Li Min and Chairman Mao together
preface
In 1947, after tasting the hardships of wandering in a foreign country, He Zizhen returned to the warm motherland with his daughter Jiaojiao with Chairman Mao's approval.
At that time, He Zizhen had almost no thoughts except for wanting to dedicate the rest of his life to the motherland and working fully for the party and the country, especially the matter of restoring relations with Chairman Mao...
Li Min: Dad, my mother is as fat as a big bucket
In March 1949, Chairman Mao moved into Peiping with the coquettish photo He Zizhen sent to him some time ago and lived in the Shuangqing Villa in Xiangshan.
Chairman Mao in Xiangshan
During that time, although Chairman Mao's work was very busy, he still often took out the coquettish photos, looked at them, touched them, and missed this daughter who had not seen each other for more than 8 years. Thinking that his daughter was 13 years old and should go to school, Chairman Mao had the desire to take Jiaojiao with him and fulfill his responsibilities as a father.
Therefore, Chairman Mao asked the guards to go to Shenyang to consult with He Zizhen and ask He Zizhen's opinion to see if she agreed to let Jiao Jiao live with him.
Listening to the guard's words, He Zizhen did not have any hesitation, and even agreed to come down. In He Zizhen's view, his daughter is the only link between himself and Chairman Mao.
Under the leadership of He Yi, Jiao Jiao and her brother Mao Anqing embarked on the road to Beiping to find their father. Along the way, they took trains, boats, and cars. In this regard, Jiao Jiao and Mao Anqing felt very fresh and very happy.
Soon, He Yi took Jiao Jiao and Mao Anqing to Xiangshan and met Chairman Mao. When they met, He Yi took Jiaojiao's hand and said to Chairman Mao: "Chairman, the task you gave me is completed, and Jiaojiao has taken it back." ”
Jiao Jiao and her brother Mao Anqing are together
Immediately afterwards, He Yi turned around, pushed Jiao Jiao and Mao Anqing in front, and said to them: "He is your father, call him dad, call him quickly!" ”
After careful observation, Jiao Jiao found that Chairman Mao in front of her was exactly the same as Chairman Mao on the painting, and she was very happy in her heart, and immediately pounced on it and shouted: "Dad!" ”
It was rare to hear his daughter's voice again, and Chairman Mao was very excited, and he held Jiaojiao in his arms with open arms, unwilling to let go for a long time.
During that time, Chairman Mao was very happy and successively invited several leaders of the Central Committee to his home. Each time, Chairman Mao would mysteriously say, "I brought you a foreign baby." ”
After listening to Chairman Mao's words, everyone was very puzzled, but they had not heard that Chairman Mao had a foreign baby. When He Yi brought Jiaojiao over, Chairman Mao pointed to Jiaojiao and said with a smile: "The foreign baby is here, I have a foreign daughter." Oh, she is. ”
Chairman Mao and Jiao Jiao are together
Seeing Jiaojiao, everyone was very fresh and talked to her one after another. But the coquettish Chinese did not speak smoothly, and once he thought of not Chinese, he said a few words in Russian in a row, which caused everyone to laugh.
Once, Chairman Mao took his daughter's coquettish hand and said with a big laugh: "Well, I know a little English, I don't know anything about Russian, just be there, he will." ”
For his daughter, Chairman Mao liked it very much, and every day after dinner, he would always take his daughter's little hand, take a walk in the park of Xiangshan, and communicate with Jiaojiao.
Since she had just returned to her motherland, Jiao Jiao retained her living habits in the Soviet Union, and always liked to play barefoot by the lake in the park. When Chairman Mao was working, Jiao Jiao was studying Chinese on the sidelines. When he was tired of studying, he got under the desk and made Chairman Mao laugh.
In Xiangshan, Jiao Jiao enjoyed her father's love and quiet life, and became more and more fond of spending time with Chairman Mao.
