【Overview】
I have heard the stories of many women, some of them are full of happiness, but more of them are sad and frustrated. They often face more challenges and hardships than men, and are less likely to achieve their personal ideals and achievements, instead focusing on marriage and children. In the midst of confusion and loss, they are tenacious and always tenacious to survive difficulties. Today, let's focus on one such woman, Mao Zedong's wife, He Zizhen, to explore her story.
【The Pain of Losing a Child】
He Zizhen, a native of Yongxin County, Jiangxi, was born here in 1910. She had brothers and sisters in her family, but her ideological enlightenment came from a missionary-run school and became a progressive youth. At the age of seventeen, she joined the Communist Party and began to work in the party in her hometown, showing extraordinary talent and firm faith.
He Zizhen's stills vividly show her unique temperament and charm. She stares at the camera affectionately, as if telling the story of those eventful years. Her image jumps onto the page, and people can't help but be moved by it, and feel her tenacity and strength.
In 1927, the Kuomintang launched a large-scale purge campaign to hunt down and kill the Communist Party in various places. He Zizhen and his brother were also hunted down, and in order to escape the clutches of the Kuomintang, the two hid in Jinggangshan. It was in this red land that He Zizhen and Mao Zedong knew each other and fell in love, and finally tied the knot.
He Zizhen became pregnant soon after, and she has already given birth five times and is in poor health. She originally planned to go to Shanghai for an abortion, but when she learned that the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, she changed her itinerary and went to Moscow. In Moscow, she decided to keep the child.
In the Moscow hospital, Liova was born as He Zizhen's sixth child, a beautiful boy who meant a lot to her. In order to continue her studies, she placed Lyova in the local nursery, while she stepped into the gates of the Eastern University in Moscow in pursuit of knowledge.
However, tragedy struck again, and Liova died of pneumonia caused by a severe cold. Feeling guilty for the loss of her beloved son, He Zizhen blames herself for failing to take care of young Liao Wa, which caused his condition to deteriorate due to his failure to seek medical attention in time. He Zizhen fell into deep grief in front of Liao Wa's grave, and for several days he felt like he had lost his soul, unable to extricate himself.
After learning what happened to He Zizhen and his son Liao Wa, Mao Zedong's heart was like a knife. However, the turbulent times prevented him from visiting the front lines in person. So, he had a plan and decided to send his daughter Li Min to He Zizhen first to relieve his loneliness. Mao Jiaojiao's company may bring her a trace of comfort.
At the reunion in Moscow, Jiaojiao hugged and cried with her mother He Zizhen. The pain of losing a child quietly dissipated the moment I saw the child. Four-year-old Jiaojiao needs her mother's care, He Zizhen resolutely decided to leave Dongfang University temporarily, accompany her daughter wholeheartedly, and write a warm mother-daughter chapter together.
In the late spring and early summer of 1941, the Soviet-German war was in full swing, Moscow was in jeopardy, and the life of the mother and daughter was in trouble. Lack of materials and hardship of life, adults can still barely support themselves, but children are malnourished and fall ill in bed. The doctor diagnosed pneumonia, which was undoubtedly worse.
He Zizhen's heart was under heavy pressure, her son's departure was still vivid, and the delicate paleness in front of her made her even more frightened. Poverty forced her to look for work day and night, looking for medicine for her daughter as long as she could get paid. She is willing to cut back on her own food and clothing, and leave all the nutrition for her children. After months of hardship, Jiaojiao finally recovered.
【Forbidden Hospital】
However, fate does not seem to favor He Zizhen. In a nursery school in Moscow, she had reluctantly entrusted her daughter Jiaojiao to others, hoping that she would be well cared for. Now that Jiaojiao's body has recovered, He Zizhen wants to take care of her herself with great anticipation, but the director of the nursery school refuses her request. This undoubtedly brought a new blow to He Zizhen.
Not only did the other party refuse to return the child, but also unreasonably diagnosed her as mentally deranged and forcibly sent her to a psychiatric hospital. What kind of secret is hidden behind this? It turned out that she had profound contradictions with Mao Zedong and others within the CCP, and Wang Ming, as the leader of the Third International at that time, secretly instructed others to suppress and persecute He Zizhen.
Her misfortune to be taken into an insane asylum stemmed from her closest friend in Moscow, a Chinese woman who had selflessly helped her. This person took advantage of He Zizhen's trust in her to trick her into opening the door, so that He Zizhen fell into the control of the doctor. In the difficult days of the madhouse, He Zizhen was mentally tortured, but she persevered, skillfully dealt with the doctor, pretended to be submissive, and secretly hid drugs to protect herself. Eventually, with the assistance of CCP leader Wang Jiaxiang, she was approved by the Soviet government to return to her homeland.
【Conclusion】
When He Zizhen returned to China, Moscow's past often came to mind: children who died young, betrayed friendships, and long days and nights spent in an insane asylum. But she is glad that she never gave up and finally returned to her homeland to reunite with her children.