Year ***Da Shou, specially picked up Mao Yuanzhi: Why haven't you seen it for a long time?
On December 26, 1963, President ** celebrated his 70th birthday. The day before his birthday, he learned from his niece Li Min that his niece Mao Yuanzhi would come to visit him, and his heart was full of expectations.
So, the chairman sent a car to pick her up. On the evening of his birthday, Mao Yuanzhi and her husband Cao Quanfu came to Zhongnanhai with their youngest daughter Cao Liya. When they walked into the Yi Nian Hall, ** was talking to his old Hunan Cheng Qian.
Seeing his niece's family, the chairman immediately stood up and asked with concern, "Yuanzhi, why are you here?" Didn't you come to see me for so many years? Mao Yuanzhi stepped forward and held his uncle's hand tightly, and after hearing the chairman's inquiry, her tears swirled in her eyes, and her nose was involuntarily sore, and she couldn't say a word.
So, why didn't Mao Yuanzhi visit his uncle for so long? What kind of hardships are hidden in this? And what kind of family story is there between the chairman and his niece?
Mao**'s second brother Mao ** participated in the revolution, and Mao ** held a peasant association in the Shaoshan area, organized peasant ** movements, and fought against the feudal squires. Mao Yuanzhi lived with his mother Wang Shulan in the upper house of Shaoshan Mountain.
The flames of revolution were burning, and with it the White Terror of the reactionaries, who began to liquidate the policy of peasants and workers. As the pioneers of the revolution, the Mao family organized a peasant movement in Hunan, but because of this, they were on the wanted list of reactionaries, and the local warlords even excavated the ancestral grave of the Mao family.
Mao ** served as the manager of the publishing and distribution department of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai, and he was active on the ** propaganda front, running between Shanghai and Tianjin, secretly printing progressive newspapers and books, but he had no time to take care of his wife and daughter in Shaoshan's hometown.
Wang Shulan, Mao's wife, is also a secret traffic officer in charge of local intelligence transmission, and naturally became a wanted target of reactionaries. Under pressure, Wang Shulan left Shaoshan with her daughter and continued to engage in revolutionary activities in Hunan.
In 1929, Wang Shulan** was imprisoned, and her child Mao Yuanzhi also suffered. In prison, she courageously waged opposition struggles, liaisoned with comrades, established party organizations, and actively resisted the enemy's white terror.
A year later, on July 26, ** led the Red Army to attack Changsha, and the Kuomintang reactionaries fell into chaos. Wang Shulan and her comrades planned to escape from prison, took the opportunity to take away the key to the women's prison guard, opened the prison door, snatched the **, and responded to the attack of the Red Army troops outside the city.
Seeing that there was a fire in the rear, the Kuomintang could only return to the division to suppress it, but they saw the opportunity to act and pressed on it vigorously, and successfully conquered Changsha, an important town in Hunan.
In order to let her children no longer live a life of no fixed place and running around, Wang Shulan reluctantly sent 9-year-old Mao Yuanzhi to a rich and noble family as a child daughter-in-law. Although his heart was full of fear of the unknown and longing for home, Mao Yuanzhi still faced all this strongly.
She gets up early every day to feed pigs, grow vegetables, cook rice, pour urinals, and take care of the young master's daily life.
She is looking forward to the day when she can have a warm home and no longer be bullied and scolded by others.
As the daughter of the revolutionary Mao **, Mao Yuanzhi's suffering did not defeat her, but exercised her will and perseverance, and created her indomitable character and indomitable character.
When she was 14 years old, fate finally brought her a turnaround. After the Xi'an Incident, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party reached a consensus on cooperation to resist Japan, and the establishment of the united front allowed the Kuomintang to begin a large-scale release of political prisoners.
On the night of Mao Yuanzhi's arrival in Yan'an, her uncle *** immediately sent someone to take her to Phoenix Mountain. When the burly chairman appeared in front of her eyes, Mao Yuanzhi was both excited and unfamiliar, this was the first time she had seen this powerful uncle since she could remember.
