<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > preface</h1>
Li Min's mood has been in grief after the death of her father, Chairman Mao, and she misses her father, and even several times, she will hear him shouting his name in her sleep, and when she wakes up, her tears always wet her pillow.
Chairman Mao and his daughter Li Min
How much she missed her father, Chairman Mao, but now that she was separated from him forever, she would never see her father, Chairman Mao again, and her heart ached like a knife.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > Dad never made new clothes</h1>
Li Min returned to his father, Chairman Mao, at the age of 13, and Chairman Mao was very fond of Li Min, and found that because she spent a long time in the Soviet Union, many of her living habits were different from those of children who grew up in China.
At that time, Li Min followed his father Chairman Mao and lived in the Shuangqing Villa in Xiangshan, and Chairman Mao often loved to eat, but it was just some very simple meals, and when he found that Li Min was small, he said bitterly:
"Jiaowa eats foreign bread, eats not long, small rice to raise people, eat small rice is good."
In this way, under the arrangement of his father Chairman Mao, Li Min slowly learned to eat small rice and began to learn some Chinese food etiquette. Although Chairman Mao said that his status was special, he was never picky about his usual food, and the only thing he liked was a bowl of braised pork.
Chairman Mao and his wife He Zizhen
Although Li Min said that she had returned to her father's side, she was accustomed to the cold climate of the Soviet Union, and often put on the small vest and small culottes of her time in the Soviet Union, and ran barefoot in the courtyard.
"Jiaowa, it's still very cold in Beiping, and you'll catch a cold like this!"
Chairman Mao knew that Li Min had just returned and had no suitable clothes to wear, so he asked the guards to prepare clothes suitable for Li Min to wear, and the guards asked Li Min to make a dress with blue flowers on a white background, and prepared a pair of leather sandals for her.
Chairman Mao looked very satisfied, so he took her for a walk and told her all kinds of truths and stories. Li Min's life with his father was very happy, and later a few months later, his sister Li Ne also returned from the Soviet Union.
Chairman Mao and the teenager Li Min take a group photo
Chairman Mao knew that the two sisters had never met before, and now it was really necessary to make them live in harmony, and he introduced Li Ne to Li Min, although they met for the first time, but after all, they were all children at that time, and they soon became familiar.
After the winter, Chairman Mao arranged for the staff around him to prepare cotton clothes and cotton pants for Li Min, Li Min had never dressed like this before, and at first she felt some discomfort, but soon she became accustomed to the Chinese style of dressing.
Li Min spent a long time with his father and found that he and his sister found that because they were still growing, they found that the clothes were small, so they had to make new clothes, but his father Chairman Mao rarely wore new clothes, and he often went to the time of changing seasons, and he still did not know how many years of old clothes he had worn.
Picture Chairman Mao reading a book
Li Min always remembered that his father's clothes were always those few, and there was never any new clothes, and once the staff around him proposed that Li Min persuade Chairman Mao to make a cotton vest. Li Min knew in his heart that his father had always been very frugal and simple, and it might not be useful to persuade himself, but he thought that his father Chairman Mao did not have a new dress for many years, or came to find his father Chairman Mao.
Before she could speak, Chairman Mao understood her intentions, did not say anything, just put on his sweater sweaters and coats, and then pulled Li Min out, Li Min did not know what his father meant, nor did he ask, he followed his father Chairman Mao to the courtyard, it was winter, it was cold and snowy outside, a crystal clear.
Chairman Mao stood still in the courtyard and asked Li Min:
"Do you see me dressed like this now, is it still cold?"
Chairman Mao went on to say:
"Don't make yourself so rich, it's good to be able to wear warm clothes, why do you need to do any vest."
Picture Chairman Mao and Li Min
After Chairman Mao said these words, he suddenly realized that when he pulled Li Min out, Li Min did not have time to wear cold clothes, and he held Li Min's hand, which was slightly red, tightly in the palm of his hand, and said:
"My baby is frozen."
