Chapter 531: Equality between men and women
Since An Xiabai proposed this matter of equality between men and women, all the men in Beijing have shown great respect for the women in their families.
In the past, the men here were yelling at their women, and the women could only wash clothes, cook and take care of the children at home, but now, the men are scrambling to do housework for their women.
They also respect their sisters very much, and their daughter's status in the family was very low before, but now it is different.
"Fluttershy, come and help her carry this bucket of water." An old woman with white hair shouted.
"It's here, mother!" Fluttershy scurries over.
"Mother, I'll come!" Fluttershy's older brother picks up the bucket first.
"Brother......" Fluttershy is a little scared, because her brother used to be very fierce to her, and he didn't help the soy sauce bottle when it was poured, and today's episode scares Fluttershy.
Fluttershy's brother fills the water and takes her hand and says affectionately, "Fluttershy, my brother used to be bad, and I know I used to kill you." But not in the future, you believe me, I will be a reliable brother who is good to you. ”
Fluttershy didn't expect her brother to change so much, and she didn't know what to say for a while.
"I know that my brother's sudden change has made you a little uncomfortable. But don't worry, I will do better and better in the future. ”
Fluttershy's older brother has a sincere look in his eyes and a earnest tone.
"Hmm!" Fluttershy nodded, never expecting her brother to one day treat her with such an attitude, and she was surprised.
In this way, Fluttershy keeps an eye on her brother's every move, consciously or unconsciously.
Indeed, the elder brother is indeed doing better and better, as he himself said.
Fluttershy is relieved.
"Brother, there's something I want to tell you, I don't dare to tell my mother." One day after dinner, Fluttershy finds her brother embarrassed and shy.
"You say!" Fluttershy's older brother is a straight-hearted man, and when he sees his sister in such a difficult situation, he knows that she must be in a hurry.
"Actually, I've been getting along with Ergui in our village for a while." Fluttershy feels hot when she says this.
"I mean, I can always see that kid hanging in front of our house. But that kid is really not bad, although he has no father or mother, but the people in the village still like him. ”
Fluttershy is even more surprised by her brother's reaction. She didn't expect that her brother not only didn't blame her, but also thought that Ergui was very good.
"Brother, are you telling the truth?" Fluttershy takes her brother's hand, a little excited.
"It's true. Fluttershy, didn't your brother tell you that day, I'll be nice to you. My brother scratched his head and smiled.
But it was precisely because he had no father or mother, no support, and he didn't have so much money to marry. Well, so I'm afraid ......"
Fluttershy looks down, her face full of embarrassment.
"Are you afraid that our mother will not agree?" My brother suddenly became very empathetic.
Fluttershy nods, and her brother says he goes talk to his mother.
Over dinner, Fluttershy's brother finds a conversation to talk to her mother.
"Mother, Fluttershy is getting the most out of her head this year, so it's time to find a good home for her. I think the second expensive man in our village is quite good, and the young man is down-to-earth and willing to work. Although he has no father, no mother, and no family, I think the young man is very good and should be good to our family. ”
Fluttershy's words move Fluttershy to tears.
"He doesn't give a bride price, what does my mother want to give you to tell your daughter-in-law."
His brother is not happy about his mother's words, and he retorts, "I said that my daughter-in-law would make her own money, and even if Fluttershy found a rich family, I wouldn't use her money." ”
At this time, even the mother was stunned. In his eyes, his son used to often talk to his sister that he had the money to talk about his daughter-in-law. Why has it changed so much today?
"Son, if you want to agree, then I think Ergui is okay. What about Fluttershy, do you agree? Her mother asks Fluttershy, who shyly says that it's all up to her mother.
Fluttershy's father dies shortly after she was born, leaving her mother and brother with her.
Now that she thinks about getting married, Fluttershy feels uncomfortable.
"Mother, can I live at home after I get married to Ergui? Since he has no father and no mother, then we will honor you together. ”
Fluttershy's words also touched her brother, who always said that her sister was sensible.
In this way, with her brother's guidance, Fluttershy and Ergui soon become relatives and live in Fluttershy's house.
Seeing Fluttershy happy, her brother smiles like an old father.
He didn't know when he would be so kind to his sister if he hadn't achieved equality between men and women.
Either way, it's always good to be together as a family.
"Queen, you're really amazing." Lu Li expressed his heartfelt admiration for An Xiabai.
"Of course! I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I just took this opportunity to elevate the status of women. Anxia smiled like a child. This matter is not easy to implement, and if the ministers had not been so opposed at the beginning, An Xiabai might not have decided to do this thing so quickly.
