On January 8, 1976, the great Prime Minister closed his eyes forever and passed away. He had no grave after his death and no children during his lifetime, but his death made thousands of Chinese sons and daughters cry for a long time.
** With Deng Ying's eldest sister, he has no children of his own in his life, and from the day he devoted himself to the revolutionary cause, he contributed his graduation energy to the motherland and the people. Although he has no children, there are not many children around him, including his nephews and nieces.
**Two brothers who are related by blood: the eldest brother Zhou Enpu and the younger brother Zhou Enshou. After many years of death, the descendants of siblings bear the name of "great relatives", what kind of life do they live?
Fig**Premier.
Born in Huai'an, Jiangsu, he has two younger brothers: the eldest brother Zhou Enpu and the younger brother Zhou Enshou. In the summer of 1907, when he was 9 years old, his biological mother Wan Zhen'er died of illness. **'s father, Zhou Shaogang, is a loyal and honest person, working outside all the year round, and the three brothers live with their uncle.
**It's the eldest brother, the red and white ceremonies in the homes of relatives and friends need gifts, and the young *** has to be busy with these things, blocking the two younger brothers to take care of them. At the age of 12, ** first went to the Northeast to study, and then studied at Nankai School and Nankai University in Tianjin, and then resolutely joined the revolution.
**After joining the revolution, his relatives in Huai'an were targeted by the enemy. In order to avoid the pursuit and killing of the enemy, the Zhou family was displaced, and in order to protect their younger brothers, they were also required to use their words as their names, and they were not allowed to use their own lives, so as to hide their identities.
FigZhou Enpu.
In 1945, Zhou Enpu was arrested by the Kuomintang army in Shandong and died after being tortured. Zhou Enshou also participated in revolutionary activities for many years. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he met with his eldest brother in Beiping, and told Li Kenong and Lai Zulie to hand over a sum of money to his younger brother, so that he could do business secretly and provide medical equipment, medicines, funds and other assistance to the liberated areas. After the founding of the country, he lived a peaceful life.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, ** was very concerned about the lives of his younger brother and his family, the eldest brother Zhou Enpu had died, and his wife Wang Lanfanghuan was injured; The younger brother Zhou Enshou was also injured during the war years, ** cared about them, Wang Lanfang and Zhou Enshou were unable to go to work normally, ** let them retire early.
In order to take better care of their lives, ** take out a part of it every month to help them, 100 yuan to Zhou Enshou and 50 yuan to Wang Lanfang. He was never allowed to use the privileges, and the money was taken out of his salary of 400 yuan, and he supported him until the children of his younger brother Zhou Enshou joined the work, and until the death of his eldest brother-in-law, Wang Lanfang.
Not only that, ** also cares about Zhou Enpu and Zhou Enshou's children, he treats these nephews and nieces as his own, and is full of warmth and strict with them.
In ***'s hometown, ** ranks seventh, Zhou Enpu ranks eighth, and Zhou Enshou ranks eleventh, so these children call him "Seventh Uncle" and Deng Yingchao "Seventh Mother".
Fig** Deng Yingchao.
Zhou Enpu has only one son, named Zhou Rongqing. After Zhou Enpu died, Wang Lanfang and Zhou Rongqing's mother and son lived together, ** gave Wang Lanfang 50 yuan every month to support his life, he told Zhou Rongqing: "50 yuan is for your mother, no one should use it, you spend money to earn it yourself." He taught Zhou Rongqing to be self-reliant.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Rongqing originally served as a propaganda and cultural officer in the Beijing Volunteer Military Hospital. After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the state vigorously advocated that cadres of organs go to the grassroots level to exercise, and ** encouraged his nephew Zhou Rongqing to practice and respond to the call of the country. He told Zhou Rongqing: "You go to the grassroots level, don't be an official, it's best to be a worker." ”
In 1957, Zhou Rongqing followed the advice of his uncle *** and went to Henan to work and continue to serve as a propaganda and cultural officer, and his mother Wang Lanfang accompanied him. Before leaving Beijing, ** was very supportive of his decision, and told him: "The cloth is warm, the roots are fragrant, and the taste of reading is long." ”
After arriving in Henan, Zhou Rongqing always remembered the teachings of his uncle, never for outsiders to understand his identity, he obeyed the organization and deployment, and successively went to Jiulishan Iron and Steel Plant, Jiaozuo Tire Factory, Qunying Machinery Factory and other units in Jiaozuo City, Henan Province to work, even if he did not have any official position, even if he was just an ordinary ordinary employee, he always stuck to his post, conscientious, and very serious about his work.
