On May 12, 2006, Dae-dong, North Korea, welcomed a special Chinese guest.
Headquarters of the Volunteer Army of Dae-eung-dong, North Korea
At the age of 76, she staggered to the place where Comrade Mao Anying was sacrificed, crying heart-rending and unable to cry, because this was the first time she had come to the place where Mao Anying had sacrificed.
This "late" guest is Mao Anying's wife before his death, Liu Siqi.
On May 13, 2006, Liu Siqi took her children and all the children and grandchildren of Chairman Mao to Mao Anying's tomb again:
Liu Siqi
"Kishi Ying, today I brought my children to visit your grave, once I can't come to you to visit your grave, they will replace me, and you will always be our relative."
As an elder, Liu Siqi must pretend to be light and breezy, but she knows in her heart that 2006 is most likely the last time she will go to North Korea to visit the grave of her former lover.
Because Liu Siqi is old.
On January 7, 2022, Liu Siqi died in Beijing at the age of 92, but at Liu Siqi's funeral, Qi Qi stood with four children.
Who are they? After the sacrifice of Comrade Mao Anying, does Liu Siqi have a new married life?
Orphans with "two fathers"
"The child is the orphan of the martyr, and since you have taken on this responsibility, you must take good care of her and raise her as a person useful to the revolution."
Mr. Peng pulled Liu Siqi into his arms, and his eyes were filled with tears of pain.
Peng Dehuai
Because Liu Siqi is really too pitiful.
Her father, Liu Qianchu, was expelled from school by reactionary authorities for his active response to the patriotic movement at the outbreak of the May Fourth Movement in 1919.
Liu Qianchu
But what is forced is only temporary, but the spirit of vitality is eternal.
In 1922, Liu Qianchu was admitted to Yenching University, established close ties with the student organization led by Li Dazhao, and the revolutionary ideology was revived, and Liu Qianchu joined the Communist Party of China in January 1927.
In 1929, Liu Qianchu was arrested and imprisoned for betrayal by traitors, and the Shandong warlord Han Fuyu killed more than 20 party members in April 1931 in order to ask Chiang Kai-shek for credit.
Chiang Kai-shek
Among them was Liu Siqi's father, Liu Qianchu.
When his father died heroically, Liu Siqi, who was born on March 2, 1930, had just turned one year old, but from the time he fell to the ground to the death of his father, neither father nor daughter had the opportunity to meet.
The only thing Liu Qianchu left to his daughter was the name Liu Siqi.
"No matter where you have wandered, you must miss Qilu, miss your homeland, and do not forget the nurturing grace of the earth", this is the father's wing, but also his beautiful blessing to his children.
After his father's death, his mother Zhang Wenqiu lived alone with Liu Siqi until 1937, when Liu Siqi had a second father.
Zhang Wenqiu
Liu Siqi's stepfather, named Chen Zhenya, was a subordinate of Peng Laozong, who lost his left leg in a fierce battle in Yichang, Jiangxi In 1930, and although he was in poor health, Chen Zhenya treated Liu Siqi and his mother very well.
It is precisely because of this that Mr. Peng is willing to hand over the widow and son of the martyr to him for care.
But fate was so bad that in May 1941, Liu Siqi once again suffered the pain of the death of his loved ones.
Chen Zhenya
In August 1939, the Central Military Commission decided to let Chen Zhenya and other disabled soldiers go to the Soviet Union to recuperate and avoid moving around in the midst of the chaos of war, but on November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union suddenly launched an attack on Finland, and the Soviet-Finnish War broke out.
The Soviet Union temporarily postponed the reception of disabled Chinese soldiers due to the war, and Chen Zhenya and others could only temporarily live in Dihua.
But who would have guessed that in May 1941, Chen Zhenya and Zhang Wenqiu were buried under the collapse of a bridge, and their mother survived, but Chen Zhenya's left leg was smashed again, because he was too badly injured and died within a few days of hospitalization.
The hemp rope was specially picked and broken, and the fate was biased towards the bitter fate, Chen Zhenya died, leaving Liu Siqi and Shao Hua to be taken care of by Zhang Wenqiu alone.
Shao Hua is Liu Siqi's half-sister, but after Chen Zhenya's death, the three of them twisted into a rope and made up their minds to live desperately.
Liu Siqi and Shao Hua
On June 1, 1946, under the arrangement of the Party Central Committee, Liu Siqi's family got on a truck back to Yan'an, and she escaped the difficult misfortune and met her lover Mao Anying in Yan'an.
Mao Anying, the chairman's son, was placed to study in the Soviet Union in 1936, and did not return to Yan'an until March 1946, when he returned to the chairman's father.
Chairman Mao
After ten years of separation between father and son, Mao Anying grew much taller, and Chairman Mao missed his son day and night, but after his son returned to his side, Chairman Mao "couldn't wait" to send him away, letting him personally experience the first lesson of the revolution - going to the countryside.
