During the Period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, although the awareness of the war of resistance of the whole people had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, because the news of sacrifice kept coming, many people were actually very resistant to being soldiers, especially in some backward rural areas, the recruitment work was very difficult, after all, everyone's life was precious.
But Liang Huaiyu, a young woman in The Village of Sobian in Junan County, In the Yimeng Mountains of Shandong Province, came up with a good idea: Whoever signed up for the army first, I would marry whom!
Today, such a plot seems to have a bit of an idol drama flavor, but if it is placed in that era, it undoubtedly requires great courage.
First, shouting such slogans in the conservative countryside must be open enough; secondly, whoever becomes her husband is going to the battlefield, whoever has to go through nine deaths, and be ready to be a widow at any time.
It is worth mentioning that Liang Huaiyu was only 18 years old that year, handsome, able to sing and dance, open-minded, in the local is a well-known "golden phoenix", but also the object of countless people's pursuit, therefore, Liang Huaiyu's words instantly caused a huge sensation.
Soon after she said this, the local army mobilization meeting quickly became enthusiastic, and many people who had previously cowered and cowered rushed to register, so that the atmosphere was completely mobilized, and everyone passed on ten and ten hundred, not only Liang Huaiyu's name became popular, but even many places also followed suit and actively encouraged this kind of revolutionary love.
According to statistics, after this mobilization meeting, the number of people joining the army increased by 1488 people, exceeding the task!
Moreover, at the call of Liang Huaiyu, many progressive young women also joined her ranks to marry those who actively joined the army.
After the mobilization meeting, Liang Huaiyu married the first person who signed up to join the army, named Liu Yuming, according to the original agreement.
This Liu Yuming was originally a street fritter selling fritters, an authentic cropper, and he was also much older than Liang Huaiyu, but what was valuable was that when everyone did not dare to sign up for the army, he was the first to stand up and go to the front line to kill the devils! This courage and determination is exactly what Liang Huaiyu values, so it didn't take long for the two to get married.
Since the two people are ordinary rural families, it is conceivable that after Liu Yuming joined the army, the burden of family life was heavy, and Liang Huaiyu had to take care of his parents who were seriously ill in bed and children who were waiting to be fed in addition to their field labor. However, after all these years, she never complained.
Liang Huaiyu and her husband Liu Yuming had not seen each other for more than four years since their new marriage, and it was not until January 1949, after the victory in the Battle of Huaihai, that Liu Yuming sent a letter back to his family.
After receiving a letter from her husband, Liang Huaiyu walked not far to the local railway station on foot, and came to Xuzhou several times. However, as soon as she arrived in Xuzhou, she was told that Liu Yuming's unit had been mobilized. In the time since, Liang Huaiyu and her husband have been circulating between the two places and have never seen each other.
It wasn't until 1950 that the couple finally got together, 6 years after they last met!
At that time, Liu Yuming had become a company commander of the Xuzhou garrison tank unit, and the two left their first group photo in front of the tank.
Six years ago, they were united by the army; 6 years later, they were reunited in the army. Perhaps, all of this is predestined.
In 1992, the 66-year-old Liang Huaiyu was awarded the honorary titles of "Shandong Red Sister-in-law" and "March 8Th Red Banner Bearer" by Shandong Province, and the story of her marrying the first soldier also spread throughout the country and became one of the important representative figures of "Yimeng Red Sister-in-law".