In 1976, Chairman ** specially grabbed Li Min beside him before his death and told her: "Remember to go to Shaoshan to see my ninth brother." Even a few months before his death, he wrote to **, hoping that they would take more care of his ninth brother.
So, who is the ninth brother in the mouth? What kind of deep friendship is there between the two? Among the many cousins, why is ** so interested in this younger brother?
A cousin with an age difference of 20 years, the ninth brother in his mouth is Mao Zelian, a child of his uncle's family. Although the age difference is 20 years, there is no generation gap between the two, to be precise, *** personally guided Mao Zelian to study.
The relationship between Mao Zelian and *** has become closer not only because of their cousins, but also because of Mao Zejian's existence. Mao Zejian is the only woman in the Mao family's "Zezi generation", and she is also Mao Zelian's sister.
Because of the poverty of the Mao family, Mao Weisheng sent Mao Zejian to the *** family to raise. **The family cherishes this only girl very much, and raises her as her own daughter.
Due to the kinship and the addition of Mao Zejian, the connection between ** and Mao Zelian has also become closer. The life of Mao Lian's family was very difficult, and Mao Weisheng suffered from tuberculosis when he was young and died before he was 50 years old.
**Only Mao Zejian and his mother Chen are left in the family, Mao Zejian likes to follow *** no matter *** to go to school since he was a child, ** After he comes back, Mao Zejian will follow him and happily call "third brother, third brother".
In this generation, there are the most cousins, and he is the third, so everyone calls him "third brother". * Caring about this younger brother very much, every time he goes home, he will first visit his aunt Chen, and then go to Mao Zejian.
**I love this younger brother who is twenty years younger than me very much, no matter what Mao Zejian asks, he will answer them one by one. It can be said that Mao Zejian's thoughts and later thoughts on joining the revolution and serving the people have been greatly influenced.
** and Mao Zelian's childhood was spent under a big tree, sitting on a stone pier. **I like to talk about things outside, as well as interesting things when I was in school, but Mao Zelian listened carefully on the side, and would interject and ask questions from time to time.
That was the day that *** brought Mao Zelian the most happiness. **'s wisdom and tenacity deeply influenced Mao Zelian, making him regard *** as the person he admires the most.
Mao Zelian's childhood was spent with him, until he joined the revolution, and the opportunities for them to meet became less and less. But Mao Zelian knew that he was full of envy and yearning to do great things outside and serve the people, and he was eager to be able to join the revolution and serve the people like ***.
So, Mao Zelian began to do what he could in his hometown, exercising his strength every day, and preparing to contribute to the people one day like ***.
The villagers in his hometown know that Mao Zelian, like his third brother, is a trustworthy person. Although he is young, when it comes to the truth, Mao Zelian is always the first to say.
Whenever someone complimented him, he would proudly say that these were all taught to him by his third brother. However, what made Mao Zelian officially confirm that he wanted to join the revolution was a special experience.
In 1925, he returned to Shaoshan from Shanghai to carry out agricultural activities. Since *** went to school in other places, Mao Zelian hasn't seen him for a long time. Hearing that he was going to return to his hometown to carry out agricultural activities, Mao Zelian was very excited.
On the one hand, he can see his third brother again; On the other hand, he could also throw himself into the revolutionary movement. So, Mao Zelian, who was only a teenager, excitedly established a children's group and served as the leader.
His duty was to stand guard for the meetings of the party organization. His enthusiasm and determination gave hope for the revolution.
Mao Zelian is the head of the children's regiment, and every time he goes to the sentry, he is serious. A pair of bright eyes and extremely high vigilance allowed *** to escape during the revolutionary movement in his hometown.
It turned out that the warlord Zhao Hengti learned the news of ***'s return to his hometown and decided to take the opportunity to capture him. He sent people to act at night, and Mao Zelian, as a sentry officer, had a divine eye even in the dark of night.
He found the person sent by Zhao Hengti, coughed smartly and climbed the horse lantern to report the news.
Mao Zelian, a citizen of Shaoshan, was deeply inspired when he heard ***'s parting message and decided to become the leader of the villagers. However, when he was happily preparing to join the revolution, an accident happened, and Mao Zelian went blind.
Despite this, he did not give up and still devoted himself to the revolutionary movement, which was praised by the people of Shaoshan.
Mao Lianze (second from left), *middle) In his youth, Mao Lianze was physically energetic and at the same time an active disseminator of revolutionary ideas. As long as the villagers encounter difficulties, they can see Mao Lianze and help them solve their problems.
However, due to the family's poverty, her mother, Chen's eye disease, worsened. In order to subsidize the family, Mao Lianze had to do some hard work with the landlord. However, because of his sensitive status, he usually only goes home at night, and is exhausted during the day.
He often came home late at night, so his immunity gradually waned. In addition, he also needed to organize villagers to participate in rural membership meetings, which made his physical condition worse.
Unfortunately, once, on the way home from the Rural Members' Association, Mao Lianze extinguished the torch in his hand due to slippery roads and rain, and as a result, he accidentally fell to the ground, and his left eye was stabbed with a stick, and he was bleeding profusely.
However, due to the poverty of his family, he did not have enough money to go to the hospital**, so he simply bandaged it, and as a result, he was almost blind in his left eye.
