ermoaspect ratio represent 1 . 85 represent1sound format represent monowarm and amusing comedy drama set in northern china where the proud and stubborn ermo ( alia ) work her finger to the bone selling home make noodle in order to trounce her snobby neighbor by save enough money to purchase the big tv in the district . despite this slender framework and the film be rich in characterisation and incident and such a alia bud romance with a married man ( liu peiqi ) and a narrative thread which be alternately funny and poignant and and genuinely affect . the acting be restrain and believable and and director zhou xiaowen frame and edits every scene to perfection . it a bit too laidback to really jump off the screen and and it pleasure be minor and but you simply can not fault the craftsmanship on display . ( mandarin dialogue ) .