One day in May 1938, a woman in her 30s came to the Eighth Route Army's office in Wuhan with great anticipation to meet Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao. After the meeting, the woman and Deng Yingchao hugged and cried, and cried bitterly, while Zhou Enlai kept comforting her next to her...
After the mood eased, the woman said with tears in her eyes: "For so many years, I have tried every means to find the party organization, just like the lone goose who has lost herd, life is too difficult!" ”
At this time, Zhou Enlai cordially comforted: "We are also looking for you everywhere, but we can't find you, and everyone thinks that you have also sacrificed." Now that you're finally home, don't be upset! As he spoke, everyone wiped their tears again.
The woman who tried everything to find the party organization was Shen Baoying, the wife of the martyr Yun Daiying. Yun Daiying's family and Shen Baoying's family had a close relationship, and when Yun Daiying was very young, the elders of the two families booked a doll kiss. However, at that time, it was not Shen Baoying who married Yun Daiying, but her second sister Shen Baoxiu.
Shen Baoxiu was a year younger than Yun Daiying, and the two of them had a very good relationship since they were young. Later, as Yun Daiying and Shen Baoxiu grew up slowly, the elders of the two families thought that there was a difference between men and women after all, so they deliberately let the two of them temporarily separate, waiting for the day when they would become relatives in the future, and then let Shen Baoxiu pass through the door.
Yun Daiying had excellent academic performance from an early age, and when he became an adult, he was admitted to Chung Hua University in Wuhan. During his studies, Yun Daiying was educated and baptized by new ideas, and he actively participated in the student patriotic movement and the new cultural movement, not only becoming one of the main leaders of the May Fourth Movement in Wuhan, but also publishing articles in various newspapers and periodicals to vigorously criticize feudal culture.
However, it was such a new young man that Yun Daiying still had to go home to accept the arranged marriage arranged for him by his parents. Of course, Yun Daiying had fought fiercely, but when he saw his mother crying and weeping, he couldn't bear it, and finally he gave up - the ceremony of marrying Shen Baoxiu was held as scheduled.
In order to escape, Yun Daiying spent the night alone in the study, and the next day it was still the same, ignoring Shen Baoxiu. At that time, Shen Baoxiu did not understand the thoughts in Yun Daiying's heart, she was extremely wronged - why two people who were once so close and inseparable were now strangers!
Shen Baoxiu thought about it and decided to write a letter to Yun Daiying, and she hoped to understand Yun Daiying's heart by communicating with letters. Soon after, Shen Baoxiu received a reply from Yun Daiying, who turned out that Yun Daiying was not unfit for Shen Baoxiu, but had an opinion on "arranged marriage".
At the same time, Yun Daiying also said to Shen Baoxiu in the letter: "Although we have known each other since childhood, after all, there has been no connection for many years, I think we do not know each other at all, there is no love at all..." Shen Baoxiu is a new type of woman who reads and reads, after she read the letter, she naturally understood yun Daiying's thoughts, and immediately wrote a letter to Yun Daiying.
In this way, Yun Daiying and Shen Baoxiu were on the same roof and began to communicate in a unique way of writing letters. In the process of communication, Yun Daiying and Shen Baoxiu talked about their ideals and hobbies with each other, and slowly they sparked out the spark of love and entered each other's hearts. Although the marriage form of Yun Daiying and Shen Baoxiu is arranged, through inner communication, their feelings heat up sharply, and the relationship between husband and wife has become increasingly harmonious, and soon there is a crystallization of love.
Unfortunately, however, Shen Baoxiu later died of dystocia at the time of her birth, and the child she gave birth to was not saved. Such a tragedy in life made Yun Daiying feel sad, and he crouched down beside Shen Baoxiu and wept bitterly, calling Shen Baoxiu's name for a while, and scolding himself for killing his beloved wife for a while. After taking care of all the aftermath, Yun Daiying vowed not to marry alone from now on, and to serve Shen Baoxiu for the rest of his life.
In the days that followed, Yun Daiying devoted himself to the revolutionary cause, propagating revolutionary ideas and developing revolutionary forces. In this process, there is a woman who slowly enters the heart of Yun Daiying, she is Yun Daiying's wife and sister Shen Baoying. Shen Baoying is ten years younger than Yun Daiying, as early as when Shen Baoying was a student, Yun Daiying, as a brother-in-law, constantly enlightened and educated Shen Baoying, teaching her to learn English, telling her about history and geography.
