One afternoon in March 1987, an 85-year-old man from the Taihang Mountains drove into a courtyard along Beijing's Houhainan coast in a jeep.
The car just stopped and the door opened. The old man was carried out of the car by two people. He, medium-sized, with a half-humped back, wore a dog skin hat, an old cotton jacket, a pair of cracked liberation shoes, and a yellow wooden cane. He came deliberately from Shuanghe Village, Dongdugang Township, Liangang District, Yi County, Hebei Province. He entered Beijing this time to meet Yang Chengwu and his wife Zhao Zhizhen. He was the old landlord of these two old revolutionaries.
The old man got out of the car, just stood firmly, and Yang Chengwu and Zhao Zhizhen, who were already waiting at the door of the house, quickly walked towards the old man.
Yang Chengwu hugged the old man and shouted affectionately: "Big Brother Jinsheng, welcome to you!" ”
Zhao Zhizhen took the old man's hand and said, "We miss you so much!" Two lines of tears flowed out.
"I miss you too." The old man looked intently at the two deceased people and chanted. For a long time, a long time, two tears fell, and then he murmured, "I saw it today, I saw it." ”
The guest enters the living room.
Yang Chengwu and Zhao Zhizhen helped the old man Jin Sheng to sit on a long, soft sofa. Then they sat down next to the old man. The secretary was busy pouring tea, sending fruits, handing sugar, and lighting cigarettes for the old man Jinsheng.
In the past, the 3 old people still remember it vividly, and the revolutionary friendship closely linked the hearts of Yang Chengwu, Zhao Zhizhen and Zhuang Jiahan.
How did Uncle Xing Jinsheng reunite with Yang Chengwu and Zhao Zhizhen?
This is due to the fact that in the book "War of Resistance Behind Enemy Lines" written by Yang Chengwu, there is a section called "Wufengzhai In Distress", which truly describes the situation of that distress. The storyline, real and truly, touches people's hearts. Between the lines, feelings overflow, making people stay. Not long after the book was published, Tianjin People's Radio began to broadcast continuously. Because most of the books are about what happened in Tang County, Quyang, Laiyuan, and Yi County, the local people, all those who have radios, are listening to almost every family.
When the section of "Wufengzhai in Distress" was broadcast, the villagers of Wufengzhai boiled over. One day, the two children of the neighbor seemed to be happy to descend from heaven, rushed to the front of the old man Jin Sheng, and said excitedly: "Uncle Jin Sheng, you are broadcast on the radio, and Master Yang Chengwu has not forgotten your old man's home!" The children also learned the tone of the announcer's voice and played it to the elderly. Old Man Jin Sheng listened sideways, smiled slightly, and nodded. "There is such a thing, it is such a thing, it is not false at all, it is all true, and the big brother Jin Sheng said in it is indeed me!" As he spoke, the old man shed tears of excitement. For several days in a row, Uncle Jin Sheng was excited.
He pondered and pondered, and had an idea in his heart: No matter what, after all, it is a friend of hardship, Master Yang has not forgotten us, we have always been worried about them, why not take advantage of the fact that he can still walk, go to Beijing, and see Master Yang!
The old man is not married and has been living with his nephew. He told his nephew what he meant by the past and the fact that he wanted to go to Beijing to see Yang Chengwu now.
At first, the nephew was a little worried: Things have been going on for decades, there has been no contact, and moreover, Master Yang is now the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and his work is very busy. Don't bother people?
The nephew said left and right, but he could not dispel this idea of uncle. It is better to say that the old man is stubborn, but it is better to say that he has deep feelings for Master Yang's family. He had an iron heart and had to make a trip to Beijing.
The nephew advised him not to listen, and he could not stop him, so he had to leave it to him.
On this day, the old man claimed to go to a relative's house for a few days. Who knows, when they arrived at a relative's house, they let their children lead them, got on a car and train, and went straight from Yi County to the capital of the motherland - Beijing City. When the nephew heard that the uncle had gone to Beijing, he hurriedly chased after him to Beijing. They found a basement converted hotel to stay in.
The next day, the nephew led Uncle Jin Sheng into the reception room of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
"Are you all in trouble?" The comrades in the reception room asked enthusiastically.
"We want to see Vice Chairman Yang Chengwu!" The nephew answered bluntly.
"Who are you Vice Chairman Yang?" "Old landlord more than 40 years ago!"
The old man could not hold his breath, worried that the comrades in the reception room would not open the "pass", so he recounted the hardships with Yang Chengwu's division commander in those years.
The comrades in the reception room seemed to be a little embarrassed, and said to the two visiting guests: "Comrade Yang Chengwu is now participating in the political association, and may not have time. I'll give you a contact to see. ”
After a pause, he said, "If you can't wait for a long time, do you want to go back first?" ”
When Old Man Jin Sheng heard this, he was anxious and said, "I will wait for a long time, and I will not leave until I see Master Yang!" ”
The comrades in the reception room had no choice but to write down their residences and tell them to wait for news.
Yang Chengwu's secretary received a call from the reception room of the CHINESE People's Political Consultative Conference and immediately reported the matter to the chief.
When Comrades Yang Chengwu and Zhao Zhizhen heard this, they immediately became excited. "Big Brother JinSheng is still alive?" It should be more than 80 this year, right? Yang Chengwu said.
"What a good big brother Jinsheng, if it weren't for him, it would be difficult for Wufengzhai to get out of danger." Zhao Zhizhen continued.
"See you soon, and you want to see you soon." Yang Chengwu said to the secretary and asked the secretary to arrange a time. At the end, he also told the secretary to first take the old man and his nephew out of the basement-style hotel and send them to the RECEPTION STATION of the CPPCC to see if he lacked something, and to take good care of food and accommodation.