An Xiabai knows that in the current situation, the real equality between men and women that she wants is still far behind.
Fluttershy, after marrying Ergui, the two of them focus on farming, and all the money is handed over to her mother, much to Fluttershy's mother's relief.
Fluttershy is always worried about her brother's life's events, and she knows that her brother used to be a bit muddy and didn't have a good reputation in the village, so it was a little more difficult to find a partner.
But don't be afraid, the emperor lives up to his wishes, my brother has become so good now, it will be a matter of time before he finds himself a sister-in-law.
Since this equality between men and women was proposed by An Xiabai, there are many women who dare to walk with their heads held high when they walk on the street.
In the past, they were like little daughters-in-law, with their heads bowed and baskets on the street, taking small steps.
Nowadays, they dare to speak generously to the owner of the seller, and they also dare to greet their neighbors or friends generously.
It is said that people are made by Nuwa, so there are beautiful and ugly.
This beauty has been sought after by everyone since ancient times, but anyone who has a little flaw in appearance is always talked about.
Some girls are often afraid to go out because of their flawed appearance. For example, if you have freckles on your face, or if you accidentally fell down when you were a child, leaving a scar on the corner of your mouth, or if you have a wound on your forehead, you will become the object of scramble for discussion.
Some girls will also never marry for the rest of their lives, become nuns, or even more unthinkable will commit suicide.
However, since An Xiabai's equality between men and women was proposed, if anyone dares to talk about the appearance of other women, that person will become the object of ridicule from others.
An Xiabai originally thought that this matter was a rumor, but if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes that day, she really wouldn't have believed it.
That day, she and Lu Li disguised themselves to visit the people, and they really encountered such an incident.
"You said that the woman still dared to go out like that, and his father didn't care?" In front of a tavern, three drunken men were pointing to a chubby-looking girl with slight freckles on her face.
"If you want me to see, her father and mother are uglier than her, so I don't care about her."
"Haha, yes, I don't have a face."
The three men must have drunk too much, exuding the smell of alcohol all over their bodies, and they couldn't even stand on their feet.
"Go and go, drink too much and go home and sleep, don't talk nonsense here."
The tavern owner couldn't get used to the behavior of these three people, and came out to chase them, and his attitude was really bad.
"Which green onion are you, you dare to care about me." One of them shoved the boss.
"I'm telling you, don't move your hands or feet, or I'll be rude to you." The boss patted the place where the man had just been touched with his hand, and turned to enter the tavern.
"You stop! Who allowed you to talk to you like that? The other man went drunk, patting the tavernkeeper on the shoulder with one hand and pointing at him with the other.
"You're still done, drink some cat urine."
Passerby A couldn't get used to their behavior, so he came out and accused, "What does it have to do with you what other people look like?" You don't look at what you look like! ”
"It's just, like a scoundrel, drink some wine and point fingers here." Passerby B also added.
"What's the matter with you? Compare and contrast with you here, be careful that I will abolish you, master. The third man, who had drunk too much, opened his mouth and said.
"Shut up, you can't look down on people like you. Don't think you're a man. Now even the Queen Mother advocates equality between men and women. What kind of thing are you? ”
The proprietress of a nearby fruit stand came out and scolded them.
"If you can, you can wait, if you can't wait, get out. Don't get in the way of my mother's business! ”
This proprietress spoke very strongly, and she was not afraid at all.
"That is, the emperor and the queen advocate equality between men and women, don't bother you with this kind of person anymore."
At this time, the crowd that had just gathered also began to accuse them.
An Xiabai and Lu Li looked at each other and smiled, they didn't expect that the equality between men and women they proposed now would be so popular with the people. It seems that this man and woman were very unequal before!
"Alright, alright, can't we go?" Seeing that there were many people, those people were a little frightened and prepared to sneak away.
"It's okay to go, but apologize to the girl before you go." The proprietress of the fruit stall spoke again.
"This ...... The three of them looked at each other, asking themselves to apologize to a woman, and she was such an ugly-looking mother-in-law, she really couldn't get in the way. ”
The three of them shook their heads as if they had discussed, and they didn't even look at the girl.
"No, you can't leave without an apology."
"It's just, I have to apologize."
"Apologize to the family."
The onlookers said a word, and it was not a matter of not leaving.
"Me, can't I apologize?" One of them took the initiative to admit it, and the other two followed suit.
In the end, they really apologized before leaving.