Jiang Nian did not go to the mountain immediately, but turned and went to Li Rui.
He lived near a pond and could hear the quacking of ducks from far away.
Now that the fields are not very busy, he concentrates on taking care of his ducks.
When Jiang Nian arrived, he was picking duck eggs in the shed.
Anyone who has raised these animals knows that no matter whether they are chickens, ducks or pigs, no matter how clean they are, some bad odors are unavoidable.
It was not easy for Li Rui, a young man from the city, to overcome all these.
Seeing Jiang Nian coming over, Li Rui held the duck egg and said happily: "It stinks here, go inside and wait for me, I'll be there soon."
There was only one room where he usually slept, and it was a bit messy, so Jiang Nian simply took a bench and sat at the door.
Usually he was the one who went to Jiang Nian's place, and the other party rarely came over. Li Rui guessed it immediately, "Do you want to talk to me about something?"
“Is it hard to raise ducks?”
Jiang Nian asked a question that was irrelevant to the question.
Li Rui smiled and said, "There is nothing easy in this world. Fortunately, the results are pretty good. Look, there are 18 duck eggs today. I'll bring you a few later."
"Now there is something. If you do it well, it will be a great opportunity for you. It will definitely be more effective than raising ducks. Maybe you can even become famous. Do you want to do it?"
"What's that?"
Li Rui was really scared by Niu Aixiang.
"Write an article based on Zhou Xiaoju and her mother, and send it to the newspaper to apply for publication." Jiang Nian had thought about this issue carefully before. "Li Rui, although everyone has been calling for gender equality since the reform and opening up, we have been here for a short time and can still see the reality that women are at the bottom of society. Compared with men, their biggest dilemma is not the inability to survive, but being helpless and homeless. I remember hearing you say that you have a good writing style. I hope you can put aside gender stereotypes and speak for rural women."
Some people may think, if you have hands and feet and work, how can there be no way out?
However, they did not know that women had no autonomy in the production team.
Once divorced or abandoned, they will lose their collective labor qualifications in the production team where their husband's family is located, and the production team on their parents' side will not accept them.
No matter how hardworking a person is, if he cannot integrate into the collective and does not even have the qualifications to work, how can he make a living?
Of course, the only way out is to remarry, integrate into a new production collective, and once again become a vassal of the male family.
Li Rui was deeply shocked after hearing this.
He was once very confused. Xiaoju's mother was not afraid of death, so why couldn't she be brave and live a good life?
At this moment, he suddenly realized.
After leaving her husband's home, she not only faced the problem of lack of housing, but also the loss of collective labor qualifications.
Why did the villagers not welcome the educated youth from the city? In addition to labor, another reason was that resources were limited. If there was one more person in the collective, more resources would be occupied.
For example, if 10 people grow 20 watermelons and hand in half of them, they can still divide 10 equally.
But if 11 people give out 20 watermelons, 11 people will divide the remaining 10 equally. Even if that person only takes a small part, everyone else will lose a little, and naturally he will not be welcomed.
He understood the importance of the article and grasped the key points keenly.
If we want to change this situation, the most important thing is to help women fight for collective status. Even if they don’t occupy the property of their parents’ or husband’s families, they must have an environment to survive.
He looked at Jiang Nian, nodded, and said, "I understand. I will do my best to write this article."
When you help one group of people gain benefits, it will inevitably affect the interests of another group of people. So if you do this well, you will gain both fame and fortune, but if you do it poorly, you may also be attacked.
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