There was an uproar all around and everyone was stunned.
All I heard was a sound of people sucking in their breaths of cold air.
"You woman, instead of staying home to cook and do laundry, have no right to take care of the men's affairs." A man sneered disdainfully.
Everyone spoke up.
"What do you know as a woman? Why are you meddling in this?"
"That's right, serving a man well is better than anything else."
"Da Ya's mom, stop joking and sit down..."
Liu Lanhua yelled at the top of her lungs, "Why don't you go to the sky and drive a tractor? You know shit."
"Hurry up and sit down. You're such a disgrace. Tractors are such precious pieces of metal. You can't afford to pay for them if you break ten of them."
Old Lady Song finally got her chance today and said righteously, "Second Brother, you still don't care about your wife. You really deserve a beating."
Erya stood up immediately, her brows furrowed, and she said in a clear voice, "Why can only men drive tractors? Who stipulated that?
Why can't lesbians drive tractors? I believe my mother is no worse than any man."
Daya also stood up and said, "I also support my mother's election as a tractor driver!"
Sanya, Siya, and Wuya all stood up and said in unison, "We support Mom too!"
He heard a burst of sneers and ridicules from all around, and they didn't take the mother and daughter seriously at all.
Song Guoliang stood up, his deep eyes following his wife who had a determined look at her side, his voice low and resounding.
"Who says lesbians can only stay around men and children? In the new society, men and women are equal. There is nothing that only men can do. The slogan that women hold up half the sky is not shouted in vain!
Gender is not a criterion for selection, nor is it a criterion for measuring ability at any time."
"Good! Well said!" Liu Da Jiao shouted and clapped his hands excitedly.
"I, Liu Heimei, agree with Dayama's candidacy for tractor driver. We women are no worse than the men."
Du Xiaoying looked at the tall and strong woman and said with a smile, "Everyone, let me say this. I know you think that as a woman, I can't learn as quickly or as well as a man, but who knows what the result will be if you don't give it a try? Besides, I'm no worse than that man at working on the fields. I didn't get those full work points for nothing."
"Bah! You unfaithful woman!" Old Mrs. Song spat fiercely.
The corner of Liu Lanhua's mouth almost touched her chin. "You're dreaming here in broad daylight."
"Today is the selection for reserve tractor drivers. I have confidence and energy and will give it my all..."
The women's eyes were burning with excitement, and they all clapped and cheered, "That's right, it's the modern era now, men and women are equal, we all support Dayama learning to drive a tractor."
“Yes, we all support…”
"Everyone heard it. Guoliang's wife took the initiative to sign up as a tractor driver. This positive and enthusiastic spirit is worth learning from." Team leader Zhao Lei led the applause.
“Pah pah pah…”
There was a burst of warm applause.
"Anyone else want to sign up? Raise your hand and don't hesitate."
"Captain, it's me."
“And me…”
The people at the educated youth site looked at each other in confusion, none of them were very excited.
The villagers didn't get along with the educated youth, so they knew that this matter wasn't their fault, so they didn't intervene and cause the villagers to be upset.
In the middle of the threshing ground, there were five people standing next to the team leader, and only Du Xiaoying was a female comrade.
"Everyone has a stone in their hands, and they can only choose two people to learn tractors. They put the stone behind the person they want to choose."
To ensure fairness, this time each adult had one vote, and they all lined up in a row and cast the stones in their hands in turn.
Du Xiaoying was still a little nervous, waiting for the team cadres to count the votes, and naturally hoped that she would be elected.
"I declare that the two with the highest votes are Comrades Du Xiaoying and Wang Jianguo..."
....
Du Xiaoying happily lay on the kang, crossed her legs and swung her feet.
"Are you so happy?"
"Of course! From now on, I'll be a technician in the brigade. Although my work points will still be full, it will be much easier."
"Are you that confident?"
“Yes, there must be!”
Du Xiaoying curled her lips. In her previous life, after the land was distributed to households, she had at least touched and driven a tractor, so she still had some basic knowledge about tractors.
"From now on, Mom will be the first female tractor driver in our commune!" Erya's eyes sparkled and her face was full of pride.
Facing her daughters' expectant and proud faces, Du Xiaoying patted her chest and said, "Mom will study hard and become a tractor driver for our brigade. I will definitely give those stinky old men a good slap in the face."
"Yeah, I believe Mom!"
Erya nodded heavily and secretly vowed in her heart that she would learn from her mother in the future. She was no worse than those stupid boys.
"We believe in mom too!" several girls said in unison.
Inspired by the infection, Daya's face showed an unprecedented determination. "Mom, don't worry about studying when the time comes. I will take good care of my sisters and the family."
Song Guoliang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of the family."
Du Xiaoying nodded heavily, "Yes!"
In a blink of an eye, the day to learn how to operate a tractor arrived. Du Xiaoying and Wang Jianguo set out early with dry food.
The two of them were alone, and to avoid suspicion, they kept a distance of one person between them and didn't talk much along the way. It took them nearly two hours to reach Liujiagou.
Liujiagou was the first brigade under the Hongqi Commune to have tractors, and it was usually the envy of all the brigades and communes.
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