Raise The Red Lantern - Songlian ( Gong Li ) is the new Mistress of the compound. As the new 4th Mistress, one of the benefits is to receive daily foot massages from the maids which use what I will describe as two special clacker hammers. They make a clacking sound when hit against the bottom of the feet. She receives special treatment the first ten days upon her arrival as a tradition and this is just one of those entitlements. In this image, the experienced elderly maid who appears to be about 70 years old gives her the foot massage. The younger maids usually dont know how to perform this task. The foot massages feel good and are addictive but the entitlement is what makes everybody jealous. When a Mistress receives the foot massage, it normally builds envy from the other three Mistresses who don't receive the special treatment that day. Beyond the initial first ten days when the new Mistress receives all the entitlements by default tradition, then the game begins for the Mistresses to compete for the Master's attention to be the chosen Mistress for each and every day.