During this period, Shen Baoying has always taken her brother-in-law Yun Daiying, and compared with the teachers in the school, she feels that her brother-in-law Yun Daiying is warm and funny, and regards her brother-in-law Yun Daiying as her idol and role model. After the death of her sister Shen Baoxiu due to difficult childbirth, Shen Baoying's family still had close contacts with Yun Daiying. Yun Daiying, who has always loved to learn, even set up a learning mutual aid group in Shen Baoxiu's home, where everyone gathered to learn together.
One day, Shen Baoying found a magazine in her brother's room, "China Youth", which talked about social issues and current political issues that young people were concerned about. After reading, Shen Baoying couldn't help but feel excited and full of strength. At that time, my brother told Shen Baoying that China Youth magazine was founded and edited by Yun Daiying and other like-minded people. After Shen Baoying listened, he had admiration for his brother-in-law Yun Daiying from the bottom of his heart.
Later, at the behest of Shen Baoying, his brother helped Shen Baoying also order a copy of the magazine "China Youth". Slowly, through the magazine "China Youth", Shen Baoying came into contact with the enlightenment education of revolutionary thought, and thus resolutely embarked on the revolutionary road. In 1924, with the encouragement of his brother-in-law Yun Daiying, 19-year-old Shen Baoying joined the Communist Youth League and actively engaged in revolutionary work under the leadership of his brother-in-law Yun Daiying.
During this period, Shen Baoying and his brother-in-law Yun Daiying often exchanged their understanding of the revolution in their hearts with letters. In the process of exchanging ideas over the years, the feelings between them have been slowly sublimated, which has surpassed the feelings of ordinary comrades. In the fall of 1926, at the age of 21, Shen Baoying graduated from school and entered a primary school in Wuhan to teach. It was in this year that the Northern Expedition army entered Wuhan, and people ran in the streets to tell each other and cheered, and Shen Baoying was one of them.
One day in early January 1927, soon after Yun Daiying returned to Wuhan, he asked Shen Baoying to come to the tomb of his deceased wife Shen Baoxiu. After bowing deeply to the tombstone, Yun Daiying said to Shen Baoying, "Fourth sister, after your second sister died, I swore to keep righteousness for your second sister, do you know?" ”
Shen Baoying replied with tears in her eyes: "I know, my father and mother told me." However, they don't approve of you doing this, you are torturing yourself by doing so. ”
Yun Daiying said: "I keep my righteousness for your second sister, not only as a personal matter, but also as an action to oppose the old feudal rules." Why only women are required to observe the festival, while men can do whatever they want? I want to declare war on this feudal marriage system! ”
After saying these words, Yun Daiying turned his head and looked at Shen Baoxiu's tombstone affectionately and continued: "Baoxiu, you have been away from me for ten years, I have kept righteousness for you, and I have also kept ten years, I am a true heart, a piece of sincerity! Now that our Party is shouldering the important mission and task of liberating the toiling masses of the whole country, I need a revolutionary companion to advance hand in hand with me. Happily, our fourth sister has now joined the party organization gloriously, and I sincerely hope to go with her to realize our ideals, and I will love her like I love you! If you know about it, you will probably agree with my wish! ”
At this time, Yun Daiying looked at Shen Baoying and said, "Fourth sister, please forgive me for saying my wish in front of your second sister's tomb." What are your thoughts? Whether you want to form a revolutionary couple with me or not, you can also tell your second sister! ”
Shen Baoying was in tears, the previous scenes of the past kept appearing in her mind, she could not hide her heart, excitedly said: "Brother-in-law, I do!" ”
In this way, on January 16, 1927, 32-year-old Yun Daiying and 22-year-old Shen Baoying held a simple wedding in Wuhan and officially married a revolutionary couple. In the first days, Yun Daiying and Shen Baoying sang with the wife, helped each other, improved each other, and lived an enviable and happy life.
However, what everyone did not expect was that with Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei betraying the revolution one after another, the huge "Great Revolution" finally failed. In the face of unprecedented difficulties, Shen Baoying and Yun Daiying still encouraged each other, moved forward hand in hand, and always maintained a firm revolutionary belief.
One afternoon at the end of May 1927, Yun Daiying returned home full of anger and said to Shen Baoying: "The enemy is arresting our comrades all over the streets, and according to the organization's arrangement, I will leave Wuhan temporarily." ”
Shen Baoying asked nervously, "Then when are you leaving?" ”
Yun Daiying replied, "I'm leaving right away." ”
Shen Baoying took Yun Daiying's hand and said, "I want to go with you!" ”
Yun Daiying looked at Shen Baoying with an unwilling gaze and said, "I left Wuhan to organize revolutionary forces to fight the enemy, it is very dangerous, you should stay in Wuhan, I will come back after I finish things!" ”
Upon hearing that she was going to be separated from Yun Daiying, Shen Baoying couldn't help but shed sad tears, she nodded, and then said: "Dai Ying, you must be more careful, I will wait for you at home to come back." ”
After explaining everything, Yun Daiying, who had been married for less than half a year, separated from Shen Baoying. After Yun Daiying left Wuhan, Shen Baoying thought for a long time, she felt that it was not safe to stay at home, so she bid farewell to Yun Daiying's father and brother, disguised herself and ran to the home of a distant relative in the countryside to hide.
