EBE Chapter 424: Impossible (2)
Chapter 424: Impossible (2)
"It just so happens that I really have an idea." Ji Xiaowu said with a smile. "All the young men in the village have been recruited by Fang Chen and his men. The only ones left are the elderly, women, children, and young girls."
"What do you think, sister-in-law?" Wu Xiaoxiao asked. She knew that the village was mostly populated by young girls, but why did her sister-in-law want to talk about them?
"Teach them how to survive." Ji Xiaomu said. Yaya's story reminded her of those persecuted girls. She deeply felt that some changes should be made to improve women's awareness and status.
"Who says women are inferior to men? I want every girl in the village to have a skill to survive." Ji Xiaomu said to Wu Xiaoxiao and Chu Qin.
"Sister-in-law, what do you want us to do?" Chu Qin was well aware of the outside world's unfriendly attitude towards women. She herself was one of the victims. When she heard that Ji Xiaomu wanted to change, she was the first to support her.
"The girls in the village are busy from morning till night. Will their families agree?" Wu Xiaoxiao has seen the daily lives of the girls in the village. Those who work are the new brides or daughters in the family. Will their families agree if they suddenly lose this labor force?
"It may be difficult to change all at once, but we can start with the first step." Ji Xiaomu said seriously.
"I have some small concerns, but we can't give up just because it's difficult. We can start from the first step."
"Sister-in-law, just say it! I support you." Chu Qin said without hesitation.
"What do you think is the best thing for girls nowadays to learn?" Ji Xiaomu looked at the two of them.
"Generally the best is embroidery." Wu Xiaoxiao said, "Needlework is also an indispensable skill in life. Even the wedding dress is made by myself."
"They usually embroider handkerchiefs and sell them to cloth shops to supplement their family income." Chu Qin also said, but she herself did not have this skill as she was born with clumsy hands.
"But not many women know how to do it, because embroidery requires money to be taught, and some women's families are absolutely unwilling to pay for them to learn." Wu Xiaoxiao said, "As far as I know, only a small number of women in the village know some simple embroidery. Others have never learned it. Even if they want to learn, their families will not allow them to learn."
"Even during meals on weekdays, some of them cannot even sit at the table to eat. They can only eat the leftovers after their family members have finished eating." Chu Qin said.
"How do you know so much?" Ji Xiaomu asked curiously. She didn't know all this. Didn't she usually pay much attention to it?
"You underestimate the power of the old ladies. If you wash clothes with them a few more times, you will even know who the widow in the village meets with at night." Wu Xiaoxiao and Chu Qin looked at each other and laughed.
Who can be more informed than the women at the village head? They are the first line of information collectors. They know who in the village had a quarrel at night, who is going to split up, who's husband has a lover outside...
Ji Xiaomu couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that all the aunts and grandmas were of the same nature wherever they were.
"Sister-in-law, you want to teach them, but what if they don't appreciate it?" Wu Xiaoxiao looked at Ji Xiaomu. She knew very well that those girls had been instilled with the idea that girls were inferior to boys and that everything in the family belonged to the younger brothers or older brothers. This idea was deeply engraved in their minds.
It will be a difficult battle to change them, and they may not even appreciate it.