In the autumn of 1927, Zhao Yiman, a student of the women's team of the Wuhan branch of the ** Military and Political School, and other young party members were organized and arranged to go to Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow for further study.
From bustling Shanghai to faraway Moscow, in order to take care of each other on the road, the organization divided this group of young party members into groups of 10 people. Zhao Yiman's group is led by a young man named Chen Dabang.
Chen Dabang is from Changsha, Hunan Province, five years older than Zhao Yiman, and his sister Chen Congying is the wife of Ren Bishi, one of the five secretaries of our party.
The boat on which Zhao Yiman and Chen Dabang were riding encountered turbulent winds and waves at sea, and the hull was so turbulent that people were dizzy, and Zhao Yiman was even more in pain because of seasickness and kept vomiting.
Chen Dabang has been taking care of Zhao Yiman carefully, carrying water and medicine, wiping dirt, in order to relieve Zhao Yiman's discomfort caused by seasickness, he even mashed eggs and put them in porridge and fed her one bite at a time.
Sometimes the waves are a little calmer and the hull is no longer so bumpy, Chen Dabang will tell Zhao Yiman some interesting stories to help her divert her attention and reduce the feeling of seasickness.
After a long sea storm, Zhao Yiman gradually found that Chen Dabang, who took care of her, was a handsome and elegant young man. They were brought closer by their common revolutionary beliefs and similar backgrounds.
Zhao Yiman had a deep affection for Chen Dabang. At Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, when Zhao Yiman was sitting alone under a birch tree on campus and reciting Russian, Chen Dabang suddenly appeared in front of her.
He encouraged Zhao Yiman and promised to come to him if he had difficulties learning Russian. From then on, they often discussed studies and ideals under the birch trees, and even held a simple but warm wedding in April 1928.
Zhao Yiman was pregnant for several months, and her physical condition became worse and worse, coupled with the cold winter, her condition became more and more serious. Every time he fell ill, her husband Chen Dabang would take time off work to take care of her, but this also affected his studies.
In order not to drag down her husband, Zhao Yiman made a decision, that is, she returned to China first. Hearing his wife's thoughts, Chen Dabang rarely got angry. But Zhao Yiman gently held his hand and said, "Do you think I am willing to leave you?"
But the party sent you to study, not to take care of me. Don't worry, I'll take care of myself. At the end of 1928, Zhao Yiman left Moscow alone and returned to his homeland.
In February of the following year, she gave birth to a son in Yichang, Hubei, named Chen Yexian, nicknamed "Ning'er". Chen Dabang was very happy when he learned the news, but he could not return to China for the time being, because he had just been assigned a task by the organization: to be in charge of the printing business of the CCP delegation to the Comintern.
Later, Chen Dabang was transferred to Paris by the organization to preside over the printing business of "Saving the Country".
Zhao Yiman dedicated his life to the revolutionary cause, and was sent to a relative's house for foster care when he was young, and he was appointed by the party organization to go to the northeast to carry out the anti-Japanese struggle. She led the anti-Japanese strike of Harbin electrical workers and organized the Women's Salvation Association on both sides of the Pearl River, becoming a thorn in the side of the Japanese puppet army.
In 1935, she served as the political commissar of the Second Regiment of the Third Army of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army, and led the troops to fight the Japanese puppet army many times and won many victories. However, in a battle in 1936, she was wounded in the leg and unfortunately fell into the hands of the enemy.
Despite being tortured, she remained steadfast and unyielding in protecting the party's secrets. The enemy was afraid that she would not be able to get the secret of the Anti-United Nations when she died, so she was sent to the hospital for rescue.
During her hospitalization, she used her courage and wisdom to successfully rebel against Han Yongyi, who took care of her, and Dong Xianxun, a policeman who monitored her, and secretly sent them out of the hospital by the two on a rainy night and rushed towards the guerrilla area.
This is Zhao Yiman, a heroic woman who gave everything for the revolutionary cause.
