In 1942, the moment Hou Dong'e was pulled out of the vegetable cellar by several Japanese soldiers, the rest of her life changed ......
Before she could react, she was tied up on a donkey by the Japanese soldiers and walked towards the turret. The Japanese soldiers waved their spears in their hands and shouted loudly, as if they had won the battle.
Her crying struggles became a stimulant for the Japanese soldiers, who dragged her into the turret, completely ignoring the fact that she was trembling with fear at the moment.
The dimly lit dirt room was dusty. In the middle of the night, more than 50 Japanese soldiers slowly surrounded them. Their faces were hideous, rubbing their hands, and they were eager to try.
Hou Dong'e's nightmare began, an extremely sad and real event.
Hou Dong'e, known as Gaishanxi.
She was born in 1912 in a small mountain village in Shanxi. When she was a child, Dong'e smiled sweetly, her eyes were bent into crescents, her two braids were black and shiny, and she ran with a match. He is diligent in his hands and feet, and the housework at home and the farm work in the field are all done by the family.
The people in the village praised her every time, saying that she would not lack a good in-law when she grew up. Hearing this, the two small dimples on Dong'e's face swayed, and she blushed.
As Dong'e grows up, her posture becomes more and more graceful. And inside and outside the house, in the fields, there are figures of her hard work. In order to reduce the burden on her parents, the sensible Dong'e often helps others work in exchange for things to subsidize the family.
Soon, she became the pillar of the family. When his parents saw Hou Dong'e so sensible and capable, their hearts were also happy. Gradually, Dong'e's beauty was spread, and she was praised by countless people in the village, and she was also given the reputation of "Gaishanxi".
In this way, this good name has spread all over the country, and the matchmaker who came to the door for a long time almost broke the threshold, but I don't know that such a beauty has buried a hidden danger for the future.
Hou Dong'e, who is so capable and beautiful, of course, does not worry about getting married, and after several comparisons and discussions with her parents, she chose Li Shuangxi from the neighboring village. Soon, Hou Dong'e was welcomed into the door of the Li family with gongs and drums.
Although it is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. Fortunately, the young couple are in love, diligent and willing to work, and the two of them honor their elders together, and their lives are also impressive. The fields are full of them working hard together, and the two of them work tirelessly together, talking and laughing.
Within a few years of marriage, they gave birth to a son and a daughter. originally thought that the life of having both children could go on like this.
However, fate often likes to play a joke on people. Hou Dong'e's life did not go as smoothly as expected, but fell into the abyss.
Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long, and the Japanese invaded China. Shanxi was not spared, and Hou Dong'e had just given birth to her little daughter at this time. The body is weak, and a wife and a daughter need to be taken care of.
But when she heard that the Japanese had reached her doorstep, in the face of foreign troubles, she did not hesitate to support her husband to join the army to resist Japan. After her husband left, the burden of serving her in-laws to take care of her children fell on her shoulders.
In the face of sadness and physical fatigue, she did not complain, often carrying her daughter behind her back and pulling her son to work in the field, and when she came back, she had to prepare meals for a family of five. After coaxing the children in the middle of the night, he took advantage of the moonlight to wash the family's clothes in the yard.
Despite this, she still keeps the whole house in order, all thanks to her strong and determined heart.
Later, the smoke of the war spread everywhere, and the people in the village were panicked and at a loss. At this time, Hou Dong'e stood up without hesitation and promoted anti-Japanese knowledge to everyone. "In the face of the enemy, only by uniting can we repel the enemy, and only by saving everyone can we have a stable little home, I propose that all the labor in the family go to the battlefield to fight devils!. ”
While encouraging men to resist Japan, Hou Dong'e gave women psychological support and taught them how to protect themselves and the elderly and children at home.
Because of the response to the call and the active resistance against Japan, Hou Dong'e received everyone's support to become the director of the women's rescue association in the village. In this way, she was more energetic, propagating anti-Japanese knowledge during the day, and weaving straw sandals with the women of the village at night, and organizing everyone to deliver food and supplies to the front line.
On weekdays, if there is a shortage of labor in the village, Hou Dong'e will take everyone to help with the work, and at the same time, she does not forget to pay attention to the mental state of the women, and always comfort and encourage everyone.
