History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Returning to their hometown and returning to their hometown is almost the day that every Chinese looks forward to the most, whether you are an ordinary person or a high-ranking official, it has become a part of traditional Chinese culture. In China's modern history, there is such a founding general, he left home to join the revolution as a teenager, experienced countless life and death tests, and finally saw the day of victory, because of his outstanding military achievements, he was awarded the rank of founding general, 30 years later he returned to his hometown, but because of a question from the villagers, he was in tears, and has never returned.
Born in 1910, Liu Yalou is a native of Xiangyang Village, Xiangdian Township, Fujian Province, and since he joined the revolution at the age of 19, he has been fighting everywhere and away from home. During the Long March, he had already been promoted to the position of political commissar of the division, and led his army to achieve glorious achievements such as forcibly crossing the Wujiang River and flying to seize the Luding Bridge. After the founding of the country, he was also awarded the title of admiral. In 1953, Liu Yalou finally had time to return to his hometown, and by this time he had not returned to his hometown for nearly 30 years. He walked on the strange and familiar country road, and his heart was very excited, he saw that some of the houses of the people he had once known in the village were gone, and some of them had already built other houses, and he couldn't help but think back to the time he had spent in his hometown.
The news of Liu Yalou's return to his hometown had spread throughout his hometown a few months ago, and the villagers had stood at the entrance of the village early to greet the revolutionary hero. General Liu Yalou greeted the villagers warmly. Suddenly, he saw an old man with white hair and wrinkles in his face but incomparably familiar in the crowd, and quickly stepped forward, shouting at the old man in a hoarse voice: Second aunt! After the old man heard it, he looked at Liu Yalou with cloudy eyes, and after a long time it seemed to recognize who it was. The old man asked tremblingly, "Ma Tou (General Liu Yalou's breast name), didn't my family Wengui come back with you?"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, Liu Yalou could no longer suppress his emotions, and he couldn't stop shedding tears, he held the old man's hand tightly and said: Second aunt! When Guiwen crossed the meadow with Chairman Mao, he was unfortunately killed in battle. He asked me to tell you that he didn't embarrass you, that he was always ahead of you in battle. After the old man listened, he didn't say anything, just silently shed tears and walked in the direction of home!
Liu Yalou watched the old woman's back disappear around the corner of the path. The news of Liu Yalou's return to the village reached the ears of the villagers, and people from the same village came to greet him. At that time, a total of 26 people joined the army with him, but now he is the only one left, facing those old parents who are eagerly looking forward to their son, Liu Yalou is sad and guilty and can't speak! None of them flinched, they all died on the front line of saving the country, they were all heroes!
From this time he returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, Liu Yalou died in 1965 and never returned to his hometown. In fact, it is not that he does not want to go back, it is that he is afraid of seeing the villagers after going back, and he does not know what to say.