In 1949, a strange woman came to the He family with her child, and after seeing He Long, she said to the children: Get down on your knees and call Grandpa! He Long's wife Xue Ming was stunned on the spot.
This move, not to mention He Long's wife Xue Ming, even He Long, who has experienced hundreds of battles, has been blinded, where did he get so many grandchildren?
When New China was founded, He Long led an army into the Sichuan-Chongqing region and lived in Chongqing with his wife and children.
On this day, a small-footed woman dressed as a Tujia family came to the He family with a group of children, although she was wrapped in small feet and dressed traditionally, she looked extraordinary, and the guards who saw He Long were not nervous, but calmly said: You tell He Long, an old lady from Hunan has something to ask for.
After the guards reported to He Long, He Long thought about it a little, then called his wife Xue Ming together and strode out.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he took the old lady's hand and shouted "second sister", Xue Ming did not know old lady Zhong, so he also called "second sister".
Later, I learned that this old lady Zhong was originally He Long's clan sister.
The old lady was surrounded by four or five children, followed by seven or eight children. When He Long saw this scene, he was also a little confused.
When Mrs. Zhong saw He Long, she did not greet him too much, but patted the children's heads and said, "Babies, get down on your knees and prostrate, call Grandpa!" ”
The children were cramped and uneasy, looking left and right, and did not open their mouths. Xue Ming was even more stunned.
Mrs. Zhong was anxious, she touched the child's head, and said: "Quick, kneel down and kowtow to Grandpa, beg Grandpa to leave you, give you a bite to eat, let you go to school." ”
When the children heard this, they all knelt on the ground and shouted "Grandpa" to He Long.
Even He Long, who came out of the shadow of the sword and light sword, was also confused in the face of this scene.
Soon, He Long returned to his senses, and he said to the old lady with a serious look, "Second sister, I am very happy that you can come to see me, but we can't be special like this." ”
As soon as Mrs. Zhong heard it, she knew that he had misunderstood, "I didn't bring the children here because I knew your current status and engaged in that set of 'one person gets the ascension of the chicken dog to heaven', but this group of children is very special, you must keep them." ”
After hearing this, He Long was even more confused.
Old Lady Zhong also said: "The parents and brothers of this group of children have all followed you in the revolutionary conquest, and now they have all sacrificed, leaving only this group of children, what to do, the descendants of the sacrificed clan of the He family, can not be without a landing!" ”
He Long could figure out the old lady's true intentions, but he also became embarrassed: "Second sister, I understand all this, the He family has sacrificed hundreds of people for today's victory, but there are more than 20 million martyrs in the whole country who have sacrificed..."
"I naturally understand, you see him", the old lady pulled a child over and said, "His name is He Xingzhou, when you came back from the defeat, it was his father who secretly rowed a boat to pull you back, and then followed you to make a revolution, saddle before and after the horse, after the sacrifice, his doll could not even eat!" ”
Listening to this passage, He Long fell into memory.
"And him, called He Xingyu..."
Before the words were finished, He Long's wife Xue Ming wanted to stop talking, and Mrs. Zhong sighed and said, "It's not that I have to let them come to you, this is really no way, we are poor there, you have always known that if you can't leave them here, they may not even be able to eat!" How can such a small child live?"
"Second sister, don't say, I keep them, but they can't spend the state's money", speaking of this, He Long turned to his wife, "Leaving these children, you may need the two of us to raise together, are you willing?" ”
Xue Ming opened his mouth, not knowing how to open his mouth. She pulled He Long aside and whispered, "I actually understand your idea of adopting these children, but we don't have extra income, and our own children also have to go to school. ”
He Long also guessed his wife's concerns, "These children are the descendants of heroes, and they are all members of the He clan, and we have the responsibility and obligation to raise them to grow up." ”
"I'm not not supporting you, you say we can feed so many people?"
He Long said emphatically, "Yes! Let's save a little bit ourselves. If you think about it, as the saying goes, there are many children and many blessings, and we have so many more children this time, which is our blessing! ”
Xue Ming knew her husband's personality, and since he was determined to adopt these children, she could only support them.
Seeing that his wife was no longer saying anything, He Long turned and said, "Good! From today onwards, these children are my children! ”
In this way, He Long's family had more than a dozen children.
In that era, He Long and Xue Ming had no other source of income except for salary income, but the two were particularly frugal, almost never bought new clothes, and repeatedly wore them repeatedly, just to save these children some more money.
He Long not only fed and clothed these children, but also did his best to provide these children with schooling, and they can be said to be treated like their own children.
Nie Zhanxin, the "housekeeper", proposed to He Long: These children are orphans of martyrs and can apply for state subsidies for them.
This proposal was resolutely rejected by He Long, "These children are all surnamed He, they are the descendants of the He family, there are so many martyrs and orphans who have not yet received subsidies from the state, I originally adopted them, but also because they are the descendants of the He family, where is the reason for the state to raise!" ”
This remark also made Nie Zhanxin cry and laugh, and he had never seen such a "double standard".
Later, due to the needs of work, He Long was transferred to Beijing, and he could not take so many children to Beijing, and even so, he did not abandon these children.
He Long would mail 15 yuan to each of these children every month and arrange for someone to take care of their lives until they joined the work.
Every year's holidays, especially the Spring Festival, are the most lively days of the He family, and also the happiest days of He Long, he often smiles and closes his mouth, and everyone says: "My children are back, and the two big tables can't sit down!" ”
He Long's daughter He Xiaoming once said: "In my eyes, in my father's eyes, in addition to his great achievements, another highest honor is love!" ”
It is precisely because of the selfless dedication and great love spirit of the predecessors that our country is getting better and better!