At the end of May 1928, on the ivory hill of Jinggang Mountain, everyone held a simple wedding for He Zizhen and Mao Zedong, and there was no big pomp and circumstance, no gongs, drums and firecrackers, only Zhu De and his wife, Chen Yi and Yuan Wencai and more than ten other people.
They made a table of dishes for everyone, and everyone also brought some eggs, embroidered handkerchiefs, etc. as new wedding gifts to He Zizhen, in the face of the wedding without pomp, He Zizhen has always had a sweet smile on his face and is busy handing out some candy to everyone.
Looking at Mao Zedong, who frequently toasted to everyone, He Zizhen couldn't help but think of the bits and pieces since the two met.
In July 1927, He Zizhen was forced to come to Maoping, Jinggangshan after the Yongxin Rebellion, from where she began the legend of her life.
At that time, He Zizhen was just 18 years old, with a goose-egg-shaped face, a pair of clear eyes, hair and eyebrows that were generally dark and bright with ink, tall and beautiful, very radiant, coupled with He Zizhen's lively and outgoing personality, he soon walked very close to the locals.
At that time, Yuan Wencai was deeply impressed by He Zizhen: he was not very old but had extremely high revolutionary ideals, neither the shyness and shyness of everyone's bridesmaids, nor the reserved squeamishness of ordinary girls, so he took good care of her as a little sister, and many important meetings would invite her to participate.
He Zizhen and Yuan Wencai admired each other and established a purely revolutionary friendship, and they often discussed the current situation.
However, this pure revolutionary friendship soon caused He Zizhen to suffer many humiliations.
It turned out that Yuan Wencai had a wife named Chen Baiying. Chen Baiying is beautiful, feminine, and good at guessing men's hearts, so he is deeply loved by Yuan Wencai.
The appearance of He Zizhen made Chen Baiying have a sense of crisis, and she deeply felt that the youthful and lively He Zizhen would affect Yuan Wencai's love for herself, so she repeatedly embarrassed He Zizhen in public.
At first, Chen Baiying would also gently persuade Yuan Wencai to stay away from He Zizhen, but Yuan Wencai grinned widely, believing that these rumors were all things that caught the wind and shadows, so he did not take these words to heart.
Seeing that Yuan Wencai and He Zizhen often had fierce discussions, Chen Baiying was very jealous, often pointing at He Zizhen in public and scolding Him Zizhen, and even scolding loudly.
In December 1927, when Wang Zuo and others came to Maoping, Yuan Wencai called everyone to drink and discuss things together, and Chen Baiying saw He Zizhen who was present and began to speak harshly against each other again, not to rush He Zizhen away.
Yuan Wencai saw the situation and quickly dissuaded Chen Baiying to let Chen Baiying leave, but instead of leaving, Chen Baiying intensified, and the insults became even worse, and the young He Zizhen's aggrieved eyes were full of tears and he ran away from the banquet.
Young He Zizhen
After returning home that night, Yuan Wencai thought about it and felt that it was because of his unintentional mistake that He Zizhen had suffered such a great grievance.
It just so happened that Wang Zuo came to look for Yuan Wencai, and it turned out that Mao Zedong had sent a letter to him, wanting to send a representative to his team to facilitate contact.
Tomb of the Martyr Wang Zuo
Yuan Wencai knows Wang Zuo very well, Wang Zuo is not like himself, Wang Zuo has experienced many things over the years, so he will hesitate to do things, and dare not make a decisive decision, so he said to Wang Zuo:
Mao Zedong is a man with a wonderful appearance in heaven, his heavenly court is full, the ground is square, and there is a cinnabar mole under his lips, which will definitely become a big thing in the future.
Wang Zuo listened to Yuan Wencai's words, and the doubts in his heart were put aside, and he decided to open his mind to welcome the arrival of Mao Zedong's team.
After a while, Yuan Wencai continued: "Mao Zedong led everyone to carry out revolution, there is no one around to take care of it, we have to find someone to take care of his life, the body can not collapse."
Wang Zuolian responded to the peace, paused for a moment and suddenly said: "He Zizhen girl is reasonable, has culture in her belly, and is gentle and beautiful, I think I can accompany him to take care of him." ”
Yuan Wencai smiled: "We both want to go together."
A few days later, Yuan Wencai arranged an office space for Mao Zedong and transferred He Zizhen to Mao Zedong as his secretary.
Soon, Wang Zuo invited Mao Zedong to dinner, and at the dinner table, Wang Zuo praised He Zizhen one after another: "Zizhen girl is young and beautiful, and she has knowledge and culture in her belly.
Looking at Wang Zuo's serious face, Mao Zedong knew that he was not joking, for He Zizhen, she was indeed young and vigorous, she also had her own unique views on the revolution, and she was a girl who was loved by everyone. But he already had a wife and children, and thinking that Yang Kaihui was still uncertain about his life and death alone with his three children, he was worried, how could he get a new love?
