One night in November 1962, a car turned left and right in a quaint alley on the south side of Xuegong Street in Kaifu District, Changsha, Hunan Province, and finally stopped in front of an old-fashioned mansion facing north and south.
The local ** staff immediately got out of the car, he was carrying a briefcase in his hand, and his steps were in a hurry. He walked straight to the door of the mansion and looked in. Soon, a middle-aged man dressed in linen and filial piety came out of the mansion to greet him.
The staff member said with a serious expression: "The chairman has already known about this and has given instructions, and he asked me to forward a letter to you overnight. He opened the briefcase, took out an envelope, and handed it to the middle-aged man.
The man opened the envelope, and inside was 500 yuan and a handwritten letter from ***.
He picked up the letterhead, which read: "I hope you and your wife will mourn, and I have enclosed five hundred dollars as a gift of mourning." The funeral can be held together with my dear wife, Comrade Yang Kaihui. ”
Reading the familiar handwriting, he was immersed in the grief of his mother's death, his mood was mixed, and two lines of tears slipped silently. Although the letter was only a few words, every word was filled with the deep emotions of the chairman.
So, who is this old man who died? Why did she alarm ***'s instructions? Why was she buried with martyr Yang Kaihui? She is both a teacher and a mother.
At Hunan No. 1 Normal School in 1915, a group of students were raising their arms and shouting, and the leader of them was the 22-year-old ***, whose goal was to kick the headmaster Zhang Gan out of the school.
At this moment, a red-faced classmate panted and grabbed ***'s arm and told him: "Oh no, I heard that Zhang Gan is going to fire several of your leaders!" ”
After hearing the news, instead of showing the slightest fear, he turned to the students and said, "No matter what punishment he makes, I will stick to it, classmates, will you back down?" ”
The firm attitude has brought great courage to the students, and the momentum is getting stronger and stronger. However, he did not wait for the notice of dismissal, but received an invitation from Mr. Huaizhong (Yang Changji, the word Huaizhong).
Yang Changji is the proud protégé of Cai Hesen and Xiao Zisheng, he returned from studying abroad, taught courses at Hunan Higher Normal School, and concurrently served as a self-cultivation lecturer at Hunan First Division.
**After visiting Yang Changji's home after school, I learned that Yang Changji served as a bridge to help Zhang Gan revoke the decision to expel ***. During that period, the founding of "New Youth" and Chen Duxiu's "To the Youth" woke up countless Chinese people like thunder.
As a progressive youth, he was deeply touched, and Yang Changji, as a scholar who returned from studying abroad, was keen to accept new ideas and new cultural movements. Teachers and students often get together to discuss issues related to the new culture.
Whenever this time, Yang Changji's wife Xiang Zhenxi, that is, the grandmother of ***, always warmly serves tea and melon seeds to provide them with a comfortable environment.
Xiang Zhenxi was born in a scholarly family, and has been silently supporting her husband's career since combining with Yang Changji. She had already noticed the names *** and Cai Hesen, because Yang Changji often corrected homework at home, and the names of the two of them appeared most frequently, and the circle paintings were commented very carefully.
Later, *** and others came to the house as guests, Xiang Zhenxi listened on the side, and after learning that *** lost his mother, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy in his heart. recalled that he lost his mother at a young age, and felt very cordial to ***, a proud protégé.
Especially Yang Changji's daughter Yang Kaihui loves this brother very much, and Xiang Zhenxi sees it in his eyes, but he didn't expect the day of separation to come quietly.
Don't cry, Kaihui, we'll see you again! ”
Xiang Zhenxi saw that her daughter Yang Kaihui was often alone in a daze, and knew her heart very well. So, he decided to recommend *** and others to Peking University to participate in the work-study program in France.
Xiang Jin-hee supports her daughter's decision and encourages her to pursue her dreams bravely. Not long after, ** and others came to Beijing, and they heard that Yang Kaihui was at Peking University and decided to surprise her.
**When I walked into the room, I saw that familiar figure at a glance. Yang Kaihui was lying on the edge of the bed, holding a pen in his hand, writing on the paper for a while, and scratching his hair with the pen for a while, looking very tangled.
She didn't notice that *** had come in, until a familiar voice came from her ear: "Kaihui, what are you writing?" Hearing the voice of ***, Yang Kaihui hurriedly hid the letter that was almost finished under the pillow, and his face was as red as an apple.
When she raised her head and saw ***, a smile of surprise immediately appeared on her face: "Brother Runzhi, you scared me!" * Curiously asked, "What are you writing about?"
New poems? I'll show you how! Yang Kaihui's face turned even redder, and she quickly pulled the letter out from under her pillow and hid it in her pocket. Just as the two of them were scrambling, Yang Changji and Xiang Zhenxi walked in.
Immediately say hello to his** and his wife.
Yang Changji's heart was full of joy when he saw his long-lost beloved disciple. He asked with concern whether *** had found a place to live in Beijing. ** was about to refuse, because it was not easy to have the opportunity to work and study, and living in Yang Changji's house made him feel unhappy.
At this moment, Xiang Zhenxi echoed on the side: "I think it's okay, you master and apprentice can still chat often, he must have suffocated his arms these days." "* I couldn't shirk it, so I had to agree.
When he walked to the door, Yang Kaihui suddenly stepped forward and snatched ***'s luggage, and said, "Brother Runzhi is sure that he is not familiar with life when he first came, so I'll send him off!" The scene suddenly fell into embarrassment, and Yang Kaihui also realized that he was a little too enthusiastic and inappropriate, and the blush on his face was revealed again as soon as it dissipated.
