Chapter 241 Educated Youth Exhibition Hall, Majiagou
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After the movie ended, Qian Daguang and Shao Xiang returned home. He walked around the house, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.
"She didn't even tell us about such a big thing!"
"You haven't gotten used to it yet?"
Qian Daguang: “…”
After a pause, he said, "I must write a letter and scold her."
"Swear, swear as hard as you can."
Qian Daguang added, "Isn't that inappropriate? After all, the child has made progress and performed so well. I don't praise her, but scold her. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"
"Then praise me, praise me as much as you can."
"Then she won't wag her tail?"
"When did she stop wagging her tail?"
Qian Daguang continued to spin, and Shao Xiang was so annoyed that she asked him, "Can you please stop?"
"able."
Qian Daguang sat back on the sofa and said, "Why don't I give her a call and tell her a few words."
"Speak, speak louder than you can."
Qian Daguang said: "You don't have to use so much force."
After a while, Qian Daguang said, "Why didn't Xiao Xie contact me this time?"
Shao Xiang said: "If something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong. Just wait, she should contact you in a few days."
Qian Daguang: “…”
Forget it, he might as well take the initiative!
The next day, Qian Daguang called Xie Yun and asked, "Xiao Xie, how are you doing recently? Is your research progressing smoothly?"
"I'm fine, and my research is going well. I was just thinking of calling you these days, and I didn't expect you to call me."
Qian Daguang was at his ease. "Here I am, here comes the business," he said. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"It's just a small matter. Didn't Gao Yun make a movie? We're really taking it seriously here. We want to put her stills up at our educated youth camp to encourage everyone to learn from her and always strive for greater heights in life. It would be best if we could also put up a few at the brigade headquarters and Taoyuan Commune. Take a look. Do you have any other suggestions?"
Qian Daguang asked: "When did you know she was making a movie?"
"I knew it from the beginning. Ever since she started writing the script, I knew it."
Qian Daguang: “…”
He took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and asked, "Where did you get the stills?"
"Gao Yun sent me several of them. I'm telling you, they're gorgeous! They're shots that aren't in the movie. Gao Yun took them during a break in filming."
Qian Daguang: “…”
He pounded the table in jealousy.
"Well, if you want to put the stills in the educated youth camp, the brigade, and the commune, don't you need to get them frames?"
"Yes, I need to ask a carpenter to help make it better, and I also want to enlarge the photo. Uncle Qian, I want to build a museum to show the outstanding performance of the educated youth who came here. I want to write down, draw, and record them. People who come after me will be encouraged by seeing them, and this will be a rare historical memory. What do you think?"
"I think your idea is really great! Really, really great! Xiao Xie, I support you guys a little bit. Can you send me another copy of the photo later? I want to see if your photo is the same as mine."
Xie Yun: “…”
"Okay, why not? Don't even mention that you still support me. Even if you don't support me, I will give it to you if you want it."
"Good boy!"
"Well, how much do you plan to support me?"
Qian Daguang: “…”
The two ended their pleasant conversation.
Xie Yun almost laughed herself silly after hanging up the phone. She could sense Qian Daguang's complex emotions even through the phone. "Give him back his photos? What photos does he have?"
Qian Daguang discussed it with Shao Xiang, and after obtaining Shao Xiang's consent, he sent 300 yuan to Liushutun.
Xie Yun would never let people down when they were paid for their work.
She simply wrote a report to the county, applying to build a special exhibition hall for educated youth in the county, and then issued a notice to each commune and brigade to collect the advanced deeds of educated youth.
Let everyone write down their deeds in detail, and the county can also send people to take photos of the educated youth.
This long-lasting, costly and socially responsive Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement should leave something for future generations.
This work was initiated by Xie Yun, and the specific organizing unit was the County Youth League Office.
They are enthusiastic about their work and work very actively.
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On October 3, the National Daily published an editorial titled "Resolutely put an end to any form of arranged marriage. All marriages that go against the woman's will are invalid!"
This editorial was published in the name of the President of the All-China Women's Federation.
The article points out that although the Marriage Law has been promulgated for more than 20 years, in many places, marriages that go against the will of the parties involved have not been completely eliminated, and the vast majority of these marriages go against the wishes of women.
Some parents marry their daughters who are in their teens or even twenties to men in their forties or fifties in exchange for a high bride price. After that, they turn a blind eye to the suffering their daughters endure in their husband's family, and even stand on the side of the men and jointly harm the lesbians who were forced to marry!
"This is not marriage! This is naked exploitation and oppression under the guise of marriage. It's perverse! It's human trafficking under the guise of marriage!"
Parents sell their daughters to another family and make them work like slaves for them. This is essentially the same as selling daughters to landlords as maids in the old society!
In the new society, such behavior will never be allowed to exist.
We will not allow any behavior against women's will to happen!
As early as the Marriage Law was first promulgated, extensive efforts were launched across the country to completely abolish arranged and commercial marriages and realize freedom of marriage. More than 20 years later, this phenomenon persists despite repeated prohibitions. This is no longer simply a feudal custom; it is a manifestation of resistance to national policy and contempt for the people's government by a small group of people.
All localities should take immediate action to seriously investigate and punish such behavior."
On October 5, the Eastern Province Daily reprinted this commentary.
Five days later, soldiers from the armed forces stationed near the Majiagou Brigade quickly moved out and arrested all those involved in selling daughters and buying wives.
Afterwards, the army remained stationed in Majiagou and conducted patrols every day. The entire Meishan Commune seemed to be in a state of emergency.
Without social unrest, everyone would remain silent.
The legal publicity vehicle drove into Meishan Commune, going from street to street, publicizing the Marriage Law and the Public Security Regulations every day, publicizing the Party and government’s policies on women and marriage, and publicizing that arranged marriages and marriage transactions are equivalent to human trafficking. These people are human traffickers and should be arrested and punished!
Of course, there was no special legal publicity vehicle at that time. What was used was the car of Secretary Li of the County Party Committee. Like He Zeshan before him, he did not use it at ordinary times, but would contribute it to do big things at critical moments.
After arresting the person, the Qushui County Women's Federation quickly reported the situation to the higher-level Women's Federation, and Secretary Li also reported this special work to the Rencheng Municipal Committee.
Liu Chengjun contacted her mother and informed her of the details. The All-China Women's Federation contacted the Women's Federation of East Province, which happened to have received the materials reported by the Women's Federation of Rencheng. The several parties joined forces in victory, and what followed was overwhelming publicity.
All the news about Qushui County that appeared in the media before was positive, but this time, a dark side of society was finally exposed.
But it doesn’t matter. The problem is a historical legacy. What contemporary people are doing is to solve the problem, and it will not have much negative impact on Qushui County.
As soon as the Majiagou incident emerged, each commune quickly launched self-examinations and rectifications, encouraging the women victims to actively seek self-help. If anyone was trapped or detained and unable to rescue themselves, as long as an insider made an anonymous report, the commune's People's Armed Forces Department and public security commissioners would immediately respond to the call.
Although the police stations at the commune level have not been restored, the public security special commissioner system has been restored, which is responsible for social security and household registration management.
If no one reports it, it doesn't matter. The People's Armed Forces Department and the public security commissioners will conduct door-to-door investigations, it just takes some time.
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