In 1952, a carpenter wrote to Mao Zedong saying that there is no alcohol to drink , and the chairma

There are a lot of ** left in my life, but this black and white photo is one of my favorites**.

FigFrom right to left: Wen Meiqing, Mao Yuju and Zhang Youcheng

This ** was taken in Hanhetang, from right to left is ***'s cousinWen Meiqing, **'s teacherMao Yuju, The honest and honest man on the far left, although he is not a relative of ***, has saved ***'s life, and is ***'s out-and-out life-saving benefactor, his name is calledZhang Youcheng

Zhang Youcheng has never led troops to fight, let alone has much cultural knowledge, he is just one on Shaoshan MountainLittle carpenterSo, a little carpenter can neither write nor can't, how did he save ***? This has to talk about a past incident more than 20 years ago.

FigYouth ***

In 1927, ** returned to Shaoshan to carry out the peasant ** movement, and together with many revolutionaries, he called on the villagers to stand up and rebel and turn over to be the masters! After the authorities learned about the incident, they immediately sent people to Shaoshan to arrest ***

Zhang Youcheng's family happened to be in the mountain col leading from Shaoshan to Xiangxiang (àoOn the road, when he was being pursued by the Kuomintang gunners, he used his knowledge of the terrain to get rid of the enemy all the way, but the enemy was too numerous and was about to be caught by the enemy, ** quickly turned around and ran to Zhang Youcheng's house.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, I'm Runzhi! ”said to Zhang Youcheng in a low voice.

FigYouth ***

At this time, Zhang Youcheng was doing carpenter work with seven or eight guys, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was Runzhi who came, Zhang Youcheng saw this and quickly asked everyone to stop their work, and asked a barber next to him to shave his bald head by dividing it by two.

Zhang Youcheng urged the barber while looking out:"The hair is gone, the skull is gone, and nothing is missing! ”

After shaving his head, Zhang Youcheng hurriedly asked *** to take off his long shirt, put a dirty rag on his head, pulled a linen gown and asked him to change it on, and then arranged for *** to go to another guy to seesaw.

FigA carpenter at work

After a short period of panic, the small courtyard returned to a busy state, ** and another guy worked tacitly.

At this time, three Kuomintang soldiers kicked open the gate with their guns, walked in, and looked around, only to see sawdust, chisels, and planers flying all over the yardbàoThe sound kept coming, and the Kuomintang soldiers impatiently withdrew from the courtyard and waved Zhang Youcheng out.

"Do you see a man with a parted head and a long gown? ”The Kuomintang soldier asked Zhang Youcheng.

FigWearing a robe, he has a portrait of *** with a parted head

Zhang Youcheng was afraid of arousing suspicion, so he pretended to be scared and replied resignedly"Look....See....”

The Kuomintang soldier was overjoyed when he heard this, and then asked:"Then he ran to the **? ”

Zhang Youcheng raised his hand and pointed to a mountain ridge not far away and saidAnd he ran along the way. ”

The Kuomintang soldier looked at Zhang Youcheng suspiciously for a long time, and then asked"Then why didn't you catch him? ”

"A poor teacher, why are you arresting him...”Zhang Youcheng replied disapprehantly.

FigKuomintang soldiers

The Kuomintang soldier was so angry that he raised his gun at him and scolded:"Stupid, that's the Communist Party! ”

Zhang Youcheng pretended to be surprised and muttered in a low voice (dū nāngDao:"He doesn't have any writing on his forehead, so how do I know he's a communist? ”

The Kuomintang soldiers saw that Zhang Youcheng had a natural attitude, and although they were angry, they did not entangle with him much, but picked up their guns and ran towards the ridge where Zhang Youcheng was fingered.

Zhang Youcheng watched the Kuomintang soldiers disappear all the time, and then turned around and called out *** This night, Zhang Youcheng said to ***:"Runzhi, you can't stay here anymore, hurry up and fly away! ”

Fig**Lived in Shaoshan Chong

After that, Zhang Youcheng happily took out all the remaining oceans on his body and gave them to *** Seeing this, he hurriedly waved his hand and refused, and said to Zhang Youcheng:"Fourth brother, I took all this money away, how do you make a living? ”

Zhang Youcheng waved his hand disappreciatively, and people have often said since ancient times."Poor families are richYou can live in your own home with or without money, but it's really hard to move without money when you're away from home.

