." "Where to?" "I found a job." "Let us look for a place to stay." "Come, follow me." "This is it." "Go in and take a look." "Is it suitable?" "It will do." "You can take a rest." "This is your bed." "Let us unpack our stuff." "Sissy, how come you are here?" "Chun Sheng!" "How come you are here?" "Tell me, quickly!" "How come you are here?" "Tell me, what happened?" "Do you know we've been looked for you?" "We were worried." "Answer me?" "Sissy" "Yan-yan." "She is Qing Hua?" "Sissy, Chun Sheng, we're leaving here." "What?" "Qing Hua, where are you going?" "Let us go." "We found this inn after a whole day's search." "Where are you going?" "Sissy, are you with her or with me?" "What is this about?" "Qing Hua?" "Answer me!" "What is the matter with you?" "Answer me!" "Don't be afraid, Sissy." "Are you with her or with me?" "Disgusting!" "What are you doing?" "To block the door." "Open the door" "Boss, make yourself comfortable." "Just the two of you." "Qing Hua" "Qing Hua..." "Qing Hua, I know you're home." "I found a job in a salon." "I want to refer you to the boss." "What salon?" "I don't need it." "You're fortunate to be loved by both men." "So what?" "Frankly speaking, I envy you." "Cut the crap." "Let me introduce you to the salon's boss." "Then we'll go for a walk, OK?" "Don't count me in." "I'd better be leaving." "I tasted it before." "I treated him once." "Take this larger piece." "Come," "Yan-yan is treating us to celebrate her new job." "It is tasty." "Come on." "Let me go and buy some liquor." "I don't find it tasty." "What is it?" "We can't stay here any more." "Qing Hua, what are you doing?" "Help me roll up the blankets." "Put it down." "Put it down." "Qing Hua, what is all this about?" "These dummies will be our stand-ins." "The Virgin returns for them and leaves us alone." "Where are we going?" "Let us spend tonight somewhere else." "Qing Hua, why do you dislike Yan-yan?" "I think she is quite nice." "She means harm to us." "I know she will take both of you away." "Why?" "She brought Sissy back to us." "Why would she do it?" "She is plotting something." "She wants to take both of you from me." "Qing Hua, why would Yan-yan take us away from you?" "Who is the Virgin?" "The Virgin?" "The Virgin is a bad girl." "But Yan-yan doesn't look like a bad girl." "She has been nice to me and treats me to Kentucky." "You like it?" "I'll buy you some tomorrow." "You care about nothing except Kentucky." "Do we still have to leave?" "We're going nowhere." "We're staying together." "I'm sleepy." "Come, go to sleep." "Go to sleep." "I'm just a pebble quietly buried in the mud." "I'm just a pebble quietly buried in the mud." "I pray to pave a colorful way leading us to light and happiness." "Your hair is beautiful." "I wish it were mine." "Dream on!" "Virgin." "Virgin." "Virgin." "Chun Sheng, Chun Sheng" "What brings you here?" "Where is Sissy?" "Oh, he is home." "Chun Sheng, I don't have any friends here." "Can we be friends?" "Aren't we friends already?" "Well..." "Coming to my salon tomorrow for a shampoo, a massage and a shave." "I'm a peasant." "I'm not used to these." "It's a promise." "I'll serve you personally." "Chun Sheng, come on in... sit down" "I massage you." "Comfortable?" "Chun Sheng, it seems Qing Hua dislikes me a lot." "What is the reason?" "She won't let me tell you." "Must be her fear of losing both of you." "Yan-yan, What brings you here?" "Guess?" "I'm leaving." "Chun Sheng, don't you like me?" "Chun Sheng?" "Sissy" "What are you up to?" "Are you out of your mind?" "This is insane!" "Come over here" "I said come over here" "Are you sorry?" "I'm asking you are you sorry?" "I'm talking to you!" "Qing Hua" "Sissy?" "Sissy?" "Did you visit Yan-yan today at the salon?" "I didn't." "What is it with you?" "Liar." "Qing Hua, open the door." "Qing Hua." "Open the door." "Go away." "Leave me alone for a while." "Go away, quickly!" "Oh, Chun Sheng!" "Why, sitting all alone?" "I don't care if you're the Virgin or Yan-yan." "Please leave us alone." "Blame your fate for what happened." "I've had enough of you." "My fate is my own business!" "Name a price and leave us alone!" "Take these back." "Are you crazy?" "Chun Sheng, Chun Sheng" "Stop it." "Easy." "Stop fooling around, both of you!" "Chun Sheng, lie down." "Sissy, stop fooling around." "Sit down." "Qing