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One day in April 2011, a gray-haired old man came to Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, and looked at the towering martyrs' monument in front of her, and two lines of tears fell from the corners of her eyes.
"Rest in peace, Mom. ”
I saw that the old man kept calling softly towards the monument in front of him, but the people next to him also maintained a solemn expression, because they knew that the identity of this old man was not ordinary.
The old man is an orphan of a martyr, and her family is likely to be buried under the monument, and this time the old man came to the inauguration ceremony as a special guest.
At that time, the old man just happened to find a shabby military coat left by the elders of the family, but who knew that this military coat contained a full 11 top-secret information, and a secret that had been hidden for 69 years was also revealed.
So, what secrets is hidden in this old man's body, and how did she discover her identity as an "orphan of a martyr"?
All this starts with the personal experience of the old man.
Worn-out overcoats
The old man standing in front of the martyr's monument with tears in his eyes is named Shi Qingyun, although he is an orphan of a martyr, he has not known who his biological parents are since Shi Qingyun can remember.
Regarding Shi Qingyun's life experience, his adoptive father Shi Hongquan and adoptive mother Zhang Jun did not reveal a little information, and Shi Qingyun, who grew up beside his adoptive parents, did not ask too much about these details.
In the winter of 1976, Shi Qingyun's adoptive mother Zhang Jun sewed a large cotton coat for him to spend the winter.
Looking at this new dress, Shi Qingyun's eyes were full of surprise, because the new clothes of that era were very rare for a child like Shi Qingyun.
At this time, Shi Qingyun would never have imagined that decades later, he would actually find something from this padded jacket that surprised him.
Time came to 2008 in a blink of an eye, when the weather in the whole of China became very cold, and even in Guangzhou, far away in the tropics, it snowed.
In order to be able to keep warm as soon as possible, Shi Qingyun turned out the cotton coat from under the wardrobe, but Shi Qingyun saw a finger-sized hole in the dress.
Shi Qingyun thought to himself, maybe it was because the clothes were damaged for too long, and he could continue to wear them by buying some needles and threads to sew them, but then he found more than a dozen mottled notes in this dress.
Shi Qingyun couldn't see what was written on these notes, and could only vaguely see the names Zhang Shijie and Su Yun, which immediately aroused Shi Qingyun's curiosity.
Because his adoptive mother Zhang Jun did not explain the specific content of these notes to him when she sewed this cotton coat, and for so many years, no one has mentioned to him that there are notes in the cotton clothes.
As a last resort, Shi Qingyun could only call a few other relatives in the family to inquire about the situation, but she got a bunch of negative answers, and Shi Qingyun, who realized it later, remembered what his father Shi Hongquan said before he died.
It was the winter of 1988, Shi Qingyun accompanied his father Shi Hongquan to Beijing to see a doctor, Shi Hongquan knew that time was running out, so he whispered the word Zhang Shijie in his daughter's ear.
It's a pity that before Shi Qingyun could ask the meaning of these three words, the old father collapsed on the bed, and a few days later, Shi Hongquan died because the hospital's efforts to rescue him failed, and the name Zhang Shijie became a mystery buried in Shi Qingyun's heart.
Suddenly, Shi Qingyun remembered his confusing life experience. If there is anything for his father Shi Hongquan that he had to explain before he died, it should be his daughter's life experience!
Subsequently, under the guidance of his relatives, Shi Qingyun really found a small jar for medicine at home, and from there, Shi Qingyun took out a yellowed note:
"Today, Xiaoyun will be handed over to Brother Zicheng to raise, and Xiaoyun's birthday is 4:46 on April 16, 1942. ”
Shi Qingyun found that it was Zhang Shijie written on the note of this note, and she was very sure that her father Shi Hongquan's previous name was Shi Zicheng.
In other words, this person is very likely to be her biological father, after learning the news, Shi Qingyun originally wanted to continue to inquire about his father's news, but who knows, no one else can say more information.
