Chapter 52 miss dad

Outside the window, snowflakes kept floating, like white flowers scattered in the sky.Looking at this white snowflake, we think of our father. After the "Cultural Revolution" began, my father was imprisoned by the "Gang of Four" in a snowy winter.Seven years later, we visited Dad for the first time on a snowy day.Dad's love for the party and the people is as hot as fire, and his thoughts and morals are as pure as snow.Dad lived a lifetime of revolution for more than 50 years.After spending four years in the prison of the Kuomintang reactionary warlord Sheng Shicai, he spent another eight years in the prison of the "Gang of Four". The 12 years of imprisonment have severely damaged his body and mind.Think about it carefully, how many 12 years can a person have in his life? !How can we as children not be sad for his ups and downs!

On an unforgettable snowy day in 1973, we waited and waited, hoped and hoped, and finally hoped for the day when we were allowed to visit our father.We braved the heavy snow, took our daughters Ma Kun and Ma Ji, and came to a gloomy small room. We could barely recognize this scrawny, ragged, skinny old man, who was actually the father we missed day and night.It turned out that a burly, red-faced, piercing-eyed father was tortured into this state.Our daughter and we sobbed and yelled "Dad" and "Grandpa" and fell down in front of the old man, unable to say a word for a long time.The old man also helped us up with tears and said, "Don't be sad, it's not easy to come here once, let me take a good look at you."We looked up and asked Dad, why are there only a few teeth left in the mouth?Dad put his mouth close to my ear and whispered, "It was knocked out"!We were heartbroken and distraught when we heard it.But my father comforted us in turn and said, "It's nothing. They can knock out my teeth, but they can't knock out the truth! Those who beat people are unreasonable people." Dad held us with both hands, looked left and right , looked at it carefully, and nodded knowingly.The two granddaughters also called "Grandpa, Grandpa" affectionately, and Dad was very happy. "Quick, come here, let grandpa kiss."The two granddaughters were snuggling in the arms of the grandfather, face to face, very affectionate.The eldest granddaughter said to her grandfather, "My name is Ma Kun, seven years old, and my sister's name is Ma Ji, five years old."Grandpa encouraged Ma Kun to say, "You are going to school soon, listen to the teacher and study hard."Seeing the affectionate appearance of the grandparents, we forgot all the grief, anger and pain.Ma Kun walked over cleverly and took out a big apple, and fed it to his grandpa while peeling it. Grandpa ate it in his mouth, sweet in his heart, and said with a smile, "It's been so many years, it's rare to have the joy of playing with grandchildren like this!" He was so happy.He also looks forward to "one day when I go out, I will live with you and live a comfortable old age."

On March 9, 1973, we visited Dad for the second time, and unexpectedly found that he had cut his hair and beard short, which made him look more energetic.He also said humorously, "I want to give my granddaughter a good impression!" We changed Dad into clean clothes and let him eat some fruits and snacks. Ma Guang told us: "My problem, you have also been wronged. But you have to believe that I have not done anything wrong to the party in Xinjiang. You are absolutely at ease." Ma Guang said: "Father, you returned to Yan'an from Xinjiang. At that time, although I was only ten years old, Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu warmly welcomed you, I still remember clearly. Chairman Mao said that you are all good comrades, and you will be victorious when you come back.” Dad said: “You I am relieved to have this backbone. You are all party members. Party members must have the party in their hearts, and they must trust the party and Chairman Mao. My problems will definitely be dealt with correctly. Don’t complain, and don’t add unnecessary things to the organization. Just wait patiently.” Dad took Baoqin’s hand again and said, “You are a smart and sensible child. I didn’t care enough for you in the past, and I feel uncomfortable. Now I can’t help you. I hope you can learn to live independently. , Manage yourself, educate your children well, no matter how hard it is, you can't miss your child's study.They must be educated to become useful talents for the country. "Poor parents in the world".Although my father is suffering from prison, he never forgets to think about his children and grandchildren.My sister Ma Rui said that from February 1973 to 1974 when her father passed away, every time she visited the hospital, her father always asked with concern, "How is Ma Guang's family?" "How is Ma Guang's child?" As the old saying goes, Sons and daughters love each other, and leaves fall back to their roots.Dad patiently told us a lot of past events in his hometown.Said that grandma and mother, although they are rural women, are simple, kind, smart and capable, and get along well with neighbors and folks. In the early 1930s, the enemy arrested him several times, and it was his grandmother and mother who managed to rescue the villagers from danger. He will never forget them and the villagers.Dad also said affectionately, how much I want to go back to my hometown!Look at the folks, look at the cave dwellings where I lived when I was a child, and take a walk on the rugged hillside paths.Today's Revolutionary Avenue came from yesterday's winding path.Victory is hard-won, you must cherish it, don't let people be unaware of blessings, and don't forget the past sufferings.He also wants us to remember Lenin's teaching that forgetting the past means betrayal.We will never forget Dad's good intentions.

