Eating melons

Chapter 358 Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chapter 358 Chicken Soup for the Soul

No wonder Wei Wei and Jiang Qi always say that marriage is a woman’s soul tomb. This is so true.

If a person is unlucky, this is no different from entering the Tomb of Souls.

Most people get married by meeting each other through blind dates, and the marriage depends entirely on the matchmaker's words, and the rest is a matter of gambling.

Jiang Qi glanced at the few people and said, "In this regard, there is usually only worse, not the worst. Don't think we are exaggerating or talking nonsense.

You don’t usually know it, it’s just that you don’t come into contact with many people, and you live too naively and simply under the protection of your parents.

But if you go out and look around more often, you will see that. If you go to the lower levels, the lower you go, the more you will find that this situation is very common.

Just hearing what we are saying makes our scalps tingle, but it is what many women at the bottom of society are experiencing.”

Jiang Qi was not talking nonsense. She was born in the countryside and naturally knew what poverty was like.

She was born in the 1990s, and their place was quite poor. They didn't get out of poverty until 2000, and were still extremely poor.

Many men in their village married foreign wives, of course, through formal channels.

But even so, Jiang Qi couldn't help but despise their ignorance.

When she talked about this, she remembered something that she didn't know whether it was funny or sad.

There are a few families, not just one, but several families, who married a foreign daughter-in-law, had children, but insisted that their children become civil servants and enter the system.

In the eyes of those people, only civil servants and jobs within the system are good jobs, and they can only see this one path.

At that time, she had no idea what those people's brains were like. It looked quite funny, but sometimes it was also very sad for a child.

By that time, those poor areas will still be like this, not to mention this era, there will only be more of them, the status of women will only be lower, and they will only be more ignorant.

No one can refute Jiang Qi's words, after all, this is really the reality.

Not only that, women not only have to go through a lot of pain during childbirth, but many women also suffer from domestic violence. They have seen too many cases of domestic violence.

Speaking of this, Liu Jiaojiao suddenly had an idea, "Jiang Qi, Weiwei, do you think we can popularize these things? This way, we can help more women.

Didn’t the leader say that women can hold up half the sky?

Aren’t we here in the countryside to support rural development? We can go to the Women’s Federation to help women popularize these things, so that they will suffer less.”

Wu Mei was also very excited when she heard this. "Yes, we can popularize these things to them. If we can help some people, then that's enough."

When talking about this, Liu Jiaojiao and Wu Mei's eyes were bright and dazzling.

But Wei Wei and Jiang Qi fell silent after hearing this. Was it because they didn't want to? It was because they didn't dare.

It is said that novels are based on life, and they have read too many such novels.

Among those female protagonists who traveled back in time, whether to ancient times or modern times, and who advocated for gender equality and women's rights, how many of them had good results in the end?

Those with good results are all fake and untrue, and in the end the little fireworks they spread will also die out.

Why is it that when those heroines travel back to ancient times, they end up becoming princesses or queens, and have no careers?

The novel describes a beautiful love story, but in reality, it is probably about exposure and soft control, just covered with the skin of love.

Even without talking about those novels, they all know that the first tree to stick its head out gets shot.

If they promote these ideas, they will become the first to be beaten.

After all, these ideas are still too advanced for people of this era.

The main reason I told Liu Jiaojiao and the others was that whether it was Liu Jiaojiao or Xiao Xuemu, Li Zhibin and Yu Xi, the three of them could be said to be the people standing at the top of this era.

Their families are capable and powerful, so their ideas are more advanced than those of ordinary people, their horizons are broader, and they are more able to be exposed to new ideas and learn new ideas.

As for Wu Mei, they also noticed that she listened to them very well.

But the people in the Red Star Brigade were different. The previous generation of the Red Star Brigade basically could not read a single word. Although their generation knew some words, their thinking was still relatively feudal.

What they said and what they thought are still relevant even in 2020.

It is almost impossible for the women of the Red Star Brigade to absorb ideas that have been advanced for decades.

Anyway, it is absolutely impossible for the four of them to accomplish it. If they go to promote it, getting beaten might be the least of their worries.

Girls still have to protect themselves when they are outside and do things within their ability. This is obviously not something that the four of them can do.

Seeing Wei Wei and Jiang Qi like this, Liu Jiao and Wu Mei also froze. Liu Jiaojiao asked tentatively:

"What's wrong? Is this not okay?"

Jiang Qi sighed, "After listening to what we've said, what do you two think? Are you afraid of marriage or having children?"

Wu Mei and Liu Jiaojiao nodded. After Jiang Qi's reminder, Liu Jiaojiao immediately reacted, but Wu Mei still didn't quite understand.

"Does it matter?"

Liu Jiaojiao was feeling a little down, and muttered, "If the two of us were to spread these ideas, the girls in the team might also become afraid of marriage and having children, and then we would probably be beaten to death.

