In 2007, in the vast plains of Huaping County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, Fang Qiong was riding an electric donkey carrying Zhang Guimei to the home of female student Guyu. Suddenly she felt a stomachache and had to find a roadside toilet for convenience..Zhang Guimei was anxious about Guyu dropping out of school, so she first rode an electric donkey staggering all the way to her home to look for him.

Due to local poverty and bad social customs, with strong preference for sons over daughters, women live without dignity. From birth to a certain age, they are forced to marry and work as cows and horses. Some even give birth to five or six children, and they live in a single day.If a boy is not born, the parents-in-law and husband will force them to continue having children until the son who will continue the family line is born.Gu Laosan, Gu Yu's father, is a drunkard and his family is extremely poor. Gu Yu, a fourteen-year-old girl, takes care of the house and home, feeding pigs, working and taking care of her younger brother.

Although she was born in this kind of family, she is still full of love for learning, her grades are among the top in the school, and she is fully capable of being admitted to a key high school.Just as Zhang Guimei was persuading Gu Yu to go back to school, she suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums in the distance. The procession stopped outside Gu Yu's house from far away.Through the conversation with the matchmaker, Zhang Guimei learned that Gu Yu was married off by her father for only 30,000 yuan. She was shocked and angry. She threatened on the spot that she was here today and no one would come to rob her.

After the secretary Ma Yongqiang received the call, he hurried over and asked the bride to be discharged from the army first. Then there was a crazy woman next to her, one bride at a time, which made people feel very uncomfortable.Zhang Guimei really can't understand why Guyu sold herself for 30,000 yuan. However, the local custom is indeed to marry early and have children early. Girls are not as good as animals. Marrying is the only destination. Most people hold a banquet first and then get the certificate. During the 14th Five-Year PlanIt is difficult to change this situation instantly by getting married or having a baby.

Zhang Guimei hated Guyu for a long time, so she made a calculation for her and told her that if she went to college and went to work, 30,000 yuan would be less than three years' salary.Although Gu Yu understands what Zhang Guimei means, she has no extra money to support tuition and living expenses. Her father, Gu Laosan, is an alcoholic and idles around all day long. Her younger brother needs more support at a young age.

However, Zhang Guimei disagreed and expressed that she would provide money to support Gu Yu. Before leaving, she told Gu Yu that she would not give up and continue to persuade her, and left some money for her on the wall.Gu Laosan woke up in a daze and saw the money. He secretly took the money and went to the canteen to buy wine. His behavior made Gu Yu feel desperate. Looking at the fate of the crazy woman in the distance, he seemed to see himself in the future, and secretly made a decision in his heart..

After returning to her residence, Zhang Guimei angrily complained to Fang Qiong that the adults in the family were irresponsible. Fang Qiong lamented that the current situation in the mountains was like this. Men would buy wine as soon as they had money, and women could only cook some potatoes at home. Some andA little bit of moldy rice, gradually numbing the habit, generation after generation.It is precisely because of this that Zhang Guimei wants to change the status quo, even if it is very difficult.

So Zhang Guimei finished her breakfast and looked through the pages of a book that recorded the names of students. How many girls dropped out of school because they got married. Unable to wait any longer, she cycled to Gu Yu's house again.At this time, Gu Yu and Gu Laosan expressed their wish to go to school, but Gu Laosan was caught and beaten up in the woodshed. Fortunately, Zhang Guimei came to the rescue in time and took Gu Yu away on a bicycle, leaving the family she hated most..

That night, Zhang Guimei took Gu Yu back to the children's home and went to Zhou Shanqun alone to inquire about the progress of the free female high school.Zhou Shanqun said that running a school requires a long-term plan, especially for the government to cover all the expenses for a girls' high school. Major projects such as site selection, laying foundations and building houses have already strained the government's financial resources.Early the next morning, Guyu got up in the morning light and saw many children playing in the yard, which was lively and warm.Sun Qing, a girl of the same age, came over to say hello enthusiastically, but Zhao Xiaolei, who spoke straightforwardly, asked her who died in her family. Sun Qing immediately helped explain that many of the children who came here had no one at home, and then took her to have breakfast nearby..