第5話: 協会会長に拒否された後、ハクメイは建設作業を求めて探す

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Iwashi introduces Hakumei to the chairman of the local construction association, Narai, and his deputy, Katen, as she wants to participate in the rebuilding of a stone wall along a road that was damaged in a landslide. The chairman rejects her, but she goes to the work site maintaining Iwashi's tools. Impressed by her resolve and the respect and sincerity she shows for her colleagues and work, the chairman allows her to join the workers. Mikochi arrives at the construction site to help Narai's wife, Hakuyo, cooking for the workers. Hakumei proves her worth noticing a dangerous oversight on the chairman's part and proposing a method to cut a big stone. (Source: Wikipedia)