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Babaoshan is a famous revolutionary cemetery in the mainland, in which many revolutionary ancestors who dedicated their lives to the country and the people are buried.
In people's impressions, those who can be buried in Babaoshan after their death must be great people who have made significant contributions to the country and society.
However, a 24-year-old Peking University student was buried in Babaoshan after his death, and the teachers and students of Peking University held a grand memorial service for the student in Babaoshan.
Teachers and classmates were saddened by the student's death, and many celebrities from academia wept at the scene.
So, who is this Peking University student who died young at the age of 24? What outstanding contribution did she make to enjoy the honor of being buried in Babaoshan and mourned by the teachers and students of Peking University after her death?
Miserable, he was forced to drop out of school
This girl is Zhang Peixiang, born in 1979 in a poor mountain village in Liling County, Hunan Province. Her birth did not bring much joy to the poor family, but only deepened the sorrow of her parents.
Zhang Peixiang's father was seriously ill and was bedridden all year round and couldn't do any work.
The mother suffers from severe polio, with paralysis in her legs and right hand, and such a disabled and sick parent can even support herself, let alone a young daughter.
The family's only source of livelihood is the rice fields in the field, and the simple farm work that other people's families can do in one day often takes several days to barely complete.
For Zhang Peixiang's parents, it takes a lot of energy to do every seemingly simple farm job.
The burden of the family is actually on Zhang Peixiang's mother, because her father lies in bed all day, and it is not easy to take care of himself, let alone do farm work.
Zhang Peixiang has been very sensible since she was a child, she has never complained about her parents, every day after school, Zhang Peixiang will go to the rice field early to help her mother do farm work.
After the farm work was finished, Zhang Peixiang was able to learn from the dim light on the table made of stone slabs Xi.
After the rice was harvested, she and her mother went to the market to sell rice, and Zhang Peixiang and her mother carried hundreds of catties of rice together. With all her strength, she transferred the heavy one to herself, and the light one to her mother.
Because of malnutrition, Zhang Peixiang looked very weak, and the weight of hundreds of catties pressed her bones painfully, even so, Zhang Peixiang did not dare to stop and rest.
The family is dozens of miles away from the market, and the mother and daughter set off before dawn in the morning, and if they are lucky, they can go home at dusk.
If the rice is not sold, it is not uncommon to go home until the middle of the night. Once, Zhang Peixiang's father suddenly became seriously ill and needed to buy medicine, but the family had no money, so the mother and daughter went to the market with rice.
But they probably weren't very lucky that day, and they waited under the scorching sun. But after waiting for a day and not waiting for the next person to buy rice, in the end, the mother and daughter could only pick up a few hundred catties of rice back home.
For this family without a full workforce, every penny counts. Although Zhang Peixiang spent most of her time helping her mother, her Xi did not fall behind.
In the class, she has always been the top student, and the teachers are very optimistic about this sensible and excellent Xi girl.
As the days passed, Zhang Peixiang was already ten years old. At that time, her younger brother had already been born for a few years, and the poor family was even worse because of the increase in population.
One day in the fifth grade, Zhang Peixiang's father called her nickname and said in a deep voice: Qiongbao, it's too difficult at home, or you don't go to school!
After hearing his father's words, Zhang Peixiang's mood fell to the bottom. She was a little anxious, but she was afraid that her father would be angry, so she had the courage to ask cautiously: Dad, why don't you let me go to school?
The father sighed and said helplessly: This is the situation at home, and there is really no savings for you to go to school. It seems that her father is discussing with her, but in fact, in this family, the father who is seriously ill in bed has the absolute right to speak.
These few short sentences are enough to finalize Zhang Peixiang's future life, and when she was young, she heard the resoluteness in her father's tone, so she rushed outside the house to cry silently.
Zhang Peixiang didn't argue with her father, she understood that if her father was not forced to do so, he would not have said anything like letting her drop out of school.
Zhang Peixiang, who has been sensible since childhood, understands the difficulties of her parents, and she is unwilling to make her father sad. Zhang Peixiang's father was in tears while lying on the bed, and he would never say this if there was any possibility in the family.
He regretted his uselessness and complained about his poor health. But the wood is already in the boat, and life has to go on as usual.
A talented woman made by hardships
Zhang Peixiang put away his schoolbag and went to work in the field with his mother the next day. On the way, she saw the laughter and laughter of her classmates on the way to school, and her heart was uncomfortable.
As the most sensible girl in the village and the girl with the best academic Xi results, the news of Zhang Peixiang's dropout soon became known.
Her aunt ran to the house in a rage and asked Zhang Peixiang's father why he didn't let his child go to school.
Seeing that Zhang's father was ashamed and didn't say a word, Zhang Peixiang's aunt sighed. She immediately took out some money and gave it to Zhang's father, and said that the money was specially used for Zhang Peixiang's schooling, and this excellent child must not be allowed to drop out of school.
Zhang Peixiang learned the news after returning home from the field, and she was very happy. After returning to school, she quickly kept up with the progress, and after hard work and Xi, Zhang Peixiang was admitted to Liling No. 1 Middle School with the first grade in the whole grade.
Teachers and classmates congratulated one after another, and his father frowned when he looked at the number of tuition fees on the admission notice, and he said to Zhang Peixiang: Qiongbao, why don't we go to an ordinary middle school with cheap tuition?