Mao Yuanzhi waited with anticipation for the arrival of her father Mao **, but three months before she arrived in Yan'an, Mao ** had already gone to Xinjiang to work. Hearing the news, her face was originally full of joy, her face instantly darkened, her eyes were full of tears, and she cried sadly.
Seeing that his niece was sad because she couldn't see her father, the chairman also had mixed feelings in his heart. In order to comfort this little girl who was not deeply involved in the world, he chatted with her about the past of his hometown and the Mao family.
Mao Yuanzhi's sadness was quickly swept away by her uncle's concern, and the smile returned to her face again. After living in Yan'an for a few days, she deeply realized what freedom and liberation are, and saw the future and hope from the broad masses of the people.
So, she made a request to her uncle: "I want to join the Eighth Route Army, or go to study at Kang University." ”
The fact that a child has such a strong ambition makes the chairman, who is his uncle, have a deep respect for this niece. A warm smile appeared on the chairman's face and said, "My niece is really ambitious! ”
Then, the chairman took out a piece of paper from the drawer and wrote some Chinese characters commonly used in daily life on it, and asked Mao Yuanzhi to read it to him. Mao Yuanzhi took the paper, only to realize that he couldn't read Chinese characters at all, and his face turned red instantly.
Seeing this situation, the chairman said to her deeply: "You are still very young, and you did not receive formal education when you were a child, so the first task is to lay a good foundation first, and then go to study at Kang University after you have enough cultural knowledge."
The revolutionary work in our anti-Japanese base areas needs the participation of young people like you. ”
Under the careful guidance of his uncle, Mao Yuanzhi became one of the thousands of revolutionaries in Yan'an. In October 1938, at the age of 15, she became an honorable probationary party member and was transferred to the Second Bureau of the Military Commission, responsible for organizing the logistics and intelligence work of the anti-Japanese base areas.
In order to be able to do these jobs, Mao Yuanzhi often stayed up late to study. In Yan'an, where there were basically no electric lights, she could only memorize passwords and carry out related work in the dark by the faint castor oil light.
Even in the face of such a difficult environment, she has never relied on her identity as a niece to make something special. In the Nanniwan large-scale production movement presided over by General **, Mao Yuanzhi, who was called "tomboy" by everyone, was not far behind, carrying more than 100 catties of firewood and walking dozens of miles of mountain roads, and was active in the front line of reclaiming wasteland.
With his outstanding work performance, Mao Yuanzhi has been awarded the honorary titles of "Model Woman", "Advanced Youth" and Outstanding Communist Party Member. Mao *** Bai has a low level of education, and it is not easy to achieve these achievements, so she will put a lot of energy into study and work every day, and sometimes even do not rest for several days in a row.
But such a high-intensity study and work is a challenge for anyone, and over time, Mao Yuanzhi fell into a headache.
The years of Yan'an are in a hurry, and Mao Yuanzhi is worried about his father Mao ** and worries about his safety in Xinjiang. However, Mao Yuanzhi could only put his uneasy thoughts behind him for the time being and firmly devoted himself to revolutionary work.
In 1945, ** returned to Yan'an, Mao Yuanzhi also came to Zaoyuan to visit*** He had seen the true face of Chiang Kai-shek and put forward the call to "seize the Northeast".
Mao Yuanzhi's trip was not only to visit his uncle, but also to invite war and go to the Northeast to work. However, when *** decided to tell Mao Yuanzhi about the bad news of her father's sacrifice, she could only clench her fists tightly and try not to let the tears fall.
But the pain in her heart could not be smoothed out by strength, and the moment she took over her father's relics, tears welled up in her eyes, and she hid in the cave and cried bitterly.
Mao Yuanzhi's 18-year wait, in exchange for his father's sacrifice. But his father died for the revolution, and he hoped that Mao Yuanzhi could inherit his legacy and serve the people.
Mao Yuanzhi listened to his father's expectations, endured his grief, walked to the chairman, and promised to be strong. After hearing this, the chairman patted her on the shoulder, his eyes full of expectation and care for his juniors.
The chairman hoped that Mao Yuanzhi would serve the people wholeheartedly like his younger brother. After the liberation, Mao Yuanzhi went to the Jiangxi Women's Federation to take charge of the local women's liberation movement.
