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At the end of World War II in 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender. A large number of Japanese stranded in China were repatriated. One of them was 16-year-old Hideko Mizusaki, who was separated from her aunt in the chaos and left alone in China.
Hideko is unaccompanied, helpless in China, how will she cope with this sudden predicament and survive?
In the festive moment after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the streets and alleys of China were full of laughter, and the first thing people said when they met was "congratulations". However, in this festive atmosphere, there is a young girl who is sad alone.
Her name is Hideko Mizusaki, she is from the defeated country of Japan, and her aunt is one of the investors in the puppet state of Manchukuo, and now that Japan is defeated, they must return to Japan. Mizusaki Hideko's mood did not match the joy of the Chinese, because her hometown had been destroyed by the war and she herself had to leave her home in China.
This story allows us to see the cruelty of war and its impact on personal lives, and it also makes us cherish the hard-won peace even more.
New copywriting: Hideko Mizusaki is stranded in China and can't return to Japan. In order to survive, she decided to change her name and become Wang Yulan. Her neighbors had all returned home, so she needed to hide her identity.
At the age of 16, Wang Yulan attracted many men because of her beauty and gentle personality. In order to prevent **, she claimed to them that her parents were dead, she had no siblings, and lived alone.
Zong Kaiguo, a Kuomintang officer in Mizusaki's elementary school graduation photo, attracted Wang Yulan's attention and made Zong Kaiguo fall in love with her at first sight. This couple is like glue at the first acquaintance stage, warm and happy.
However, in June 1946, the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party broke out, and Zong Kaiguo threw himself into the battle. Wang Yulan's husband left, and there was no news again.
Day after day of waiting, she began to lose confidence. Although she died on the battlefield, as long as there was a little bit of life, her husband should not be silent.
However, Wang Yulan knew in her heart that she was depressed all day long, and her physical condition was getting worse and worse. The neighbors persuaded her to remarry, because in the troubled times, bandits and thieves were frequent, and it was not only difficult but also extremely dangerous for a woman to live alone.
With the persuasion of friends and family, Wang Yulan chose a new life, but this decision did not free her from the pain, but instead plunged her into deeper pain.
Her second husband was an uneducated gangster who only knew how to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble all day long. As Wang Yulan, who is married for the second time, her husband has a grudge against her and ignores her.
She lived a miserable life, often washing her face with tears. Such days made her feel so tormented that she decided to divorce her husband. This marriage caused her a lot of damage, made her lose confidence in the marriage, and decided to work on her own to support herself and no longer rely on men.
While the idea is good, it is difficult to put it into practice. Sometimes you can meet large families who recruit part-time workers to help in the fields, but more often they can't find any work.
Wang Yulan, a weak and powerless girl, gradually grew into a capable peasant woman after being tempered by hard rural life. In this process, she met Lei Guoshun, who worked as a helper for a large family like herself, and he was hardworking and diligent, which deeply moved Wang Yulan.
In fact, Lei Guoshun also has a good impression of Wang Yulan, but he hesitates because he has a secret buried in his heart that cannot be spoken. However, by chance, Wang Yulan injured her hand while working, and Lei Guoshun took over her work without hesitation, making the relationship between the two more intimate.
In the long work, Lei Guoshun and Wang Yulan accompanied each other tacitly, and their feelings gradually warmed up in silent communication. This relationship allowed Wang Yulan to regain her long-lost sense of happiness, and her face was filled with a bright smile again.
However, to her regret, two years have passed and they have no children. In addition, because of the war, she never officially visited Lei Guoshun's parents-in-law in his hometown in southern Shaanxi.
As the country regained stability, Lei Guoshun decided to take Wang Yulan back to his hometown in southern Shaanxi to live. No matter where she goes, as long as her husband is by her side, Wang Yulan is willing to accompany him.
However, when they arrived at their hometown in southern Shaanxi, Wang Yulan met a woman who had never heard her husband mention it. Although the accident surprised her, she decided to follow her husband wherever she went.
