Liu Ailan, the sister of the famous martyr Liu Hulan, has been influenced by her sister's revolutionary ideas since she was a child, and witnessed the scene of her sister's dedication to the revolution and heroic righteousness, and the nostalgia for her sister is deeply imprinted in her heart.
After her sister died, at the age of 13, she joined the People's Liberation Army's Combat Drama Club and participated in the performance of the drama "Liu Hulan", touching and inspiring countless audiences with her own experience.
Under the arrangement of the organization, Liu Ailan left the drama club, and after studying, she entered the agricultural and animal husbandry system of Shanxi Province, and has always set an example and set an example, won a good reputation from the unit, and lived up to her sister's expectations.
In Wenshui County, Luliang City, Shanxi Province, there is a village named after the revolutionary hero Liu Hulan - Liu Hulan Village. This is the place where Liu Hulan once lived, struggled and finally dedicated.
Liuhulan Village was once known as Yunzhou West Village, where this brave and fearless woman was born on October 8, 1932. Although her family is ordinary, it is full of hope, and her grandmother, in order to bring good luck to the family, specially found a literate person to name her Liu Fulan, which means that the family can become rich.
Unfortunately, after her death, due to the complexity of the dialect in her hometown, the person who recorded her name mistakenly wrote the word "Fu" as "Hu". Although her family was illiterate, this heroic woman was always remembered in their hearts, and the name was widely spread in the newspapers and became a symbol of her glorious deeds.
Liu Hulan, this name is now resounding all over the country, but her original name Liu Fulan is little known. After finding out the true situation that year, considering that the name "Liu Hulan" had been widely accepted by the people, it continued to be used.
Liu Hulan has shown a warm and bold personality since she was a child, and she is very popular in the village. She is tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and she is a lively, cheerful, intelligent and capable little girl.
After the Communist Party came to her hometown, she responded positively, joined the Children's League at the age of 10, became an alternate member of the Communist Party of China at the age of 14, entered the training class for women cadres of the Communist Party of China in 1945, and served as the secretary of the Women's Rescue Association in Yunzhou West Village, Wenshui County, Shanxi Province in 1946, and was later promoted to director.
At a young age, she became the backbone of the revolution.
Liu Hulan is a martyr who bravely sacrificed her life for New China, and her heroic deeds are still praised today. In 1946, Liu Hulan was in Shanxi Province**, and on January 12, 1947, she died heroically under the enemy's guillotine at the age of 15.
Liu Hulan's younger sister Liu Ailan was only 12 years old at the time, and she witnessed her sister's heroic feats, and this scene was deeply engraved in her heart. Liu Hulan has been the pillar of the family since she was a child, she not only has to take care of the family's affairs, but also takes care of her sister Liu Ailan.
Despite her busy work, Liu Hulan often misses her sister and finds time to visit her and bring her something. Liu Hulan's heroic sacrifice made Liu Ailan deeply feel her sister's bravery and sacrifice, and she cherished her life more and loved life more.
Liu Ailan's name was registered when she joined the army when she grew up, and her rural family was poor at that time, so she didn't marry a big name, so she called her Erlanzi according to the ranking, and she has been using this name.
Although Liu Hulan has passed away, her spirit and deeds will always live in people's hearts.
That day, for Erlanzi, was a day she will never forget. In that square, Liu Hulan and other revolutionary workers were escorted by the enemy, and the villagers were also driven here by the enemy.
At this brutal execution scene where the enemy forced the villagers, Erlanzi stood in the crowd, her eyes full of love and deep worry for her sister. How she wished that a miracle would happen and that her sister would be saved.
However, Erlanzi's hopes were eventually dashed. Liu Hulan tied the white towel on her head tightly on her head with a fearless spirit, she looked at the villagers around her affectionately, and then resolutely walked towards the enemy's guillotine, without begging the enemy for mercy.
Erlanzi was deeply imprinted in her heart with the grief of her sister's eyes before she died, and witnessed her sister's tragic murder under the guillotine, which brought great trauma to her spirit.
Since then, Erlanzi has been immersed in deep grief every day, not thinking about tea and dinner, her mind is full of thoughts of her sister, and tears often flow on her face. In the dead of night, she always wakes up from nightmares where her sister is killed.
This little girl, who was only 12 years old, suffered a heavy mental burden because of this incident, and she was originally enthusiastic and cheerful, but she became silent and depressed.
Wei Feng, the script creator of the First Field Army Combat Drama Society, relied on his touching of Liu Hulan's deeds to create the drama "Liu Hulan" in three days and three nights, and after rehearsing in Ji County, he went to Hejin for an official performance.
Subsequently, the crew of "Liu Hulan" crossed the Yellow River with the army to Shaanxi and presented a wonderful performance for the PLA soldiers on the front line.
