preface
December 26, 1963 was the 70th birthday of the great leader Chairman Mao, and the ancients were full of joy in the fact that the economic situation in the whole country had improved significantly.
Therefore, for the first time in his life, the chairman proposed to pay for a banquet at his own expense and invite everyone to celebrate this birthday together. 、
At this moment, Wang Dongxing, director of the Central Guard Bureau, walked up to Chairman Mao: "Chairman, Mao Yuanzhi and her youngest daughter Cao Liya also want to congratulate you on your birthday. ”
When Chairman Mao heard that Mao Yuanzhi was coming, his heart could not help but tremble a little, and then he instructed: "Yuanzhi is coming, it is a good thing!" I had to send a car to pick her up myself. ”
Mao Yuanzhi in his later years
At 7 p.m. that night, a black car slowly arrived at Fengzeyuan in Zhongnanhai, and it was Mao Yuanzhi and her 14-year-old young son Cao Yunshan who stepped out of the car.
Mao Yuanzhi first walked through the foyer with his son, and then through a short corridor, before arriving at the Yinian Hall, where the banquet was held, and saw in the crowd that Chairman Mao was talking to Cheng Qian and others.
Seeing Mao Yuanzhi's arrival, the chairman said happily: "Doll, you have finally come, why haven't you come to see me for so long?" I miss you! ”
Hearing this sentence, Mao Yuanzhi was so uncomfortable that he could not speak, and when the chairman saw that she had no reaction, he took the initiative to hold her hand and asked with concern: "Zhiyuan, is it a headache?" Hasn't the old problem been cured yet? ”
After many years of not seeing, Mao Yuanzhi did not expect that the chairman knew his illness very well, looking at Chairman Mao's kind face, Mao Yuanzhi's nose could not help but be sour, and she did not know where to start with her stomach words...
Bear the burden of humiliation, strong children
On May 5, 1923, Mao Yuanzhi was born in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, she was not only the daughter of Mao Zemin and Wang Shulan, but also the only niece of Chairman Mao, and it was said that having such a family lineage should enjoy all the glory and wealth, but she almost did not feel the father's love for a day.
Since Mao Yuanzhi was born, her father, Mao Zemin, has followed her third brother Chairman Mao on the revolutionary road, with little time to accompany their mother and daughter.
Mao Yuanzhi
In 1926, Chairman Mao, who was on a journey, returned to his hometown of Shaoshan and launched a peasant movement. Out of the thought of his father, Mao Yuanzhi rushed to his uncle's house as soon as he heard the news, and asked in his own childish voice: "Uncle Zedong, when will I see my father?" I miss him. ”
Chairman Mao looked at the little Mao Yuanzhi with a quick look in his eyes and a snotty nose very kindly, and he couldn't help but hug his niece and comforted: "Yuanzhi is good, Daddy will come back, let's wait for him together, okay?" ”
Then he hugged Mao Yuanzhi for a while, and finally gave all the money to Wang Shulan in his wallet, hoping that their mother and daughter could eat a full meal.
Yes, it is "full of food", Mao Yuanzhi's family, like most of the revolutionary family members, lived a very difficult life, not only to bear the dilemma of lack of labor in their family, but also to be repeatedly bullied by the Kuomintang reactionaries, and the family was very difficult.
Although Chairman Mao gave all his money to his mother and daughter, the money was quickly spent, but fortunately, the sensible Mao Yuanzhi worked with his mother, which barely met the family's expenses.
Wang Shulan
But after only a year of such a day, the Kuomintang landed white terror on Shaoshan Mountain, and the mother and daughter were forced to leave Shaoshan and came to Changsha under the cover of the villagers and the party organization, and lived a wandering life.
During this time in Changsha, their mother and daughter relied on begging as a cover to cover up the underground party comrades to communicate, which can be said to have experienced hardships.
In 1929, Wang Shulan was unfortunately arrested after her identity was exposed, and The 6-year-old Mao Yuanzhi was forced to be imprisoned with his mother in the Changsha Army Prison, which was a year-long period.
After being released from prison, the mother and daughter successively engaged in revolutionary work in Changsha, Huarong and other places, but under the "encirclement and suppression" of the Kuomintang, they completely lost the source of life, and the young Mao Yuanzhi was forced to become a child laborer, and later even became a child bride.