Later, Chairman Mao decided to let Jiaojiao go to school. For this reason, Chairman Mao also decided to change his daughter's name, so he said to Jiaojiao: "Dad will give you another name." ”
A group photo of Chairman Mao and his daughter Jiaojiao
After listening to her father's words, she said incomprehensibly: "Dad, I have a name, my name is Mao Jiaojiao." Chairman Mao smiled and said, "Jiaojiao was your nickname when you were first born, and now that you have grown up and are going to study in middle school, I will give you an official name." This name must have a profound meaning. ”
Therefore, Chairman Mao opened the Analects, found the Liren chapter, pointed to the sentence in the book, and said: "Zi Yu: 'A gentleman wants to be sensitive to words and sensitive to deeds', which means dull language." Min, on the other hand, explains a lot. Your name is Min, but not necessarily Mao Min, you can also be called Li Min. ”
Listening to Chairman Mao's words, Li Min became even more strange, so he asked, "Why?" The eldest brother is called Mao Anying, the second brother is called Mao Anqing, they are all surnamed Mao with their father, why don't I have the surname Mao? ”
Looking at his daughter's doubtful eyes, Chairman Mao touched her head and said: "Jiaojiao, my father's surname is Mao, which is good, but for the needs of revolutionary work, my father has also used more than ten names such as Mao Runzhi, Ziren, and Li Desheng, and Dad especially likes the name Li Desheng." Immediately afterwards, Chairman Mao told his daughter the origin of the name Li Desheng.
Later, He Zizhen was arranged to live in Shanghai. Whenever he was on vacation, Chairman Mao would ask Li Min to visit his mother, and when he returned, he would tell him about He Zizhen's situation.
Chairman Mao and his daughter Li Min together
Once, after returning from He Zizhen's side, Li Min came to his father with the gift his mother had prepared for Chairman Mao to report his mother's situation.
After seeing his daughter, Chairman Mao asked, "What does your mother look like now?" Li Min deliberately lied to his father and said, "Dad, my mother is fat now, and her waist is as thick as a big bucket." ”
Listening to his daughter's words, Chairman Mao shook his head, let out a long sigh, and said: "She can't be fat, she used to be relatively thin, and now she is sick and in a bad mood, how can she get fat?" ”
Listening to his father's words, Li Min was stunned all of a sudden, thinking: My father has not seen my mother, how can I guess so accurately? So, Li Min told his father the true situation of He Zizhen: "Mom is indeed very thin!" ”
Knowing that He Zizhen's living conditions were very bad, Chairman Mao explained to Li Min and said, "If you have anything in the future, you can go to Uncle Wang Dongxing, but he can do what I can't do." ”
Soon after, under Wang Dongxing's arrangement, He Zizhen lived in a house vacated by Chen Yi after leaving Shanghai, and his living conditions were greatly improved.
Li Min and his mother He Zizhen together
What Li Min didn't know was that in Chairman Mao's heart, he had always been very concerned about He Zizhen. It's just that this kind of concern can only be expressed in the heart, and cannot be expressed openly.
In fact, the reason why He Zizhen was able to return to China was inseparable from Chairman Mao's concern!
He Zizhen: Chairman, I am not in good health and am still recuperating
In 1947, with Chairman Mao's approval, He Zizhen returned from the Soviet Union.
After getting off the train at Harbin Station, He Zizhen met Li Fuchun, a comrade from the Northeast Bureau, and others who came to greet them. For Li Fuchun, He Zizhen is familiar. As early as Jinggangshan, He Zizhen met Li Fuchun, and was very close to his wife Cai Chang.
