"So what do we do now? If we stay in the countryside forever, once we turn twenty, our parents will marry us off to some poor man, have a few children, and that's how we'll live our lives?"
Thinking of my eldest sister, Lu Xiaoyan, who was married off by her parents to an older man with a dowry that was several hundred yuan more than others when she turned twenty.
Lu Xiaojuan was filled with fear, dread, and chills.
In particular, my eldest sister was abused by her husband several times just six months after getting married, and my parents did nothing about it, letting my eldest sister be abused.
There's a saying that a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl.
Once you accept the bride price and marry someone else, you belong to that person, and it's normal for them to beat you to death.
I can't interfere with my own family, and I don't want to be laughed at by outsiders.
The country has been promoting gender equality for twenty years, yet parents still favor sons over daughters.
Lu Xiaojuan is fourteen years old now, and she will be twenty in six years.
She must find a good way out during this time.
Currently, the only person who can help him escape from the countryside is his second uncle.
He's so rich now. In two years, after she graduates from junior high school, he can easily arrange a job for himself. It would be better than her doing farm work in the village after graduation and then just getting married casually.
Third Sister's words also saddened Lu Xiaojing.
The eldest sister was beaten all over by her brother-in-law because she hadn't gotten pregnant after being married for more than half a year.
At that time, my eldest sister went home to seek warmth and help from her parents, but they ruthlessly kicked her out of the house.
"I'm scared too! What do we do now? Third sister, we need to think of a good way, take it slowly, don't rush."
"Fine! I'll listen to you. You're smart and have lots of ideas." Lu Xiaojuan sighed, picked up a stone, and threw it at the tree trunk to vent her bad mood.
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