In 1953, Yi Yaocai, then the commander of the Qingdao Navy Base, was selected by the organization to go to the Soviet Naval Academy for further study.
Before leaving, Commander Yi Yaocai, who had been away from his hometown for many years, decided to go back to his hometown to sweep the graves of his relatives and visit his parents and fellow villagers in his hometown before leaving.
When he left his hometown, Yi Yaocai was still a young man, but now that he has become a major general, he has faded away from his previous ignorance and shyness, and after the founding of New China, Yi Yaocai's eyes have added a light again.
Walking into the village, the villagers heard that the founding general was going to return to his hometown, and they had already prepared a welcome ceremony at the entrance of the village.
"Yaocai, you're finally back, do you remember Sister Feng'e? ”Compared with the laughter and laughter of the villagers, this sentence seems a little pale, even weakBut when he pushed aside the crowd, Yi Yaocai recognized a woman in the crowd at a glance, this turned out to be Zhang Feng'e, a child daughter-in-law who had been waiting for him for 22 years. Fan Jingyang, the wife on the side, seemed to see her husband's thoughts, and when she looked around, Zhang Feng'e's eyes were already full ......of tears at this time
Faced with this child daughter-in-law who has been waiting for her husband for 22 years, what choice will Fan Jingyang make?
"Yaocai, this is Feng'e, she is your daughter-in-law in the future, from today onwards, we will be a family. ”Mother's words caught Yi Yaocai a little off guard, looking at the child in front of him who was about the same age as himself, Yi Yaocai was speechless for a long time, and under his mother's explanation, he knew that his parents planned to let Yi Yaocai drop out of school and live with Feng'e in front of him with peace of mind.
Mom, I don't want a daughter-in-law, I want to go to school! ”
Seeing that their son was a little reluctant, the parents fell into deep thought, and they also knew in their hearts how eager their son was to learn, although the conditions were not good, but the son never let the old couple worry about learning.
"Child, you also know the situation in our family, your father and I are also old, and I really can't afford you to continue studying! Going to school is not the way out for our poor, you listen to your mother's words and live a good life with Feng'e, better than anything else! ”
Hearing his mother's words, Yi Yaocai was also moved by compassion.
Zhang Feng'e in front of her is also a hard-working person, in that era when there is not enough to eat, being able to live in good health is already an unattainable dream for many peopleIn order to prevent their children from starving to death, many families will send their girls to other people's homes as child brides.
And Zhang Feng'e's family is notoriously poor in ten miles and eight towns, perhaps because of pity, Yi Yaocai can't bear to refuse, or can't bear to break his parents' good expectations.
Yi Yaocai could only drop out of school and began to prepare to live his own life with peace of mind in this war-torn era.
But as he grew older, Yi Yaocai couldn't sit still when he saw the miserable life of the villagers, so he mustered up the courage to find his parents"Dad, mother, I want to join the army! ”
Although Yi Yaocai's parents are local Red Guards, they have told their son a lot of great stories about the Red Army since he was a child, but now looking at his son's first "request for life", the old couple couldn't sleep all night, and before dawn the next day, his father found Yi Yaocai and said earnestly:
Kid, have you really thought about joining the army? ”
Dad, I've figured it out! ”
Looking at his son's firm eyes, the father was relieved and worried at the same time, this ambivalence made his heart unable to let go for a long time, but in the end he sent his son to Jinggangshan.
But they didn't know that this move completely changed Yi Yaocai's fate.
After Yi Yaocai left, the young Zhang Feng'e and her elderly parents were left in the house, and the burden of the family was on this weak woman.
Although the two have the name of "husband and wife", they can get along for a long time, which makes a more special emotion between the two, which is family affection? Is it love? Or is it camaraderie? No one can tell.
Life in the army seems to be far more difficult than Yi Yaocai imagined, and at the age of his teens, he seems to be unable to withstand the ups and downs, but whenever he encounters difficulties, Yi Yaocai gritted his teeth and persevered.
After the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression", Yi Yaocai embarked on the road of the Long March.
The bloody war didn't leave him much time to train and growOn May 29, 1935, Yi Yaocai traveled 240 miles with the troops to Luding Bridge.
The thirteen iron cables already felt cold in their hearts just by looking at them, but they were given the task of taking the bridge.
Yi Yaocai did not hesitate, picked up the plank and rushed to the side of the bridge, and the soldiers behind him also rushed up, braving the rain of bullets and bullets to build this bridge of life.
In this process, Yi Yaocai brushed shoulders with death many times, but fortunately, under the cover of the fire of the follow-up troops, the Red Army soldiers finally completed the task of seizing the Luding Bridge.
Unfortunately, Yi Yaocai also suffered from malaria, and the symptoms of high fever and chills were particularly serious, but he never planned to report to his superiors, and he simply followed the troops with amazing perseverance.
But his condition continued to worsen, and Yi Yaocai could no longer move forward at this time, and when the organization proposed to let him return to his hometown to recuperate, he was politely rejected by Yi Yaocai, who did not want to leave the army at this critical moment.