Li Fuchun and his wife Cai Chang are in the northeast
Therefore, after meeting, watching He Zizhen's body lose weight, Li Fuchun felt sad for a while. But thinking that He Zizhen's return to China was a happy thing, he greeted her with a smile and said: "Sister Zizhen, it's hard to ride a long distance by car, how is your health along the way?" Seeing that his old comrade-in-arms cared about himself so much, He Zizhen was very happy and said, "Very good, thank you." ”
Li Fuchun said: "You mother and daughter should rest for a few days first. Because the two were already acquainted, He Zizhen did not take up on this topic, but mentioned his work problem, saying: "I'm fine, I don't need to rest." I request that my work be organized as soon as possible. ”
In He Zizhen's view, since he has returned to China, everything else is not important, and he must make up for the time when he did not work for the party in the Soviet Union.
However, Li Fuchun did not think so, he knew He Zizhen's situation, after all, she was Chairman Mao's former wife, she had paid too much for the party, and she must not be casual about her work, so he deliberately bypassed her work problem and solved her life problems first, saying: "Your residence has been arranged." If you have any needs in life, you can put it forward and we will do it. ”
Listening to Li Fuchun's words, He Zizhen still repeated the question of his work: "I don't have any requirements in my personal life, I just want to work as soon as possible." ”
He Zizhen
For this question, Li Fuchun could not give a direct answer, so he had to promise He Zizhen to find a way to arrange a suitable job for her as soon as possible.
Later, under the leadership of Li Fuchun, He Zizhen came to the residence arranged for her by the Northeast Bureau.
Thinking of He Zizhen and Jiaojiao's dress and the weather conditions in Harbin, the comrades of the Northeast Bureau prepared cotton clothes for He Zizhen and Jiaojiao, and also bought Jiaojiao a new pair of leather shoes.
After receiving the new leather shoes from the staff, Jiao Jiao liked it very much. Thinking that she had not worn new shoes in the Soviet Union, Jiao Jiao glanced at the old shoes she was wearing on her feet, and quickly replaced them with new leather shoes.
The new leather shoes are not big or small, they fit very well, and Jiao Jiao is very happy, wearing new leather shoes, stomping heavily on the floor, attracting the attention of her mother He Zizhen and letting her see how beautiful her new leather shoes are.
After a while, He Zizhen turned around and glanced at Jiaojiao in new leather shoes.
He Zizhen old photo
After reading it, He Zizhen did not show the happy look that Jiao Jiao imagined, let alone say that Jiao Jiao wanted to hear praise for her, but frowned, not happy at all, and said in Russian: "Take off the new shoes and return them to the organization." We just arrived and did nothing, so much trouble for the organization, your old shoes can be repaired and can still be worn. ”
Although Jiao Jiao liked the new leather shoes very much, she still followed the advice of her mother He Zizhen, took off the new leather shoes she was wearing, retrieved the old shoes that she had thrown aside with her toes exposed, and put them on her feet with a small mouth.
After two days of observation, He Zizhen learned that the Liberation War was going on in Northeast China and saw a busy scene of war preparations everywhere in Harbin.
Faced with such a scene, He Zizhen felt that he must be able to do some work within his capacity for the cause of the country's liberation, and he was very excited in his heart.
Subsequently, He Zizhen took the initiative to find comrades from the Northeast Bureau and asked the organization to arrange work for her. She said: "I am not very capable of working, and I have not worked in the Soviet Union for a long time, I don't know what I can do, but I can't stand idle, I want to make a small contribution to the liberation of all China when I return to China." ”
He Zizhen old photo
Seeing He Zizhen's earnest words, the comrades of the Northeast Bureau were all moved by her selfless revolutionary spirit, and tried to arrange a job for him, allowing her to serve as the secretary of the general party branch of the organ in the Northeast Ministry of Finance.
After working for a period of time, the organization transferred He Zizhen to the cadre office of the Harbin Federation of Trade Unions and participated in the work.
