In the summer of 1988, he was the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).He was busy when suddenly his secretary rushed in to report:Chairman, Shui Jing, wife of the late Jiangxi Provincial Party Secretary Yang Shangkui, is going to the United States!
Raising his head suddenly, he seemed to be shocked by the news, and after thinking about it for a while, he said in a calm tone
"I know, you go and get busy first, and I'll tell you if there's something. ”After the secretary left, ** stopped what he was doing, and couldn't help but think about the last time he met Shui Jing, 2 years ago, shortly after Yang Shangkui died, he and his wifeLin JialinWorried about Shui Jing's state, he took her to Beijing to relax.
During those days in Beijing, Lin Jialin accompanied Shui Jing almost every day, they traveled to Xiangshan and Biyun Temple together, until Shui Jing was in better spirits, and then sent her back to her home in Jiangxi.
The water is quiet. Later, the two families were busy with work and did not contact as often as before, so he didn't know what Shui Jing's current state was, and after thinking hard for a long time, he made a decision.
So what did *** do? Will Shuijing's trip to the United States go smoothly?
Shui Jing, who was in a courtyard near the compound of the Nanchang Provincial Party Committee in Jiangxi Province, was still in the grief of her husband's death, unable to extricate herself, and lost the most important support in her life.
Yang Shangkui, Shui Jing.
In the lonely days, Shui Jing felt that she missed her daughter studying in the United States, so she made a very brave decision at the timeWent to the United States to visit her daughter to evacuate the gloom in her heart.
In fact, Shui Jing's daughter in a foreign country has been unable to return to China for many years due to her studies, so it is reasonable for mother and daughter to get together. With the help of well-wishers, Shui Jing started the registration procedures in April and did not receive the notification until June.
The visa time is limited, Shui Jing has been staying at home before departure, busy packing up and preparing various things, and after the ** at home rang for a long time that day, she freed her hands to pick up **.
After hearing Lin Jialin's gentle voice from the other end of the microphone, a rare smile appeared on Shui Jing's gloomy face for a long time. During the conversation, Shui Jing learnedand Lin JialinThe two took a special train south to inspect the work, and they would pass through Nanchang on the way.
They wanted to invite Shui Jing to Hangzhou for a get-together. **Lin Jialin's words were sincere and enthusiastic, and at first Shui Jing also excused herself for a while, after all, her visa in the United States was only 3 months, and she didn't know when she would wait for the next time if she missed the opportunity.
However, when Lin Jialin understood Shui Jing's concerns, he said:
"In terms of time, you don't have to worry, I will send you to Shenzhen, it just so happens that the mayor of Shenzhen is also going to the United States, you can be a companion." ”couldn't bear Lin Jialin's repeated persuasion, and Shui Jing had no choice but to agree. In this way, under the arrangement of the relevant staff, Shui Jing sat on the special train of *** husband and wife.
As soon as Shui Jing and Lin Jialin, two friends for many years, met, the whole carriage was lively because of them, and Shui Jing and Lin Jialin held hands and talked about the bits and pieces of their respective lives, just like they met for the first time.
It is said that Shui Jing and Lin Jialin's friendship began at the Lushan Conference, and Shui Jing followed her husbandYang ShangkuiWhen I went out to attend the meeting, there were also many ** and local leaders with their wives who attended.
Either because of their similar age, or similar temperament, or because of fate, Shui Jing and Lin Jialin, Uncle Yu (Mrs. Zeng Shengxi) are at first sight, and the three of them are inseparable all day long, they have to sit at the same table when they eat, and they swim together.
**Seeing these three people tired of being together every day, I can't help but joke about them:"You have such a good relationship, do you know why? ”
Shui Jing and the others were silent and exchanged glances with each other, naturally they didn't understand what the great man meant, ** smiled, and pointed at Shui Jing and Uncle Yu with their fingers and said:
"Because you are water, she is a fish, and fish cannot do without water. And this forest (Lin Jialin) is two trees, and the trees will wither and yellow when they leave the water, so none of the three of you can do without each other. ”As soon as the words ended, everyone was laughed out loud by the humor and wit of the great man.
It can be said that since the acquaintance at the Lushan Conference, the friendship between Shui Jing and Lin Jialin has become deeper and deeper, and the two families often come and go.
Even in the special era, their relationship has not changed, and they have supported each other through those difficult years. Especially in the period after the death of the great man, although Shui Jing and Yang Shangkui in Jiangxi couldn't help much.