Therefore, under her leadership, the whole village is united and helps each other. When the enemy hits, they can quickly notify each other, help each other, and lead the village to hide in the cave to avoid sweeping again and again.
Hearing that the Japanese were abusing women everywhere, Hou Dong'e called on everyone to go out less often during the day in order to protect the women in the village. even brought the mud directly to everyone to "put on makeup".
Sisters, you have to be wronged these days, don't take care of everyone's hair and clothes, the dirtier the better. In order to survive, you must be sloppy, otherwise you will see the devil and your life will be gone!”
The women of the village responded and escaped several captures by the Japanese. Everyone in the village is grateful to Dong'e, and under her protection, the women in the village can be safe. But the famous Hou Dong'e herself was not so lucky.
It turned out that at this time, in order to facilitate the sweep of several surrounding villages, the Japanese had already built a turret nearby to prepare for a long-term station. During the search, Hou Dong'e's reputation as "Gaishanxi" soon spread to the ears of the Japanese officer Ito.
On this day, Ito went to Hou Dong'e's village under the leadership of the two devils, in order to catch her. Seeing the Japanese entering the village, Hou Dong'e, who had no time to flee into the mountains after being reminded by the villagers, hurriedly went into the vegetable cellar.
Hearing the sound of Japanese rummaging in the house and the cries of the elderly and children, Hou Dong'e did not dare to make a sound even though her hot tears wet her clothes. But in the end, she was discovered, and this is the beginning of the scene.
Hou Dong'e constantly resisted to avoid being violated by Ito, but her hoarse throat was finally exchanged for constant whipping and insults. After a few days, there was no one on her body that was intact, and she was thrown into a large room in a half-conscious state.
She awoke to the hoarse cries and whimperings around her, and found several women her age in the room, all of whose exposed skin was scarred and unrecognizable. He was just wrapped in a few tattered and smelly futons in order for the next violation by the Japanese.
In the following days, she and several girls were subjected to ** and tortured every day. There are even girls who bite their tongues in the room, and the next day they are randomly thrown in the barren mountains by the Japanese, and in the end they don't even have a piece of clothing to cover up.
Because of Hou Dong'e's good face, she became the object of patronage of the Japanese. So much so that at most, there were more than 50 people waiting in line for her.
In those days when life was worse than death, for Hou Dong'e, her body and soul had already fallen into hell. It's just that the body that has just given birth to a daughter is really difficult to accept such torture, and it is difficult to sleep every day. Rest is only possible when in a coma of extreme pain.
Even so, Hou Dong'e never thought of giving up her life. "There are also elderly people and two children at home, and my husband who is fighting outside the home has not come home. Hou Dong'e thought about it every painful night.
Fortunately, the organization never gave up on her, and her strong desire to survive kept her alive.
Fate is sometimes so unfair, such a beautiful woman who loves life and the country has such an encounter in that era, how can people not feel distressed.
Finally, when she was dying, she was sent home by the Japanese. Slowly opening her eyes was the place she was familiar with, Hou Dong'e seemed to come back from the dead, and the tears that she had been holding back for a long time began to pour out. Seeing that her thin son's eyes were full of worry, she put her arms around her son and hugged hope.
Just when she thought the nightmare was finally over, she looked around but didn't see her daughter's little figure. It turned out that in her absence, her little daughter had already starved to death, and she could not hide her grief when she heard the bad news. But when she saw her son, her faith was rekindled.
I must take my in-laws and children well and wait for the day when my husband returns victoriously. She told herself.
So she worked hard and tried her best to feed her family. It's just that every time I go out, I take my young son with me, for fear that my son will leave her in a blink of an eye.
Unfortunately, on this day, she walked with her son on the ridge and met the Japanese team again.
The Japanese jumped on the ridge and carried Hou Dong'e on their shoulders, and in the face of the cries and beatings of their emaciated son, the Japanese did not have the slightest mercy and kicked the child into the field. Seeing her son who was covered in dirt and struggling to get up, Hou Dong'e was distressed, but no matter how hard she struggled, it didn't help.
Once again, she fell into the abyss that scared her and lived a nightmarish life. But this time, she has concerns in her heart and unwavering trust in the organization.
Hou Dong'e looks forward to leaving the clutches of the Japanese as soon as possible, and at the same time, she encourages the girls who are going through the same situation as her. Let them ignite hope and faith in their hearts, and support each other in difficult situations.
