No one could have imagined that the ragged, gray-headed and child-faced beggar in front of her would carry 16 pairs of heavy gold with her. She wandered back and forth in front of the PLA troops, as if she were waiting for someone.
The sentry standing guard saw her and felt a little strange, so he went forward to inquire, and she said, "Comrade, I want to see your leader!" ”
But the leader could see her at will, and the sentry thought she was not a big deal, so he said, "Big Lady, if there is anything to tell me!" ”
But she still insisted on finding a leader: "My husband is the New Fourth Army, and before he left, he told me to give things to the organization!" ”
The sentry listened and felt that there might be another hidden plot in this, so he did not dare to neglect it and hurriedly reported it to the leader.
As soon as the leader came out, she couldn't control her emotions and cried bitterly. Wait until her emotions calm down a little before she tells the truth about the matter.
Her name was Zhu Yingmei, and she was the wife of Tu Zhengkun, a soldier in the Red Army. Tu Zhengkun was born in 1897, and his father initially sent him to school for a few years, but at that time, such a simple wish was also a luxury for them, and no student could go to school safely.
He was exposed to communist ideas as a teenager and formally joined the Communist Party of China in 1925, at the age of 28.
At the beginning, he began to work underground in Pingjiang, and by disguising himself as a tailor and approaching people from all walks of life, he delivered a large amount of important information to our army. His revolutionary enthusiasm and determination have always been very firm, and in the process he has not forgotten to propagate advanced revolutionary ideas and lead the peasant uprising.
Later, the Red Army began the Long March, and in order to cover the smooth meeting of the main force of the Red Army, Tu Zhengkun and others carried out guerrilla warfare in the Xianggan area despite the danger. After three years of guerrilla warfare, Tu Zhengkun won the final victory and saved nearly 500 party members and cadres for our party.
Later, due to the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party began to cooperate and unanimously to the outside world, who would have thought that Chiang Kai-shek's "fake peace, real civil war" was done so thoroughly.
The Communists were bent on resisting foreign enemies and did not expect to be plotted against by the Kuomintang. At this time, Tu Zhengkun was also noticed by Kuomintang agents due to his excessively active activities.
Tu Zhengkun also realized how dangerous this activity was under the eyes of the Kuomintang, so he handed over 16 taels of gold to his wife Zhu Yinmei. Tell her that in case she makes any mistakes, she must give the gold to the organization.
On this day in 1939, cooperating Kuomintang soldiers came to report that they would discuss the anti-Japanese situation with Tu Zhengkun. Tu Zhengkun did not have time to think much about it and went with him.
However, this time there was no return, and the Kuomintang set off the Pingjiang Massacre that shocked the whole country at this time.
The Communists, led by Tu Zhengkun, were all captured by the Kuomintang, and in this way, the hot-blooded Red Army fighters died under the guns of cunning Kuomintang agents.
In order to cut the grass and remove the roots, the Kuomintang agents did not intend to let go of Tu Zhengkun's family, and Zhu Yingmei, who learned the news, quickly packed up the 16 taels of gold that her husband had given her, and took her son to hide in Tibet.
In order to prevent the gold from being robbed, she sewed it all into her cotton jacket.
In the ten years of wandering, Zhu Yinmei took her son to hide around, often going door to door to ask for food, and life was very difficult. But in any case, she had never touched the idea of this pile of gold.
Until the country was completely liberated in 1949, Zhu Yinmei's hanging heart also let go. She traveled a long way to the gate of the Platon Army unit wearing tattered shoes and successfully completed the task given by her husband!
Zhu Yinmei's deeds have been recited to this day, and her ten years of perseverance have made us all admire!