Soon after Zhao Yiman escaped from the hospital, he was unfortunately discovered by the enemy. The enemy drove in close pursuit, and near the old mountain, which was only 20 miles away from our guerrilla zone, Zhao Yiman was again captured by the enemy.
The enemy knew that Zhao Yiman would not betray the organization and comrades, so they decided to escort her to Zhuhe County to be executed in public, as a way to deter revolutionaries who dared to rebel against them. On the train escorted to the Pearl River, Zhao Yiman realized that his life was coming to an end.
She is a member of the Communist Party and is not afraid of death, but as a mother, she has an inseparable love for her son. So, on the train, she wrote a letter to her son: "Ning'er, for you and I have not fulfilled my responsibility to educate, this is my biggest regret.
Because I resolutely carried out the struggle against the Manchurians and resisted Japan, today is already the eve of sacrifice. I can't say goodbye to you, I hope you can grow up soon and comfort your mother underground.
My dear child, Mother does not need a thousand words to educate you, action is the best education. When you grow up, I hope you don't forget that your mother sacrificed for the country. ”
Although this letter is only more than 100 words, it is full of Zhao Yiman's deep maternal love and inseparable emotions for his son. Soon after, on August 2, 1936, Zhao Yiman died heroically outside the Xiaobei Gate in Zhuhe County.
In 2009, Zhao Yiman was rated as"100 heroes and exemplary figures who made outstanding contributions to the founding of the People's Republic of China"One. In order to commemorate Zhao Yiman's anti-Japanese deeds, the city of Harbin named one of the main streets where she fought Yiman Street.
After many years of absence, Chen Dabang returned to China from Paris, and at the home of his brother Chen Yueyun, he met his son Chen Yexian for the first time, Chen Yexian, who was now 13 years old.
Chen Dabang held his son in his arms, gently stroked his son's head, and asked, "Over the years, has your mother written to you?" ”
When he heard his father mention his mother, Chen Yexian suddenly burst into tears. It turned out that since Zhao Yiman handed over the child to their care, there has been no news. Chen Yueyun could only tell Chen Dabang that Zhao Yiman went to the Northeast, but after that, there was no news, and his life and death were uncertain.
However, we can't blame Chen Yueyun. Because at that time, Tohoku had been occupied by Japanese troops, and it was not easy to find a person in those war years. We need to look at this through the eyes of the times.
In 1950, Changchun Film Studio filmed the movie "Zhao Yiman" based on Zhao Yiman's deeds. After the film was released nationwide, the response was enthusiastic, and everyone who saw the film was deeply moved by the deeds of this anti-Japanese heroine.
Chen Yexian's school organized teachers and students to make a movie, and after watching the movie, he deeply felt the greatness of his mother and had a lot of thoughts. That night, he was alone at home and used an embroidery needle to deeply tattoo the words "Zhao Yiman" on his left arm to express his deep longing and admiration for his mother.
One day, Chen Yexian received a notice from the local government, in which he was informed that in accordance with the party's regulations, it was decided to issue a martyr's pension to Zhao Yiman's family, and informed him to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to collect it on a certain day.
Chen Yexian resolutely refused to receive the pension received by Zhao Yiman after his sacrifice, and he believed that Zhao Yiman's sacrifice for the country could not be measured by money. However, the Communist Party did not forget the children of this heroic martyr, and after graduating from middle school, Chen Yexian was sent to the Chinese People's University for further study.
In 1955, when Chen Yexian graduated from the Chinese People's University, his aunt Chen Qingying advised him to follow the organization's arrangement, and he did whatever the organization assigned him. In this way, Chen Yexian was assigned to Beijing Industrial School as a political teacher, responsible for teaching "Principles of Marxist Philosophy".
Beijing Industrial School knew that he was Zhao Yiman's son, so they took great care of him. In the face of the shortage of dormitories for faculty members, the school leaders still vacated a bungalow for him to make a dormitory, and also assigned two experienced teachers to help him get familiar with the teaching business as soon as possible.
