Xu Haidong will leave the front line in 1940 and go to the rear to recuperate. Since then, he has never held an actual position in the army. At this time, his wife has been around to take care of him, for decades as a day, and has endured a lot.
Xu Haidong's wife is zhou Dongping, born in the Red 25 Army, and is also one of the 7 female fighters of the Red 25 Army.
After the end of the Long March to northern Shaanxi, the two became revolutionary companions.
In Xu Haidong's eyes, he himself has studied in private school for three years, does not love to study, only loves to fight, and considers himself a "rough man". His wife, Zhou Dongping, was born poor and had never studied, and was also called a "rough man" by him.
In 1938, Xu Haidong's old illness recurred, he vomited blood in the front line, was transferred back to Yan'an to recuperate, and then went to the Marxist-Leninist Academy to study and reunite with his wife Zhou Dongping. At this time, Zhou Dongping worked while studying.
In 1939, Zhou Dongping followed Xu Haidong to central China to work, and her task was to take care of the children and take care of Xu Haidong's body. When Xu Haidong was working day and night, he was advised to rest well. Xu Haidong did not listen to her, and sometimes Zhou Dongping asked him about some situations, and he always criticized Zhou Dongping for "loving to inquire".
In 1940, Xu Haidong worked in central China for several months, and his condition was aggravated by vomiting blood, which was more serious than in 1938. His wife rushed from the rear to take care of him, and Xu Haidong blamed her: You are a person, you really can't afford to do anything, go back quickly.
Zhou Dongping knew that Xu Haidong's temper was big, and he was afraid that he would get angry and not be good for his condition. She said: Let's talk about it tomorrow when it's dark!
Xu Haidong's anger was not aimed at his wife, at that time the New Fourth Army was facing internal and external troubles, not only facing the Japanese army, but also facing the friction of the Kuomintang stubborn army, he was sick at a critical moment, and he was more angry with himself. However, when his wife came, she sprinkled her anger on Zhou Dongping.
The next day, Xu Haidong got up and vomited blood, which eventually led to a coma, and finally his superiors let Xu Haidong go to the rear to recuperate.
Xu Haidong was transferred many times on a stretcher, and he could not fight, which made him very grumpy, and even said: If you can't fight, it's better to die! Zhou Dongping comforted him, and Xu Haidong counted her down: "A little liar who can only say beautiful things." Zhou Dongping spoke to him slowly and softly like a child.
In this way, Xu Haidong, under the care of Zhou Dongping, traveled to various places to recuperate.
In 1943, Xu Haidong's condition deteriorated, the military doctors were helpless, many people were quietly preparing for him, and all Zhou Dongping could do was to accompany him. Someone found a local Chinese medicine to treat Xu Haidong's illness, some people did not let Xu Haidong take medicine indiscriminately, Zhou Dongping decided categorically, let this old Chinese medicine doctor see a doctor and prescribe medicine, after drinking Chinese medicine for a few days, Xu Haidong's condition slowly improved.
For Zhou Dongping, Xu Haidong is her husband and a valuable asset of the party, and she has worked hard and complained.
When Xu Haidong had a temper, he threw anger at her, and when his life was in danger, his wife went all out and took care of her wholeheartedly, and her condition was stabilized. She just hoped that her husband Xu Haidong would be safe and sound, and everything else was not important.
Zhou Dongping took care of Xu Haidong from 1940 until his death in 1970.