In a hospital in Wuhan, an old man with a broken candle is lying on a hospital bed receiving feeding from his daughter, and at the age of 98, she is already sick and even has problems talking. But such an old man turned out to be a veteran with outstanding merits.
Her name is Li Shaoqing, the old age is spent in the hospital supply room full of the smell of disinfectant water, the salary is meager but never complains of tiredness, and all the people in the hospital love the old man.
It wasn't until she left the hospital that when she checked her registration information, she was surprised to discover her long-buried secret past.
One.
In 1921, in an ordinary poor family in Henan, a loud baby cry was heard. However, Li Shaoqing, who should have spent his childhood carefree, had to fall into hiding in Tibet because of the turmoil of the times.
Shortly after her birth, a revolution broke out in Yan'an, a blood-stained revolutionary shrine that buried the bones of her two uncles. The turmoil in his home country and the uneasiness of the nation all laid a strong desire for Li Shaoqing, who was young at that time, to serve the country.
But as a woman, she could not go to war to kill the enemy, so she chose to become a hygienist who treated patients and saved people. At that time, the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, and the people fell into a miserable year, and she began to run from place to place.
With experienced seniors participating in various medical activities, it can be said that there has been a great growth during this period.
Occasionally, the Japanese came to attack, and she and the wounded had to hide in the cave, while taking care of the wounded, while also looking for food and water for them and treating them, such a hard life experience made Li Shaoqing sharpen her hard character and lay the groundwork for the glory that followed.
In 1938, at the age of eighteen, she successfully enlisted in the army and served as a hygienist in the New Fourth Army. Two years later he became an honorable party member and became a military doctor.
Li Shaoqing was one of the youngest and most skilled military doctors in the army at that time, the scalpel she held was as steady as a rock, and her exquisite skills and pleasing personality made her well received in the army.
In addition, Li Shaoqing is best at using anesthesia, and the amount of anesthetic she controls is always just right, and it is not necessarily too much.
In 1940, the climax of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Shaoqing entered the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army. Under the battlefield full of gunfire, as women, they did not have the slightest fear.
Li Shaoqing once said that the shells exploded not far away, and even a few of them fell directly in front of his eyes, and even now he can recall the roar in his mind.
But they received countless wounded, bandaged and treated them. Some female doctors even have to carry guns to fight, which is necessary in order to cope with the sudden attack of the enemy and quickly move the wounded to a safe place.
Many times when the guns were fired, it was often the female doctor who used her body to cover the wounded. Battles large and small have suffered countless casualties, but they are the most worthy of tribute.
Li Shaoqing has lamented many times that he survived in such a scene, and saw the appearance of new China's increasingly soaring, which can also be regarded as a good explanation for his former comrades-in-arms.
As an excellent female military doctor, she has a superb professionalism and a calm attitude, but there is one thing that makes Li Shaoqing feel guilty to this day.
It was a spring in 1949, and in a hospital, Li Shaoqing was busy. The CHINESE Communists' war was at its most critical moment, and in the face of a crippled and basically inexperienced female doctor, Li Shaoqing, in order not to delay the front-line fighters, personally went to the battlefield for treatment on his stomach for seven months.
Li Shaoqing almost locked herself in the operating room, and young female doctors and nurses often asked her questions. She answered the questions while she was under anesthesia.
The closed operating room was filled with the smell of anesthetics, and even some men could not stand it, and she was about to bear it silently.
But unfortunately, due to the large number of anesthetic odors, Li Shaoqing was born prematurely, and the child who should have lived until now stopped breathing in less than an hour after birth, which is also the first child of Li Shaoqing and her husband, which is of great significance.
This is the most regrettable thing for Li Shaoqing now, although now his children are very filial and sensible to Li Shaoqing, and the state has also compensated this meritorious old man.
But Li Shaoqing is still full of emotion and regret after mentioning this matter.
In 1951, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea broke out. Li Shaoqing entered the 22nd Katyusha Rocket Artillery Division formed by her husband and rushed to the front with the troops.
As a rare female doctor in the army, she never cried bitterly, but willingly accompanied her husband to save her life.
Although Li Shaoqing did not have the blood to kill the enemy, nor would she carry a gun in battle, she was still a great white-clad warrior.
Thousands of soldiers were grateful to him, and the country also highly praised and praised her.
In 1957, Li Shaoqing and her husband were awarded the Medal of Merit of the Third Class, as well as the Commemorative Medal for Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea. Receiving such a medal in that era was a great honor, not to mention that enlistment as a female soldier was extremely rare in itself, and it was even rarer to be able to obtain a medal.
But Li Shaoqing did not use it as a show off, but silently sealed it as a silent honor.
Li Shaoqing has always believed that everything she has done is for the sake of the country and the people, and she believes that her meager efforts are just remembered in her heart, and should not be seen as a display, and that the medals represent Li Shaoqing's strong patriotic feelings and modest attitude towards life.