Disgusted by the oppression of women in the old society, she led a team to the countryside, opened women's classes, launched a literacy campaign, and reversed the traditional values of the local people.
After changing jobs in 1954, Mao Yuanzhi was transferred back to Beijing and worked in the Traffic Cadre Division of the ** Organization Department. Although her husband Cao Quanfu had a special pass to enter and leave Zhongnanhai, Mao Yuanzhi never went to Zhongnanhai again, except to attend the wedding of his sister Li Min.
At that time, Mao Yuanzhi's husband worked beside Mr. Zhu. Although he was very close to his uncle, Mao Yuanzhi knew that revolutionary work was not about inviting guests to dinner, but about relying on himself, the masses, and the organization.
Therefore, she held fast to her father's expectations and served the people wholeheartedly.
For the sake of the country's construction, Mao Yuanzhi has always restrained his thoughts of his uncle and transformed this feeling into motivation for work. When New China was on the right track of development, she and Li Min decided to take advantage of the chairman's upcoming 70th birthday to come to Zhongnanhai to celebrate her uncle's birthday.
When the chairman heard the news, his joy was palpable.
On December 26, Mao Yuanzhi's family visited Zhongnanhai and had dinner with the chairman's family and staff. However, in order not to disturb the chairman's work and rest, Mao Yuanzhi prepared to leave quietly after his resignation.
At this time, ***, who was reading a book in the living room, warmly greeted Mao Yuanzhi and had a long talk with him. The chairman held Mao Yuanzhi's hand tightly and said with a little complaint: "You haven't come to see me for so many years, even if you write a few letters!" ”
Mao Yuanzhi was a little embarrassed in the face of the chairman's "small complaints", but he explained: "The main reason is that I am afraid of disturbing the chairman's work, and coming here often may cause you trouble and have a bad impact." ”
Mao Yuanzhi's explanation made *** nod in approval, and sighed in his heart: "This niece has the demeanor of a revolutionary, which is really the pride of my *** family." The two recalled the time in Yan'an, and lamented that the years had passed, and many years had passed unconsciously.
At this moment, Wang Dongxing, who was in charge of security work, came over and asked the chairman to take a group photo with the staff and guests. After listening, he stood up happily, took Mao Yuanzhi's hand, and walked into the studio with everyone.
It was the happiest day he'd had in years. After the banquet, Mao Yuanzhi returned home, believing that there were many more opportunities to see her uncle again. Unexpectedly, however, the chairman's 70th birthday turned out to be the last time they saw each other.
Mao Yuanzhi: The greatness of ordinary people who practice On September 9, 1976, Mao Yuanzhi's uncle *** died of illness at the age of 83. Mao Yuanzhi was in great pain in her heart, but she always adhered to her code of conduct and did not mention her family.
At the memorial service, she silently looked at the chairman's coffin and expressed her grief. Every time her uncle's birthday and death day, she would take her children to the *** Memorial Hall to pay respects to her remains, but she never left her name in the signature book.
This is all her respect and adherence to her uncle's teachings during his lifetime. As a veteran cadre, Mao Yuanzhi never put on a show, and was approachable, warm and thoughtful to the cadres and masses who went to Beijing from the grassroots level to do things.
In life, she maintains a hard and simple style, and she can always help the poor people, and do a good job as a soldier for the people. In 1982, Mao Yuanzhi officially retired.
After leaving the post she had loved for many years, she began to write a biography of her father, Mao**. However, due to the root of the disease she fell at a young age, she unfortunately suffered from cancer in her later years, and finally died in Beijing on July 6, 1990, at the age of 67.
Mao Yuanzhi's life does not have any magnificent feats, but her story is full of emotion and power. She grew from a hard-working child to a staunch revolutionary fighter and a member of the Communist Party, and she lived up to her uncle's teachings and expectations.
Although her life was ordinary, she always practiced her code of conduct and the creed of serving the people, which is a completely different kind of greatness. The story of Mao Yuanzhi tells us that greatness does not necessarily require earth-shattering feats, as long as there is a firm belief and the sincerity to serve the people, no matter what position you are in, you can become a great person.