"Why can't Hongyan get a divorce? Why should we women be exploited by you? Hongyan, I support you."

Xu Jiaojiao looked at the people around her and found that when they heard that Hongyan wanted to divorce, they all had expressions of disapproval on their faces, and she sneered.

"Are we women born to be oppressed? We can't escape from men like this. The country allows divorce, so why can't we get a divorce?"

After Xu Jiaojiao finished speaking, Xie Zhi's gaze towards the girl became more and more sticky, as if he had found a soulmate. He really liked the way she argued for her own opinions.

He knew that the girl he liked was sensible and could distinguish right from wrong. She was definitely not a fool as others said. She was a trumpet creeper growing on a cliff. At this moment, the beautiful flower could also protect the weak.

"Why? Because she was ruined by me, by the men of my Li family. Only I am kind-hearted and willing to keep her. Otherwise, my spine would be broken."

After Li Jun finished speaking, he looked at everyone proudly.

"If you dare say something nonsense again, come and see." A resounding rebuke came into everyone's ears. They turned around and saw that it was Village Chief Xu. Immediately, their mood to watch the fun was gone.

Father Xu glanced at the faces of Li's father and son expressionlessly. It must be said that the village chief was very oppressive.

The village heads in later generations are different from those today. Nowadays, the village heads are sometimes more useful than the public security bureau.

There is a saying that it is better to go to police than to offend the village chief.

In an era when one needed a letter of introduction to travel to any place, it was easy to be charged with hooliganism if one escaped. In addition, the village chief controlled the public's money and other matters, so no one dared to offend him unless it was absolutely necessary.

Li Guoqiang felt that he had been humiliated, and he stiffened his neck in dissatisfaction: "What has the Public Security Bureau got to do with my Li family's affairs?"

"As the saying goes, it's hard for an honest judge to judge family affairs. Once Qin Hongyan marries into our Li family, she will be a member of our family."

Father Xu's tone became more serious: "I don't care what you say. Now we are free. Beating people and violating women's will is absolutely not allowed. Don't say anything. Let's talk about it in the police station."

"Jiaojiao, you, Ah Zhi and Hong Yan can live in your yard first. I have called the police station and they will be here tomorrow morning."

Xu Jiaojiao nodded vigorously, held Hongyan tightly in her arms, and walked towards home.

Now she only regretted that she had not noticed Hongyan's appearance earlier. Why didn't she go to take a look when she came through on the first day?

Xie Zhi and Xu Yan walked behind, both with indescribably solemn expressions on their faces. Both of them had received high school education, and their cultural level was far beyond most people, not to mention that Xie Zhi came from a family of scholars.

But what happened today was far beyond their bottom line. Xu Yan was okay, after all, he grew up in the village and knew that the village was far from being as simple and honest as the outside world said.

Xie Zhi looked back at the woman who was threatening Xu's father with her life, his expression gloomy. After all, this is a patriarchal society. He sympathized with every woman in the village and felt from the bottom of his heart that women are inherently more difficult.

Sometimes even when facing Shen Yun, Xie Zhi also felt sympathy. It was her family that favored boys over girls that led to Shen Yun's paranoid personality.

There is nothing wrong with loving beauty and being vain, but without the correct guidance, one will eventually go further and further down the wrong path.

When teaching, he would face various children who were deprived of education, but he was powerless to do anything about it. He could only hope that things would get better and that he would become stronger, so that maybe he could save more people.

Xu Jiaojiao suddenly turned her head, facing the setting sun, and looked at Xie Zhi: "Husband, go get Hongyan something to eat. She probably hasn't eaten yet."

Xie Zhi's expression froze, then he reacted and nodded.

Xu Yan patted Xie Zhi on the shoulder and said, "Ah Zhi, I'm going to the village first. I'll leave this place to you."

"Don't worry, fourth brother." Xie Zhi nodded.

Xu Jiaojiao hugged Hongyan and sat on the bed, deliberately suppressing the bitterness in her heart, and said with a smile: "Hongyan, congratulations on your new life. After divorcing Li Jun, go to work in the county."

As she spoke, she took out a piece of clothing from the closet. It was all long sleeves and long pants. Her red arms and thighs were covered with scars, which made her feel sad.

After Qin Hongyan vented the resentment in her heart, she was replaced by a deep despair. She was clearly in her twenties, but she was like an old woman buried in the ground.

The tone was blunt: "Reborn."

Xu Jiaojiao knew what she was thinking and racked her brains to enlighten her: "Of course, I will dress you up beautifully and go with you to find a job. I don't believe that you can starve to death with hands and feet."

"Jiaojiao, don't you think I'm embarrassing? Don't you want to cut ties with me right away?"

"How could that be? Hongyan, you don't know how brave you are. When you stood up and pointed at them, you were like a heroine." Xu Jiaojiao said with certainty.

"Hero." Hongyan asked back the word, and tears flowed from her dry eyes again, like an emotionless robot.

She suddenly stood up, threw away her clothes, and stood naked in front of Xu Jiaojiao, showing her her body that had been beaten and torn by men.

He asked in self-mockery, "What kind of hero am I?"

Xu Jiaojiao immediately stood up and looked Hongyan up and down. Every look she gave was so serious, so careful, and so staring that it made people feel numb.

Then, the girl's eyes were bright: "Hongyan, you are a hero. It is not your fault that you have been tortured inhumanely, but the fault of those beasts. Many people will continue to endure it until they die."

Her tone rose: "But you are different. You have the courage to resist. You dare to resist the oppression of three people alone, and even expose them in front of everyone. Hongyan, you are a role model for all female comrades. You must live a better life. You must cheer up and prove that women can live as well as men."

"Hongyan, wherever there is oppression there is resistance. You have truly achieved this. I sincerely regard you as a role model."

Qin Hongyan looked at the girl with a serious face and knew that she was not lying. She was so excited that she could hardly control herself. She was also like this before she met Li Jun, but years of beatings and scolding made her forget the flamboyant Qin Hongyan of the past.

"Jiaojiao, you are right. I shouldn't feel sorry for myself. I need to cheer up." After saying this, a smile appeared on her face.

"Hongyan, I will help you. I have money here. You can rent a house in the county. My father will also help you. He can give you a letter of introduction. You can go to various parts of the country to make money. You can even go to Beijing to see Chairman Mao. I will pay for you."

Going to Beijing to see Chairman Mao was undoubtedly the most simple wish of people of this era, and no one did not respect that great leader.

As she spoke, Xu Jiaojiao handed the clothes to Hongyan. Fortunately, their body shapes were not much different, so it was easy for them to put on.

Hongyan held the girl's hand tightly, tears in her eyes: "Jiaojiao, thank you, thank you, thank you so much for helping me."