The drama "Liu Hulan" not only achieved great success, but also became the main repertoire of the First Field Army Combat Drama Society. When the drama club returned to Linfen, Shanxi in the spring of 1948, passing through Liu Hulan's hometown, Erlanzi's mother took her to find the drama club, hoping that the drama club could accept the 13-year-old Erlanzi.
Erlanzi has been depressed since her sister died, and she has no energy to do anything, her mother is anxious in her eyes, she doesn't want to let anything happen to this second daughter.
Hearing that the drama "Liu Hulan" rehearsed by the Combat Drama Club was a great success, she moved the idea of sending Erlanzi to the Drama Club. On the one hand, she hopes that Erlanzi can find a way out in the drama club, and on the other hand, she also hopes that Erlanzi can participate in revolutionary work with her colleagues in the drama club, and in an atmosphere of unity and friendship, Erlanzi can become cheerful again.
What's more, Erlanzi and Liu Hulan grew up together since childhood, and they know her sister's situation very well, and she looks very similar to her sister, and she can also help when the drama club rehearses "Liu Hulan".
The leaders of the drama club welcomed the arrival of Erlanzi, and thought that she was tall and well-proportioned, with a round and white face full of joy, and was a rare seedling, and looked forward to cultivating her into a talent.
In September 1948, with the approval of the ** commander, Liu Ailan honorably joined the Northwest Combat Drama Club of the First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Subsequently, she passed through Qixian, Huozhou, and Hongdong, and came to the station of the Linfen Northwest Combat Drama Society.
After Erlanzi joined the army, she, like her sister, got a name that was falsely rumored. Due to the local dialect accent, people have always thought that her name is Ailanzi, so the comrades-in-arms of the drama club are also used to calling her by this name.
In the drama club, the leaders of the drama club realize the value of Liu Ailan and hope to make better use of her. So, they decided to let her play a role in the drama "Liu Hulan".
In this way, Liu Ailan was able to put her talent and passion into this drama and contribute to the Northwest Combat Drama Club of the First Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
In the drama "Liu Hulan", there is a role of Liu Hulan's sister. Although Liu Ailan's appearance and personality are similar to her sister Liu Hulan, because she is only thirteen years old and has no training in drama, she cannot directly play the role of her sister.
According to Comrade Qiao Ying, who played Liu Hulan, the leaders of the drama club originally planned to let Liu Ailan play their role, but Liu Ailan firmly disagreed. Later, everyone realized that she felt nervous and uncomfortable because of her lack of acting experience.
Every time she rehearsed the drama "Liu Hulan", she would cry bitterly because she saw the scene of her sister's death, and she couldn't perform it. After everyone understood the situation, they were also troubled.
After all, how can you bear to irritate the trauma in the heart of this 13-year-old girl? So, they came up with a solution. Every time she performs, in order to enhance the effect of the performance, she is asked to tell Liu Hulan's sacrifice.
Before the performance begins, the announcer will announce: "Now, please ask Comrade Liu Hulan's sister Liu Ailan to tell you the story of her sister's sacrifice." Hearing this, the applause from the audience rang out like thunder.
Ailanzi stood in front of the curtain and would cry silently when she said a few words. Her words touched the emotions of the audience, and when the emotions of the audience were mobilized, she quickly announced "The show begins!" ”
Liu Ailan's performance made every performance full of passion, and she made the soldiers excited, and some soldiers even offered to shoot the actor who played the bearded bandit. The influence of the drama "Liu Hulan" is increasing, and Jinnan People's Radio often ** the play to expand its influence and inspire more young people to join the battlefield.
Even the deputy commander-in-chief was moved by the play, wiping his tears while watching the play while sitting on a wooden stake, and instructed that the play should be performed in the whole army. In November 1948, Mr. He came to Linfen, and the drama club reported to Mr. He that he had performed "Liu Hulan", and he was very excited after watching it, saying that this play was deeply loved by the masses and he was fascinated by it, and it played a good role in publicity.
A few months later, when Mr. He came to Linfen again to inspect the work, he not only praised the great role played by the propaganda of the Combat Drama Society in mobilizing young people to join the army and apply for the military and political university, but also told everyone that after the liberation of Beiping, preparations will be made to convene a national representative meeting of mass organizations, and the literary and artistic circles are also preparing to hold a cultural congress, and the Central Propaganda Department will want the Combat Drama Society to participate in "Liu Hulan".
Liu Ailan followed the Combat Drama Society, from Shanxi to Beiping, in the united and lively troops, she more or less came out of the grief of her sister's sacrifice, but the tragedy she experienced when she was young also left a deep imprint on her character, so that she did not like to talk much in her life, and usually remained silent.
Before Liu Hulan died heroically, she handed over the three relics left to her by her sister - a gold oil box, a handkerchief and a silver ring, to her mother. These three relics have special significance to the whole Liu family, so before Liu Ailan left Shanxi, she specially asked her mother to keep these two relics to commemorate her sister.