Zhang Peixiang looked at the admission notice of Liling No. 1 Middle School, and although he was a little reluctant, he still agreed to his father's request.
She knows the difficulties of her family, and for Zhang Peixiang, it is already a good thing to be able to go to school in this family. But there is a big gap between the average school and the best school.
Zhang Peixiang had a cousin who taught in Liling No. 4 Middle School, and he was very sorry when he heard about it, so he applied to the school and recruited Zhang Peixiang into Liling No. 4 Middle School.
This school is a good middle school in Liling County, and after entering junior high school, Zhang Peixiang worked part-time in the school cafeteria while studying and Xi.
She has never asked her parents for living expenses, and as in elementary school, Zhang Peixiang's grades have always been the first in the whole grade, and her teachers think that she will definitely be admitted to the county's key high school.
But what the teachers didn't know was that Zhang Peixiang had already decided to apply for the secondary school.
At that time, Zhang Peixiang was more aware of the poverty of her family, and she was unwilling to put more pressure on her family for her schooling.
Even if he is unwilling to end his school career early, Zhang Peixiang still has to consider the future of school from the actual situation of his family.
When he finished applying for the examination, Luo Dingzhong, the principal of Liling No. 4 Middle School, saw that this first student in the whole grade had applied for the secondary school, and he felt incredulous.
In his career of so many years, Zhang Peixiang is the best student he has met in all the years of teaching. Luo Dingzhong felt that it was a pity that a talent was buried.
Principal Luo Dingzhong said firmly to Zhang Peixiang: Prepare well for the high school entrance examination, I will help you when you go to high school in the future, don't be afraid of children.
Looking at the kind principal Luo Dingzhong in front of her, the tears in Zhang Peixiang's eyes could no longer be stopped, and the grievances in her heart finally had an outlet at this moment.
Unsurprisingly, Zhang Peixiang was admitted to the best high school in Liling County. Principal Luo Dingzhong helped her pay for her tuition and also funded some living expenses so that she could complete her studies with peace of mind.
In school, Zhang Peixiang studied hard and worked hard to sprint to his ideal university. Just when the girl thought that life would get better and better, fate once again brought disaster to her family.
In his junior year of high school, Zhang Peixiang's father's illness could no longer be delayed, and after the operation, the family had little savings left.
Just when the whole family was worried, Zhang Peixiang's mother suffered from breast cancer again, and the family seemed to be falling into the sky. Zhang Peixiang thought twice and decided what he wanted to do for his family.
So she put away her beloved books, packed her luggage briefly, and resolutely embarked on the road of supporting her family with her fellow villagers. If Zhang Peixiang had worked on this, there would have been no later Peking University talents.
When the principal of the high school learned of the news, he immediately went to Zhang Peixiang's house to question his parents.
Zhang Peixiang's parents once again told the news that Zhang Peixiang had gone south to work, and there was no time to blame, so the respectable principal began to do everything possible to find Zhang Peixiang.
The hard work paid off, and he contacted the girl who worked with Zhang Peixiang over and over again, and finally contacted Zhang Peixiang. The principal only has one sentence: just come back to study, and we will take care of the rest!
A talented woman from Peking University who died young
Thousands of miles away, Zhang Peixiang burst into tears on the phone. She immediately packed her luggage and rushed back to the school quickly, and in half a year, Zhang Peixiang not only caught up with the progress of the school, but also showed dazzling results.
After the college entrance examination, she waited anxiously at home for the admission notice, and when an admission notice from Peking University was sent to Zhang Peixiang, her heart seemed to see the sun.
In the farewell of teachers and parents, Zhang Peixiang stepped on the train to Beijing. In college, she studied law assiduously and earned her tuition and living expenses on her own.
In 2001, Zhang Peixiang graduated from Peking University and was admitted to Peking University Law School as a graduate student.
Zhang Peixiang took "Flying Flowers in the Sky" as his network name, and created works such as "Big Talk Red Mansion" and "Ten Days of Red Mansion" during his college years, which were popular in major colleges and universities for a while.
After becoming famous, Beijing TV also asked her to write a script and invited him to be a program planner. After earning the money, Zhang Peixiang sent most of it to his family and thanked the teachers who had helped him.
Zhang Peixiang's "Selling Rice" made her famous in the literary world for a while, and people saw a literary superstar rising. But fate was cruel, and just when everything was getting better, Zhang Peixiang was diagnosed with leukemia.
In the hospital, Zhang Peixiang struggled with illness and insisted on finishing his unfinished work.
The optimism shown by this 24-year-old girl in the face of illness made countless people cry, and at the last moment of her life, Zhang Peixiang left two words on social platforms: Hua Xie.
According to her last wishes, half of her ashes were buried in her hometown and half in Beijing. Zhang Peixiang couldn't let go of her classmates and teachers in Beijing, and she couldn't let go of her parents, so she made such a choice.
After Zhang Peixiang's death, the teachers and students of the Beijing University gave him a funeral, and his parents wept for him.
The conditions at home are good, but the talented girl who changed the family conditions has left forever.
Si people have passed away, but Zhang Peixiang's life's bumpy but always optimistic spirit will be remembered forever.
Resources
[1] Beijing Daily client-Peking University talented girl "Selling Rice" wrote and cried the whole circle of friends, but do you know what kind of person she is?
[2] Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Peixiang