For the Fan family, Chinese New Year's Eve in 1952 was a day they could never forget, as they had an extra pair of chopsticks on the table. This pair of dishes and chopsticks has been on display for 18 years, but every time I eat, there is no one who comes to eat.
The Fan family's 18-year-old son looked at his parents' faces and was puzzled by the question. Although he asked his parents for 18 years, they always said vaguely: "Maybe too busy to make it." ”
However, on Chinese New Year's Eve in 1952, the parents went against the norm by pouring thin wine into the bowl that had been empty for 18 years, and then sighed and revealed the mystery of his life to their son.
Fan Jiading always thought that he was a child of the Fan family, until one day his father Fan Qibiao told him that he was actually a child of the Red Army. Fan Qibiao took a deep breath, told Fan Jiading the truth, and gave him a pair of chopsticks, which was left by his biological mother.
Fan Jiading was very shocked when he heard the news, he couldn't accept this fact, hoping that it was just a joke, they were playing with him for the New Year. However, this news is not a joke, but Fan Qibiao's true confession to him.
Fan Qibiao firmly told Fan Jiading: "You are the child of the Red Army", and then recounted in detail how his biological mother entrusted him to the Red Army. In 1934, the Red Army lost the Fifth "Anti-Encirclement and Suppression" campaign, and in order to retain its vital forces, it was decided to carry out the Long March.
However, the road to the Long March was very difficult and treacherous. Tang Yizhen was pregnant at that time, and after a long discussion, the leaders decided to let her stay where she was.
Tang Yizhen knew exactly what it meant to do so, but at the moment the situation of the revolution was at a critical stage. In order not to add to her husband's troubles, she resolutely said to him: "I will take care of myself, and when that time I will come to you with the child."
For the sake of the peace of the country, we named the child Xiaoding, what do you think? Looking at his wife's smile, although he was a little reluctant, he nodded in agreement, and held back the tears in his eyes and followed the team on the road of the Long March.
However, not long after the departure of the Red Army, the enemy army caught up and brutally killed the Red Army that did not move in time.
Tang Yizhen successfully escaped from danger under the cover of Mao Zetan and He Yi and came to Changting, Fujian. At that time, she was close to full-term delivery, and she was in a hurry all the way, and she was terrified.
On the night she first arrived in Changting, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach and her pale face was covered with cold sweat. He Yi immediately took her to the nearest family for help, and the owner of that family was Fan Qibiao, the future adoptive father of Fan Jiading.
When they saw a Red Army with a big belly, ** and Tang Yizhen immediately welcomed him, and took the initiative to help He Yi help Tang Yizhen into the house, and prepared tools to assist in production to help Tang Yizhen give birth smoothly.
In the residence provided by Fan Qibiao, Tang Yizhen successfully gave birth to a baby boy. Although life in the revolutionary years was not good, Xiao Ding was white and fat, especially the innocent smile of the child, which made the hearts of the Fan family and his wife melt.
Due to the urgency of the situation, Tang Yizhen had not fully recovered, so he hurriedly held Xiaoding to follow the footsteps of the party organization.
The high-intensity work every day made Tang Yizhen's body weak, her face was as pale as paper, and her legs often trembled when she walked. Mao Zetan looked distressed and proposed: "Either we will temporarily foster the child in the villager's home, and wait for the victory of the revolution to come back to recognize him ......."Tang Yizhen understood that many Red Army soldiers did this, but the flesh and blood of the October pregnancy made her really unbearable, she gently stroked the child's face, her eyes were sour, and her throat was dry and painful.
Mao Anying's departure made Tang Yizhen heartbroken. When she opened her mouth, as if she wanted to confirm that she really couldn't escape with her child, Mao Anying's words made her recognize the reality.
"The enemy is approaching fast, and if we leave the children with the villagers, the chances of the children surviving may be ...... higher than if we take them with us," he saidMao Anying was also very sad in his heart, he knew what a child meant to a mother, and he also knew how against instinct it was for a mother to give up her child.
I am willing to entrust my child to my fellow countrymen", Tang Yizhen burst into tears, but she still made up her mind, nothing is more important than the child's life.
Seeing that she was heartbroken and her heart was even more painful, she proposed: "You can stay with the child, and when the situation is clear, we will contact you to return to the team." However, Tang Yizhen said resolutely: "Secretary Mao, there are many injured people in the team who need to be taken care of by me, and I can't give up my teammates for personal matters." ”
Although she was very reluctant, when she saw the child again, she whispered: "After a long time, the feelings will be deeper, and I am more reluctant to keep him, so I should find a reliable family quickly." ”
Tang Yizhen saw the Fan family's love for Xiaoding from the day she gave birth, so the day after she made up her mind, she sent Xiaoding to Fan's house.
Tang Yizhen tearfully begged the Fan family and his wife: "Please take care of Xiaoding, and when the revolution succeeds, I will repay your kindness with my life." The Fan family and his wife hurriedly stopped Tang Yizhen and said firmly: "Comrade, don't worry, as long as we still have a breath of air, we will not let Xiaoding suffer any harm and grievances." ”
Tang Yizhen was grateful, so she could only hold the hands of the Fan family and his wife tightly, and said "thank you" over and over again. Tang Yizhen wrote the half-new Russian and Chinese addresses on blankets, copper basins, and cloth wraps, handed them to the Fan family and his wife, and told them that these were tokens to prove Xiaoding's identity.
Tang Yizhen knew the kindness and courage of the Fan family husband and wife, and her heart was full of gratitude and respect.
The relics left by Tang Yizhen to her son before she died, the Tang family immediately put them away, and promised her that they would raise this child like their own flesh and blood. Looking at the child, Tang Yizhen reluctantly turned around, and his figure disappeared into the mist in the distance.