However, in many things, these old revolutionary friends have the same belief and can trust each other at critical moments.
Therefore, Shui Jing and Lin Jialin on the special train recalled the past, and both of them were full of emotion, and the train soon arrived in Hangzhou. Lin Jialin and *** arranged very carefully in advance, and they arranged for Shui Jing to stay in Liuzhuang, which has excellent scenery.
Liuzhuang is adjacent to the West Lake and built, the building in the village is carved and painted, the water and Mei are mixed, the environment is quiet, and Xun is elegant. In the midst of the beautiful scenery, Shui Jing's mood has been greatly relieved, and she has always had insomnia, and she can sleep well for the first time.
In the early morning of this day, Lin Jialin affectionately held Shui Jing's hand and walked in the village, and they walked and walked to the green bamboo corridor, where the green bamboo pole is as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and the ancient trees around are luxuriant, and there is lush green everywhere.
Shui Jing looked at the small blue pond next to the corridor, and saw that the water surface was as smooth as a mirror, and her mood at the moment was also quiet and peaceful. After the two sat on the porch bench and rested for a while, Lin Jialin pulled Shui Jing to the South Diaoyu Tai.
The sharp-eyed Lin Jialin saw a couplet pasted on the pillar of the platform at a glance:Holding a pole is just a vertical line, and governing the country is like cooking Xiaoxian. Then he laughed and said:"It seems that the identity of the person who fishes here a lot is amazing. ”
Shui Jing looked at her with a smile and said"We have a soft spot for this place, and his old family convened domestic legal experts in Liuzhuang to draft the draft constitution of New China. ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw an old man with gray hair and high spirits walking not far away, Lin Jialin recognized at a glance that this was his wife, she took Shui Jing's hand and walked quickly to meet him.
Lin Jialin pretended to be angry and said:"You don't ask us to go for a walk, and it makes me sweat. ”
** The voice is loud, and he replied heartily with a thick Hubei accent"You're so busy, I really don't want to wait. ”
After that, he pretended to be surprised and swept up and down for a long time, and said:"I see you're in much better spirits than when we first met, why didn't you come in vain? ”
This is the real "familiar and unscrupulous", Shui Jing knows the temperament of ***, so she laughs and does not speak.
Seeing that the pair of friends in front of him were all in good spirits, Shui Jing was also sincerely happy for them. In the following days, the three of them went to visit the Jingci Temple in Nanping Mountain.
In Jingci Temple, Shui Jing and Lin Jialin, like others, threw a lot of coins into the wishing well and joined in the fun.
**The couple looked at Shui Jing, who was getting better and better, and they were also very pleased, as friends for many years, they really hoped that Shui Jing could live happily and happily.
On this day, Lin Jialin, who was supposed to swim quietly in the West Lake with the water, suddenly had to attend an emergency meeting of the Department of Health, so she handed over the task of entertaining friends to her husband ***
In fact, although Shui Jing and *** got acquainted because of Lin Jialin, *** and Yang Shangkui are also like-minded friends. Both of them are outstanding cadres of our party who are of noble character and do not care about personal gains and losses.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was successively entrusted with important tasks, and at the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he was elected as a candidate for the Politburo, and the other 17 candidates were *** and others.
Among them, *** is the youngest, and it can also be said that he has the least qualifications, and when *** saw that *** and other founding fathers were not on the list, he immediately wrote a letter to ** and applied for his removal.
However, considering his outstanding contributions since participating in the revolution, he was still listed as a candidate, and not only that, but in the official election, Li was elected as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee.
Also at the Eighth National Congress, Yang Shangkui was notified that as the first secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, he also became a candidate for the first member.
But after thinking about it repeatedly, from the perspective of the unity party organization, he decided to give up the candidate quota to Governor Shao Shiping, and as soon as the news came out, many people thought that something had happened to Yang Shangkui and made some mistakes.
But he said honestly:"Everyone can do a job, a person has limited energy, how can he hold an important position, Jiangxi comrades can give full play to their wisdom. ”
Therefore, after each other's wives became best friends, ** and Yang Shangkui also became acquainted, with the same concept of doing things and the same character, so that the two also developed a deep friendship. Naturally, after his old friend Yang Shangkui left, he would not "stand by" to Shui Jing, who was at a low point.
