Chapter 13 Northern Shaanxi Diary

Director Yang, ①Minister Lu② came again and asked us to write a record of the Long March.It is said that it is to write a book and use the method of collective creation to collect the manuscripts of everyone—the heroes of the Long March. After compilation, they will be taken out for printing and sold by the foreigner, and they will be used to raise donations and buy airplanes for us. This really makes us very happy. Well, originally our works could not be released even if we had them. Now we have such a good person and such a good opportunity, which is really rare. It can be used for international publicity and fundraising. It really kills two birds with one stone.In this way, in any case, he must write two articles.Originally, I wanted to write a long time ago, but I haven't started writing for a long time, and I don't know where to start, so I put it off day by day.

Note ①Comrade Yang Shangkun, director of the General Political Department. ②Comrade Lu Dingyi, Propaganda Director of the General Political Department. ③ "Foreigner" refers to the American journalist Snow, who went to Baoan on July 13, 1936. After visiting the Soviet area and the Red Army for several months, he published the world-famous "Westward Journey". In the morning session on the history of the Communist Party of China, Professor Bogu also changed his method of speech. He asked a lot of questions for the question-and-answer discussion, but few of them answered correctly. To my name, or will "photograph" too!

I'm going to have a party tomorrow, but I can't do anything, what can I do?After dinner, I was playing outside and was about to discuss issues. When Director Yang and Minister Lu came to organize and write a letter of solicitation and outline signed by Chairman Mao and Director Yang, I immediately called a meeting with the students. Encouraged by Director Yang, From international significance to personal interests, the reputation of Hongda University...it is "obligatory" for everyone to say, and I am determined to write to answer his call and such profound agitation and enthusiasm.

Today is Sunday, and I heard that there is a make-up class, which disappointed the students who were going to go out for a while, and then they couldn't say it, which made the students feel relieved. The group has been compiled, and after breakfast, everyone is carrying blankets and carrying things to the new dormitory, coming and going, as if fleeing. I joked with them that they are "refugees from subjugation"-in fact, I am also One of them too!The new dormitory shares a stone room with Zhao ① and He ② (the old ones). Although it is a small room, we are used to living in a small house, and we still think it is quite spacious and the light is good. Unfortunately, it is sunny in the west and it is raining. It will leak, which is its shortcoming.

The superintendent of education asked us to write mimeographs. It was really embarrassing. I couldn't take care of my class and wanted to write, but I had no choice but to "obey" and wrote all morning. In the afternoon, I went to the Political Department for dinner, and it was very ostentatious. At the same time, I would go to Comrade Le Shaohua, who had been sacrificed for a long time. It was really pleasant to see him!It is said that he was only wounded in Northeast Jiangxi, and then came to Shanghai. After dinner, I attended the report meeting of the Marxism Research Association.Today passed like this, so the debt owed to the lecture notes two days ago has not been repaid.I had to do the preparations for writing at night, because if I didn’t write, I would be cruel to others. Director Yang told me more than ten times that he asked me to write it in Tongtong!I couldn’t bear the thought of not writing, so I made up my mind to start writing the first article—“A Day I Left Home”, describing the scene on the day I left the Soviet area. Unfortunately, I haven’t written it for a long time and learned less in the past, so I couldn’t get good success. I didn't go to bed until eleven o'clock.

Note ① is Zhao Erlu. ② That is, He Jinnian. I handed in four articles, and Yang and Lu asked me to write more. In the past two days, I have nothing to do. Except for class, I wrote an article - "A Forbidden Day".I’m really sorry to say that, when I was still far away from the set, Director Yang asked me to sort out a section of the Long March when he saw my diary, and Political Commissar Nie also urged me to sort it out several times when I was at the front. However, I was lazy and didn't even move my pen. I didn't start writing until the security and the General Political Department initiated everyone to write. I still only wrote five articles. It's Director Yang, and on the other hand, he doesn't take too much responsibility for international publicity!