Lei Guoshun's child daughter-in-law became the reason why he did not dare to take the first step towards Wang Yulan. For Wang Yulan, this is like a bolt from the blue, she never imagined that she would become a third party.
Lei Guoshun's parents regarded her as a vixen raised by their son outside, her husband's cover-up, her mother-in-law's cynicism, and the resentful and aggrieved eyes of the child daughter-in-law, all of which deeply stung Wang Yulan.
Wang Yulan decided to leave Lei Guoshun, although she didn't know where to go, but she firmly believed that it was right to leave. I have to admire Wang Yulan, this seemingly weak woman, in the face of right and wrong, she loves and hates clearly, and is decisive and brave.
In Changchun, although Wang Yulan has no relatives and no reason, she can still find a place to live. However, when she came to southern Shaanxi alone, she faced the dilemma of having nowhere to go. However, opportunities always favor those who are prepared, and Wang Yulan took her savings and some dry food and resolutely embarked on the return journey back to Changchun.
Lei Guoshun's home is located in a remote rural area in southern Shaanxi, a short distance from the town's pick-up point, and Wang Yulan decided to go there on foot. In the middle of summer, after a long journey, Wang Yulan felt thirsty and tired, and had no strength to move forward.
In desperation, she had no choice but to go to a nearby village to find water and take a break.
On the way back to the northeast from southern Shaanxi, Wang Yulan unfortunately fainted from heat stroke. The kind villagers found out about her and immediately took her home to take care of her. When Wang Yulan woke up from a coma and looked at the strange villagers in front of her, she was at a loss and at a loss.
The villagers patiently explained to her what had happened, and Wang Yulan was grateful for their life-saving grace. At the same time, Wang Yulan also confided her story to the villagers.
When the villagers heard that Wang Yulan was going to return to the far northeast alone, they immediately dissuaded her: "You have already arrived here, you are almost one step away from losing your life, going to the northeast, the road is far away, and your woman's house is too dangerous." ”
Another villager next to him also said: "It is your destiny that you come here, it is better to find a good man to marry here, it is better than to take risks." ”
The villagers persuaded Wang Yulan to consider the physical effects of the long journey. After careful consideration, Wang Yulan finally agreed to the villagers' suggestions. So, Wang Yulan married Song Zhifu, a loyal and honest bachelor in the village.
Their life is as sung in the opera, "You plough the field and I will weave, and I will carry water for you to water the garden." And Wang Yulan also got a good husband because of this marriage.
At that time, Wang Yulan was 27 years old and Song Zhifu was also 28 years old, and both hoped to have a child.
Although they wanted to be able to have a child of their own, it backfired and the child never came. Rumors began to spread in the village, ridiculing Wang Yulan for not being able to have children.
This made her depressed, lose her appetite, and lose weight. Seeing his wife getting thinner and thinner, Song Zhifu felt very worried. He comforted his wife and said, "Even if we don't have children of our own, it doesn't matter, we can go and adopt one, and we will live well together as a family." ”
Song Zhifu's words moved Wang Yulan very much. At this moment, a family in the next village gave birth to several daughters one after another because of the preference for sons, and planned to give away the youngest daughter.
1.Wang Yulan and Song Zhifu have their own little padded jackets, and their lives are warm and happy. However, happy days are always short-lived. In 1964, Song Zhifu died of illness, and Wang Yulan lost her partner.
Despite the blows, she decided to be strong and take care of her young daughter alone. The housework is heavy, farming, fetching water, feeding chickens and ducks, Wang Yulan does it herself.
Some people persuaded her to remarry and take her daughter to live a comfortable life, but Wang Yulan resolutely refused, she would rather suffer herself than let her daughter be wronged. The power of motherly love makes her brave to face the hardships of life.
2.Song Zhifu and Wang Yulan's happy life came to an abrupt end because of his death. In 1964, 36-year-old Song Zhifu died of illness, which plunged Wang Yulan into deep grief.
