Zhang Hongmei lay motionless on the kang (a heated brick bed).
She didn't know what to do.
How will she ever remarry after getting divorced and having a child?
If she doesn't leave, she'll have to endure it forever. Does she have to endure it for the rest of her life?
She hugged the child closer to her.
After Yun Ningyan returned home, Huo Junshan went to see the brigade leader.
"Uncle, I want to talk to you about something."
“Look at our team, there are still a lot of people who favor sons over daughters, like Wang Dachuan’s family.”
“The children were all starving and skin and bones, and no one cared. Ningning said that Zhang, the educated youth, was also tortured to the point of being unrecognizable.”
"I was even beaten at the Wang family's house."
"Nobody in the brigade does anything about it."
The brigade leader sighed: "How can the brigade manage this? No matter what, it's their private matter."
Huo Junshan nodded: "I have an idea. Doesn't our village have a primary school?"
"I want all the girls in the village to be able to go to school."
The captain shook his head: "What you're saying is impossible!"
Huo Junshan smiled and said, "What if I pay for the tuition and books?"
The captain's eyes widened, then he nodded: "If that's the case, they definitely will!"
"But that's not necessarily true. Some children can already help with chores at home, and the wheat harvest is just around the corner."
"The children can earn several work points a day!"
Huo Junshan thought about it and agreed.
"Uncle, please pass this policy down to others."
"I hold meetings in the factory, especially for the people who work there."
"We will not hire anyone whose child is not allowed to attend school."
"Also, the same applies to boys, but there's one thing: if a boy in a family is competitive and fights for food and drink, no one's child will get a spot."
"We must all be considerate of each other!"
"Otherwise, if all the good food is given to the boys, won't the girls develop good masculine ideas?"
The captain nodded.
"Then let's just have the meeting tonight. Don't make me notify them. You can answer any questions they have."
"Anyway, I'm happy to let my child go to school."
Huo Junshan nodded: "Alright, I'll go back and get busy then."
"Guodong and his two older brothers all went out today."
"I'll stay at home and stay here."
After he left, the brigade leader immediately used the brigade's loudspeaker to make the announcement.
That evening, Huo Junshan and Yun Ningyan arrived at the brigade headquarters early.
There were no tables or anything at the brigade headquarters, so everyone just stood there and talked.
The captain spoke first, explaining Huo Junshan's thoughts.
Everyone below was whispering among themselves.
“The child has gone to school. What will happen to the work at home? The wheat harvest is just around the corner.”
Huo Junshan stood up and said seriously, "This is your own family matter, you should resolve it yourselves."
"The factory will cover the tuition and textbook costs for any school that will allow the children to attend!"
"If I find that someone's child is not going to school and is spending all day walking cats and dogs in the village..."
"First, cancel the factory worker quota!"
"People who work in factories now and have children at home must go to school."
"Otherwise, someone will take your place."
When he said that, everyone was stunned.
Although there is a primary school in the village, most of the children in the village have not yet started school.
Only a very few were sent over.
"There is another important thing: families with baby girls should neither abandon them nor give them up."
"It is even more unacceptable to mistreat women and children; that is illegal."
"If I find out that anyone else in the team is abusing women and children."
“We will immediately report it to the police and have them come and arrest him.”
“We will absolutely not hire families that abuse women and children.”
"Men here, remember this: He who mistreats his wife will never have any wealth!"
Someone whispered below, "What does it mean that Huo Laosan is meddling in other people's family affairs?"
Yan Hua nudged his shoulder: "Don't say that, this is a good thing. The factory is paying for the children's schooling, this is a good thing."
Huo Junshan looked down at the people below, most of whom seemed confused and didn't understand what it meant.
He explained with a smile, "A man who mistreats his wife will not accumulate wealth."
“No wealth will enter their house.”
That's all I have to say. Think about it yourselves. It's not too late to correct your mistakes now!
Wang Dachuan felt very guilty and didn't dare to say a word.
He felt that Huo Junshan was referring to their family.
But he wasn't the only one in the team who beat his wife.
Those men still take pride in beating their wives?
Why can't he fight?
Zhang Hongmei was an educated youth sent to the countryside, as was Yun Ningyan.
Could it be that Zhang Hongmei met Yun Ningyan today?
Otherwise, why would this have happened?
When he returned, he saw that his daughter was wearing new clothes.
He was extremely flustered, worried that Yun Ningyan might find out.
Does that mean his dream of getting a job at the factory is over?
Although the meeting is over, some people still don't believe that Huo Junshan is indeed the factory director.
Can't we just stick our hands into other people's homes?
But what happened next left them in a panic.
Some people listen and send their children to school as soon as they get home.
Huo Junshan paid the tuition and book fees to the school as promised.
Families who were short of money but still wanted their children to go to school were extremely grateful.
The time for my first paycheck has finally arrived.
Huo Junshan had the accountant compile all the salaries well in advance.
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