Chapter 39
During the day, Zhang Dashan was forced to mine, and his body was covered with whip marks.
At night, Zhang Dashan suffered the torture of domestic violence in his dreams.
Gradually, he became numb.
Life feels like it's filled with despair.
But he still wanted to save himself.
So he went to find Zhang's mother, hoping that she could save him from the dire situation.
But when Zhang Dashan went to look for Zhang's mother, he saw the scene where Zhang's father and mother committed suicide.
He completely broke down.
Zhang Dashan stared blankly at the bodies of Zhang's father and mother, without saying a word for a long time.
It turned out that after Li Ningyun fed Zhang's father a hallucinogenic pill that day, he also started to have dreams constantly.
In the dream, I had a mother-in-law and husband who favored boys over girls.
But after ten years of marriage, he had seven daughters in a row.
The mother-in-law and husband were very angry because the family was poor and could not afford to raise so many children. So when the third daughter was born, the mother-in-law took the girl directly into the mountains.
Two hours later, my mother-in-law went down the mountain alone.
When Zhang's father learned that the child he had carried for ten months was thrown into the mountains, he was shocked.
Despite his frail body from giving birth, he went into the mountains, but all he saw was the bloodstained tattered clothes.
Father Zhang returned home in a daze.
The mother-in-law treated him like a nobody because he didn't give birth to a son.
She started making him work even though he had just given birth.
At night, her husband forced her to give birth to a son as soon as possible.
But things don't always go as planned. Zhang's father gave birth to seven daughters in a row in his dreams.
Except for the eldest and the second oldest, they are still around.
The third and fourth children were thrown into the mountains by their mother-in-law.
As for the fifth, sixth, and seventh children, they were directly sold to human traffickers by the evil mother-in-law in the dream!
Zhang's father completely collapsed.
When night falls, he will experience despair as soon as he closes his eyes.
Finally, Zhang's father couldn't bear it anymore and committed suicide by cutting his wrists.
Zhang's mother also committed suicide on the same day as Zhang's father.
Because she turned into a little girl in her dream.
The little girl is very beautiful, like a doll, and her parents and guardians all love her very much.
Including a very handsome boy in school.
But because she was too dazzling, she was envied by other students.
So I was bullied at school.
The paint that was thrown at him.
Clothes soaked in water.
Long hair stuck in chewing gum.
There are also all kinds of unpleasant photos that were taken.
That series of nightmare-like experiences made Zhang's mother breathless.
When I asked my teacher for help, for some reason, the teacher who originally liked me very much suddenly changed his expression.
"They were just joking with you, they didn't mean it."
"Why do they bully you instead of others? Shouldn't you also think about whether you have done something wrong?"
"Don't always blame others. It takes two to tango. Maybe there's something wrong with you too?"
Mother Zhang found it hard to accept that the teacher who loved her so much was now not helping her.
So she asked her parents for help.
But her parents are very busy.
Often, before they have even finished speaking, they are called away by the company.
So Zhang's mother completely gave up struggling in such a dark campus life.
Finally she jumped off the roof of the school building.
Then she woke up from her dream, but the atmosphere of despair in the dream still enveloped her for a long time.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she seemed to see her desperate and helpless self.
Li Ningyun received another call from the coal mine.
This time she was asked to collect the bodies.
After Li Ningyun knew about it, he readily handled the funeral arrangements for the three of them.
Then she began her daily routine of raising a child.
One day, Li Ningyun looked at Zhang Pan'er, who was already in high school, and asked her with a smile: "Pan'er, Mom has never asked you, what do you want to do when you grow up?"
Zhang Paner thought for a moment and said, "Mom, I want to be a teacher in the impoverished mountainous areas."
Li Ningyun was curious: "Why do you want to be a teacher in an impoverished mountainous area?"
A trace of sadness flashed in Zhang Paner's eyes: "Mom, since I was little, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma didn't like me. They hated my gender and blamed me for being a girl."
"Thankfully, I have a good mother who keeps me from enduring their vicious words and violence."
"But, Mom, there are many places in this world where boys are favored over girls. Many girls who grow up in such an environment will go from being victims to being executioners. They inflict their own childhood misfortunes on other innocent girls, causing more human tragedies.
