The bird with the broken neck is the symbol of such abuse.
The bird represented the woman's freedom and something she wanted to have one day. It was constantly in a cage, like she was in her house married to an abusive husband. Even though he was not physically abusive towards her, the mental abuse was unbearable which is why she killed him.
Yu has patrolled The street around the villages, with historical wooden houses. For many years the hours with his gong to tell or remind the villagers when there were theifs of a fire