In November 1945, an old lady tore up an IOU worth a thousand dollars.
More than 10 years later, his son was imprisoned and sentenced to 15 years in prison, because he could not register and could not receive food, so he wrote a letter to the then ** general.
What exactly is written in this letter? And what kind of story happened back then?
In 1991, **, who was already the vice president of the state at the time, received a strange letter, which made **'s face change greatly at that time.
There is only a short sentence, but why did General ** have such a big psychological touch? The sender of this letter is the pen of the former ** army.
There was only a simple sentence on the letter, "Do you remember the 1,000 loads of life-saving food a day?" ”
*Checkmate. The real owner of this letter is Liao Fuchu, a former landlord. Why did this landlord once give 1,000 loads of life-saving food, and why did he send this letter to General **, did he want to blackmail, or did he really have a major change in his life.
Space conversion, at this time in a small basement house in Hubei, a woman coughed desperately, she was sick in bed, and she didn't even have the strength to stand up, but they were black households, they couldn't eat food, and they were poked in the backbone by others, and her husband was a person who had been in prison.
It was November 1945, when the 359th Brigade led by General ** marched to the Dawushan area of Dahu North, where they were stationed for temporary rest.
At that time, it was surrounded and intercepted by the Kuomintang.
The Kuomintang wanted to trap the 359 Brigade in the woods.
Kuomintang. At that time, for the 359th Brigade, it can be said that it was like a caged bird, on the one hand, they were in a state of isolation and helplessness, because the special combat form at that time could not be transferred to other anti-Japanese troops to support. (The early days of the Liberation War.) The Kuomintang forces had a great advantage and launched a full-scale offensive. As far as the PLA is concerned, the operational situation in various places is not optimistic. ）
On the other hand, because it was a cold winter season, the soldiers themselves were short of cotton clothes, and they were besieged by the Kuomintang at that time, and there was no sufficient food supply.
It can be said that it was close to a desperate situation, and the food at that time could only be supported for a week, and in the long run, the 359 Brigade might be trapped and die here by the local Kuomintang troops.
Moreover, it was a time when the snow was covering the mountain, and the situation was even worse, so the ** general went to find the local administrative commissioner Li Shi, hoping that he could solve the food problem.
At that time, there were three solutions to the food problem, one was to borrow grain from the common people, and the other was to buy grain from local merchants.
On the one hand, not long after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and due to the special situation of freezing weather at that time, the people's own food was still insufficient, so what ability did they have to support the 359 Brigade.
On the other hand, because of the lack of tariffs, it is difficult for the 359 Brigade to spend huge sums of money to purchase grain from merchants. Moreover, some local merchants were temporarily unable to get the large amount of food needed by the army.
Considering these two situations, Li Shi racked his brains at that time and finally came up with a solution, that is, to borrow grain from the landlord.
It stands to reason that at that time, the Communist Party had always formulated a policy of "cracking down on local tyrants, dividing the land, and distributing the landlords' land to the peasants," and the landlords at this time adopted a dismissive attitude toward the Communist Party.
The majority of the big landlords or big capitalists, who joined the Kuomintang or leaned towards the Kuomintang faction, were unwilling to lend grain to the Communists.
However, in this case, Li Shi took into account one person, their family is a well-known big landlord in Huantan Town, and their family has been the foundation for several generations, and they have made a fortune by salt.
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At that time, Huantan Town was convenient for transportation, and it was at the strategic point of transportation, so the commercial foundation was strong and the infrastructure was relatively complete, and the Liao family relied on the rich local commercial infrastructure and transportation advantages, and the business was also becoming more and more prosperous, and became a famous local landowner.
What is even more rare is that the Liao family has produced a well-known person, she is Mrs. Mao, at that time, Mrs. Mao established a number of commercial banks such as Liao Aiji, Liao Li Ji, and Liao Xinji in various places.
Li Shi took the lead in considering Mrs. Mao, not only because Mrs. Mao was not only a legend during the ** period, but also had the deeds of aiding food and supporting anti-Japanese activities.
During the anti-Japanese period at that time, some merchants were dependent on the Japanese because they were worried that their property would be affected, but the Liao family was determined not to be with the Japanese, so they were also smashed and robbed by the Japanese.
The Liao family has always been firmly on the road of resistance against Japan. In the past, the 127th Division of the Kuomintang passed through Liao's house during the anti-Japanese period, and it was supposed to stay overnight, but after Mrs. Mao knew that they were an anti-Japanese team, she not only warmly entertained them, but also helped them with a large amount of food.
Mrs. Mao said, "You are an anti-Japanese team, although we are only small landlords, but we also hate the Japanese, we also want to make a contribution to the resistance against Japan, we can't do anything else, we can only rely on contributing food." ”
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Later, during the Liberation War, because of the consideration of Mrs. Mao's righteous actions in the past, the Kuomintang also wooed the Liao family many times, but the Liao family insisted on not participating in it.
Because the People's Liberation Army was facing a siege and starvation and cold at that time, Li Shi planned to visit the door to see if he could borrow a batch of grain from Liao's house.
The timing of Li Shi's visit was not coincidental, when Liao Fuchu, the party of the Liao family, was not there, just when Li Shi was worried, it happened that Mrs. Mao knew that the People's Liberation Army had come to the door, and immediately came out to see Li Shi.
Li Shi confided the truth, and Mrs. Mao knew that without saying a word, she directly asked the servants to carry out 1,000 bags of grain from the grain depot to support the 359 Brigade.
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Li Shi was stunned, because of the special situation at that time, Li Shi originally had no expectations that the Liao family would be able to borrow grain, and the best result he expected was that the Liao family could lend hundreds of loads of grain.