Let’s not talk about other people first, but mothers can’t explain it. Do you think our mothers don’t know these things? But have they ever told us?

The reason why we both think that what Wei Wei and Jiang Qi say makes sense is because we are educated and our education level is not low.

We come from advanced cities and have broadened our horizons, so we can explain these principles.

But there were a few educated women in the Red Star Brigade, and some had even finished high school.

Among those women who have graduated from high school, how many have a more far-sighted vision?

Besides, even if we are willing to teach, people may not be willing to learn.”

After Liu Jiaojiao said this, Wu Mei also realized that this thing would not work at all.

Thinking of this, both of them felt very disappointed, especially Liu Jiaojiao.

After coming here, Wu Mei found some of her own value. At least she could support herself.

But Liu Jiaojiao didn't have that. After coming here, she relied entirely on her parents for support. She didn't know how to do anything and didn't have any advantages at all. The difference was too great compared to her previous situation.

She originally thought that she could find her own value and do something, but it turned out that she thought too simply, and she is still so useless.

Wei Wei felt uncomfortable when she saw the light in Liu Jiaojiao's eyes go out.

However, although it was not very comfortable, she didn't plan to do it. After all, she still valued her life.

Seeing Liu Jiaojiao's lost look, Wei Wei couldn't help but comfort her.

"We shouldn't be too disappointed. Even though we can't popularize it now for our own safety, it doesn't mean we can't do it in the future!

Isn’t the current situation special? So we still have to hide when we need to.

Have you noticed that women are much better now than before?

As the saying goes, you can’t become fat in one breath, and you can’t achieve success overnight.

Times are progressing, and these policies will also progress. Look at women in the past. They were trapped in that small space all their lives. Also, how many women in the past had jobs?

But look at girls nowadays. They can study and become officials. Most girls go out to work and can support themselves.

The idea that men should work outside and women should work inside is deeply rooted and it is impossible to eradicate it all at once. We have to take it slowly.

We must believe in our country and the Party, and one day in the future we will be able to achieve true gender equality."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Wei felt something was wrong. Why did she always feel that what she said was like a shot of chicken blood, like chicken soup for the soul.

Wei Wei was a little bewildered. Was this the hallmark of later generations? They were always spouting inspirational quotes.

Liu Jiaojiao asked blankly, "Really?"

She had never thought about it before, so she had never felt this way.

But now when she talked about this, she suddenly realized that the status of women was really weak, and there were unfair phenomena everywhere. She wanted to change something, but she was powerless, so she felt a little depressed.

Wei Wei nodded affirmatively, "Didn't I say it before? The country's development cannot be separated from talents, and the college entrance examination will definitely be required.

However, our country does not restrict girls from studying. If the college entrance examination is resumed, there will definitely be a large number of women entering universities.

Those are the pillars and talents for the future development of the country. Have you seen such a phenomenon before?

But in the future, there will definitely be women in all walks of life, and there will always be a day when men and women are truly equal.”

Although it was just chicken soup, she didn't lie. In the future, it would indeed be like this.

As long as they can stand up for themselves, there will be basic equality between men and women.

Of course, if you can’t stand up or don’t want to stand up, there’s nothing you can do.

After hearing this, the light in Liu Jiaojiao and Wu Mei's eyes slowly returned, and they gradually cheered up.

That's true, the situation for women is much better now.

You can't become fat in one breath. Things are much better now than before. Times are progressing, and they believe that things will get better and better in the future.

However, seeing that everyone had their own lives and she seemed to be the only one who was just wasting her time, Liu Jiaojiao's mood became depressed again.

Among the seven of them, Wu Mei has always been very strong. She has never asked her family for a penny and has always been trying to find ways to support the family.

By coming here, Wu Mei can be said to have found a certain value. After all, if she stayed in the city, she might not be able to find a job.

Needless to say, Yu Xi, Li Zhibin and Xiao Xuemu are doing very well wherever they go.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi seem to be living a muddled life like her, but they live very clearly and soberly, and they know a lot.

They don't look like the kind of people who would starve to death if they leave home, even though their families send them money.

But Liu Jiaojiao felt that even if their families didn't send them money, they would not be short of money.

As for herself, if her parents didn't help her, she wouldn't even have enough to eat.

Therefore, Liu Jiaojiao was a little discouraged. She looked at Wei Wei and Jiang Qi and said, "Do you think I'm useless?"

Seeing Liu Jiaojiao like this, Wei Wei was a little surprised, "No."

Jiang Qi also nodded, "Yeah, why do you think so?"

To be honest, Liu Jiaojiao is usually very individual, and she seems to be very opinionated and confident.

Unexpectedly, he is so unconfident now, which really surprised Wei Wei and Jiang Qi.