Shen Baoying's approach proved to be wise, and shortly after she left home, a group of Kuomintang agents and military police rushed into Yun Daiying's home. Unable to find Yun Daiying and Shen Baoying, the agents and military police arrested Yun Daiying's father and brother and forced them to inquire about the whereabouts of Yun Daiying and Shen Baoying. Yun Daiying's father and brother naturally did not tell the truth, so they were quickly taken away by the agents and military police.
In the days of hiding in the countryside, Shen Baoying heard that many comrades had died, and she was sad and indignant in her heart, and she was also worried about Yun Daiying's safety. In the spring of 1928, Shen Baoying's third sister came to the countryside and handed Shen Baoying a letter. The letter was sent by Yun Daiying from Hong Kong, and Yun Daiying explained shen Baoying in the letter and asked her to come to Hong Kong to meet with her.
It turned out that after Yun Daiying left Wuhan, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising and the Guangzhou Uprising, and was then sent to Hong Kong to engage in underground work. Shen Baoying was very happy after receiving the letter, she made a simple preparation, and then took a boat from Wuhan to Shanghai, and then from Shanghai to Hong Kong.
After arriving in Hong Kong, Shen Baoying quickly stayed in the hotel agreed in the letter, looking forward to meeting Yun Daiying. After a while, "bang, bang, bang", a knock on the door sounded, Shen Baoying hurriedly opened the door, and sure enough, it was her husband Yun Daiying. At this moment, Yun Daiying quickly stepped forward and hugged Shen Baoying in his arms, and then the two of them began to exchange heartfelt words in the room. As they spoke, both of them shed tears.
During his time in Hong Kong, Shen Baoying became Yun Daiying's right-hand man, and whenever Yun Daiying convened a secret meeting of comrades, Shen Baoying would put up a sentry for them downstairs to protect their safety. Once suspicious people appear outside, Shen Baoying deliberately coughed loudly so that Yun Daiying and his comrades could rearrange the scene; once the danger was lifted, Shen Baoying would clap his hands downstairs, so that Yun Daiying and the comrades could hold a meeting to study the work with peace of mind.
One night, the comrades came to Yun Daiying's residence one after another according to the agreement, and at this time Yun Daiying had not yet returned from his business outside. While everyone was studying the work in advance and waiting for Yun Daiying, there was a sudden knock at the door downstairs. At this time, Shen Baoying, who was responsible for setting up the whistle for everyone, sensed that something was wrong, and this knocking sound was not the "secret code" agreed upon by the comrades. Therefore, Shen Baoying coughed loudly and quickly walked upstairs.
But it was too late. It turned out that the landlord downstairs was unknown, and he opened the door while Shen Baoying went upstairs. Immediately after, five or six patrols rushed in and rushed upstairs. At this time, before the comrades could rearrange the scene, the patrols appeared in front of them and tied them all up.
After some searching, the patrols noticed Shen Baoying, who was staying outside the room on the second floor, and they threatened to let Shen Baoying tell the true identity of the comrades. In this unfavorable situation, Shen Baoying coaxed the patrols and said: "I came from the mainland to look for relatives, and I don't know these people." No matter how much the patrols coerced and seduced, Shen Baoying always pretended not to know.
In the end, the patrol escorted the comrades away, leaving Shen Baoying alone. At this time, Shen Baoying wanted to cry without tears, and she wanted to tell Yun Daiying about the situation as soon as possible, but Yun Daiying had not returned from running errands outside. What to do? Shen Baoying remembered a sentence that Yun Daiying once said--if there is a sudden emergency, then you will take away the string of peppers hanging outside the window of the second-floor room, so that our comrades will know!
Thinking of this, Shen Baoying hurriedly removed a string of chili peppers hanging outside the window, she wanted to signal Yun Daiying that Yun Daiying should not go home, so as not to throw herself into the net. After doing everything, Shen Baoying gradually calmed down, she felt that it was not safe to stay here, so she quickly left.
