How much does life weigh? Light as a feather, or as heavy as a mountain? For us, life is precious and needs to be cherished. Today, we live in a time of peace, and our lives are no longer threatened by war.
But in the turbulent last century, how many people sacrificed their precious lives for the revolution, and how many people shed their blood and exchanged their lives for peace? It is not that they do not value life, but they believe that it is more important to fight for the cause of the motherland.
The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband. In the last century, not only soldiers had noble sentiments, but also ordinary people living in poverty, and that was the era when all people were soldiers.
Today, I want to talk about a "sister-in-law" who has not joined the army, but whose patriotic feelings are no less than those of a soldier. Before dying, Ma Li's sister-in-law called her child Zhu Haiqing and said to him: "Haiqing, do you know?
You also have a nickname 'Bing'er', we used to run around, but my mother didn't dare to tell you, for fear that something would happen to you. I'm afraid I'm going to leave now, don't blame me for saying unlucky things, my mother has already seen your father come to pick me up.
So, my mother just wants to tell you something. Then, she covered her mouth and coughed a few times, and continued: "There is a black box under my mother's bed, and there is an IOU of more than 7,000 catties of grain in it. ”
Bing'er cried and agreed: "Mother, don't worry, even if Bing'er starves to death, she won't go to redeem that IOU." Why does Ma Li's sister-in-law have this IOU of more than 7,000 catties of grain?
Who gave it to her? Why didn't she allow her child to redeem the IOU? Why did it disappear later? For the answer, read below. Before understanding these problems, let's first understand the person of Ma Li's sister-in-law.
FigSister-in-law.
1. The hard-working "Ma Li Sister-in-law" "Ma Li Sister-in-law" was formerly known as Zhang Cuiping, a native of Xinglong, Hebei Province, born in 1912, her parents are simple farmers, the family is poor, her parents have no skills in addition to farming, and their lives are very hard, but Zhang Cuiping has no complaints.
In her opinion, whether she was born in a peasant family or a wealthy landlord's family, she was destined, and she couldn't decide for herself, so since she couldn't decide, she would accept it. In order to grow more grain on the land he rented from the landlord's family, Zhang Cuiping followed his parents to do farm work when he was still young.
At that time, the landlord had to charge a high rent for renting the land to the peasants, and if the peasants could not pay the rent, they had to exchange most of the grain grown in the land. Therefore, after renting their own land, the peasants did not dare to rest for a day, and worked in the fields every day.
Not only that, but even during the slack period, one of the family members had to be sent to guard the grain in the field, and if there was a drought or flood, it would be so sad that the hair would turn gray.
Under the scorching sun, Zhang Cuiping was working, her face was flushed, it was really a scene of "hoeing the day of the afternoon, sweat dripping into the soil". From time to time, her parents raised their heads to look at the scorching sun, thinking, "How many months has it been, why is the sun still so big, can it still rain this year?"
If it doesn't rain, how will the seedlings grow in the field this year! "Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the sea to eat the sea. Zhang Cuiping's family lives at the foot of the mountain, so they often go up the mountain to look for mountain goods during the slack season.
The elders of the family will generally go into the mountains to look for prey, and for the sake of safety, the children in the family cannot follow the adults into the mountains, and can only pick some known edible mushrooms, wild vegetables, etc. on the periphery of the mountains to supplement the family.
Sometimes, children can even dig up some herbs by mistake. If you dig up herbs, then the children will be happy, after all, the ** of herbs is relatively high, even if you dig less, but the ** of a herb is much higher than the ** of a wild vegetable, and you can make some money by selling it.
At that time, there were not many recreational activities for children, and going up to the trees to dig birds' eggs and picking wild fruits were two of them.
Zhang Cuiping is a small flower in the mountains, although she is young, her skills in digging birds' eggs on trees are unmatched. Therefore, when a nest of eggs is found, the children always ask Zhang Cuiping to climb the tree, and after taking the eggs, everyone roasts them together and eats them.
In those poor days, bird eggs, which could be supplemented with high-quality animal protein and did not cost a penny, were warmly welcomed by children. When picking mushrooms and wild vegetables, if she comes across a tree full of wild fruits, Zhang Cuiping is always the first to climb the tree, and the other children catch the fruits she throws down.
The taste of these wild fruits varies, some are sour, some are sweet, and it is all up to the luck of the children. Although the road in the mountains is difficult to walk and difficult to discern directions, Zhang Cuiping, who has been playing in the mountains since childhood, will not lose his way as if he were walking on flat ground.
She has been doing all kinds of farm work since she was a child, and she is very quick to do it, and she never procrastinates, because she knows that her family can't afford lamp oil, and she can only do work during the day.
Zhang Cuiping's childhood life was spent doing farm work and picking mushrooms and wild vegetables. Seeing that she had grown up, her parents began to look for her in-laws. Through the introduction of relatives and friends, she began to date with Zhu Diankun from the same village.
said that it was a relationship, but in fact, relatives and friends brought them to meet. The core idea of the new copy is to describe the story of Zhang Cuiping's life in the mountains, including how she helps her children dig birds' eggs on trees, pick wild fruits, walk in the mountains, and do farm work.
The story also highlights her industriousness and adaptability, and how she found her in-laws through introductions from relatives and friends.
FigMushroom picking Zhang Cuiping, a girl with a big personality, although she has not met many men other than her father and brother, Zhu Diankun's diligence and simplicity make her heart sprout.
Soon, Zhu Diankun was also attracted by Zhang Cuiping's diligence, kindness, liveliness and cuteness, and took the initiative to come to her house to propose marriage. After getting married, the two have a happy little family, one outside the home and the other inside, although the life is poor, but there is also a taste of happiness.
