Chapter 56 Let’s have a meeting!
As soon as Wang Anfen got home, he started cursing everyone, including Wang Qinghong and Wang Qingli, and finally turned his focus to Wang Qingli.
Then, Wang Qingli went to find Director Yan and reached an agreement on the separation of the family business.
Xie Yun was like a ruthless praise machine today, praising Wang Qingli non-stop and even praising Wang Qinghong several times.
Wang Qingli acted decisively without any hesitation or entanglement, and was not bound by family ties. Although Wang Qinghong was not as decisive as her, she knew right from wrong and stood firmly on her sister's side. This was not easy for a girl who had been disciplined for a long time.
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After Xie Yun returned home, she took out 5 yuan from the money she had collected and gave it to Zhang Ruifeng. Today's great unity cannot be taken out.
"How is it, are they satisfied?"
"Satisfied, very satisfied. I watched the old lady take a bite before she came back. She said my cooking skills can compare with the master chef of Chunhualou in Beijing."
Zhang Ruifeng smiled and said, "I don't know who the master chef of Chunhualou is, but I know my daughter's cooking skills are first-rate, and she's also very smart. She was able to come up with such a good idea and make such delicious meat."
After praising him, she added, "You came back a little later than usual today."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Mom, I walked out of the commune and met Sister Qingli. I followed her to the supply and marketing cooperative, and then we came back together. We chatted along the way and walked a little slowly."
Zhang Ruifeng smiled and said, "Did I tell you about the Qingli family division?"
"I told you, I've been saying this all the way. You know it too!"
"It's not just me! Everyone in the whole brigade knows about it."
Xie Yun was surprised and asked, "How could the news spread so quickly?"
"Qingli didn't try to hide it. After the family division, she told several people. Guixiang even announced it on a loudspeaker."
"Director Yan is still broadcasting? What did she say? Did she say that Qingli split up?"
Director Yan first explained the Marriage Law to everyone. She said that now is a new society, marriage is free, and no one can interfere, not even parents. Some parents want to force their daughters to marry their sons in exchange for marriage, and some parents force their daughters to marry someone they don't want to marry in order to get a high bride price. If the girl doesn't agree, it is an illegal act and the person will be sent to a labor camp.
No one has the right to interfere with a widow's marriage, including remarriage. She asked all the women victims to come to her, and the government would make the decision for them.
Then she told the story of Qinghong and Qingli's separation. She said Anfen and his wife wanted Qinghong to get married, but Qinghong disagreed. To avoid their parents making decisions without their knowledge, the two sisters requested a separation. Director Yan served as a witness and granted them the division.
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Did Director Yan tell me what kind of person they found for Sister Qinghong?"
"She didn't say this on the loudspeaker, but I heard about it when I went out to grind flour. He's a man whose wife died and he has four children. He's in his thirties. Maybe he's not well off, so he's willing to pay a high bride price. I don't know what An Fen and his wife are thinking. They're pushing their own daughter into this fire pit just for a little money."
"That's a lot of money, 180 yuan. Sister Qinghong's father told the matchmaker that if he wants to marry his daughter, he has to pay 180 yuan."
Zhang Ruifeng frowned. "He's just trying to sell his daughter. He doesn't even think about finding her a good family. He doesn't even think about how an ordinary family can afford 180 yuan as a betrothal gift. They'll definitely have to borrow it, and then they won't be able to pay it back. If his daughter marries him and is burdened with debt, how can she have a good life?"
"He didn't think about it, right? Why would he even think about it? Look at you, didn't you think about it the moment I told you? Qingli and Qinghong thought about it too. How could her parents not think about it? They just don't care. Qingli went to inquire about the situation and was told that the family treated the women they married into badly. The betrothal money was borrowed, and she told her parents about it, but they still didn't care. Qingli had no choice but to split up the family."
Zhang Ruifeng sighed, "Qingli is a good child. Qinghong is lucky to have such a protective sister. If she had listened to her parents and married him, she would have suffered endless hardships in this life."
Xie Yun asked, "Has anyone in the team said anything bad about Sister Qinghong and Sister Qingli?"
Zhang Ruifeng shook her head. "Probably not. I haven't heard anything about it. When they told me about it, I could hear their tone saying that An Fen and his wife were dishonest."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "That's good. Sister Qingli and I shared bunk beds during militia training. She's a nice person, with a straightforward temper, no bad intentions, and quite interesting to talk to. She actually didn't want to split up the family, but her father insisted on agreeing to the marriage after learning about the man's situation, which made her angry."
Zhang Ruifeng smiled and said, "This girl is kind and righteous, and she's a good person. Don't worry, most of the people in our Liushutun Brigade are sensible. Besides, Director Yan is here, and he won't let anything affect them."
Xie Yun nodded and asked, "Where's Mumu?"
"He went out to play. He wanted to go into the mountains this afternoon, saying he was going to practice his slingshot and collect some firewood, but I didn't let him go and told him to go out and play for a while. I saw him holding the militia training manual you gave him when he left. Maybe he went to play training games with his friends."
Xie Yun laughed: "It's good to play for a while. My brother is just too sensible."
Zhang Ruifeng also laughed: "I said the same thing."
After a while, there was a knock on the Xie family's door. "Sister Binbin, are you home?"
"I'm at home, the door is open, come in."
As soon as Xie Yun finished speaking, Zhao Hongxia pushed the door open and came in.
"Sister Binbin, Aunt Zhang."
"Why."
Zhang Ruifeng agreed and stood up, saying, "Let's talk inside. It's warmer inside."
Xie Yun also stood up and took Zhao Hongxia into the house.
They usually like to stay in the yard because the light outside is good and it is more convenient to sew soles, mend clothes, etc.
Seeing that Zhang Ruifeng was about to pour her some water, Zhao Hongxia quickly said, "Aunt Zhang, please don't worry. I'll just have a few words with Sister Binbin and leave."
"You really don't want to drink?"
"Really, really, I won't lie. If I were thirsty, I would ask you for it."
"Okay, you guys chat."
"Why."
After Zhang Ruifeng finished speaking, he went out, leaving Zhao Hongxia and Xie Yun alone in the room.
Xie Yun asked her, "What's the matter?"
"A little bit. My mom asked me to come. You know about Sister Qingli's family division, right?"
"knew."
"My mom said that we women should have a spirit of mutual help. Tomorrow night after dinner, we'll have a small meeting. The attendees will be the women activists in the village, our militia team, and a few veteran comrades who have served in the militia before. Let's discuss how to help Sister Qingli and Sister Qinghong, and what to do if we encounter similar situations in the future. My mom thinks it would be best to come up with a process. My mom asked me to notify the militia team. Sister Binbin, are you coming?"
"join!"
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