Chapter 596 is not about reasoning with you.

Lu Qiaoge said directly, "Let's not talk about the preference for sons over daughters. Let's talk about why you adults don't take care of all these ducks and geese at home, but instead hand them over to a ten-year-old child?"

Sister-in-law Cao fell silent.

He clearly seemed unconvinced.

President Yu was also very angry.

He didn't look at the two women, but instead looked at Old Cao.

"I could tell from what you just said that your second daughter-in-law is indeed very busy and doesn't have time to manage these ducks and geese, but what about the others? Don't they have the time either?"

We really need to get this done today.

I only just realized how serious it is.

To be honest, families like Lao Cao's are not uncommon in their satellite commune.

If these teenagers are not allowed to go to school and are instead sent to herd ducks and geese, and the higher-ups investigate, he will lose his position as the head of the cooperative.

Besides, the down jacket factory's development of local animal husbandry is also for the benefit of these farmers.

If they really refuse to accept it because of this, wouldn't everything be over?

After all, nobody likes it when such accusations are unfairly leveled against a down jacket factory.

Isn't this exactly the situation in Lao Cao's family?

If a child with excellent grades is prevented from going to school and instead forced to herd ducks and geese, then Director Lu is bound to come knocking on their door.

Somewhat angry, President Yu raised his voice again: "Uncle Cao, just tell me the truth, is it only your ten-year-old granddaughter who can take care of your ducks and geese? If she goes to school, then no one in your family will take care of these ducks and geese. If that's the case, then you shouldn't keep them!"

Then he looked at the villagers who were watching the commotion outside and said, "Don't just watch the excitement. The commune will soon issue a document stating that if this kind of situation happens again, then this family should stop raising livestock."

A villager immediately chimed in, "My family raises over two hundred ducks, but I'm not relying on my child; my child is in school now."

Besides, it would be great to learn more about culture, like the technicians in the county. We raise ducks and geese scientifically now. How can you understand science without education, right?

"Old Cao's family, several of you are lazybones, doing nothing all day but running around to different houses. You think you're so great for having a son, so you dump this work on your niece. Have you no conscience? Aren't you heartless?"

"It's mainly Old Cao and Old Cao's wife who are too biased. If you two were honest, would these things have happened?"

One of the unserious villagers laughed and said, "You can't say that. If they were honest, we wouldn't have any fun to watch, right?"

President Yu glanced around and his gaze fell on Cao Lao Er, who had been hanging his head and remaining silent.

"You need to give me an answer first. Is it true that only your daughter can manage these ducks and geese, and no one else can?"

Cao Lao Er was startled when he realized that President Yu had called him out again.

Instinctively, I looked at my parents, who were standing to the side with gloomy faces.

Lu Qiaoge was very patient and didn't urge him. She wanted to see what the old man and the second son of the Cao family would say.

So what did these two people say?

Old Cao glanced at Cao Zhaodi, who was standing next to Lu Qiaoge, with some resentment.

That brat! It's all her fault. If she hadn't insisted on studying, none of this would have happened today.

He had already gone to take a leisurely afternoon nap.

Let whoever wants to do the housework do it; it's not his job.

He couldn't be bothered with that.

And that meddlesome old principal, and that gossipy Teacher Yin, neither of them are good people.

At this moment, President Yu's gaze was no longer as gentle as before.

So Old Cao got a little scared.

If they really stop allowing him to keep them, there's nothing he can do; he's done it before in previous years.

He also wanted to use this money to build a new house.

Old Cao quickly said, "No, no, that's not how it is. My eldest daughter-in-law and third daughter-in-law don't have much to do, so they'll take care of things from now on."

Sister-in-law Cao was immediately displeased.

She was used to being lazy, and the housework used to be shared equally, but after her second son's wife gave birth to three daughters in a row, her father-in-law and mother-in-law looked down on her more and more.

So gradually, all these chores were handed over to the second son's wife.

Although the second son's wife had a fiery personality, she could only swallow her anger in the end because she couldn't give birth to a son.

If you asked her to herd geese and ducks in the wasteland, that would be such a hardship for her. There are so many mosquitoes and all sorts of insects there, she wouldn't want to go there at all.

And it's not just about raising ducks; every day we also have to dig up wild vegetables and chop them up as duck feed...

There are plenty of jobs like that.

She won't suffer that pain.

So he immediately retorted, "The second son's daughter is already ten years old. If she doesn't do this work, who will?"

Besides, what's the use of a girl studying? Sooner or later she'll belong to someone else. No matter how well she studies, in the end she'll only bring honor to her husband's family.

It's better to take advantage of the fact that I'm still able to work, do more chores for the family, and make some contributions..."

Mrs. Cao strongly agreed with this statement.

He even nodded secretly.

President Yu's face turned red with anger; this was truly disrespectful to him.

But that's actually how rural work is.

When you encounter someone like that, it doesn't matter who you are.

They say whatever they want without any restraint, and they have their own set of theories.

And they even thought they were right.

Lu Qiaoge was not surprised; neither of these two women were kind-hearted.

To point at them and say something reasonable is a pipe dream.

So Lu Qiaoge said calmly, "I'm not here to reason with you today. I'm here to find out how many families are preventing their children from going to school because of raising ducks as a side business."

Lu Qiaoge then added, "Are families who don't send their children to school really the only ones who can manage ducks once they start raising them?"

When Lao Liu from the down jacket factory over there heard Lu Qiaoge's words, he understood what she meant.

So he said angrily, "To tell you the truth, the reason why Jiangcheng Down Jacket Factory was established was twofold: first, our garment factory needed to be restructured, and second, to increase the income of us poor farmers."

The benefits of raising ducks are now visible, and many families have made money.

However, the down jacket factory we established is not meant to make your children, who are supposed to be studying, stop studying and instead go herding ducks and geese.

If that's the case, Jiangcheng down jacket factories will stop collecting duck and goose down locally.

President Yu was startled when he heard this.

If that's the case, then it's serious.

As the president of the company, he was also implicated.

So President Yu stopped talking to Old Cao.

He didn't bother with him, but pointed to the brigade leader standing next to him with a bad expression: "Find a few able-bodied men to count and weigh the ducks and geese at Old Cao's house."

Isn't it because we can't raise them? Isn't it because no one can do it? There's only one ten-year-old child who can do this job, so we shouldn't raise them.

Don't worry, I'll charge you the current prices for both ducks and geese. I'll pay out of my own pocket, so you won't lose out, Old Cao. Don't raise any more of them from now on.”

President Yu paused for a moment, then looked at the captain and emphasized, "Keep a close eye on them. If they continue to raise them, you can quit your job as captain."

(End of this chapter)