Two.
Li Shaoqing has always obeyed the party's arrangements unconditionally, has a high degree of respect for the party's orders, and has a strong sense of mission and responsibility.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, she did not ask the state to provide him with a job, but silently followed her husband to demobilize on the spot and enter the labor service station on Hanshui Street in Qiaokou District.
In Li Shaoqing's career of military treatment, she has accumulated a lot of fame and reputation, but she has never been as indifferent to it. She said: "I am the people and servants of the country, I should pay for the other people and the people, even if I die in the war, it is a glorious sacrifice, this reputation is only a falsehood to me."
Li Shaoqing and his old friends once returned to the place where they were revolutionary and living, and looking at the revolutionary base area for which he had thrown his head and spilled his blood, Li Shaoqing often had a great pride and pride in his heart.
Returning to the homeland is also to commemorate the deceased who died at that time, and second, to remember the ups and downs and sufferings endured in those years.
In the process of visiting her homeland, the people she had treated came to visit her. Due to the fact that too many wounded people have been treated and his age is old, Li Shaoqing no longer remembers this person.
This was an old lady with limited mobility, she staggered to Find Li Shaoqing's residence on crutches, and said with tears in her eyes: "Dr. Li, it was your clever hand that rejuvenated me and pulled me back from the Ghost Gate, and there were wounded people in the army at that time, so you still gave me priority to treat me, and your kindness, I will remember it for the rest of my life."
After listening to the old lady's narration, Li Shaoqing also had some impressions of this. In the process of marching, the troops have always adhered to the purpose and concept of serving the people, and the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army would rather endure pain themselves than let the people enjoy treatment on a priority basis.
Li Shaoqing immediately said: "You should not come to thank me, but to thank the millions of soldiers who practice serving the people, and it is they who have allowed me to live in peace now."
Loyalty to the country, admiration for soldiers, respect for the party, humility and indifference to people. It has been engraved into Li Shaoqing's bones and blood, and she has also won the respect of the majority of young people.
Three.
Li Shaoqing also passed on his love for his homeland to his children, and he also had high hopes for his young daughter. The name Xun Rong means medals and honors.
On the second day of Feng Xunrong's birth, Li Shaoqing and her husband were awarded the Order of Independence and Freedom of the Third Degree and the Liberation Medal of the Third Degree, and Li Shaoqing hoped that her daughter would be able to pass on her meticulous work spirit and patriotic feelings of patriotism and love for the country and the country, and become a person who has made outstanding contributions to the country in the future.
As for the education of his children, Li Shaoqing did not slack off in the slightest. Strict family discipline was formulated to guide them to become people with noble personalities, always with patriotic ideas running through them.
According to Feng Xunrong's recollection, their mother told them that their parents were heroes of their homeland when they were children, and brought a large number of classical books for them to read and enrich their knowledge, and when they were teenagers, they were already familiar with all kinds of ancient Chinese history, and all kinds of classic books had been deeply read and understood.
The simple Li Shaoqing and his wife know the importance of education, and they do not want their children to show off in the class or obtain special care from teachers because their parents have won awards, so they choose to treasure the medals.
Feng Xunrong said: "My mother's indifferent quality of fame and fortune gave me a great touch, which benefited me a lot from my subsequent growth path, and I always told myself to work hard and follow my mother's steps to become an excellent party member." ”
Under the cultivation of such an elegant family style, Li Shaoqing's family and daughters have achieved remarkable results, and the eldest brother Feng Zuohua has become an excellent medical worker at the front line, adhering to the concept of rejuvenating the country through science and education of his parents and making outstanding contributions to medical research.
As a former team doctor, Li Shaoqing once taught his son medical knowledge hand in hand, and he did not reserve the medical skills he had learned and studied in his life.
The most important thing in medicine is not the high professional level and excellent quality level, but always have a heart of respect and compassion for the patient.
Four.
In 1973, Li Shaoqing entered the supply room of the Fourth Hospital of Wuhan to deal with the disinfection of the hospital. None of the colleagues around him knew that this was an old man with outstanding merits, and Li Shaoqing naturally did not want to mention his past and get along with them as an ordinary person.
As a colleague, she is kind to anyone and often brings breakfast from home to distribute to the workers. As an elder, she was also able to give certain life advice to the young people in the hospital, and these valuable suggestions made them respect the old man.
Despite his advanced age, Li Shaoqing still has a high degree of respect for his work, and the disinfection work is very tedious.
Although the disinfection process is relatively simple, it is also a lot of work to disinfect hundreds or even thousands of protective clothing in a short period of time, and it is also necessary to disinfect medical devices in an all-round way.
This kind of work requires a huge amount of physical and mental energy, and standing for up to eight hours is commonplace. So much so that many young people could not stand it, but Li Shaoqing did it.
