Kaiwen Lee is an out-and-out model worker in the national food system, and he knows a thing or two"The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first"The truth. He gave up the opportunity to go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, and chose to work as a cook in the rear, ensuring that the soldiers had enough food when they charged on the front line**. It was this ordinary perseverance that earned him a well-deserved title of National Food System Model Worker in 1956. In December of the same year, Li Kaiwen was named a model worker for his outstanding contributions to the national food system, and became one of the representatives of the country's advanced producers and went to Beijing to receive commendation. On the podium, he not only won high praise from the people of the whole country, but also received the respect and affirmation of the best leaders.
** I was relieved to learn that Li Kaiwen also participated in the commendation conference in Beijing, and said that he must meet the old squad leader to commend his hard work over the years. In order to show respect, ** specially received Li Kaiwen at home. Two people.
I haven't seen each other for seven or eight years, but the friendship is still the same. ** Excitedly said: "I haven't seen you for many years, the old squad leader has worked hard!."And Li Kaiwen was flattered, and corrected: "Heroes do not distinguish between battlefields, I remember everything you did for the soldiers!."In fact, from 1952 to 1956, the documents collected by the Anhui Provincial Archives show that Li Kaiwen has always been a model of grain protection in Anhui Province, and has won the honor of model worker awarded by the Ministry of Labor three times. Much of his life has been about food.
Li Kaiwen, born in 1897 in a rural village in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, has formed an indissoluble bond with food since childhood. In October 1934, when the 25,000-mile Long March began, Li Kaiwen was seriously injured during the march and suffered hearing loss, and was subsequently transferred to the army's cooking class. In October 1936, he was transferred to Yan'an, became a member of ***, and served as the leader of the cooking squad of *** and other leaders for more than ten years. In 1949, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Kaiwen returned to his hometown Jinzhai to serve as the head of the Xiangshan Temple Grain Station, and has been committed to the grain cause since then. From a cook to a national model worker, Li Kaiwen has been at the forefront of the food system, wholeheartedly thinking about the "belly" of soldiers and people.
The glorious title of model worker is well deserved!Despite the cold weather, this does not chill the hero's heart. Li Kaiwen was a close comrade-in-arms of ***, and in a meeting in 1956, the two were very happy, and even held his hand cordially. However, to his surprise, when **'s hand touched his hand, he felt a burst of coldness. **Immediately realized that Li Kaiwen was dressed too thinly, and frowned: "Old squad leader, the weather in Beijing is so cold, why do you wear so few clothes?."Hearing ***'s care, Li Kaiwen was moved, and he held back his excitement and said that he didn't feel cold!In his opinion, this little cold was nothing, and it was not worth mentioning compared to the difficult years of the war years.
Li Kaiwen not only has a pair of "iron feet", but also is known as a "barefoot immortal", even if he does not wear shoes, he is not afraid of the cold. However, not being afraid of the cold and lacking clothes are two different things. During the war years, material scarcity was commonplace. Li Kaiwen often braves the cold to deliver food to ***, but there is no winter coat that can withstand the cold. Once, ** saw that he didn't even have a thick coat, so he gave him his wool vest. However, when Li Kaiwen returned to his residence, he saw the soldier who was dressed thinner than himself and shivered from the cold. He couldn't bear it, so he gave up the *** vest to the comrade-in-arms who needed it more. Since then, he has remained simple and has not changed his thinking. He reminded himself not to forget the difficult years of the war years.
**When Li Kaiwen left, although the weather was not cold, he carefully instructed the guards to prepare new leather clothes and shoes for him. This is not in the slightest because of the cold weather, but out of care for the heroes. In 1992, this ordinary and great hero passed away, but his great cause will always be engraved in the hearts of the people, and his spirit of hard work and simplicity will always be praised by future generations.