Chapter 1263 Wanli Pass Mountain, Attending the Meeting Single-handedly (5)
Gu Mo smiled at him, which made Uncle Gu's scalp numb from the laughter, and he stumbled away as if he had seen a ghost.
After that, let alone looking for Manzhi, he didn't even dare to appear in front of the three mothers, for fear that Gu Mo would expose the incident.
In the end, Gu Mo took the initiative to find him, and then ransacked the old bachelor's house, taking away everything he could eat and what little money he had.
Uncle Gu was so angry that he was itching his teeth, but he didn't dare to do anything.
Gu Mo took the things home, and Gu's mother was frightened, "Where did you come from?"
Is this little ancestor going to rob it?
"This is a gift from my second uncle."
Mother Gu's expression was strange. How could she not know who Uncle Gu was? How could he be so kind?
Gu Mo, "If you don't believe me, ask your second uncle."
Mother Gu actually ran to ask Uncle Gu.
How could Second Uncle Gu dare to say that Gu Mo had robbed it, so he could only say that he had given it to him.
Mother Gu felt relieved now.
After Gu Mo had eaten and drank, he walked around the city to see if he could find a job.
It turned out that finding a job was harder than I thought.
After all, the economy is in recession, and those factories owned by capitalists and foreigners work a lot every day but get very little pay. Forget it, it is common for wages to be delayed and not paid at all.
Even if she pulls a rickshaw, she still needs rent and capital.
In the end, Gu Mo picked up many newspapers on the street and returned without success.
Back home, she taught Manzhi how to read the words in the newspaper word by word.
Although he said that it was useless to read, Manzhi was still very motivated to learn, and he studied very seriously.
The allure of knowledge and culture is abandoned by people in a society with highly developed culture.
But in this society where culture is generally low, it is very attractive.
A large part of Manzhi's tragedy was caused by the times, but in the same era, there were also women who bravely broke through the shackles of feudal ethics, broke through the suffering caused by the inherent class, and bravely rushed to a new world.
So the most important thing is to change Manzhi's thinking so that she can have the spirit of resistance and wisdom to move forward.
To have such spirit and wisdom, it is useless for others to instill it in her. The only way is to read and let her receive the baptism of new ideas from words.
But now, let alone whether he can afford to read, even if he can afford to read, it is not appropriate to send Manzhi to study.
Because primary and secondary schools are now controlled by the Japanese, they teach Japanese language and learn brainwashing things, and the students have to do hard work for them as free labor every day.
Gu Mo planned to use the available resources around him to teach Manzhi himself.
By the end, Manzhi was able to recognize several words with difficulty, and Gu Mo was not stingy with his praise.
Manzhi blushed with embarrassment and twisted her clothes, "Sister, how can I be as powerful as you say?"
Gu Mo said proudly: "Sister, of course you are great, you can get it right with just a few clicks. As long as you work hard, you will definitely become a well-known talented female poet in the future!
No one has ever praised Manzhi so highly. Although he knew it was a lie, Manzhi felt very happy in his heart.
And from that day on, Gu Mo continued to praise her every day.
All kinds of praises, fancy praises, all just right, made Manzhi's timid and inferior soul seem to have bloomed a flower growing towards the sun, gradually becoming enthusiastic.
And every time she taught Manzhi how to read, she would take Gu's mother along with her.
Gu's mother was very uncooperative and did not agree with Gu Mo teaching Manzhi how to read.
"What's a girl doing knowing so many words?"
"What's wrong with girls? Now is a new society. Girls can not only read and write, but also do business and serve as officials. They can even serve and win glory for the country."
Gu's mother disagreed, "That's nonsense. How can something that has been passed down by our ancestors for thousands of years be wrong? My mother has never heard of the things you are talking about."
"The reason you haven't heard of it is because you stay in the village all day long and listen to the three aunts and six grandmothers talking about the parents of the east and the west. You will know when you go out and look outside. Those who have status and status all give away girls.
Go to school and become literate. The country now promotes equality between men and women and calls on girls to read more and become literate. If there is no benefit to girls from studying, why do those with status and status do this? Why does the country open girls’ schools?”
Gu Mo took out the newspaper and found many pages where women's deeds were published.
"Look, is this a girl? Is it a girl? Now they can also show their faces and become female poets, writers, or even female gentlemen. What does this mean? It means that we women are no worse than men. In the past,
The rules that have been passed down for thousands of years are all wrong. Since they are wrong, we must change them. Only by changing them can we make progress and everyone's life become better and better."
If you want to change other people's deep-rooted thoughts, you can only turn yourself into chicken soup first, and when you pour it, you have to pour it with passion and passion. It not only has the effect of refreshing the brain, but also has the effect of brainwashing in some cases.
So when Gu Mo said these words, his face was flushed, as if he was reciting the words of a saint, and his whole body was as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Gu's mother and Manzhi were both immersed in her lively speech, but when the excitement passed, they returned to the way they were before.
Manzhi was okay. As long as Gu Mo asked her to read, she still learned it seriously, but she just wanted to learn a few more words and had no expectations for the future.
Gu's mother stopped talking. She just thought Gu Mo was crazy. Every time she saw Gu Mo coming back with a pile of newspapers, her face was full of despair.
Gradually, Gu Mo realized that it was useless to tell them these lofty ideals.
It would be better to tell them that if they study more, they can have enough to eat and survive.
But to make them believe this, they have to rely on facts.
I have almost finished eating the food I snatched from Uncle Gu, and I really need to find a way to make money.
Gu Mo went to wander around the city again. When he was by the river, he saw a group of people gathering there to watch the fun, and Gu Mo also joined them.
Then I saw a group of people running in a race. The track was a street, about a hundred meters long, with 10 obstacles set up in the middle.
Just like hurdling.
There is a money bag hanging at the end. As long as you can reach the end within 18 seconds, you can get the money bag.
The competition was organized by students from several nearby universities, and many people participated, just to get the money bag.
But this competition has been held for more than a month, and until now, the money bag is still hanging there and no one has the ability to take it away.
Gu Mo also immediately ran to sign up.
The people running with her all seemed relatively strong, and she, who was quite strong among the women, suddenly became skinny when she stood with them.
No one thought highly of her, but when she was given the order, she ran out, but her speed made everyone dumbfounded.