Colleagues around me said that although this old man who worked hard was doing hard work, he never complained. He always has a smile on his face and is kind to anyone.
Until finally having to retire due to physical reasons, he was also very concerned about his work in the hospital and gave detailed instructions to later workers.
After retirement, he also came to the hospital every month to participate in the activities of the party organization, and later when he was unwell, his daughter pushed a wheelchair to participate in the activities.
Her respect and love for the party made everyone wonder, did this ordinary disinfection worker hide some earth-shattering secrets?
It was not until the old man retired that the Fourth Hospital of Wuhan sorted out the files of the retirees and found that the medals that the old man had treasured for decades were found.
And her colleagues were surprised that the colleague who had been willing to do the disinfection work was actually an old hero.
After learning about the heroic deeds of the old man, the Fourth Hospital of Wuhan decided to mobilize the strength of the young man to report and interview the old man in an all-round way, and called on the young people in the hospital to learn from it.
Although Li Shaoqing repeatedly refused not to want to be praised, he compromised at the insistence of the hospital.
Many young people were in tears after listening to the legendary stories of the elderly. Although in today's peaceful era, there is no cruel war at that time, and nurses are not needed to block the bullets on the patient's body.
But this spirit of reverence for life and support for the party and patriotism is always worth learning from them.
Although Li Shaoqing, who is now 98 years old, is unable to carry out monthly party organization study activities due to her limited mobility, she still teaches her learning experience to the work of the younger generation and raises her children under the service of her children.
She deeply hoped that there would be talented people in Jiangshan who would dedicate everything to the sacred post of doctor, so that they would be worthy of the trust and entrustment of the older generation of party members.
Five.
In August 2017, in order to carry forward Li Shaoqing's deeds and call on young people to learn From Li Shaoqing's patriotic and patriotic party spirit, Li Shaoqing was selected into the "China Good People List", and when she heard the news, she was first stunned, and then Wan'er smiled and said, "Why should you care if you engage in these false names and half-cut people who have fallen into the ground."
Although Li Shaoqing was unwilling to accept this title in her heart and did not want her deeds to be disseminated, the state still chose to award her this award, which is also one of the highest respects for a veteran.
Since 2021, the elderly Li Shaoqing is preparing to spend her old age in her hospital bed, and from time to time, her former colleagues and patients who have treated her come to visit her and send her flowers and blessings.
This old man, who has been anonymous for decades, still feels the deep warmth and kindness of the world at the time of his death, and the wounded who have been treated by her.
Now that she is about the same age, or teaching her children and grandchildren to visit her, she is an elite person from all walks of life, which is awe-inspiring.
Time will eventually take everything away, and the centenarian's body may be gone, but her great spirit will continue for generations to come.
Her children are also nearly ancient, and the youngest daughter is more than fifty years old, and in order to practice her mother's spiritual deeds, they also pass on the family style and family training to their children.
Educate them to support the party and the state, earnestly fulfill the responsibilities of party members, and serve the people as the purpose throughout their lives.
Today, Li Shaoqing's eldest son is more than a year old, but he still has not retired, receiving countless patients in the operating room, all of which are based on the patient's living and physical condition as the highest indicator.
Even the New Year's Festival is spent in the hospital, he perfectly inherits the spirit of Li Shaoqing's selfless dedication, for the safety of patients, it is difficult to take care of his mother, so that the 98-year-old Li Shaoqing is bedridden by his younger daughter.
Strict family style not only has an impact on the next generation, so much so that it lasts for three generations. Li Shaoqing's grandson also practiced her grandmother's hard requirements for her, studying in higher education abroad, and later transferred to China to make a high contribution to domestic scientific research.
Now that the epidemic situation is grim, the elders in Li Shaoqing's family are actively studying vaccines to curb the spread of the epidemic and new crown pneumonia, while the juniors have inherited Li Shaoqing's wishes, actively assumed the responsibility of the family country, and participated in the ranks of volunteers.
They have traveled from community to community, school, and even railway stations and airports just to help the country strictly control the epidemic situation, risk infection on the front line, put their lives aside, and truly make selfless dedication.
Li Shaoqing's spirit and family training not only play an important role in the family, but also have a lot of inspiration and thinking for the young people.
Regardless of fame and fortune, we who are diligent and encouraging in ordinary posts are also heroes worthy of praise, especially medical staff who dedicate their bodies and minds in obscurity and make their own contributions to the health of the people. Their spirit is always worth learning and admiring.
The existence of children and the three generations together is the most earnest wish in the heart of every old man.
Every young descendant of Li Shaoqing's family is a pioneer in the front line of the country, and his health is well-known and respected by people in China, and even he will soon be in the same hall. Perhaps, such a beautiful moment is also the opportunity given by Heaven to this meritorious old man.
Resources:
Yangtze River Daily: "A retirement file unveils the secret of the 98-year-old: multiple military merit medals press the bottom of the box for decades"