preface:
In the war years filled with smoke and smoke, countless revolutionary ancestors rushed to the front line, bravely killed the enemy, were wounded and shed blood and even sacrificed their own lives, only to realize the greatest ideal in their hearts, but on the battlefield, there was not only bloodshed and sacrifice, but also comradeship, love and even family affection.
The founding general Chen Geng had two marriages on the revolutionary road, both wives were very remarkable people, the first wife Wang Genying sacrificed his life for the country and became a martyr, the second wife Fu Ya was even more homageable, her husband Chen Geng died very early, she worked hard to cultivate several young children out of the country's pillars, very remarkable, today we will talk about her deeds.
Embark on the road of revolution
In 1918, Fu Ya was born in Lihai, Shangyu, Zhejiang, but her name was Fu Huiying at that time, and there were ten children in the family, but the family was rich, so the children were well educated. In middle school, Fu Huiying participated in the anti-Japanese movement with her classmates, and participated in the parade and fundraising, but Fu Ya was able to truly embark on the revolutionary road, which was promoted by the eldest brother Fu Sen.
Fu Sen participated in the Northern Expedition in his early years, and got to know many big figures in our party, and also worked in the political department of the Red Sixth Army led by Lin Boqu, but later the revolution failed Fu Sen went abroad, and after returning to China, he opened a hotel in Xi'an, where there was an office of the Eighth Route Army in Xi'an, and the person in charge was Lin Boqu, Fu Sen re-contacted them, and also persuaded his younger brothers and sisters to join the Eighth Route Army.
In 1938, Fu Huiying came to Yan'an with her younger brother Fu Xi and younger sister Yu Li, and in order not to implicate the family, Fu Huiying changed her name to Fu Ya.
He married Chen Geng as a revolutionary couple
After graduating from Yan'an Kang University, Fu Ya was assigned to the Cultural and Labor Troupe of the Kang University General School, she received a good education, and when she participated in the patriotic movement in her early years, she also choreographed and performed dramas, so after entering the Cultural and Labor Troupe, dramas and Peking Opera performed everything, and gradually became famous.
Some people say that Chen Geng fell in love with Fu Ya when he watched her performance of "Peacock Southeast Flying", but in fact, it is not, the two were matched by Wang Zhitao and his wife.
Chen Geng's first wife, Wang Genying, died in March 1939, and in 1940 Chen Geng was recuperating in Yan'an, often visiting the home of his comrade-in-arms Wang Zhitao, who saw that it was not easy for him to live alone, so he consulted with his wife Wu Jing to find a life partner for Chen Geng.
Wang Zhitao was then the head of the Yan'an Anti-Japanese War Training Department, and Wu Jing was a classmate of Fu Ya, and the two decided to introduce Fu Ya to Chen Geng as soon as they discussed, and under the arrangement of the husband and wife, Chen Geng and Fu Ya soon met at Wang Zhitao's house.
This excellent young couple quickly established a relationship, but at that time, after Wang Genying's sacrifice, Chen Geng had vowed to keep the festival for her for three years, so the two did not marry until February 25, 1943, on the day of the wedding. Chen Geng made three promises to his wife:
First, I will respect your revolutionary dedication and will not hinder your efforts to forge ahead for the future;
Second, I will not transfer you to my side as a secretary;
Third, I will love you forever, this is true. ”
After the early death of her husband, Fu Ya raised her five children to become three generals and two professors
Fu Ya knew that Chen Geng and Wang Genying also had a son in their hometown, and after the victory of the War of Resistance, she asked her husband to take her son Chen Zhifei from Shanghai to the People's Liberation Army, and then entered North China University to study, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Zhifei also graduated, successively worked in Changchun FAW, the Ministry of Aerospace, and later became a professor-level senior engineer.
Although Chen Zhifei worked, but fu Ya gave birth to several children are still very small, in 1961 Chen Geng died of illness, the four children were not yet adults, for the children, Fu Ya quickly came out of grief, in addition to taking care of them, but also to complete two things.
One thing to sort out her husband's diary, these are Chen Geng's life's painstaking efforts, but also an important military history material, even in that special era, Fu Ya did not let them be damaged, lost, after more than ten years of sorting, finally in 1982 "Chen Geng Diary" was published.
Another thing was to insist on sending money to Wang Genying's mother every month until the old man died of illness in 1982.
Fu Ya's excellent qualities also influenced several children, several children grew up to be very successful, sons Chen Zhijian, Chen Zhishu, Chen Zhiya all became generals, and the only daughter also became the chief physician of the Anesthesiology Department of the PLA General Hospital.
Why did the 74-year-old go to Taiwan?
In her later years, Fu Ya's descendants wrapped around her knees, her children's achievements were extraordinary, she should be very happy, but there was still a wish buried in her heart for many years that had not been realized, after joining the army, she had little contact with her family, and after the liberation of the whole country, she completely lost contact, and later through the Southern Bureau, she heard that her parents had gone to Taiwan with their brothers and sisters, but they could not get in touch.
In the following decades, Fu Ya felt that she might never see her relatives again in this life, and did not think that a letter from the United States in 1980 made her hope, which was sent by her little sister who lived in the United States, indicating that her parents had died and that she hoped that the ashes could be buried in her hometown before dying.
In 1984, the little sister returned to China with the ashes of her parents, and after meeting with Fu Ya, she buried the bones of her parents back to her hometown, the two sisters talked a lot, Fu Ya knew that the brothers and sisters were settled in Taiwan, life was not bad, at this time Fu Ya very much wanted to see them.
In 1992, the 74-year-old Fu Ya took a plane to Taiwan despite her advanced age, got off the plane to meet dozens of relatives who greeted her at the airport, she was excited and tearful, and the wish in her heart finally came true.