The countryside is the base of the revolution, and only by going deep into the people's livelihood can we "prescribe the right medicine" in the revolutionary career, so in November 1947, Mao Anying appeared in Yangxin County to participate in the land reform work.
When he was in the countryside, Mao Anying and the local residents ate and lived together, without the slightest shelf of the chairman's son' identity, and the local residents were deliberately concealed by Comrade Mao Anying, and even his true identity was not known.
Mao Anying
Because of Hu Zongnan's invasion, the People's Liberation Army successfully recaptured Yan'an on April 22, 1948, and Mao Anying ended his work and returned to the central government.
As soon as Yan'an saw it, Mao Anying fell in love with Liu Siqi at first sight.
The newlyweds are separated, and the goodbye is already separated
On July 11, 1946, Liu Siqi successfully arrived in Yan'an and began a new life after a bumpy journey.
For Liu Siqi, Chairman Mao attached great importance to him.
Because her biological father, Liu Qianchu, and her mother, Zhang Wenqiu, were Chairman Mao's revolutionary comrades-in-arms, when Liu Siqi was still in his mother's womb, Chairman Mao said, "If I give birth to a daughter, I will not only be her father, but we will also marry our relatives." ”
Chairman Mao
Chairman Mao's words became a poke, Zhang Wenqiu did give birth to a female doll, Chairman Mao was very happy, and has always regarded Liu Siqi as a dry daughter.
Chairman Mao's younger daughter, Li Ne, always followed Liu Siqi's ass, shouting cordially with her sister, and Liu Siqi often held Li Ne's small hand and played with her.
Li Ne and Chairman Mao
In 1946, Mao Anying also met Liu Siqi several times, but both sides were slightly restrained because of their father's "doll kiss", and there were not many opportunities for communication.
But after Mao Anying returned to Yan'an in May 1948, he realized that he had developed a "strange" feeling for Liu Siqi.
When he couldn't see Liu Siqi, Mao Anying's heart would not stop missing, but when Liu Siqi really stood by his side, Mao Anying was so nervous that he didn't know what to do.
Liu Siqi (first from right)
The same is true of Liu Siqi's side.
The sweetness of love breeds in the hearts of young boys and girls, and on the slope of Xibai, the two make sweet love vows.
After learning of this incident, Chairman Mao was very happy, and on October 15, 1949, in Zhongnanhai, he personally officiated the marriage for the two and congratulated the beautiful people on their happy marriage.
The marriage of his son is a fortunate thing for the family, but Chairman Mao has been frugal all his life, so the new wedding gift he gave to his son is also slightly "simple", just a coat.
Mao Anying and Liu Siqi
However, Liu Siqi and Mao Anying were very grateful.
Because the clothes are thick and thin, cold and warm, the coat sent by Chairman Mao is not only warm for the body, but also the soul.
What's more, under the influence of Chairman Mao's personal practice, Mao Anying and Liu Siqi did not care about material abundance.
Although Li Min only returned to live with Chairman Mao in 1949, Liu Siqi and Li Min saw each other as they were, and they did not have the slightest difference, and the three were both sisters-in-law and daughters of Chairman Mao, which can be described as their own children.
Chairman Mao and Li Min
When Liu Siqi and Mao Anying were married, looking at the bride dressed simply, Li Min and Li Ne also painstakingly found a velvet flower and put it on Liu Siqi's chest.
Although the velvet flower is small, it makes Liu Siqi's joy of new marriage to a higher level.
If only time had stopped at a moment of happiness, if the Korean War had not broken out, if Liu Siqi had read the deep meaning of what her husband said in October 1950.
But there was no if in the world, and a "well-planned" farewell took place in October 1950.
"Si Qi, do you know about north Korea?"
"You know, there's a war going on there, it's dangerous."
This conversation took place in the hospital, because of physical discomfort, Liu Siqi was admitted to the hospital in October 1950, she did not know the deep meaning of what her husband said, she only thought it was a small talk between husband and wife.
Mao Anying and Liu Siqi
But after saying these words, Mao Anying suddenly told Liu Siqi that he was going to work and might have to come back after a while, and Liu Siqi nodded.
Of course, Liu Siqi, who is sick and sick, hopes that her husband can accompany her, but the country's major affairs are important, and the only thing she can do is to barely get up and give her husband a ride.
Looking at his wife standing at the door of the hospital, Mao Anying bowed deeply, because he did not give up, because he knew that this work was dangerous.
But Mao Anying did not hesitate, and in October 1950, together with the Chinese Volunteer Army, he rushed to Korea.
Volunteers rushed to Korea
"The warriors are people with fathers and mothers, they are not afraid, and I Mao Anying cannot back down."
As a result, Mao Anying became a subordinate of Mr. Peng, and on November 25, 1950, he was killed by a petrol bomb dropped by a U.S. air raid.
Concealed for three years, grief-stricken and ordered to visit
"Chairman, Dad, Kishi Ei hasn't written to me for a long time, do you know what Kishi Ei has heard lately?"
