For Chinese people, the eight characters of "study hard Xi and make progress every day" has always been a classic persuasion, which has been all over the classroom walls and even the title pages of books, inspiring countless people to learn and make progress. However, the origin of this sentence is less well known.
In fact, this sentence has been circulating in China for 70 years, and the first person to say this sentence is ***
**At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, these eight words were inscribed by hand, in order to praise a little hero who had fought bravely as a spy, and also to encourage more people to be positive. (But there is also a saying that the sentence ** was originally written to Sister Ma Mao).
What kind of little hero will let *** wave for him and write this word of encouragement that has been passed down to this day?
Mysterious strange man
In the early fifties of the last century, when New China had just been founded, everything was in ruins. The people of the whole country are immersed in the happiness of being the masters of their own country and the enthusiasm for building a new China, but at the same time, there is also a hidden crisis.
The Chiang Kai-shek clique, which was defeated in the War of Liberation, was not willing to lose, and was always dreaming of the spring and autumn of the mainland. Of course, the million-strong army of the Kuomintang was once defeated by the People's Liberation Army, and now it will certainly not be able to make any big waves when it is retreated on an isolated island.
Chiang Kai-shek also knew that he could not compete with the PLA on the frontal battlefield, so he used some shady means to deploy a large number of spies on the mainland to engage in sabotage activities in an attempt to create panic and turmoil.
During this period, there were many secret war activities in which the public security organs joined hands with the masses of the people to fight wits and courage against the spy elements.
On May 3, 1951, the sun was shining, and the streets of Suzhou were in a peaceful and quiet atmosphere.
It was Thursday, most of the people were working at their posts, and the teachers at Jinchang Elementary School had to participate in political science Xi, so the students had a rare opportunity to rest, and the happy children were free to frolic around the school.
Chen Yongkang, a first-year student, and two friends came to play not far from the school. Just as they were immersed in the joy, a strange man approached.
Eight-year-old Chen Yongkang looked up and saw that the man was dressed very fashionably, with a Western-style oil hair, a crisp suit, and shiny leather shoes on his feet, looking like an intellectual or a businessman.
I saw the man walk up to the three boys, squatted down with a smile, and asked Chen Yongkang, "Little friend, which school are you?"”
Chen Yongkang did not speak, and pointed to Jinchang Primary School not far away. The man looked in the direction Chen Yongkang was pointing, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Then, he turned his head with a smile on his face, took out a bag of candy from his bag, and handed it to Chen Yongkang and the three children. You know, in the early fifties, domestic supplies were still relatively tight, and being able to eat candy was a luxury for children.
Seeing that the other party handed him a bag of sugar, Chen Yongkang and the others couldn't help but salivate almost out. Chen Yongkang looked at the man in front of him, and then timidly took it with his hand.
The expression on the man's face became even happier when he saw the three children take over his candy, and he took out another package from his bag, along with some money.
Just when Chen Yongkang and the others were confused, the man spoke: "I have a bag of flour here, I want to put it on your teacher's desk, I don't know your teacher's office, can you help me?"After you send it to me, the money will be yours too. ”
The eight-year-old boy usually has pocket money, and when he suddenly saw those colorful banknotes, Chen Yongkang was a little moved. Chen Yongkang asked the man, "What are you doing on the table?"”
The man said, "It's going to get angry." ”
Regardless of Chen Yongkang's young age, but his little head turned rapidly, he immediately remembered that the teacher had told them in class: New China had just been founded, and there were many Kuomintang spies still lurking on the mainland, and counterrevolutionaries would use gunpowder, grenades, and all kinds of murderous methods to sabotage our factories and schools.
Thinking of this, Chen Yongkang immediately became alert, looked at the man again, and suddenly felt that his outfit did not look like an ordinary person, and he was a Kuomintang spy.
At this time, Chen Yongkang's cleverness was reflected, he couldn't directly debunk it, and he couldn't let this person slip away. So, Chen Yongkang opened his mouth and said to the man, "I'll take you to our teacher's office." ”
When the man heard this, he immediately agreed. So, Chen Yongkang got up with the man and walked to the school.
Eight-year-old little hero of the revolution
Along the way, Chen Yongkang's eyes kept scanning around, hoping for help, and he also noticed that the man was unusually cautious, constantly looking around. After walking a distance of more than 100 meters, Chen Yongkang saw four PLA soldiers not far away.
After seeing the PLA, Chen Yongkang immediately turned around, jumped up and hugged the man's thigh, and then shouted at the patrolling PLA soldiers: "Uncle PLA, come and catch the spies!."”
The man who was frightened by the sudden change suddenly panicked, and when he saw that the four PLA soldiers had noticed something strange, he just wanted to pull his legs and run, but unfortunately his legs were held by Chen Yongkang and he couldn't move for a while.
Seeing that the PLA soldiers were already running towards this side, the man began to struggle violently, wanting to get rid of Chen Yongkang, but he didn't expect that Chen Yongkang's strength was so strong that he couldn't get rid of it. Annoyed, the man began to swing his fist and slammed it into Chen Yongkang's head.