I wonder if these girls were educated from a young age, knew that men and women are equal, knew that even if their original families are unhappy, they can still find other ways to achieve happiness, knew that getting married and having sons is not the only way for them to stand up straight in their husband's family, and knew that having daughters is not a sin.
Will they have a different life? And will those little girls also have a different childhood?"
When Zhang Pan'er said this, she looked directly into Li Ningyun's eyes and said, "Mom, I don't want my childhood experience to happen to other girls over and over again. Even if I can change just one girl, it will be worth it."
Li Ningyun looked at Zhang Paner in silence.
At this moment, Li Ningyun was shocked. She never knew that Zhang Paner, who was only twelve years old, had such lofty ambitions in her heart.
Li Ningyun looked at Zhang Pan'er seriously. "Have you thought it through? This is a long road ahead. Can you persevere?"
Zhang Paner nodded very seriously: "Mom, I have thought it through. I am still young, I am only 12 years old, and I have a lifetime to do this."
Li Ningyun smiled with relief. "Well, my daughter is the best. Mom supports you. Tomorrow, Mom will sign you up for a martial arts class. You can go and study for a few years first. If you want to help others, you must first learn to protect yourself. The saying that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people is not just a saying."
"Okay, thank you, Mom." Zhang Paner was very happy. This had been her dream since she was old enough to understand.
She hopes that there will be no more girls in the world who are persecuted by the idea of favoring boys over girls.
Li Ningyun smiled and rubbed Zhang Paner's head. "Since my daughter has such a great dream, as your mother, I must support her. I've decided to research starting a business during this time and then provide you with financial support. That way, you don't have to worry about anything, okay?"
Zhang Paner hugged her mother's waist and rubbed her head against Li Ningyun's chest: "Mom, I love you."
And thank you, because of you, I can become a better person.
Instead of just following the crowd and ending up like your grandma.
The next day, Li Ningyun enrolled Zhang Paner in a martial arts class.
Zhang Paner went there jumping and skipping.
Coming back in small steps.
Li Ningyun was a little amused: "Are you going tomorrow?"
Zhang Paner nodded, very determined: "Go!"
Li Ningyun went to the kitchen with a smile.
A few days later, Li Ningyun opened an entertainment company.
The entertainment industry is the fastest place to make money.
Besides, Li Ningyun has rich experience.
A few years later, seventeen-year-old Zhang Paner graduated from university.
Li Ningyun's company also got back on track.
Zhang Paner was assigned to teach in the mountains.
Li Ningyun also packed herself up and went to follow Zhang Paner.
Li Ningyun drove there, but when he reached the foot of the mountain, the car could not go up.
There was no choice, Li Ningyun could only park the car in the town, then bought a motorcycle directly in the town, and took Zhang Paner to continue walking up the mountain.
It was already evening when we finally arrived at school.
Even though she was mentally prepared, Zhang Paner was still a little stunned when she saw the dilapidated school in front of her.
Li Ningyun smiled upon seeing this and said, "Don't worry, I've already contacted the school leaders. They'll rebuild the school in two days."
Zhang Paner nodded: "Thank you, Mom."
Two months later, the school was built. Li Ningyun had nothing to do, so he and Zhang Paner became volunteer teachers.
But during this period, Zhang Paner discovered that there were very few female classmates in their class, only 5 girls.
And there was a girl who simply disappeared and didn't come to class for two days.
Zhang Paner asked a female classmate who was her good friend, and only then did she know that the girl’s parents did not allow her to go to school.
Zhang Paner thought about going to the girl's house in the afternoon.
Persuade.
At noon, Zhang Paner and Li Ningyun reported the matter.
Li Ningyun thought for a moment and said, "I don't have classes this afternoon, so I'll go with you."
Zhang Pan'er was worried that her mother would be too tired, and was about to refuse, but Li Ningyun smiled and asked directly, "Can you ride a motorcycle?"
Zhang Paner: "...Thank you, Mom."
The girl's name is Wang Zhaodi and she is 13 years old.
When Li Ningyun and the other arrived, Wang Zhaodi was washing clothes at home.
When she saw Zhang Paner, she opened her mouth in surprise: "Teacher, why are you here?"
Zhang Paner smiled and said, "I saw that you haven't been to school for a few days, so I came to see you."
Wang Zhaodi lowered her head and spoke softly, "But my mother said that girls don't need to study so much, so she won't let me go to school anymore."
