"The lowest state in life is ordinary, the second is extraordinary, and the highest is ordinary returning to nature."
"Those who can do things do things, and those who can speak out have a certain amount of enthusiasm and a certain amount of light."
These two famous quotes are, respectively, Mr. Zhou Guoping and Mr. Lu Xun's interpretation of ordinary people, "heroes" always attract everyone's attention, and will be praised by everyone after their death. When the country is really in danger, each figure who has the courage to sacrifice, In fact, they are just ordinary people. When they are working hard, they only have the motherland and the people in their minds, and there is no other distracting thought.
Picture | Zhu Yinmei
Today we are going to tell about a civilian hero. She is the protagonist of today’s story - Zhu Yinmei . As the first wife of the heroic revolutionary martyr - Tu Zhengkun, she did an amazing thing.
Why can this ordinary woman become the protagonist of today’s story? This goes back to 949 and .
1. Ordinary body, extraordinary spirit
In 1949, Zhu Yinmei suddenly appeared at the gate of the People's Liberation Army with a small figure. This small figure was his and Tu Zhengkun's son - Tu Mintao .
At this time, she was in rags and her face was pale without a trace of blood. A closer look revealed that there was no clean spot on her body, especially the shoes on her feet. Due to the long journey and walking the whole way, her feet were already worn out. They were badly worn, and large areas of blood had already dyed their feet red. Some of them had scabs, and some were new injuries that had not yet healed. The new injuries were superimposed on the old ones, and the whole body was gray. The only color was the blood-stained ones. feet.
When the guard on duty first saw Zhu Yinmei, he thought she was a beggar who had come from nowhere. He enthusiastically stepped forward to inquire about her situation and thoughtfully expressed his willingness to provide some help. At this time, Zhu Yinmei was already weak and said weakly: "Let me see your leader. I have something that I can only say if the leader is present."
Because she was unfamiliar with her, and Zhu Yinmei was in a state of dejection. Her dress made the guards feel untrustworthy, and Zhu Yinmei did not have a pass. She had no choice but to squat at the gate with her son. After a long time, the guards were really worn down by her and had no other choice, so they had to report to their superiors. Make a report.
Picture | Beggar
Until she was personally met by the leader, Zhu Yinmei breathed a sigh of relief as if she had completed some task, and her whole body felt a lot more relaxed. She even couldn't stop crying, and her hands were cautious and trembling. He unbuttoned his clothes.
No one would have thought that no matter who saw this old man with a stooped body, covered in mud and dust, he would mistake her for a beggar at first impression, but it is precisely such an inconspicuous person who actually There are 16 taels of gold hidden in the underwear.
Talking about the 16 taels of gold, it was the last task that her husband Tu Zhengkun entrusted to her when he passed away, requiring him to hand over the 16 taels of gold party dues to the party organization without fail. .
In order to fulfill her husband's last wish, as a weak woman with a young baby, she finally lived up to her husband's expectations and successfully fulfilled her husband's last wish on his deathbed after 10 years of hiding in Tibet.
Speaking of these 10 years of experience, it is not something that can be summed up in a single stroke. In order to arrest Zhu Yinmei, the Kuomintang even posted notices everywhere in the streets and alleys and searched everywhere, just to arrest her.
After learning about the process and hardships Zhu Yinmei went through, the leaders were also quite shocked. She did not hesitate to spend 10 years to complete just for her husband's last words before his death.
It is obvious that this gold can be exchanged for food, clothing and other items to allow mother and child to live the rest of their lives safely, but when they were about to starve to death several times, they never had such an evil thought.
Even his son Tu Mintao also mentioned in his memories that during the 10 years he and his mother had experienced together, as the closest person around them, he had never discovered that his mother had so much gold hidden in her body.
Picture | Tu Zhengkun and Zhu Yinmei
This also reflects how much she values the "funds" her husband calls and how carefully she keeps them.
During these 10 years, she has always spared no effort to play the role of a competent martyr's widow and mother. As a mother, she worked tirelessly, and as a widow, she worked hard and never complained. She can be said to be a hero among ordinary people.
Her perseverance and dedication are no less than those of every warrior who has shed blood on the battlefield.
html She has been hiding for 10 years. In order to keep the gold, she had to face mental torture while taking care of her children. Even so, she still has no loss of perseverance, and her name should be remembered by future generations for generations to come.Faced with her husband who had passed away many years ago, why did she insist on completing this task when she could give up halfway and take it as her own so that she and her children could have enough food and clothing?
If you want to know the reason, you have to start with her husband Tu Zhengkun. Her husband is not only a revolutionary martyr who has the courage to sacrifice, but also a qualified and great member of the Communist Party of China.
