In 1996, an old woman with gray temples was lying on the hospital bed and said slowly to the children around her: "I don't regret marrying him in this life." Then he closed his eyes peacefully.
Who is this old woman? Who is the "he" in her mouth? Back in 1938, a 17-year-old girl married a 54-year-old general.
At first, the girl was reluctant, but after marriage, the in-depth understanding of the two gave each other a spark of love, and then in her married life, the woman was married for 32 years and was pregnant 16 times, and the relationship between the two has always been very good.
After the woman died, she was buried in Babao Mountain, because of her legendary experience, but also made her name a household name, today let us approach this strange woman, to see what kind of life she has experienced.
Father's bargaining chips in business
In 1919, in a family in Shantou, Guangdong, a girl fell to the ground, her father Guo Jingxin was very happy, named her Guo Yiqing, the girl gradually grew up under the careful care of her parents, and became a slim girl.
At this time, her father Guo Jingxin was already the person in charge of an insurance company in Wuhan, because of the needs of work, her father Guo Jingxin often attended a lot of banquets, through which Guo Jingxin also knew a lot of generals or high-ranking officials.
Once, his father Guo Jingxin went to a dinner party, at which his father was introduced to Army General Cheng Qian.
At this time, Cheng Qian can be said to be a man of the hour, his outstanding military talent is deeply liked by his superiors, and his official position is also rising step by step.
Father Guo Jingxin learned from Chen Congzhi, the deputy director of General Cheng Qian's side, that General Cheng Qian had three wives before, but because of the war, none of them were with him, and only the children born to several wives were with him.
As a businessman's father, his mind turned in an instant, and he asked Chen Congzhi: "Has the general ever thought about marrying another wife?" Chen Congzhi was asked by Guo Jingxin.
was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Of course it's better, after all, the general has such a big backyard, someone has to take care of it." ”
Hearing Chen Congzhi say this, Guo Jingxin instantly became happy and said: "Deputy Director, I have a girl here, I don't know if I have this fate with the general." ”
When Chen Congzhi heard him say this, he asked, "Do you have it? How old is she? Do you have any photos?"
Guo Jingxin took out a photo of her daughter Guo Yiqing from her bag and handed it to Chen Congzhi: "Look, this is my daughter, who is just 17 years old this year, and knows how to read and write after studying in a foreign school." ”
Chen Congzhi took the photo, looked at it carefully, and said to Guo Jingxin: "It looks good, but the age is a little bit different from the general." ”
Guo Jingxin replied: "Older men will hurt people, besides, it is not the parents who have the final say when they get married, you can rest assured, my girl will be happy when she knows." ”
Hearing Guo Jingxin say this, Chen Congzhi couldn't shirk it anymore and said, "Find a time, I'll take it to meet with the general." Then, the two touched the wine glasses in their hands.
I couldn't bear my mother's suffering and chose to marry
Early the next morning, when the father was having dinner with his family, he told his daughter Guo Yiqing the news, and when the daughter heard it, she looked at it in disbelief, and the father who loved her yelled angrily: "I won't marry." ”
Then he ran back to the room, and the father looked at his daughter who had run away, and glared angrily at her mother, who came to her daughter's room, and before she could enter the door, she heard her crying in the room.
The mother comforted her: "Qing'er, you open the door, your mother has something to say to you, and the daughter in the door roared loudly: "I don't listen, you go, you are all liars." When the mother saw her daughter like this, she also left with interest.
In the evening, the mother came to her daughter's door again and shouted: "Qing'er, you open the door, it's been a day, you haven't eaten, your mother has made your favorite meal, you eat a few bites, what is the matter you open the door, we will discuss it carefully, it can be regarded as begging you for my mother, okay?"
Guo Yiqing in the room heard his mother begging him like this, and he was embarrassed to continue to lose his temper, opened the door, and let his mother in.
As soon as she opened the door, Guo Yiqing saw the injury on her mother's hand, and she asked her mother distressedly: "How did you get it?"
The mother bowed her head and said nothing, took the food, sat down at the table and said, "Don't get in the way, I accidentally got it myself, you eat, you've been hungry for a day." ”
Guo Yiqing asked her mother: "Mother, why, as women, we can't choose our own marriage and husband?"
Mother replied to Guo Yiqing: "Mother knows you, has read foreign books, and has new ideas, but since ancient times, it has been the order of your parents, the words of the matchmaker, as a mother, I want to respect your choice, I know that you want to find someone you like to marry, but your father's attitude now, I really can't persuade my mother." ”
Looking at the tears in her mother's eyes, Guo Yiqing's heart softened, she knew in her heart that if she didn't agree to marry, her father would still be angry, and she couldn't watch her loving mother suffer.