It is this kind of revolutionary friendship that also makes *** care about Shui Jing very much, so when he learned that Shui Jing was going to the United States, he wanted to invite Shui Jing to meet in Hangzhou with his wife Lin Jialin, to see how her life was going, and whether she wanted to go to the United States because of difficulties.
Although Lin Jialin was missing from the trip to West Lake, *** and Shui Jing also got along more happily, after all, they are old friends for many years. When boating on the West Lake, ** said with infinite emotion:
"In the early years, when *** was resting in West Lake, he also specially asked me and *** to come here and go boating with him, and the chairman often said that it was time to work, and it was time to rest and rest. ”
Maybe it was the mention of great people, Shui Jing couldn't help but open the conversation box and said:
"The first time I met ***, I was excited, nervous, and the chairman was very knowledgeable, and I was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to answer his questions. Therefore, when I saw *** again later, he never asked me about national affairs, nor did he talk about historical entanglements, but only talked to me about family life, just like the elders in the family. ”
The two talked and laughed, stopped and stopped, and walked for most of the day. Shui Jing thought that he was old, and he was afraid that he would be tired from walking around a lot, so the two of them went back to Liu Zhuang to rest after a little stroll. They sat in the parlor drinking tea and chatting.
Since a few days of contact, ** also understands Shui Jing's loneliness after experiencing the pain of losing her husband and being separated from her daughter for a long time, but Shui Jing went to the United States alone, which is indeed inconvenient, in case something happens, it may be difficult for their old friends in China to lend a hand.
After thinking about it at this point, ** lost the interest in tasting tea, he opened his mouth and asked Shui Jing: "You are going to the United States to settle down." ”
Los Angeles". As soon as the other party's voice fell, ** turned his head and said to the accompanying secretary:"You go and find out who our consul in Los Angeles is, and trouble him to pick up Shui Jing. ”
The secretary immediately nodded and exited the door to make follow-up arrangements. Seeing that her old friend was so careful, Shui Jing couldn't help but have a little red eyes, since her husband died, not only ***, but also many former revolutionary comrades-in-arms have given her a lot of care and help.
**Seeing that Shui Jing's mood was a little unstable at the moment, he continued to comfort:"What's the difficulty in you going, just look for the staff, and when you get there, you can also report safety to us old guys. ”
Shui Jing's tears swirled in her eyes, and she was so moved that even if she had a thousand words, they could only be reduced to one sentence: "Thank you, comrade." ”
Then Shui Jing took the special train of *** and came to Shenzhen, and met Li Hao, the mayor of Shenzhen, who was also going to the United States, Li Hao was a polite middle-aged man, he carefully helped Shui Jing check her travel plan, and also assured her that she would definitely be able to afford Shui Jing's trip smoothly and safely.
The night before leaving, ** husband and wife, Shui Jing and Li Hao had a meal together, although the meals were simple but exquisite, many of them were Shui Jing's favorite dishes, and it could be seen that a lot of thought had been put into it.
Everyone chatted while eating, but more about their own life arrangements for the future, and now Shui Jing is also full of hope, she feels as if she is "recovering from a serious illness", and she is really getting better day by day.
She decided not to let herself dwell on the pain of the past, and the fear and loneliness in her heart were replaced by the excitement of the reunion of mother and daughter in the near future.
It can be said that this trip between Shui Jing and her old friends in Hangzhou was an important turning point in her life, and she really felt the friendship between old revolutionary friends, which invisibly gave her hope and courage to cope with her future life.
Shui Jing is soberly aware that no matter how history changes, the true love of the world will always remain, which gives people new strength. Later, under the eager eyes of a group of old revolutionary friends, Shui Jing boarded a plane to the United States, and so far she completely bid farewell to the haze of the past and opened a new chapter in her life.
After Shui Jing came back from the United States, she would also go to all parts of the country to find old friends to get together, in her later years, she mostly lived in Jiangxi, as time passed, seeing the revolutionary comrades-in-arms around her pass away one after another, Shui Jing grieved, but also wanted to write a book to commemorate the youth years, as well as those ordinary life in the grand figures.
So the book "Special Interactions" came into being, which did not have too many flowery rhetoric, but had vivid and interesting stories of marshals and leaders in real life.
On April 14, 2021, at the age of 92, the old man Shui Jing, who had witnessed nearly a century of Chinese history, passed away suddenly.