Traveling through books in the 70s: The group favors the Wang family’s little koi carp

After the beating, Mother Li covered her face and burst into tears.

When she cried, the old ladies she brought also cried too.

They were all elderly, and there were not many such old people in any house. Seeing them cry hoarsely, the villagers who stayed to watch the excitement felt very uncomfortable.

Mother Li: "Gao Daimei, just admit that you bought and sold women. As long as you plead guilty, we will be willing to die with you!"

Niuniu Niang: "Yes, I have lived a long life at such an old age. As long as I think of my Niuniu being so young..."

She cried until she could no longer speak. Her old face, gray hair, and unfailing sadness showed in her expression when she talked about her miserable daughter.

It was as if all the troubles had been overtaken by her.

It makes people feel sad just looking at it.

Even Shen Jin, who arranged all this, couldn't help but feel a little sore when he saw this scene.

Parents' beloved sons have far-reaching plans for it.

They may be naive and think that pie will really fall from the sky.

It was easy to deceive. Mrs. Zhu introduced the person she introduced to him in such a fantastic way that they foolishly believed it, thinking that it was really a good person whom their daughter could be entrusted to.

Forced by life, I became more eye-opening about money. When I saw the other party giving me so many colorful gifts, I thought that my daughter could live a good life, and her parents' family could also benefit from it.

As parents, they have many failings and no one is perfect.

No one who is struggling to survive is careless, but if you tell them from the beginning, explain it clearly to them.

It is said that their children were led by Mrs. Zhu on a path of no return. Those betrothal gifts were not actually betrothal gifts, but money to buy their lives.

Even if they are reluctant to part with the wealth and wealth within their reach, they cannot be so cruel as to push their own flesh and blood into the fire pit.

At least, the old ladies who were called here by Shen Jin today, except for Li's mother, are all mothers who still have conscience and truly regret having harmed their children.

……

There are good and bad in this world, and there are people like Niu Niuniang and others who can be cleansed and have extenuating circumstances.

Naturally, there are some people who cannot be cleansed and whose hearts are simply darkened.

They were also involved in Mrs. Zhu's crime, but Shen Jin always felt that although these people also did wrong things, their consequences were not as good as those who really deserved to die.

She arranged for them to come over this time, which actually gave them a chance.

Just like now, as soon as the old ladies finished crying, Director Hao couldn't help but say something nice.

"Director Wei, you see... they were actually kept in the dark. When Gao Daimei was helping to sell their daughter, they were not aware of it."

"It's not that he and Gao Daimei conspired to buy and sell women. After all, they are also the victims."

Someone took the lead to help say good things. Mother Li remembered what Shen Jin had taught her and quickly took the opportunity to echo her.

"Yes, without knowing it. Just like Gao Daimei said just now that my son was secretly looking for her to buy a wife."

"This is pure slander. Does she have any evidence? How can she just say whatever she says with her bad mouth!"

"I think Gao Daimei is just in the habit of buying and selling women."

"Seeing that my second son is a fool and gives as much gift as he wants, I thought he also wanted to buy a wife."

She slapped her thigh: "Hey, you think we city dwellers, as for buying a wife? It's not impossible to get a serious wife."

Hearing that she did not forget to engage in urban-rural confrontation at this time, Shen Jin rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Mrs. Zhu picked up her remaining shoe and smashed it at her: "You fart! You don't know yet, and it's not the time for you to say that you gave Shen Niannian so much as a gift and no one cared about it even if you beat her to death!"

"When did I say that?" Mother Li refused to admit it. She looked at Shen Niannian with extremely kind eyes.

"I have always cared about Nian Nian. There was nothing wrong with Nian Nian when she was my daughter-in-law. Why should I hit Nian Nian?"

"Kodaimei, I'm afraid you were knocked unconscious and lost your mind. Besides, how did you know about our family's affairs? Were you lying under the bed and listening?"

As soon as he finished speaking, laughter rang out one after another in the courtyard.

Seeing that the situation was looking good, Mother Li straightened her back and said, "We won't tell lies. In front of the leading comrades, I will say whatever I want."

"I really didn't know about this at first, but then Niannian still made a fuss about going back to her parents' house. When I asked, I found out what happened."

"I bet you, your daughter, son-in-law, and several brothers and sisters-in-law of Nian Nian, think that the betrothal gift given by my second son is just buying money!"

"Fortunately, I was still confused before, wondering how to get married. It seems like Nian Nian has a natal family, and no one comes to the city to see Nian Nian. The two of us are guilty of selling the girl together."