From that day on, Li Min knew that his father Chairman Mao had in mind thousands of people, and he did not want to make his life rich, but he always thought about making the people of the whole country live a good life.
When Li Min thought of his father Chairman Mao's feelings and ideals, he couldn't help but feel more sad for his father, and he understood why he was so frugal in life that he wouldn't even make a new cotton vest.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > our wedding, even the furniture was borrowed</h1>
Although Chairman Mao and his family's life is usually very frugal, but when it comes to funding some people with difficulties, he has never been stingy, Li Min always remembers that later Chairman Mao's cousin Mao Zelian in shaoshan's hometown came to Beijing to see his eyes, and it was his father who helped him with his own writing fees and allowed Mao Zelian to be admitted to the hospital and receive formal treatment.
When Chairman Mao helped others, he also used his own manuscript fees, and never used a penny from the public. During the three years of difficult times, Li Min was in college, and when he was not at home, his father Chairman Mao just ate some simple vegetables and did not even move the meat, and only when Li Min returned on the weekend did he let the kitchen make a small fish.
At first, Li Min did not know that the kitchen had not made meat for a long time, but instinctively ate several bites, but she soon found that her father Chairman Mao did not move chopsticks, and she immediately understood in her heart that her father had specially prepared for herself, so she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
Chairman Mao set himself the standard of food at that time:
"It is better not to eat pork and chicken, but to eat vegetables and grain, and the meat is exported to the state for a machine."
Chairman Mao did not eat meat for a long time, and in those days his body was so lacking in nutrition that his ankles appeared puffy.
Chairman Mao and his daughter Li Min and son-in-law Kong Linghua
When the guards helped him take off his shoes, he found the puffy piece, pressed it with his hand into a small pit, and couldn't help but say to Chairman Mao in pain:
"Chairman, your feet are swollen!"
Chairman Mao said lightly:
"Don't make a fuss, I'm fat."
Chairman Mao of course knew in his heart that he lacked nutrition, but in order to let the people of the whole country survive this difficulty, he preferred to make his life a little more difficult, that is, he wanted the whole country to practice strict economy not to be destroyed.
Chairman Mao's own contributions, in addition to helping his relatives and friends in his hometown, the staff members around him had difficulties at home, and he always actively donated them. One year, the house of Chairman Mao's wu liandeng's hometown caught fire, and part of the grass hut was burned, and when Wu Liandeng heard about it, he was very anxious and prepared to send back some of his savings.
However, this matter was known to Chairman Mao, and Chairman Mao took out his own manuscript fee of 300 yuan to fund Wu Liandeng, and Wu Liandeng was very touched in his heart.
Not only Wu Liandeng, but also some other staff members encountered difficulties at home, and Chairman Mao would always give generously to let them get through the difficulties.
Figure Li Min and lover Kong Linghua
Chairman Mao not only lived a simple life in ordinary times, but also never made a big fuss about the marriage of his sons and daughters, but insisted on a simple style. When Li Min was studying, she fell in love with her classmate Kong Linghua.
Chairman Mao was very happy when he learned of this, but at the same time he lamented the passage of time, and in the blink of an eye, the innocent and lively daughter who followed him in attachment was about to become someone else's bride.
Chairman Mao, as a father who loved his daughter, respected Li Min's choice, and later, when they were preparing to get married, just in time for Chairman Mao to go to Lushan for a meeting, Chairman Mao was afraid that his daughter Li Min would hold a wedding in a hurry, so he repeatedly wrote letters and advised him that he must wait for him to return and then hold the wedding.
Li Min and Kong Linghua have been in love for many years, and they don't care about getting married a few days later, what they care about most in their hearts is to be able to go on with their beloved for a lifetime.
After returning to Beijing, Chairman Mao began to prepare for the wedding of his daughter Li Min, and although he attached great importance to Li Min's wedding, there were only more than thirty people invited to the wedding, except for the parents of both sides, who were some relatives and friends of Chairman Mao.