Xiang Zhenxi looked at his daughter's shy appearance, and his face was full of happy smiles. Although he didn't make a clear statement, his heart was already happy. At that age when love first blossomed, people felt both cute and ridiculous.
**After living in Yang Changji's house, the relationship between the two is gradually heating up, getting along day and night, and they secretly have feelings. Xiang Zhenxi's intimate care made *** feel extremely grateful, and he also developed an attachment to his mother.
In his heart, Xiang Zhenxi is like a kind mother, giving him warmth and care. However, a sudden turn of events shattered the harmony. The revolutionary friendship is deep.
On January 17, 1920, in the intensive care ward of the German Hospital in Beijing, Yang Changji lay weakly on the hospital bed, holding a letter in his hand, and he said to Xiang Zhenxi weakly: "You must give this letter to Zhang Shizhao." ”
Xiang Zhenxi fulfilled his dying will when Yang Changji was critically ill and handed over an important letter to Zhang Shizhao. In the letter, Yang Changji placed high hopes on his two protégés*** and Cai Hesen, hoping that they could save the country.
** His deep gratitude to his mentor made him decide to stay by Xiang Zhenxi and Yang Kaihui's side and send his mentor's body back to his hometown in Itakura. Looking at Xiang Zhenxi, who had been working hard in tears, ** felt very distressed.
Xiang Zhenxi lost his spouse Yang Changji at a young age, which undoubtedly hit him hard, but he still persevered.
**After returning to Hunan, he actively organized the Cultural Book Society. He is passionate about librarianship and often finds time to visit Xiang Jin-hee. However, he had been frowning for several days in a row, and the careful Yang Kaihui sensed that something was wrong with him.
Under Yang Kaihui's questioning, ** told her that he was going to start a cultural book club, but the funds were still a lot short. Yang Kaihui suddenly had an idea, but she was a little hesitant.
** Soon guessed Yang Kaihui's thoughts, because Yang Changji still had some funeral expenses left after the funeral. However, the teacher has been teaching in poverty all his life, and this money is very important for the life of the two of them.
Despite this, ** resolutely stopped Yang Kaihui. However, to his surprise, Xiang Zhenxi took the initiative to find him, took out a small wooden box, took out a cloth bag from it, opened it and handed over all the money to *** and said, "Don't worry about it!"
Runzhi, I believe that if I am still in my arms, I will support me to do this! ”
** Took the money handed to Zhenxi, his eyes moistened. He was deeply grateful for Xiang Jin-hee's unconditional support, but at the same time a little ashamed. Because, the suggestion made to Zhenxi surprised him, and even couldn't believe it.
Xiang Zhenxi suggested that *** and Yang Kaihui complete their marriage as soon as possible. Although the two have already reached the level of talking about marriage, the teacher has just passed away, and now getting married may cause some unnecessary criticism, especially when people were quite feudal at that time.
However, after careful consideration, ** decided to follow Xiang Zhenxi's suggestion and marry Yang Kaihui. However, they did not hold a grand wedding, but invited three or two friends to celebrate together.
This is ***'s decision, he took into account that his teacher had just passed away, so it was not appropriate to do it in a big way, everything could be simple, and the funds for the establishment of the book club were in short supply.
**After marrying Yang Kaihui, Xiang Zhenxi was taken to Qingshuitang to take care of, and it was originally planned to let her live in her old age, but *** and Yang Kaihui's revolutionary work occupied most of the time, and it was all up to Xiang Zhenxi to take care of them and keep them secret.
Mao Anying's birth allowed Xiang Zhenxi to find solace in the pain of losing her husband, and she poured all her feelings into her grandson and took good care of him. With the birth of Mao Anqing and Mao Anlong, Xiang Zhenxi's work has become even heavier, but she has always been strong to take care of her three children.
Although the growth of her children took away her youth and beauty, her dedication and dedication are admirable. Now, Xiang Zhenxi has gray temples and has lost a lot of weight, but her selfless maternal love will never change.
In 1927, ** realized the importance of armed struggle, he resolutely put forward the important idea of "political power from the barrel of a gun", and immediately went to Jinggangshan to carry out revolutionary struggle.
Yang Kaihui stayed in Hunan and took care of the children with Xiang Zhenxi, and after leaving, the family moved back to their hometown in Bancang. However, as the contradictions became more and more acute, the Kuomintang reactionaries extended their minions to the family of ***, and in such a high-pressure environment, Yang Kaihui still insisted on working underground.
However, something unfortunate still happened, Yang Kaihui was surrounded by reactionaries when he sneaked back to Itakura to visit Xiang Zhenxi and the child, and unfortunately **.
In the process of being forced by the vicious reactionaries to ask where to go, Yang Kaihui has always been tenacious and unyielding, no matter what problems she faced, she replied in a firm tone: "If you want to fight, you will fight, if you want to kill, if you want to get something that you are satisfied with from my mouth, delusional!" ”
In desperation, the reactionaries chose to make a breakthrough from other aspects and asked Yang Kaihui to publicly break off the relationship between husband and wife, but Yang Kaihui was unwavering and said firmly: "Unless the sea is dry and the rocks are rotten, I will never break away from ***!" ”
Although the reactionaries tried their best, they were unable to get valuable clues from Yang Kaihui, and finally brutally killed her in a fit of rage. After learning the news, Xiang Zhenxi suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and the whole room seemed to be spinning, and he fell to the ground in the next second.