The Children of Huang Shi Page #2

a six-foot Oxford graduate

- who can't speak a word of Chinese.

Jack!

Have you ever heard of

a place called Huang Shi?

You know I came back to

China to teach engineering.

Now I'm teaching peasants

how to blow things up.

To tell you the truth,

it's much more fun.

Seriously.

Seriously. I travel around to

organize the resistance,

and try to stay ahead

of the Japanese army.

I have to leave tomorrow.

Take me with you.

How fit do I need to be to

use a typewriter, for God's sake?

I'm not worried about you.

I'm worried about the poor bastards

who have to carry you around with them.

But there is a place

up in the North-West.

It's called Huang Shi.

It's somewhere you can pick up

good background material

and work on your Chinese

while you are convalescing,

before you go on to the front.

Very good.

Did you understand it?

I certainly did. You said -

"Let me introduce myself."

"I am a pumpkin."

This area is controlled

by the Communists -

this by our Nationalist brothers-in-arms.

You will take the train

as far as Pao-Chi here,

and Huang Shi's right about here.

That's where you're going.

- Chen?

- Hey! Get down!

What's the matter?

They're not the Japanese.

No. They are not.

They're the government troops

of Chiang Kai-Sek.

- Nationalists?

- Yeah.

- I thought you were brothers.

- Sometimes.

I thought you were fighting together

against the Japanese.

When it suits them - or us.

This could be one of those times. Or...

...maybe not.

What are they doing here?

They are conscripts.

From the south.

They like to take them

far from their homes,

so they are less likely to run away.

They're trapped...

Leave. Hurry!

Hello?

Hello?

Who's in charge here?

This is for the person in charge.

I said,

this is for the person in charge.

Esteemed Headmaster...

I have the pleasure of introducing...

the great Oxford University scholar...

George...

Pig.

I am in charge, Mister... Pig.

It says 'Pig'.

How is it you speak English?

I'm not a peasant like these others.

I am Liu Shi-Kai.

My father is a Government Official.

Hello?

You think I can cook with just a pot?

Come and see...

I have nothing... look.

All I have is this.

Grown-ups.

Teachers.

Where?

Gone... all gone.

Do you have any rice?

Get up.

Get up.

Hurry

Who's there?

Miss Lee

The boys have taken the Englishman.

That's enough!

Touch him again...

I'm out of here forever.

She's bluffing.

You give me one good reason

why I should be bluffing, Shi-Kai.

Here. Let me take a look at that.

You're the nurse, aren't you? Lee...

Lee Pearson.

How do you do? I'm George -

I know who you are.

It was my idea to send you here.

'The great Oxford University scholar.'

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