The Founding Fathers often affectionately said, "I am the son of a peasant." This sentence reflects their excellent quality of not forgetting their original intention and not forgetting their roots, even if they are in a high position, they always remember to work for the welfare of the people, which is admirable.
However, there is also a founding general, whose actions are equally worthy of our praise. He did not seek the welfare of his children, but let them return to their rural hometown and continue to be farmers.
He is the general Xu Haidong. After Xu Haidong got married in his early years, he gave birth to a daughter named Xu Wenjin. When Xu Wenjin was 3 years old, Xu Haidong left his hometown due to revolutionary needs, and his wife was also arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang.
The young Xu Wenjin was raised by her uncle, and it was not until after the founding of New China that Xu Wenjin learned that her father was a senior official in Beijing, so she traveled thousands of miles to find her father.
However, Xu Haidong did not let his daughter stay in Beijing, but let her return to her rural hometown and become a farmer again. Such a father is the one who really thinks about the country and the people.
Xu Wenjin is Xu Haidong's daughter, when she was only 3 years old, her father left home, and now she is a family adult. Xu Wenjin hoped to stay in the city to work, but Xu Haidong told her that the burden was still very heavy, and she had no culture and could not be specialized.
Although Xu Wenjin was sad, she knew her father's difficulties, and finally returned to the countryside to farm with her husband. During three difficult years, her husband died, leaving behind 5 children.
Although many people persuaded her to go to her father for help, she refused, because she didn't want to cause trouble to the party and **, and she also believed that her family could get through such a hard life.
In 2000, the TV station interviewed Xu Wenjin and asked her why she was willing to live in the countryside for the rest of her life, and she replied: "Next is Admiral Li Da." ”
Just like Xu Haidong, Li Da also ran away from home for the revolutionary cause after giving birth to his first child. It wasn't until July 1949 that his eldest son Li Rulong secretly came to the headquarters of the Second Field Army and finally met his father after a long absence.
However, when Li Rulong asked his father, who was the chief of staff of Erye, to find a job in the army, Li Da refused him without hesitation. He said: "I am the son of a farmer, and there should be a farmer among my sons." ”
Although Li Rulong was puzzled by this, out of reverence for his father, he did not refute it and returned to his hometown to continue working as a farmer. Ten years later, during the three-year difficult period, Li Rulong and his family came to Beijing again to ask Li Da for help due to food shortages.
Looking at his thin son, Li Da felt very painful in his heart, but he still refused Li Rulong's job request ruthlessly. Li Rulong didn't say anything more, just stayed in Beijing for a few days and then went back.
Before leaving, Li Da gave him a rack car and encouraged him to go back and work hard. In the agricultural Dazhai movement, Li Rulong became a well-known model worker with this frame car.
Later, he recalled, it was the only thing his father gave him and his most precious possession. Finally, there is Major General Zhong Wei.
General Zhong Wei was known for his fierce personality and fearless life, but he was unusually low-key in the lives of his children and grandchildren. His eldest son, Zhong Yiliang, came to him and hoped that he could find a job in the city.
Although such a request is not excessive, and the city also needs a large number of laborers, Zhong Wei resolutely refused, saying: "I think you are a farmer, go home." ”
Zhong returned to his hometown and found a job in the county's production company. Later, Zhong Wei was criticized for the Lushan Conference, and Zhong Zhiliang was also implicated and went back to farming.
After Zhong Wei was rehabilitated, the local ** wanted to rearrange his job, but Zhong Wei resolutely disagreed, saying: "What's wrong with farming at home? If everyone doesn't farm, where will the food come from? ”
In this way, Zhong stayed in the countryside until his death in 2011. When Zhong Wei fell ill in his later years, Huang Kecheng went to visit him and asked him what other relatives he had in his hometown.
Zhong Wei replied: "My son, three grandsons, and two granddaughters are all in the countryside. Huang Kecheng listened and said with emotion: "Old Zhong, you are amazing! ”