In 1973, Chairman Mao s former nanny wrote a letter to Mao Anqing and made several requests

In December 1926, Yang Kaihui was already pregnant and was about to give birth to her third child. At that time, ** was busy with work and couldn't take care of his wife and children. As a result, a nanny was introduced to ***'s house. After that, the nanny developed a strong relationship with the *** family.

The nanny's original name was "Chen Yuying", and she was called "Sister-in-law Sun" in the Mao family. In 1973, Chen Yuying wrote a letter to Mao Anqing. Although nearly 50 years have passed, the contents of the letter are still so moving to read.

Chen Yuying works in Changsha. One day in December 1926, Chen Yuying was introduced to Mao's house. Since she was born in a poor family, she has not covered her feet since she was a child. When they met for the first time, Chen Yuying had short hair and looked extraordinarily energetic, which left a deep impression on Yang Kaihui.

Yang Kaihui told Chen Yuying: "If you come to our house to help, we will be friends with each other in the future." In order to facilitate the title, Yang Kaihui called Chen Yuying "sister-in-law". The Mao family treated her sister-in-law with courtesy, which made Chen Yuying, who had suffered from the white eyes and abuse of her previous employer, feel warm in her heart.

Since then, Sister-in-law Sun has spent 4 years in Mao's house. According to Chen Yuying's recollection, **'s life is very frugal, he doesn't pay attention to food and clothing, usually he only has a white shirt, and there is no one to change and wash, so it is necessary to plan to wash clothes for ***. Yang Kaihui's life is also simple, her clothes are very simple, she wears a white cloth gown in summer, a gray cheongsam with a red checkered middle in spring and autumn, and in addition, there are no other extra clothes to go out.

During the period in Changsha Wanglu Garden, ** often had an umbrella and a pair of cloth shoes, and the wind came and went in the rain. Chen Yuying later learned that she had gone to the countryside to inspect the agricultural movement. Sister-in-law Sun remembers that every time she came back, she either convened a meeting of revolutionary comrades or sat down to write articles until late at night. Yang Kaihui often helps *** organize and transcribe materials.

When I lived in Wuchang, ** was still very busy, always going home very late, and working until late at night when I came back, Yang Kaihui would also work with *** until late at night. Every time she saw the couple working under the kerosene lamp, Chen Yuying quietly accompanied her, listening and mending the children's clothes.

** and Yang Kaihui treat Chen Yuying as a member of his family, educate children to learn Xi her hard-working and simple qualities, and at the same time carry out patient revolutionary education for her. ** It was once said: "Only by mobilizing the peasants to rise up in revolution and overthrow the rule of the reactionaries can the peasants turn over." Therefore, we should not be afraid of work troubles, and we should not be afraid of hardships or death in the revolution. These words had a great impact on Chen Yuying.

** and Yang Kaihui never treated Chen Yuying as an outsider, which made Chen Yuying feel the care and true feelings that she had never had. Chen Yuying tried her best to take care of the children in the Mao family, and took the affairs of the Mao family as her own business. With the assistance of Chen Yuying, Yang Kaihui was able to better devote himself to the revolutionary cause.

After the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, when the Autumn Harvest Uprising on the Hunan and Jiangxi borders was launched, Chen Yuying first returned to Changsha Bancang with Mao Anqing. More than 10 days later, Yang Kaihui came back with the children's grandmother, Mao Anying, and Mao Anlong. At her grandmother's house, Chen Yuying took Yang Kaihui's house as her home, worked like a man, did everything, and never complained.

At that time, the white terror was serious, and life was difficult, so occasionally caught some small swimming fish, which were simmered in the ashes, mixed with some salt and eaten, and never put oil. Chen Yuying is very considerate of Yang Kaihui. When the family had no money to use, Chen Yuying took out the only 5 yuan salary every month to use it together.

**After participating in the Autumn Harvest Uprising and going to Jinggangshan, there was no money to send back, so Chen Yuying no longer received her salary. In this way, Chen Yuying not only contributed but also contributed money to live with Yang Kaihui and the children for 4 years. Chen Yuying hoped to live peacefully like this, but things backfired.

On October 24, 1930, Kuomintang reactionaries suddenly surrounded Yang Kaihui's home. Yang Kaihui, Chen Yuying, and Mao Anying were escorted to Changsha and imprisoned in the Changsha Garrison Headquarters. For the next 10 days, Yang Kaihui and Chen Yuying were severely tortured every day.

A pseudo-judge forced Xiao Anying: "When will your father come back?."Xiao Anying did not speak. Seeing that it was hard to do it, the pseudo-judge changed his mind, took out the candy to lure, and tried to open the gap from Xiao Anying. But Xiao Anying has long listened to her mother and sister-in-law, and she can't say anything unfavorable to her father.

