Let’s go have a meal and then I have to work. Would you like to? (I have work to do.) Eat before you go, or you won’t get to eat. (No, no, no, no. Be careful.) Let’s have a walk and then come back. Would you like to… […] (Walk slowly.) Thank you. (Walk slowly.) Thank you, for taking good care of me. (Thank You, Master. Thank You.) Our mayor. (Hallo, mayor. Thank you, mayor. Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, everyone. Thank you.) (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) […] (This is from our farmers. It’s organic and non-toxic. It’s fully organic.) I thought it was for you. (No, I brought it for You. This is from one of our best Hakka pickle shops.)
Let’s go have a meal and then I have to work. Would you like to? (I have work to do.) Eat before you go, or you won’t get to eat. (No, no, no, no. Be careful.) Let’s have a walk and then come back. Would you like to… Do the Aulacese (Vietnamese) understand? Yes, Master. Come to the regular place, so that they can translate for you to understand. (Yes.) Just come there and wait. (Walk slowly.) Thank you. (Walk slowly.) Thank you, for taking good care of me. (Thank You, Master. Thank You.) Our mayor. (Hallo, mayor. Thank you, mayor. Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, everyone. Thank you.) (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, everyone.) Why are you sitting so far away? Are you OK? (OK.) (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) Give it to her. Yes, mayor, mayor. No! (This is from our farmers. It’s organic and non-toxic. It’s fully organic.) I thought it was for you. (No, I brought it for You. This is from one of our best Hakka pickle shops.) Oh, that’s great. (You can try it.) Thank you. (It is very OK inside.) (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) Mayor, mayor. (Hallo.) (Hallo, mayor.) Our township leader. (Hallo, Master.) (Hallo, everyone.) Township leader. (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, Master.)
If you wear makeup once, you have to do it forever. It will become a habit. (Oh, I see.) It’s better not to do it. It will save you a lot of time. I do it for… selling my DVDs and clothes, being… (You are beautiful without that.) Being a model. I have many roles to earn money. (No, Master is gifted in art. It does require talent.) OK. (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) Yeah. Mayor. (Please walk slowly. Slowly.) (Hallo, mayor. Hallo, Master.) (Hallo, everyone. Thank you.) You are so old yet you still come, why? You? (Master, You are beautiful.) It is not comfortable for you sitting here. (Ah, be careful.) Are you alright? It’s good it didn’t rain today. Where are you from? (Where are you from?) (Mainland China.) I know mainland China. (Where?) Sichuan? (Where in mainland China?) (Which Province?) Sichuan? (Yes.) Oh, very good. (Master got it right with one guess.) Right with one guess. (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, everyone.) (Hallo, Master.) (Hallo, mayor. Hallo, Master.) (Hallo, everyone.) They are used to it, always saying, “Hallo, Master.” Even when we have guests… (Greetings, Master.) (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) (Thank you all.) This is the mayor. (Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, everyone.) It’s become a habit for them. Habits are hard to change. Do you understand? (Yes.) It’s been like this for several years. (They are happy to see You.) (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, everyone.) (Hallo, mayor.) OK? (Hallo, mayor. Hallo, Master.) (Thank You.)
It’s cool here. (Yes.) See, it feels good here when it doesn’t rain. (Yes.) It’s the natural environment. Understand? (It is...) Yes, it is. (Bamboos don’t shield rain.) Yes, big trees. We are good here, just when it rains, it’s a little inconvenient. Not convenient but it’s OK. (Walk slowly.) The more natural the better. Do you understand? It’s good for health. (Yes.) Only the rain makes it a little inconvenient. Otherwise, this place is nice. There is no need to build houses. (Natural.) I said don’t build anything more. (Yes, it’s OK.) (Hallo, Master.) It is already… We are here. (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) Excuse me. I have to go. See you another day. Thank you.
This way. Let’s have a meal up there. I will take you there. Just five minutes. Eat before you go. Otherwise, if you leave, you won’t have time to eat. Who’s coming to help? (I will eat very fast here.) Help prepare the food. Up there. (Hallo, Master.) Has anyone been there? (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo. Hallo, everyone.) (Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo.) Hallo. (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) (Thank you.) Hallo, mayor. (Hallo, mayor.) (Welcome.) (Thank you, mayor.) (Welcome, mayor.) (Thank you! Love you! Thanks!) Go. (Bye-bye.) (Walk slowly. Are Your feet OK?) OK, OK. I’m fine, no problem. (Walk slowly.) I have to be careful when the road is uneven. (Yes, yes.) (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, Master.) I like your hair. (Hallo, mayor. Hallo, Master.)
Ah, I’m going up there to eat, OK? Has anyone gone to prepare? I need to go up there to eat. Can you check if they have something for us, bowls and everything. I go up next to the bamboo (grove). I go there and eat with the chief. (Slowly. You seem to have a slight cough.) Ah, no. It’s only when I eat greasy food. Let’s go there. I will bring you there. I am your driver today. (Mayor, do you want to take your bag with you?) (Yes, thank You.) I can be your driver, a second-class one. (Second class.) Yes, I can’t call myself first class. This is better. (Forward and reverse.)
I know the road. He doesn’t know it. You just follow. (I’d like to ask...) Do we have bowls? (Yes, we’re getting them.) OK. (I feel bad.) (It’s alright.) Why do you feel bad? (For having them serve me.) Don’t. This is your home. You don’t know the roads here. I’m afraid you will get squeezed to the side by others. (This leg is more… The left leg.) No, no, it’s fine. It’s more fun to walk a little, it’s just that the road is sometimes... Food! We’re hungry. (Hallo, Master.) Hallo, everyone. (Thanks for your hard work.) (Hallo, mayor.) Quick. I need to go down to see the Aulacese (Vietnamese). (Yes, yes. They keep hoping...) It’s been a long time since I spoke to them. (Yes.) Ah! Yes! (Hallo, Master.) Hi, hallo. (Hallo, Master. Hallo, mayor.)
Where are the bowls? (Here.) (Hallo, mayor.) (Hallo, everyone.) Where to eat? (Here, here.) Where to eat? Let’s go up. (Is this bowl OK?) Yeah, the bowl is OK. (OK. And these chopsticks?) Yeah. (They’ll do.) It’s for you. Let’s go find it. Where? (Here, here, here.) Here. (We have rice and vermicelli.) (Oh, so many, even vermicelli.) Come. (Vermicelli. What would you like, mayor?) Better to use two. Maybe this is too soft. (Use two.) If it’s too soft, it will be rotten. Just now and then, we seldom use this. Come. Wow! Wonderful. This is for you. (I’ll help myself.) (Let me get the chopsticks.) OK, OK. Let’s serve ourselves. (Bring the chopsticks.) (Give it to her.) Like this? (Yes.) Should this be with this? (Should it? Is it OK to put them together?) No? How do you eat it? (Put them together.) Good. Voila, very good. Is this all we have today? (This is good enough. It’s wonderful.) OK. I’m hungry.
Come. (Never mind. I’ll help you.) (No problem.) Let him. He’s not busy. Let him do some exercise. You are busy traveling the whole day. (I’m fine.) They’re just standing around. (They are busy with so much work.) On Sunday, one day only, not the whole day every day. (But Master, I’ll get off there.) Yes. (On that road. On the road over there.) On the road? (I’ll get off the car there.) Ah, the car has not come. Where is the car? (Up ahead) a bit. Good.
