Chapter 6 Becoming an Enlightenment of the Feminist Movement (5)
Sarah Walman is on his way to the Women's Reading Club, led by Countess Elizabeth Roland. Most of the people who can be selected for this reading club are well-educated aristocratic women in the circle, and they will gather together to discuss their recent books every Saturday.
Sarah is the daughter of the Count. She is beautiful and dignified, quick-thinking and outstanding in eloquence. She has always been a popular figure in the Saturday regular meeting. However, recently she has missed several regular meetings because of her trip to the Roman Empire with her parents.
She believed that with her experiences and experiences in the Roman Empire this time and the few new Roman books she found as topics of discussion, she would once again become a sensational figure in the reading club and become the envy of other noble ladies.
She got out of the car gracefully, straightened her hat, carefully covered the corner of her mouth with a fan, and walked gently towards Mrs. Roland who was waiting at the door.
"Dear Sarah, long time no see." Mrs. Roland gave her a hug intimately, "Is the Roman Empire fun?"
"Of course." Sarah smiled with a reserved smile, "There are many novel things that Sed does not have, and I have brought you a gift." While the two were greeting, Linda got out of the car.
Sarah's face was gloomy for a moment. If you ask who Sarah hated the most in her life, it was Linda Swift's daughter, Baron Swift. Since she went to school, they have been mortal enemies and they have countless enemies.
It was so unlucky to meet this woman at the door. Although she thought so, she still showed a passionate smirk on her face: "Oh, isn't this Miss Swift? Long time no see."
Unlike Sarah's conspiracy to compete, Linda frowned and looked worried. When she heard Sarah's question, she was obviously shocked and stuttered a little: "Okay, long time no see."
Sarah narrowed her eyes thoughtfully, and intuition told her that Linda had something wrong.
Before Sarah could test it, Mrs. Roland smiled and said, "Girls, let's go in." A woman who can be their grandmother at this age had a kind smile on her face, "Everyone is waiting for you."
So Sarah could only suppress her doubts and not mention them.
What made Sara even more strange was still behind. The Roman experience she had prepared for a long time did not gain the expected popularity. She found that many noble ladies were hiding in the corner and whispering, and a strange and fanatical atmosphere was brewing among them.
Something happened that she didn't know! Sarah felt that some things had been out of her control, which made her very uncomfortable.
In the following days, Sarah discovered Linda and the people surrounding her on many social occasions. What made her even more shocked and angry was that she could see some new faces joining their conversation almost every time.
God! Did she get out of breath just a few days after leaving the Sed Empire?!
As the darling of the social world, Sarah will never allow this kind of thing to happen!
She wanted to know what they were talking about. But Linda and the others were very alert. Every time she approached, they would immediately change the topic and make her return in vain.
Just then, a noble lady who was familiar with her whispered to her that Linda and the others were doing something "terrible and unruly."
Then Sarah knew the content.
Feminist rights, work, equality, liberation, secondary sex... Such a large amount of information made her dizzy and dumbfounded.
"Oh, God, this is really...it's such a terrible thing. This must be the devil's trick. Poor Linda, she has been completely captured by the devil." Sarah slapped her chest, looking frightened.
"Who said no?" said the female companion gloatingly: "If this spreads, the reputation of the Swift family will be destroyed."
Sarah's heart moved and her heart pounded.
Baron Swift has always been his father's political enemy...
Maybe she can do something.
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Lejing's bookstore has become a place for women's salons. More and more women join Mary and others, here they talk about marriage, politics, women's future prospects, and everything they can talk about.
Le Jing never joined them, he just looked at them from afar.
These cautious women who are usually cautious in patriarchal society have completely released their nature in this unrestrained and open and free occasion.
So Le Jing discovered that even the most timid and shy lady would argue with others for her own ideas, and she could talk and laugh like a serious and rigid Mary.
They read, they think, and they transformed like saplings irrigated by sweet springs. They spread their bodies in the sun, and one day they will become big trees that can reach half the sky.
‘It’s so beautiful.’ Le Jing smiled and looked at this vibrant picture, as if through them, they saw the same thing that had happened in another world and another time and space.
【Beautiful?】Leling's voice is strange:【Who are you referring to?】
Le Jing stretched her eyebrows and eyes: ‘Everyone, everyone is beautiful.’
[...According to your human aesthetic standards, how many ladies are only considered ordinary, right?]
Le Jing laughed and did not rush to correct Le Ling. Instead, he asked: 'Do you know? In my country, the last feudal dynasty was an empire called the Qing Dynasty. There are still many photos of late Qing Dynasty circulating on the Internet, including some photos of women.'
‘Some of them are concubines in the deep palace, some are wives of officials, some are wives of large families, and some are girls from poor families. They are of different ages, different identities, and different dresses, but most of them have a recognized characteristic. Should I guess what it is?’
