On Jinhe Road in Chengdu's Qingyang District, there is a restaurant called "Hard Meal", which was once a touching party history education base. In the thirties and forties of the last century, this ordinary restaurant has witnessed a history of singing and crying.
At the beginning of 1950, as soon as the restaurant proprietress Huang Sangu opened its doors, she welcomed two high-spirited guests. This unusual pair of guests made Huang Sangu wonder, because in normal times, people who come to the restaurant do not arrive early.
Huang Sangu introduced two visitors to the room, and suddenly heard one of the old men who was close to the sixtieth birthday speak: "Boss, let's order a dish, a soup!."As soon as these words came out, Huang Sangu was stunned for a moment, tears rained down, and said in a trembling voice: "I finally waited for ......."What does that mean?
And what is the story behind this small restaurant?Let's unravel this mystery together.
In 1929, on the streets of Chengdu, a restaurant called "Hard Meal" quietly opened. At first, the restaurant was located on Three Bridges Street and later moved to Jinhe Road.
The origin of the restaurant's name makes people wonder. According to the boss, the name originated from the words of Mr. Sun, the father of the nation, "The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still have to work hard."
This is a deep respect for the father of the nation, and it is also a persistent pursuit of solving the problem of eating.
The name of this restaurant is "Hard Meal", and in addition to its unique name, their food is also very unique. Among them, "revolutionary rice" ** is one of their highlights, it contains rice, vegetables, meat, vegetarian, delicious and close to the people, very suitable for ordinary people to enjoy.
The boss stresses that they strive to make everyone who comes to their restaurant well-fed and well-fed, so they take care to cook every meal. In addition to traditional Sichuan dishes, they also offer a special large bowl of steamed rice, which is cheap and specially prepared for poor low-level laborers.
In fact, this large bowl of steamed rice can be seen as a form of fast food, so it can be said that "hard meal" is the pioneer of the fast food industry. If you just attract customers with good quality and cheap meals, then "Hard Meal" is just a conscientious restaurant.
But that's not all. They are living their ideas with practical actions and are always trying to do more.
When night falls, the residents of the streets lock their homes and the doors and windows of the restaurants are closed. However, in the backyard of the restaurant, there will be flickering candles and the sound of soft conversation.
These voices may be small, but they are hopeful and powerful. Thanks to the efforts of the restaurateurs, a group of like-minded people gathered here to read the Red Book together, edit progressive magazines, convey Party instructions, provide assistance to comrades who were hunted down by the enemy, and actively plan revolutionary activities.
Yes, this is the secret underground transport station of the leadership of our party, hidden in a restaurant. This was a covert method commonly used by the Communist Party at that time, capable of fighting the enemy behind enemy lines and contributing to the success of the revolution.
However, restaurants are public places that can be visited by all kinds of people, including traitor lackeys. In order to ensure the safety of the traffic station, it is necessary to preside over it with a calm and steady person with rich experience in revolutionary struggle.
And the owner of the restaurant is such an experienced and motivated revolutionary. So, who exactly is this boss?Why did he open this restaurant here?
A hot-blooded young man named Che Yaoxian was born in Guankouchang, Dayi County, Sichuan. His father, a small businessman, was full of expectations for his future, so he named him "Che Yaoxian".
Despite the average family conditions, his father still sent him to school when he was five years old. However, the good times did not last long, and the bankruptcy of the family made Che Yaoxian have to come out early to do business and subsidize the family.
When he was seventeen years old, he went to work as an apprentice in a grocery store in the county seat, where he met his other half, Huang Sangu. However, he knew that Huang Sangu was engaged, so he was frustrated and finally chose to join the army.
Although his path was full of difficulties and challenges, his passion and determination made him an indomitable man.
Che Yao first went from frustration in love to the Sichuan army, and with his conscientious and responsible and profound cultural heritage, he was constantly promoted, and finally became the commander of the Sichuan army. He saw the reality of the withering people's livelihood in war-torn China and the division of warlords in various places, and his heart was full of depression, but he knew that his power was limited.
In this moment of confusion, he came into contact with communism and thus found a way to save the country and the people. In 1929, he resolutely joined the Communist Party and became a staunch revolutionary.
For the ideals in his heart, he went everywhere and fought for the cause of communism. Under the instructions of his superiors, he opened a restaurant as a secret transportation station for our party in Chengdu, led his family to Chengdu, and began his revolutionary cause.
Che Yaoxian and his comrades-in-arms opened a restaurant called "Hard Meal" in the war-torn Chengdu. This is not only an underground work base, but also a place where they fight for the great ideals of life and the glorious ideals of death.
In order to cope with the peculiarities of underground work, Che Yaoxian and his comrades carefully designed a code word. As long as the comrades-in-arms shout "come to a dish and a soup" in the restaurant, they can confirm each other's identities.
Under the guidance of this codeword, they successfully completed one task after another and contributed their strength to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
Although we have always hoped for peace, life is always full of uncertainties. Before the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression ended, the Kuomintang reactionaries began to attack our Party.
In 1940, they created the "rice snatching incident" and poured dirty water on our party. In this incident, the identities of Che Yaoxian and his comrades-in-arms were unfortunately exposed, and then ** was imprisoned.
After Cha Yaoxian** was imprisoned, his family ran around looking for him, but never found any news of him.
After a long search of ten years, Wuyin finally manifested itself at the moment of liberation of Chengdu in the early 1950s. Just when the people of Chengdu were celebrating the joy of liberation, Wang Weizhou, the leader of the Sichuan region, quietly led his group to the Endeavor Restaurant on the streets of Chengdu.
That's when the scene described at the beginning of the article happened. When Wang Weizhou said the long-lost sentence "one dish and one soup" to Mrs. Che Yaoxian's Huang Sangu, Huang Sangu's emotions collapsed instantly.
Wang Weizhou brought the painful news that Comrade Che Yaoxian had died in 1946 and that he would never be able to return to her. This news made Huang Sangu's mood heavy, and her heart was full of endless regrets and nostalgia.
Che Yaoxian was a great revolutionary martyr, and his deeds and contributions may be forgotten by many people, but his sacrifices for the country and the nation deserve to be remembered forever.
Whether it is the martyr Che Yaoxian or those comrades working on the secret front, they are the pride of our nation and deserve our eternal respect. They are real heroes in life and live forever in our hearts!