But at this time, he could not directly and ruthlessly reject Wang Zuo, otherwise it would definitely chill his heart, so he diverted the topic, Wang Zuo saw the situation, and it was inconvenient to say anything more, so the matter was shelved.
Although Mao Zedong, who was far away in Jinggangshan, was groping on the revolutionary road, he was always worried about his wife and children in his family.
In November 1927, Mao Zedong wrote a letter to Yang Kaihui, in which he wrote:
"I'm doing business here, it wasn't going well at first, but now I'm trading and making money, which is comforting."
The address was "Shengshengyan" on Xichang Street in Changsha, Hunan Province, and the recipient was "Pancang Yang Xiagu", but at that time, for the sake of revolutionary safety, he did not write down the reply address in the letter, so Yang Kaihui could not reply to the letter.
This letter was exactly what Yang Kaihui was looking forward to day and night, but whether she received it or not, Mao Zedong did not know.
Without any contact, Mao Zedong could only entrust people to go down the mountain to inquire about Yang Kaihui's mother and son, and the person he entrusted was his old friend Wu Fushou.
Wu Fushou was originally a native of Dalong Township, Ninggang, and when he was young, his family was wealthy and attended private school for several years, and he wrote beautiful brush characters in a beautiful hand and loved poetry very much.
After Mao Zedong came to Jinggangshan, he lived in the octagonal tower of Wu Fushou's relative's house, and as soon as he came and went, Mao Zedong became familiar with Wu Fushou, and because both of them loved poetry, they often communicated together, and gradually became friends for a long time.
In January 1928, according to the address given by Mao Zedong, Wu Fushou went down the mountain to look for the neighborhood, when he inquired about the people nearby for a long time, but there was no news of Yang Kaihui's mother and son.
Under the white terror at that time, he never got the whereabouts of Yang Kaihui, so after many fruitless inquiries, this honest mountain man mistakenly thought that Yang Kaihui had been killed by the enemy.
One night, Wu Fushou came to Mao Zedong's residence, and in the face of Mao Zedong's eager inquiry, he bowed his head and said, "Commissioner Mao, I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to meet each other."
When Mao Zedong heard this, everything understood, and there was no support on his body for an instant, and he staggered and grabbed the corner of the table next to him, and shed tears in pain.
The news of Yang Kaihui's death left Mao zedong grief-stricken, and from that moment on, in his heart, his wife had died tragically at the gunpoint of the enemy.
But the revolution must continue, and the living must continue to struggle.
But this "fake" news played an important role in the fate of Mao Zedong and He Zizhen.
During the time when He Zizhen was serving as Mao Zedong's secretary, he worked carefully and carefully, and wrote a beautiful and upright writing, which Made Mao Zedong can't help but praise.
What surprised Mao even more was He Zizhen's erudition: she knew the history, geography, and customs of the local area very well, and she was very good at talking with the locals.
Mao Zedong's Hunan dialect was not understood by many people in the local area, so when he went to do social research, He Zizhen became his translator, and the two cooperated with each other, and the work was carried out smoothly.
Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, they conducted social surveys in Qiaolin, Xincheng, Shiqiao and other places in Ninggang.
After the investigation, the two people want to sort out the content, they came to the Xiangshan Nunnery, one to sort out the manuscript, the other to transcribe, the cooperation is quite tacit, when the finishing is tired, they will also stop to talk and chat.
Sometimes, the two will take a walk together in the early morning or in the evening, and many places outside the nunnery have left their footprints.
At the same time, He Zizhen's organizational skills were also appreciated by Mao Zedong, she could easily mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses, and her language was very convincing.
In life, He Zizhen will also take meticulous care of Mao Zedong, seeing that his clothes are torn, he will take the initiative to sew and mend him, and treat his diet very carefully.
Slowly, he fell in love with this young girl who was kojukgang.
At the same time, Mao Zedong was a very charismatic person, he not only had a variety of poems and songs, but also had superb strategic command ability, a very unique vision of problems, a strong will and superhuman wisdom, which all stimulated He Zizhen's inner admiration.
During the conversation between the two, Mao Zedong once told He Zizhen about his wife and children in his family, and told He Zizhen about the previous deeds of the two, and He Zizhen burst into tears after hearing it. She could see the pain in Mao Zedong's heart, and thought silently in her heart: "He had to abandon his family and come to Jinggangshan for the revolutionary cause, and now his closest family has unfortunately passed away, how much he needs a person's intimate care."
Since then, He Zizhen has taken meticulous care of Mao Zedong's life and life, making him feel more warm.
In the days of Xiangshan Nunnery, the two gradually developed a feeling of admiration, and the admiration of the two of them was also seen by Yuan Wencai, and he was secretly happy to see this.
Later, under the "matchmaking" of Yuan Wencai and Zhu De and others, the lovers who admired each other finally came together, and the two supported each other in the most difficult ten years of revolutionary time, achieving a beautiful red love story.