[Oh, don't keep it aside, talk about it quickly!]
Le Jing laughed and continued, "Ugly. Everyone is ugly. His eyes are dull, his eyebrows are low, his body is shivering, his body is hunched, his dusk air is deep, and he looks like a walking corpse. It is hard to imagine that this was the richest women in society at that time, and they are even less beautiful and vivid than a poor fisherman."
Le Ling questioned: [This is not in line with common sense. Since ancient times, the top levels of society have enjoyed the most abundant resources. They do not work, have enough food and clothing, and are meticulously maintained. They should be happier and more beautiful than the poor!]
‘No, you are wrong, this is in line with common sense.’ Le Jing smiled sarcastically: ‘They are bound by the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues and Women’s Ethics. If they don’t go out of the gate and the two gates, they can only be locked in a small yard every day. They can’t see the blue sky above their heads. How can they not be dull and have dull dusk? They have to be controlled by their parents-in-law and husband and son at home, and their lives are placed in the hands of others. Their education tells them to kneel to live. How can they not lower their eyebrows and hunchbacks?’
The music is silent.
‘Tell me now, are the ladies in the store beautiful?’
Le Ling looked at the women who were raising their chests and raised their heads seriously, and sincerely agreed: [You are right, they are indeed beautiful.]
Le Jing looked at the enthusiastic and lively ladies with admiration, with an indescribable gentle and affectionate expression: "Every passionate life is so beautiful that it is breathtaking."
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When you focus on something, time will pass very quickly. Before you know it, it is already the 27th day that Le Jing has arrived in this plane. There are three days left, and he is about to leave here.
These days, through newspapers, books and communication with people, Le Jing discovered countless similarities between this plane and the earth. First of all, this plane also has seven continents and five oceans, and it also believes in the religion of God and Buddha. This world has also experienced the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, as well as the Age of Discovery and the infamous witch hunting movement.
It is now 1910, and the continent where Le Jing is located is called Xizhou. The Side Empire is the most powerful country in Xizhou, equivalent to the Sun-Don't Set Empire, which just ended the Second Industrial Revolution a hundred years ago on Earth.
Mercantilism is rampant; the division of colonies; political and economic imbalance between imperialism; aristocrats control the rise channels of society, domestic contradictions intensify, and conflicts are urgently needed to divert them; a country called Prussia has risen strongly; ideological spheres are chaotic; gender inequality... The problems in this plane also existed on the earth in the 20th century, and some still existed in the 21st century. Le Jing was not surprised by this.
He just felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
It is the bad nature of mankind, the general trend of history, and the inertia of history.
Leling currently has only light energy replenishment channels, but the energy converted from sunlight is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket compared to Leling's consumption. After leaving this time, Leling will have to spend at least one month on energy accumulation to accumulate enough energy to maintain a month of linkage. Moreover, Leling cannot control the time when Lejing comes here next time.
So, at least, Le Jing wants to do something for them before leaving.
So the next day, when everyone started talking as usual, Le Jing stood up from the counter and raised the volume: "People, please be quiet."
Everyone subconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked at Le Jing.
Le Jing looked at these familiar and unfamiliar faces. Some newcomers joined, while some old people left.
25 people.
Some of them are ladies from noble families, some are merchants' daughters, some are female workers in factories, and some are tutors.
In the future, this young team will be reorganized, updated, and cleaned many times. I am afraid that one ten that can stay in the last one will not be left.
But Le Jing never thought they would fail.
Freedom is poison and addiction. Once you taste it, you can never quit.
Now he has handed over the key to freedom to them. How to realize it and how long it will take to be realized depends on them.
Le Jing was a little regretful that he had not been able to witness the legend, but he would come back eventually.
He wants to come back to see what kind of flowers the seeds he planted have bloomed.
And the only thing he could do before he left was to tell them this "prediction" he got from newspapers, books, and from the experiences and lessons of the history of the earth.
"The war is coming."
"It is not a war between two countries, but a war that lasts for countless years and swept the world. The survival and destiny of mankind is coming."
"You will supplement the jobs left by men, you will be active in any field, including the battlefield, you will have independent economic status, and you will even have the right to participate in politics."
Facing those eyes that were surprised, ignorant, thoughtful or questioned, Le Jing finally smiled, smiling compassionately, and helplessly: "War is a ignorant atrocity. But for you, it is an opportunity."
"When men die almost, women can have opportunities."
The author has something to say:
Lejing: Iwillbeback
By the way, today my editor asked me to come up with an outline.
Me: Σ(°△°)︴No, no outline, just write a few random words.
edit:……
Me: Ah, can I write about the Republic of China? It is invisible, and there is no such thing as any historical figure?
Chapter completed!