In order to escape for his life, the strength used by the vicious gangsters can be imagined, Chen Yongkang was hit by a few punches, and his mouth and nose were bleeding, but he always held the man's leg and did not let go.
Not long after, the PLA soldiers had already rushed over and captured the spy on the spot, and Chen Yongkang was lying on the ground, and Chen Yongkang, who was seriously injured, was covered in blood. After the spy was captured, he was sent to the police station for interrogation, and Chen Yongkang was sent to the hospital**.
At this time, people realized that the bag of "flour" was a time bomb, and the spy wanted to use a child to harm their teacher, which was really hateful. Fortunately, the spy did not achieve his goal, otherwise the consequences would not be imaginable.
The eight-year-old boy with extraordinary courage and wisdom helped the People's Liberation Army crack the spy attack case spread all over Suzhou for a time, and Chen Yongkang was a very diligent and motivated student in school, and his academic Xi grades were among the best, Chen Yongkang became a famous little hero at that time.
Subsequently, Suzhou City awarded Chen Yongkang the title of "Little Revolutionary Hero". As his deeds have been widely reported, people from all walks of life have also sent condolences and gifts to the little hero, and his school can receive a large number of ** and letters every day, all of which are praise and encouragement to him, and all kinds of pennants are hung all over his classroom.
And since he became a little hero, in order to prevent him from being retaliated against by the spies, the teachers of Jinchang Elementary School specially arranged for him to live in the school, and the teachers took turns to take care of him.
Although the little hero Chen Yongkang has won a lot of honors, his family conditions have not improved much, Chen Yongkang has a total of five siblings, he is the eldest, in addition to three younger sisters and a younger brother. Due to family constraints, few of his siblings were able to complete their education, and his youngest sister did not enter primary school until she was 12 years old.
In order to let Chen Yongkang go to school, his younger brother dropped out of school from the fourth grade, and mentioning this incident has always been a regret in Chen Yongkang's heart.
Chen Yongkang entered junior high school to continue his Xi, which was a rare opportunity for him, so he had to work hard to be worthy of the opportunity given by his younger brother. Because of his family's difficulties, Chen Yongkang's life at school was very hard, even to the point that he could only put some soy sauce to season rice.
At that time, some classmates told him that with his status as a "little revolutionary hero", the organization should be able to solve some difficulties for him. However, whenever this matter was mentioned, he chose to refuse.
Chen Yongkang is a very simple man, and he believes that although he has indeed made a small contribution to the country, this contribution is nothing compared to those real revolutionary heroes.
There are still many people who are more qualified and more in need than him waiting for the help of the state, how can he use this honor as a weight and add trouble to the organization!
Ordinary life, noble faith
After graduating from junior high school, Chen Yongkang did not continue his studies, nor did he rely on his honor to seek an official position, but willingly became an ordinary person and a waterway dredging worker.
After becoming an adult, Chen Yongkang ushered in his love. Chen Yongkang is a beloved wife he met at work, and the other party is a female employee of the guest house, who works diligently and steadfastly, and is also very beautiful.
At that time, the other party did not know Chen Yongkang's glorious history, but only knew that he was a very diligent and honest person.
In the process of falling in love, because the woman's family was a businessman, in that era of paying attention to ingredients, an advanced individual with a strong roots in the industrial and peasant composition fell in love with a girl with a merchant family background, which would be criticized by people.
However, Chen Yongkang didn't care about this, he took a fancy to this girl, and he wanted to grow old with her. Eventually, the two became husband and wife in 1969.
On the wedding night, his wife asked Chen Yongkang: "Is it you the Chen Yongkang who caught the spy in the textbook?"Chen Yongkang nodded.
You are such a little hero, but you married me, don't you regret it?The wife asked Chen Yongkang again, but Chen Yongkang replied: "I am married to a wife, and you are married to a husband, and it has nothing to do with anything else." "The most affectionate confession is often such the most simple language, in the face of such a husband, how can you not let your wife fall in love.
After Chen Yongkang got married, he still worked diligently in the dredging post and lived a simple life with his wife. In this position, he has been working for more than 20 years, and he thought that life would go on like this.
However, in 2001, when the alumni of East China People's Revolutionary University were preparing for the 50th anniversary celebration, a reporter inadvertently dug out the 46th issue of the "Revolutionary University Transformation Daily" on May 28, 1951, only to learn that *** had given Chen Yongkang an inscription, and only a few people knew about ***'s inscription for him.
Then, "Xinmin Evening News" made a special report on this matter, introducing the inscription "Study hard and Xi hard, go up every day" and send it to Chen Yongkang on the pennant.
Chen Yongkang was able to know about ***'s inscription for him, and he was 58 years old at that time.
Why did *** give Chen Yongkang an inscription, but Chen Yongkang didn't know it at that time?
In 2001, with the help of all parties, Chen Yongkang found Li Yunzhen, the head teacher of the year, and the teachers and students met again after decades of absence.