Seeing that He Zizhen was full of energy and went all out for everything, the organization was worried that her body would be overwhelmed, so he repeatedly told her: "Your task is mainly to recuperate, if your health is better, do a little, do as much as you can, rest if you can't, don't get tired." ”
Soon after, under the arrangement of his brother He Minxue, his sister-in-law Li Liying came to Harbin to visit He Zizhen. In Harbin, He Zizhen and his sister-in-law were inseparable and had been getting along for more than a month. Even when it was time to sleep, He Zizhen and Li Liying were in the same room. Sometimes, the two chatted all night until dawn.
In the process of getting along, sister-in-law Li Liying told He Zizhen about the situation at home over the years, and told He Zizhen about the bullet left in his body after his brother He Minxue was injured and did not take it out.
Listening to Li Liying's story, He Zizhen thought that the bullet in her body could not be removed and caused her pain, so she had the idea of contacting Chairman Mao and asking him to help let He Min learn to come to the northeast to treat her illness.
Chairman Mao
So, He Zizhen said to Li Liying: "We will immediately draft a telegram to report He Minxue's health and ask the central government to allow him to go to the northeast for surgical treatment." This telegram was addressed to Chairman Mao. ”
After the telegram was drafted, He Zizhen came to Luo Ronghuan's home with his sister-in-law with anticipation, and asked Luo Ronghuan's secretary for help to send the telegram to Chairman Mao.
Soon, He Zizhen received a call back: "Now in a war environment, He Minxue is not allowed to leave, and I will talk about it later when I have the opportunity." What excited He Zizhen was that the telegram was signed by Chairman Mao. That is, the telegram was personally signed by Chairman Mao.
Looking at Chairman Mao's name, He Zizhen's heart was very excited, thinking that Chairman Mao had not forgotten himself.
When she parted with Li Liying, He Zizhen specially gave his sister-in-law a gold ring that Li Fuchun gave him some time ago, as a way to express her gratitude to her sister-in-law's family.
After spending more than a month with his sister-in-law Li Liying, He Zizhen's heart became cheerful, and he often went to dances held by comrades to entertain with everyone.
He Zizhen is with his family
During that time, everyone saw that He Zizhen was in a good mood, and her face recovered badly, even the melancholy that had filled her eyes disappeared, and the kind comrades persuaded her to take another step forward.
At first, He Zizhen always smiled, but in his heart he was unwilling. Later, listening frequently, He Zizhen also loosened a little.
Once, He Zizhen came back from the dance hall and saw Jiaojiao playing, so he called her to the front and said to her: "Jiaojiao, let me discuss something with you, I'll find you a new father, okay?" ”
As soon as He Zizhen's words were finished, Jiaojiao cried loudly, wiping her tears and saying: "I don't want, I don't want, I don't want a new father!" ”
The coquettish attitude had a great impact on He Zizhen. Since then, He Zizhen has stopped thinking of finding someone to marry, and decided to live alone with coquettish and take care of the children.
In addition, the coquettish attitude also made He Zizhen feel that Chairman Mao's position in his heart was so unshakable. This is because although Jiao Jiao does not agree, her inner feelings are the most important. When she thought of finding someone else to marry, He Zizhen's heart was so painful, which made her more sure of the depth of her love for Chairman Mao.
He Zizhen
Some people say that it was Jiaojiao who refused to let He Zizhen remarry. In fact, this argument is untenable. Because Jiaojiao later left He Zizhen and lived by Chairman Mao's side, she could find someone to marry again, but she did not have such thoughts.
As it is often said, character determines destiny. He Zizhen is a person who is persistent to the bone, or he would not have listened to persuasion and left Yan'an willfully, let alone left Chairman Mao's side in front of Chairman Mao's tears.
Although the decision at that time was just a momentary impulse, and that impulse brought He Zizhen too many changes, making her feel guilty and regret for the rest of her life, this reflects her inner persistence!
Chairman Mao: What is He Zizhen's treatment now?
In 1948, Shenyang was liberated. Soon after, under the arrangement of the organization, He Zizhen took Mao Anqing and Jiaojiao to live in Shenyang.