Figure Li Min and her husband Kong Linghua and father-in-law Kong Congzhou, mother-in-law Qian Jian and other group photos
Chairman Mao also went to see the wedding room arranged by his daughter, and although the furniture in the wedding room was relatively complete, none of them were specially purchased for this wedding, and all of them were old furniture moved out of the warehouse. Although the furniture is old, it is warm and elegantly arranged, and Chairman Mao is very satisfied with it.
Chairman Mao went again to ask the staff to prepare the banquet, and since there were not many guests, there were only three tables, but Li Min and Kong Linghua were very happy in their hearts, because they understood that after holding this ceremony, they would be a family from now on, and they would be able to stay together for a lifetime.
On the day of the wedding, Chairman Mao drank a bottle of wine because he was in a good mood, although he did not drink much alcohol, but when he thought that this was the most important day in the life of his daughter Li Min, his mood was particularly comfortable. After the wedding banquet, everyone took a group photo together and went to see a movie together.
Chairman Mao was very excited that day, and he was very happy to think that his beloved daughter Li Min also had a family of his own. Li Min's marriage room is undoubtedly simple if viewed from a secular point of view, not only the furniture is old, but the house also has no exquisite decoration.
Chairman Mao poses with the newlyweds and guests at Li Min's wedding
But Li Min and Kong Linghua feel very happy, because they are not people who love vanity, but just want a peaceful and simple life.
After Li Min married Kong Linghua, he still lived in Zhongnanhai, and Chairman Mao was also very concerned about Kong Linghua in his heart, and once Kong Linghua returned from a month's labor training outside, Li Min saw that he was also strong, his face was darker than before, and his hair was also very long, and he looked messy, Li Min was busy saying to him:
"You get a haircut and we'll have dinner with Dad"
Kong Linghua nodded, and he was ready to go outside, but he did not expect that Chairman Mao already knew that his son-in-law Kong Linghua had returned, so he came over and said:
"Don't go outside for a haircut, let Xiao Zhou straighten it out for him!"
Xiao Zhou is his father Chairman Mao's barber, Li Min because his father said before, do not let them let the staff around him do everything, even if they want the staff to help, but also need to ask for instructions in advance, this time for their husband Kong Linghua to make an exception, Li Min is still a little surprised, he secretly pushed Kong Linghua and said:
Figure Li Min and Kong Linghua holding the childhood Kong Jining
"Just let him go outside and take care of it, it won't be many people, and it will be fast!"
But Chairman Mao insisted:
"Just let Xiao Zhou give him a reason!"
Kong Linghua saw that his father-in-law insisted on this, so he had to let Xiao Zhou give him a haircut.
When Kong Linghua first moved to Zhongnanhai to live, he inevitably had some restrictions on his son-in-law, but later found that although Chairman Mao had a special status, he loved him like a father, and gradually Kong Linghua's feelings for Chairman Mao were the same as those for his father.
Chairman Mao looked at Kong Linghua's tanned skin and was very satisfied, and he hoped in his heart that his children would love labor and be a laborer who could bear hardships and be willing to make progress. At the table that day, Chairman Mao gave Kong Linghua a few times a dish, and Li Min saw it in his eyes and quipped with Chairman Mao:
"Dad is eccentric, only give him a clip, not a clip for us!"
After listening to this, Chairman Mao smiled and said:
"If you are not a laborer, you must not eat!"
Listening to Chairman Mao's humorous words, the family was immersed in a happy and harmonious atmosphere.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > I want to do my part for Dad</h1>
Li Min later found that his father Chairman Mao not only regarded Kong Linghua as a son-in-law, sometimes even as a son, and he loved him, Chairman Mao liked to swim, so he took his family to swim together, and Kong Linghua's swimming skills at the beginning were not as good as Chairman Mao's, so he still wore a lifebuoy.