In order to escort *** out of Shaoshan safely, Zhang Youcheng also found a sedan chair, let *** sit in it, and called someone to carry the sedan chair together, and someone asked about Zhang Youcheng halfway, saying that Mr. Lang Zhong was sitting inside, just like that, under the escort of Zhang Youcheng, ** left Shaoshan safely.

FigLeading the revolution

Zhang Youcheng must not have expected that his kind act would save a *** and the Communist Party, how could China usher in today's prosperity and strength?

After leaving Shaoshan, ** ledAutumn Harvest Uprising, and burned the flame of revolution all over Jinggangshan, made great contributions to the country, led the Chinese people on the bright road to happiness, and became one of the greatest proletarian revolutionaries in the world!

From the Agrarian Revolution to the War of Resistance Against Japan, from the War of Liberation to the Korean War, ** has always been thinking about him in my heart".Fourth Brother ZhangIf it weren't for Zhang Youcheng's bold rescue in Shaoshan back then, I don't know what the current situation of the Chinese Revolution would be?

FigMake a revolution

After so many years, Zhang Youcheng has long forgotten the events of that year, in his heart, he was just a trivial favor for Runzhi back then, and he didn't need to repay it at all, and he didn't need to remember it for so long.

But whenever the villagers talk about the big things they did outside, especially when they drove the Japanese invaders out of China, Zhang Youcheng will feel proud and proud in his heart, and later became the leader of the country, Zhang Youcheng respected and admired it even more.

One day in September 1951, Zhang Youcheng was working at home, and Mao Yuju walked in in a hurry and said to Zhang Youcheng happily"Youcheng, don't do it, get ready to go to Beijing with me to see you

FigMao Yuju and ***

Zhang Youcheng was stunned in an instant, how could it be possible to go to Beijing to see ***, many fellow villagers in the same village had written to *** to go to Beijing to see Tiananmen Square, but they were all rejected by ***, how could the chairman take the initiative to invite himself to Beijing at this time? I am neither a relative of ***, nor a comrade-in-arms, why should I invite myself?

Zhang Youcheng was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, and slowly asked Mao Yuju if he made a mistake, Mao Yuju waved his hand and replied affirmatively:"Can't be wrong, can't be wrong, how can this kind of thing be wrong? ”

This trip to Beijing with Zhang Youcheng also Mao Yuju and ***'s cousin Wen Meiqing, although the old man Mao Yuju is too old, but full of spirit, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he became the representative of *** in the village, if you have anything to say to ***, all handed over to Mao Yuju to do.

FigThe old man Mao Yuju, who was full of energy, held the hand of ***

**I also have a lot of respect for Mr. Mao Yuju, he is not only the cousin of ***, but also the enlightenment teacher of ***, with high knowledge and prestige, if you want to say who to invite to Beijing, Mr. Mao Yuju is the most qualified.

Although Wen Meiqing is not as popular with the villagers as the old man Mao Yuju, he has a very good relationship with *** in private, and the chairman often followed his mother when he was a childWen QimeiWhen I went back to live at my grandmother's house, I naturally saw this cousin often, and I had the best relationship with my cousins.

Plus ***'s own brotherMao**Mao ZetantánAll of them were martyred in the line of duty, and at this time my cousin Wen Meiqing became the closest relative, so it seems that it is also appropriate to take Wen Meiqing to Beijing for a visit.

FigFrom right: **Wen Qimei, Mao**, Mao Zetan

But why did Zhang Youcheng, a small carpenter in Shaoshan, be invited by the chairman? The people in the village couldn't figure it out, and even Zhang Youcheng himself couldn't figure it out, but if he couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out, Zhang Youcheng still settled everything and began to prepare to enter Beijing.

