After Lin Xiaolei arrived at the place, he came to Zi Muyu¡¯s room.
"Start now, or take a day off and go tomorrow?"
Zi Muyu¡¯s hometown is in Hekou County. The village is about 20 kilometers away from the county seat.
The distance is not far, but the road conditions are not good, and it takes more than three hours to go back and forth.
It¡¯s 2 o¡¯clock in the afternoon. Let¡¯s go now. I think we can come back for dinner in the evening.
She was about to see her parents, but Zi Muyu felt extremely complicated.
Her parents treated her badly, but they gave her life. She should be grateful, but she still wanted to escape those things in her heart.
Yi Xiaohai saw that she was not ready yet, so he did not force it:
"This is my first time in Hekou. Why don't you take me to your middle school?"
Zi Muyu's mood has indeed not been adjusted yet, and she doesn't want to rush to meet him.
"Let's go, I haven't been back for almost two years. There is a crock pot soup in front of the school that is delicious. I often worked there at that time,"
Thinking of those hard years, Zi Muyu smiled,
Her experiences have given her the attributes of perseverance and self-improvement, which now look like her wealth.
The middle school was not far from the reception room. The two of them walked all the way there, the car following behind.
Hekou Lao Zhaojia Crock Soup, a very simple store name.
School is not over, there are no customers in the store, the woman at the counter is taking a nap, and there is a man sleeping on the nearest table.
Such a small mom-and-pop shop has to do business in the morning, noon and evening, and if you don¡¯t get enough sleep, you have to take advantage of your free time to get some sleep, which is very hard.
The couple slept lightly and were very alert. When they stepped into the door, they both raised their heads.
Zi Muyu, who originally didn¡¯t want to disturb her, called out softly: ¡°Uncle Zhao, Aunt Sun¡¡±
Her voice was a little low, but full of emotion.
During those years when Zi Muyu was studying, if it hadn¡¯t been for her grandfather and the kind-hearted people she met, she probably wouldn¡¯t have been able to persist until now.
Zi Muyu is always grateful to those who have helped her.
Uncle Zhao and Aunt Sun did not recognize Zi Muyu at once, and were stunned for half a minute. Aunt Sun called out uncertainly:
"Muyu?"
"Aunt Sun, it's me."
"Oh, I've changed, I've become a big girl!"
Aunt Sun left the counter and came over to greet Zi Muyu. Uncle Zhao was also very happy and asked Yi Xiaohai to sit down.
"Mu Yu, who is this handsome guy?"
"Auntie, my name is Yi Xiaohai. You can just call me Xiaohai. I am Mu Yu's college classmate."
"oh¡¡"
Aunt Sun obviously didn¡¯t believe too much that they were just classmates, but she didn¡¯t say much and just smiled implicitly.
Zi Muyu was reminiscing with Aunt Sun, and Uncle Zhao brought them two bowls of earthen pot soup.
Yi Xiaohai was not polite and started to move.
I ate something at a certain scenic spot at noon, but I was not full. Now I have earthen pot soup with side dishes, which is simple and delicious, with an earthy color and earthy fragrance.
While we were eating, a man and a woman came in and asked for water.
Uncle Zhao and Aunt Sun knew them and came forward to say a few words, but after they left, Zhao Shu and Aunt Sun sighed.
Zi Muyu asked and found out that they were a couple who came to the school several times and asked for water every time.
The purpose of their coming to the school is to take their daughter back.
"Uncle Zhao, the college entrance examination is coming soon. If you take him back now, won't you be unable to take the college entrance examination?"
¡°Hey, they just don¡¯t plan to give their daughter the college entrance examination!¡±
Both Uncle Zhao and Aunt Sun could only sigh.
Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with Zi Muyu.
Many parents in Hekou County study for their daughters not to get into college, but to increase their social status.
If you are admitted to university, you will be a female college student from all over the country. If you come to propose marriage, you can cross the threshold and the gift money will be doubled.
It doesn¡¯t matter if you fail the exam,
High school graduates are considered scholars, and the gift money for female scholars is much higher than that for girls from ordinary families.
Originally, after studying, they would take the college entrance examination, but because of Zi Muyu's incident, many parents did not dare to take the risk.
Because I took the exam, if I pass the exam and run away like Zi Muyu, it will be all in vain.
If you don¡¯t take the college entrance examination, you can only go back and get married. The betrothal gift is less than that of a college student, which is better than anything else.Can't.
They also have the awareness to stop losses.
¡°Is this phenomenon common in the county?¡±
"More, why not more!"
Aunt Sun added: "We are poor here, have feudal ideas, and the patriarchal mentality is too serious."
The Chinese mentality of favoring boys over girls has existed since ancient times, and there are many reasons.
There are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is not having offspring.
Men need to carry on the family line and carry the mission of continuing the family. When a girl is married, she is equal to the man, just like water poured out. Therefore, in ancient times, more attention was paid to men.
Even wealthy families will marry many women in order to have sons to inherit the family business. Women work hard to have boys for their own status.
There are many women whose lifelong wish is to give birth to a son and change their destiny. They have almost no other aspirations. Coupled with the influence of feudal ideas, the status of women is getting lower and lower, and the status of men is getting higher and higher.
And the most important point,
China is a large agricultural country, and men are the main labor force. It is generally believed that as long as there are more men in the family, life will be better.
Men can not only ensure the longevity of the family, but also ensure the continuation of the family economy.
Secondly, raising children to provide for old age, providing for death, etc. are all exclusive to men. Sometimes, even posting couplets during the New Year cannot be a daughter.
Various reasons have led to the idea of ????preferring boys over girls. After thousands of years of fermentation, it has been deeply imprinted in the bones of the Chinese people and is deeply rooted.
Now with economic development and ideological emancipation, women¡¯s status is getting higher and higher, and the idea of ????preferring boys over girls has slowly faded.
Even in the future, because there is too much pressure for a son to get a wedding house and a wedding car, young couples are more and more interested in having daughters.
Because my daughter works for China Merchants Bank, but my son works for China Construction Bank.
But these are the future, not the present,
At present, the idea of ??favoring boys over girls is still quite serious. The less wealthy the place, the more serious the thought, and the older the person, the more serious the thought is.
Anhui Province is not wealthy, and Hekou County is not economically developed due to its geographical location, and the mentality of favoring boys over girls is very serious.
Thinking about what happened to Zi Muyu, you can know how terrible it is.
Sometimes Yi Xiaohai can't understand what kind of weird thoughts those parents have.
¡°Both sons and daughters are their own flesh and blood, born in ten months of pregnancy, heart to heart, how could they be so cruel and ignore it, insisting on forcing their daughter¡¯s family at such a young age.
Especially for a mother who was born a woman, is it possible that the pain she has experienced must also be experienced by her daughter?
Could it be that I am unlucky and don¡¯t want to see my daughter happy?
What he couldn¡¯t understand even more was that he was admitted to college but refused to educate his daughter for the so-called gift money.
You know, the money a college student earns back in a few years is definitely many times more than the gift money.
Yi Xiaohai really can¡¯t understand their amazing operations!