Chairman Mao did not answer immediately, and only after pondering did he slowly spit out a sentence: "Kishi Ying was already sacrificed in 1950." ”
Liu Siqi
In just one sentence, Chairman Mao seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and Liu Siqi, who heard this bad news, had his brain blank in an instant, just blindly crying, and the crying alarmed the whole Zhongnanhai.
Liu Siqi was sad because she was Mao Anying's wife, but she had been hiding this matter for three years.
She was immersed in her own sorrow, and Chairman Mao squeezed Liu Siqi's hand and patiently relieved her.
Chairman Mao
At first, the chairman's hand was warm, but gradually, Liu Siqi found that the chairman's hand became cold, and for a moment, Liu Siqi seemed to have an epiphany.
Because the pain in the chairman's heart will not be less than half a point for her, she dare not imagine how the chairman has suppressed the grief in his heart in the past three years, and told himself "freely" about the funny things about Mao Anying's childhood.
How happy Chairman Mao smiled on the surface, how deep the pain in his heart was, because his son was sacrificed, and the sound and smile in his memory were the last things Mao Anying left to Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao and Mao Anying
However, as the president of the country and the backbone of the people, Chairman Mao could only pretend to be fine in the face of his son's sacrifice, and even when his daughter-in-law collapsed and cried, Chairman Mao was patiently relieved.
Liu Siqi was very sad, but after sensing the chairman's sadness, he stopped crying and brought a cup of hot tea for his father.
"Kishi Ying is gone, then I should take good care of my father," Liu Siqi thought, but Liu Siqi only thought so.
Chairman Mao
Because Liu Siqi was "autistic".
Except for Chairman Mao, Liu Siqi rarely spoke to people again, and she kissed herself in the corner that Chairman Mao could not see, kissing the wounds of her lover's death, but how could these Chairman Mao not know.
In order to cheer Liu Siqi up, Chairman Mao used his own writing fees to sponsor him to study in Moscow in 1955, and during his study abroad, Chairman Mao often wrote letters to Liu Siqi to encourage him to cheer up his life, and also hoped that he would find another good relationship and not waste his good years.
However, "the bell must still be tied to the bell", so under Chairman Mao's arrangement, Liu Siqi rushed to Korea for the first time in February 1959 to visit Mao Anying's grave.
Tomb of Comrade Mao Anying
"Si Qi, tell Kishi Ying, let him forgive his father, tell him that I love him very much"
This is Chairman Mao's exhortation to Liu Siqi, and it is also a cry of "powerlessness" from a father.
Chairman Mao wished he could also go to Korea to see his son, but Chairman Mao could not do so, and the only thing he could do was to take good care of Liu Siqi and encourage him to start a new life.
In February 1962, Liu Siqi married Yang Maozhi under the guidance of Chairman Mao, and as a new wedding gift, Chairman Mao sent two poems he had written in his own handwriting and a gift of 300 yuan.
Chairman Mao really treated Liu Siqi as his own relative, and in Liu Siqi's heart, he also never forgot Chairman Mao and Mao Anying.
Mao Anying
In May 2006, Liu Siqi and his four children appeared in Daeyu-dong, North Korea, and when he returned home, Liu Siqi brought back a jar of soil from the land where Mao Anying had sacrificed.
Because Liu Siqi felt that the sacrificial land was soaked with Mao Anying's blood, she was worried that her elderly self would not have the opportunity to visit her next time, and she wanted to leave a thought for herself, she felt that she had brought back Mao Anying's heroic soul.
In May 2006, Liu Siqi's fifth trip to North Korea, and in 2013 she also went once, although she did not have the opportunity to see each other in person, but Mao Anying's tombstone also witnessed Liu Siqi's journey from a wonderful age to a rare age, as if they had experienced aging together.
On January 7, 2022, Liu Siqi passed away, and after his sister Li Min and Li Ne learned about it, their hearts were very sad, but they were all too old, even if they especially wanted to attend Liu Siqi's funeral, they were also powerless.
But in the hearts of Li Min and Li Ne, Liu Siqi is always his own family, in order to show their remembrance, Li Min and Li Ne not only sent wreaths, but also let their children "fight for their mothers".
wreath
Kong Dongmei, Kong Jining, Wang Xiaozhi, and Mao Xinyu all appeared at Liu Siqi's funeral, and together with Liu Siqi's children, they were in charge of the aftermath of the elder Liu Siqi.
Liu Siqi's life was full of hardships, but Chairman Mao gave her the love of her father, Mao Anying gave her a warm home, Li Min and Li Ne gave her the company she longed for, and Yang Maozhi accompanied her through the difficult second half of her life.
Fate is unfair, the war has taken away her lover, only hope that if there is an afterlife, the war will no longer fly in the land of Shenzhou, the people can live in peace and contentment, and no one will be sacrificed in the war, so that perhaps Liu Siqi can live a happy life with Mao Anying.