Every time he returned to Gaoyou, Dong Shuheng would visit his two sisters and stop by the Bai family for a feast.
This time was no exception, but this time the two sisters also invited several other guests.
Who is it?
The two girls were still pretending to be mysterious in front of Dong Shuheng.
Dong Shuheng went back to his home in Gaoyou directly after finishing his work. This house was originally bought by Dong Shuheng when he was in Gaoyou.
Although my sister and aunt live here now, this is still my home.
Naturally, there was no need to report when he returned to his home. He opened the door and walked in. The guard at the door was arranged by himself.
As soon as he entered the backyard door, Dong Shuheng heard a group of women chatting inside.
This penetrating sound can only be heard when three or more women are chatting together.
A woman with a beautiful voice may make you feel happy after listening to her speech.
When more than three women chat together, they will unconsciously increase their speaking speed. They are afraid that they will say less than others in the same speaking time.
Therefore, any man who sees more than three women talking together will want to actively avoid them.
Dong Shuheng now had the urge to turn around and flee. Not only did he see more than three women, but he also knew all of these women.
There is a small round table in the flower hall, with exquisite refreshments on it. It can be seen that they were made by Bai herself. Yangzhou people can enjoy life because of the dexterous hands of Yangzhou women.
The center of conversation among the women was Wei Yuzhen, who was sitting in the north. She didn't speak much, but she became the center of conversation.
At this time, Wei Yuzhen was smiling and looking at Dong Shuheng meaningfully, which made Dong Shuheng feel a little nervous.
I have traveled back through time, why am I still afraid of women?
Sitting on the left are Yang Ximei and Duji. Yang Ximei is the tallest and has slightly dark skin. It seems that she has been running around a lot recently.
Atsuki sat a little restrained. As a Japanese woman, Atsuki may not be used to sitting on a chair like the Chinese. Dong Shuheng could see that only half of her buttocks were resting on the chair, and she smiled and nodded at everyone from time to time.
The ones on the right are his two younger sisters. Shumei is undoubtedly the talkative one at the table. The most embarrassing thing is that he is actually holding an embroidered bra in his hand to show to the girls.
Apparently she didn't notice Dong Shuheng walking in. She was very proud to tell the girls that this thing that women loved was invented by her omnipotent brother.
Now everyone knows why Dong Shuheng wanted to run away.
The lethality of this sentence is so powerful that Dong Shuheng now wants to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
The most important thing is that Dong Shuheng knows all these women.
At this time, Mrs. Bai came in with two maids carrying tea. She happened to see Dong Shuheng at the door.
"Hey, Shu Heng, you're here!" Bai greeted her. She was also wearing a white embroidered silk skirt today, and she looked not much older than the girls sitting here.
"Uh, hello, auntie!" Dong Shuheng replied.
Only then did everyone except Wei Yuzhen see Dong Shuheng, Shuyun, Duji and Yang Ximei all stand up and salute Dong Shuheng. Only Shumei ran over and took Dong Shuheng's hand, jumping up and down like a happy deer.
Although he is now a green grass among thousands of flowers, Dong Shuheng does not feel the slightest excitement.
Because he saw questioning looks, contemptuous looks, and, uh... admiring looks, which were given by his sister.
"Shu Heng, stop standing there, do it, drink some tea first." Bai broke the awkwardness and said to Dong Shuheng.
Although unmarried men and women in this era should avoid meeting each other, this does not apply to high-ranking people like Dong Shuheng.
These women already knew Dong Shuheng, and their status was unusual. Naturally, Mr. Bai would not let Dong Shuheng go to drink tea next door.
"Oh, thank you, auntie!" Dong Shuheng agreed, and Shuyun quickly ran over and gave up his seat to his brother, which was right next to Wei Yuzhen.
Dong Shuheng didn't know what to say, so he changed the subject with Wei Yuxiang: "Yuzhen, when you are free later, go to the front yard and say hello to your second brother."
"Um!"
Wei Yuzhen agreed, then changed the topic and asked: "Why didn't Mr. President ask what we were talking about just now?"
"Oh, um... hum... what are you talking about?" Dong Shuheng asked, raising his voice.
"We are chatting. Our President Dong is really concerned about women's affairs!" Wei Yuzhen said playfully.
This woman is becoming more and more arrogant in front of Dong Shuheng. It may also be because Dong Shuheng usually doesn't speak properly in front of Wei Yuzhen.
Generally, those in power will maintain a certain sense of mystery in front of the people around them, giving people a serious look. But Dong Shuheng cannot imitate that look. He is a straightforward person by nature, and such a person is not suitable.
Be a leader.
In his previous life, he was just a clerk, so there was no way he could suddenly become a leader in this life.
He has become a lot more reserved now, and this is because of the changes his current status has brought to him.
It is said that the butt determines the brain, and Dong Shuheng is being constantly transformed by his butt.
This pair of buttocks transformed him into more of a politician, something he originally hated.
But this change is beneficial to him as a force leader.
Politician Dong Shuheng is different from the original Dong Shuheng, but Dong Shuheng himself prefers the original Dong Shuheng.