When working in Jiulishan Iron and Steel Plant in Jiaozuo City, the young Zhou Rongqing met his sweetheart Jin Juqing, Jin Juqing is a local in Jiaozuo, Henan, from an ordinary rural family, through the recruitment of workers to work in the factory, is a very hard-working and simple rural girl, come and go, Zhou Rongqing and Jin Juqing have a relationship, come together.
Fig**Premier.
Zhou Rongqing never said to Jin Juqing about his relationship with ***. Until one day in 1959, Jin Juqing learned from a colleague that Zhou Rongqing, who was talking to her, was ***'s nephew. Jin Juqing was surprised.
She immediately found Zhou Rongqing and angrily asked him if he was ***'s nephew? Zhou Rongqing saw that she knew, so he had no choice but to answer truthfully: "It's true." Jin Juqing was furious: "Why didn't you say it earlier, you lied, my parents are farmers, it's too unsuitable, don't talk about it!" She shook off a word, turned around and left.
Zhou Rongqing hurriedly caught up, and told Jin Juqing with a firm look in his eyes: "I am me, and uncle is uncle..."In order to show his sincerity, he brought his lover to his mother Wang Lanfang, Wang Lanfang told Jin Juqing: "The prime minister has repeatedly explained that he will follow his own path, do whatever he can, and don't pretend to be a relative of the prime minister..."”
Wang Lanfang and Zhou Rongqing's sincere words moved Jin Juqing. She recalled the past carefully, Zhou Rongqing is indeed a very good person, he is a down-to-earth and hard-working person, he is not the kind of person who enjoys privileges at all, not to mention that he did not do anything with his relationship with ***, he is a person worthy of respect.
Jin Juqing understood him and nodded and agreed to the marriage with Zhou Rongqing. When *** heard about Zhou Rongqing's marriage, he kept praising him and saying that he was very good, and wrote letters to bless him personally. Deng Yingchao also specially prepared a branded towel quilt, a pair of mandarin duck pillows, and a pure blanket for them to express his sincere blessings to them.
On May 10, 1959, Zhou Rongqing and Jin Juqing got married.
**There are many national events to be busy, and it is a pity that they have no time to attend their wedding. It wasn't until 9 years after getting married that Jin Juqing, who was already a mother of three children, met *** Deng Yingchao for the first time.
Fig** Deng Yingchao.
In 1968, Wang Lanfang told Jin Juqing: "I miss your seventh uncle and seventh mother." The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stepped on the train and took their three children to Beijing, and they came all the way to the West Flower Hall in Zhongnanhai to see Deng Yingchao as they wished.
Deng Yingchao greeted Jin Juqing warmly, at noon when they arrived, ** came to see them after finishing work, he looked at the children lovingly, picked up the three children and kissed them again, Jin Juqing felt that *** did not make people feel a sense of distance at all.
The family sat down to eat together, at the dinner table, ** smiled and asked what the names of the three children were, Jin Juqing told *** The eldest was born in 1960, when he was visiting India, so it was called Zhou Zhongyin; The second child was born in 1962 and is called Zhou Xiaoli, because Wang Lanfang dreamed of jasmine blooming; The third child was born in 1966, and at that time, *** happened to visit Vietnam, and the third child was called Zhou Zhongyue.
Listening to the name that is closely related to him, ** laughed, but he still said seriously: "This name is not very good." Deng Yingchao then personally changed the names of the three children: Zhou Zhiyong, Zhou Zhihong, and Zhou Zhijun, and the three names were all recognized.
Before leaving, Deng Yingchao took special care of Jin Juqing, gave her a lot of clothes and shoes, and gave her a watch.
FigDeng Yingchao and Jin Juqing.
