Although the Chen family was a family of generals in the early years, they have always been caring for the villagers. People say that General Chen Geng loves his countrymen and comes from his family style Zude.
In Quanhu Village, people still chant: "The Chen family is a good landlord." "
Chen Geng's family turned out to be a large landlord, and most of the land in the village belonged to their family, with more than 300 acres. There are more than 20 houses, each of which is huge. But later, it was still not enough, why? Because to take care of the suffering. Chen Geng's grandfather and father built three more rooms, which were equipped with beds, bedding and clothes, for the elderly, the disabled, orphans and some homeless beggars to live in, and to provide food and drink.
In old China, wars and natural disasters occurred every year. Displaced and homeless people, as long as they arrive in Quanhu Village, the Chen family will reach out to rescue them.
When the money ran out, the Chen family sold the fields to rescue them. They even gave up more than twenty of their own houses to the poor free of charge, and the Chen family, who were accustomed to living in spacious and large houses, also lived in narrow small rooms.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the victims of the disaster rushed here like a flood and asked for help from the famous philanthropist Chen Family.
The Chen family sold the land again, and in the end they only had 1.3 acres of land left. Watching their huge family property drain little by little, those who received the favor could not bear it, but the Chen family never complained a little from top to bottom. After some refugees have taken refuge, they have to go home, and Chen Geng's parents have brought food to others.
The Chen family, a well-known family, fell down in this way.
Today, only 3 of General Chen Geng's ancestral houses are originally Chen family miscellaneous houses, and the rest have been demolished by local residents a few years ago and built small western-style buildings. This is exactly what Chen Geng wants. In the 1950s, some people proposed to change the Chen family's house to "Chen Geng Memorial Hall" Chen Geng flatly refused when he learned of it. He said, "No, no, what memorial?" Divide it among the villagers. "
On March 16, 1960, after 43 years of absence from his hometown, Chen Geng returned to Quanhu Village.
At this time, he was a general of the Republic, vice minister of national defense, and dean of the Harbin Military Engineering College.
13 years old, 57 years old back, Confucian general Chen Geng, inner emotions rippled. He was looking through the car window and watching the window gradually fly to the near home, and said excitedly: "This is why I call the little boy who left home and returned home!" "
This morning, Chen Geng returned to his hometown of Quanhu Village, Longdong Township.
Roads were built in front of his house, wires were erected, and the wires led directly to the house, and his generations of villagers who lit oil lamps were lit with electric lights.
Chen Geng looked at the villagers standing in front of him, shook hands one by one, called the milk names of those childhood friends who had become old, and patted them on the shoulders.
He walked into every house, and the villagers showed him the fragrant rice in the pot. However, the general was not happy, because he saw the faces of the dishes, the faces of the old man, the faces of the children, the faces of the women, all of which were yellow-faced and listless...
Chen Geng felt that there must be ghosts here. Therefore, he said to the local cadres who accompanied him: "I don't look at the pot and stove this time, I want to see the barn." If there is no in the warehouse, it is known whether it is rich or not. After saying that, he looked at the barns of several neighbors and found that they were all empty.
He asked a schoolboy, "Tell Grandpa, are you full?" "
The child glanced at the adults around and did not squeak.
Chen Geng said, "Don't be afraid, you can tell the truth." "
The child finally plucked up enough courage: "I can't eat enough, and my mother's feet are puffy." "
The general was furious, and he stared at the grinning magistrates.
A cadre told the truth, "I'm not afraid that you are angry, we haven't done a good job, and everyone really can't eat." Before you came, we gave a few pounds of rice to each of your villagers..."
Chen Geng said: "The farmers can't eat enough, and before I come, they still have to pretend to be ghostly in the form of rice. "
Hearing him say this, people bowed their heads.
Chen Geng thought about the situation in the whole country, where everyone was experiencing three years of natural disasters. He said nothing more and went to factories and schools.
On the afternoon of March 17, General Chen Geng left his hometown with nostalgia and sentimentality. A year later, he died.
The people of his hometown still think about it and still feel sorry for the general, he never goes home, how can he let him see that scene?