After becoming the founding leader, Shaoshan has become a holy place of national attention, and the people of Shaoshan are proud and full of vitality.
In ***'s hometown, when the news came, he stood on the tower of Tiananmen Square and solemnly announced: "The founding of the People's Republic of China", the villagers were all excited.
With a drum at their waist and a gong in their hands, they joyfully proclaimed to the nation that their leader was from his homeland.
He is not allowed to enter Beijing, he is not allowed to ask for work, and he is not allowed to use his name for personal gain.
Despite the difficulties in the life of relatives in his hometown, *** would rather sacrifice his manuscript fee to help them; For those who have knowledge and skills, he encourages them to stay in the local area and contribute to the construction.
For his eldest brother, uncle, cousin and others who have repeatedly asked for work, ** resolutely refused. However, only the request of Mao Aigui, a neighbor who shared a hall with him, readily agreed.
In Shaoshan Village, Xiangtan, Hunan, the great-grandfather Mao Zuren bought a piece of land in the fourth year of Guangxu and built 5 thatched houses there. And just to the west of these thatched houses, there lives Mao Zhengguang's family, that is, the cousin of *** great-grandfather.
Mao Aigui is a member of this family, and he has a special story with ***.
The ancestors of the Mao family have been passed down from generation to generation, and it took five generations to reach the descendants of the Mao family's big house, which is already the twentieth generation. And Mao Zhengguang's vein comes from the second room of the Mao family, and the generation of Mao Aigui, the neighbor who passed to ***, is already the nineteenth generation.
Although Mao Aigui is a Yizi generation and is the same generation as ***'s father, because he is more than 20 years younger than ***, *** still has to call him "little uncle".
Therefore, they are not only neighbors, but also members of the same family.
The Mao family's big house was in Mao's generation, because the woman accidentally started a fire and cooked, and the thatched house was burned down. In order to prevent this from happening again, Maunmp decisively decided to replace all thatched houses with mud tiles.
Mao Aigui's ancestors had relatively weak property and were not good at business, so they had been living in a few thatched huts in the west. Although they are the descendants of the Mao family's two-room family, they share a large ancestral hall and worship their respective clansmen on a small desk in the house.
**'s father, Mao Yichang, inherited the family business, and through hard work, it has expanded to more than 20 tiled houses, and the fertile land has also increased from 15 acres to 22 acres.
When he was young, his neighbor's brother-in-law Mao Aigui had not yet been born, and their family had a close relationship with Mao Aigui's family and often came and went. Later, ** went out to study and couldn't go home often, his mother Wen Qimei suffered from tonsillitis and couldn't take care of housework, thanks to the personal care of Mao Aigui's mother, Wen Qimei lived a few more years.
Mao Aigui was born in 1914 to a poor family. Mao's mother Wen Qimei is grateful and often helps the Mao family, so that the life of Mao Aigui's family can be improved. Under the influence of her mother, Mao Aigui took on the responsibility of taking care of the family at a young age.
In the summer of 1921, Mao Aigui was appointed secretary of the Hunan District Committee at the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China and began to lead the workers' movement in Changsha.
** During his return to his homeland to visit relatives, he not only disseminated new ideas, but also developed his mother and brother into revolutionaries. In 1925, ** returned to Shaoshan, intending to carry out agricultural ** activities in his hometown.
However, the Kuomintang Qingxiang faction often arrested Communists in the villages, so they did not dare to live in their old houses for a long time. He would often go to Mao Aigui's sister Mao Chunxiu's residence in Yongyi Pavilion in Shaoshan for secret meetings.
That year, Mao Aigui was only 11 years old, she was smart and smart, thin and capable, although she did not understand the meaning of "revolution" at that time, but she liked to follow her "nephew" ** around very much.
Appreciating his agility and agility, he was assigned to guard the entrance of the village and the hill, and if he spotted a stranger entering, he shouted the slogans that had been prepared. In September 1925, ** went to Guangzhou to participate in the preparations for the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang, and Mao Aigui's brother Mao Aitang followed and joined the army.