However, looking at her young daughter, she decided to be strong, rely on her daughter, and raise her **. Farming, fetching water, feeding chickens and ducks, Wang Yulan did it herself.
Some people persuaded her to remarry and take her daughter to live a comfortable life, but Wang Yulan resolutely refused, she would rather suffer herself than let her daughter be wronged. The power of motherly love makes her brave to face the hardships of life.
3.Wang Yulan and Song Zhifu jointly created their own little padded jackets, and the family lived a happy life. However, in 1964, Song Zhifu died of illness, leaving Wang Yulan and her young daughter behind.
Faced with the difficulties of life, Wang Yulan decided to be strong and raise her daughter alone. The housework is heavy, farming, fetching water, feeding chickens and ducks, Wang Yulan does it herself.
Some people persuaded her to remarry and take her daughter to live a comfortable life, but Wang Yulan resolutely refused, she would rather suffer herself than let her daughter be wronged. The power of motherly love makes her brave to face the hardships of life.
Wang Yulan's daughter has reached the age of talking about marriage, and she is very worried when she sees her mother at home alone. In order not to make her mother feel lonely, the daughter decided to help her mother find a wife.
Although Wang Yulan is 47 years old, she was afraid of other people's gossip and rejected her daughter's proposal. However, her daughter did not give up because of this, and after being introduced, she felt that Li Mingtang in Lijiawan Village was very good.
Li Mingtang lost his wife when he was young and has been alone ever since. He is honest and honest, and his daughter thinks he is very suitable for her mother. Although Wang Yulan was worried about her age, she was moved by her daughter's insistence, and finally decided to give Li Mingtang a chance.
They started dating, and although it was a little rusty at first, their relationship grew closer and closer as time went on. Now, Wang Yulan is no longer lonely, she has a wife, and her life has become more colorful.
Li Mingtang longed to find a lifelong wife, and he often used his spare time to visit Wang Yulan's home, chat with her, and help her with farm work. Although Wang Yulan is worried about the face of remarriage, deep down, she also hopes to be accompanied.
Seeing Li Mingtang so attentive, Wang Yulan's firmness began to waver. In the end, Wang Yulan agreed to Li Mingtang's marriage proposal, which was her fifth and last marriage.
The couple treated each other with respect, and their daughters and grandchildren often visited them, and they lived a quiet and beautiful old age, enjoying the joy of their children and grandchildren around their knees.
A sudden event shattered their peace. When I returned to Japan in 2006 to visit my family, I was required to register my citizenship information. However, Wang Yulan always looked like she didn't know her identity information, which made the staff feel a little wrong.
What secrets are hidden in this woman who is over half a hundred years old? The staff came back and forth, but each time they failed to get an answer. Wang Yulan understood that she could hide from the first day of junior high school, but not from the fifteenth, and she didn't want the staff to run in vain, so she decided to confess her true identity to the staff.
If it weren't for this investigation, maybe even Wang Yulan herself would have forgotten that her real name was actually Hideko Mizusaki. In 1929, the United States was hit by an economic crisis, the global economy fell into the Great Depression, and Japan was inevitably hit by the financial turmoil.
At that time, nearly 4 million people in Japan were unemployed, 5 million farming households went bankrupt, and the whole country was shrouded in gloom. Hideko Mizusaki was born into a family of fishermen by the sea in Fukuoka Prefecture, and the family relied on her father to make a living from fishing.
However, with the collapse of the economy, the whole family fell into the predicament of having no rice to cook. Under such circumstances, my aunt's family decided to immigrate to Northeast China in search of business opportunities.
In 1942, Hideko Mizusaki's mother died of a sudden illness, and her father was too grief-stricken to concentrate on caring for her, so he sent her to her aunt's house in northeastern China, thousands of miles away.
In 1942, Hideko Mizusaki came to Changchun and planned to stay at her aunt's house for a short time, but reality made her settle there. After Japan's defeat in 1945, Hideko Mizusaki and her aunt's family were separated on their way back to Japan.
