In the winter of 1952, General You Taizhong returned home from the Korean battlefield, and he finally had time to return to his hometown of More than 20 years, Yougang Village, Brick Bridge Town, Guangshan County, Henan Province. After visiting his old mother who raised him and his neighbors, You Taizhong rushed to the local primary school to share the cute stories of the volunteer soldiers and tell the world situation.
That night, You Taizhong and the teachers and students of the school had dinner together. You Taizhong raised his wine glass and told the teachers and students very sincerely that the teachers taught and educated people, worked hard to cultivate talents for the motherland, had a lofty career, and had a touching spirit.
You Taizhong's words touched the teachers of the primary school in his hometown. He was a senior general of the People's Liberation Army who commanded thousands of troops, and it was really rare for him to be such a courteous corporal and respect his teacher.
(You Taizhong and the villagers together)
The next day, You Taizhong invited all the teachers to his home. You Taizhong excitedly said to the old mother, today all the teachers I want to invite are the teachers in my hometown, and the meals are cooked by myself. With that, Yu Taizhong tied up his waist and went into the low kitchen.
Tall, he had to go in and out with his head down. It is not unusual that the great general who attacked the city and the land became a cook who cooked in a pot, and there is an old saying in China, saying that ruling a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and if you can cook a good meal, you can govern the country well.
What did You Taizhong do? The general was a man of heart, and he was ready. This time back to his hometown, he specially brought back some sea cucumber squid and so on from outside, which is now, but it is a high-class dish, very expensive, and at that time, it was definitely a rarity.
Good meals serve the most distinguished guests. The meals were as good as ever, General You Taizhong in the kitchen was sweating from the smoke and fire, his eyes were in tears, his body was full of firewood and grass, and his face was gray, and the teachers were very upset when they saw this scene.
You Taizhong didn't mind at all, and said, Nothing, how many times can I invite you back? I, a farmer who helped in my ancestors, am happy to invite our own teacher to dinner today, and it is my honor.
(Former Residence of General You Taizhong)
With the teachers in his hometown, You Taizhong was happy from the inside out. Many readers and friends may have to ask, General You Taizhong's status is so valuable and so busy, why do you have to cook yourself and invite the teachers in your hometown to dinner?
After the meal was finished, the teachers were leaving, and You Taizhong shook the hand of the principal Wu Wenbin and said, "Defending the family and defending the country depends on those of us who hold guns, and building the motherland depends on you to cultivate successors." This sentence speaks to You Taizhong's heart.
These generals sacrificed their lives and forgot their deaths to charge into the battlefield for the founding of New China and for national independence. Now that New China has been founded, building the motherland requires a large number of talents of all kinds, which requires teachers to cultivate.
Generals and teachers, their work is for a better tomorrow for the country. At the same time, You Taizhong is also a general who loves his hometown deeply, and it has always been his wish to cultivate more talents for his hometown, build his hometown, and make his hometown better.
In 1983, You Taizhong, who had already served as the commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, returned to his hometown and asked the county party office about wu Wenbin's whereabouts. It turned out that Wu Wenbin had been wrongly classified as a rightist.
After 30 years of separation, I am overwhelmed with emotion. When You Taizhong heard that Wu Wenbin's three children had grown up, and two of them had also become teachers, the old general could not help but praise them. Wu Wenbin's wife is also an honorable teacher who has struggled for most of his life for the cause of rural education.
It is a great honor that the family has produced 4 people's teachers. When parting, You Taizhong gave Wu Wenbin and his wife an electronic pen and an electronic watch as a souvenir. Two years later, Commander You Taizhong, in the midst of his busy schedule, also wrote a handwritten letter to Wu Wenbin, and the old general's spirit of respecting the teacher and the tao made Wu Wenbin burst into tears.