When he returned to his hometown in 1959 and asked where Mao Bizhu was, the village cadres replied: He was a rich peasant.
In 1959, at the door of the Songshan Guest House, a thin old man begged the security guards to let him in to see the chairman: "I am the fifth brother of the chairman, Mao Bizhu. Please let me in and meet the President
However, the dedicated security guards did not let him go, because the name "Mao Bizhu" was not on the guest list. At this time, the President was watching the crowd in the conference hall of the guest house, and he searched the familiar face with his eyes over and over again, but never found it.
It turned out that the chairman had returned to his hometown, and he was meeting his relatives and friends at the guest house. He asked the village cadres around him: "Where is Mao Bizhu?"Why didn't I see my fifth brother Mao Bizhu?
When no one answered, the chairman raised his voice and asked three questions in succession, and there was already a hint of anger in his voice, and the village cadres replied in a barely audible voice: "He is a rich peasant."
Mao Bizhu, the son of **'s cousin, the two are of the same ancestry. They are of similar age, Mao Bizhu respectfully calls the chairman the third brother, and the chairman calls him the fifth brother. The two families live next to each other and play and go to school together since childhood.
Mao Bizhu's eldest brother Mao Yuju is still the enlightenment teacher of ***, and the relationship between the two families is closer. Later, with great ambitions, ** left Shaoshan and went to Changsha to study.
There, he came into contact with and embraced Marxism and participated in the organization of several workers' movements. In 1921, he returned to his hometown and actively carried out revolutionary propaganda, and many relatives followed him into the revolutionary torrent without hesitation, including his cousin Mao Bizhu.
Mao Bizhu initially assisted Mao Zetan in his underground work in Changsha, but he was not used to this dangerous life. As a simple man who has never left his hometown, he prefers to live a stable life, so he chooses to return to his hometown to continue planting his fields so that he can sleep peacefully.
Although he was a little sorry for *** in his heart, because he felt that he was dragging him back.
In 1925, when she returned to her hometown to carry out agricultural activities, Mao Bizhu felt deeply guilty and actively participated in the activities of the peasant association and became the backbone of the peasant association. Soon after, ** needed to leave home due to work, and Mao Bizhu also went with him to serve as his assistant.
However, the Kuomintang launched the April 12 counter-revolutionary coup d'état, carried out a frenzied search and hunt for Communist Party members, and the party organization suffered heavy losses, and Party members were asked to pay attention to their own safety and went underground.
Mao Bizhu returned to her hometown after receiving the assignment and continued to work hard for the peasant union movement, but the party organization in her hometown quickly retreated after receiving the order, causing Mao Bizhu to lose contact with the organization.
After losing contact, Mao Bizhu returned to farming and resumed her identity as a farmer. He was very good at farm work, and in order to support his family, he went out early and returned late, worked hard, and in the end, his efforts were not in vain, and the crops were harvested.
Mao Bizhu worked hard for several years and finally accumulated a fortune. He used the money to buy a few acres of paddy fields, and as the land increased, his motivation became more energetic. So, Mao Bizhu relied on her own hands to gradually improve her family life.
Although Mao Bizhu's own life has improved, he has always maintained the rustic nature of a farmer. As far as he could, he often helped poor families in the village.
Therefore, Mao Bizhu has always had a good relationship with the villagers. Mao Bizhu was classified as a rich peasant.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, an upsurge of land reform was set off across the country. Mao Bizhu was classified as a rich peasant because her own few acres of paddy fields exceeded the standard. Although these lands were obtained by Mao Bizhu's hard work, he knew that this was the first policy, and the third brother of the chairman set the regulations, so he did not hesitate to respond positively to the policy, except for leaving a not very good field, he took the initiative to hand over all the good land.
Mao Bizhu was the only one left in the family, his daughter-in-law and grandson, and his only son also died in the war. Today, in his fifties, he is the sole breadwinner of his family.
When the countryside began to be cooperativeized, he did not hesitate to join and devote himself to the work of the cooperative, and despite his advanced age and poor health, he never had the act of being lazy and running away.
In fact, Mao Bizhu knew that his third brother was *** If he showed the local ** his relationship with the chairman, his life might improve, at least he would not have to work hard anymore and would not have to bear the pressure of the title of rich peasant.
Mao Bizhu endured everything silently, he didn't want to make trouble for the third brother. Despite this, the chairman still misses his cousins in his hometown, especially his fifth brother Mao Bizhu.
Once, Mao Yuju was entrusted by the local ** to go to Beijing to meet ***, and they had a pleasant conversation in their hometown. Suddenly, the chairman asked, "How is the fifth brother Bizhu doing now?"
Mao Yuju hesitated for a moment and replied in a low voice: "Bizhu has been classified as a rich peasant, and her life is not very good. ”
** He had some understanding of the land reform policy, but he didn't expect that his cousin would be classified as a rich peasant because of a few acres of paddy fields, and his cousin's condition was that he could be zoned or not.
Despite this, the chairman did not continue to discuss Mao Bizhu's matter, but asked the staff to take out the gifts that had been prepared long ago when Mao Yuju was about to leave. He personally handed over the gift to Mao Yuju and instructed him to hand it over to Mao Bizhu himself.
He said: "Big brother, these are daily necessities, and the fifth brother can use them, and he suffers." When Mao Bizhu received the gift from the eldest brother who was far away in Beijing, she couldn't help crying and choked up: "The third brother has not forgotten me."
