There is a long way to go to get such women to take the initiative to step out of the "comfort zone" where they can enjoy convenience by being a "good woman".
But fortunately, in this era, women like Chun Niang Qiu Niang only belong to a very small minority.
They just need the support of the majority of women for these rules to remain in place.
Although Chun Niang and Qiu Niang cried desperately in front of Xu Yue, they did not really want to die, or they could not escape the fate of being sent to literacy classes.
However, taking into account the two people's bottom line of acceptance, they were not required to immediately change out of their skirts and put on more convenient trousers.
As long as they follow the rules and study and work at the same time in the literacy class, that's fine.
In view of the fact that their educational level has not even graduated from the junior class, the managers of major factories did not want to employ these two people. In addition, due to their somewhat embarrassing status, there were no jobs for them at first.
It was Xu Yue Xiu Mu who came back and found that both of them had been attending classes for more than half a month and had not yet found a job. After some in-depth research, they discovered the problem and personally called the managers from all over the place to hold a seminar.
The manager was willing to put aside his prejudices and provide jobs for the two of them.
It's a job in a textile factory, and there's always a shortage of people twisting threads there.
Xu Erniang is still improving the spindle machine according to the Jenny machine drawings given by Xu Yue. Now it still mainly uses manual twisting, and the speed is not fast. I can only say that the foot-operated spinning machine in the factory is better than the hand-operated spinning machine outside.
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It's just that in the past, anyone with hands and feet could work in a textile factory, but now everyone is starting to engage in cultural involution.
Those who have just arrived have not even graduated from the junior class. The group leaders also realize that managing illiterate people is more tiring and there are communication problems, so they do not like to recruit people who have not graduated from the junior class to join their teams.
Xu Yue felt that this kind of involution was unnecessary and was a sign that the people in the village were starting to become a little distracted.
Finally, after everyone expressed their opinions at the seminar and redefined what qualities a twister needed to possess, capable young laborers like Chun Niang and Qiuniang were included in the selection criteria.
It was just such a job that the two of them did not do satisfactorily.
Xu Yue created working conditions for people in such an embarrassing situation, but in real life, other women still have prejudice against them.
Especially Qiuniang, who was trained as a flower girl, even though she had never officially participated in such work, her colleagues still unconsciously excluded her and Qiuniang from the group.
However, compared to Chun Niang, Qiu Niang quickly adapted to the new environment and worked hard to integrate.
A soft-spoken woman who smiles at you comes up to you just to ask you some thread-twisting skills that you already know. Who has the nerve to push such a person away?
Gradually, Qiuniang gained recognition from her colleagues, and everyone began to be curious about her, asking about her life experience and life in the flower house.
When I learned that Qiuniang was in the building, she had to get up before dawn every day to learn etiquette and rules, practice dancing and piano every day, and could only go out twice a year. She was not free at all, and even a little suffocated.
Colleagues who were prejudiced began to feel sorry for her and take care of her.
Ma Guifang is now the deputy director of the textile factory, and is mainly responsible for training new employees, selecting and promoting them.
She was the first person that Chun Niang and Qiu Niang came into contact with after entering the factory.
Seeing that Qiuniang had integrated into the collective, but Chunniang was still crying every day, secretly crying in the corner with her face turned away, as if she was in jail, which greatly affected work efficiency, Ma Guifang decided to talk to this woman in person.
Chun Niang and Qiu Niang are currently working part-time, studying in the morning and working in the afternoon.
Because the money the two of them earn now is not enough for them to support themselves, Xu Yue pays for their food and accommodation out of her private room.
The two of them also ate lunch with the students in the school. Speaking of everything in the Xu family, the only thing that comforted Chun Niang was that the food and accommodation here were better than her original ones.
To put it boldly, it was even better than the ladies and ladies she had seen.
They live in the female dormitory. Although there are many people, everyone has a bed of their own.
I heard that the dormitory was renovated in the spring, and the heated kang was changed to a floor dragon, and the whole room was heated, so now everyone has a bed, a table, and a cabinet.
The cloth in Xujiazhuang is very cheap. In order to ensure their privacy, the female students will buy a thin cloth and surround their own small world, turning it into a secret base.
Chun Niang and Qiu Niang also did this, which made them feel more comfortable.
Except for some chores that need to be done by yourself.
The floor of the dormitory is always clean, there is no peculiar smell in the room, and the bedding is soft and warm - it is a new material they have never been exposed to. The students said it is made of fine cashmere, because girls are not cold-resistant, so
It is a special gift only for girls.
There is also food, no matter what, you can always have enough to eat. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided all day long. There are eggs and soy milk in the morning. In addition to the general porridge and pasta at noon, there are also occasional snacks.
The big chicken drumsticks in the Xujiazhuang Upper School cafeteria make those who have never tried it drool when they see it, and those who have tried it still want to eat it.
So the students studied hard for this big chicken leg.
Xujiazhuang is very good to students. Expensive lamp oil is specially provided every month. The students save the lamp oil. You can see that all the lights are on in the dormitory at night, and there are students inside who are working hard and studying.
Ma Guifang followed Chun Niang back to the dormitory for a nap after lunch, and came to the door of the girls' dormitory, waiting for her.
You can see from a distance that Chun Niang is walking at the front alone, while Qiu Niang is walking behind with the female students, chatting and laughing.
"Deputy Director Ma!" Fubao, a short-haired girl walking in the crowd, shouted loudly.
Ma Guifang walked up to her with a smile, touched the girl's new short black hair, and asked jokingly: "Do you still have lice?"
Fu Bao shook his head violently, "No, never again. I wash my hair every other day, and I don't have lice anymore."
Ma Guifang nodded and waved her hand to signal her to take a nap. When Fu Bao and others jumped into the dormitory, their eyes turned to Chun Niang.
Chun Niang had already sensed Ma Guifang's gaze. She walked up to her in confusion and called out softly: "Director Ma?"
Qiuniang and other female students also nodded and waved hello to Ma Guifang.
She personally brought these girls to Zhuangzi in the first place. Perhaps they were just like fledglings. The girls regarded her as their godmother and would always come to her to tell them anything they were worried about.
Over time, the relationship between the two parties became closer, and the children trusted her. Naturally, Ma Guifang couldn't help but want to care more about these lovely girls without parents. She often came to see them and ask about the girls' recent worries.