Then, the enemy pointed the finger at the nanny Chen Yuying. While torturing the enemy, he asked: "* You know from communicating with Yang Kaihui that you have been in his house for a long time. ”

Chen Yuying endured the pain and said, "I don't know at all, if you want to kill me, kill me, and let Mr. Kaihui go home and take the child." ”

At that time, Chen Yuying was not ready to live, and always only took things on herself. However, the enemy did not spare her, and continued to torture her every day, but still did not get any results. Later, Chen Yuying and Yang Kaihui were escorted to the Changsha Army Prison Bureau, where they were subjected to inhuman torture every day.

On this day, as soon as the sky was dark, the enemy suddenly broke into the cell and interrogated Yang Kaihui alone. Chen Yuying had a premonition that the enemy was going to attack Yang Kaihui, she hugged Mao Anying and cried to go with Yang Kaihui, the enemy refused, shouting that if she was not honest again, she would be killed together, but Chen Yuying was not afraid and shouted: "I'm not afraid, I want to fight with you." ”

Before parting, Yang Kaihui didn't say anything else, nor did he cry. She instructed Chen Yuying: "You have to take care of the big children, they will grow up!."At that time, Chen Yuying was extremely sad, crying and making a fuss, just thinking about rushing out of the cage and walking with Yang Kaihui. Seeing this, the enemy pushed Chen Yuying into the cell again.

In this way, Yang Kaihui sacrificed awe-inspiring righteousness. After the enemy killed Yang Kaihui, he did not give up on Chen Yuying, and locked her up for another 30 days. During this period, the enemy interrogated her every day and tortured her, but Chen Yuying had only one belief in her heart: as long as she had a breath, she would protect *** and Yang Kaihui's descendants.

After Yang Kaihui left, Mao Anying suffered from a serious illness and severe diarrhea, and her life was in danger. Chen Yuying endured her grief and carefully cared for Anying. Every day, she took Anying to the court for trial, and when she came back, she held Anying tightly in her arms like a mother.

The enemy is also gradually running out of skills. After many campaigns by revolutionary comrades and Yang Kaihui's relatives, Chen Yuying and Mao Anying were finally rescued from prison. After that, Chen Yuying took Mao Anying back to Bancang, Dongxiang, Changsha, and lived with Anying's grandmother.

In order not to worry Mrs. Yang, Chen Yuying lied and said, "Kaihui stayed at a relative's house in the city, and she will come back later." But because she couldn't help the grief in her heart, Chen Yuying often cried behind her back, and after a long time, Mrs. Yang became suspicious. In this way, Chen Yuying finally told the truth.

A few months later, Yang Kaihui's sixth uncle sent a letter informing the reactionaries that they wanted to arrest Chen Yuying and asking her to find a way to hide. This time, Mrs. Yang said to Chen Yuying: "Originally, we had to keep you here even if we ate porridge at home." ”

Chen Yuying was also reluctant to have children, so she said: "I am also willing to eat porridge with you and bring up these three children together." However, the arrest of the reactionaries was imminent, and Chen Yuying was forced by the situation to leave Yang Kaihui's hometown in the first half of 1931.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he gave Chen Yuying meticulous care. In April 1950, Mao Anying came to Changsha, and after he met Chen Yuying, he brought sincere greetings. Chen Yuying thought to herself, **The old man works day and night for us poor, and I still remember my nanny decades ago!It's really impressive.

Chen Yuying looked at Mao Anying, who had grown tall and handsome, and was very pleased. This also reminded her of Yang Kaihui's last words when she was unyielding and still heroic in the Kuomintang prison, looked at Anying and told her, "When he grows up, you will be fine".

Mao Anying was very enthusiastic and caring for Chen Yuying, and offered to help Chen Yuying's daughter take her from the countryside to Changsha to study.

After Mao Anying returned to Beijing, Chen Yuying wrote a letter of thanks. On August 19, Mao Anying replied with a long letter, saying: "I have nothing special about you, and the organization has taken care of you as a person who has made a certain contribution to the revolution, and this is the price you deserved 20 years ago, in the face of the enemy's intimidation and in the enemy's prison, and you were steadfast and unyielding, and this is your honor." The letter also asked Chen Yuying to "follow the public."

never thought that soon after receiving Mao Anying's letter, Mao Anying died on the battlefield in Korea. Chen Yuying knew that for the revolution, ** family sacrificed 6 relatives!

Chen Yuying has always wanted to see *** and also want to see the old people. In June 1957, ** met Chen Yuying for the first time in his office.

**As soon as he saw Chen Yuying, he stood up with a smile and shook hands with her cordially. **Say: "It's been 30 years, you're still like this, you're so healthy!."Chen Yuying looked at the tall figure and smiled kindly, and her heart was extremely happy.