Be free-thinking, uninhibited, informal, and let nature take its course...
Dong Shuheng's true self can only be expressed in front of a few people now, and Wei Yuzhen is one of them.
"Editor-in-Chief Wei, do you want to write an exclusive interview in the next issue of the newspaper? It's called "Huaihai Navy President Dong Shuheng - a friend of contemporary women." Dong Shuheng said with a smile.
When Wei Yuzhen was talking, the other women just laughed and did not interrupt.
"Hey, it's hard to be a good person these days!" Dong Shuheng sighed.
The girls all laughed when they saw Dong Shuheng sighing.
"Hey, President Yang, how is the work going recently?" Dong Shuheng changed the subject and asked Yang Ximei on the side.
"Reporting to the president, the work is very difficult to carry out. Just the matter of foot binding has encountered a lot of resistance. Now it is not men who are coming out to oppose, but some older women who are coming out to oppose." Yang Ximei said, imitating the tone of others reporting work.
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"Let's do this! You can't rush, you have to take your time. I wonder if you have ever heard that a lie becomes the truth after being told a hundred times."
"For hundreds of years, some people have been repeatedly saying that women should have their feet bound. This was originally a request made by a scholar-official to the women around him out of his special fetish for women."
"When others asked him why he made such demands on the women around him, he couldn't just say that he was a psychopath, so he explained that this was a requirement of Confucian scriptures."
"You see, such a lie, after being spread for hundreds of years, is like a law and is faithfully enforced by people."
The girls were all listening carefully at this moment, as if they were listening to Dong Shuheng telling a story.
No one has ever explained the problem this way.
"The biggest problem with our understanding of the Confucian classics is that there are a thousand interpretation methods for a thousand people. Its original text is very simple, which also leads to its original intention being always misinterpreted and becoming a tool for those with ulterior motives."
With that said, he turned to Atsuhime and said: "Atsuki, you Japan also has a school of Confucianism. You have been staying in the academy for a while recently. Have you noticed that your Japanese Confucianism is different from that of China?"
Hearing Dong Shuheng asking herself, Du Ji quickly straightened her body and nodded and said, "Yes, sir, Du Ji discovered that many Japanese Confucianism are actually explained by some ancient Japanese theories."
"So now we know that the root of the problem is that people have been brainwashed by lies, so we have to use similar methods to solve this problem."
"That is to tell them repeatedly to instill in them the idea that they cannot have their feet bound, even if it is instilled with lies."
"For example, you can publicize that women with bound feet are more likely to have dystocia, or that their children are more likely to die in infancy."
"Don't we have a lot of propaganda methods? No one knows whether this is true. But the phenomenon of pregnant women having difficult labor or premature infant death is real."
"Now the doctors in primary hospitals are our people. We can issue an order to let the doctors publicize this matter."
"Do you think the common people will believe this? Which is more important, binding feet or passing on the family line, they will naturally make their own choice."
When the girls heard this, they suddenly realized that Yang Ximei had just complained to them about this matter, but no one could do anything about it.
It was originally something that was beneficial to women, but now even women have come out to oppose it. What should they do?
Now after listening to Dong Shuheng's words, they realized that this problem could be solved in this way.
In the past, they only paid attention to the physical harm of this matter to women, but this is exactly the issue that ordinary people are least concerned about.
What's the point of suffering a little? It's better than being looked down upon by others.
"In addition, we cannot force the people, but we can ask the officials, officers, and soldiers of the Huaihai Navy to ask people at home not to bind their feet."
"This will have a demonstration effect. Now the officials, officers, and soldiers of the Huai Navy are all living a good life in the local area. If they are people with status and take the lead, will it be effective?"
"If that doesn't work, you can also spread the word that I, Dong Shuheng, like women with big feet. This will probably have some effect."
Upon hearing this, all the girls blushed slightly and twisted their feet unconsciously.
"Humph, do you think you are the emperor?" Others were speechless, but Wei Yuzhen said angrily to him.
"Speaking of the emperor, it seems that Manchu women are not allowed to have their feet bound." Dong Shuheng added without changing his expression.
Wei Yuzhen likes how serious he looks when he says unserious things.
Everyone talked about this problem for a long time, but they helped Yang Ximei solve the problem in front of her.
The problem that was almost unanswerable was opened up by Dong Shuheng's humorous explanation.
Yang Ximei looked at Dong Shuheng with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
After her brother died, it was not easy for Yang Ximei to carry the entire Yang family on her shoulders.
Most of the women in the East Prince's Mansion were dismissed by him, and many of them were forced to be sent to the Prince's Mansion to please Yang Xiuqing.
Even so, there are still many people left in the Yang family, and some people are unwilling to leave. She has to arrange work for them.
Some people can't support themselves, so her Yang family has to continue to support others.
Recently, she seemed to have forgotten the marriage her brother had betrothed to her during his lifetime.
Especially in front of her good friend Wei Yuzhen, she avoided thinking of this incident, otherwise she would always feel guilty.