At this time, *** is already in her 70s, but she is in good spirits and in good condition, she recalled the situation back then, and said: I learned from the principal that Chen Yongkang's fight against spies had a great impact after being reported, and even the ** leader knew about it, and the regiment ** was also ready to let Chen Yongkang go to Beijing to meet the ** leader, but it was not done for various reasons.
In order to protect the safety of eight-year-old Chen Yongkang, the matter of the leaders sending the pennant at that time was highly confidential and was not announced to the public. Only now did I know that the words mentioned by the leader were actually written by *** to write the words "study hard Xi and make progress every day".
With the continuous narration of ***, Chen Yongkang's "vague" memory gradually became clear, but Chen Yongkang had three regrets about the events of that year.
One is that I didn't go to Beijing to see *** Chen Yongkang remembered, he also took a color full-body photo back then, combed his hair small, wore a red scarf, and sent it to Beijing. Later, I didn't make it for some reason. Chen Yongkang guessed that he may have been arranged to go to Beijing to be interviewed by ***.
The second regret is that the inscription of ** "Study hard Xi go up every day" pennant has disappeared. **After the inscription that year, the relevant parties were arranged to make a pennant and send it to Suzhou. Chen Yongkang was still young at the time and did not see the pennant, including the many calls, letters and gifts received by the school later, and the pennant alone filled a classroom, but as time passed, these items were also missing.
Chen Yongkang's third regret is that he knew it too late. Later, ** was transferred out of Jinchang Primary School and was sent to Sheyang Rural in Northern Jiangsu in 1969, and this history was sealed in the dust.
Although Chen Yongkang has some regrets in his heart, he has a very deep understanding of the eight words of "study hard Xi and make progress every day", Chen Yongkang said: "These eight words are not only written for students, but adults can also use it as an attitude and spirit in their work." ”
It can be seen that Chen Yongkang has a deep sense of honor for *** to give him an inscription, and these eight words do give him strength and inspire him to live with a positive attitude.
In fact, before Chen Yongkang didn't know the inscription, he was also strict with himself as a "little hero".
In 1998, Chen Yongkang's unit was divided into welfare houses for the last time, and Chen Yongkang did not rely on his previous halo and asked to live in a big house, but took the initiative to ask for a small house of more than 30 square meters, according to his words: "Just have a place to live."
Later, her daughter-in-law was laid off from her job as a waitress in a hotel, and his wife asked him to find someone to ask for a relationship to see if he could be accommodating, but Chen Yongkang, who was a little unkind, said: "If you are laid off, you can work hard to learn Xi and improve yourself, and you can go to work again."
Not only that, when others ask him if he has any difficulties in life, Chen Yongkang always says: "I have my own job, which makes me very content, and there is no need to ask for anything from the organization." ”
Later, Chen Yongkang retired from his job. Although he left his job where he had served for decades, he did not feel that he should retire for the rest of his life, and he still wanted to continue to shine and contribute to this society. To this end, he took the initiative to volunteer to take on the sanitation work of several roads in the community and became a beautician in the city.
In fact, after Chen Yongkang's deeds appeared in the newspapers again, many companies came to the door, hoping to hire him as a spokesperson. Chen Yongkang refused to do so one by one, and he did not want to spend his name as a "little revolutionary hero" in exchange for benefits.
Soon after, another unit came to the door, but this time Chen Yongkang's attitude was different, because that unit was his alma mater, which had been renamed Kinmen Primary School at that time. The school's leaders invited him to serve as a volunteer tutor for the Young Pioneers, and Chen Yongkang was very happy about this and immediately agreed.
After becoming a counselor of the Young Pioneers, Chen Yongkang often participated in activities with the children, and would also use the eight words "study hard and Xi hard, and make progress every day" written to him back then, to encourage students and let them establish the ideal of studying Xi and serving the country.
For Chen Yongkang, this is really the happiest thing, and he can pass on the correct values to the next generation through practical actions, and pass on the spiritual power from the revolutionary ancestors to the next generation, which is the most meaningful thing.
Our country is a country with a glorious history, and our glory comes from the hard work of our ancestors and the joint efforts of hundreds of millions of people.
In those arduous years, they shouldered the historical mission of national rejuvenation, embarked on a thorny road, and created a harmonious and equal society with their hands.
All this is due to the fact that under the leadership of our party, countless people's fighters with advanced ideological concepts, lofty moral qualities, and firm ideals and convictions have been cultivated and formed.
They are not afraid of hardship, love the public cause, think about the collective good everywhere, and serve the country with a selfless spirit. It is precisely because they have done a good job of this ordinary "screw" that we have today's prosperous motherland.
From Chen Yongkang's story, what we can glimpse is the shadow of an era, the shadow of an era of endeavors with high vitality under the leadership of the people, which is the source of power for our society today to continue to move forward.
We also hope that the eight words of "study hard and Xi and make progress every day" can continue to inspire generation after generation to continue to work hard and forge ahead for the true realization of our great ideals.