Zhang Youcheng lives in the village all the year round, and usually wears working clothes, in order to find decent clothes, Zhang Youcheng turned over the cabinets and cleaned himself cleanly, so he followed Mao Yuju to Beijing with confidence.

Zhang Youcheng and his entourage took the train to Beijing, along the way Zhang Youcheng felt fresh, sitting on the train motionless but able to travel thousands of miles a day, it was something that I couldn't think of before, I didn't expect the country to develop so well now.

FigFormer vintage trains

After getting off the train, ** sent a car to pick him up, sitting in a magnificent car, Zhang Youcheng thought to himself that he had finally been foreign once in his life, and he could also sit in a beautiful car, which was much more comfortable than a carriage!

After coming to Zhongnanhai, ** immediately stood up to greet him, shook hands with the three of them one by one, Zhang Youcheng was standing at the back, Runzhi who had been absent for more than 20 years, and now he has grown into a *** full of style, which is really different from that year.

Zhang Youcheng looked at *** and stretched out his hand to himself, he was very nervous, and quickly wiped the sweat in his palms on his pants, held ***'s hand tightly, and the chairman said cordially

"There is a brother, I have been separated for more than 20 years, I didn't expect us to meet, thanks to you, if you hadn't been bold and calm that time, covering me, I would have almost lost my life! ”

When Zhang Youcheng heard that it was because of this incident, he didn't expect that the chairman specially summoned a carpenter to Beijing this time, in order to repay the life-saving grace more than 20 years ago, Zhang Youcheng himself felt a little embarrassed, and quickly shook his head and said it was nothing.

Zhang Youcheng is slightly older than ***, and the two of them are younger. We all know that children like to play with children who are older than themselves, ** When I was a child, I played with his fourth brother Zhang every day.

Zhang Youcheng's home is on the col leading to Xiangxiang from Shaoshan Mountain, ** home is in Shangwuchang, the two families are very close, Zhang Youcheng is a craftsman, doing carpenter work, and the stools and tables of the neighbors and villagers are going to Zhang Youcheng's house to buy or change.

Fig**Former home

When he was a child, ** and Zhang Youcheng often herded cattle, chopped wood, and played together, until he went to study in the county town when he was more than ten years old, and then separated from his fourth brother Zhang, that is, from this time on, the life trajectory of this pair of small people gradually drifted away, Runzhi became a big man in the city, leading the workers and peasants to do the revolution, Zhang Youcheng continued to stay at home to learn crafts, inherited his father's mantle, and became a little carpenter.

Back then, he was chased by Kuomintang soldiers when he returned to Shaoshan to make a revolution, and he hid in Zhang Youcheng's house in a hurry.

Zhang Youcheng didn't expect that his help more than 20 years ago would play such a huge role for China in the turmoil.

FigGreat Leader***

**Invite Zhang Youcheng and his party to sit down and chat slowly, the chairman asked about the customs of his hometown, asked about the harvest of crops, asked what the people in the village are doing now, and chatted with everyone cordially.

** And Zhang Youcheng, Mao Yuju, etc. are all Hunanese, all are experts in eating chili peppers, and when it was time to eat at noon, the chairman specially prepared a table of Hunan spicy dishes to prevent everyone from eating Xi, Zhang Youcheng looked at the familiar meals on the table, and felt a little surprised in his heart, Runzhi did *** Why are you still eating these homely meals?

This is the real leader of the people, no matter where he is or what position he holds, he will always think about the people in his heart, and he will never forget that he is a peasant child!

FigIn August 1951, ** and Li Min and Li Ne were in Xiangshan, Beijing

At the dinner table, *** calledLi MinwithLi Ne, The two girls walked in, looked at everyone shyly, ** introduced the two of them one by one, and when it was Zhang Youcheng's turn, the chairman hesitated slightly, and then asked the two children to shout".UncleZhang Youcheng happily agreed.

**Always the most opposed".Abuse of power for personal gainSo Zhang Youcheng's three expenses in Beijing were all borne by *** himself. Although the chairman is the leader of the country, his salary is not high, but fortunately, the prices and consumption levels were low in that era, so the chairman simply let Zhang Youcheng stay in Beijing for a month and visit all at once.