Wandering on the streets of Hong Kong, Shen Baoying could not find Yun Daiying, and she did not know what happened to the comrades after they were arrested, and she was extremely aggrieved. On the third day, Shen Baoying was wandering the street when he suddenly saw Yun Daiying coming from far and near. Shen Baoying originally wanted to greet Yun Daiying, but when she saw Yun Daiying's eyes, she immediately understood that the street was not a place to talk.
In this way, Yun Daiying walked in front, Shen Baoying followed behind, and the two went to a courtyard one after the other. At this time, Yun Daiying turned around and took Shen Baoying in his arms. At this time, Shen Baoying, who had been wronged, was lying on Yun Daiying's chest and sobbing continuously. Yun Daiying said affectionately to Shen Baoying: "Dear Baoying, the revolution is inevitable to take risks, it is inevitable to sacrifice, we must withstand the test..."
Later, Yun Daiying and Shen Baoying returned to Shanghai to work. During this period, Shen Baoying bore a son for Yun Daiying, named Yun Xizhong. At that time, Yun Daiying's close comrades-in-arms Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao, who were also working in Shanghai, also gave Yun Xizhong a nickname called "Little Lotte". Although Shanghai was full of dangers at that time, Shen Baoying felt that this was the happiest moment of her life - her husband Yun Daiying and son Yun Xizhong were with her.
However, unfortunate things happened. On April 19, 1930, Yun Daiying went to work on the workers' movement according to the usual practice. When Yun Daiying came out of the factory after finishing his work, he suddenly encountered agents searching for pedestrians. At this time, Yun Daiying wanted to turn around and avoid, but it was too late, and the agents quickly stopped him. In this way, after some searching, the agents took Yun Daiying away as a suspicious person and transferred him to Nanjing.
When Shen Baoying learned the news that Yun Daiying had been taken away, her heart was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and she was worried about Yun Daiying's safety. Fortunately, in the prison in Nanjing, Yun Daiying never revealed his true identity, and he used the pseudonym "Wang Zuolin" to negotiate with the agents, and said that he was just an ordinary worker who successfully deceived the enemy. Therefore, although Yun Daiying was imprisoned, his body was still safe.
Later, unable to find any "evidence", the angry enemy eventually sentenced Yun Daiying to 8 years in prison. At the same time, Zhou Enlai and his comrades began to actively rescue Yun Daiying through various channels and methods. During her detention, Yun Daiying also quietly wrote to Shen Baoying in code, telling her to work well, protect her children, and not worry about herself.
Once, Shen Baoying came to Nanjing, and she bought the prison guards to visit Yun Daiying. When Shen Baoying saw Yun Daiying wearing handcuffs and shackles, and her body was scarred, she could no longer suppress the sadness in her heart and immediately cried bitterly. Shen Baoying looked through the iron window and asked eagerly, "Dai Ying, Dai Ying, are you doing well..."
Before he could say anything, Shen Baoying choked on his throat and couldn't say anything more. At this time, Yun Daiying was very shocked, he said to Shen Baoying: "I am very good here, you don't have to worry about me, when the sentence is over, I can go out, you should be happy!" ”
After listening to Yun Daiying's words, Shen Baoying touched the tears and smiled at Yun Daiying. Before the two could say anything more, a military policeman came over and shouted, "When the time comes, don't talk!" In this way, Yun Daiying was quickly taken out of the visiting room by the guards, and Shen Baoying was also expelled from the prison by the military police. What is deplorable is that this difference between Yun Daiying and Shen Baoying in prison is actually a farewell to their husband and wife.
What's going on? It turned out that after Yun Daiying was imprisoned, Zhou Enlai and other comrades were running to rescue him. Since Yun Daiying's true identity was not revealed, the rescue operation soon gained eyebrows. At that time, Sister Shuai Mengqi also said happily to Shen Baoying: "Baoying, congratulations, Comrade Yun Daiying has the hope of getting out of prison." At this time, Shen Baoying was very happy, and she hurried to the street to buy two new clothes for Yun Daiying, and cleaned up the house, waiting for Yun Daiying's return.
However, at the critical moment when Yun Daiying was about to be rescued, Yun Daiying's true identity was exposed, and it turned out that the traitor Gu Shunzhang had betrayed Yun Daiying, and he reported Yun Daiying's true identity to the enemy. At that time, when Zhou Enlai learned the news of Gu Shunzhang's rebellion, he couldn't help but say sadly: "In this way, Comrade Yun Daiying will be dangerous..."