Note ① is Nie Rongzhen, political commissar of the First Legion. Because I am sorry for the kindness of comrades, I still reluctantly wrote an article "A Forbidden Day" today. It describes a day when there are rumors of miasma and poisonous water near Guiyun. It is quite interesting to write. "A Forbidden Day" has been decided, and "Polo Son" will be continued, but it is not finished. I wrote a few articles, but today I got a manuscript fee of five yuan and fifty cents. I am really ashamed, and I can't write more articles. I heard Comrade Xu Mengqiu say the day before yesterday that my article is like a woman's work. I didn't go to talk to him because I was leaving with everyone at that time. I think he must have read mine, so I said that.I wanted to talk to him about the shortcomings of my writing yesterday, but I failed, so I went today after class, but when I asked him about my shortcomings, he said that he didn't read them carefully, and asked me to write more .

I got up a little late again in the morning, so I was late for class again, and everyone was already sitting neatly taking notes. It’s not good to walk behind alone. In order to make it difficult for others to find out that I was a latecomer, I walked secretly Enter the open-air lecture hall and sit down quickly. In a daze, he spent another meal at Hongda, and came back after talking a lot of nonsense. I want to continue writing some more to fulfill my responsibilities and earn a few cents more, but I don’t have time, especially no quiet time, so I haven’t started writing yet. Influenza has been prevalent in various troops recently, and there are quite a few patients. This is a very serious infectious disease. It is said that the serious ones are life-threatening, and the mild ones will take at least a week. Special attention should be paid!

I only have military class today, so I didn't go to listen, and I was lazy for another day. Wanting to continue writing, today I made up my mind to pick up my pen and started, but because of some trivial matters and the noise among comrades, I didn’t write many words and stopped. The title is "Brutal Bombing". It was a painful day near Zunyi, Guizhou, and I still feel heartbroken when I think of the tragedy at that time. Unfortunately, I am not a literary genius, so I can't describe it fully. There is still no class today. The article "Brutal Bombing" has been written, but it is already late at night.Participated in translating a few newspapers, and talked about some nonsense, and the rooster was already crowing!

I was late for class again, so I got a penalty, sitting on a cold and dirty stone at the door, with frost on it, the wind was very cold, and my buttocks were also cold when I sat on the stone. Because Liu Sanyuan borrowed "Popular Speeches on Philosophy" from the chairman for Xiao Lian, but he didn't get it, so he borrowed a few magazines by the way. This was another time he had a relationship with him. Zhong ① wrote again, talking about the work ahead. Although he said that he accepted my opinion and should not always feel uneasy about his own problems, he still said a lot of sad things. I wonder if he has any difficult difficulties to solve?After dinner, I followed Jialun to the General Political Department and had a little talk with Director Yang about the unity of the party and the victory of the party line. Yang said: We have become more united after we arrived in northern Shaanxi. The unity of cadres has guaranteed us many great victories, and it has also attracted the Second and Fourth Fronts to go north to meet and obey the Central Committee. This cannot but be said to be a great victory for the party's line!

Comrade Xiaochao, who claimed to be my sister, sent a photo of her with her "brother" and "son".This is a good gift, and of course I will not forget my honorary sister. Translating and sending telegrams at night, the borrowed magazine has not been opened, and those who want to continue writing have not been able to continue writing. Tomorrow is Sunday, there will be a break, and you can sleep even if there is no class. Note ① That is, the bell is imitated. ② Namely Peng Jialun. ③ That is Deng Yingchao. Today is Monday, and I went to class as usual, thinking that I would never be late again, so I got up very early, but when it was time to wash my face and wait for dinner, when I arrived at the lecture hall, the teacher was already lecturing, and the students were all bowing their heads. I took notes, it really made me a little embarrassed, but the life of the "sojourner" couldn't be fulfilled. It’s been a great achievement to finish reading "Working Class Anti-Fascism" with great difficulty, because reading such a large-format book is something I seldom do. The attempt to continue writing, because time does not allow, I am afraid it will come to naught.