Waihangahia tētahi putanga matatini ake o tēnei rerenga kōrero I te wā e kōrero ana tētahi whakakeke ki te whakamātau ki te whakaoho i te tautoko mō te hōia e whakatata mai ana ahakoa te ua i te raki, ka mōhio a Wang Lung rāua ko O-Lan kua mutu te waipuke.
Ko te tikanga, ko te putanga matatini ake o te rerenga korero ko "Ka ngana ana te kaitautoko ki te tautoko i te ope e whakatata mai ana ahakoa te ua i te raki, e hiahia ana te whanau ki te hoki ki to ratau kainga, engari kaore he moni mo te kau, te purapura, me te kai. "