Chapter 147 Free Theater Watching

The plan mentioned by Ah Xing in her letter to Shen Yuanfeng was something she had considered for a long time, she always felt that the women in this world were too pitiful, had a low status, were an accessory to men, and were strictly bound under the feudal system, and even not being able to watch a play became their regret. (Vertex Hand Hit)

Naturally, she can't change this society and change everyone's minds, but will she succeed if she does her best to bring a little happiness to women?

Ah Xing and Ling Zifeng discussed the matter in the study. A Xing said: "Now Journey to the West has reached the fourth episode, and the actors of the first episode have also returned from the tour. I have an idea, I want to give a ticket to the guests for each play in the future, telling them that as long as the woman in their family (only women) holds this ticket, they can come to our theater to watch a free Journey to the West. I will have an extra performance in the old theater in the afternoon, starting from the first episode of Journey to the West, it will be set as a women's show, and men are exempted, if this is the case, will those men let the women of the family go to the theater to watch the play? ”

You don't need money, and you don't have to stay with other men, so there shouldn't be any reason to stop women from coming to the theater!

Ling Zifeng was a little puzzled: "Ah Xing, but this is equivalent to a free performance, and we don't have any income!" ”

"In this encore, I didn't want to make money, I just wanted women to see Journey to the West. They are also very hard at home and busy with family affairs, but because they are women, they are not even qualified to watch the play, which is also too sad. Many of my neighbors like me have expressed to me that they want to see Journey to the West, and I just want to fulfill their wishes! ”

Ling Zifeng shook his head helplessly: "I really don't understand, why do you always want women to come to the play?" ”

Ah Xing sighed softly and said, "Because I don't think women should be so pathetic and pitiful, my strength is very small, all I can do is do my best to see if I can meet their little wishes." ”

Ling Zifeng thought for a while and said, "Ah Xing, since this is what you want to do, Uncle Ling will definitely support you!" It's just a free play, and the theater can afford it! But you have to be mentally prepared, even if you do so much, it may not be useful at all. The fact that women can't go to the theater is a deep-rooted idea and tradition that has been ingrained for thousands of years, and it is not something that can be changed without money. If this is the case, the rich and noble families are not short of these money, and they will not allow the women in the family to go to the theater! ”

"If that doesn't work, then there's nothing I can do. I hope those women will have the courage to discuss it with their families. ”

After getting Ling Zifeng's consent, Ah Xing set about it. First of all, Ah Xing sent many people to the streets and alleys to publicize this matter, and tried to let every woman in Jincheng know about it.

Then after all the women almost knew about it, Ah Xing asked people to advertise on stage after each play, telling all the guests that the theater was doing preferential activities, and the bills in their hands could let their wives, mothers, and daughters come to the theater to watch the play for free, and also made a special statement that it was a women's show, hoping that they could see it for the sake of the discount, and they didn't want to waste it, but let the women at home come to the theater to watch the free Journey to the West.

It's a two-pronged approach, and now it's time to wait and see the results.

After the first batch of tickets was issued, the next day in the afternoon, the woman could enter the play with the ticket. But when it was time for the play, not a single female guest saw it, and the actors didn't know whether to perform on the stage, Ah Xing saw this situation, so she waved her hand and said: "There should be no guests coming in this scene, let's go down and rest!" ”

Ah Xing knew that although she would not succeed immediately, she didn't expect that there would be no guests. Ling Zifeng saw that she was unhappy, so he comforted: "Ah Xing, I said that deep-rooted ideas will not be changed so easily, forget it, you have done your best, let's cancel this event from today!" If it goes on like this, this event will become a joke! ”

Ah Xing slowly shook her head and said, "This is the first day, and it is normal for everyone to not be able to accept this matter for a while." The bills continue to be sent to the guests, and they continue to explain the matter to everyone after each play! I can't give up easily, once I give up, it is equivalent to admitting that women can never enter the theater, I believe that as long as we keep persevering, everyone will always change their minds. ”

What Ah Xing didn't know was that her plan to let women into the theater had a great impact on the people. The men got together to talk about it

"A woman's duty is to take care of the children at home, do housework, embroider some handkerchiefs to make up for the family when she is free, and watch some plays! Is the cinema a place for women to go? ”

"That's it, I really don't know why Tingsong Theater is doing these things! I guess it must have been made by Miss Axing! ”

"No matter what, don't let the mother-in-law at home go to any play, even if it's free, a woman should look like a woman, get used to this time, it will be difficult to discipline in the future!"

"I think this is Tingsong's conspiracy, I want to wait for these women to become addicted, and they will start collecting money in the future, don't be fooled!"

And when the women have their free time, they get together and talk about these things

"Tingsong Theater doesn't need money to watch Journey to the West now, what a great opportunity it is, but my man just won't let me go."

"Yes, as soon as I talk about it, my man blows his beard and glares at me, it's so fierce that I don't dare to speak!"

"My father-in-law also said that if I went, he would divorce me, saying that he couldn't afford to lose this person. I don't dare to go, what if my family is really divorced? ”

"But yes, no woman has ever been to the theater, so it's no wonder that the men objected! Forget it, we're still in peace, who called us women? It's not our women's turn to enjoy watching a play! ”

"But, I really want to see it, when I see my son and friends talking about Sun Monkey and Zhu Bajie, my heart is itchy!"

"Me ...... too"

The women looked at each other and sighed in unison.

Three days have passed, and there is still no one in the afternoon special of the theater. Ah Xing is not discouraged, no one comes, so she asks the actors to go down to rest, the bills are still issued every day, and she still sends people to the streets and alleys every day to do publicity, she just wants to tell those women that Tingsong's free drama is always waiting for them.

The people in the theater all advised Ah Xing not to do more, since those women didn't dare to come and see, forget it. But Ah Xing felt that women didn't want to come to see it, but they didn't dare, because they had been suppressed by the idea of male superiority and inferiority for a long time, so they didn't have this courage, and she should give them a little more time. Even if this has already been done, it should not be easily given up.

Ah Xing also went to the third aunt and asked her why she didn't go to watch the free drama now that she wanted to watch Journey to the West so much

The third aunt pulled her out of the door and whispered: "I also want to see it, but your third uncle refuses me to go, saying that other people's daughters-in-law have not entered, and if I go, it will be a shame for him, I think, unless everyone goes, your third uncle may still be willing to let me go." ”

Ah Xing suddenly realized that it was not that everyone was unwilling to break the tradition, but that no one was willing to be the first to break the tradition. As long as someone takes the lead in going to the theater, others will slowly follow suit. It's like eating crabs, no one dared to eat crabs, but because there was the first person to eat crabs, crabs will become everyone's food.

But the question is, where to find this person who has the courage to eat crabs now?