From him, we can see the unyielding soul of the revolutionary martyrs and the hot heart of serving the country.
2. The Immortal Soul of the Party
Zhu Yinmei’s husband Tu Zhengkun was born in 1897. That era was in troubled times and wars were raging. As a passionate man, he saw with his own eyes that the inaction of the government caused many innocent people to live in dire straits every day. In it, I was stuck in the quagmire and suffered unspeakably.
That’s why he wanted to be revolutionary, hoping that he could be a member of the people who defeated the reactionaries and bring justice to the people at that time. He wanted to be that kind of person.
Picture | Tu Zhengkun
Even though his life was not good, he could not bear to see the suffering in the world, so he joined the Communist Party of China without hesitation. The soul of the party will always burn in his heart and will never be extinguished.
After becoming a qualified member of the Communist Party, he charged into battle countless times on the battlefield, and he contributed a small amount to every victory in wars, large and small.
In 1928, Tu Zhengkun led his troops to participate in the Battle of Pingjiang as usual, and also opened up the Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi base areas, which not only laid the foundation for the party, but also effectively promoted the party's future development.
In addition, he has successively served as the head of the Organization Department of the Soviet government of Pingjiang County and other cadre positions. Although
has been working at the grassroots level, his passion and patriotism have never diminished. He also led the soldiers to help the Red Army and assisted it to successfully capture Changsha, and then made great military exploits.
Tu Zhengkun, who has always been extremely brave on the battlefield, took the lead and served as a vanguard in many battles. This spirit of risking life and death is not only an indispensable backbone of the Chinese Communist Party, but also a great cause for the motherland. Contribute.
It was her husband who had such a pioneering spirit. Under his influence, he also had a great influence on Zhu Yinmei, giving her a lofty and firm belief in the Communist Party of China.
While her husband was constantly devoting himself to the great national cause, she never heard a word of complaint from her. She always gave her husband selfless support and sufficient understanding. It seems that in order to echo her husband,
herself decided to officially join the women's liberation work, and she devoted herself selflessly to her work to feel the passionate revolutionary power and sympathize with the hardships of revolutionaries.
Such a couple with a revolutionary spirit, understanding and supporting each other, went through those difficult but glorious years.
The reason why they have such a firm and strong spiritual support, in addition to the love between husband and wife, comes more from the inexplicable trust in the party. They always firmly believe that only the party can give the broad masses of the people strong support and can provide The people hope to lead the people out of the predicament.
In such a long journey with no end in sight, these two stars can be inseparable.
The good times did not last long. On June 12, 1939, Zhu Yimei completely lost the love of his life. On the same day, the Chinese Communist Party also lost a pious and selfless warrior.
Picture | Pingjiang Massacre Site
At that time, Tu Zhengkun, as a New Fourth Army counselor and secretary of the Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Special Committee of the Communist Party of China, was appointed to lead the soldiers of the Pingjiang Communications Office to destroy the highway, with the purpose of preventing the Japanese army from conducting sneak attacks.
As soon as this work was completed, he rushed to the reception desk without stopping to receive the visiting people, and at the same time discussed the next battle plan with a group of soldiers.
But when everyone was busy discussing the detailed battle, a panicked Kuomintang officer rushed in and told Tu Zhengkun that the Japanese army might launch a surprise attack, and that the superior leaders planned to meet with him to discuss the detailed battle plan.
was in the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party at this time. Everyone was united in targeting the outside world. He was always committed to resisting Japan and did not think too much. In view of his trust in his partners, after listening to his report, he immediately bid farewell to the people in the Communications Office. He and the soldiers followed the unknown Kuomintang officer away without stopping.
Not long after walking out of the address book, Tu Zhengkun felt that something was wrong. He gradually slowed down and looked around with vigilant eyes. At this time, he also became suspicious of the national officer from the mainland in front of him, and his eyes were fixed on this officer.
"Where are we going?" Tu Zhengkun suddenly asked at this time.
But it was too late. He had already fallen into the encirclement set by the Kuomintang. At this time, the officer coughed dryly. The Kuomintang soldiers who were ambushing around took out their firearms and fired at him. Tu Zhengkun was shot and died on the spot. .
Before he died, he used his last breath to shout "Don't destroy the unity and resistance!" . This roar resounded throughout the land of Pingjiang that night. Everyone couldn't help but admire his loyalty to death. At the same time, I was very sorry, but Tu Zhengkun would never come back.
After that, a group of New Fourth Army soldiers discussing military situation at the reception desk were also ambushed by the Kuomintang. This was also the famous Pingjiang Massacre in history.
