After all, only a few people get marriage certificates in this era, and most people insist on de facto marriages.
But the divorce certificate is real.
At that time, because of this, several elders in the clan who spoke for her were embarrassed. Everyone sincerely helped her and made the decision for her in order to save the family and the marriage, but in the end she lost face and got the certificate quietly, which made all the elders who helped her feel ashamed.
It has been eight or nine years since the divorce. How can others help me if I ask for justice now? Who dares to control?
Moreover, no one expected that she would hang herself!
"You educated youth are still young and inexperienced. You can't even stand on your own feet, so how can you ask others to help you?"
Others can help her reason, but she herself did not stick to the divorce. Her in-laws have taken her in for eight years, which anyone can say is the most they have done.
No matter what promises Zhou Shugen made when he tricked her into a divorce, they were just made in private to coax her, and no one else knew about it.
If anyone is to blame, it's only her own fault for being so easy to please.
People with weak wills will be hesitant when others want to help them. After all, it is not their own business. Who wouldn't be afraid of getting into trouble after helping out with good intentions?
Jiang Nian had heard about these things from Ye Zhiqiu a long time ago, so what she told Li Rui at the beginning was to use the story of Zhou Xiaoju and her daughter as a prototype to fight for the rights that women deserve.
Perhaps she always felt that if Xiaoju's mother could have a place to go after the divorce, whether the collective on her mother's side could accept her, or the collective here allowed her to set up a separate household and participate in labor distribution rights, even if her character was still relatively weak, it would at least give her one more choice when facing despair.
"Uncle Zhou, since we came to this village, you have not only taken good care of us, but also actively agreed and encouraged our various ideas. I have always felt that you are an open-minded leader. It is true that Li Rui did not do things properly in this matter and did not explain the situation to you in advance. However, please understand that he is not very old after all. It is inevitable that young people will not consider some things properly when they are in a state of excitement. However, he did not do this for himself. As a man, he can see the suffering of women and can carefully discover the policy drawbacks. This is enough to show that he is a kind and courageous male comrade. We also hope that you can put aside your prejudices and let us all work together to contribute to the construction of the countryside. The slogan that women can hold up half the sky has not only been shouted by the majority of female comrades, but they have been working hard for this sentence and making their own contributions with all their heart and soul. However, only contribution without reward is called oppression, so we should also understand the situation of women. It is not too much to protect women's rights. The main starting point of this article is only when they are desperate, they hope that society can give them a chance to continue to survive, rather than hanging themselves or jumping into the river. What do you think?"
Jiang Nian spoke clearly and logically, leaving Village Chief Zhou speechless.
"Yes, that's right." Li Rui also said: "Uncle Zhou, village chief, although we are men, we can't just take our own interests as the starting point and ignore the suffering of others. Otherwise, wouldn't it violate the policy of gender equality?"
Ye Zhiqiu also cried and said, "When I persuaded my mother to leave before, she also said that she had nowhere to go. Her grandparents thought she was a disgrace and would not let her go back. Even if she gets married, at her age, she can only marry a widower whose wife has died and work like a cow or a horse to raise children. Instead of this, it is better to endure and stay here. Even if she has to endure a little hardship, at least she is raising her own children, so it is not that difficult. But if she stays here, she can only rely on the face of her grandparents. Otherwise, she will not be considered a member of this village after being divorced, and she will not be eligible to participate in collective labor." This chapter has been read (Please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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