Chapter 59 Women's Mutual Aid
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Yun led the applause.
Granting housing plots to female comrades is indeed a pioneering move.
Theoretically speaking, as a member of the brigade collective, women have the same right to be allocated homestead land as male members.
But in fact, because the homesteads are divided according to households, one homestead per household, so basically they are all allocated to men.
When a man grows up, gets married, and becomes an independent household, he can apply for a residential plot. Then his wife and children, as part of his family, can share the plot with him.
It is assumed that lesbians will get married and will not set up their own households, so lesbians basically will not take the initiative to apply for homesteads.
Over time, it has become as if women cannot apply for homesteads, but this is not true. Women who own an independent household can apply.
This is the theory, but there may be various practical difficulties in implementation.
In any case, Wang Qinghong and Wang Qingli's successful application for homestead land has made a good start.
Some people say that women are slow to act, always hesitant, hesitant, and lacking courage. That's because they lack confidence and possess too little.
Especially for many rural female comrades, once they get married, their parents' home is no longer their home. After divorce and leaving their husband's home, they cannot go back to their parents' home. What can they do?
Now, if you can't make it, you can get a divorce. After a divorce, you can even apply to build your own house! What should you do if your parents force you to marry a bad person and you can't even live in your own home? Become independent!
Director Yan also clapped a few times, then she pressed her hands down, signaling everyone to stop.
"Now that we've talked about the good news, let's talk about the specifics. Qingli and Qinghong are still living with their parents, and they have to pay rent to them every month. One dollar a month doesn't seem like much, but it adds up over time."
I thought, since the house has been divided and they are sure to move out, we should finalize this matter as soon as possible and let them move out of the house.
Building a house requires bricks, tiles, and wood. I thought, the only thing that costs money is the tiles. We can get the bricks and wood ourselves. Now we just need some help. On our days off, we can help make the bricks and go up the mountain to chop down some trees. Now is a good time to make the bricks and chop down the trees.
Can you guys spare some time?"
"able!"
The comrades present at the meeting shouted loudly.
One of the older sisters said, "I can make the blank."
Xie Yun said, "I can do that, too."
Director Yan was surprised and asked, "Binbin can also make blanks?"
Xie Yun scratched his head awkwardly and said with a smile, "I'm still a novice fighter. I've heard others talk about how to fight, but I've never tried it myself. This is a good opportunity for me to practice."
Making bricks is not difficult technically, but it is not easy to do. It is a physically demanding job. The pestle alone weighs 20 to 30 kilograms, and each adobe brick must be hammered at least ten times to ensure its strength.
Xie Yun had never done this in this world, but she learned it very well in her original world.
Director Yan smiled and said, "Okay! Bring Hongxia along, and you can all learn. What you learn is yours, and it's never a bad thing to learn a skill."
Zhao Hongxia smiled and said, "Okay, I'll learn it with Sister Binbin."
Director Yan laughed again and said, "Wu Mei, your father is a carpenter, do you know anything about this?"
Xu Wumei smiled and said, "I do know a little bit. I can saw, chop, plane, and chisel a little bit. My dad would make some small things for my brother when he came home, and I learned a little bit from him. I have some carpentry tools at home that I can use."
Director Yan smiled and said, "That's great."
Wang Huaqing said, "I have some old furniture at home. I live alone, and some of it is no longer useful. If Qingli doesn't mind, I'll move it over and use it when the time comes."
Wang Qingli immediately stood up and said, "Don't despise me, don't despise me. I don't know what to say. My parents are trying to push my sister into this hell, and you, who have no connection to me, are helping us like this. I feel so warm inside, really. Thank you, everyone, thank you!"
Wang Qingli circled around and bowed to everyone. Wang Qinghong also stood up and said, "This is all for me. My sister did this for me, too. Thank you."
Zhou Dani smiled and said, "Why thank me? Since we have to start work anyway, let's all work harder and build two rooms for Qingli and materials for the courtyard wall. Each of us can also contribute some leftover materials. At least it will be enough to build a chicken coop, repair the courtyard wall, and make a small bench or something."
Director Yan smiled and said, "Okay, that's settled. I'll find a suitable mud field. We'll work for an hour every day at noon, and half a day during our breaks. By the end of winter, we'll have finished making adobe bricks. We'll be able to build their house by next spring. If the money isn't enough, we can advance it from the team. Is that okay?"
"OK!"
"Then let's start from tomorrow. From now on, if anyone else encounters difficulties, we will all lend a hand. When many hands make light work, the fire burns brighter. When one person is in trouble, all women will support him. There will be no hurdle we can't overcome!"
Next, everyone discussed some details.
The meeting ended, and Xie Yun walked out of the room. The moon, which hadn't appeared when she left home, had already risen. Today was the 13th of the lunar calendar, and the moon was just shy of full. At this moment, it hung high in the sky, emitting a cold, silvery light that illuminated the night once again.
As soon as Xie Yun went out, she saw Zhang Ruifeng and Xie Shen waiting in the yard. She immediately smiled, "Mom, Mumu."
Everyone greeted them, and Zhang Ruifeng responded with a smile.
Wang Huaqing laughed and said, "You're too worried. With so many of us, how could we not protect Binbin's safety? Guixiang has already made arrangements to send the younger ones back."
Zhang Ruifeng said, "I was just thinking that since I'm here to pick her up, you won't have to send her off, so you can go home earlier. It's really cold out here, so you should go home and rest."
Everyone walked out while talking. Most of the way there were other people walking with them until only a family of three was left at the end.
On the way back, Zhang Ruifeng heard everyone chatting and already knew that Xie Yun was going to help with the work.
She supported this matter. It was a great thing that women in a brigade could help each other. It also meant that if her daughter encountered difficulties one day, everyone would help her through it.
She said to Xie Yun, "Just go and help. Don't worry about anything at home. Mumu and I will take care of it, right, Mumu?"
"Yes! Sister, you should work outside and stop doing housework."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "I am so lucky to have the best mother and brother in the world."
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