你知道这些粮 我费了多大力气 收回来的 我不管
“Do you know how much effort I put into collecting this grain? I don't care.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Because the grain shops in the capital are offering too low a price.”
你知道 这些粮 我 费了多大力气 收 回来 的 我不管
“Do you know how much effort I put into collecting this grain? I don't care.”
我只听我姐的
“I only listen to my sister.”
“I bled for this inventory; I won't let it go for pennies no matter what you say.”
In Chinese negotiations, citing the sheer toil and suffering endured to obtain goods is a common moral argument to reject underselling and demand respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how much effort it took; went through great pains
A vivid spoken idiom used to emphasize strenuous physical or emotional labor invested into an outcome.
I don't care; regardless of that
A blunt conversational phrase used to dismiss external arguments and maintain a stubborn stance.
Part of the cleft construction '是……的' (with '是' omitted) emphasizing the difficulty of the procurement process.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If grain prices keep rising, how are we supposed to survive?”
“Take your grain and go home now.”
“You're wasting food.”
“But if things go on, you'll be found out long before then.”
“Thank you for frequently sending rice and provisions there. N-Not me.”
“He went to great lengths to send it.”