Compared with Zhou Rongqing, several of Zhou Enshou's children have come to the West Flower Hall since they were young, and they have come to Uncle ***, and the West Flower Hall has become their warm home. **Witnessed the growth of children such as Zhou Bingde, Zhou Bingjun, and Zhou Binghua all the way.
Zhou Bingde is the eldest daughter of Zhou Enshou, she lived in Zhongnanhai at the age of 12, and lived beside Deng Yingchao for more than ten years.
Zhou Bingde has always remembered the teachings of Qibo, to live a down-to-earth life like the people of the country, she Xi learned step by step, under the first education, she put the country first, became a rural female teacher, and kept a low profile all her life. Later, she wrote the book "My Uncle and Aunt *** Deng Yingchao", which reproduced the warm memories of life in the West Flower Hall.
Fig** With Zhou Bingde.
Zhou Bingjun is the eldest son of Zhou Enshou, from 1949 to 1955, Zhou Bingjun has been living in the West Flower Hall of Zhongnanhai, and has a very deep relationship with Deng Yingchao, the seventh mother. Zhou Bingjun is excellent in character and learning, and often gets praise from ***.
After graduating from high school in 1961 and excelling in Xi, he originally planned to apply for Tsinghua University, but he persuaded him earnestly: "Bingjun, you know, our country is suffering from serious natural disasters, the people of the whole country lack food and clothing, and now we need to focus on the development of agriculture, so this year's conscription is mainly in the cities to not reduce the rural labor force." What do you think? You'd better join the army. ”
As soon as Uncle Qi's voice fell, Zhou Bingjun nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay!" ”
In 1961, Zhou Bingjun enlisted in the army, and in 1967 he was assigned to the Guangzhou Air Force as a pilot, and remained in the Air Force Department until 1992, when Zhou Bingjun served as the deputy director of the Guangzhou Free Trade Zone Management Committee. After his retirement in 2003, he lived in Guangzhou.
FigZhou Bingjun.
Zhou Bingyi is Zhou Enshou's third daughter, her appearance is very cute, especially pleasing ***, since 1949, Zhou Bingyi came to the West Flower Hall, when Zhou Enshou and his wife took the initiative to mention to the eldest brother that Zhou Bingyi would be his daughterInstead of agreeing, he said firmly: "However, we will treat them like our own children." ”
Zhou Bingyi was by the side of seven uncles and seven mothers, and was deeply infected by their spirit, and later she was the executive director of the **Literature Research Office*** Research Association, and also served as a distinguished researcher of the *** Research Center of Nankai University.
FigZhou Bingyi.
Zhou Binghua, the fourth child of Zhou Enshou, enlisted in the army in Beijing in 1965 and became a signal corpsman. Later, he worked as a typesetting worker, a casting worker, and a cadre of government agencies. In 1994, Zhou Binghua went from the organ to the grassroots level, working in the Beijing Municipal Cultural Market Administrative Law Enforcement Corps, no matter what position he was in, he always remembered his uncle's teachings, did not engage in special, and worked diligently.
Zhou Binghe's name was taken by Qibo, and every time he talked about his name, Zhou Binghe was very proud. He said:"'Bing' means to uphold and grasp. When I was born, it was during the Korean War, and my uncle hoped that the Sino-US peace talks would succeed and win peace and stability, so he named me 'Binghe'. ”
When I was a child, whenever I had a break, Zhou Enshou and Wang Shiqin would always take Zhou Binghe to the West Flower Hall to visit and accompany the uncle, and Zhou Binghe loved and respected the seventh uncle. He has always kept in mind the teachings of the first class, studied hard Xi, and later studied at Tsinghua University, after graduating from school, Zhou Binghe successively worked in Beijing Institute of Automation Technology, China National Book Import and Export Corporation, China Writers Association and other units.
FigZhou Binghe.