Mao Zemin and his family
Although the hardships of her youth have exercised Mao Yuanzhi's tenacity and character that is different from ordinary people, it also makes her more eager for the arrival of family affection, and during the time when she was a child bride, she often recalled her father, mother, and uncle in her mind, and then said to herself:
"I want to go home, I want to go home... When will you pick me up?" ”
Parting and reuniting, from the love of uncle
It was not until 1937 that Wang Shulan finally received a letter from Mao Zemin, in which Zemin mentioned that he hoped that she would take Mao Yuanzhi to Yan'an to study and work, and left a travel fee in the envelope to facilitate them to come to Yan'an.
By the beginning of the following year, 16-year-old Mao Yuanzhi, with the help of underground party comrades, traveled all the way north from Hunan and came to Yan'an after a month.
That evening, Chairman Mao, as his uncle, personally invited Mao Yuanzhi to meet him in the caves of Phoenix Mountain.
Chairman Mao of Yan'an
Chairman Mao looked at the little girl in front of him and immediately recalled the little girl who had a runny nose in Shaoshan Mountain, but years of suffering had made Mao Yuanzhi become skinny and skinny, which made Chairman Mao very distressed, and a feeling of guilt sprang up in his heart.
Without waiting for Chairman Mao to speak, Mao Yuanzhi preemptively opened the paper bag he had brought with him, took out the cloud cake that he had brought with him, and said shyly: "Uncle, this is the cloud cake that my mother made for me, I am reluctant to eat it, and now I give it to my uncle." ”
Chairman Mao had been fighting abroad for many years, and he had not smelled the smell of home for a long time, and then he stretched out his heavy hand to deliver the cloud cake to his mouth, and while eating it, he said: "Delicious, delicious, Xiao Yuanzhi thank you, I have not eaten anything from my hometown for many years." ”
Seeing that uncle was eating so happily, Mao Yuanzhi's face also showed a happy smile, and at this moment she suddenly said:
"Uncle, when will I see Daddy?"
Hearing this, Chairman Mao's hands, which had just been busy, suddenly stopped, and he looked at the map and recalled Mao Zemin's figure in his mind.
Mao Zemin
After a while, Chairman Mao slowly walked to the front of Mao Yuanzhi, gently held her hand in the palm of his hand, and smiled kindly: "Baby, your father has gone to work, let your uncle take care of you these days, okay?" ”
Mao Yuanzhi was disappointed to learn that she could not see her father, but in front of her uncle, she still responded timidly: "... Well..."
Chairman Mao looked at his niece's sad appearance very distressed, the corners of his eyes involuntarily moistened, in order to alleviate Mao Yuanzhi's sadness, Chairman Mao deliberately chatted with her about many interesting things about his hometown.
Seeing the kind uncle, Mao Yuanzhi felt a rare warmth, although he could not experience the coming of his father's love, but the care that his uncle gave himself made Mao Yuanzhi get the same warmth as a loving father.
After chatting with his uncle for a while, Mao Yuanzhi changed his cowardice just now and said directly to Chairman Mao:
"Uncle, I want to join the Eighth Route Army and become a great hero of the people, just like you and dad."
Mao Yuanzhi was in Yan'an
Chairman Mao nodded his head in relief and praised, "Yes, my niece's ambition is not small." ”
Then Chairman Mao took out a piece of paper from the drawer and wrote down five big characters on it for Mao Yuanzhi to read.
Mao Yuanzhi, who suffered as a child, had no time to go to school at all, did not know a word on the paper, and could only say embarrassedly: "Uncle, I... I can't read..."
Chairman Mao patted her on the back lightly and said in a serious tone:
"Doll, you are still in school, studying well is the most important thing to do, and then go to Kang Da to continue your studies after you understand a lot of knowledge, which is what you can do more work."
After listening to Chairman Mao's words, Mao Yuanzhi nodded and replied, "Okay, I listen to my uncle, and I want to study hard." ”
Looking at the sensible niece in front of him, Chairman Mao's face also showed a happy smile.
So with the help of his uncle, Mao Yuanzhi came to Yan'an Lu Xun Primary School to study, and she was also the oldest student in the whole school and the weakest knowledge base.
In order not to embarrass his uncle, Mao Yuanzhi eagerly made up classes, often reading all night at night, and finally became one of the best students in the class in a year's time.
Although Chairman Mao was busy with work every day, he was particularly concerned about his niece, but after he learned that Mao Yuanzhi had become an excellent student, he decided to personally "treat" his niece.
Chairman Mao
Just when Mao Yuanzhi was about to celebrate his birthday, Chairman Mao deliberately took out a little bit of bacon prepared half a month ago, and also asked the guards to burn two pig's trotters to celebrate for his niece.
Mao Yuanzhi looked at the food in front of her, tears could not help but flow down, she hugged into her uncle's arms, sobbed and said:
"Uncle, I've grown up so big, and no one has ever given me a birthday..."
