Besides the subsidies from his family and his mother-in-law's family, Huang Jingbei's family of three, along with his own salary, were quite well-fed and plump, standing out like a crane among chickens in an era where everyone was thin.
With them standing there as a contrast, the emaciated Huang Daidi and her family seemed even more pitiful.
Gan Xiao, being a woman, deeply sympathized with the tragic treatment suffered by Huang Daidi's family.
Gan Xiao: "This whole family, except for Huang Daidi and a few others, are either criminals or accomplices in the trafficking and abuse of women. We will take you all back to the police station for questioning one by one."
Hu Aiguo, director of the Revolutionary Committee, said: "Comrade Gan, the country is strongly supporting the elimination of the Four Olds. Their feudal ideology is deeply rooted. We must take them back and parade them through the streets as role models to prevent such things from happening again."
"How about we send them to your police station for sentencing after they've finished parading through the streets?"
The Huang family members were so frightened by their constant accusations of being guilty and breaking the law that they huddled up like quails.
Now, hearing about being paraded through the streets and sentenced to prison, everyone was terrified and looked to Captain Huang and Party Secretary Li for help.
Captain Huang had suffered a lot of mistreatment at the Huang family's place and didn't want to talk to them.
Party Secretary Li had no choice but to step forward and ask, "Officer Gan, what will the police station's decision be regarding Dawei's family's situation?"
Gan Xiao: "After we bring everyone back to the police station for questioning, we will announce the verdict based on the actual situation. Let's discuss how to arrange things for Huang Daidi's family first."
Secretary Li's gaze swept over the girls. The oldest, Huang Zhaodi, looked only a little over ten years old at the age of sixteen because of long-term harsh treatment. The other girls were not much better off than her.
Party Secretary Li smacked his lips: "It needs to be arranged."
Luo Aihong: "Huang Daidi, what are your thoughts? Tell us first, and if possible, we will arrange it for you directly."
The family consists of several people: Huang Jingnan, a father who only listens to his parents and brothers; Lü Fangfang, a timid mother; Huang Zhaodi, an elder sister; and Huang Dedi, a six-year-old girl. None of them can be relied upon, and the only one who can take charge is Huang Dedi, a girl who looks only ten years old.
Huang Daidi wiped away her tears and knelt down with a thud, startling everyone present. Luo Aihong and Gan Xiao quickly stepped forward to help her up.
Luo Aihong: "Don't be like that. Just say what you have to say, and we will do our best to help you."
Huang Daidi choked up and said, "We just want to live. Can we ask my mother to divorce my father and then take us sisters away from the Huang family so we can never have anything to do with them again?"
Lu Fangfang's weakness and inability to resist the persecution by the Huang family does not mean that she was indifferent to her daughters.
Normally she can't do much, but now that her daughters have made such a big fuss, Huang Daidi is asking her to divorce Huang Jingnan and leave the Huang family.
Her upbringing instilled in her a deep fear of the future, especially the prospect of raising her daughter alone after the divorce. However, upon seeing Huang Laidi lying in the courtyard, her life hanging in the balance, the desire to keep her daughter alive ultimately prevailed.
Lu Fangfang walked out wiping away her tears: "I am willing to get a divorce and leave the Huang family with my daughters. Please, officers, help us."
The humble wish of Huang Daidi and the others to simply live touched everyone's hearts, and those present felt a pang of sorrow.
Gan Xiao corrected him, "Comrade Lü, there are no superiors here, we are all comrades. The old ways of addressing people don't apply here. Remember that, and don't call me by the wrong name in the future."
"Given the Huang family's actions, we agree to your request. After we have investigated the Huang family, we will also give you some of their family property."
When Li Cuiniang first saw the group of people from the town come in, she was so frightened that she hid behind Huang Dawei and dared not show her face. Later, when she heard that Huang Daidi and Lü Fangfang wanted to take people away from the Huang family, she was furious.
In her eyes, Lü Fangfang's family was like cattle and horses to her family. If they were gone, not only would they lose tens of thousands of work points every year, but there would also be no one to do the housework.
Li Cuiniang was furious. If it weren't for Gan Xiao and his group, she would have already started cursing and fighting.
Now, upon hearing Gan Xiao say that he wanted to give a portion of the family business to Lü Fangfang and the others, she could no longer contain herself and ran out from behind Huang Dawei, launching into a tirade of abuse.
Li Cuiniang: "Pah! A woman follows her husband wherever he goes, whether he's a chicken or a dog. Now that you've married into the Huang family, you're one of us. You think you can leave with these good-for-nothings? Dream on!"
Even with a group of people around, Li Cuiniang dared to curse and swear at Lü Fangfang and the others. One can only imagine how Lü Fangfang and the others were treated when they weren't there.
Luo Aihong said with a stern face: "The Qing Dynasty has been gone for decades. Are you still clinging to these outdated ideas? Do you want to restore feudal society?"
Li Cuiniang didn't understand what feudal society was, and Luo Aihong was a woman from the town's Women's Federation, which prevented her from cursing as freely as she usually did.
He then resorted to his old, infallible tactic of throwing a tantrum, rolling on the ground with practiced ease.
Li Cuiniang opened her mouth and cursed, "Heavens above, why don't you send down lightning to strike these unfilial descendants dead, so they can join forces with outsiders to bully us?"
"Why is my life so miserable? I have four sons, and they are always thinking about sucking my blood. A bunch of good-for-nothings who want to divide the family property. I might as well just die."
Luo Aihong works for the Women's Federation and has seen many people like her, so she will no longer tolerate her.
Luo Aihong: "Comrade Gan, Comrade Hu, this old woman is dishonest, has outdated ideas, favors sons over daughters, and goes against the country's strategy. She won't change unless she's taught a lesson."
"Do you want to arrest her and detain her for a few days first, or send her to be paraded through the streets for a few days first?"
Hu Aiguo: "Let's parade them through the streets first."
With his command, the men he brought pounced on Li Cuiniang like wolves and tigers, binding her tightly with a rope.
Seeing that they were serious, Li Cuiniang became frightened: "Old man..."
Her pleas for help went unanswered, because the Huang family was uncooperative, and the entire family, except for Lü Fangfang's relatives and a few young children, were taken away.
Because Huang Jingnan was Huang Daidi's biological father, Hu Aiguo and his group mistakenly believed that he was also one of the victims, so they did not arrest him.
When Yu Rujia came down the mountain, the people who had been surrounding the Huang family had all dispersed, but there were still quite a few people gathered together to discuss them.
"Dai Di and the others have gone too far. We're all family. Can't we talk things out properly? Why did they have to drag the whole family to the police station? Such unfilial descendants deserve to be struck by lightning."
These are the words of someone who doesn't feel pain until the knife cuts them.
Most of the people in the Shangfen Brigade are reasonable, and upon hearing this person's words, some immediately retorted.
"You just can't stand seeing others do well. If someone treated you like a beast of burden every day and didn't even feed you, let's see if you'd still be able to say these sarcastic things."
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