Although Mao Zelian lost the opportunity to become a member of the middle school due to an eye accident, he never forgot to serve the party. With a little light in his right eye, he undertook heavy labor, and even squeezed out time to report to the party organization.
It was not until 1949 that the vanguard of Siye arrived in Hunan and sent people to find the family of ***, and Mao Zelian was able to meet with ***. Eight years of hard work finally paid off, Mao Zelian excitedly asked about his third brother's current situation, and the PLA replied seriously: "The chairman is very good, do you want to go and see?" ”
**Hearing the words of the People's Liberation Army, my heart was very excited. Although he has been separated from his third brother for 22 years, he is hesitant because it is the harvest season at home.
The People's Liberation Army comforted Mao Zelian and told him that it would be okay to come back after the crops were harvested. In September 1949, with the help of a comrade named Liu Yaxiong, Mao Zelian embarked on a journey to Beijing.
His heart was full of longing for his third brother, and he was refreshed and full of anticipation along the way. ** never expected that his ninth brother would come to visit him.
Secretary Ye Zilong's introduction surprised *** who was reading the documents: "A guest from Shaoshan? ”
**Listening to Ye Zilong's introduction, he said excitedly: "It is said to be your cousin Mao Zelian?" He quickly stood up and went to take a look. At this moment, Mao Zelian walked in and shouted excitedly: "Runfa, ninth brother, is it you?" ”
Mao Zelian in front of him was a little rickety, and his left eye was also very obvious, ** couldn't believe it, but when Mao Zelian introduced himself, he was finally convinced that this was his younger brother he hadn't seen for more than 20 years.
**Seeing his younger brother Mao Zelian, who had not seen him for more than 20 years, tears couldn't help but fall. He held Mao Zelian's hand and listened to what had happened in his hometown over the years. Mao Zelian told *** that his eye was stabbed by a firewood because he slipped on a rainy day, and it became what it is now.
** Asked about Mao Zelian's situation with concern, but for Mao Zelian, the saddest thing was because of his eye injury and the loss of the opportunity to join the party. However, ** comforted him and said: "It doesn't matter whether you join the party or not, the key is that you have a good mind." ”
Mao Zelian was deeply moved by the comfort of the third brother. Mao Zelian has been running around and tired, and ** specially sent someone to find a room for him. He told Mao Zelian to stay here for a few months, and called Mao Anying to Yangke Hospital to check whether Mao Zelian's eyes could still be cured.
**The chairman specifically instructed that all medical expenses of Mao Zelian should be paid by himself. The arrangement of the third brother made Mao Zelian very happy, and although they had not seen each other for more than twenty years, his third brother was still very kind to him.
After living in Beijing for two months, Mao decided to return home. Before leaving, the chairman specifically told him: "If you encounter any problems, don't bother."
I will help in any way I can. The chairman also told Mao Zelian that he should set an example in front of the villagers and lead the people of Shaoshan to actively respond to the policy and live a better life.
**Mao Zelian was deeply touched by the chairman's care and selfless dedication, and he was determined to give back to the society in his own way and contribute to building a better future.
As a descendant of the Mao family, Mao Yuju understands that his third brother is no longer the leader of his family, but the chairman of the people of the whole country, and his duty is to serve the people, serve the country, and lead the people to a better life.
He was deeply influenced by *** and was determined to contribute to the people. However, after returning to Shaoshan, Mao Yuju's life was still poor and he could not maintain his daily life. It wasn't until 1950 that Mao Yuju went to Beijing to meet *** and specifically mentioned this problem.
** understands Mao Yuju's difficulties, but he knows that his duty is to help the people of the whole country get rid of hardship, not just care about his own family. Mao Yuju deeply felt that there was a clear distinction between public and private, so he didn't say much.
Mao Yuju has a very close relationship with ***, but *** always thinks about his younger brother Mao Zelian. Mao Zelian's life is not easy, he has eye problems, his wife Chen is also old, and the children still have to go to school.
Despite this, ** has never forgotten him. In order to help Mao Zelian, ** took 200 yuan from his allowance and writing expenses every month and sent it to him.
This habit lasted for eight years. During this period, after the public canteen was closed, the ** office would give Mao Zelian 20 yuan a month. But once again, all expenses must be deducted from their own allowances, and not a single penny of ** can be used.
Relying on ***'s personal allowance, Mao Zelian successfully raised several children. These children are also very competitive and have always adhered to the fine traditions of the descendants of the Mao family.
In 1976, **'s physical condition was getting weaker and weaker, and he was worried about Mao Zelian in Beijing, who was far away from his hometown, and was worried that he would have no one to take care of him, so he wrote a letter to **, hoping to give Mao Zelian some help.
Before dying, he also held Li Min's hand tightly and asked her to go to Shaoshan to visit his ninth uncle. After the death of the chairman, Li Min went to Shaoshan to visit Mao Zelian in accordance with his last wishes, and the two have been in frequent contact since then.
Mao Zelian was deeply saddened by the death of the third brother of the chairman, who influenced his life, and even at the last moment of his life, he never forgot him.
**'s tears became his motivation to serve the people. He had always believed that this was what his third brother had taught him. His children were also deeply affected, and they always adhered to the path of serving the people, silently passing on the dedication of the "Mao family".