Chen Yexian lived up to expectations, his knowledge of Marxist-Leninist philosophy and history was very solid, and with the help of his old teachers, he quickly adapted to the teaching work.
Although Chen Yexian has excelled in teaching, he also has some areas for improvement. He doesn't pay much attention to his personal appearance, and there is a lack of cleanliness in his room. He only laid a mattress and a bed of cotton wool on the bed, and when he got up, he piled up the cotton wool in a ball, never folding it neatly.
In addition, garbage accumulates in his room and is rarely cleaned. He is also not very communicative when it comes to getting along with his colleagues, and sometimes sits there alone in a daze, making it difficult to understand his thoughts.
As a result, his dormitory was not up to par at every health check. In order to improve the situation, the school leaders placed him and I in the same room in the faculty building, hoping to improve his living habits by maintaining hygiene together.
As the deputy head of the teaching and research department, I will of course obey this arrangement.
Chen Yexian has a close relationship with a young teacher surnamed Yuan in the school, so the school leaders specially arranged for them to live next door, hoping that Teacher Yuan can enlighten Chen Yexian more.
According to Mr. Yuan's recollection, Chen Yexian once told him that not long after he was born, his mother was sent to the Northeast, and he has been fostered in his uncle's house.
During his days as a teacher at a chemical school, Chen Yexian met a female student named Zhang Youlian. After graduating, Zhang Youlian was assigned to work as an intern technician in a chemical plant.
After learning that Chen Yexian was Zhao Yiman's son, Zhang Youlian happily accepted his love. In the autumn of 1957, Chen Yexian and Zhang Youlian completed the wedding procedures. However, due to the constraints at that time, the school did not immediately arrange a dormitory for his family after Chen Yexian got married.
So, they lived like a cowherd and a weaver girl, and occasionally went to the city with a marriage certificate to find a hotel to stay.
Zhang Youlian and Chen Yexian had many conflicts after marriage due to their lack of understanding before marriage. In January 1959, after Zhang Youlian became pregnant, the school specially vacated a bungalow for them as a dormitory.
Soon after, Zhang Youlian gave birth to a daughter in that bungalow. But due to the gradual escalation of the conflict, after giving birth to her second daughter, Zhang Youlian could no longer bear the quarrel with Chen Yexian, so she filed for divorce from him.
After the divorce, Chen Yexian was depressed, his words were reduced, and his attitude towards life was negative. Later, the Beijing Industrial School merged with the Beijing Institute of Precision Machinery, and Chen Yexian became a worker overnight.
Although in 1981, the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering built two unit-type family dormitory buildings, Chen Yexian could only be assigned to the first floor or the top floor of the unit. However, out of concern for Chen Yexian, the leaders of the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering gave him a set of sunny units on the first floor.
In August 1982, Chen's colleagues decided to visit him at his home when they noticed that he had not been at work for several days. However, when they opened the door, they found him dead.
In his room, they found a suicide note he had left for his two daughters, which read:
Chen Yexian's two daughters were arranged to Beijing after their father's death and found jobs. However, the eldest daughter Chen Hong took the initiative to return to Sichuan because she did not adapt to life in Beijing.
The second daughter, Chen Ming, married a science and technology worker. After returning to Sichuan, Chen Hong has been working at the testing station of the Sichuan Provincial Bulky Transportation Company, and she never regards herself as the descendants of martyrs, and has a very harmonious relationship with her colleagues.
She has worked in the testing station for many years, served as the director of the comprehensive department and the deputy station director in charge of finance, strictly abides by the financial system, and rejects ** and waste. After retiring, she would take her daughter to the Zhao Yiman Memorial Hall in Yibin every year to pay respects, and maintained close contact with the villagers in her hometown.
She even used her savings to buy saplings for the villagers to help them plant. Although her sister invited her to Hungary many times to take care of her business, she politely declined in order to take care of her daughter and her love for her hometown.