On April 29, 1931, Yun Daiying was brutally killed by the enemy in Nanjing, at the age of 36. When the bad news came, the comrades all lamented that Shen Baoying was crying into tears, and she called out Yun Daiying's name in her heart, and silently said: "Dear Daiying, farewell forever, farewell forever!" After Yun Daiying's heroic sacrifice, Shen Baoying dried her tears, and she walked along the footsteps of Yun Daiying with her head held high on the revolutionary road!
Later, as the revolutionary situation in Shanghai became increasingly severe and the central government secretly withdrew from Shanghai, Shen Baoying lost contact with the organization. At this time, Shen Baoying took yun Xizhong, the son born to her and Yun Daiying, alone and miserable, living in Shanghai. As early as the time of Yun Daiying's sacrifice, Shen Baoying made a vow that she would keep the festival for Yun Daiying for the rest of her life, just like yun Daiying was the second sister Shen Baoxiu Shouyi.
In these difficult days, Shen Baoying would always remember Yun Daiying's instructions to himself before his death: "For the sake of the party's cause and common ideals, no matter what difficulties and setbacks we encounter, we must persist, carry the revolution through to the end, and cultivate our son Yun Xizhong to adulthood." Yun Daiying's instructions constantly inspired Shen Baoying, and she quickly made a decision - no matter how difficult it is, she must find an organization and firmly follow the great revolutionary road.
Therefore, Shen Baoying entrusted his young son Yun Xizhong to the care of Yun Daiying's younger brother Yun Daixian, and then embarked on the road of finding an organization. In the grim situation at that time, it was easy to find an organization, but Shen Baoying never gave up. In the case of not finding an organization at first, Shen Baoying went to a primary school in Nantong as a substitute teacher, and later entered a nursing school and became a nurse.
During this period, while studying and working, Shen Baoying tried his best to inquire about the whereabouts of the organization. Shortly after the outbreak of the All-Out War of Resistance in 1937, Shen Baoying learned in the newspaper that she was excited that the Eighth Route Army had set up an office in Wuhan, and that Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao were also working in Wuhan. Therefore, Shen Baoying, with great excitement, wrote a letter to Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao. Soon after, Shen Baoying received a reply letter - Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao asked her to meet at the Eighth Route Army's office in Wuhan.
In this way, there is the scene that we talked about at the beginning. One day in May 1938, 33-year-old Shen Baoying came to the Eighth Route Army office in Wuhan and met with Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao. At this moment, the grievances suffered for many years made Shen Baoying no longer able to control her emotions, and she and Comrade Deng Yingchao hugged each other tightly and cried bitterly.
Zhou Enlai, who was standing next to the two, said cordially and comfortingly: "Finally go home, finally go home, Comrade Shen Baoying, don't be sad!" After several people calmed down, Zhou Enlai inquired about the whereabouts of Yun Xizhong (the son of Yun Daiying and Shen Baoying), and he said: "Comrade Shen Baoying, where is Xiao Lotte now?" Is he okay? ”
At this time, Shen Baoying entrusted his son Yun Xizhong to Yun Daixian's care in order to find the organization, and told Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao about 1510, and also said the detailed address of Yun Daixian.
Later, under the kind care and arrangement of Zhou Enlai, Shen Baoying successively engaged in women's work in Hubei, Sichuan and other places, and went to Yan'an in early 1943. It was also in this year that Yun Xizhong, who was already 14 years old, was also transported to Yan'an, and the mother and son were reunited again after more than ten years of separation. Whether in the war years or in peacetime, Shen Baoying always adhered to the legacy of Yun Daiying, worked diligently and diligently, and devoted all his life's energy to the organization.
In 1989, Shen Baoying died of illness in Beijing at the age of 84 and was buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. What should be said here is that after Yun Daiying's sacrifice, Shen Baoying always kept his oath - to keep the festival for Yun Daiying, and never married again in his life! And Shen Baoying and Yun Daiying's son Yun Xizhong, after he grew up, inherited Yun Daiying's legacy, has been fighting in the field of China's aerospace science and technology, is a famous electronic communication expert in the field of aerospace.
However, Yun Xizhong is a very low-key person, he has been indifferent to fame and fortune all his life, has maintained his revolutionary nature for decades, and silently contributed to the development of China's aerospace industry. In 2012, Yun Xizhong died of cerebral hemorrhage in Beijing at the age of 84. Finally, let us enjoy a poem by Comrade Yun Daiying in prison: "Wandering in the rivers and lakes and reminiscing about the past, the lives and deaths of the past are thousands of autumns; we have put aside the common things of worry and danger, and left our pride as a prisoner." ”
Let us pay tribute to the martyrs of Yun Daiying and to the countless revolutionary martyrs, and the people will always miss you!