Now, Uncle Jin Sheng's wish has come true. Yang Chengwu, Jin Sheng, and Zhao Zhizhen sat side by side on a sofa, close and close, so harmonious and natural.
"You still look like that!" The elder brother fixed his eyes on Yang Chengwu and said for a long time.
"Is your body okay?" Living to the age of 85 is not easy, blessed! Zhao Zhizhen looked at Big Brother Jin Sheng and said affectionately.
"Blessed, blessed, without Master Yang and them tucking their heads to fight Japan, I wouldn't have survived this time." Uncle Jin Sheng said, his face full of smiles. "What about Yi Sheng?" He wanted to meet the child who was holding the cave.
"Yi Sheng is gone." Zhao Zhizhen said, crying out loud.
After Hearing this, Uncle Jin Sheng smoked a cigarette fiercely and murmured, "What a good child!"
A pang of sadness, a moment of silence.
The old man Jin Sheng took another deep breath of smoke, and then spat out a long mouthful of fog, and the smoke hovered in the space in a circle, drifting and disappearing...
"I came this time, saw you, and when I died, I was blind." The old man spoke excitedly.
The secretary poured tea for the old man again. "Is this wine?"
The elderly may have poor eyes to see clearly, or their feelings are bruised and their language expression is inaccurate.
"No, it's tea." Yang Chengwu told him loudly.
The old man's trembling hand took a sip from the cup, and his mouth clicked twice. The old man kept looking around the room, looked back at the soft sofa back he was sitting on, sat the sofa cushion, looked down and touched the carpet under his feet, smiled and said, You are much more comfortable than in the past. ”
"Oh, it's much better than it used to be." Yang Chengwu and his wife laughed, and the comrades present all laughed.
"How are you living?" Are the villagers living well? Zhao Zhizhen asked with concern.
"Everyone is very good, but in the past few years, they have been hit by hail disasters, the harvest is poor, and every year they eat the state's grain." The old man's nephew replied.
Yang Chengwu and Zhao Zhizhen then asked about the hills, villages and villagers in the old district... The words are full of attachment, revealing sincere and incomparably deep feelings.
Old Man Jinsheng and his nephew sometimes smiled, sometimes answered, sometimes nodded. There is no end to the words, and there is not enough friendship.
The general and the peasants talked on their knees, and the feelings were so harmonious and the words were so simple, it was really intoxicating.
A sumptuous dinner began. The general and his wife invited the old man to the seat, poured wine, raised his glass, stood up, and wished the old man together: "Big Brother Jinsheng, toast you, I wish you health and longevity!" ”
The old man raised a glass and drank it all, happy on his face, and the sweetness soaked into his heart.
The people at the table treated the old man as a vip, taking turns pouring him wine and putting dishes on the plate.
Zhao Zhizhen said in a loud voice: "Big brother, this is a light meal, the dish is not good, eat more." "You're welcome when I get to you." The old man eats naturally and realistically, and drinks comfortably and happily.
Yang Chengwu once again toasted the old man and said affectionately: "Big Brother Jinsheng, we are a family, you should eat well!" ”
Old Man Jin Sheng took another drink of wine and said humorously: "Yes, the poor peasants are all surnamed 'poor', we are a family." ”
Everyone laughed, and so did the old man, and laughed happily, and smiled comfortably.
Like a reunion dinner, like a festive wine. Everyone ate, talked, and laughed. Alcohol is not drunk and everyone is drunk!
After eating, everyone surrounded the old man out of the dining room, and Yang Chengwu cordially discussed with Brother Jin Sheng: "Let's take a picture together!" ”
"Good! Good! "Old Man JinSheng has long had this meaning.
The door of the living room, in front of the gentleman orchid. Old Man Jinsheng wore his dog-skin hat and his torn cotton jacket and stood in the middle with his wooden crutch. To his left is Yang Chengwu and to his right is Zhao Zhizhen. There is also Yang Chengwu's younger son, the nephew of the old man Jin Sheng. A "click" and another "click", with the flash flashing and flashing, leaving behind the lens of life, precious memorials, unforgettable memories, leaving the memories of Wufeng Village, leaving behind a closely connected heart between General Yang Chengwu and the people of the old district.
The old man was leaving.
Yang Chengwu took three of his memoirs from his secretary: "Remembrance of the Long March", "The War of Resistance Behind Enemy Lines", and "Battle of North China", and wrote on the title pages of each book:
The big brother of the bonus Save
Yang Chengwu
March 1987
After writing, he held the book to the old man with both hands and said, "Send you three books, keep them well, leave them for the children to read, and show them to the villagers." ”
The old man excitedly took the book and said, "I will let the children read it to me, and the children and grandchildren will also read it well." ”
Then, Zhao Zhizhen gave the old man 200 yuan, as well as military blankets, cotton clothes, cotton pants and other clothes, a carton of candy, snacks and food. "It's a little bit of our heart. There wasn't much money, and the eldest brother kept the pocket money; the clothes were for you; the things in the cardboard boxes were brought back to the children. "Zhao Zhizhen thought thoughtfully and properly." If there are any difficulties in the future, bring a letter. Yang Chengwu added.
The secretary took out 200 yuan and a letter of introduction and said to the old man's nephew: "This is the travel expenses given to you by the organization." After getting off the bus, take this letter to the CPPCC, and you can get a ticket to go home. ”
The old man's eyes flashed with tears again, and his lips kept squirming, saying only one word: "I can't die, I still have to come up here." The old man and nephew got into the car. The wheels roll and drive into the night.
Yang Chengwu and his wife stood at the door waving and sending off, and could not bear to leave for a long time.
When Big Brother Jin Sheng left, Yang Chengwu fell into contemplation again: Under today's situation, how can we make the people of the old areas who shared weal and woe live a rich and happy life as soon as possible?