At the beginning of the following year, he was elected as an alternate member of the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang, and Mao Aigui's brother had already devoted himself to the Northern Expedition.
In July 1927, Wang Ching-wei openly opposed the Communists, and Chiang Kai-shek then took action and began a nationwide hunt for Communists, including ***
His home was raided in Shaoshan Chong, and Mao Aigui's mother and son were forced to leave their hometown and live a life of displacement. However, ** was not defeated, and he led the Red Army to establish a base in the Jiangxi Soviet District.
As the situation in their hometown of Hunan improved, Mao Aigui and his mother eventually returned to their original hometown of Shaoshan Chong.
It is a pity that Mao Aigui's mother is in poor health, and Mao Aigui herself suffered from eye disease in the process of begging, which brought great difficulties to the life of the mother and son, and even forced them to live in several thatched houses and move their family to Zhang Xuchong, which is adjacent to Shaoshan Chong.
In 1934, the Red Army failed in the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" and was forced to move north, during which time it completely lost contact with family and friends. It was not until 1937 that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated to resist Japan, and Yan'an's external environment was improved, and ** began to gradually restore contact with family and friends.
Mao Aigui's family never received a reply from ***. Despite this, they have always adhered to their belief in *** and adhered to the path of revolution. They believe that one day they will return to Hunan and lead them to freedom and liberation.
During the days of waiting, they kept writing to *** to express their thoughts and expectations. Finally, in August 1949, the good news of the liberation of Hunan came, and Mao Aigui's family heard the news they had been waiting for for a long time, and they knew that ** was back and their dream had come true.
Mao Aigui is looking forward to the arrival of the People's Liberation Army and the return of his brother Mao Aitang. However, at sunrise and sunset, the joyful voices of the villagers merged into the candle flames, and the elder brother still did not appear.
A letter from my hometown made *** heartbroken. It was 1950, and Hunan was hit by severe floods and droughts, resulting in no harvest for farmers. **When he received a letter from his cousin Mao Zelian in Zhongnanhai, his heart was full of pain and worry, because he loved Hunan deeply and Shaoshan was his root.
As the leader of the country, although he cares about the people in his hometown, he is afraid that he will be misunderstood as "using the public for personal gain", so he cannot go to the condolences in person. This year, **'s wife Yang Kaihui's brother failed to find a job, his mother-in-law's birthday was approaching, and Mao Anying wanted to go home to sweep her mother's grave, so ** handed over the state affairs and family affairs in her heart to her son Mao Anying.
He told Anying that when he went home, he would carefully observe the people's livelihood, greet Yang Kaihui and his family on his behalf, record the problems of the peasants and report them, go to Shaoshan to see the poor Jiu Ah Gong, and pay off the debts owed by the revolution in the early years.
Hearing that ***'s son was going back to Shaoshan, Mao Aigui immediately cheered up, thinking to himself that Mao Anying might know the whereabouts of his brother Mao Aitang. But Mao Aigui didn't know that Mao Anying had been adrift all her life, and it had only been a few years since she returned from the Soviet Union, and she didn't know anything about what happened before the Liberation War.
Mao Aigui was a little disappointed, but Mao Anying comforted him when he saw this: "You can write to *** and tell him your predicament and problems, and he may help you." ”
After Mao Anying passed away, Mao Aigui entrusted a literate person in the village to write a letter to *** because of his poor calligraphy skills. Probably if Mao Anying hadn't personally persuaded him to write a letter to ***, he wouldn't have had the courage to do so.
Prior to this, many people surnamed Mao in the village had written letters asking for help, and *** either persuaded them to let go of the past or directly refused. Later, there were fewer and fewer people in the village who dared to write letters, and everyone said by word of mouth: It's too difficult to find *** to do things!
However, in fact, there is a rule in mind: the country belongs to the people, not the Mao family.
