Being a director starts with fighting domestic violence

Liu Xiaozhen is not only good at climbing trees, but also good at climbing walls.

Cai Lihui thought to herself.

When Liu Xiaozhen heard that the security guard was about to kick her out, she quickly said, "I'm not going out! I want to sign up! I want to perform!"

Liu Xiaozhen's breathing became calmer and her voice became louder.

She didn't know why she had to come here, but she knew she had to do it.

For more than ten years, with no one to teach her or take care of her, she gradually realized that the more her family members forbade her to do something, the more she wanted to do it.

For example, her family members did not allow her to go into the mountains, but going into the mountains allowed her to find food and survive, which her family members did not allow.

Her family only made her work, and if she didn't work, they would beat and scold her.

She felt very tired and in pain.

She wanted to be like her brother, who had enough to eat and clothes to wear, and didn't have to work. However, her family members praised him for being blessed and being the Liu family's gold nugget.

But they scolded her as the reincarnation of a starving ghost, who did not gain weight after eating and was as thin as a monkey. She was a short-lived ghost with no blessings at all, and was here to collect debts and lose money.

Liu Xiaozhen thought to herself that if she could have enough to eat every day, she would grow up to be blessed and wanted to become the gold nugget that the Liu family talked about.

But she was never full.

The closest her stomach came to being full was when Director Lu came to her house and talked a lot with her parents.

Her parents greeted her with smiles and said they knew they were wrong, and they would change and would never hit her again.

Then she enthusiastically invited Director Lu to have dinner at her home. They killed a chicken, cut some meat, and had eggs, all of which were delicious things she had never tasted before.

During the meal, the family borrowed a stool from the neighbor for Director Lu to sit on, and her mother also let her sit next to her.

That time, her parents gave her a bowl full of vegetables. It was the first time she ate something so delicious and the first time she ate so full.

That was the first time she ate from a full, unchipped bowl.

She didn't have her own bowl and chopsticks at home until she was five years old.

Aunt Wang from next door accidentally broke a bowl and was going to use it as a dog bowl. She bravely asked Aunt Wang for the broken bowl.

Aunt Wang gave her the bowl, and then she had her own bowl.

That was also her first time eating at the table.

And the only time.

After Director Lu left, she was lucky enough not to be beaten for three days. But on the fourth day, things went back to the old ways, with her being beaten and starved every day, even worse than before.

Fortunately, after she turned five, she not only asked for a bowl, but she also learned to make herself a pair of chopsticks out of bamboo.

After that, she learned to make many things by herself. She sewed clothes, pants and socks with rags, and also made her own shoes.

When she was nine years old, she secretly learned how to weave baskets, mats, baskets, fish baskets, etc. from the lonely and paralyzed old people in the team.

But she didn't dare let her family know, so she left the weaving scarves at the old man's home and asked someone to help her sell them on market days. She used the money to buy medicine and food for the old man.

Three days ago, the women's director of the team said on the radio that the county was recruiting actors to perform in a show, and those who signed up would have round-trip fare and a meal provided.

The requirements are that the girl must be between fifteen and twenty-five years old, eloquent, strong and agile.

Liu Xiaozhen thought at the time that she should meet the requirements and she wanted to go.

But it’s a long way from the team to the county, and she has never been to the county.

She heard other girls discussing it and wanted to sign up too. After all, the travel expenses would be reimbursed and a meal would be provided. It was also an activity organized by the Women's Federation and the police station, so it must be no scam. She could just treat it as a day trip to the county town.

Liu Xiaozhen squatted beside and listened for a long time. She was very curious about the show and also about the county.

She whispered to Niu Shuangshuang, who was her good friend, how to get to the county by bus and whether she could lend her money for the trip.

If she could get the travel expenses, could she buy better medicine for Grandma Sun?

Even be able to eat it a second time?

Liu Xiaozhen was moved!

But before she could take any action, Liu Tianbao, who always liked to make trouble for her, complained to her family.

She just thought about it and hadn't done anything yet, but her parents beat her up and said that if she dared to go, they would break her legs and sell her to a poor man in the mountains!

But at night, when she wanted to sneak out to find something to eat, she heard her parents whispering in the room: "Why don't you want a boy? Tianbao is so strong! He is also smart, and he will definitely be able to perform well in the show and show his face in front of the county leaders."

