Chapter 152: Arresting Bad Elements with Ideological Problems
"Why can't you touch cold water? Only by touching cold water can you conceive a boy. Who told you that you can't conceive a boy?"
"Wash it for me quickly! Wash away the bad luck of the little girl. And wash my daughter's clothes over and over again three times. You must wash away the bad luck on the clothes. If you can't wash it away, you won't be able to sleep today!"
Old Mrs. Shen’s acting skills are quite good. Her grinning face is particularly hateful. She has seen all kinds of people at her age. Although she is not a wicked mother-in-law, she has seen many wicked mothers-in-law, so it is not difficult for her to act like one.
After she said that, the audience thought it was outrageous. Who would use cold water to wash? Aren’t you just torturing people?
This scene stopped and the next one started immediately.
Jiang Wanwan saw that the props were ready and began to read: "The two daughters-in-law returned home and told their husbands about their hard work today."
The stage was divided into two areas, also with a bench and a basin of hot water.
Xu Lan sat on a bench while Shen Dazhu washed her feet. "What's wrong with you, my wife? You're sighing all the time. You're not like this usually. Is someone bullying you?"
Xu Lan's inner thoughts: "I want to tell him that he is my man and he will hold up the sky for me."
After that, Xu Lan and Shen Dazhu said, "Mom asked me to wash clothes with cold water today. My hands were frozen red, and my heart was cold too."
Shen Dazhu was embarrassed: "But that's my mother. It wasn't easy for her to raise me."
Xu Lan's inner narration: "But I'm not saying that I was born to be wronged."
She then said to Shen Dazhu: "She made things difficult for me, and I felt wronged. I don't want to live like this. Our family shouldn't live like this."
"Look at my hands, look at our daughter, we shouldn't be living like this!"
The last half of the sentence seemed to express the thoughts of countless women of this era. The fire in the hearts of many young wives and women was ignited by Xu Lan's words.
That’s right, women shouldn’t live like this!
Shen Dazhu thought about it and felt that Xu Lan was right.
Old Mrs. Shen stood near the front of the stage, wiping her tears, creating the image of a black-hearted mother-in-law who thought her sons were good.
Shen Dazhu came and said, "Mom, you can't bully my wife like this."
Old Lady Shen touched her heart, opened her mouth and cried out, "You unfilial son, I didn't bully her, I did it for your own good."
Shen Dazhu patted his chest with a firm hand: "I don't need you to be so kind to me. Only when my wife is well, can the children be well, and then I can be well, mother! A harmonious family brings prosperity!"
After saying that, he returned to Xu Lan.
The scene cuts to the other side.
Wang Cuixia washed Shen Hongjun's feet: "Hongjun, mother asked me to wash your clothes with cold water today. My hands are very cold and I feel very uncomfortable. Can you go to mother and ask for mercy for me?"
Shen Hongjun kicked the foot basin away angrily and grabbed Wang Cuixia's hair: "Why are you begging? She is my mother. It was not easy for her to raise me!"
Wang Cuixia covered her face and cried, "But we women shouldn't live like this. At least, I can't live like this."
Shen Hongjun snorted coldly and ignored her.
From then on, Old Lady Shen only forced Wang Cuixia to work. Wang Cuixia and Shen Hongjun had quarrels again and again, and their relationship became worse and worse. Even their daughters, Gou Niu and Huo Niu, were abused by Wang Cuixia. Their life became worse and worse, and no one in the family was happy.
On the other hand, after Xu Lan bravely resisted, her life became more and more prosperous and everyone lived happily.
Twenty years later, Shen Guoguo became a reporter.
Twenty years later, Gou Nao became a cowardly young wife in another family. She learned from Xu Lan, resisting and struggling so that her children could live a good life.
Twenty years later, Mrs. Shen was educated by society and scolded by people. In the end, she said that she would admit her mistakes with tears in her eyes and questioned God: "So who did it wrong?"
The grown-up Chen Guoguo was played by Wen Shuqin, and the grown-up Gou Niu was played by a comrade named Han Mei in the army.
They looked at each other, and the grown-up Gou Nao and Shen Guoguo said, "There is a generation gap between us."
The grown-up Gou Nao: "My daughter can live your life, but I can only lose my consciousness in the feudal dregs..."
After this sentence was finished, the audience fell silent.
So shocking!
The simple stage play interprets so many stories and truths. Xu Lan's family and Liu Yeju's family played by Wang Cuixia, they obviously lived under the same roof and had the same evil mother-in-law, but in their last days, everyone lived very differently.
Finally, Jiang Wanwan's narration sounded.
"Is it the mother-in-law's vicious feudalism, or the husband's weakness and arrogance, or the mother's failure to recognize her own mistakes."
"In the new era and new society, women should not live like this! Husbands should not be like this! Mothers-in-law should not abuse their daughters-in-law. In the new society, women can be journalists, soldiers, carry on the family line, and support the elderly. Don't die in your own hands!"
Jiang Wanwan spoke passionately.
She has seen the future society, women's independence, and women's strengths. We should not be blocked here!
If you can, women, stand up!
Don't die in the feudal dregs.
Jiang Wanwan's narration is nothing short of the essence and a summary, picking out all the family conflicts for everyone to see and hear clearly. It is also like a spark that ignites problems that those present have not noticed.
"Great! That's very well said~"
"Oh my god, who wrote this play? It's so touching."
"No, it's not only touching, but also thought-provoking. We should learn from it and summarize it. We can't just forget it after reading it."
"I used to think that people like Liu Yeju were just hateful, but now I see that they are not simply hateful. Her sadness may be caused by many factors."
"Yes, there is also Gou Nao and Guo Guo. They had the same experience, but the children did not have the right to choose, so the endings of the two children were so different."
"There's a generation difference. This line is so well written. It's really a generation difference."
“…”
The audience was not just busy clapping, but reflecting and thinking deeply about the characters in the play. Intense discussions make people progress. Everyone heard different interpretations from different mouths, and they all felt that they made a lot of sense.
The applause from the audience continued one after another and could not stop for a long time.
When everyone had finished speaking, Director Xu took the microphone and took the stage: "Comrades, we must support the work done by women. We are not in the old society anymore. The Chairman has said that women can hold up half the sky. Women comrades have hands and feet. If they develop well, families and society will be harmonious, and men will also be proud."
"If we don't want to be left behind by other families, we must treat our family members well and manage family relationships well."
"As for the future, I will help each commune to issue a notice to each production team. If they find cases of abuse of mothers-in-law, abuse of daughters-in-law, or drowning of babies, the commune will send people to arrest the bad elements with ideological problems and carry out unified ideological education!"
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