Chapter 58: The Women’s Aid Group

Jiang An’an frowned, feeling a sense of unease.

Two days ago…

Coincidentally, wasn’t that the day she and her father went to the mountain to pay respects to their biological parents? Could there be some treasure in the mountain? And her father, Jiang Degui, just happened to know about it?

“Country folks rely on the mountains for a living, even young children can gather firewood all over the mountains. Jiang Dezhu is forty years old, how could he get lost? He must be up to something shady.”

“He must have sneaked into the deep mountains to hunt, stealing public property. The son robs, the father steals, the whole family is no good.”

Lin Meiru slapped her thigh angrily, feeling like she had discovered the truth, “Damn it! No wonder their house has been smelling of meat these past two days, which good family can afford to eat meat every day? Even my family can’t!”

They were completely stealing the second branch’s limelight!

Jiang An’an: “…”

The aunties agreed, “Yes, your family is the richest in the village, and you don’t have the extravagance of the first branch. Whether their meat comes from the mountains or the black market, it’s all profiteering!”

Jiang An’an: ???

When did her family become the richest in the village?

What was her mother bragging about all the time?

She said she would make money silently!

“An’an, tell this old woman, are Wang Laosan and his wife really getting a divorce?”

Zhu Po, eager to hear gossip, squeezed past Lin Meiru and stuffed a handful of melon seeds into Jiang An’an’s hand, “I heard that Li Dayi’s injuries are quite serious, Wang Laosan broke her spine and crippled her?”

“I also heard that Li Dayi, in order to have a child, gave Wang Laosan that kind of medicine, is it true?”

“I heard that Wang Laosan became a eunuch, his thing can’t be fixed. Li Dayi protected the brigade’s sow, she was a righteous person who killed her own family, will the commune reward her?”

“I also heard that Wang Laosan has that kind of hobby, no wonder his hens stopped laying eggs…”

In just one day, the rumors had become so outrageous.

Jiang An’an cleared her throat, “Li Dayi’s injuries are classified as Grade 2, she is currently receiving treatment at the provincial hospital. Wang Laosan is suspected of intentional homicide, we’ll have to wait for the results of the police investigation.”

The old women were stunned, their worldviews were completely shattered.

One young woman pulled down her sleeve and said in a daze, “Men really go to jail for beating women?”

Jiang An’an said seriously, “It’s not just men beating women that will land them in jail, if women commit domestic violence, they will also be punished by law!”

Thud!

Lin Meiru fell to the ground, muttering, “It’s over, it’s over, it’s over! I often beat your father, I’m going to jail too.”

“…” Jiang An’an sighed and pulled her mother up, “You usually just kick Dad out of bed and twist his ears, it doesn’t count as domestic violence, it’s just a bit of fun between husband and wife.”

Lin Meiru: …

Other aunties: …

How could an unmarried girl say that?

Lin Meiru was so angry that she almost fell over, she couldn’t help but twist her daughter’s ear and dragged her home, “You don’t learn the good things, you only learn the bad things, all the morals and ethics I taught you have gone to the dogs.”

“Mother, be gentle, it hurts, it hurts…” Jiang An’an begged for mercy, she didn’t know that her casual teasing of her mother would make her furious.

The mother and daughter walked further and further away, the little girl’s sweet voice gradually disappeared into the cold wind.

Zhu Po smiled and sighed, “An’an is capable, she’s so young and already a Women’s Federation official, she’s almost forgotten that she’s still a little girl.”

Everyone nodded, seeing Jiang An’an being scolded by her mother, unexpectedly brought her closer to everyone.

On the other side.

The mother and daughter arrived at their doorstep, Lin Meiru quickly let go of her hand, seeing her daughter’s red earlobes, she felt very distressed, “It’s my fault for having a heavy hand, should I put some ointment on it?”

“Mother, aren’t you angry with me?” Jiang An’an was puzzled, she reached out and rubbed her ears to relieve the pain.

Lin Meiru tapped her forehead, “You’re usually so smart, why are you so stupid now? If I didn’t find a way to bring you home, those old women would have nagged you until dawn.”

“I told you, our mother is the best, even Dad can’t compare, you should be the head of the family!” Jiang An’an flattered her, happily putting her arm around her mother’s and walking inside.

Once inside, she pushed her mother onto a stool, stood behind her and gave her a shoulder and back massage to show her affection.

“There’s something I want to ask you for help with…”

Lin Meiru narrowed her eyes, enjoying her daughter’s flattery, “Go ahead.”

Jiang An’an: “I want you to establish the first women’s aid group in the Nanxi Brigade, specifically responsible for monitoring public opinion. Share legal stories every day to encourage the commune members to make progress. I’ve already prepared the story materials, for example, Wang Laosan’s domestic violence is against the law…”

During this time, she had carefully summarized the reasons for the failure of the first reform: First, most people in the countryside were illiterate, making learning difficult;

Second, the popularity of sketches is high, and even today, commune members can still quote classic lines from them. However, the cost of spreading sketches is too high.

If there is a method that is widely accepted by the public and has a high degree of dissemination, it must be gossip!

Chinese people love to eat melons, and incorporating every article of the Marriage Law or the Women and Children Protection Law into stories for dissemination will double the effect.

As for the third point, we need to involve the masses in the official reform, give some people power, that is, to use the model of the neighborhood committee in later generations, to establish a women’s aid group.

Jiang An’an once saw a report that the rate of violence against women is 25%, and it wasn’t until 2001 that there was a clear ban on domestic violence, and the explicit anti-domestic violence law was not enacted until a few years later.

After being abused, many women will ask, “Why don’t they leave?” First, these women don’t have the financial means; second, they are afraid of being retaliated against by their husbands after being abused.

This women’s aid group, in addition to legal education, also has a supervisory role, helping these women avoid being abused again.

Lin Meiru is tough and loves gossip, she is protective of her family and loves to show off.

If she is made the group leader, it can effectively prevent the organization and the women from being picked on. The most important thing is that she has no one else to use.

Lin Meiru thought for a moment, she quickly understood her meaning, and said with disdain, “Isn’t that just gossiping with the commune members every day? You have to make it sound so fancy.”

Jiang An’an said confidently, “Can cultured people call it gossip? It’s called public opinion monitoring! Comrade Lin Meiru, starting tomorrow, you need to memorize all the legal provisions and become the most cultured and knowledgeable woman in the Nanxi Brigade, no, in the Red Flag Commune!”

“I’ll do it!”

Lin Meiru’s eyes sparkled, she liked to do anything that would make her stand out, and she readily accepted this opportunity.

Seeing this, Jiang An’an gave her one last boost, “Besides gossiping every day, you also need to assess who is qualified to join this women’s aid group. Once this group achieves results and helps rescue women, I will apply to the higher authorities for legalization.”

Lin Meiru: !!!

Lin Meiru’s voice trembled, “…Does that mean I have a chance to become an official?”

Jiang An’an patted her shoulder, entrusting her with this important task, “Let’s start with the Wang Laosan domestic violence case, make sure the whole village knows that beating people is against the law, and severe cases will result in imprisonment!”