Picture｜New Fourth Army soldiers
The Party will never forget, and history will never forget it. It is precisely because of martyrs like them who are brave and dare to sacrifice. When the country is in danger and needs protection the most, it is they who charge forward. Only then can the people now live a stable and happy life.
But this day was the saddest day in Zhu Yinmei's life. Her proud husband was not only her partner in life, but also her comrade-in-arms who fought side by side. From then on, we were separated forever.
And God did not give her too much time to be sad, as if to divert her attention, she had to complete a more important task.
It turned out that before her husband died, he had quietly asked Zhu Yinmei one thing, that is, to give her his 16 taels of gold, which was also her husband's party fee . If something unexpected happened one day, he hoped that his wife could personally transfer this money to her. The funds are put into the hands of the party.
In such a turbulent era, Tu Zhengkun still did not forget what he should do as a party member.
After Tu Zhengkun died, Zhu Yingmei kept the gold close to her body, but the news leaked out somewhere. Just when she was about to leave with her children, she unexpectedly ran into the Kuomintang soldiers who came to hunt her.
The Kuomintang did this to eradicate the roots. At this time, Tu Zhengkun's wife and children were in danger.
Fortunately, God was kind to her. Just when her child was about to be taken away, a kind-hearted neighbor aunt suddenly rushed out and shouted: "You have arrested the wrong person! This is not Tu Zhengkun's child, it is mine." Grandson!"
Faced with the suspicious looks of the Kuomintang soldiers, the neighbor's aunt denied it repeatedly before letting her child come back safely.
At this time, Zhu Yinmei, who had been hiding behind the crack in the door and did not dare to speak out, breathed a sigh of relief. After expressing his gratitude to the neighbor's aunt with tears in his eyes, he immediately took the child and left the place of right and wrong. Although this time there were There was no danger, but the escape journey from now on was extremely difficult.
Picture | Kuomintang Army
Due to the emergency situation at the time, she had no time to see her husband for the last time, so she quickly found Huang Yaonan, the director of the New Fourth Army's Pingjiang Stay Office, and handed all the French currency that her husband had given to her into Huang Yaonan's hands.
These legal currencies were all the wages of those soldiers who sacrificed their lives heroically. At the same time, she also relayed to Huang Yaonan what Tu Zhengkun had told her one by one, hoping that Huang Yaonan would comfort the families of the martyrs for him. Don't be cold. The families of these martyrs fought hard for the country. We must not let these family members lose hope for life after losing their loved ones.
Even in the face of critical moments, we still put the people and soldiers first, not daring to waste a single second, and created unlimited efforts in limited time. Everyone not only sees it, but also remembers it in their hearts. .
It is Zhu Yinmei’s spirit of selfless dedication and insistence on responsibility that will virtually save her from danger when faced with dangerous emergencies in the future. God will never let down those who have worked hard, and neither will the party and the people. Forget this warm blood.
3. The Hard Way to Live
After escaping from the village, the suffering of the mother and son had just begun. After the Pingjiang massacre, the mother and son were at risk of being arrested no matter where they were hiding in Pingjiang. They had no choice but to The only option was to spend ten hard years in the mountains.
In order to avoid the search by the Kuomintang, Zhu Yinmei hid in Tibet with her 9-month-old child. She was only 29 years old at the time. During this period, she went to Tongcheng, Hubei, and also hid in Liuyang. Always avoid going back and forth on the route from Tongcheng to Liuyang.
10 years ago, there was no extra luggage, no extra money, and no fixed residence.
Because she was frightened all day long, in order to successfully avoid being hunted by the Kuomintang, she took her son, who was only a few years old, and resolutely hid in the mountains and forests, and lived a life of isolation from the outside world.
Through his son's memories, he seems to be able to see that during those difficult years, there was only one mother digging sweet potatoes on the mountain all day long. That lonely body, in order to survive, would go down the mountain when no sweet potatoes could be dug. Asking for noodles.
is such a weak woman who wandered around the mountains and fields with her infant child for 10 years. Finally, she was lucky enough to find a party organization.
It was these difficult years that allowed her to establish a strong and unyielding mother image for her son. In his son's memory, she was a tenacious mother.
His mother was originally born into a wealthy family and had almost no hardship since she was a child. She had to live with nothing but food and clothing since she was born. Who would have thought that she would be able to live a life of wandering and running away for a full 10 years.
Even in such extremely difficult years, as a mother, she never thought of abandoning her children, nor did she abandon her mission of 16 taels of gold. She insisted on fulfilling her husband's last wish.
