Chapter 39 2. Mao Zedong's parents-in-law are far away from home

The transfer is imminent, for sure.All agencies are cleaning up documents and equipment.After meeting people, they are asking each other: Are you going or staying?The entire Soviet area was shrouded in a tense and mysterious atmosphere. September 23rd happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival.He Zizhen specially asked his parents who live in Taxiasi Village to make a table of wine and dishes, and planned to invite Mao Zemin, Qian Xijun, younger sister He Yi, brother-in-law Mao Zetan, and his beloved Xiao Mao to have a lively reunion dinner with the family.The dishes were all served, but no one arrived.

He's father, He Huanwen, is coaxing his little grandson - Maomao is playing. He Huanwen is a simple and honest scholar, and he was the magistrate of Anfu County in his early years.He was dismissed because he said a few good words and did some good deeds for the poor.After returning to Yongxin, he worked as a "Master of the Criminal Gate" in the county yamen, writing complaints for ordinary people in lawsuits.Later, he was implicated in a lawsuit and sat in jail.After he was released from prison, he saw through the intrigue in the officialdom, abandoned his official position to start a business, and rented a shop at the south gate of Yongxin County, named "Hai Tianchun", and opened a teahouse.

Xiao Mao was born in a relatively stable environment in the Central Soviet Area.This is a baby name, and the real name is Mao Anhong. "Aan" character generation: "Hong" means born in the red area and grew up to be a member of the Red Army.Already more than two years old.When Mao Zedong was squeezed out by the "Left" line, he didn't have much to do, and Xiao Mao brought him a lot of joy. After a while, Mao Zemin and Qian Xijun hurried over.Mao Zemin was then the president of the National Bank of the Central Workers' and Peasants' Democratic Government, and Qian Xijun also worked as an accountant in the bank.Banking, finance, and logistics are organized in the 15th brigade, and they came to meet each other specially to ask their father and mother to take care of themselves.Qian Xijun gave He father and mother a piece of fabric, and also gave Xiaomao a jacket and a bag of candy, and left without even touching the dining table.

A pair of front feet walks, a pair of back feet enters, Mao Zetan and He Yi come.They were told to stay and fight.When Mao Zetan heard that his brother Zemin had just left, he hurriedly chased him out. He Zizhen hurriedly called to stop, persuading him that it would not be too late to go after dinner. Mother He said: "Eating and talking, the food is cold." Knowing that He Zizhen was leaving, He Yi asked, "What about Xiao Mao?" He Zizhen said with a heavy heart: "My parents are old and it is inconvenient to join the army, so I have to stay. The organization stipulates that children cannot be brought, and Xiao Mao can only stay. Leave it to my mother to take care of it!"

He Yi quickly answered: "Sister, don't worry, I, Ze Tan, and my parents are all here, just leave Xiao Mao to us." "That's the only way to do it." Mother He agreed. On October 8, He Zizhen received a notice to transfer the cadres of the Ministry of Health to recuperate and move with the army. We will be leaving soon, and the time is imminent. At this time, with the sound of horseshoes, Mao Zetan and He Yi came.He Zizhen didn't have time to exchange greetings, so she cut to the chase and said, "We're leaving, so I'll leave Xiao Mao to you."

"Sister-in-law Zhen, don't worry, we will take care of everything at home, please tell your brother not to worry about it! Take care of yourself on the road!" Mao Zetan, the commander of the independent division of the Red Army who has not yet arrived in his thirties, is somewhat like his brother Mao Zedong, with his imposing appearance, also had a rough voice. And so the transfer begins.The Reds have left the ground they have relied on to survive and thrive over the past few years. Among the three He brothers and sisters, except He Zizhen who accompanied the army on the expedition, the elder brother He Minxue and younger sister He Yi all stayed in the Soviet area.