Liu Ailan, like her sister, participated in the revolutionary work, which made the comrades in Shanxi who had watched Liu Hulan's growth feel very gratified. Lu Xuemei, Liu Hulan's introducer to the party, once said to Liu Ailan: "War and revolutionary struggle are a melting pot for tempering people, which can sharpen young people who are interested in working for the party into revolutionary steel and use it to support the backbone of the Chinese nation."
Your sister is commendable for being able to take on this responsibility. Liu Ailan kept in mind the teachings of her predecessors, and she understood that these words were not only a compliment to her sister, but also a spur to her.
Therefore, when she joined the revolutionary ranks and embarked on the journey, she was determined not to let her sister down.
Liu Ailan is a young woman in the battlefield literature and art, who has traveled all over the country with the Battle Drama Society. She took her sister as an example, studied hard in the team, took care of her comrades, and everyone liked this serious and meticulous Ailanzi.
Once, there was a little girl in the drama club who didn't know geography, thinking that there was no winter in the northwest, so she gave her cotton clothes and quilts to others, but she shivered from the cold.
Liu Ailan, just like her sister took care of herself, let the little girl get into her bed.
Liu Ailan's sleeping habits in the army are very unique, she always covers her pillow tightly, and does not even allow anyone to touch her pillow. This makes her seem a little mysterious among the girls in the children's class.
One day, they opened Liu Ailan's pillow while she was away, and found a blackened handkerchief and an empty small box of cool oil hidden inside. It turned out that these two items were the relics of Liu Ailan's sister, and the black spots on the handkerchief were the bloodstains of her sister.
As the combat drama club stabilized in Chengdu, the organization began to arrange literate college students to give cultural lessons to the members of the drama club. Liu Ailan is very serious about learning, she actively absorbs new knowledge, and shows a high learning ability.
However, considering her actual situation, the organization decided to send her to school to avoid her wasting time in this field. This is a wise decision, and it also fully reflects the organization's care and love for Liu Ailan.
According to the organization's arrangement, Liu Ailan returned to her hometown of Shanxi and enrolled in Taiyuan Workers and Peasants Accelerated Middle School. During her studies, she filled in the gaps in her cultural knowledge under the teachings of these teachers, and met her lifelong partner unexpectedly here.
Because of her unique status, she often needs to participate in social activities to commemorate Liu Hulan, and many troops, factories and schools will also invite her to tell Liu Hulan's story.
Although Liu Ailan tried her best to refuse, and wanted to focus on her studies, these activities still had a certain impact on her studies. The teachers in the school are very concerned about Liu Ailan, among which her homeroom teacher, Ms. Lei Zhijie, specially arranged tutoring for her, and also arranged for Si Chenguang, a student with excellent academic performance, to help her improve her cultural learning.
As a result, Liu Ailan and Si Chenguang developed feelings in the process of studying together, and eventually became lifelong partners. Teacher Lei can be said to be their matchmaker.
Liu Ailan will never forget the kindness of her teacher, although many years later, she lost contact with Teacher Lei, but the spirit of Teacher Lei has always lived in her heart. After contacting Mr. Lei's descendants, Liu Ailan fondly recalled those years of study, saying that Mr. Lei's voice and smile are still deeply engraved in her heart.
After graduating from school, Liu Ailan devoted herself to the work of Shanxi's agricultural and animal husbandry system, and she has always led by example, fulfilled her duties, and was proud of her sister. In 1957, in order to commemorate the martyr Liu Hulan, the hometown established the Liu Hulan Martyrs Cemetery, and in front of the martyr's tomb stands a full-body statue of Liu Hulan carved from white marble.
New China issued a set of stamps based on Liu Hulan, which also borrowed from Liu Ailan's image. Whenever she sees these statues and stamps commemorating her sister, Liu Ailan still bursts into tears even though many years have passed.
After retiring, in order to commemorate her sister, Liu Ailan wrote a book "My Sister Liu Hulan" through oral narration. Most of the previous works about Liu Hulan were about her heroic deeds, and there were few descriptions of her life.
Now that she is old, Liu Ailan hopes to present Liu Hulan's little-known growth story through this book, and share the real and touching life of her and her sister.
Liu Ailan passed away in 2020 at an unknown age. Towards the end of her life, she returned to Yunzhou West Village, where the old house where she and her sister lived together has a plaque of "Hulan House" for people to admire.
The once poor and backward village has been transformed into a bustling small market town, which makes Liu Ailan deeply gratified. She knew that if her sister had a spirit underground, she would be happy that the village was stable and prosperous today.
At the place where her sister died, Liu Ailan seems to have returned to the dark days when she was 12 years old. Fortunately, however, those days are long gone.
Liu Ailan passed away peacefully and finished her glorious life.