In order to survive, she went incognito and never revealed her true identity to others. After learning the true identity of Wang Yulan, the staff was not only shocked, but also deeply admired and sympathized with this old man who had gone through ups and downs.
The staff successfully applied for a residence permit for Wang Yulan in China, and assisted her in getting in touch with the Japanese embassy to find her long-lost family members. After DNA comparison, in 2006, Wang Yulan's only relative in Japan, her cousin, was quickly found.
Knowing that her sister Hideko Mizusaki is still alive, her cousin bursts into tears, unable to believe that this is true, and expresses her urgent desire to meet Hideko. Wang Yulan is also eager to return to her hometown after a long absence, and see what her hometown looks like in her memory.
With the support of China and Japan**, after 64 years of waiting, Wang Yulan finally embarked on the journey home accompanied by her husband.
Wang Yulan reunited with her cousin many years later, and although the years left traces, they recognized each other at a glance. Unfortunately, due to leaving home at a young age, Wang Yulan has forgotten Japanese, so they can only use gestures to communicate simply.
The cousin also took out a treasured family photo, and the young man in **, Hideko Mizusaki, smiled very brightly. Looking at **, Wang Yulan seemed to remember some interesting things when she was a child and happily shared them with her husband.
Obviously, returning to her native Japan made Wang Yulan very happy, so would she decide to stay?
Wang Yulan, an elderly person who has spent most of her life in China, chooses to stay in China because her heart is in China and her home is in China. Japan is her home in her memory, but China has become her irreplaceable home in real life.
After visiting relatives, she returned to her hometown in Shaanxi. Having lived in China for many years, she already considered herself Chinese, so she hoped to obtain a Chinese ID card and have a legal Chinese identity.
After learning of his wife's idea, her husband Li Mingtang gave his full support and planned to go to the ** unit with her to consult about the change of nationality. However, fate made people, not long after returning to China, before he could help his wife realize his wish, Li Mingtang died of illness.
Since then, Wang Yulan has become taciturn, sitting in the courtyard in a daze all day long.
In addition to the heartache of her husband's death, Wang Yulan is also full of worries about her future life. The couple has always lived a hard life, and as they get older, life becomes more difficult.
Previously, they relied on Li Mingtang's subsistence allowance to make a living, and although their lives were not rich, they could barely make ends meet. However, now that Li Mingtang has passed away, the subsistence allowance has also been suspended.
Since Wang Yulan does not have legal identity information in China, she is not eligible for the subsistence allowance. Whenever she thought of this, Wang Yulan's eyes would become dim and lose their brilliance.
Until the arrival of a ** staff member, Wang Yulan's eyes flashed with hope again. She said to the staff member: "I'm old and don't ask for much.
My only wish is to be able to become a Chinese, have an ID card, and have the opportunity to enjoy the minimum security provided to the needy people. ”
After hearing Wang Yulan's story, the staff immediately reported her situation to their superiors. The higher authorities attached great importance to it and immediately applied for an ID card for the elderly, and applied for a subsistence allowance and medical security fund, so that her life in her later years was guaranteed and she could spend it with peace of mind.
After living in China for 78 years, Wang Yulan rests here peacefully. It is often said that fallen leaves return to their roots, but in Wang Yulan's heart, China has long been her roots. A grain of ash may be insignificant for every age, but for an individual, it can crush an entire mountain.
Wang Yulan's experience is a microcosm of the war years, and we should cherish our hard-won peaceful life. Wang Yulan's courage, determination to face hardships and uphold principles deserves our respect and learning.
No matter how long the road of life is, you must have the courage to face hardships and be a positive life. References: 1. Global Network: "Japanese War Orphan Hideko Mizusaki died at home in Danfeng County, Shaanxi Province on the 6th at the age of 89" 2. Surging client: "87-year-old old man in southern Shaanxi: Mizuzaki Hideko or Wang Yulan".