Li Shi was grateful, he didn't know what to do, he immediately bowed to Mrs. Mao and said, "Thank you for your generosity, the People's Liberation Army will never forget you" When he was about to say more, he found that he was so stupid and full of gratitude, and he didn't know how to say it.
Mrs. Mao waved her hand and said, "It's nothing."
Mrs. Mao said, "You are fighting on the front line, fighting for the people." That's what we should do. ”
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When Li Shi wrote down the IOU, Mrs. Mao said what it was, and directly tore the IOU to shreds, she said".This was given by the Liao family to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) free of charge, and to the PLA who fought for the people. ”
No one thought that Mrs. Mao's righteous actions would eventually lead to endless disasters, and his son was forced to go to prison, and then faced the situation of not being able to register and becoming a black household without food.
The former rich man not only couldn't eat, but also became a prisoner.
With the development of modern science and technology, with the growing strength of the motherland, railways, highways and other transportation are becoming more and more convenient, and with the influx of foreign products into the country, sea salt has gradually replaced the plaster salt.
Later, the Liao family turned to a grocery business, but due to the strength of its competitors, not only did it not succeed in the transformation, but accelerated its decline.
Later, Liao Fuchu was elected as the representative of the people's will, although the Liao family lived up to the huge wealth of the past, it was barely able to make a living, and the family lived an ordinary life, and the life was plain and beautiful.
So why did you have to pay and end up in prison, the whole family could not get a household registration, and there was no food, and under what circumstances was a letter sent?
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When the anti-rebellion broke out in 1952, Liao Fuchu was implicated, and was even labeled as a counter-revolutionary, and was imprisoned and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Of course, this crime is not "groundless", and there is no wind and no waves.
This actually involves some of the bad things that the Liao family saw the team do in the past.
But this is a long story, and this matter is not as simple as it seems.
At that time, the Liao family was a business family, but it was precisely because of their wealth that they needed to have relevant guards.
Because where there is property, it will be coveted, so the Liao family applied to the Kuomintang to set up a mine force to protect it.
But later, this army was not controlled by the Liao family, but was occupied by the Kuomintang, and it also followed the Kuomintang to do a lot of bad things.
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Later, during the suppression of the rebellion, the crowd was fierce, and all the things that this team did were blamed on Liao Fuchu's head, claiming that Liao Fuchu had instructed him, and attributed Liao Fuchu to a counter-revolutionary.
Liao Fuchu was imprisoned, and his wife and daughter lived in an impermeable basement. For them at that time, the most rare thing was a grain of rice, a full meal, but this was a delicious delicacy that was difficult for them to achieve.
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When Liao Fuchu was released from prison, his five-year prison career had derailed him from the times, and the increasing progress of the motherland made him feel more and more insignificant, and his hands kept shaking on the day he came out of prison.
He walked with his head bowed, afraid to look at others, and his long prison life had made him feel that he had become a sinner, a heinous sinner.
At that time, his mother and wife had died, and he had been imprisoned for another 15 years, and his wife and daughter could not see each other.
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When he learned that his wife was living in a basement without enough food, food and clothing, a sharp pain came from inside his heart.
When he was beaten up as a revolutionary, he wanted to explain countless times, wanting to list the things they supported 1,000 bags of grain in the 359th Brigade back then, but because there was no IOU, no evidence could be produced, and no one believed him.
Just when the Liao family was becoming more and more difficult, Liao paid saw an article in a newspaper "I raised military rations for the 359 brigade", and the last name in the newspaper was Li Shi.
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When he saw this article, Liao Fuchu's whole hand trembled, he hoped to find Li Shi to clarify the fifteen-year unjust case and return his innocence.
But it was only after they looked for a needle in a haystack and finally found Li Shi's relatives that they learned that the living conditions of the Li family were not good at that time. Li Shi has passed away.
The most heartbreaking thing is not despair, but despair after hope.
But there is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and bright, and they accidentally learned a news, it turned out that this letter was actually dictated by Li Shi and written by Ma Xiliang, who was once a showman, a clean and upright reader, and the most kind-hearted.
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So Liao Fuchu repinned his hopes on Ma Xiliang and sent a letter to Ma Xiliang, who immediately rushed to Liao's house in a hurry when he learned about it. When he saw the situation of the Liao family, he couldn't help but feel sour, and immediately took out 100 yuan.
In fact, the situation of Ma Xiliang's family was not good at that time, and his monthly salary was very low. At that time, the 100 yuan was almost all his savings, and the principal was earned by picking up bottles at the scrap station.
But in order to help the Liao family, who donated 1,000 bags of grain to the People's Liberation Army for free, he couldn't abandon it.
In fact, when Ma Xiliang took out the 100 yuan, Liao didn't dare to ask for it, but Ma Xiliang "lied" and said, "The money is not mine, I specially applied to the civil affairs department for it, and you deserve it, just take it." ”
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At the same time, in order to help the Liao family, in order to be able to clear up the unjust case of Liao Fuchu, Ma Xiliang specially wrote a letter to General **, which is the one we saw at the beginning.
After receiving this letter, the general was unbelievable, he immediately met this old comrade-in-arms, because the matter was handled by Li Shi at that time, and the general did not know about it, Ma Xiliang explained all the causes and consequences of the matter to the general, and expressed the hope that the general could return Liao Fuchu a fair wish.
Under the advocacy of General **, the case of Liao Fuchu was retried, and finally Liao Fuchu was also cleared.
Later, there was such a sentence on Liao Fuchu's door couplet, "Half a lifetime of grievances turns into nectar, and a lifetime of tears and praises to the party's kindness."