Chairman Mao looked at Mao Yuanzhi, who had suffered, very uncomfortable, and he wiped his niece's tears with his warm hands and gently comforted: "Doll, don't cry, uncle is uncomfortable listening to it, eat it quickly!" It's not delicious when it's cold. ”
Later, because Mao Yuanzhi studied too hard, which caused him to have a headache, Chairman Mao let him come to live in his home for half a month for the sake of his niece's health.
On the first day of coming to Uncle Da's house, Chairman Mao dragged Mao Yuanzhi to see his office area and where he lived, and introduced his daughter Li Ne to him.
But that night, Mao Yuanzhi, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly heard a movement outside the door, opened the door and saw a guard holding a pig's trotter and sending it to him.
It turned out that at this time, Mao Zedong was handling work all night, and dinner was not available until about 1 o'clock, but just as Chairman Mao was preparing to eat, he suddenly saw a pig's trotter, so he asked the guards to give the pig's trotter to Mao Yuanzhi and let her make up for it.
During these fifteen days, Chairman Mao's care for Mao Yuanzhi was meticulous, and Mao Yuanzhi did not fail to live up to Chairman Mao's teachings, and soon joined the Communist Party of China smoothly with his own efforts, and successively went to work in the Second Bureau of the Central Military Commission and the Organization Department of the Northern Bureau.
It was also during this time that Mao Yuanzhi met the love of his life, Cao Quanfu.
Cao Quanfu
In February 1921, Cao Quanfu was born in Anqiu County, Shandong Province, as a native of Shandong Province, Cao Quanfu not only showed a heroic character, but also came to Yan'an to study with the characteristics of serious work and high ideological awareness, and he and Mao Yuanzhi also fell in love during this time.
When the two came to talk about marriage, Mao Yuanzhi, because his father was not around, first thought of his uncle Mao Zedong, hoping to get his advice.
When his father died, he wrote a letter of affection
On October 14, 1945, just after Uncle Mao Zedong had returned to Yan'an from Chongqing (to participate in the Chongqing negotiations), Mao Yuanzhi took Cao Quanfu with him to Uncle Da's residence, hoping to get Chairman Mao's blessing.
Chairman Mao was very happy when he saw Cao Quanfu, and he turned to Mao Yuanzhi and said, "When the dolls grow up, they all have boyfriends." Then he beckoned them to sit down to eat and asked about Cao Quanfu's family situation and personal experience.
Chongqing negotiations, Chairman Mao and Chiang Kai-shek group photo
When Chairman Mao learned that Cao Quanfu came from a poor family and aspired to become a talent useful to the country, the chairman nodded involuntarily, and personally picked up a piece of buckle meat and put it in Cao Quanfu's bowl.
Cao Quanfu knew that Chairman Mao had expressed his approval of himself, and Mao Yuanzhi, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help but laugh when he saw that his uncle was very satisfied with his boyfriend.
Also present at that time were Yu Jianxin, a subordinate of Mao Zemin who is now the general manager of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Salt Affairs Company.
While everyone was chatting lively, Yu Jianxin took a photo from his jacket pocket and handed it to Chairman Mao with his own hands, asking:
"Comrade Zemin has not heard from him for a long time, where has he gone?" We all miss him very much. ”
Chairman Mao looked at the picture of Mao Zemin in his hand, his face instantly sank, his brows furrowed, his sighs were continuous, and he could not say a word for half a day.
Mao Yuanzhi watched his uncle trying to control his emotions, and involuntarily had an ominous premonition in his heart: "Is it true that Dad is in danger?" ”
After a long time, Chairman Mao finally spoke, "Zemin... He was killed by the Kuomintang reactionaries..."
Suddenly hearing this, Mao Yuanzhi seemed to feel the thunderbolt of a sunny day, she waited in Yan'an for eight years, but she did not expect that what she learned was actually the news of her father's death, and their dream of father-daughter reunion was completely shattered at this moment.
Mao Yuanzhi's tears couldn't help but overflow outwards, and she hurriedly left the dinner table and rushed to other rooms to cry bitterly to release her grief.
After a long time, Mao Yuanzhi dried his tears, walked step by step to his uncle, and said strongly: "Uncle, you can rest assured, I will be strong." ”
Chairman Mao, who was standing by, could only nod his head and gently comfort her...
During the period of losing his father, Chairman Mao gave rare care and guidance, and Mao Yuanzhi quickly sorted out his emotions and prepared to respond to the call of the Party Central Committee and go to the northeast with Cao Quanfu to carry out construction.