Hua, the petty injury is nothing." "I can go to work tomorrow." "Really." "Qing Hua?" "Qing Hua?" "Where is Yan-yan?" "Tell me where she is." "How do I know?" "Qing Hua" "Qing Hua..." "Where are you going?" "To toilet." "Wait till Qing Hua returns." "Wait till she returns?" "Can't hold it?" "Use that basin over there." "Right!" "Sissy, how did you get to the city?" "Sheep!" "Sheep?" "Do you like the city?" "No." "I like Kentucky." "You only care about eating." "Chun Sheng, why is Qing Hua so angry?" "You'll understand when you grow up." "Cover it when you are finished." "Come out!" "Let me go!" "Let me go." "My friends will pay you." "Open the door." "What do they want?" "We're after her for money." "What money?" "She owes us money." "Quickly, hand over your money!" "I'm looking for Yan-yan." "You'll need a shampoo before I'll tell you." "Then start washing." "Come, sit over here." "Lady, you're attractive." "If you like to work here" "I guarantee you'll make a lot of money." "I won't." "Is it because of your boyfriend?" "Let me tell you:" "I came here from the village with a lad." "I became a whore for his sake." "But he went off with another woman." "I tried suicide, but I survived." "Have you got no family?" "Family?" "I've none." "My family is poor." "They sold me off as someone's wife." "Why do you want to hurt Chun Sheng?" "I didn't." "He has only himself to blame." "Do you think you can help them?" "See how her man has treated her." "She is better off than you." "I don't see how?" "At least I died in purity." "You only have your purity honor." "But you have nobody." "You're pitiful." "I'll follow you until they discard you." "You've only yourself to blame." "You won't spare even the dead virgin." "And made me marry a stranger." "Nobody can abuse me anymore whether alive or dead." "Look, how weak men really are." "Their hearts rebelled against themselves." "Their lives are no longer centered around you." "I want you to taste helplessness." "Originally, we're all helpless." "They robbed us of Yan-yan and our money." "They beat us up because of Yan-yan." "Come, let us drink to our wedding." "Chun Sheng" "Drink it." "I don't like to drink." "You're not a kid." "Drink it like an adult." "Drink it." "Qing Hua, is this the poison you mom gave you?" "No, drink it!" "Drink it and the three of us will be together." "The Virgin will leave us alone." "Drink it." "Are you out of your mind?" "I'm Chun Sheng, and he is Sissy." "Can you regain your sanity?" "Why won't you belief me?" "Qing Hua" "Sissy" "Qing Hua" "Shouldn't we wait for Chun Sheng?" "Qing Hua, how are you?" "Can't even kill ourself." "I don't know" "Is this our punishment?" "Qing Hua" "Qing Hua" "Sissy, come." "Wait here." "I'll find you some food." "Don't run around." "I'm going with you." "No, you'll stay here." "Be good!" "Look at the filth!" "You take care of it." "You take care of this one." "You shouldn't be littering the ground." "Five bucks penalty." "Did he piss on the ground?" "Hey, lad!" "We're talking about you." "What!" "Did you piss on the ground?" "How can you piss on the ground?" "Speak up?" "Get up!" "Get up!" "Are you dumb?" "Do you have identification?" "Get up!" "Take him away." "Get up, quickly!" "Do you hear?" "Back off and let us through." "You, you go in first!" "What is your name?" "How old are you?" "Where do you live?" "Look up." "Do you hear?" "I'm talking to you!" "You won't talk." "Are you dumb?" "Look up." "Talk." "A real attitude problem!" "Are you dumb?" "Can you write?" "I'll give a pen if you can write." "Let you write on a notepad." "What is the matter out there?" "Quit the squabble." "Show me your driving license." "Madam" "Did you see the lad whose was here just now?" "No." "Did you see him?" "Did you see a lad?" "He isn't too old." "The skinny, tall lad?" "I didn't notice." "He wears a lamb-skin coat." "I didn't notice." "Chen Er-gou, male, 25 years old." "3 years in jail for grave looting." "Deprived of political rights for 5 years." "Accomplice Chang Min, male, 22 years old." "2 years in jail for grave looting." "Deprived of political rights for 1 year." "Qing Hua, when are we going home?" "You might not know, Qing Hua." "I've always envied you." "But now you can't no longer live a normal life" "You'll have to live in sorrow." "Whereas I can only go on in death."