After the Red Army withdrew from the Central Soviet Area, He Minxue followed Chen Yi and insisted on guerrilla warfare in southern Jiangxi.During a battle in Nanxiong, the team was broken up, and He Minxue was wounded and captured.Finally, he managed to escape, and after recovering from his wounds in a fellow villager's house, he searched for the whereabouts of the troops.Dressed up as a cobbler, he wandered the streets and alleys with a burden to inquire about news.Wherever he went, he did mass work and propagated the revolutionary ideas of the Communist Party.After the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated to resist Japan, He Minxue went down with the Red Army guerrillas on the Jiangxi and Guangdong borders to join the New Fourth Army. Under the leadership of Chen Yi, he moved to Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu to fight against the Japanese invaders.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as commander, political commissar and party secretary of the Air Defense Command of the East China Military Region, director of the East China Construction Engineering Bureau, director and party secretary of the Northwest Construction Engineering Bureau, and vice governor of Fujian Province.

He Yi, formerly known as He Yinyuan. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1927 and married Mao Zetan in 1931. In April 1935, Mao Zetan died in a battle, and He Yi was about to give birth again. For her safety, the organization decided to let her take shelter with her parents at the home of a Red Army soldier in Yudu, which was still a base area at that time.So, under the arrangement of the organization, He Yi led the two old people, and Lai Zhihu, the former Secretary of Ruijin Wuyang Party Branch, disguised themselves as husband and wife, and went to Ganzhou on the same boat. After the ship docked safely under the lime kiln in Duzishan, it contacted the Red Army liaison station near Zishan.Huang Yueliang, the station master, said: "The Kuomintang army has blocked the waterway on the opposite bank, and navigation is not possible. We must wait for the opportunity before leaving." He immediately reported the escort situation to the Hefeng office.

After listening to Huang Yueliang's report, Xiang Ying and Chen Yi realized that He Yi left in a hurry and did not issue a letter of introduction to the organization. Anticipating that this would cause a lot of trouble, they immediately sent Wang Xianxuan (the then chairman of the Central Committee of the Executive Bureau of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions) , from Shuixi, Gan County) rushed to Zishan with a letter of introduction, handed the letter to He Yi, and conveyed Xiang Ying's attention: "When you arrive in Gan County, you can get in touch with the Hexi Branch of Gan County, and they will make good arrangements for you." After Xiang Ying explained her tasks after arriving in Jiangxi, she also emphasized: "The real situation of Hu Zhaodi must not be spread to outsiders. If others ask about it, only say that it is a family member of a colleague. This should be treated as a discipline, remember."

"Hu Zhaodi" was He Yi's pseudonym at that time.On the second day after arriving in Ganzhou, party member Liu Jiafa first went to Shuixi to contact Wang Xianxuan's younger brother Wang Musheng, and then contacted the Hexi branch through Wang Musheng, and found He Sangou, the head of the Hexi Party branch, to negotiate reception and other matters. He Yi dressed up as an old woman, wearing a large-faced cardigan and a bandana on her head, and met He Sangou at the appointed place.After clarifying the situation during the conversation, He Yifang showed the letter of introduction.