Zhang Paner touched Wang Zhaodi's head and said, "Tell the teacher, do you want to go to school?"
Wang Zhaodi lowered her head like a pitiful little animal: "My mother won't let me go."
Zhang Paner lifted Wang Zhaodi's head with her hands, forcing her to look up and look at her: "Teacher asks you, do you want to go to school?"
Wang Zhaodi looked at the teacher in front of her, who was only a few years older than her, and subconsciously expressed her deepest desire: "I want to study, teacher. I want to study hard and understand more. I want to get into university and leave this mountain village. I want to be a useful person to society, as the teacher said a few days ago, instead of living a life of mediocrity in this mountain valley."
Zhang Paner smiled.
Isn't this the purpose of coming here to be a teacher?
So Zhang Paner found Wang Zhaodi's mother and said, "Parent, I hope you will agree to let Wang Zhaodi continue to go back to school."
Wang Zhaodi's mother, weeding the vegetables in the garden with a hoe, didn't even look up. "Girl, why are you studying so much? It's a waste of money. She's already grown up and will be married soon. Shouldn't she help with housework for a few more years?"
Zhang Paner said anxiously, "Sir, the purpose of a girl's education is to learn the truth. Besides, Wang Zhaodi's academic performance is excellent in her class. If she works hard to get into a good university, wouldn't that be better than wasting her life in this remote mountain village?"
Wang Zhaodi's mother brandished her hoe. "How can it be that easy to get into university? Can you just say you want to get into university? In this village, every girl looks for a husband when she reaches a certain age. Even if she gets into university, what's the point? She still has to get married."
Wang Zhaodi listened silently at the side, tears already streaming down her face. She looked at him with a choked voice and said, "Mom..."
Wang Zhaodi's mother paused with the hoe, then shoveled the weeds on the ground in front of her even faster.
"Zhao Di, don't blame me for being cruel. The family has done their best to support your education. Your brother isn't young anymore and will be in junior high school the year after next. You know the situation at home. I can't let you delay his education. Don't blame me, you're a girl after all."
Zhang Paner listened to Wang Zhaodi's mother's words, and anger kept boiling in her heart: It's like this again! For the sake of her son's future, she gave up her daughter's future!
Zhang Pan'er suppressed her anger and forced herself to calm down. "I'm paying for Wang Zhaodi's education. As long as she wants to go to school, I can continue to support her!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Zhaodi and her mother, who had been crying just now, both looked up at Zhang Paner in shock.
Zhang Paner looked at Wang Zhaodi with a firm expression: "Teacher, your words are yours. As long as you want to study, even if you are admitted to university, your tuition and living expenses will all be covered by the teacher."
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaodi immediately looked towards her mother with hope: "Mom..."
When the Queen Mother saw the hope in Wang Zhaodi's eyes, she could no longer control her tears and flowed down.
It is true that she favors boys over girls, but this is her daughter!
It was her daughter who was born after ten months of pregnancy!
How could she not feel pain?
But what can she do?
This is the situation at home. If there was no other way, she would also like her daughter to read more books.
There are so many girls in this village, but only two of them can go to school until her age.
One is the daughter of the village chief, and the other is her daughter.
Because of this incident, her mother-in-law often criticized her in a sarcastic tone for having money but nowhere to spend it and for having to support a girl's education.
She had also noticed her daughter's condition these days.
But there is really no money at home.
Between the two children, she chose her son.
She doesn't think she's wrong!
I just feel a little sad for my daughter.
Now seeing her daughter's hopeful eyes, the Queen Mother couldn't bring herself to say no.
Finally, she compromised and said, "As long as I don't have to pay, I have no objection."
Seeing that her mother had agreed, Wang Zhaodi looked at Zhang Paner happily and said, "Teacher, my mother has agreed to let me continue my studies."
Zhang Pan'er also nodded happily: "Yeah! Congratulations."
Wang Zhaodi's tears flowed all over her face like crazy.
She knelt down in the direction of Zhang Paner: "Thank you, teacher, thank you!"
Zhang Paner quickly helped Wang Zhaodi up: "What are you doing? As long as you study hard, it will be a reward for your teacher."
Wang Zhaodi nodded her little head firmly.
She must study hard!
I must not let my teacher down for everything he has done for me!
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