Chapter 165 Invisible Shackles
The sun was shining brightly, and the blue sky was like a clear gem, clean and cloudless. The warm sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting starlight on the road.
After eating and drinking, the family of four headed towards Qingshui's shop. The mule's hooves stepped on the road, making a "clack clack clack" sound.
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter. We need to make some thin clothes to wear." Shen Xianglan felt happy as she looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside.
Lin Xianwen: "I've wanted to say this for a long time, but I always forget it when I'm busy with other things."
"Then go buy some. The shops opened by the Qingshui government are in a row, so it's convenient to buy things." Lin Youcai shouted at the mule to speed up and head to another street.
Lin Youcai parked the mule cart, and the father and son went to the grocery store and bookstore to have a look. The mother and daughter went to the fabric store to choose clothes. As soon as Lin Zisu entered the store, she heard four young girls talking while choosing fabrics.
"Ah, this serialized story is too hard to wait for."
"Just when I was watching the exciting part, it was over... I have to wait again."
"Be content. At least we can read the latest content in the daily newspaper every day. The weekly newspaper is updated once a week, which is even harder to wait."
"That's right. If I had known, I would have waited until it was finished before reading it. Waiting for new content is too frustrating."
"The second sister is so stupid! Didn't she see what happened to the eldest sister? The third sister was decisive and knew to run away quietly."
"Filial piety is greater than heaven! How many people in this world dare to disobey their parents? The label of being unfilial can crush a person to death."
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Lin Zisu was accompanying her mother to choose cloth, but her mind was elsewhere. She pricked up her ears to listen to the voices of the four women.
Seeing her daughter's absent-minded look, paying attention to the other side, Shen Xianglan understood something. She asked in a low voice, "Did you write this?"
Lin Zisu raised her index finger and put it to her lips. "Shh!" Then she nodded gently to her mother and said, "Have you chosen? I think the patterns and colors are similar. As long as they are comfortable to wear, it's fine."
"You naughty girl!" Shen Xianglan held up a piece of clothing and gestured at her.
Most women in every household know how to weave and sew clothes and shoes. However, now that everyone is busy going to school or work every day, some people buy ready-made clothes directly from stores, while others still buy cloth and needles and thread and sew their own clothes at home in the evening.
Shen Xianglan's original body was a very good worker, she could weave cloth, sew clothes, skirts, pants, shoes... She could do everything. She could also embroider, but her level was just average. But compared with other women in the same place, her embroidery was still very good.
Shen Xianglan has the memory of her original body, and can mend torn clothes and pants. If she is asked to make clothes for the whole family all year round, she will go crazy, unless she has no other choice due to poor conditions. Now that she has the conditions, she will definitely buy ready-made clothes!
The mother and daughter bought a lot of clothes and went to the bookstore to find the father and son. Before Lin Zisu left the store, she heard four women enthusiastically discussing the plot of the story she wrote.
Lin Zisu was in a good mood. As long as someone liked the story, it was good. It was worth it for her to rack her brains every day to think of the plot and write hundreds of thousands of words by hand.
Handwriting! Handwriting! Whenever Lin Zisu and Lin Xianwen were working on their manuscripts at home, they missed modern electronic products very, very, very much.
Lin Xianwen's short stories began by describing what he saw and heard on the road to escape, his own personal experiences, and stories he heard from others.
Lin Zisu originally wanted to write this kind of story. Later, when she was chatting with Li Juhua, Wei Qiniang, and the aunts, and also heard the adults talking about work, she got inspiration from what she heard and saw.
Lin Zisu just wanted to write about things around her, things about the common people, and things that are happening everywhere in this era.
Are the rules that have been passed down for decades, hundreds, or thousands of years the correct rules?
Of course not, it is because the beneficiaries are very united and have been protecting their own interests openly or covertly. In order to achieve their selfish goals, they put on layer after layer of fig leaves on their dirty faces and filthy selfishness, turning black into white and wrong into right.
By constantly brainwashing the victims one after another, the victims who have never seen the world and have not received education are subtly influenced. The victims are made to be willing to serve him, just like training a dog, sacrificing themselves and paying for him in exchange for rewards.
In order to gain recognition and rewards, the victims repeat this vicious cycle from generation to generation, just like a tight hoop. From the moment you are born, you decide whether you are born with the Five Finger Mountain or the tight hoop.
Gender determines the shackles.
The family of four returned with bags full of things. On the way back, Lin Zisu looked at the clear sky above her head, the flowers blooming on the roadside, the green wild vegetables, the beautiful weather, the beautiful natural environment, and the fresh and pleasant air.
Unfortunately, her mood was not very beautiful, but a little heavy. She could understand more and more why He Zhaoyu risked his life, took huge risks, worked hard every day, and spent manpower, material resources, and financial resources to build the country.
Lin Zisu's family of four did not have much desire for power, nor did they have much ambition, and of course they did not have any great talents or abilities like building a country, governing a country and maintaining peace.
The family of four just wants to make the best of what they have, as long as they have food, clothing and shelter, and can live a stable and good life with their family and friends.
But is it possible to stay out of this era? Obviously not.
The country's area is not large, not because He Zhaoyu is incapable of expansion, but because of an important reason: it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to keep it.
When He Zhaoyu conquered a place, the officials she appointed were graduates of her school and were taught the ideology, morality and policies of the country. If she had used officials from the previous dynasty, then the country she built and the land she conquered would have been meaningless. That was not her original intention, nor was it her original intention.
The two brothers and sisters received martial arts training, with teachers teaching them step by step, training uniforms, and meals, all free of charge. Lin Zisu's family was able to accept it with peace of mind because they thought about the future. First, it was to ensure their own safety, and second, they needed a country without a feudal system.
In this era, the country of He is undoubtedly the pure land for their family of four. They don't want to enslave others, nor do they want to be enslaved.
Those who recognize the country's policies and regulations are all in the same boat. If we want a stable life, everyone has to contribute.
Lin Zisu's family of four arrived home, and the brother and sister got off the car and went back to their room to finish their manuscripts. They had to take advantage of Saturday and Sunday when they didn't have classes or training to finish their manuscripts and save as much as possible so that they could concentrate on training and memorizing from Monday to Friday.
The family of four has made up their minds to graduate from the advanced class at the end of May and complete all their studies. Of course, if you want to learn technology, you can go to a technical school to continue your studies. If you want to be a civil servant, you can take the exam.
Lin Youcai and Shen Xianglan asked the two siblings to leave the things they bought for their own family at home. The couple took the food, new clothes and new fabrics they bought for their parents and called Dahei to go for a walk together.
The couple went to Shen's house first, played for a while, and then went to Lin's house to play for a while. They had dinner at Shen's house and then went back to pick up their children.
There are four courtyards in Qingshui No. 3 Community, which is quite large. It takes a long time to visit people who live far away on foot.