Accompanied by He Sangou and Wang Musheng, He Yi and his party went straight down the river and soon arrived at Wang Musheng's house. He's father and he's mother went ashore one after another the next day and came to Shuixi Wang's house to stay temporarily. About a week later, He Yi called Wang and He to discuss.She said: "Three foreigners living here for a long time will make outsiders suspicious. We have to find another way to find a more secluded place." He Sangou said: "I have an aunt named Li Jinyou, who is honest and reliable. Everyone used to call her Madam Mao Dumu. She worked as a nanny in Jiujiang for many years. She had no children and returned home after her husband died. I worship her as a godmother, and say that the goddaughter I met in Jiujiang can live in her house for a long time on the grounds that I will bring my biological parents to Jiangxi to visit relatives." He Yi thought over and over again, and agreed to do it.So He Sangou led his aunt to Wang's house to meet "Hu Zhaodi".After some pleasantries, He Yi thought it was good, and from then on, He Yi worshiped Li as her godmother.The three members of the He family moved to live in Shirenqian Village in Shuixi. In Shuixi, under the situation of white terror and severed contact with the higher party, He Yi stepped forward to rectify the party organization and insisted on underground work.In more than a year since 1936, the villages in Shuixi successively recruited nearly 30 party members, established eleven party branches, and established the Shuixi District Committee of the Communist Party of China. He Yi often goes deep into the mountain pit as a "daughter" to lead the struggle.Over time, several local elders felt "compassion" when they saw that the three of the He family were helpless, and proposed to be a matchmaker for the "daughter" to marry them.As a last resort, He Yi had to make excuses to move, to the Baojingtang in Bianpai Village, Shuixigang, and live in the monk's room in the inner space of the temple.There is a Luo Zhaigong in the temple, who believes in Buddhism, does not care about politics, and is honest.Congratulations to father and mother also eat fast and believe in Buddhism.Taking advantage of the situation, they organized some pilgrimage activities to gods and Buddhas, which were lively and deceptive, and remained hidden until July 1937. After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the KMT and the Communist Party realized the second cooperation. In August, Xiang Ying, Chen Yi and other comrades, according to the instructions of the central government, came to Ganzhou to negotiate with the Kuomintang authorities, and stayed in Room 2 of the Zhonghua Hotel in Ganzhou City.News of the negotiations was published in the "Republic of China Daily" in southern Gansu.When He Yi heard the news, she was ecstatic, as if seeing the sun again, and immediately rushed to the Zhonghua Hotel in Ganzhou. Chen Yi met with her and listened to her report on "He's Three Relocations" and organizational development work, and appreciated her very much.After that, He Yi traveled between Nanchang, Ji'an, Guangzhou, Shaoguan and other places, going through life and death doing underground work for the party. On June 31, 1940, He Yi was arrested by special agents in Shaoguan.When she was arrested, she would rather die than fall into the clutches of the enemy, so she swallowed a gold ring in an attempt to kill herself. As a result, she suffered a lot and was tortured by the enemy, her stomach sagged severely, and her body suffered great damage.At that time, when the Kuomintang and the Communist Party formed the anti-Japanese national united front, Zhou Enlai came forward to negotiate with Gu Zhutong and exchanged He Yi with senior Kuomintang prisoners of war. After being released from prison, He Yi came to Yan'an and was admitted to the hospital.The doctor said that an operation must be performed as soon as possible to remove the gold ring.According to regulations, relatives must sign before the operation, but He Yi had no relatives around at that time.Mao Zedong went to visit her and said: "In order for Comrade He Yi to work for a few more years, I will sign these words!" So, he picked up a pen and wrote the words "Mao Zedong" on the surgical sheet.He Yi had treasured this surgery sheet full of love from his elder brother for many years. After the operation, only one third of He Yi's stomach remained, and she was only over 80 catties thin, but she still worked tirelessly. After He Yi left Yudu, He's parents couldn't run around with their daughter because of their old age and infirmity, but they were familiar with the local people and got along well, so they stayed in Gangbian Pai Village. In February 1938, He's father died of illness and was buried on the back hill near his original residence.Xiang Ying, Chen Yi, Yang Shangkui and other comrades learned the bad news in Youshan, but they couldn't come to express their condolences in person due to official business, so they each pooled one hundred silver dollars for the funeral. On the Ching Ming Festival in 1984, He Minxue came to visit the grave to remember his father. After He's father passed away, He's mother felt miserable all alone.The organization sent her to Yan'an and wanted her to live with He Zizhen.Unexpectedly, when she arrived in Yan'an, He Zizhen had already gone to the Soviet Union to recuperate.Mao Zedong cared about her very much and took care of her life personally.Soon, He's mother died of illness in Yan'an, and Mao Zedong buried her again, and erected a stone tablet for her.