At that time, the whole country was facing a very severe revolutionary situation. Forced to survive, he had to temporarily foster his son in a local farmer's home, hoping to find a place to work odd jobs on the street.
Unfortunately, she was discovered by the Kuomintang before she could find a job. After
was arrested, in order to get more clues about the Pingjiang Revolutionaries from her, the Kuomintang used all kinds of coercion and inducement, and even used both soft and hard tactics.
Faced with all this, she did not waver at all. She was always determined to die and planned to fight to the end with the Kuomintang reactionaries. She was determined not to say a word to these people.
No matter what methods the enemy used, he always gritted his teeth and refused to let go. He even did the opposite and sang " The Internationale " in the prison where he was being held.
Such a move actually stimulated the reactionaries. The leader of the Kuomintang, who did not get any valuable information, decided to execute her in the next few days.
Zhu Yinmei, who had been trapped for many days, thought that she might not be able to complete the tasks left by her husband during his lifetime. But unexpectedly, things took a huge turn that day.
It is often said that the reason why the Communist Party was able to win was because it won the hearts and minds of the people, and Zhu Yinmei was able to successfully avoid this catastrophe because of the power of the people. You must know that the people are not only sharp-eyed, but also very powerful. It's like carrying a boat on water. Water can carry the boat, but it can also overturn it.
The news that the Kuomintang reactionaries planned to shoot the family members of the martyrs spread like wildfire. For the sake of the revolutionary cause and to save the people from disaster, the heroes who sacrificed their lives have already sacrificed their lives. Their families suffered, which made the people extremely angry. They all went home one by one, carrying their The guy who picked up the hoe immediately rushed to the execution ground and even warned the reactionaries: "If Zhu Yinmei is not released today, then everyone will fight to the death with you today even if they risk their lives."
Almost all civilians rushed to the execution ground, weapons Although they are not as good as the reactionaries, they have a large number of people. Faced with whether to carry out the execution as originally planned, the Kuomintang is in a dilemma.
You must know that the power of the people cannot be underestimated. If you insist on killing someone, your cruel behavior will likely cause backlash.
Due to the situation, the Kuomintang reactionaries had to release Zhu Yinmei in front of everyone, planning to find another opportunity to deal with it secretly. In their view, Zhu Yinmei was just a little girl who was unable to support herself and could not make any huge waves.
After Zhu Yinmei successfully escaped, he realized that the Kuomintang had set up a dragnet and did not dare to show his face at will, even in the streets with large crowds. In the following days, the mother and son almost lived a difficult life in the mountains.
Under the earnest instruction of his mother, Tu Mingtao also planted a small patriotic seed in his heart, burning a blazing patriotic soul on the road of growth.
Although the objective material conditions of the mother and son were not satisfactory, Tu Mingtao also learned a lot about how to be a human being from his mother's behavior.
Although the mother and son often had little food to eat, no clothing to cover their bodies, and often had to hide in Tibet, they never forgot the firm belief in their hearts. Fortunately, they waited until Pingjiang was liberated and heard the good news that the Chinese Communist Party had won the victory. .
Picture | Gold
At this time, Zhu Yinmei dared to take her child out of the mountains openly, and handed all the gold in her hand to the Communist Party of China Pingjiang County Party Committee Secretary Qi Shouliang as she wished.
She, who has always been as strong as a pine in the eyes of her son, couldn't help but burst into tears at this moment. She knew that this time she had successfully fulfilled her husband's last wish, and she had not let down the trust of the party and the people. When she successfully handed over the gold , the fragility revealed made everyone sigh.
In order to properly settle Zhu Yinmei's mother and son, the leaders officially named Tu Zhengkun a revolutionary martyr. After fulfilling her husband's last wish, Zhu Yinmei was able to take her children with peace of mind and live out the rest of her life in this peaceful and prosperous age.
Conclusion
Although it has been 80 years since the incident, the image of Zhu Yinmei is deeply engraved in everyone's heart. That great, selfless, perseverance and brave personality is so awe-inspiring.
During these ten years of carrying the burden, no one may truly sympathize with her hardships. Even her closest son may not have experienced one tenth of it, but she used her weak shoulders to help her. Children hold up the sky and the hope of the party.
It is precisely because of the role models set by these seniors for future generations, they have given them tenacious strength, so that they can strengthen their beliefs and pursuits from their glorious deeds, and thus have greater ambitions.
As the saying goes, youth is better than blue. The spark lit by the ancestors allows the younger generations to prosper and even ignite the prairie fire. It is also expected that the vast number of forces serving the motherland will continue to grow.