Liu Xiaozhen made up her mind as soon as she heard it; she must go!

Both his parents want Liu Tianbao to go, so it must be a good thing.

She has to earn money for the trip and also have a full meal!

Liu Xiaozhen learned her lesson and no longer revealed her intention. The next night, after everyone was asleep, she secretly got up and slipped out of the Liu family.

She had asked Grandma Sun during the day how to get to the county.

But it had been a long time since Grandma Sun went to the county. She took the wrong road and finally walked into a village. After asking people, she realized that she had taken the wrong road.

So she had to walk for more than two hours before she reached the county. She asked along the way and finally found the food factory.

She wanted to go in, but the security guard wouldn't let her in.

Liu Xiaozhen had no choice but to go around the other side of the wall and climb over it to enter the food factory.

Director Lu, Gao You and others inside also heard the noise outside and came out.

"What's going on?" Director Lu asked.

Cai Lihui quickly told the story.

Director Lu had already recognized Liu Xiaozhen, formerly known as Liu Daya.

"You're already in. Go fill out the registration form. The interview will start soon." Director Lu's face was serious, as if he didn't recognize Liu Xiaozhen.

Seeing this, the security guard didn't say anything more.

Director Ma has instructed that the female comrades from the Women's Federation should be treated well and not offended.

Since it wasn't a thief who entered the factory, he didn't care.

Cai Lihui took out the registration form and gave it to Liu Xiaozhen.

"Can you read?" Cai Lihui asked again.

She remembered that Liu Xiaozhen had never attended school for a single day.

Compulsory education has been implemented for several years, but in their small county, its implementation has been very, very difficult.

What they want is to graduate from junior high school. The main reason they raise this point is to increase the current school attendance rate of girls and let parents know that girls have a future if they go to school and will have more opportunities to succeed.

But it’s not a hard requirement.

"I recognize him." Liu Xiaozhen nodded.

This came as a surprise to everyone.

Especially Niu Shuangshuang from the same team, the girl who mentioned Liu Xiaozhen before, how come she didn’t know that Liu Xiaozhen could read?

Director Lu had already gone in, but Gao You did not go in immediately. He observed the girls from the side.

Especially Liu Xiaozhen, who was dressed in rags. She was about 1.5 meters tall, very thin and dark, but her facial features were delicate and her eyes were lively, making her look like she had a spirit of not admitting defeat.

"I don't have a pen..." Liu Xiaozhen said with some embarrassment after taking the registration form.

"Here." The girl closest to her took out a ballpoint pen and gave it to Liu Xiaozhen.

"Thank you!" Liu Xiaozhen took it, squatted on the steps, and began to fill out the form while half-lying down.

Her hands were rough and coarse, covered with calluses and cracks from winter frostbite. She held the pen in an unskilled manner and her handwriting was crooked, like that of a child who was just learning to write, and she was already sixteen years old.

The interview was not postponed because of Liu Xiaozhen. Gao You entered the auditorium and waited for the interview to begin.

The first person who came in was a tall girl in her early twenties, with curly hair and makeup on. She was wearing a well-fitting, brand new pink cotton coat, jeans, and small leather shoes. She looked fashionable and pretty.

Before coming in, Cai Lihui reminded them that they should introduce themselves, their names and ages, the performance they were going to perform, and then start, without saying anything else.

"My name is Song Haiyan, I'm 19 years old, and the show I'm performing is folk dance."

Song Haiyan controlled herself and didn't look at Xiao Ye Ye Meijun.

Ye Meijun was also a little afraid to look at Song Haiyan.

She and Song Haiyan are cousins.

It was she who told her cousin Song Haiyan who lived in the neighboring Ruishui County that the Women's Federation wanted people to perform.

Song Haiyan has loved singing and dancing since she was a child. Her family was well-off, so they found a dance teacher for her and they learned together from a young age.

She was also taking the art exam this year, taking the dance exam. Ye Meijun thought this was an opportunity for Song Haiyan, so she gave her the news.

She was actually not sure whether Song Haiyan would come, and she was afraid that Director Lu would find out that she had leaked the news, so when she saw Song Haiyan at the entrance of the food factory, she did not dare to recognize him.

As expected, Song Haiyan has been learning dancing since elementary school, and she performed a very difficult folk dance right at the start.

Director Lu and others were also surprised by Song Haiyan's level.

I didn’t expect to recruit such a professional player.