The third brother has not forgotten me. ”
Grandpa Mao's other cousins also had the opportunity to meet him in Beijing, and he again asked about the situation of his fifth brother Mao Bizhu with concern. The cousin told the chairman that Bizhu had joined the agricultural cooperative and that although she was not in good health, her life was better than before.
Grandpa Mao was very happy when he heard this, and he specially asked the cousin to bring a letter written by himself to Mao Bizhu. The letter was full of thoughts and concern for the fifth brother, and repeatedly told the fifth brother to pay attention to his body, because he was old.
Mao Bizhu looked at the third brother's letter and shed tears again. The third brother is still thinking about herself, she really misses the third brother. However, she knew that her identity did not allow her to go to Beijing to meet her third brother.
It would be great if the third brother could go back to his hometown to see!In fact, Grandpa Mao has always wanted to go back to his hometown to see, he misses the land where he was born and raised, he also misses his relatives there, and he wants to listen to the local sound there.
The chairman returned to his hometown to see his fifth brother.
In 1959, Chairman ***, who had been away from home for more than 30 years, finally decided to return to his hometown of Shaoshan to have a look. When the car in which Chairman *** was riding arrived in Shaoshan, he got out of the car and saw many villagers who had come to greet him.
Among them were gray-haired old men and babies who had just learned to speak and were held by their mothers. The chairman's eyes were filled with tears, these were the enthusiastic folks of his hometown, and even though he had been away from home for many years, he still felt like he was a part of the place.
The empathetic villagers knew that the chairman was very tired after taking the car all the way, and after seeing the true face of the chairman with their own eyes, they left contentedly, leaving only the local *** and village cadres.
During the chairman's return to his hometown to visit relatives, he hoped to meet with some relatives and friends, so the entourage notified the relevant cadres and asked them to prepare a list.
This list includes all relatives, friends, old friends, as well as old party members and martyrs. The cadres prepared as instructed and informed the invitees the following evening.
However, when an old man named "Mao Bizhu" came to the chairman's place, the security guards stopped her because her name was not on the list.
The old man's plea was fruitless, so he sat quietly in the corner opposite the guest house, expecting that the chairman might come to the door, and he only hoped to catch a glimpse of the chairman. The old man who was rejected was the chairman's fifth brother, Mao Bizhu.
In the living room of the guest house, the staff told the chairman that all the people on the list had arrived and that the feast could begin. The President is particularly excited today because this is the first time since the founding of the People's Republic of China that he has met with the people closest to him in his hometown.
He enthusiastically chatted with his relatives and old friends in the local accent, and at the same time he was looking for his fifth brother.
The chairman wondered why the fifth brother Mao Bizhu had not arrived for a long timeHe's the chairman's closest third brother!So, the chairman asked the village cadres and others around him softly, because they were responsible for drawing up the list and notifying the personnel.
However, the cadres looked at each other, but no one answered. The chairman raised his voice again and asked repeatedly: "My fifth brother Mao Bizhu is in **?."The people around were quiet, but still no one responded.
The Chair sensed that someone wanted to speak, but did not speak.
The chairman's face was gloomy, and he said angrily: "I want to see all my relatives and friends, can't I say it clearly?"Why didn't you invite Mao Bizhu?Seeing the chairman's angry expression, the cadres immediately stepped forward, bowed their heads and explained: "He is a rich peasant, and he is not suitable for this kind of occasion."
The chairman said categorically: "What happened to the kulaks?".Can he still hurt me?Go find Mao Bizhu. The security personnel outside the door were also attracted by the movement in the living room, because they heard the chairman say a name "Mao Bizhu" loudly, and the old man at the door who was begging to see the chairman just now was not called Mao Bizhu
The security personnel reported the matter to the chairman's entourage and brought the old man to the chairman. After asking the old man about some of the situation, the entourage immediately brought him to the chairman.
When the thin old man saw the chairman, he was already in tears, and he timidly called out "third brother", but quickly changed his words to "chairman" in a panic. The chairman was stunned, he really didn't recognize the thin, old man in front of him as his fifth brother.
I'm Mao Bizhu, Chairman. The old man gave his name.
The chairman took a step forward, tightly grasped the thin hand of the old man opposite, and asked, "Are you the fifth brother?"Are you Bizhu?I don't seem to recognize it.
The chairman cordially pulled Mao Bizhu to sit down beside him, and did not forget the many relatives and friends present, he stood up and raised a glass to all the relatives and friends to address all the relatives and friends: "Relatives and friends, since I participated in the revolution, I have received everyone's support for my Mao Runzhi, and I hope that we will all get better and better, and China will get better and better."
The meeting with relatives and friends ended successfully in a cheerful atmosphere.
After the crowd gradually dispersed, the chairman left the fifth brother alone, and he wanted to have an in-depth conversation with the fifth brother. "Fifth brother, do you have any opinion on whether your kulak status can be crossed out?
The honest Mao Bizhu replied with a smile: "Third brother, I have no opinion." ”
Mao Bizhu understood the chairman's distress, and the chairman also felt that these relatives would rather suffer and be wronged than cause trouble to the chairman. The chairman never went through the back door for his own affairs, but he always cared about his relatives and did his best to help them, but he never used his personal power for personal gain.
This is the great man, the great leader who will always deserve our admiration.