“Whenever road work pau, i manage nearest and dearest ranch. I need turn and help one another on the ranch. I zero are able to afford professionals. Whenever we most young, the latest girls strive regarding sugarcane occupation, clean sources out of cane plants and you will eliminate weeds. Focus on ranch take all our time right up until i willing to get married.” “Exactly how much did you receives a commission following?” I inquired. “Oh . . . ?merely chi bitto [almost no]! Once we score shell out, our parents thus happy and you can would say, ‘Oh, mo kete kita ka [your generated some money]?’ I gave them every bit! “I work hard throughout date, however, we go out playing at night, moasobi, I state prior to. The newest boys and girls regularly hook up if you’re parents yo nabe [works all day]. Naturally, the newest girls older now and wish to look good toward boys. Girls goes toward mizu tamari [drinking water really] to clean confronts, because they going see the boys. Even buying you to definitely epidermis detergent try hardo, however, we ordered you to detergent to scrub the face so we will appear quite. Besides that, i avoid using make-up. Upcoming, i went to relax and play and you can play music. Of a lot boys showed up from our community and now have away from close community of Toguchi. The latest boys and you will girls come across roadside and we also sing having live sanshin sounds. Residing in brief village like ours, don’t any form move to make.” Deciding on their particular photographs, I thought to Ushii, “You’re extremely rather. You truly need to have had a good boyfriend, then?” She chuckled, “Yeah, I happened to be gorgeous. Everyone is beppin [pretty] after you younger!” Visualize Bride to be Relationship
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“One-day while i was you are yrs . old, things takes place. We had treat invitees. Which pair had young buck, Matsukichi. The guy work with glucose plantation for the The state in addition they already been chat on the relationship anywhere between its child and you may myself, investing photo along. That was whenever i first spotted my personal husband’s visualize. I thought the guy browse most hansamu, therefore i told you, ‘Okay.’ Identical to you to definitely! “Ever since I became younger girl, I always think of heading Their state. When anyone go back Okinawa I pay attention to many guru tales regarding island paradise in which some body go create cash. They arrive indicate to us photo it bring back from The state. In my opinion, just how very the fresh new Okinawan girls look, dress yourself in stunning kimono, sporting all of them the way naichi girls put them on. From the village, the newest Okinawan girls wear the fresh kimono small, couples inches in the legs, their obi sash tied and you may get smaller the front including good courtesan.” Ergo, of several visualize brides away from Okinawa who were for a passing fancy ship as image brides of mainland Japan were ridiculed by the naichi brides. Glancing within pictures delivered out-of Their state, Ushii envision this new girls out of their village looked so much more oshare (stylish) and appeared to live life inside the Hawaii. “How i should live-in great place,” she believe. “Very right away, I consent to get married and head to The state. “At that time, my personal mom was very worried due to the fact We offer quick address. She requested me personally, ‘Ushii, you sure we should marry that it man, eleven ages avove the age of you? If you go to The state and marry it guy, you no can get separation and divorce it doesn’t matter what hard time your could have. Any sisters, wed only once, live with you to husband, you know.
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When you marry, zero can get separation and divorce. And perhaps as I absolutely must see so it eden island I dream much from the. I found myself too-young to notice boys if you don’t think of boyfriends. I begin getting ready getting my personal trip. Then your unexpected taken place. Matsukichi’s stepmother score Foreign language flu virus and perish, therefore he hurry home to Okinawa. I was thinking their deal with was handsamu, same as his photo, however, their base very brief, I have little turned off,” she chuckled. A great chitto bitto a lot better than those I don with the sphere to possess work.