Mao Aigui gave the letter to the village with great anticipation, and soon after, he received a reply. In the letter, ** told him that in Guangzhou in 1926, he had met Mao Aigui's brother Mao Aitang, who later joined the Northern Expeditionary Army, but died in 1927.
Knowing that his brother had passed away and the family's hopes were shattered, Mao Aigui wrote to *** to tell him in detail about his and his family's difficulties and his own troubles.
This time, Mao Aigui felt that she couldn't receive a reply, so she could only sit in front of the door with almost insomnia eyes, and survive the day.
A few months later, ** wrote back to Mao Aigui, saying that he agreed with him to let his son study and work, and suggested that he apply to the local authorities. In 1952, through the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, Mao Aigui was helped to receive Changsha, and successfully ** his eye disease for many years.
Subsequently, ** also arranged for his son to work in the commercial sector in Zhuzhou. During Mao Aigui's hospitalization in Changsha, his food, clothing, housing and transportation were all covered by the manuscript fee, and when he was discharged from the hospital, he also specially entrusted someone to give him 200 yuan and 200 catties of rations.
After Mao Aigui returned to his hometown, the villagers knew that he had received special attention and cast envious eyes. Mao Aigui also proudly declared in front of the villagers: "I don't know what great good deeds my ancestors did to make me and *** neighbors." ”
In 1955, ** conveyed an invitation to Mao Aigui and his sister Mao Chunxiu through a messenger, asking them to pack up their gifts and go to Beijing to live for a while. Mao Aigui and her sister felt very honored to take the cleanest clothes and the fewest patches in their lives and take the train to Beijing.
Welcome Mao Aigui and Mao Chunxiu! "greeted the two warmly with a strong Shaoshan accent, which made Mao Aigui and Mao Chunxiu feel extremely warm. In particular, *** called Mao Aigui, who was 21 years younger than him, "uncle", which made Mao Aigui's face blush to his feet and neck.
According to Mao Aigui's recollection, he lived in his home for more than half a month, and he was carefully entertained for eating and drinking.
No matter what difficulties you encounter, whether it is a problem in your hometown or a problem in life, you can write to me to reflect it. * Emphasize to them. Mao Aigui and Mao Chunxiu nodded in unison, indicating understanding.
When he was about to leave, Mao Aigui held ***'s hand tightly and thanked him for curing his eyes. ** smiled and replied: "That's all the doctor's work, I don't have that ability." ”
Mao Aigui scratched his head a little embarrassed after hearing this, although there is a generation difference between him and ***, there is no generation gap in the process of chatting.
As long as you don't spend money indiscriminately, don't show off when you return to your hometown, and live with peace of mind, you will be worthy of a piece of your heart."
In a place like Shaoshan Chong, the message is transmitted very quickly. Every family in the village, as long as someone writes or someone goes to Beijing, the villagers outside the village can be notified immediately.
Therefore, as soon as the two sisters and brothers of Mao Aigui, a neighbor and family member of ***, came home, they were surrounded by the villagers. In 1959, ** went south to inspect and finally had time to return to his hometown of Shaoshan.
He first went to pay respects to his parents, and then to visit his childhood home. In the end, he also set up a grand banquet to entertain the parents and villagers of the whole village.
Mao Aigui watched *** gather with the villagers at the banquet, and couldn't help but be fascinated and shed tears of emotion. Seeing his moist eyes, he reminded him with concern: "Uncle Gui, your eyesight is not good, be careful not to drink too much alcohol, otherwise it will not be good for your health." ”
The villagers were very envious of Mao Aigui's treatment, and they wondered why *** was so special to this distant relative, but cold to their own people.
** Leading by example, selfless dedication, and not allowing relatives to use power for personal gain, the cornerstone of socialism is maintained. He gave preferential treatment to the poor, cared for the families of revolutionary martyrs, and provided them with help and care, which made people deeply admired.