My father lived a life of hard work and plain living, honest and self-disciplined.He not only strictly demands himself, but also strictly requires our sons and daughters to start from the small things in life and be strict with self-discipline.One porridge and one meal should be considered hard-won, and we never let us waste a grain of food.Clothes and clothing, mend as much as we can, never allow us to have a little luxury.We are approachable in speech and demeanor, and we are never allowed to have the sense of superiority of the children of high-ranking cadres.He also particularly emphasized that the interests of the party and the people are above all else, requiring us to abide by the law and abide by the law, distinguish between public and private, never allow any special, never allow the slightest advantage of the public.He clearly stipulates that no one in the family is allowed to use the car allocated to him by the state.When Ma Guang was in middle school, his father was afraid that he would use a small car, so he bought him a bicycle for riding.Once when Ma Guang came home from school, he called the driver of the car to pick him up because his bicycle was broken and hadn't been repaired. He was severely reprimanded by his father.For this reason, Dad also made a self-criticism at the party group meeting, and asked the secretary, guards, drivers, and cooking staff to supervise him and his family, and strictly abide by the regulations that public cars are not allowed to be used privately. In the summer vacation of 1963, Ma Guang went from Xi'an to Shenyang to find his father and wanted to go to university "through the back door".My father said seriously, "Depending on your ability, you can pass the exam if you can, and don't if you can't! If you don't have real talents and real learning, what's the use of a diploma?!" Dad repeatedly warned Ma Guang that reading and learning requires Be honest, and be honest when you are a person and do things. "There are roads in the mountains of books and diligence is the path, and the sea of ​​learning is boundless and hard work." If you don't work hard, you can't learn the real skills if you want to be easy and take shortcuts. When we got married in Xi'an in 1965, my father was very happy and called from Shenyang to congratulate us.But we have been reminded again and again to keep everything simple and not to make extravagance and waste.At that time, we still couldn't figure it out. We thought that a big cadre like Dad had only one son, and he was so stingy when he got married, which seemed unseemly.After my father found out, he called us again and said that the country is not yet rich and the people's life is still very hard. The children of cadres should share the joys and sorrows with the people and should not spend money recklessly.Under my father's persuasive teachings, our marriage was done without publicity, without inviting guests or giving gifts, and we got married with a big red "Happy" on the door.At that time, many friends were amazed and said, "Ma Mingfang's son's marriage is so simple, it's really touching."Since then, we have also received a profound education and developed the habit of advocating frugality and despising extravagance.

In the winter of 1966, when the "Cultural Revolution" developed to attack the leading organs of the party and government and fight against leading cadres, my father was afraid that we would be worried, so he wrote us a letter from Shenyang in his busy schedule, saying that everything was fine with him and let us Rest assured, and told us to listen to the party, study hard, and work hard.We followed my father's teachings, and although we took part in the "Cultural Revolution" cautiously and did not dare to commit any deviant behavior, when the "Gang of Four" framed my father as a "traitor," we were doomed and persecuted.Labeling, beating with sticks, unlimited scrutiny, and taking turns criticizing and fighting.Under the pressure of the "rebels", although we also expressed against our will to "draw a clear line", we always firmly believed that Dad was innocent.

It has been 26 years since Dad left us.He was upright and clean-sleeved, and did not leave us any money or material wealth, but his honesty, honesty, and diligent revolutionary spirit are the precious spiritual wealth left to us, which cannot be measured by money. Inexhaustible, inexhaustible.We must pass on Dad's noble character and fine style from generation to generation, so that the communists' revolutionary spirit of integrity and hard work will last forever in the world.