In the era of wars and chaos, it is fortunate that people can survive. Xu Shiyou and his first wife, Zhu Ximing, had not yet had a few days of harmony and happiness when they received a battle notice from their superiors.
Xu Shiyou could only bid farewell to his mother and wife and lead his troops into battle.
More than ten years have passed, Xu Shiyou heard that he did not have a long time to go out on the expedition that year,
His hometown was burned and looted by the Kuomintang troops
。 The mother and sister are unknown, and the wife and children died tragically. Later, Xu Shiyou formed a new family and had several more children.
One day in 1949, a young man came to the door of the Jinan Military Region, holding a letter in his hand, and kept shouting to find his father. The guards saw that he had no documents and could only stop him outside the door.
A car stopped at the gate of the military compound, "Who are you looking for?" "My father Xu Shiyou!" "What's your name?" "Black Man!"
First, I am your father
Xu Shiyou listened to the young man's name and determined that this was his son. It turned out that Xu Shiyou and Zhu Ximing had three boys in total.
Each child's breast name is Black Man
The first two male babies unfortunately died, leaving only the third boy.
This boy Xu Shiyou had seen, and then he threw himself into the battle.
For more than a decade, Xu Shiyou never heard from him again
。 Until the child is three years old, there is no name. It turned out that Xu Mu and Zhu Ximing were waiting for Xu Shiyou to go home and take a name, but they could not wait for the news that he had returned home.
Later, Zhu Ximing simply called this male baby black man.
This is the black man who began with a letter in his hand and wanted to break into the compound of the Jinan Military Region to find his father.
In fact, in the more than ten years of waiting for Xu Shiyou to return home, Xu Shiyou's mother has always thought that Xu Shiyou may be dead. Otherwise, why hadn't he looked for them for so many years?
In fact, Xu Shiyou listened to the rumors and thought that his family had died. It was because of this that he re-formed a new family. Xu Mu was not, she saw that Xu Shiyou had not been heard from, and thought that he had also died. As a last resort,
She changed her daughter-in-law's marriage
。
Hei Ling was led into the Jinan Military Region by Xu Shiyou, and he asked Hei Ling if he had had a good life over the years. Hei Ling replied truthfully, "Is your mother okay?" ”
Hei Ling listened to his father's question, he didn't know how to answer, he couldn't tell his father that his mother had remarried someone else.
Hei Ling could only casually say, "The mother is dead", thinking that the confusion has passed.
Hearing Hei Ling say that his mother was still there, Xu Shiyou was very excited.
Originally thinking of finishing the work at hand, he took the old woman to his side to enjoy the blessings.
However, Xu Shiyou accepted a new task. He had to let the black man take his mother to the army and live for a while. From the mouth of the mother, I know,
Zhu Ximing did not die
。 It turned out that Xu Mu thought that Xu Shiyou was dead,
So he gave his daughter-in-law Zhang Luo a remarriage
Xu Mu's heart was very uncomfortable, if it were not for her own initiative, the daughter-in-law would not have married. Xu Shiyou can only sigh that things are not human,
Still thinking of taking time to find the black man to settle the account, he actually fooled Lao Tzu,
Tell him that his mother has died.
Second, the culture of being a soldier
afterward
Hei Ling took the name Xu Guang
。 Xu Shiyou took him from Dabie Mountain to the city, not only made him a soldier,
He was also sent to school to study culture.
Although Xu Guang suffered a lot when he was a child, he studied very diligently.
Because of his excellent results, Xu Guang was selected as the first batch of ship commanders of the New Chinese Navy.
Xu Guang has been working hard in this post until many years later, Xu Guang feels that his position is a bit low, and he wants to ask his father to help him say a word.
When Xu Shiyou heard Xu Guang's thoughts, he immediately raised his face. “
Have you ever been a daredevil captain? Have you been injured? What a remarkable contribution to the people
？ Nothing, still want to be promoted! Honest and hard work, diligent and earnest study! ”
Criticized by his father, Xu Guang did not dare to mention it again.
After a long time, Xu Shiyou found Xu Guang. He also had something that bothered him, but he didn't know how to talk to his son.
Xu Shiyou thought about going, or talk to hei ling directly.
It turned out that after liberation, Xu Shiyou has been busy with work,
He could not return to his hometown to serve his mother.
He thought of Xu Guang, the black man, who was brought up by Xu Mu and had a deep affection for his grandmother. Xu Shiyou
I hope that Hei Ling can go home and do filial piety for himself
After listening to his father's request,
Silently packed up his luggage and sacrificed himself
, return to the hometown to take care of grandma. If Xu Guang continued to work in the army, the position would at least be that of a general. In order to take care of his grandmother, he returned to Xinxian County, Henan Province, where he served as the deputy director of the county people's congress.
Xu Guang completed the tasks assigned by his father, not only without complaint or regret, but also very clean.
Xu Guang did not have a decent piece of furniture at home, and when his leg was injured, he could only take some medicine to relieve the pain, and he walked with a limp.
Third, send off the mother
In 1959, Xu Shiyou thought of his mother,
After asking the leaders of the military region for leave, he returned to his hometown
。 When he returned to his hometown, he found that the door to his home was locked. He hurried to look for his mother, and the villagers told him that Xu Mu had gone to the mountain to cut firewood.
After Xu Shiyou listened, he hurried to the mountain. On the way, I happened to meet my mother who was carrying firewood home. Xu Shiyou snatched the firewood and grass, and his heart was very unhappy.
"Mother, you are so old, don't go up the mountain to cut firewood!"
However, how could Xu Mu, who had been busy all her life, stop? It is said that labor can make people live longer, and if Xu Mu really does not work, she may have lived for a long time.
When Xu Shiyou saw that he could not move his mother, he knelt beside his mother and wept silently.
Xu's mother saw her son crying, and she couldn't stop shedding tears. She quickly pulled Xu Shiyou to stand up, "Whoever is happy to kneel in the world!" "Mother Xu knows that her son is hurting herself, but she also knows the responsibility on her son's shoulders."
There will be more people who will need you in the future! Don't kneel anymore! ”
Xu Shiyou also understood his mother's good intentions, and he stayed at home for three days. Before leaving, he once again asked his mother to return to the city with him. Xu Mu once again refused Xu Shiyou's request, "
I am not used to the idle days in the city, or in my hometown! ”
After returning to the city,
While sending money to his mother, Xu Shiyou found a girl in the township to take care of her mother.
Later, he let his eldest son Hei Ling return to his hometown and perform filial piety for his mother on his behalf. It was not until the spring of 1965 that xu Shiyou received a telegram from Hei Ling when he inspected the work.
Xu Shiyou took the telegram, looked at the four big characters on it, and almost fainted:
The mother was seriously ill.
Xu Shiyou immediately sent a telegram to Hei Ling, informing him to escort his grandmother to Nanjing. Xu Shiyou hurriedly handed over the work in his hand and drove back to Nanjing.
However, before Xu Shiyou could return to Nanjing, Xu's mother passed away. Later, the black man told his father,
Before her death, Grandma had been calling Xu Shiyou's milk name.
After Xu Shiyou listened to his son's description, his tears could not be stopped any longer.
Summary;
Mother Xu's death,
Xu Shiyou knelt in front of his mother's portrait in grief
。 In October 1979, Xu Shiyou wrote a letter to Hei Ling, asking him to buy a coffin for himself.
Buried back to his hometown after death
, placed next to the parents. On October 22, 1985, a generation of famous generals passed away.