Chapter 8 7 Director of Women's Federation

In this sweltering noon, taking advantage of the leisure time, Gu Yong's daughter-in-law ran back to her natal home to find her sister-in-law Dong Guihua.My sister-in-law lives in an earthen house at the west end of the village. There is a yard separated by sorghum stalks, and there is a grape plant in the yard. The house is small and the yard is narrow, but it is clean and bright. Dong Guihua also just came back from delivering meals and was washing the dishes at the stove.Her sister-in-law stood beside her panting, looking out of the window with mysterious eyes. "Is what you said true?" Dong Guihua took her girl with one hand, and they both turned around and squeezed against the door. "Oh, I persuaded your brother. You see, he pulled down a ten-stone grain hole to buy five acres of vineyards. Alas, I should have never bought those lands." Because the news came so suddenly, she didn't know what to do. Thinking about which is better, as if the news could gain her something, but at the same time she was afraid of losing something.She pulled a towel off the lead wire, wiped the sweat from her face, sat on a low stool, and planned to think carefully from the beginning.

She didn't know where it came from for a while, her girl didn't have time to study with her, so she rushed back in a hurry.She cared about her brother and sister-in-law. Apart from this small courtyard and the newly bought five acres of land, they only had a pile of debts left.And the sister-in-law became a village cadre again, and they pulled her out to become the director of the Women's Federation, which in her opinion was also very unfortunate. The director of the Women's Federation came here from Guannan more than four years ago, and after the cooperation of the villagers, he lived with Li Zhixiang.Li Zhixiang wanted to marry her without spending any money. She saw that he was an honest man, so he got married sloppily and consensually.She was a woman in her late forties, and she was very smart, just like a bachelor in her thirties.The two of them lived their lives wholeheartedly, and gradually became like family.Others said that Li Zhixiang was lucky and had a nice wife.She is a person who has endured hardships, knows hardships, knows how to keep warm and cold, has a calculating life, and treats people kindly. People in the mud houses in Xitou all say she is good.Last year when Nuanshuitun was liberated, she was recruited to set up a women's federation. She said she didn't know anything and was not a local; but she couldn't, so she was elected.When something happened in the village, the village cadres asked her to find someone for a meeting.Later, a literacy class was held, and she was very responsible.

After the girl left, she was still sitting on the low stool, looking at the sky in the yard.There is no cloud on the sky, it is a clean blue.She felt that there might be a storm coming, and one day Nuanshuitun would be rioting again, and people seemed to go crazy again.She recalled last year and this spring, how hard she was at that time!When she went from house to house, the men scolded the women for being backward, but the women always said, "Don't we know? We can't listen carefully." During meetings, no one opened their mouths or raised their fists.She didn't understand anything, but she had to stand on the steps and shout, shout.But later, when some families got land, they didn't get any. They only got some grain, which was gone within four months.Even if they bought five acres of cheap land, but still owed ten shi of grain, that was the face given by the village cadres.Now, there is going to be a quarrel again, she thinks it will be a good thing for her, if only the hole can be filled, but... when she is about to think about it carefully, women can read The class bell rang dangdang.She immediately stood up, brushed her hair, clamped it firmly with clips, took off the ragged blue shirt she was wearing, and changed into a new white cotton shirt, and didn't care about the bowls in the pot any more. After washing, he closed the door, buckled a lock, and hurriedly walked towards the literacy class.She wanted very much to talk to someone, to break the news to him.

The literacy class was set up in the lobby of Xu Youwu's home, and this compound had already been allocated to six or seven families who had no houses last year.The house is very good. There used to be many exquisite furnishings, but now it is dilapidated and messy, leaving many tables in the hall for classes.At this time, a few young women arrived. They huddled together to look at an embroidered pillow, and then talked about the market price of silk and velvet flowers with relish. It was impossible for them to notice the restlessness of their female director. There are more and more people, chattering everywhere.The breastfeeding baby is also brought in, and they are going to coax the baby again.Later, Hei Ni also came, and Hei Ni was their teacher.As soon as she arrived at the literacy class, they began to learn to read.There were also people quietly talking about other things in the background.

As for Dong Guihua, she sat alone by the side, her desire to tell them something disappeared.She searched for them one by one, only to find that those who were still able to read in the class, and half of them who persisted were from richer families, and those who were poor could not come at all. Stay at home, or go out into the field.Only these carefree young daughters-in-law and girls, Huanxi Literacy Class, they come to the literacy class for two or three hours a day, and they can learn three or four characters. Exchanging news about some neighbors, joking with each other, spending a relaxed spring, and the summer is almost over.At this time, only Dong Guihua, the director of the Women's Federation, was obviously different from her fellow people. For the first time, she was surprised at how unsuitable she was sitting here.Although she is not old or haggard, she is rough and dry. Although she is good at coping, she is so lacking in interest!

She suddenly had a strange feeling, she didn't understand what she was doing?These young women don't need her, don't necessarily think highly of her, and she spends three hours a day sitting here.In the past, Zhang Yumin told her that women need to form a group to stand up, and they need to be literate to be equal. What is the use of these principles?She looked at those people again, they didn't need to stand up, and they never wanted equality.The same is true for herself, she and Li Zhixiang are a poor couple, and they are also very content with being poor, especially for her who has been on the verge of starvation many times, she should be satisfied with her life now, of course they are not satisfied, they are still happy There is hope, they owe a debt of ten stones of grain, and they still need a little wealth. What they are most afraid of is that they will not be able to repay the debt after autumn, and their lives will be more worrying and worse. What good is she sitting here now?Alas, Zhang Yumin boasted so well, he forced her to come to the Women's Federation, he always said to do things for the poor, to do things for the poor, now for what kind of poor people, even himself is even poorer.

"Feng, Feng means richness, richness means abundance, meaning excess. Clothes are the clothes we wear..." Hei Ni pointed to the blackboard with her finger, and made a silvery voice from her lips. "Where do we have any extra clothes, fuck it, fuck you." Dong Guihua stood up, and cast a disgusted look at Hei Ni, who had always had a good impression on weekdays.She walked out of the yard. It was the first time that Dong Guihua left the literacy class very early, feeling bloated as if she had eaten something, and feeling as empty as when she was hungry.There is no one coming and going in the alley.One or two dogs were lying there with their tongues out, and she didn't want to go home. She planned to go to Zhou Yueying. She was the wife of the shepherd and the deputy director of the Women's Federation. The shepherd's wife will be delighted to hear it, and they will know each other well.