The marshal is known as the outstanding "marshal of cloth clothes" in our army, and is famous for his industrious, thrifty and simple life style. Whether it is clothing, food and accommodation, Marshal Xu has always been extremely frugal. He wore a patched wool vest for more than 30 years, and even when entertaining the old subordinates of the Red Fourth Front Army, the ingredients at home were just simple "Japanese rice", plus a little sweet potatoes, potatoes and wild vegetables. In September 1990, the elderly Marshal *** died in Beijing due to illness, ending his life of brilliant achievements. In the last moments of his life, he left behind three touching last words. However, what is surprising is that when the children of the Xu family reported their father's last wish to the organization, as the top leader at the time, they did not fully agree. Marshal Xu had been wearing the same wool vest since the beginning of the Long March, and this simple garment had accompanied him for many years. In the alleys of the hutongs in the west of Beijing, there is an old house, and the interior and exterior decoration are surprisingly simple and simple. The tattered rubber carpet in the house, the faded skin of the walls, such a residence makes it hard to believe that it is the residence of the marshal ***. On holiday weekends, Marshal Xu's home often welcomes old comrades-in-arms in military uniforms to visit.
Even these old comrades-in-arms who have eaten a hard life will be full of praise for the "Japanese rice" cooked by Marshal Xu's wife. This bowl of "Wako rice" is actually a hodgepodge of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and bean vermicelli. Someone once joked: "Old leader, next time anyone wants to come to your house for a tooth sacrifice, they have to weigh the strength of their stomach." Marshal Xu responded with a smile: "This pot of rice cooked by my wife is only eligible for the guests who have been treated with the highest hospitality etiquette." It is said that drinking water does not forget to dig wells, and today's people will only cherish the hard-won happy life more if they eat more bitter and sweet rice. "Marshal Xu, like other comrades, endured all the hardships on the road of revolution. During the Long March, they often had to eat pumpkins without oil or salt. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, people often had to rely on tree roots and turf to feed their hunger, and even had to swallow compressed biscuits that could only be swallowed with cold water. How bitter the taste of food in these difficult years is, but how can it be compared to the bitterness and joy that I recall now?Who else lived a peaceful life that was not bought with his comrades-in-arms with his youth, blood and even his life during those difficult years?
In 1988, when Xu Shuai and his wife sent off guests, they were not only very diligent and thrifty in terms of food and accommodation, but also in terms of handling items, Xu Shuai always advocated that repair is better than replacement. As we all know, in today's world, most people have something broken or old at home, and the first thing they think of is to spend money to replace it with a new one. However, for Xu Shuai, who has always been diligent and thrifty, it is more cost-effective to repair an old thing than to replace it with a new one. Next to Xu Shuai's desk, there has been a small wooden box in jujube. From the appearance, the style of the small wooden box is ordinary, and there are even a few signs of wear on the corner side, and there is nothing eye-catching. However, this old and broken wooden box has accompanied Xu Shuai for nearly thirty years since the war years. The wooden box contains a variety of repair tools, ranging from a small hammer for repairing a bench to a small carving knife for carving tools. "Did you see the box of needles and threads in the wooden box?That's what my father used to patch that fur vest. Every time I hear someone talk about her father's magical little wooden box, Xu Shuai's second daughter, Xu Luxi, always thinks of her father's patched wool vest. Indeed, a wool vest has been sewn and mended since the Red Army's Long March, and even the strongest fabric cannot withstand damage for many years, so it has to be patched everywhere.
Xu Shuai's children still remember their father's frugal style, and they are also deeply influenced by their father's words and deeds. Xu Shuai is strict with his family, and he has always been "iron-faced and selfless" in life, without the slightest favoritism and connivance. Xu Shuai's eldest son, Xu Xiaoyan, has a deep understanding of this. Xu Shuai's son Xu Xiaoyan, as the marshal's child, grew up, and the educational philosophy instilled in him by his father was that it was cheap for any public family, not even a penny could be taken up. My father said that if the children of the cadres took advantage of it, the ordinary people would have to starve and freeze. In order to exercise the child's thrifty character, Xu Xiaoyan has been required since elementary school. A stern father. He asked his son to take the bus to school alone, and the fare he was given a fixed three cents each time. If this money is squandered by his son Xu Xiaoyan, he can only walk home obediently after school. This kind of strict education has created the four children of the Xu family to become pillars of the family. However, he was very generous to the people of the old district. As the birthplace of the Red Fourth Front Army, Qiliping, Hong'an, Hubei Province, has had a profound impact on the cause of the Chinese revolution and occupies a special position in the hearts of the people.
Before dying, ** told several children: "After I leave, there is no need to say goodbye to the body, and there is no need to hold a memorial service, I just wish to scatter my ashes in Dabie Mountain, Daba Mountain, Taihang Mountain and Hexi Corridor, so that I can rest in the place where I have fought bloody with my revolutionary compatriots, and my life will be complete." ”。After the Xu family reported their will to the organization, Mr. Jiang said: "We must do the last one for the marshal." The death of a marshal. We're going to send it anyway. ”。In the end, after the farewell and memorial service of the body, the ashes of ** were scattered on the red land where he had fought, fulfilling his last wish to be buried in Dabie Mountain.