Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

After a while, several people put down the newspapers.

Dong Shuwan looked at Li Muhua and finally understood why he didn't want to read the newspaper. She shouted directly: "It's not this Huang Qixian, she has——"

"Cough cough!"

Not only did Li Muhua cough and interrupt her, Zhou Ru also hurriedly held her back. If she dared to scold the typical figures in the newspaper, who knows how much trouble Dong Shuwan would get into.

Li Muhua asked again: "Since you have all read it, who wants to read this newspaper?"

After hearing this, Hu Lai quickly handed the newspaper to Li Muhua and said, "You should come. You are going to get married soon, so you are more suitable to read it than us."

Li Muhua slowly shook her head and said, "I'm about to get married, so I shouldn't read the idea of ​​combining knowledge with agriculture anymore. You should come, you're the right person."

After saying that, Li Muhua stuffed the newspaper back into Hu Lai's hand.

Seeing that the two were still trying to shirk their responsibilities, Director He of the Women's Congress pointed at Dong Shuwan and said, "Don't rush to read it. Let her read it. She is a female comrade and should be able to understand Comrade Huang Qixian's thoughts better."

The two were stunned by what they were pointed at, and then Li Muhua smiled and said first: "Director He, let me read it. My voice is louder than Dong Shuwan's, so everyone can hear it."

Without waiting for Director He's consent, Li Muhua rushed to stand in front of the fire and began to read aloud:

"Then I will read today's newspaper to you and pass on the latest ideas to you!"

"On the courage to completely break with old traditional ideas..."

Standing in front of the crackling fire, Li Muhua read the headline from beginning to end.

The article is very long, with both spiritual instructions and the full text of Huang Qixian's letter. In short, she voluntarily married a villager, but was ridiculed and mocked by her companions. She wrote to the newspaper to oppose this idea...

"... November 27, 1973!"

After reading the newspaper, Li Muhua did not call on everyone to study as usual, but returned to his original place and handed the newspaper to Ma Decai.

Ma Decai took the newspaper, looked at Li Muhua with a smile and asked, "Good boy, you really have a loud voice. I guess the sound of your newspaper can be heard in the next village."

"Hehe~~"

Li Muhua smiled innocently and said, "I was born with a loud voice. My mother said that when I was a child, as long as I cried in the middle of the night, the neighbors nearby couldn't sleep."

In response to Li Muhua's words, Ma Decai smiled and did not respond.

Instead, he asked, "Comrade Li Muhua, I heard that you have met Comrade Zhou Ru's parents when you went back home for the New Year, and the two of them are engaged. Then you are a negative example."

"After you finish reading this newspaper as a negative example, I want to hear what you think now."

Hearing Ma Decai say that he was a negative example, Li Muhua quickly shouted: "Hey, Captain Ma, I am not a negative example."

"It's about getting rid of people who look down on the working people. I'm different. I'm one of the working people. I volunteered to come and support agriculture. I'm a brother to everyone."

"As for my engagement with Comrade Zhou Ru, we are in love freely, believe in the Marriage Law, and advocate equality between men and women and freedom of marriage. There is no conflict with this idea."

Seeing that he had only asked one question, Li Muhua gave a long reply, clearing himself of all blame. Then Ma De thought of Li Fuhai again - and the gun on his waist.

Ma Decai nodded in agreement and smiled naively.

"Good answer. I was right about you. Comrade Li Muhua, your ideological awareness is truly top-notch!"

Li Muhua smiled, and Ma Decai turned his head to look at Dong Shuwan, narrowed his eyes and asked: "Comrade Dong Shuwan, I saw that you seemed to have different opinions on Comrade Huang Qixian's ideas just now, why don't you also tell us your own views?"

After being persuaded by Zhou Ru for so long, Dong Shuwan naturally knew the seriousness of the matter. When Ma Decai called her out, she stopped and said in a firm voice, "I have no opinion on Comrade Huang Qixian's thoughts. I agree with them very much, especially the last part..."

Dong Shuwan eloquently repeated the spirit of the last long paragraph she had just spoken.

After she finished speaking, Director He of the Women's Federation stood up and led the applause.

He praised: "Comrade Dong Shuwan, you said it very well. It is true that intellectuals from the capital have high ideological awareness."

Dong Shuwan said reluctantly: "It's my duty."

Director He asked again: "So you agree with Comrade Huang Qixian's ideas and are determined to stay in the countryside and do revolution for the rest of your life, and settle down in our Xiaowang Village?"

After saying this, Director He looked at the crowd.

She said loudly: "I, He Xiujuan, will be the first one to support you on behalf of our Xiaowang Village. As long as you tell me which team member you like, I will definitely help you make connections and help you realize your dream of settling down."

"Matchmaking? Director He, are you trying to help someone find a date?"

Old Man Wang in the crowd listened to what Li Muhua was reading in the newspaper, and saw that Director He seemed to be looking for a date for Dong Shuwan. He figured out what was going on, and rushed out and shouted:

"Director He, what do you think of me? I am a genuine poor and lower-middle peasant. It is because of the oppression of the old times that I am almost 40 and still unmarried."

Before he could finish, the others laughed and said, "Wang Laola, you are 37 years old this year. You were only years old during the land reform. How can there be any oppression?"

"In my opinion, you are just lazy. There are no blind girls in our Xiaowang Village, so no one looks up to you!"

"Yes, you are lazy, you slack off at work every day..."

Suddenly, everyone was blaming and making fun of Old Man Wang, making him blush with embarrassment.

But he still yelled at them: "Who, who said I wasn't oppressed? If my grandfather wasn't oppressed, my family would have a big tiled house to live in. If my father wasn't oppressed, he wouldn't have died so early, and he would definitely be able to find a wife for me..."

Old man Wang was still quibbling and started arguing with everyone.

Director He and other team leaders turned pale when they saw this. After their superiors knew about Huang Qixian's deeds, they insisted that they set her as an example.

Especially since there was a good couple in the next door team, the commune leaders gave them a strict order to match them up.

That's why they deliberately let them read newspapers, hoping to incite them, and then use slogans to make them impulsive, so that they can report back.

Seeing Old Man Wang coming out to stir things up, Director He thought to himself that this was just right, and simply said to Dong Shuwan, "Comrade Dong Shuwan, what do you think of Comrade Wang Dazhuang?"

"She is a genuine third-generation poor peasant who can't even read a single word. As an outstanding revolutionary young woman..."

Director He kept shouting various slogans, trying to persuade Dong Shuwan.

Dong Shuwan cursed in her heart and looked at the old man Wang, who had an untidy beard and a face darker than his beard. Sometimes when she was unlucky and had to walk past him, the foul smell would make her feel sick for most of the day.

Listening to Director He's advice, Dong Shuwan really wanted to curse back, asking her to marry Old Man Wang, or wait until her daughter is a few years older, there is no rush to marry Old Man Wang!

But Dong Shuwan only dared to think about all this. She didn't dare to say anything to contradict Director He. She looked to Li Muhua for help.

Li Muhua gave her a reassuring look.

After a while——

Speaking of dry mouth, Director He asked Dong Shuwan expectantly: "Comrade Dong Shuwan, I have said so much, I wonder if you have enough ideological awareness."

"I am willing to become the most glorious revolutionary couple with Comrade Wang Dazhuang and be the most outstanding revolutionary young woman!"

Director He and several other leaders all had sharp eyes, with fire dancing in their eyes, staring at Dong Shuwan, waiting for her answer.