Fortunately, God still favored this revolutionary soldier, and after slipping around from the ghost gate, Yi Yaocai's condition gradually improved.
At the end of the Long March in October 1936, Yi Yaocai also arrived in northern Shaanxi with the troops.
But then came the unfortunate news, the parents who were far away from their hometown were brutally killed, the father was dumped in the Ganjiang River, and the whereabouts of his child daughter-in-law Zhang Feng'e were not known.
It was also after hearing the news that this little soldier, who had never shed a single tear on the battlefield, could no longer suppress the suppressed emotions in his heart, a burst of sourness welled up on the tip of his nose, and tears came out of his ......
In 1937, the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out that shocked China and the rest of the world!
At this time, Fan Jingyang, who was studying at Bethune Medical School, was assigned to the outpatient department of the Jinchaji Fifth Army Divisional Headquarters as an intern, and Dr. Zhang, who was working with him at this time, suddenly found Fan Jingyang.
Seeing that Dr. Zhang didn't explain her intention for a long time, Fan Jingyang guessed her thoughts and asked, "Dr. Zhang, are you looking for me for something?" ”
Hearing this, Dr. Zhang explained his intention: "Some time ago, the organization talked to me and arranged for me to meet with Chief of Staff Yi tonight. I'm a little nervous, can you come with me? ”
It turned out that the organization was worried about the marriage of the comrades, and a blind date specially arranged for the two, Fan Jingyang did not hesitate, and followed Dr. Zhang to Yi Yaocai's dormitory on the same day.
Seeing the arrival of the two female comrades, Yi Yaocai greeted him warmly, and disappeared after introducing himself. It turned out that an impromptu meeting was held at this time, and Yi Yaocai forgot that the two girls were still waiting for him in the house.
Although the conversation was very simple, Fan Jingyang left a deep impression on Yi Yaocai.
It wasn't until the next day that Commander Deng Hua inquired about this matter, and Yi Yaocai slowly said: "Doctor Zhang, I have indeed seen it, but I feel that we are not very suitable, but the girl next to her, I think it is very good." ”
The girl next to her? Commander Deng Hua was a little stunned, "Do you know who they are, you think it's good." ”
"I've already inquired, this girl has just been assigned from the White School, and she has no partner, as for whether she has a good impression of me, I don't know in my heart! ”Hearing Yi Yaocai's words, Deng Hua couldn't cry or laugh a little, and then arranged for Xiao Shiren, the head of the sub-district organization, to find Fan Jingyang for a conversation.
At the beginning, Fan Jingyang still felt incredible, and his heart was very entangled, in fact, he had already heard the story of Yi Yaocai, not only an old Red Army soldier, but also low-key and humble, but also made a lot of achievements on the battlefield, how could this not be endearing?
In the end, under the mediation of Section Chief Xiao, the two formalized their relationship and became husband and wife soon after.
After marriage, the two respected each other like guests, and both made outstanding contributions in their respective positions.
In 1946, Yi Yaocai became the chief of staff of the Chahar Provincial Military Region, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was sent to the Qingdao base of the Navy as the commander. During his tenure, he was sent to the Soviet Union to study.
On the way to the Soviet Union, Yi Yaocai remembered his hometown where he had suffered, so he turned around and went back to his hometown, and he didn't expect that this time he would go back to his hometown and see his former child daughter-in-law.
It turned out that Zhang Feng'e was not killed in the accident that happened to her family back then. After the rumors passed, Zhang Feng'e raised money everywhere and held a simple funeral for her in-laws, but unfortunately, Zhang Feng'e was still discovered.
But the officer who found Zhang Feng'e, seeing that she looked a little good, planned to take her back to be his aunt's wife, but Zhang Feng'e swore to die, and then found an opportunity to sneak out, and then hid in the village and waited for Yi Yaocai's return.
Knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Yi Yaocai was full of guilt, but how did he explain this matter to his wife?
Just when Yi Yaocai was hesitating, he didn't want Fan Jingyang to take the initiative to find himself:
"If you don't take Sister Feng'e home, it's really not easy for her to live all these years, and we have to compensate her well! ”At this time, Yi Yaocai had already burst into tears, and when the husband and wife told Zhang Feng'e about this idea, they were politely rejected by Zhang Feng'e.
"I'm used to living in the village, and my future thoughts are to hope to be able to guard this acre and three points of land, and live a good life. ”Even if Yi Yaocai and his wife insisted repeatedly, they never changed Zhang Feng'e's mind, and in desperation, the husband and wife could only respect Zhang Feng'e's choice, but after going back, considering that it was not easy for Zhang Feng'e to be alone, they would send her some money every month, and Fan Jingyang even took his son Yi Jianghai back to his hometown to meet Zhang Feng'e.
A "Mother Zhang" made these two open-minded women eliminate the estrangement between each other.
When General Yi Yaocai was dying, Fan Jingyang picked up Zhang Feng'e, who was far away from his hometown, and the two met for the last time.