For thousands of years, women have been oppressed in all aspects of feudal society.
Women of the old days had resisted, but with little success, and their voices were often drowned in the long river of history.
In modern times, women have gradually awakened, and some have even used their influence to advocate women's autonomy and independence, and no longer become men's vassals. As women, we have the ability to create our own world.
Today, we are going to understand that the protagonist is a representative of this advanced woman, who at the age of 16 was forced to marry her husband who was "the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker".
She resisted, but failed, and finally chose to submit to her family's arrangement. However, her husband's series of behaviors after marriage hurt her deeply.
Despite her husband's unbearable status, she still cultivated 4 ** committee members by herself with her hard work, which is admirable. When she was dying, she did not know that her son had died heroically.
This heroine is Ge Jianhao.
Ge Jianhao, formerly known as Ge Lanying, was born on August 17, 1865 in Guilin Hall, Shuangfeng, Hunan Province.
The Ge family and the Wang family, the in-laws of Zeng Guofan and Qiu Jin in the Qing Dynasty, are the three famous local families with prominent social status. Growing up in such a big family, she received an education that was in line with the traditional requirements for women, covering poetry and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, cooking and female celebrity.
Even managing household chores, getting along with her in-laws, and performing her own work are all compulsory courses for her.
Since the age of 5, she has been studying Xi with her brother at homeschool, dabbling in traditional classics such as the Four Books.
This allowed her to see an unusual world early. However, her ambitions were hampered by a marriage arranged by her parents, and at the age of 16 she was married to the Cai family in Yongfeng, 30 kilometers away from home.
Although the Cai family is not inferior in status, Ge Lanying's husband seems useless and lives a life like a gentleman.
This made it difficult for her educated to accept.
After her husband fell into a Xi, Glenying decided to return to her mother's home. However, her husband's incompetence towards her left her to bear the grievances alone.
Glenying's resolute departure made her husband aware of the problem, but he didn't arrive at his parents' house until a year later. Ge Lanying decided to stay in her parents' home, and her husband had to buy land and settle in the local area.
However, the daughter's marriage sparked a quarrel. When she learns that her daughter has been sold to a landlord, she is determined to let her escape.
After the daughter came to Changsha, she looked for her brother's help to start a new life.
At the same time, Glenying befriended Qiu Jin, and the two educated women became closer under the constraints of the traditional marriage system.
Under the influence of Qiu Jin, Gu Lanying joined the ranks of the rebellion. However, the daughter's marital issue sparked a dispute again.
When she found out that her husband had sold her daughter, she objected angrily. She firmly believes that her daughter should not be a commodity, but should pursue a better life.
Eventually, the daughter fled from her husband's mercy and sought the help of her loved ones.
In the process of her daughter's struggle to save the country, Gu Lanying has more lofty ideals.
So, she changed her name to Ge Jianhao and went to France to study. In France, she saw a different social landscape from China. The daughter also participated in the national salvation movement after returning to China due to the influence of her mother.
However, when she died, she did not know the whereabouts of the children.