ˈɜːmoʊ bɪkˌʌmz ɐ wˈaɪz mˈɜːtʃənt ˈiːvən ɪf ʃiː ˈoʊnli sˈɛlz dɹˈaɪ nˈuːdəlz ænd ɐ kənsˈuːmɚ fˈʊl ʌv ˌæspɚɹˈeɪʃənz, wˌaɪl hɜːɹ ˈɛldɚ hˈʌsbənd stˈɪl dɹˈɪŋks hɪz tʃaɪnˈiːz mˈɛdəsən ænd sˈiːz hɪmsˈɛlf æz ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ hˈɛd ʌv vˈɪlɪdʒ, ɐ ɹˈoʊl wˌɪtʃ wʌz mˈiːnɪŋfəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈaʊ ˈiəɹə.
Ermo becomes a wise merchant (even if she only sells dry noodles) and a consumer full of aspirations, while her elder husband still drinks his Chinese medicine and sees himself as the former head of village, a role which was meaningful during the Mao era.