"My son also found out about this later. Our family gave us a lot of betrothal gifts. Niannian didn't even bring back any dowry, so the money went directly to her parents' family."

"My son was still angry at the time, wondering if Nian Nian was looking towards her parents' family and helping them calculate her husband's money."

"Because of this incident, the young couple had a lot of misunderstandings at the time. After the misunderstandings were resolved, my son said, 'What the heck, he was fooled by you!'"

Mother Li said, picked up Mrs. Zhu's shoes and smashed them back!

"You black-hearted person, our family asked you to help with the introduction in the first place so that your parents' family wouldn't have to bear the burden. Who knew you would be better off and just listen to half of what I'm told."

"He directly 'settled' Nian Nian's family for us behind our back. If we buy it out, we won't have to bear the burden anymore. I even asked why we asked for so many colorful gifts."

"If I hadn't really cared about Nian Nian, I wouldn't have been able to give the gift in the first place. Who would have thought that I would have helped her Gao Daimei complete the 'deal' instead!"

"You guys really have to judge my old lady this time. Do you think I am unjust or not?"

"My old Li family sincerely wants to find a wife. We spent so much money, but in the end we have to bear the blame of 'buying a wife'."

Meeting Shen Jin's somewhat dull gaze, Li's mother shuddered and stopped crying pitifully for her family.

Thinking of what Shen Jin specifically emphasized and asked her to say clearly in front of Director Hao.

Mother Li sorted out her words in her mind and stretched out her hand to pull Shen Niannian.

"Nian Nian is a good boy, but our old Li family is unlucky. Nian Nian cannot accept that my son accidentally became an accomplice of buying and selling women."

"Unable to accept such cruel truths in her marriage, she was unwilling to turn a blind eye and live her life. Instead, she chose to return to her parents' home to expose the evil deeds of her brother and sister-in-law."

"Using my own experience as an example to serve as a warning to innocent women who may be deceived and sold like her."

"To be honest, as a former mother-in-law, I feel ashamed and proud that Niannian can join the Women's Federation and fight for women's rights!"

Shen Niannian didn't take her hand, and Mother Li was not embarrassed, so she naturally changed the direction and grabbed Director Hao's hand.

Shake it hard.

Mother Li: "Director Hao, you have eyes that can find gold!"

Seeing that she performed well, Shen Jin nodded in approval.

Although what Mrs. Li said was a bit pretentious, she expressed clearly what she needed to say and what needed to be done to help her aunt.

That's it.

As for why Mother Li had to say this...

I think that when her aunt Shen Niannian joined the Women's Federation, it was because she praised her aunt's worth in front of the villagers and boasted that her aunt was not beaten home.

The reason why I got divorced was because I wanted to stand up, determined to be a pioneer against marriage-for-sale, set an example, and preach the truth about divorce.

It was precisely because of those words that Director Hao was so impressed that he made an exception and recruited her aunt into the Women's Federation.

But lies are lies. Even if Shen Niannian becomes an officer of the Women's Federation, she still feels guilty every time she thinks of the reason why she joined the Women's Federation.

Coupled with the fact that the Li family is out of control, just like the last time Yu Jiao went to the Women's Federation to make a fuss, saying she wanted to expose Shen Niannian's old background.

The more people get, the more they fear losing.

Even if Shen Niannian didn't say it, Shen Jin knew that she was afraid that one day Director Hao would find out that the Shen Niannian she admired at the beginning... was fake.

She was also afraid that the Li family would have another seizure, so she went to the Women's Federation to make a fuss regardless, and revealed the real Shen Niannian who was once weak, didn't dare to fight, and didn't have such noble sentiments.

Since she was afraid, Shen Jin told her not to be afraid.

Shen Jin can help her aunt solve all future troubles.

Back then, she was able to lift her aunt, a clay Buddha, out of the mire.

Now, she can force Mother Li to give her aunt a 'gold-plated body' just like she had promised her aunt!

After all, her husband's family personally confirmed that her aunt's divorce was due to her noble sentiments and to set an example to warn women who were bought into marriages and did not dare to resist.

Isn’t this enough to prevent future troubles?

……

However, Shen Jin still hopes that one day in the future, her aunt can truly become strong, strong from the heart.

Strong enough to no longer worry and fear, strong enough to sit next to Director Hao, and speak with ease about the misunderstanding that led to her joining the Women's Federation.

She didn't mind supporting her aunt all the time, but the road ahead was smooth, she had no worries, and her confidence was constantly building up.

She believed that sooner or later, her aunt would get rid of the shadow of the past, look back on the past, stop escaping, and become strong and calm.