This is a story in "Mao Zedong and the Red Guards", I was very emotional after reading it.
In the autumn of 1949, when the People's Republic of China was established, the folks in Shaoshan, Hunan were of course even happier. There were great people in this mountain nest, and they looked glorious wherever they went. Mao Zelian (the chairman's cousin) and Li Yunfeng (the chairman's cousin), who have been farming, wanted to go to Beijing to see their older brother Mao Zedong, who had been away from home for more than 20 years. While the field was not busy, the two came to Beijing with two packs of dried bamboo shoots from Shaoshan, and met Chairman Mao after a long absence. The chairman of
was very happy and said happily: "I haven't come to my house for three years, and I won't be a kisser. I'm very happy that you come to see me now!" After the meal, he and his two younger brothers chatted until late at night. Urged to take a rest. In the next few days, Mao Zelian and Li Yunfeng lived in Zhongnanhai, and they visited Beijing City, which was a good eye-opener, and then they were ready to go back.
At that time, the supply system was still in place, and there were no extras and rarities around the chairman, but guests could not leave empty-handed. He asked people to take his manuscript fee and make new clothes for each of the two younger brothers, which was regarded as a gift. The clothes are on, but his hands are still empty. Li Yinqiao, who is in charge of the chairman's daily life, always thinks it makes people laugh when he goes back like this. He is afraid that others will say the chairman is "stingy", so he went to the management department to get 10 catties of candy on his own initiative. Let the two take it back, first of all, it will look good, and secondly, it will be a good expression for the chairman to give the villagers a taste.
As a result, he brought back a large bag of candy, and the chairman saw it. He asked, "What is this?"
Someone told him that it was candy. The chairman was angry: "What are you doing with so much?"
"Let them eat on the road, go home to entertain the folks, and at least tell the chairman to come here."The chairman of
was very unhappy, "How can two people eat so much on the road? There are two pounds enough for them to eat and entertain people on the road, and the excess is sent back to the management department! "
Seeing that everyone was a little embarrassed, the chairman explained: "Our country is still very poor, don't be lavish because they are my relatives. What if other family members come? Everyone must maintain a hard and simple style.
Finally, according to the chairman's instructions, Mao Zelian and Li Yunfeng left a pound of candy. , The traffic in the newly liberated capital was like a cloud. The three people queued for 3 hours. They finally got to the ticket window, but they ran out of tickets. No way, the three had to go back to Zhongnanhai and stay for another night.
Early in the morning the next day , Yan Changlin, who did not complete the task, decided to take the people to the station himself, and put the guests on the train anyway. Who knew that when he arrived at the station, there were more people in line than yesterday. After buying the tickets, they had to take the guests back to Zhongnanhai.
Who knew that Mao Zelian and Li Yunfeng would not be happy and would never go back to Zhongnanhai. They said to Yan Changlin: "Yan platoon leader, don't worry about it, we will go by ourselves. "
Yan Changlin is very strange," We can't even buy tickets, what are you going to do? "
"We are staying at the train station. "Mao Zelian said.
There is no one who sleeps in the train station by himself. Yan Changlin certainly disagrees, but as soon as the stubborn temper of the two Hunan people comes up, no matter how they persuade them, they insist on staying at the train station for one night and queuing up overnight. In the end, I heard Yan Changlin say that if he didn't settle the guests well, he would be criticized by the chairman when he went back, so the two talents returned to Zhongnanhai.
After returning home, Yan Changlin called the squad leader Wu Xiangting and asked him to accept this "political task". No matter what tomorrow, he had to rush to the station early to buy tickets with Mao Zelian and Li Yunfeng. Wu Xiangting patted his chest and promised to complete the task.
Sure enough , Before dawn, they simply ate something and rushed to the train station. Who knows that they are early, and others are not too late. The queue outside the ticket office has already formed a long queue. Wu Xiangting bravely accompanies the two of them into the queue. Seeing that the sky was gradually turning white, the sun was rising little by little, and the queue to buy tickets was always moving slowly, Wu Xiangting began to murmur in his heart. Unsurprisingly, before they got to the ticket window, the tickets were sold out again.
At this moment, Wu Xiangting was dumbfounded. Holding the last hope, he ran forward and knocked on the ticket window. He pleaded repeatedly for two tickets. The conductor rolled his eyes at him, not even bothering to answer.
Mao Zelian and Li Yunfeng on the side saw that Wu Xiangting was sweating profusely, his neck was red, and they felt sorry for them. They told him that they would always trouble the soldiers, and they would be embarrassed; Personally, they didn't want to leave, they were in Beijing, so they decided to stay at the station, queue up overnight, and definitely get on the train tomorrow.
Of course Wu Xiangting did not agree, and had to take them back. The three stood in a stalemate in the waiting room, and no one could convince the other. Wu Xiangting, who had learned the tough temperament of the Hunanese, had no choice but to take a chance. He knocked on the ticket window again to inquire about the office of the station leader. The conductor pointed and closed the window again.
Wu Xiangting told Mao Zelian and Li Yunfeng to stay in the waiting room and wait for him. He followed the conductor's finger to find the station director's office, knocked on the door, and told the surprised director the reason for the incident, begging Qian Want to help get the guests on the train.
The director heard that Chairman Mao's younger brother had tossed for three days and went to the station three times, but he didn't get a ticket. He blamed Wu Xiangting, "Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
With the help of the owner, Mao Zelian and Li Yunfeng finally got their wish. After getting the ticket, I embarked on the journey back to Hunan.
We miss that era now, and that spirit is rooted in the self-discipline of the chairman.
