Under the cover of heavy snow, Zhangjiashan Village in Qingjian County, Shaanxi Province, is extraordinarily peaceful, with only occasional wisps of cooking smoke wafting on the deserted streets. However, at the home of veteran Zhang Ruiqi, it was a lively scene, and people were busy preparing for his wedding.
Someone once ridiculed Zhang Ruiqi, thinking that he had not achieved much in the army, and even talked about his bride. However, with a letter from ***, their opinion of Zhang Ruiqi changed completely.
So, what is the content of this letter? What is the relationship between Zhang Ruiqi and ***? It turned out that this letter was *** to congratulate Zhang Ruiqi on his new marriage, and the envelope also included a gift of one million (old currency, equivalent to 100 yuan).
Seeing this scene, the villagers were stunned, and the people who had laughed at Zhang Ruiqi before remained silent. Only then did they realize that this veteran was not as simple as they imagined, and had a special relationship with ***.
Zhang Ruiqi was able to establish contact with *** back to the Red Army's Long March. In February 1936, ** led the Red Army to Qingjian County, where he stayed for more than half a month.
In Qingjian County, ** admired the snow-capped scene, leaving the famous article of "Qinyuan Spring Snow". The Red Army carried out during the recuperation"Expand red"After Zhang Ruiqi saw the recruitment revelation, he firmly signed up to become a Red Army soldier.
In the winter of the following year, Zhang Ruiqi was stationed in Gaojie Village with a large army. The regiment headquarters informed him to participate in a one-year cadre training, but he did not expect that this training would change his fate.
After the training, he was transferred to the fourth company of the Yan'an ** Garrison Regiment as a soldier to protect the safety of the ** leader.
In October 1943, **decided to prepare for the relevant meeting in Zaoyuan, and moved from Yangjialing to Zaoyuan. Shortly after *** left, ** replaced him with new guards, including Zhang Ruiqi.
Zhang Ruiqi, who has been in the army for many years, has become a first-class guard. The guard squad led by Zhang Ruiqi was later called the "No. 1 squad in the world" because they were guarding ***, the No. 1 person.
Zhang Ruiqi worked beside *** for a long time until 1949. During this time, he established a very deep relationship with ***.
In the eyes of ***, Zhang Ruiqi is like a child, so he is full of worries about Zhang Ruiqi's marriage. In March 1948, ** found Zhang Ruiqi sullen in Yangjiagou, Mizhi County, so he asked with concern: "Zhang Ruiqi, you are already in your 30s, has your family married you?"
Seeing that you are so unhappy, do you miss your daughter-in-law? Although ***'s concern for Zhang Ruiqi touched Zhang Ruiqi, he still politely rejected ***'s suggestion, saying that he would send *** to Hebei first, and then go back to his home to visit relatives.
Soon after, Zhang Ruiqi and his party crossed the Yellow River and came to Xibaipo. Here, **'s schedule became very tight, and one day when he was walking in the woods, he suddenly remembered Zhang Ruiqi, so he asked Yan Changlin, the guard platoon commander next to him: "Is Zhang Ruiqi home?" ”
Yan Changlin replied that Zhang Ruiqi had not returned home yet.
When he was about to enter the village, ** only said to Yan Changlin: "You go and call Zhang Ruiqi to see me." After Zhang Ruiqi came, ** asked, "You haven't left yet?"
What are your plans? Zhang Ruiqi replied: "I'm not leaving, the chairman needs me now, and I plan to go home after sending the chairman to Beiping." * was silent for a while, and then said, "That's fine, after you go to Beiping, you can go to the streets and go to the Forbidden City to see, so that you can go home and tell the villagers the story of Beiping and the Forbidden City." ”
In this way, Zhang Ruiqi escorted *** all the way until 1949 before retiring and returning home. Over the years, he has been with *** or so, so naturally he has no time to think about his marriage.
When he returned to his hometown, many girls disliked him because of his age. But fortunately, he got the help of his father and married the widow of a revolutionary martyr with a three-year-old daughter.
On the eve of the victory of the revolution, the villagers talked about his retirement and widowhood, and some even mocked him openly and secretly.
They originally planned to taunt Zhang Ruiqi, but when he took out the letter from ***, they were all silent. It is human nature that people tend to seek psychological balance by laughing at others, and despite our best efforts to suppress it, there are moments when this desire still springs up.
Back in the village, Zhang Ruiqi was left untold by the villagers, and some couldn't help but express their opinions with ridicule and belittling.
They misunderstood this person, and when *** wrote to Zhang Ruiqi, his past was finally revealed. How can a hero like him be easily ridiculed?
Their village may have to wait thousands of years for a *** guard.