Zhou Bingjian is the youngest of the six siblings, and he loves this youngest niece very much. When Zhou Bingjian grew up, he first responded to the call of "intellectual youth to go to the mountains and go to the countryside" and went to the Inner Mongolia prairie. She originally wanted to be a soldier like her eldest brother Zhou Bingjun, and she was supported by Qibo. But *** told her: "Bingjian, can you take off your military uniform and go back to the Inner Mongolia prairie?" ”
She emphasized to Qibo that she had enlisted in the army through the assessment, but *** still said seriously: "You join the army in accordance with the procedures, but there are so many people in Inner Mongolia, why did they pick you up, or for my sake." We can't have this special, not at all. ”
The youngest niece later returned to the steppes of Inner Mongolia and married and started a family. In 2013, she was elected as a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Chinese.
Fig** With Zhou Bingjian.
1976 was the saddest year for the children of the Zhou family.
On January 8, 1976, the great Prime Minister passed away. The children of the Zhou family and thousands of people wept and wept for this bad news, and they were full of sorrow.
Deng Yingchao dedicated his life to the motherland, and they also uphold the principle of being thrifty and low-key for the aftermath, for the funeral of the first country, relatives in Beijing can participate, and relatives in other places stay in their respective jobs, do not come to Beijing, which was arranged before death.
FigTen miles long street to send the prime minister.
On January 8, Jin Juqing received a telegram from her seventh mother, Deng Yingchao, at home, telling her the bad news. Deng Yingchao specially told him not to come to Beijing.
Jin Juqing looked at the telegram in her hand, tears fell down one by one, she cried to go to Beijing, wanted to say goodbye to Uncle Qi for the last ride, over the years they have been very good to her nephew and daughter-in-law, her husband Zhou Rongqing held the door, pulled her, also full of tears, he persuaded: "Since Uncle Qi and Mother Seven don't let go, we have to listen to them." ”
In the end, Jin Juqing could only accept the bad news, and not long before *** died, Wang Lanfang died, otherwise she would definitely insist on going to Beijing. Zhou Rongqing, Jin Juqing and his wife traveled thousands of miles to bid farewell to their beloved seventh uncle at home.
Fig** With the children of the Zhou family.
On January 9, Zhou Bingde hurried to the West Flower Hall, and she hugged her seventh mother, Deng Yingchao, and cried bitterly, hoping to give her seventh mother some strength. At that time, Deng Yingchao showed unusual calmness: "Don't cry, don't cry, turn grief into strength."
Deng Yingchao told Zhou Bingde: "You children have their own jobs, and you participate in important activities, but try not to affect your normal work." ”Zhou Bingjun, Zhou Bingde, and Zhou Bingjian, these juniors, have been accompanying Deng Yingchao, taking care of the aftermath of the seventh uncle, and bidding farewell to their seventh uncle*** on the last journey.
After the memorial service on January 15, Deng Yingchao specially called these children and told them earnestly:
"You have to be strong, Uncle is strong, and you should be strong, stronger than Uncle, because you are the younger generation, the next generation. The death of your uncle is a great test for you, and I hope that all of you will continue to reform your thinking and continue the revolution to commemorate your dead uncle. ”Fig** Deng Yingchao.
Later, Deng Yingchao still lived in the West Flower Hall. Zhou Bingde's children often visit Deng Yingchao, care about her body, talk to her, and comfort her grief and loneliness.
In 1988, Deng Yingchao, who was already old, was seriously ill, and Jin Juqing specially went to the West Flower Hall to visit her seventh mother.
On January 15, 1992, Zhou Rongqing passed away. On October 25, 2011, in the Phoenix Mountain Cemetery in Jiaozuo, Henan, Zhou Enpu was buried with his wife Wang Lanfang and son Zhou Rongqing's ashes. Zhou Enpu's ashes are in Shandong, and the ashes of Wang Lanfang and Zhou Rongqing's mother and son are in JiaozuoIn order to express admiration for *** and praise the low-key life of the children of the Zhou family, the cemetery built a tomb for Zhou Enpu's family free of charge.
Fig** Deng Yingchao with his family.
Deng Yingchao and others educated the children: "No matter what the Zhou family does, they try to solve it by themselves." The sons and daughters of the Zhou family said: "My uncle's character has influenced us all our lives. Under the halo of "**", they live seriously and live an ordinary life, and the young generation of the Zhou family is now also working tirelessly.
The younger generation of the Zhou family, they are extraordinary people and ordinary people!