Zhang Youcheng, who has never been out of Hunan in his life, came to Beijing, no matter what he felt very fresh, not only went to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City for a walk, but also tasted a lot of food, including Beijing's local specialties, as well as the taste of patterns from all over the world.

FigLively Beijing

If this is put in the past, ordinary people dare to go to the Forbidden City, that is, they have to be cautious when they go around outside the Forbidden City, Zhang Youcheng is also the first time to enter the Forbidden City, looking at the pavilions and pavilions in front of him, red walls and golden tiles, he sighed in his heart, no wonder everyone wants to be an emperor, living in such a big palace, it is really comfortable!

At that time, the chairman's work was particularly heavy, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country was in ruins, all walks of life needed to be rebuilt, and there was artillery fire on the Korean Peninsula and wanton aggression by the US coalition forces. But even so, the chairman often squeezed out time to chat with Zhang Youcheng to catch up, and when it came to the events of the year, both of them sighed.

Zhang Youcheng is an honest man, he can't be obedient, he can only tell the truth, ** my favorite is like this".Honest peopleThrough Zhang Youcheng, the chairman learned about the most real countryside and the most urgent needs of the peasant masses.

FigTiananmen Square, Beijing

Soon it was time to part, although Beijing was fine, but it was not as good as his hometown, not to mention that there were relatives and children to take care of at home, Zhang Youcheng took the initiative to find *** and said that he was going to go home.

**Although reluctant, but still understand Zhang Youcheng's mood, before leaving, the chairman prepared three gifts for Zhang Youcheng,One piece of itníA coat, a suitcase, and a pair of leather shoes.

These things are not very valuable to us today, but for the Chinese peasants at that time, these are very rare objects, not only that, but these three gifts also contain the chairman's full care and concern.

Fig**

In addition, ** also arranged a special task for Zhang Youcheng, which is also very suitable for the honest and sincere Zhang Youcheng. The chairman instructed him to write several letters to himself every year after his return, and to write nothing else, but to write about family affairs, village affairs, happy things, and annoyed things. Zhang Youcheng was a little puzzled after listening, what does the chairman want to know about these short trivial things in the parents? These things are inconsequential little things in Zhang Youcheng's heart.

But for the people, these things can effectively reflect the living conditions of the grassroots people, accurately know the needs of the people, the people are the foundation of the country, only let the people live and work in peace and contentment, the country can have long-term peace and stability.

After Zhang Youcheng returned to Shaoshan Chong, he became the best player".InformantEvery day, in addition to being busy with his own work, he is to ask around about what is happening in the village, whether it is good or bad, Zhang Youcheng will record it, and then collect it together and write a letter to send to ***

Fig**Write hard

Although he rarely has the opportunity to return to his hometown in Beijing, whenever he sees the letter sent by Zhang Youcheng, the chairman always feels warm, and he is pleased with the great changes in his hometown while experiencing the warmth and happiness of ordinary people.

Zhang Youcheng also did his best to complete the special tasks assigned by ***, and honestly reported everything that happened in the village to the chairman, and the letters between the two went back and forth, building a bridge between Shaoshan and Beijing!

In 1952, Zhang Youcheng suddenly sent a special letter, this time Zhang Youcheng did not write about the shortcomings of the parents in the village, but wrote about his own affairs. The letter said:"There is not enough food, so my fourth brother and I have no wine to drink! ”

FigFormer brewery

On this day, ** just finished his work, and opened the letter sent by Zhang Youcheng with great anticipation, the letter was very simple, the chairman quickly read it, and saw Zhang Youcheng complaining to him that he didn't drink alcohol, the chairman laughed happily, worthy of his fourth brother Zhang, and only he would write this in the letter.

In fact, I know that in the past two years, the people have been difficult, the grain output is low, and there is not enough for everyone to eat, let alone take the grain to make wine, not only Zhang Youcheng has no wine to drink, but there are few places in the country at that time There is a shortage of food and clothing, no wine to drink, and the people's livelihood is difficult!