However, Chairman Mao does not advocate the use of lifebuoys, he knows that once people wear lifebuoys on their bodies, they will not do their best to learn, so they will learn slowly, he advocates that under the premise of ensuring that the water is not deep and can ensure safety, by not using lifebuoys, to stimulate their own potential, in order to learn to swim as soon as possible.
Chairman Mao's children and friends around them learned to swim under the guidance of Chairman Mao's method, and Kong Linghua was not very comfortable at first, but Chairman Mao said:
"Always in a circle, when will you learn?"
Chairman Mao and Li Min and others pose for a group photo at the water's edge
Kong Linghua also listened to Chairman Mao's words and began to try not to use a lifebuoy, and soon Kong Linghua also learned to swim and mastered the essentials.
Chairman Mao's purpose in doing so is to educate his juniors that life is like swimming, and they must dare to rely on themselves to work hard in order to break through the world, and they cannot always think of relying on others and external forces.
Kong Linghua and Li Min also understood Chairman Mao's intentions, and while swimming with Chairman Mao, they also got a lot of happiness and growth.
In the third year after Li Min and Kong Linghua got married, Li Min welcomed her first child, Kong Jining, and Chairman Mao was very happy after having Kong Jining, the grandson, and even often teased the little grandson to see if Kong Jining had become a little fatter than yesterday. Li Min and Kong Linghua did not expect that their father, Chairman Mao, would like his little grandson so much, and his heart was also very happy.
Figures Li Min and Kong Linghua
Later, for some special reasons, Li Min's family had to move out of Zhongnanhai, and since then, Li Min has begun a real civilian life, because she was influenced by her father Chairman Mao, so her life was also very simple, when buying vegetables in the vegetable market, others had to throw away the yellowed vegetable leaves, but Li Min always felt that it was too wasteful.
She was in the process of cleaning up any vegetables, throwing only moldy or badly pest-infested parts, and the leaves she often used to boil soup, because she knew that people in the peacetime now had a much better diet than their own parents in the war years, so they should not be picky.
Li Min later gave birth to a daughter Kong Dongmei when he was in elementary school in Kong Jining, and as a mother of two children, Li Min has always led by example, educating them to be diligent and thrifty, and to work their own.
In the eyes of the two children, the mother Li Min has always been simple, her clothing is always so plain and generous, and the furniture is also used in some very old, so they have always felt that the mother Li Min is a very frugal person, never spending a penny, and is very fond of all the items in the family.
The children all thought that their mother Li Min had been a frugal person all her life, but then something happened that made them find that their mother had a more admirable side.
Kong Dongmei once found an article in the newspaper called "Li Min's Long-cherished Wish" when he was reading the newspaper, which wrote that Li Min donated 3,000 yuan to the statue of Chairman Mao in Shaoshan, Hunan Province.
Although 3,000 yuan is not much for some rich people, it is undoubtedly a huge amount of money for Li Min, who relies on his and her husband's meager wages to survive and support his two children to study.
Figure Li Min and son Kong Jining, daughter-in-law Shen Rong
Kong Dongmei asked her mother:
"You are usually so frugal, why did you come up with so much money at once this time?"
Li Min replied:
"The money is saved every cent, we are usually frugal, we can use it when we encounter things, Shaoshan wants to give my father a statue, I have to do my part for my father, I miss him so much, he is my father!" 」
When Li Min said these words, Chairman Mao had been dead for many years, and she remembered her father Chairman Mao's love and education for her, and she couldn't help but blur her eyes with tears.
Kong Dongmei understood her mother's mood and knew that in her mother's heart, Grandpa Chairman Mao had always had a very important position, and Grandpa Chairman Mao was not only her mother's close relative, but also her ideological leader.
That night, Li Min once again dreamed of her father Chairman Mao, and the father in the dream was still so healthy and kind, and she said to his father in the dream:
"Dad, now we Chinese people have already lived a good life, and Jining and Dongmei are also very obedient, but I miss you so much!"
Li Min woke up from the dream, already in tears.