In desperation, Shi Qingyun could only focus the rest of his time and energy on the matter of "finding his biological parents", and this matter will also bring great changes to his life.
The "mystery of identity" of biological parents
Since learning the mystery of his life experience, Shi Qingyun has put all his thoughts on "finding his biological parents", after Shi Qingyun learned that he was the orphan of the martyr, he hoped to find the whereabouts of his parents through the help of some local governments.
However, Shi Qingyun at that time only knew what the names of his parents were, and Shi Qingyun didn't know anything about the other information about the two.
However, as a descendant of revolutionary martyrs, Shi Qingyun decided to hand over the dozen or so notes he found in the night to the government first, and perhaps there was any important information in them that could make some contributions to the mainland's historical research work.
Through the interpretation of the dozen or so notes, Shi Qingyun learned that those notes were actually the information of the enemy-occupied areas transmitted by the comrades of the underground party back then, and the name of Shi Qingyun's biological mother was also mentioned-Su Yun.
Sure enough, after Shi Qingyun handed over the dozen or so notes hidden in her coat to the relevant departments, her deeds of searching for relatives were quickly valued by the higher authorities.
Because according to the historical archives of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, there was indeed a local female comrade named Su Yun who died for the party's cause during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
Although there is no record in the literature about Comrade Su Yun's family situation, since Shi Qingyun took the initiative to hand over the relevant items to the government, the local government cannot ignore Shi Qingyun's situation.
Through the narration of the staff of the local organs in Shijiazhuang, Shi Qingyun learned for the first time about the heroic deeds of Su Yun who had participated in the revolution and resisted aggression.
In 1942, the Japanese army launched a brutal sweep in order to completely strangle the resistance movement of the Eighth Route Army in a difficult situation, and at this time, countless underground party comrades lurking in the enemy-occupied areas also began to secretly operate.
At that time, Comrade Su Yun disguised himself as an ordinary peasant woman in order to transmit information for the Eighth Route Army, but when Su Yun was out of the city, a group of Japanese soldiers stopped him and checked Su Yun's palms and belongings.
"What's the deal with these calluses on your hands?"
Looking at the puppet soldiers beside a few Japanese soldiers, he asked Su Yun in a cold tone.
"I'm a farmer, I have to work all day long, isn't it normal to have a little callus on my hands?"
Su Yun replied directly at the other party without raising his head.
Who knows, the puppet soldier actually raised his gun directly at Su Yun:
"Lao Tzu looks at you like a spy on the eight roads, I think you'd better be honest!"
At this time, Su Yun's expression also became a little nervous, and the beads of sweat on her forehead couldn't stop flowing down, just as she was about to die with the puppet army in front of her, the appearance of another comrade temporarily saved Su Yun.
The comrade picked up the weapon in his hand and began to shoot at the enemy, who was momentarily overwhelmed by the sudden attack, and Su Yun escaped in a wonderful way.
After a brief introduction, Su Yun learned that the comrade who rescued him was named Zhang Shijie, and from this moment on, she and Zhang Shijie fell in love, and soon after, they also had their own children.
Looking at the newborn child, the husband and wife had a doting look in their eyes, and they decided to name the child "Xiaoyun", but the tragedy suddenly happened before the two had time to accompany the child.
Once, when Su Yun went out to transmit information for the Eighth Route Army, he was once again interrogated by the Japanese puppet team, and this time, the enemy directly captured him in prison and tortured him.
Facing the enemy's fierce face, Su Yun did not reveal the inventory information of our army until he died.
In the end, the enemy saw Su Yun's tough attitude and decided to secretly shoot him, and this heroic anti-Japanese female warrior died on the eve of victory.
When the bad news reached Zhang Shijie's ears, a wave of grief immediately rose in his heart, but when he thought of the infant child, Zhang Shijie forced himself to cheer up.
Because if Su Yun has a spirit in the sky, he must also hope that his husband and children can live strongly.
Unfortunately, with the development of the war situation, Zhang Shijie needed to go to other places to work, and he could not take his children with him.