After eating, Guo Yiqing walked to the mirror, turned his back to his mother and said, "Mother, I figured it out, anyway, I want to marry, I'll marry." ”
When her mother heard the news, she was stunned for a moment and asked, "Qing'er, have you thought clearly." Guo Yiqing nodded and said, "You let your father do it." ”
When the mother heard the promise, she went out to find her father, and everything that followed went according to plan, and on the day of the wedding, everyone was very happy, and everyone congratulated the father on finding a good family for his daughter.
On Cheng Qian's side, everyone congratulated him on finding a beautiful girl, only Guo Yiqing cried from his mother's house to his mother-in-law's house, thinking that he would never be able to study in the future and live the life he wanted to live, so he cried until Cheng Qian entered the door.
The year-old love of marriage and then love
Cheng Qian finished dealing with the relatives and friends who came to the wedding banquet, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard his newlywed wife crying on the bed, which instantly made Cheng Qian, who was stunned, wake up.
Hurriedly walked to his wife's side and comforted: "Don't cry, tell me if you have any grievances." Hearing Cheng Qian's voice, Guo Yiqing suddenly stopped crying.
From under the red hijab, she secretly inquired about this man, and saw that his appearance was really old, Guo Yiqing wowed, and cried even louder, which made Cheng Qian stumped.
Although I have been married several times, it is the first time I have seen her cry like this on the wedding night, and she is not in a hurry, so she picked up the food on the table, came to Guo Yiqing's side, and whispered to her: "Don't cry, be hungry, eat something and cry again, I don't have the strength to cry for a while." ”
Hearing Cheng Qian say this, Guo Yiqing was stunned for a moment, carefully took the food handed over by Cheng Qian, and ate it in a big gulp, at this time someone called Cheng Qian out to have something, Guo Yiqing snorted, and continued to eat his own things.
When Cheng Qian came back, Guo Yiqing had already fallen asleep, so Cheng Qian had to help her clean up, and slowly lay down next to her to sleep.
A few days after marriage, Cheng Qian has been by Guo Yiqing's side, although Guo Yiqing has always resisted contacting him, but Cheng Qian still talks to this little wife with a thick face.
Gradually, Guo Yiqing also felt that the person in front of him seemed to be much bigger than himself, and there was nothing wrong with him. However, Guo Yiqing still decided to take another look.
After all, he is just getting married, and who knows if it will change in the future? But an incident not long after changed Guo Yiqing's opinion.
Other women came to the door
Just when the relationship between Guo Yiqing and Cheng Qian was heating up, an uninvited guest came, she was Cheng Qian's third wife.
As soon as she entered the door, the third lady gave Guo Yiqing a big slap and scolded loudly: "You hooked the general to get carried away." ”
Guo Yiqing, who was beaten, looked aggrieved, just when Cheng Qian came back from his official business, he just saw this scene, and the third lady was about to fight again, but was stopped by Cheng Qian.
As soon as the third lady saw that it was Cheng Qian, she began to pretend to be aggrieved and delicate, Cheng Qian saw the previous scene, and ignored her, walked straight to Guo Yiqing's side, touched her face distressedly, and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Guo Yiqing shook his head, but the tears still kept rolling, Cheng Qian was even more uncomfortable when he saw this, and immediately arranged for someone to send his wife to the doctor.
Then he said to the third lady, "I want to divorce you." After saying that, he went into the house, and after a while, he took out the divorce agreement and asked the third wife to sign it, but the third wife was unwilling to sign it at first.
But what kind of person is Cheng Qian, a person who doesn't blink his eyes in a war, and the third wife signed it after a while.
Later, when Guo Yiqing came back, Cheng Qian said to her: "In the future, I will only have one wife for you, and I will take care of the rest." Guo Yiqing listened to this and stared at him for a long time.
She wanted to believe him, but she was afraid to believe him, after all, those ladies had also given birth to him, and in the end, it was not that they would abandon him.
The covenant of the afterlife
After this incident, the relationship between the two was better than before, and Cheng Qian also kept his promise, never married a wife after that, and always treated Guo Yiqing well.
In the 32 years that the two of them have been married, Guo Yiqing has been pregnant 16 times, because in that era, only a few children survived in the end, and they have always taken care of her.
Until 1968, Cheng Qian's family fell and died, and after hospitalization, he took Guo Yiqing's hand and said: "In the next life, I want to find you as soon as possible." ”
After speaking, he closed his eyes, on June 12, 1996, Guo Yiqing died of illness in Beijing, and before he died, he said to his children: "In this life, I will marry him and have no regrets." Then he closed his eyes and went to his general.
Later, according to the wishes of their parents, the children buried them together in Babaoshan, and their stories became well-known through everyone's telling.
epilogue
Married at the age of 17 and 54 years old, a girl who is ignorant of the world, a majestic general, the two should not have intersected but came together, allowing us to see that the real feelings have nothing to do with age and identity.
At first, Guo Yiqing didn't believe that this man who was dozens of years older than her would be good to her, but in the relationship between the two, they gradually melted each other's hearts, and finally lived happily ever after.
Their feelings have also moved the world.