In the former residence of *** in Shaoshan, visitors can see a thatched-roof house on the west side of the upper house, which is marked as a "neighbor's house". Since 1888, the Mao family has been living on the east side of the upper house, sharing a hall house with fellow villagers with the same surname who live on the west side. Before the age of 17, ** had a little friend who lived in Westinghouse, named Mao Aigui. In terms of genealogy, Mao Aigui is the same generation as ***'s father and is an uncle, but in terms of age, Mao Aigui is 21 years younger than the chairman. After many years of getting along, the two families surnamed Mao have accumulated a rich friendship.
Mao Aigui's mother Xiao and ***'s mother Wen Qimei are best friends, and after the chairman's father joined the army, Xiao often helped Wen Qimei with housework. During Wen Qimei's severe lymph node tuberculosis, Xiao was not afraid of the risk of infection and took care of her day and night until **. In 1919, the chairman's parents died of illness. The chairman didn't have time to come back from out of town, and the aftermath was handled by Mao Aigui's parents. For this kind of help, ** has never forgotten, and every time he returns to his hometown, he has to make a special trip to visit Mao Aigui's parents.
Mao Aigui has a 19-year-old brother Mao Aitang, Mao Aitang followed *** to participate in the agricultural ** movement in his early years, and died in Wuchang during the Northern Expedition in 1926. In 1925, ** led Mao Aitang and others to carry out revolutionary activities in their hometown, and the local reactionary warlords were rampant, and they searched for and arrested people whenever there was a stir.
One day, ** and others were going to have a meeting in the upper house, and they saw 11-year-old Mao Aigui playing alone at the door. Stop him and ask, "Can you help me with a task?" ”。Mao Aigui is *** watched grow up, and the two are close to each other. He was young and ignorant, and vaguely knew that what he discussed with his brother was a big matter, and he admired them from the bottom of his heart. Mao Aiguile agreed abruptly, like an adult, listening to ***'s orders.
The chairman asked him to go to the opposite mountain mouth to stand guard, and when he found a stranger entering the village, he signaled it. If it's a meal, it's a drink, and if it's not a meal, it's a song. Mao Aigui promised to come down, others are big ghosts, and they can give early warnings in time every time, helping *** and others to avoid potential crises. After many years, Mao Aigui can still hum the mountain song when he was a sentry for ***.
A few months later, ** and Mao Aitang and others left Shaoshan. Mao Aigui never dreamed that he would never have the opportunity to see his brother again, and the reunion with *** would have to wait until thirty years later. After the defeat of the Great Revolution, a frenzy was set off in various parts of Hunan. The relationship between Mao Aigui's family and *** was revealed, and in order to avoid **, Mao Aigui had to wander around with his mother.
In the days of homelessness, Mao Aigui suffered from a serious eye disease, and he had no money for treatment, so his eyes gradually became invisible. In 1930, Mao Aigui returned to Shaoshan and struggled to make ends meet. **In the more than 20 years since he was separated from Mao Aigui, he led the magnificent revolutionary struggle and created the new Chinese regime in which the people are the masters of the country.
In 1950, Mao Anying returned to Shaoshan to visit relatives on behalf of his father. In order to find Mao Aigui, he deliberately traveled a long way and met their family in Zhang Xuchong. ** Didn't forget Mao Aigui, he asked Anying to convey his greetings, and also left a sum of money to fund their lives. After Mao Anying left, ** wrote a special letter to Mao Aigui to express her parting.
Resuming contact with *** again, Mao Aigui saw a ray of light. After thinking about it a few times, he still sent a letter of help to ***. In the letter, Mao Aigui briefly introduced the family situation at that time, and he was the only laborer, but he could not see and had no money for medical treatment. His son is about to become an adult, and he has been studying for a few years, but his job has never been settled.
Mao Aigui's letter was written by someone else, and he carefully considered every word, lest he would increase the burden on the chairman. At the end of the letter, he deliberately wrote, "If I can cure my eyes, I can still join the labor." *Mao Aigui knows something about the experience after leaving Shaoshan. The founding of New China made Mao Aitang feel surging, and it was a pity that he was in the prime of life, but he could not participate in the construction of the socialist cause. So, how did you respond to Mao Aigui's letter?
Not long after Mao Aigui's letter was sent, there was a reply. **The arranger will take him to the hospital in Changsha to accept**, and the travel expenses and **expenses will all be paid by *** from his own manuscript fee. As for Mao Aigui's son's work, ** is really a rare exception. With the rise of his status, ** has also received a lot of requests for help from his fellow villagers over the years, and he has never been partial. However, Mao Aigui's son was an exception and was assigned to work in Zhuzhou, which suited him.
Mao Aigui cured his eyes in Changsha. When he returned to his hometown, he received another 200 yuan and 200 catties of rice from the trustee, and of course, it was also the chairman's personal manuscript fee. The people take food as the sky, and the heart of the first is self-evident, he really cares for Mao Aigui, the relatives of the revolutionary martyrs.
**'s selfless help, Mao Aigui is grateful. In his later years, he often sighed to others, "I don't know what good things my ancestor did, and I am a neighbor with him, I am only afraid that I will use more of his money." * Affectionate, Mao Aigui knows how to be grateful, they are not relatives, they are better than the feelings of relatives, which can be called great love in the world.
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