For the safety of the children and to prevent the Kuomintang reactionaries from finding them, after Tang Yizhen left, the Fan family and his wife dyed the tokens and kept them carefully. In order to prevent the villagers from guessing the origin of the child and possibly exposing the whereabouts of the Red Army, they named the child Fan Jiading according to the genealogy.
Although the child lost the opportunity to meet his mother, Fan Jiading's fate was marked by tragedy early. On January 28, 1935, Tang Yizhen was unfortunately captured by the 36th Division of the Kuomintang along with Political Commissar Hu and Battalion Commander Hu when he was transferred with the troops.
Probably due to the severity of their injuries and the fact that the enemy did not guard them strictly, Tang Yizhen took the opportunity to escape from prison. However, due to their weak health, they were soon discovered by the enemy and brought back to the regimental headquarters.
Tang Yizhen carried a secret report that could put the Red Army in danger, so she decisively swallowed the secret report in her mouth when the enemy was unprepared.
Tang Yizhen's heroic sacrifice was heartbreaking, and after the enemy tortured her and failed to obtain the secrets of our party, the enemy brutally cut open her stomach and took away the secret report. Regrettably, her husband*** did not learn of her sacrifice until 1943, much to his deep remorse.
He regretted why he couldn't have fought more resolutely to keep her by his side, so that at least he could know about her sacrifice first-hand, not eight years later.
However, He Yi's words made him see new hope in the pain of losing his wife.
He Yi entrusted the child of the martyr Tang Yizhen to the local villagers in western Fujian, ** used his own property to help find the child, and sought Deng Yingchao's help through letters.
However, due to the tensions of the Sino-Japanese War, the news of the search for the child was not answered. After becoming an adult, the Fan family wanted Fan Jiading to recognize his biological mother as agreed, but there was no news of the letter they sent according to the address left by Tang Yizhen.
Fan Jiading decided to rummage through the belongings left by his mother, hoping to find clues from them. Sure enough, on a dark blue cloth bag, he could vaguely make out the black handwriting.
He immediately contacted his adoptive parents and asked if they could recall any relevant information. However, a long time has passed, and the couple's literacy level is not high, so they can only say regretfully: "We were afraid that the enemy would find out your identity, so we took the initiative to dye your bag blue." ”
Fan Jiading immediately comforted them: "If it weren't for your careful consideration, I might have been dead a long time ago." After many attempts, Fan Jiading could not restore the original appearance of the cloth bag, and finally decided to give it a try and asked the local police station for help.
Comrade policeman, my mother was a Red Army soldier, this is a precious token she left me, do you have a way to restore the bag to its original color? After understanding the situation, the police advised: "You can try bleach, but be aware that if the blue fades, the handwriting will also be affected." ”
After returning home, Fan Jiading washed it with bleach as suggested, and sure enough, he saw that the color on the bag gradually disappeared, and the handwriting was faintly visible. Through careful identification, he found that it was written with the words "Send it to the Sanitary Materials Factory of Pipalong Township, Ping'an District, Shengli County, and Comrade Tang Yizhen will receive it".
With the help of an old Red Army, Fan Jiading contacted Comrade Li Jianzhen, deputy secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee.
After Li Jianzhen's in-depth investigation, Fan Jiading got a mixed news. The bad news is that his beloved mother, Tang Yizhen, died heroically in 1935, and the good news is that his father*** is still alive.
Fan Jiading understands that those who have passed away can no longer be traced, but he can look for those who are still alive. So, he quickly packed his bags and set out on a journey to find his father.
At the same time, his father*** is also looking for his own child ......
It's good to find you, it's good to find you. ”
In 1980, Fan Qibiao and his wife ushered in a visit from the national leader. Seeing their son's biological father, they were speechless with excitement and could only keep shaking hands and thanking them.
When they offered to change the child's surname back to "Lu", ** refused, he thought that the child was raised by them, and if it weren't for them, he would not have had the opportunity to recognize Xiaoding.
Despite ***'s insistence, Fan Qibiao and his wife persuaded the child to "return to their roots". In the end, ** compromised, and he proposed that the child could be called "Lu Fan Jiading", so that both families had their surnames, and if Yizhen was alive, she would also agree.
There was once an older sister who had to give her to the local villagers to raise during the tense period of the revolution. Today, he is too old to continue searching for his daughter's whereabouts across China.
He hoped that Fan Jiading would inherit his wishes and not give up searching. Fan Jiading received clues from his old father to find his sister, and he persistently traveled to police stations all over China to find information about his sister.
But because there were too few clues left back then, my sister's whereabouts were never discovered. In fact, her sister Ye Ping is still alive, but her life is not as good as that of her younger brother Fan's family.
Her current name is "Zhang Laidi", she grew up under the harsh criticism of her adoptive father Zhang Dewan, and later got married and had children according to the convention, and is a typical image of a rural woman.
In 1987, Ye Ping's son accidentally discovered that *** wrote a eulogy for his deceased wife Tang Yizhen, which revealed Ye Ping's true life experience. ** also left a will, hoping that after his death, he would be buried with Tang Yizhen's ashes, so that he regretted it in this life.
** The recognition of his children spans half a century, but the farthest distance is the difference between life and death between him and his wife. In the revolutionary era, Tang Yizhen's love story is a hymn of blood and fire, she understands righteousness, is the embodiment of her broad mind, and is a real heroine.
At the same time, the kindness of the Fan Qibiao couple brought the story of the Lu family to a happy ending, they took over the orphans of the Fan family at the most dangerous moment and raised them, showing the kindness of the Chinese to the fullest, injecting warm colors into that gray era.