In ancient times or during the national period, women married very early, almost all of them were not yet adults, and they married in a hurry. The woman we are going to talk about today also married a man in her fifties when she was seventeen. And was pregnant with 16 children. This woman was also a well-known figure at the time. She is Guo Yiqing.
Guo Yiqing was born in Shantou, Guangdong Province, and was one of the members of the chairman's team of the first all-china women's federation representatives in Hunan Province, and later served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference one after another, serving a total of four consecutive terms, as well as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. And her husband was also a famous general in the Kuomintang army: Cheng Qian.
Cheng Qian was born in 1882 in Liling Guanzhuang, Hunan, in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, when he was still a talent during the Qing Dynasty. Later, he went to Japan to study at the Army Non-Commissioned Officer School in Japan. After graduation, he returned to his motherland, and his combat ability and all aspects were valued by the Kuomintang, so he was appointed as an army general of the National Revolutionary Army and awarded the rank of general of the first class.
After the Wuchang Uprising, Cheng Qian was appointed commander of the National Revolutionary Army, and also served as the commander-in-chief of the First Theater of Operations, participating in the Battle of Yangxia. He made a major contribution to the war. During the Liberation War, Cheng Qian recognized the main form of China at that time and immediately threw himself into the leadership of the Communist Party of China. He also used his position in Changsha, Hunan Province, to declare a peaceful uprising.
Before marrying Guo Yiqing, Cheng Qian already had three wives. The first wife was named Huang Lizhen, and he gave birth to two daughters, the eldest daughter was named Cheng Bolian, and the second daughter was named Cheng Boshou. The name of his second wife is unknown, and he gave birth to four children, one boy and three girls. The third wife was Zhou Haohua, who also had four children.
The marriage between Guo Yiqing, who was 17 years old at the time, and Cheng Qian, who was 54 years old, was the wish of Guo's parents. There was no love between the two at first, and it was only after marriage that they began to have feelings. Guo Yiqing once said that she and her husband Cheng Qian have lived for more than thirty years and have always been in love with each other. Usually there is no quarrel, and the two get along very well.
In Guo Yiqing's impression, Cheng Qian is a person who does not like to talk very much, and often does not lightly work when the two are together, but only talks about some family trivia. He also often uses his hometown dialect to give children historical stories and literary allusions.
Cheng Qian is also very protective of Guo Yiqing, often going out to bring her some local snacks, and also helping Guo Yiqing's relatives and friends from time to time.
Although Guo Yiqing and Cheng Qian are exactly 37 years apart, Cheng Qian's age is enough to be Guo Yiqing's father, but this does not delay the feelings of the two. After the two got married, they were pregnant with 16 children, but because of Guo Yiqing's weak body, they only survived 6 in the end, all of which were girls. Each one takes a single name: Xi, Yu, Wen, Xin, Dan, Yu.
Before the liberation of China, Mr. and Mrs. Guo Yiqing had three residences, Chen Jia'an, Bai Guoyuan, and the mansion on Education Street. The only thing that has been preserved is the address of the white orchard. This small house is not very big, but it is very chic. It is in such a small courtyard that the two live a warm little life. In June 1996, Guo Yiqing died at his home in Beijing at the age of 73. After his death, he was buried by the Party Central Committee in the Revolutionary Cemetery in Babaoshan, Beijing.