He Zizhen and his sister He Yi are together
In Shenyang, He Zizhen met his sister He Yi. When chatting with his sister He Yi, He Zizhen told all his experiences in the Soviet Union, and also learned from his sister's mouth about the specific situation of his whole family after he left the Soviet Union, and even knew that Chairman Mao supported her mother after divorcing her and gave the elderly the elderly.
Hearing this, He Zizhen did not hold back, tears welled up in her eyes, wetting her clothes. She knew that she would never be able to repay Chairman Mao's kindness to her.
Despite this, He Zizhen came up with the idea of writing a letter to Chairman Mao and bringing his gratitude to him.
Listening to He Zizhen's words, He Yi encouraged her sister and said, "What's so embarrassing about this, it's a good thing, it should be done." ”
The next day, He Zizhen thought of a good way. She called her daughter Jiaojiao to her side and said, "Jiaojiao, you have been back to China for more than a year, and you haven't written a letter to your father, you should write a letter to your father." ”
Chairman Mao
He Zizhen's words evoked Jiaojiao's thoughts of her father, and she said happily: "Okay, okay! ”
Soon, Jiao Jiao wrote a letter and asked her mother to send it to her father for herself. In this letter, Jiao Jiao wrote in a childish tone: "Chairman Mao: Everyone says that you are the father who gave birth to me, and I am your own daughter. However, I did not see you in the USSR and do not know about it. Whether you are my own father or not, whether I am your biological daughter, please write to me quickly. Petite. ”
It's just that the letter was written in Russian. Immediately afterwards, He Zizhen took a few cute photos of Jiaojiao and sent them to Chairman Mao along with the letter he had written. He Zizhen's letter reads:
"Chairman, I have returned to China. Not well, still recuperating and participating in some work. I have been away from China for nine years, I don't know much about the current situation in the country, I have to understand the situation through work... During the Soviet-German war, I had a hard life, I had to do everything myself, chopping firewood, cooking, doing laundry, raising children, farming, knitting socks, doing everything, more bitter than the Long March. However, this is in the past, and now I have to work hard. I'm learning to do union work ... I am grateful for your care of my sister and mother, doing your sister and daughter on my behalf, which I will remember for the rest of my life. ”
After receiving the letter from He Zizhen, Chairman Mao, after careful consideration, decided not to write to He Zizhen, but soon returned a telegram to his daughter Jiaojiao. In the telegram, Chairman Mao expressed his thoughts for his daughter, saying: "Jiaojiao: My daughter, I have received your letter. You study well and be a good girl in China. Dad is fine. ”
Petite
During that time, although Chairman Mao was busy with work, he often kept pictures of his daughter at hand. When he was tired from work, Chairman Mao took out the coquettish photos and carefully looked at them over and over again, and when he looked at them, he couldn't help but laugh, and sometimes laughed out loud.
It can be seen that Chairman Mao is very concerned about his daughter Jiaojiao and likes him very much.
When she received the telegram from Chairman Mao, although He Zizhen felt a little disappointed because Chairman Mao did not mention herself, she knew Chairman Mao's situation. Therefore, she did not complain about Chairman Mao, but only hated that her decision at that time was too hasty, why did she not listen to Chairman Mao's persuasion and stayed in Yan'an.
In 1959, on Lushan, He Zizhen finally saw Chairman Mao again.
During the conversation, Chairman Mao asked He Zizhen: "Why did you have to leave in the first place?" He Zizhen cried and said, "It's all my bad, I was too ignorant at that time." ”
He Zizhen old photo
Later, Chairman Mao felt that He Zizhen was a little abnormal, so he asked people to help He Zizhen out, and called Shui Jing to the front and asked, "What treatment does He Zizhen have now?" Shui Jing replied, "It's a vice-provincial treatment." ”
Listening to Shui Jing's words, Chairman Mao felt very relieved, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, nodded and said, "It's okay." ”