Before leaving, Mao Yuanzhi wrote a letter, explicitly asking Chairman Mao for his opinion on his marriage, hoping to get his uncle's blessing when he got married, and let Hu Juemin personally hand it over to Chairman Mao.
After reading the letter, the chairman involuntarily smiled, and after a period of investigation, he thought that Mao Yuanzhi and Cao Quanfu were very suitable, so the chairman replied:
"Comrade Yuanzhi, niece:
Letter received. And agree that you are married, you are leaving, I wish you a safe journey, and I wish you a smooth future.
Mao Zedong
October 14, 1945"
Chairman Mao gave Mao Yuanzhi a part of the letter
Soon after, Mao Yuanzhi married Cao Quanfu, and Chairman Mao deliberately sent himself to the brown horse he had ridden for many years as their wedding present.
Happy birthday in his old age, Chairman Mao: Why don't you come to see me?
After the founding of New China, Mao Yuanzhi could have enjoyed life with his father's blessing, but for many years, Mao Yuanzhi had deliberately avoided his relationship with the Mao family, especially his closest uncle Chairman Mao.
In the first ten years or so, Mao Yuanzhi was invited to Beijing to meet Chairman Mao except when Li Min was married, and he has never seen the chairman once since.
It is said that the uncle and nephew are so close, why are they no longer in touch?
Li Min's wedding group photo
On December 26, 1963, coinciding with Chairman Mao's seventieth birthday, Mao Yuanzhi could no longer suppress her thoughts of her uncle, so she applied to Chairman Mao, hoping to take her children to Celebrate Chairman Mao's birthday.
On his birthday, Chairman Mao was reminiscing with his old friend, and when he saw Mao Yuanzhi's figure from the crowd, he said: "Doll, you have finally come, why haven't you come to see me for so long?" I miss you! ”
When Mao Yuanzhi saw his long-lost uncle, he was so excited that he could not speak.
The chairman also thought that her headache had been committed again, so he shook her hand and asked with concern: "Zhiyuan, is it a headache?" Hasn't the old problem been cured yet? ”
Mao Yuanzhi shook her head in a panic, but at this moment, she saw the old friend next to her uncle with the afterglow of the corner of her eye, and she wanted to get up and leave, and come back later.
However, Chairman Mao's hand did not let go, and the chairman, who realized that his niece wanted to leave, said tearfully:
"Doll, don't go, just stay here and talk to your uncle, I miss you...
After listening to the uncle finish speaking, the well-behaved Mao Yuanzhi helped the uncle to the sofa, and Chairman Mao said: "Yuanzhi, I want to criticize you, after so many years, how can I not want to uncle, even if it is good to write a letter." ”
Hearing Uncle's words, Mao Yuanzhi's heart was also very uncomfortable, and he had to say truthfully: "Uncle, I am afraid of affecting your work, accidentally bringing you a bad impact, and I am also afraid of making something special." ”
The second from the left is Mao Yuanzhi
"Hey!" Chairman Mao, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but sigh and said slowly, "I understand that you have to be a strong child from an early age, but it is also good to be self-reliant." ”
After that, the chairman asked him some questions about life, but during the conversation, Mao Yuanzhi found that uncle seemed to have some nasal congestion, and felt like he had a cold.
So she reached out and touched the leg of her uncle's pants, only to find a thin pair of autumn pants inside, and she asked worriedly: "Uncle, on such a cold day, how can you wear so little?" ”
Chairman Mao did not care about this, he waved his hand and said: "A cold is not a big deal, it is good not to have a fever, it will be fine." ”
But Mao Yuanzhi was still not at ease, he took out the moxa and moxa rolls that chairman Mao had brought, lit the moxa rolls and put them in the corresponding acupuncture points, and warmly moxibustioned them.
The two talked like this for a long time... For a long time. However, this was the last time they saw each other between their uncles and nephews.
Photo of Mao Yuanzhi in his later years
On September 9, 1976, the news of Chairman Mao's death reached Mao Yuanzhi's ears, and Mao Yuanzhi, who was working at the time, was full of despair, and he couldn't help but recall his uncle's teachings before his death, and tears flowed from his eyes...
A few days later, Mao Yuanzhi came to Beijing, and when she watched her uncle lying peacefully among the flowers in the Great Hall of the People, Mao Yuanzhi's heart was broken.
After that, whenever Chairman Mao was born, Mao Yuanzhi would come to Chairman Mao's memorial hall from afar to pay respects to his uncle's remains, and then leave silently...
On the signed book of her relatives, she never left her name.