Chapter 34 33. Liu Wenxue - Red Youth Revolutionary Martyr

Liu Wenxue (1945-1959), male, Han nationality, from Hechuan District, Chongqing City, young pioneers.Before his death, he was a student of Shuangjiang Village Primary School, Qujia Township, Hechuan District, Chongqing City (formerly Hechuan County, Sichuan Province). Liu Wenxue was born in a poor peasant family. He was oppressed by landlords and riches since he was a child. It was not until liberation that his family lived a good life.He was excellent in character and learning since he was a child. After entering elementary school, he joined the Chinese Young Pioneers and was elected as the team leader and squadron leader successively.He always kept in mind that "children all over the country should be good children of Chairman Mao". Taking Liu Hulan, Huang Jiguang and other revolutionary heroes as examples, he strictly demanded himself, studied hard, loved labor, and resolutely safeguarded the interests of the collective.

In 1959, Liu Wenxue, who was only 14 years old, unfortunately died in a fight with the landlord Wang Rongxue in order to protect collective property.At that time, the relevant departments of the central government organized and carried out the activity of "Learning Liu Literature, Be a Good Child of the Party" among children and teenagers across the country. In 1983, the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved Liu Wenxue as a revolutionary martyr. Liu Wenxue's father died early, and his mother was very strict with him.Liu Wenxue, who had a good family education since he was a child, often helped his neighbors with things, such as carrying water, feeding cattle, collecting firewood, and doing everything.Liu Wenxue’s old neighbor, Granny Huang, was very impressed with this little classmate who had a “tile” hairstyle, and her hair was put together in front of her forehead when she was running and jumping. She grew up watching literature, Granny Huang recalled. , Liu Wenxue's grades in the class were very good. At that time, there were only 3 people in the school who joined the Young Pioneers, and Liu Wenxue was among them. He was really a good and sensible boy.

The day after Liu Wenxue was killed, the landlord Wang Rongxue was arrested, and he explained to the Public Security Bureau what happened. It was the "Great Leap Forward" period at that time, and students had to participate in collective labor. At about 12 o'clock on the night of November 18, Liu Wenxue returned home after finishing farm work in the field. He just walked to a sea pepper field and found a dark shadow shaking in the field. Stealing sea peppers.At that time, sea peppers cost 40 cents a catty, and Wang Rongxue was a manure collector. When he planned to go to the city to collect manure, he brought sea peppers to the city to sell.At that time, Wang Rongxue had already stolen half of his back of sea pepper, and was about to leave, but he was caught by Liu Wenxue.

Liu Wenxue looked at the half-backed Haijiao in front of Wang Rongxue, and immediately grabbed Wang Rongxue and shouted to report to the production team leader.Wang Rongxue took out one yuan from his body and handed it to Liu Wenxue, "Little brother, if I give you this one yuan, just let me go." Liu Wenxue refused.Wang Rongxue lied to him and said, "I'm not alone in stealing oranges. There are people over there who are stealing oranges." When Liu Wenxue heard that this was okay, he immediately dragged Wang Rongxue into a darker place. When they walked into a sweet potato field, Liu Wenxue discovered that Wang Rongxue was playing tricks.Wang Rongxue, who was seen through the treacherous scheme, suddenly became malicious and wanted to put Liu Wenxue to death, so the two fought, and even the red sweet potato vines were trampled to pieces for a full six rows.After all, Liu Wenxue was only 14 years old, and Wang Rongxue, who was in his 40s, was his opponent and was finally strangled to death by him with a rope.

The next day, Liu's mother discovered that her son was missing and reported it to the production team.The masses found Liu's body in the weir pond.The Public Security Bureau of Hechuan County, Sichuan Province rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the report.At the scene, the police found that there were obvious traces of being strangled and pinched by a rope on the back of Liu's body, and preliminarily concluded that Liu did not die by drowning.Subsequently, the police found scattered sea peppers, traces of fighting and traces of dragging corpses on the sea pepper field and sweet potato field 50 meters away from Yantang.Then, the police found Liu's footprints and a straw rope.The police concluded that this was the first scene.

A policeman who knew about the incident told the reporter that the Hechuan Public Security Bureau had no choice but to invite the leaders of the production team to hold a member meeting and ask everyone to report it boldly.After the meeting, a farmer revealed that the landlord Wang Rongxue had pockets of sea pepper on his dung boat. So, the police found Wang and found that there were bite marks on Wang's hands, and found the stolen goods from his home - sea pepper.After interrogation, Wang confessed his criminal facts of killing Liu Wenxue; on November 21, 1959, Wang personally wrote the confession. On November 22, the Hechuan County Public Security Bureau issued an arrest warrant to arrest him. In 1960, the Hechuan County People's Court sentenced the criminal Wang Rongxue to death according to law and executed him on the spot.

In 1960, Liu Wenxue’s cemetery was completed, and Hu Yaobang, then Secretary of the Youth League Central Committee, wrote the inscription “Liu Wenxue’s Tomb” in his own handwriting.After that, every year tens of thousands of teenagers in front of the solemn tombstone of the little hero come to visit the tomb of the hero, present flowers, and offer their eternal thoughts and admiration.