The Blossom from the Darkest Soil - Episode 2

A desperate mother begs a doctor to draw another bag so she can sell it to feed her baby, but he refuses. The episode cuts to Joel's birthday, where the family insists he become the top scholar and openly shames a young girl labeled a "jinx"—children taunt her and dogs are driven at her. She pleads, "I want to go to school." Ms. Smith concedes, "let's go to school tomorrow." The episode closes with her granted schooling but still facing family contempt and a missing "lucky star," leaving her acceptance uncertain.