Zhang Cuiping is a very diligent woman, she always starts preparing breakfast before Zhu Diankun wakes up, let him eat and then go to the field, and prepare some bento and water for him, so that he will not come back at noon.
In the evening, before Zhu Diankun finishes his farm work, Zhang Cuiping will also cook first. Her diligence was seen by the villagers, and everyone nicknamed her "Sister-in-law Mali".
Although Zhang Cuiping didn't want to accept this nickname, after all, she was praising her, but she felt that it was not a good idea. But as soon as the villagers spread the word, they all began to call her "Ma Li Sister", and Zhang Cuiping could only accept this nickname, so that later the people in the village forgot Zhang Cuiping's real name and kept calling her "Ma Li Sister".
In this way, Zhang Cuiping and Zhu Diankun lived a happy little life. However, the good times were short-lived. With the arrival of the ferocious Japanese army, their lives were turned upside down.
The Japanese army gathered 7,000 troops to attack the Eighth Route Army, and they came to Zhang Cuiping's hometown, robbed the villagers of the livestock they had worked so hard to raise, burned down the houses in the village, and even killed all the villagers who did not have time to hide.
When Zhang Cuiping and Zhu Diankun returned to the village, they saw a blank of black ash, fire still burning in some places, and countless villagers lying on the ground. When they returned home, they saw that their home had long since burned down, leaving only black ashes.
Not to mention their livestock, their stored grain, they couldn't accept the situation, and ran and shouted around the village, hoping for a response.
FigThe Japanese army burned down the houses, and the villagers hiding in the village told Zhang Cuiping and Zhu Diankun the whole story, which made the two angry. Zhu Diankun decided to stay in the village and rebuild his home with the youth.
Although the Japanese did not come back, the resentment in their hearts did not disappear, but deepened day by day. One day, Zhang Cuiping found that Zhu Diankun was "missing" again. A few days later, an exhausted Zhu Diankun returned home and told Zhang Cuiping that he was looking for the whereabouts of the Japanese army.
During the meal, Zhang Cuiping asked where he was, and Zhu Diankun told her that he was secretly investigating. Zhu Diankun solemnly told Zhang Cuiping that he couldn't tell anyone what he was going to say next.
Zhu Diankun candidly told Zhang Cuiping that he was the underground liaison of the Eighth Route Army and needed her help. Zhang Cuiping expressed her support and promised to help as much as she could. After that, Zhang Cuiping became pregnant, but still took the soldiers over the mountains and mountains, cooking for them and mending clothes.
The soldiers were very grateful and were ready to give her an IOU of more than 7,000 catties of grain, but Zhang Cuiping resolutely refused to accept it. In the end, the fighters insisted on giving her the IOU, saying that they would definitely pay it back.
Zhang Cuiping reluctantly took it, but her heart was full of gratitude and respect for the soldiers.
Commander Li Yunchang was giving instructions to the soldiers, and suddenly, the little soldiers rushed in and reported: "Thousands of enemy troops are coming, and the road is also blocked, what should I do?" Li Yunchang thought about countermeasures and asked, "How many fighters have not been transferred?" ”
The little soldier replied: "About 300 people." Li Yunchang said: "Inform them, pack up their things, gather in the open space, and prepare to leave." The little warrior was ordered to leave, and the soldiers also gathered according to the order, but they learned that Zhu Diankun was sent to do the task and could not lead the way.
At this time, Zhang Cuiping said: "I will take everyone out of Dayu Village, I know there is a path." Li Yunchang wanted to stop it, but when he saw that it was Zhang Cuiping, a pregnant woman, he was still worried that it would be dangerous for her to lead the way, but she insisted on leading the way.
Li Yunchang had no choice but to agree and arrange for soldiers to follow and protect her. Zhang Cuiping led the way, and the soldiers followed, through a narrow hillside path, successfully escaped from the predicament.
Li Yunchang asked Zhang Cuiping to tell him directly how to go, and he took the soldiers away, and Zhang Cuiping happily agreed.
On the rugged mountain road, Zhang Cuiping showed a brave side. Although pregnant, she was still able to lead the warriors through the trail. The soldiers were worried, but Zhang Cuiping didn't care.
However, the unexpected happened. Zhang Cuiping fell on the ice, and his face turned white. The fighters panicked, and only the military doctor calmly commanded everyone. He told the soldiers that Zhang Cuiping was about to give birth and needed them to form a circle to protect her from the wind.
Faced with the unknown, Zhang Cuiping nodded firmly, indicating that he could bear it.
On a position of the Eighth Route Army, Zhang Cuiping successfully gave birth to a daughter. The military doctor helped with the umbilical cord and wrapped the baby. Zhang Cuiping named her daughter Bing'er, and Li Yunchang thought it was a good name.
However, due to the pursuit of the Japanese army, Zhang Cuiping was forced to hide with her daughter, and finally changed her daughter's name to Zhu Haiqing, and her husband also died in the war, Zhang Cuiping's mother and daughter could only flee all the way.
Eventually, they were given a safe life after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
FigThe first one on the right is a traitor (film and television image) After the founding of New China, Zhang Cuiping's family was poor, but she had more than 7,000 catties of grain IOUs in her hand, so that she could become a big food household, and she had no worries about food and clothing since then.
However, she never asked the state for help, nor did she ever tell her children about the existence of the IOU. It wasn't until July 1982, a few days before Zhang Cuiping became seriously ill and was about to die, that she confessed the secret to her children and told them that her nickname was "Bing'er".
Zhang Cuiping's spirit of dedication to the country and not asking for anything in return is extremely precious. She and her husband showed the deep patriotic feelings of that era. This kind of spirit and feelings are worth learning from, and if each of us can have this spirit and feelings, our country will be more stable!