After thinking about it, Zhang Shijie decided to find another pair of parents for this child, if he can live to the day of victory in the future, it is not too late to recognize the child.
The two comrades who accepted Zhang Shijie's entrustment were Shi Zicheng and Zhang Jun, who had been raising Xiaoyun as their own daughter for many years, even if the children were making a big fuss at them, they never showed a look of disgust.
For Shi Zicheng and Zhang Jun, since they have accepted Zhang Shijie's commission, they must raise this child to adulthood.
If they have the opportunity in the future, they also hope to see the day when Xiaoyun and his father recognize each other.
However, neither Zhang Jun nor Shi Zicheng saw Zhang Shijie again in the end, and "Xiaoyun", who had changed his name to Shi Qingyun, also found the whereabouts of his biological father Zhang Shijie with the help of local government staff.
Great Conferral in 1955
Shi Qingyun learned that his father, Zhang Shijie, became a lieutenant colonel in 1955 for his outstanding exploits in the revolutionary war, and later, he retired with the rank of colonel and is now retiring in a cadre retreat in Beijing.
After learning the news, Shi Qingyun was so excited that he couldn't sleep at all. She couldn't wait to buy a train ticket to Beijing, and he would be able to hug her father tightly in no time!
Regret with tears in laughter
Soon, with the help of local staff, Shi Qingyun came to the dry rest house where his father Zhang Shijie lived.
But in order not to affect his father's body, Shi Qingyun just stood in the distance and observed the old man's life, and a few days later, the news reached Zhang Shijie's ears.
After learning the news that Xiaoyun was still alive, Zhang Shijie was very excited, and was actively preparing for a reunion with his daughter, who knows, just when the two were about to meet, the old man Zhang Shijie suddenly died of illness.
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Originally, Shi Qingyun wanted to ask his father Zhang Shijie for more news about his mother Suyun, but he didn't wait for this opportunity in the end, which made Shi Qingyun's mood feel extremely depressed and depressed.
But the more he learned about his father and mother's past, the more Shi Qingyun wanted to win more honor for them and publicize their deeds.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard Shi Qingyun and the staff of the Shijiazhuang local government worked, the burial place of the martyr Suyun was always a huge mystery, and in desperation, Shi Qingyun had to continue his life while looking for his mother's whereabouts.
In 2001, the exciting news finally reached Shi Qingyun's ears: the government of Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, not only posthumously recognized Su Yun as a revolutionary martyr, but also prepared to build a monument to him and other martyrs.
As a descendant of the martyr Suyun, Shi Qingyun naturally received an invitation from the local government, and soon, Shi Qingyun embarked on this trip to commemorate his mother with excitement.
Standing in front of the just-completed Martyrs' Monument, Shi Qingyun could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart, only to see that she was caressing the base of the Martyrs' Monument with trembling hands, and her ears seemed to hear her mother whispering to him.
"Rest in peace, Mom. After a while, two lines of hot tears flowed down Shi Qingyun's cheeks, and the staff present gently helped Shi Qingyun up, looking at the martyr's monument in front of him with a serious gaze.
Although the body of the martyr Su Yun has still not been found, Shi Qingyun still feels a rare comfort in his heart when the martyr's monument is completed, because he can finally reunite with his mother in this special way.
Since the completion of the Martyrs' Monument in Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, Shi Qingyun has regularly visited there every year, because it is the place where he feels closest to his mother.
When people today stand at the foot of the towering monument to the martyrs, it may be difficult to imagine what kind of hardships and dangers our revolutionary ancestors faced in the course of their struggle.
However, through countless documents and the accounts of the descendants of the martyrs, we can still feel the greatness and selflessness of those revolutionary ancestors.
Because they do not fight for personal glory and wealth, they have a red faith and thousands of Chinese people behind them.
Whenever the dove of peace flies through the sky, people will always remember these heroes who sacrificed their lives for the cause of the motherland and the people, and their exploits will always be remembered by the people of the republic, and their names will inevitably become the most beautiful symbol of the republic.
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