**After reading the letter, pondered for a long time, the people take food as the sky, for the people, the biggest problem is food and clothing, now the country is short of food, many people can't eat, the chairman feels very self-reproachful in his heart, he still has to find a way to let the people eat enough, so that his fourth brother Zhang can drink good wine.

Fig**Reply

Thinking of this, ** picked up the pen and began to reply to Zhang Youcheng:

There is a brother:

I have received both the previous and subsequent letters, thank you. Your letter to me on the first day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar is very good, and it has made me aware of many things in the countryside. Grain deficit pig cheap, has it been better in recent months? When you have received all the letters you have sent me, please sue them and say hello to them. The ban on alcohol in the village is due to a lack of food, and the ban may be lifted after the autumn harvest, so you can also drink a little.

This is a reply, and I ask.

Well! July 7, 1952.

** There are thousands of opportunities in the day, after learning that Zhang Youcheng "No alcohol to drink"When,His reply was so heartwarming!

FigHandwriting

It's a pity that Zhang Youcheng never drank the wine in his heart again, and in the autumn of this year, Zhang Youcheng passed away, ** I haven't received a letter from Zhang Youcheng for a long time, and I don't know the news of Zhang Youcheng's death.

It wasn't until 1953 that ** received a letter from Zhang Youcheng's family, and then I learned the news of Zhang Youcheng's death.

In other words, if you are an ordinary person, you can do things for *** and wish to tell the world, but the honest and low-key Zhang Youcheng didn't even tell his family, and later when his family was sorting out the relics, he found out that Zhang Youcheng had been writing letters to *** in the past few years, so he hurriedly wrote a letter to tell the chairman Zhang Youcheng the news of his death.

Upon learning of the death of Fourth Brother Zhang, the chairman was filled with grief and personally sent a letter of condolenceyànletter, wrote:"Brother Cheng died of illness, deeply mourned! ”

FigShaoshan Chong

Although Zhang Youcheng has lived in the countryside all his life, his moral character is very noble, and he did not care about his own personal safety when he was young."Deception"The Kuomintang soldiers, saved ***, and later became the most reliable in Shaoshan Chong".InformantHe gave the chairman a sincere feedback on the changes in the countryside over the years.

For an ordinary person, these things that Zhang Youcheng has done are already very remarkable. Although Siren has passed away, but the fourth brother Zhang who has always remembered him in his heart, often talks to people about the thrilling experience of the year, Whenever this happens, ** will always look into the distance and say slowly:"There is a little carpenter in Shaoshan who once saved my life! ”

In 1959, after 32 years away from his hometown, ** finally returned to Shaoshan Chong again, and returned to this small mountain village that he longed for.

Fig** Return home

In June of this year, in ***The king has a heavy responsibilityAccompanied by comrades, **returned to Shaoshan, looked at the familiar scenery in front of him, **was very happy, and said excitedly:"I'm finally back home! After 32 years away from my hometown, I am now in a good mood and delicious food! ”

**After worshipping the ancestral tomb, they returned to the former residence, the villagers had already gathered at the door of the former residence to wait, after seeing the chairman, everyone had cordially greeted the chairman. On this trip homecoming, the chairman not only went to Shaoshan School to visit the students, but also chatted and swam with the neighbors in his hometown to understand everyone's current situation.

When I left my hometown, I wrote that one emotionally"Seven Laws: To Shaoshan Mountain".

"Don't dream of faintly cursing the passing of the river, the old garden thirty-two years ago.

The red flag rolled up the serf halberd, and the whip of the overlord was hung high.

For the sake of sacrifice and ambition, dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky.

I like to see the thousands of waves of rice and grass, and heroes everywhere smoke at sunset. ”

FigTake a photo with the children from your hometown

After leaving his hometown for so many years, he has always been concerned about the water and soil of his hometown and the people in his hometown, whether it is Mao Yuju or Zhang Youcheng, they all understand the changes in their hometown through their eyes and their pens. This kind of family and country feelings warns us hundreds of millions of Chinese:No matter where we are in the world, we must not forget our roots and forget that we are the descendants of Yan and Huang!