But her body still collapsed. After hundreds of days of torture, just when she still had one breath left, the Japanese once again left her at the entrance of the village. When she woke up, Hou Dong'e saw the hope of life, and dragged her broken body to the village with her remaining willpower.
With the help of the villagers, Hou Dong'e, who returned home, thought that she could start her life again, but she did not expect that she was pregnant.
This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for her, and she couldn't even determine who the child was. Hou Dong'e didn't dare to tell anyone, so she could only bury this secret deep in her heart.
Then she dragged her body to work hard, especially tiring and heavy. But the sky doesn't follow people's wishes, she still failed to miscarry as she wished, this child is like a time bomb, and his existence reminds Hou Dong'e of that dark time all the time.
Hou Dong'e even began to try to take the child away without eating or drinking, but she didn't expect that she fell first. This illness finally gave her what she wanted, but at the same time made her lose the possibility of having children again.
Although her in-laws have left one after another, there is still a son who depends on her, and the peaceful days she thought will go on like this, and time will eventually dilute everything.
However, I thought that salvation had been ushered in, but in fact there was another abyss.
The husband, who had been thinking about it day and night, came back and broke it all.
With the unconditional surrender of Japan, all parts of the country were liberated, and the Japanese stationed near the village were evacuated. Hou Dong'e's husband, who she missed day and night, returned with the victory of the army.
But along the way, the laughter was mixed with rumors about his daughter-in-law, and the voice was not loud, but it was still keenly captured by Hou Dong'e's husband.
After returning home, the smile on his face froze, and the two of them were speechless for each other, and one didn't know how to face her heroic husband;One has mixed feelings in his heart, while he is annoyed that he did not protect his wife and children, and on the other hand, he is heartbroken about what happened to his daughter-in-law.
Both of them spoke very little, and neither of them pierced this layer of window paper. Hou Dong'e kept looking for work to do, as if as long as she didn't stop, she wouldn't cause this topic. She would check to see if her husband's shoes were worn out, and then pick up his clothes and sew them up.
It wasn't until he was lying in bed at night that her husband slowly said his inner thoughts: "Now, we can't do it anymore." Child, you're a drag with you, and I'll take him away tomorrow. Hou Dong'e jumped up the moment she heard it, and she didn't know what to say for a while, so she had to sit and cry silently.
The two sides stayed awake all night, and the next morning, the man left with the child without looking back.
After a long time, the villagers also complained about this, pointing fingers at Hou Dong'e's past, and even talking about her experience after cooking, completely forgetting Hou Dong'e's help to everyone in the past.
In the face of exclusion, incomprehension and alienation, the lonely Hou Dong'e could only wash her face with tears every day. How many times have I dreamed back to that dark day after day at midnight, whenever I think back to the past, my body is like countless ants gnawing on my body.
The dim and dirty turret compartment is the shadow of "Gaishanxi" for a lifetime, the smoke of gunfire, the sour smell of sweat and all kinds of chaotic smells are mixed, and the pungent smell surrounds Hou Dong'e's half of life, lingering ......
And her only appeal is that the criminal Japanese can be punished by the law, seek justice for themselves, and those who make mistakes can be punished as they deserve.
Hou Dong'e lived alone like this, until with the help of relevant people, she once again bravely stood up and uncovered her long-hidden scars - officially filed a lawsuit with the court.
Unexpectedly, until 1994, Hou Dong'e was already full of silver threads, and the 82-year-old couldn't wait for an apology when she finally closed her eyes. The story of "Gaishanxi" also came to an end here.
Death may not be terrible, but it takes a lot of courage and determination to choose to survive the darkness and adversity.
For us, Hou Dong'e is certainly an old man worthy of admiration.
In an era when everyone is ignorant and ignorant, she maintains a high level of thought, and strives to spread these ideas to people who also live in the abyss and help them get through the difficulties. In the midst of adversity, he still maintains an optimistic attitude towards life and a determination to win.
The old man Hou Dong'e may be lucky to survive in that era and environment. But she is unlucky, her bravery and perseverance have not met anyone who can understand her.
In the end, she left with regrets. But as her juniors, it is necessary for us to seek justice for her. The crimes committed by the Japanese must be acknowledged, and the victims must be apologized.