"Xiao Bai, are you telling the truth?" Tian Guihua asked cautiously, with a hint of hope and uneasiness in her eyes.
"Aunt Tian, if you don't believe it, you can go see a doctor. Doctors will never lie." Chen Wanbai nodded and said, "Also, Aunt Tian, how can you take those folk remedies indiscriminately. "
Although Chen Wanbai said this on the surface, in her heart she was sad for the women of this era.
In ancient times, women were always in such an unfair situation. Just because they cannot give birth to children, women must bear all the blame and bear unwarranted accusations and blame, as if their value is only reflected in whether they can give birth to children. How ignorant and narrow-minded this prejudice is! How unfair and cruel this is!
Social rules and public opinion are like heavy shackles, tightly binding a woman's body and mind. If a woman is unable to have children, she is considered guilty, rejected by her husband's family, criticized by the world, and even has to endure unwarranted accusations and humiliation from family members and outsiders.
But why has no one ever questioned whether men also have problems? How absurd is this double accuracy!
Men can divorce their wives and remarry at will, but if a woman reconciles with her husband, she will be labeled as an "abandoned wife" and suffer endless criticism and humiliation. This evil feudal ethics and distorted secular concepts have ruined the lives of many women.
Thinking of this, Chen Wanbai took a deep breath and tried to calm down his emotions. These phenomena have been true for thousands of years, and many of them still exist even in modern society.
Although modern society is constantly progressing, the status of women has been significantly improved. But there are still some people (this does not represent everyone, please do not substitute) who have not been reformed and opened up, and still retain those old and decadent concepts.
Gender discrimination in the workplace makes it difficult for women to obtain the same opportunities and treatment as men; the traditional thinking of "men take charge of the outside and women take charge of the house" in the family limits women's personal development; even in some people In the concept of women, the value of women is still simply defined as giving birth and taking care of the family.
Some people (not representing everyone, please don’t substitute) superficially advocate equality between men and women, but they only require women to be equal when they go out to earn money to support the family. But when they return home, they take it for granted that women should do all the laundry, cooking, childbirth, and taking care of their parents-in-law.
They do not want women to be financially dependent on them, but they also expect women to take care of all the housework and keep the house in order.
Not only that, they also require women not to ask for betrothal gifts. To ask for betrothal gifts is to buy and sell, as if a woman's marriage should be a pure dedication without material protection.
At the same time, women are required to stay away from their natal family, integrate wholeheartedly into their husband's family, and not take too much care and concern for their natal family, as if a woman should be completely separated from her original family once she marries.
"Osmanthus, what's the matter with you today?" asked Liu.
"Oh, I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me. The village chief said that while the weather is good during this period, water will be released from the lotus pond in two days. By then, every household can send someone to catch fish. You are so far away It's far away, I guess no one will come to tell you, I haven't been here for a few days, so I stopped by to see how you are."
Mrs. Liu listened, but there was not much on her face. She was happy and said with some hesitation: "This... I don't want to go."
Mainly, she really didn't want to see the people in the village, especially the Chen family. If they all go, the Chen family will definitely go too.
Chen Wanbai was still immersed in his own thoughts, but when he heard these words, he stopped immediately.
She knew why Mrs. Liu didn’t want to go, so she said: "Mom, let’s go. This is a village activity, and it is the same in previous years. Every household has to go. Besides, when the time comes, we will catch fish and come back." It can also give us something to eat."
Tian Guihua also persuaded: "Sister, Xiaobai is right. This is a good thing in the village. Everyone is busy. Don't do it. If you're afraid, just stand next to me. If any short-sighted person dares to stir up trouble, I won't scold him to death."
Mrs. Liu was still hesitant, so Chen Wanbai pulled her away. With her hand, she continued to persuade: "Mom, it's okay, let's just go catch a fish and not get too entangled with them."
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Chen Wanbai also wanted to let Ms. Liu have more contact with people in the village, so that she would not be bored all alone and worry about her suffering from depression.
Tian Guihua also echoed: "Yes, sister, just go and join in the fun and don't think about those troublesome things."
Under the persuasion of the two, Mrs. Liu Finally nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's go."
Seeing Mrs. Liu nodding in agreement, both Chen Wanbai and Tian Guihua were very happy.
Tian Guihua said with a smile: "Then it's settled, let's go together then. Sister, you always don't show up, which makes many people in the village believe what Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Zhu said. Nonsense."
Liu sighed softly, and then nodded.
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Today, Guhuai Village is particularly lively. The reason is that the largest lotus pond in the village is about to be drained.
The villagers walked out of their homes one after another. The adults took the children and happily rushed to the pond.
Each of them was fully equipped, some were carrying nets, some were carrying buckets, and some were carrying wooden basins. Everyone was gearing up, with faces full of excitement and looking ready to go.
After waiting until the water in the pond was almost empty and the mud at the bottom of the pond could be vaguely seen, the opening for draining the water was carefully blocked with mud and straw.
At this time, the village chief stood in a conspicuous position by the pond, first cleared his throat, and then began the indispensable opening speech before fishing every year.
"Fellow folks, please be patient and don't rush! Just listen to me. Children are not allowed to go into the water! Men are here, women are here, no crossing the line! Especially no fighting. Fighting! We are all from the same village, so don’t ruin the harmony by fighting for one and a half fish..."
"Village Chief, please stop nagging, we say these words every year My ears are almost getting calloused, can you remember?”
“That’s right, we will never fight, and we can’t lose our annual fishing quota just to fight for a small fish. It’s a good deal.”
There are about a hundred households in the village, and only one person from each household is allowed to fish in the pond. After all, the pond is only a little over an acre, and it won’t be able to be used if there are too many people.
If anyone gets into a fight, they will not be allowed to participate in this event in the future.
Last year, Chen Goudan’s family and Chen Liumao’s family got into a fight over a fish. This year, there will be no more of them.
"Okay, okay, now that everyone knows what's going on, let's get started."
As soon as the village chief finished speaking, the crowd started to commotion. Immediately afterwards, there was a "plop-plop" sound, and everyone rushed into the pond like dumplings.