** Greeted Chen Yuying to sit on the sofa and talked with her cordially for more than two hours. The conversation all revolves around what happened decades ago.

**Remember clearly, said a lot. He said: "Kaihui wrote to me and told me that you are very good to her. You and Kaihui were very strong in the prison of the reactionaries, and they did not succumb to the torture of the enemy, and you suffered a lot!You've been suffering all your life, so it's time to take a good rest. ”

Chen Yuying heard this, and her thoughts flew back to that era.

** said that seeing Chen Yuying was like seeing Yang Kaihui, and asked her to come to Beijing once a year in the future to see the changes in construction here.

As he spoke, he asked about Yang Kaihui and Mao Anying's situation in prison. Chen Yuying is afraid that she will talk too much and cause *** sadness. She didn't say some cruel details of the enemy's treatment of Yang Kaihui, only talked about Yang Kaihui's loyalty to the party and *** in front of the enemy, without showing a trace of cowardice.

Listening to this, he couldn't help but shed tears, and he praised with infinite remembrance: "Kaihui is a good person!."You're also a good person, and Anying is a good guy!”

Then, ** asked Chen Yuying about many situations in the past and now, and left her for lunch. Chen Yuying thought that the living conditions of *** were definitely not ordinary. What she saw, however, was that the meal was only 4 plates, with an additional steamed fish head.

During the period, ** put all the dishes into Chen Yuying's bowl. He also told her to rest well.

A few days later, ** met Chen Yuying for the second time. This time, *** inquired about her living situation in detail, and said that he would send her some money in the future to make her life better. When parting, ** also gave Chen Yuying and her daughter 2 portrait photos signed by themselves.

This time, Chen Yuying stayed in Beijing for more than 20 days, and her body and mind were relaxed.

Within a few months, ** met Chen Yuying again and left her to have dinner together. This time, Chen Yuying stayed for more than 20 days, and these beautiful memories made her unforgettable for life.

Before the Spring Festival in 1958, ** took Chen Yuying's daughter to Beijing to live for nearly half a month, and left her in Beijing for the Spring Festival. ** Holding Chen Yuying's daughter's hand, he introduced to the comrades next to him: "This is the daughter of Mrs. Chen last time, she is a very bitter child. ”

After chatting for a while, ** saw that Chen Yuying's daughter's clothes were thin, so she immediately asked the secretary to buy her a set of clothes. When Chen Yuying's daughter was wearing the clothes she bought for ***, and after seeing *** again, the chairman said happily: "You won't be cold when you go back in this dress." ”

One year later, Chen Yuying's daughter met *** again at the Hongshan Hotel in Wuchang and greeted Chen Yuying cordially, and asked Chen Yuying about her living situation and her daughter's study and Xi with great concern. In the years that followed, ** also asked about Chen Yuying's recent situation through others, and sent her money many times.

In 1960, the General Office of the Communist Party of China asked the General Office of the Communist Party of China to give the fourth volume of the newly published "** Anthology" to Chen Yuying's daughter to study and Xi. In 1962, after Mrs. Yang died, she sent 500 yuan to Mrs. Yang for funeral expenses, and at the same time, she also sent 500 yuan to Chen Yuying.

On May 30, 1973, Chen Yuying wrote a letter to Mao Anqing, and the content of the letter was very moving. Between the lines of the letter, she expresses her memory of the Mao family.

Hello Kishi!

We haven't seen each other for more than 40 years, and I miss you very much, and I often think back to the time when we lived together in Itakura and other places. I am very happy to hear about your recent situation in Changsha this time. I'm 77 years old now, but I'm in good health.

Living with his daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters, the family of five lives happily.

Since the liberation, I have often asked you and inquired about you, and I have long wanted to see you for many years, and I really want to see your father again and meet your whole family, which is the most urgent wish of my heart, an old man in my 70s, and I hope that you can fulfill and agree to my request.

Say hello to Shao Hua and Siqi!I wish you good health!Sister-in-law Chen Yuying.

He died in 1976. In 1977, Chen Yuying was elected to participate in the first delegation of Hunan Province to Beijing to pay homage to the remains. In the same year, Chen Yuying met Mao Anqing and Shao Hua, and several people participated in the National Day ceremony on the Tiananmen Square viewing platform.

Since then, Chen Yuying has been elected as a district and city people's representative many times. In 1978, she served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Hunan Women's Federation, and was elected as a specially invited representative of the Fourth National Women's Congress.

Chen Yuying lived a full and happy life in her later years. However, due to overwork and running around all his life, he gradually lost his energy in old age, and died in Changsha in November 1981 at the age of 85.