On the eve of the May Day International Labor Day in 1960, Mao Anqing was wearing a navy blue Chinese tunic suit, and standing side by side with him was Shao Hua, who was wearing a goose-yellow dress. The warmth is the sweetness of the love between a man and his concubine, and th

Love each other and make progress together, fly together and grow old together.

On the eve of the May Day International Labor Day in 1960, Mao Anqing was wearing a navy blue Chinese tunic suit. Standing side by side with him was Shao Hua who was wearing a goose yellow dress.

Mao Anqing and Shao Hua

This is the simple but warm wedding scene of the two.

The warmth is the sweetness of love between a man and his concubine, and the simplicity is because there is no wedding banquet, and instead there are only a few plates of wedding candies and peanuts.

But their marriage only lasted 47 years.

On March 23, 2007, Mao Anqing passed away in Beijing. Before his death, he told his wife Shao Hua a "secret".

But Shao Hua failed to do it. It was their son Mao Xinyu who finally performed this mysterious task.

Mao Anqing’s family of three

What was Mao Anqing’s secret message to his wife when he was dying? Why did Shao Hua live up to his trust and "assign" him intact to his son?

The first meeting

intentionally arranged. In January 1960, Luda City Nanshan Hotel (renamed Dalian in 1982) welcomed two "old acquaintances" of Chairman Mao.

One of them is Chairman Mao's biological mother Zhang Wenqiu , and the other is Shao Hua, the wife Mao Anqing will marry in 1960.

Zhang Wenqiu

Zhang Wenqiu came to Luda for recuperation on the order of Chairman Mao. Although he was ill, when he learned that Chairman Mao's youngest son Mao Anqing was also recuperating here, Zhang Wenqiu dragged his "broken" body to visit. .

But unlike other people's illnesses, Zhang Wenqiu was not only damaged physically, but also mentally.

Because she experienced the tragedy of white-haired people giving away black-haired people in 1950, because her son-in-law Mao Anying died on the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea on November 25, 1950.

In October 1950, Mao Anying said goodbye to Liu Siqi, who was still hospitalized, saying that "work required him to go out for a period of time", and then followed Boss Peng without hesitation to the battlefield to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea.

Mao Anying

The shells are ruthless and the war situation is dangerous, But he, Mao Anying, is Chairman Mao's son, so he must show full sincerity to show Mao's family and the Chinese government's determination to resist the US trip to aid Korea.

In the ranks of the People's Volunteer Army, Mao Anying is no longer the eldest son of the Mao family, but Mr. Peng's accompanying secretary and Russian translator at the headquarters.

Even the name Mao Anying is rarely mentioned in the army.

On November 25, 1950, U.S. military aircraft dropped hundreds of gasoline bombs at the Dayudong Volunteer Army Headquarters.

What exploded upon landing was the enemy's ambition, but it was Mr. Peng and a group of volunteer compatriots who were in the air-raid shelter who became anxious.

Mr. Peng

Because Comrade Mao Anying is in the center of the fire. When the

accident occurred, because the work at hand had not been completed, Mao Anying stayed at the headquarters and died under the artillery fire of the enemy's ambition and connivance.

Comrade Mao Anying's Tomb

This hatred was engraved in the hearts of the volunteer compatriots, so they vented it without reservation in the battle with the enemy.

From the beginning of the war to the signing of the "Korean Armistice Agreement" on July 27, 1953, the Chinese People's Volunteers and the Korean People's Army annihilated more than 1.093 million enemies . The mighty movement to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea concluded with a triumph. the end point.

The "Korean Armistice Agreement" was signed

It was the enemy's fault that the tiger came out of the mountain , but Mao Anying and the souls who died on the Korean battlefield could no longer personally report their safety to their relatives at home.

Because he deliberately concealed it, Liu Siqi only found out about it in 1953.

But even three years later, Liu Siqi's cry still shocked the entire Zhongnanhai.

Mao Anying and Liu Siqi

In February 1959, accompanied by her sister Shao Hua, Liu Siqi went to North Korea for the first time to visit Mao Anying's grave.

It was Mao Anying who died, but Liu Siqi was not the only one who was sad.

As Liu Siqi’s mother and Chairman Mao’s biological mother, Zhang Wenqiu felt extremely sad.

Liu Siqi

She wanted to pay for Mao Anying's life with her own life, because she did not want to see her daughter's sad face, she also felt that she was ashamed of Chairman Mao.

Because Liu Siqi did not raise a son and a half for the Mao family.

Zhang Wenqiu placed the blame on himself for Chairman Mao's inability to experience three generations living under the same roof, so when he learned that Mao Anqing had been recuperating in Luda since returning from the Soviet Union in 1959, he specially brought his youngest daughter Shao Hua to visit.

Liu Siqi and Shao Hua

This was a slightly "deliberate" blind date , but it was not entirely complete.

Shao Hua had already heard about Mao Anqing's brother, and he was eager to see it, because Shao Hua was very curious about Mao Anqing.

She knew that Mao Anqing and Mao Anying were both the sons of Chairman Mao and Yang Kaihui, but she didn't know why the two brothers did not grow up beside Chairman Mao, and even experienced days of starvation like herself.

Yang Kaihui

Shao Hua knew that Chairman Mao practiced frugality, but Shao Hua knew nothing about why he was so "cruel" to his own son.

But in fact, this was originally a "not a beautiful misunderstanding."

Love at first sight

In 1920, Chairman Mao and Yang Kaihui got married in Beijing.

Without suits and wedding dresses, or banquets , Chairman Mao and Yang Kaihui's marriage was extremely simple, but when their eyes met, the two looked at each other with admiration.

They are each other's revolutionary partners and eternal lovers.

In 1922, the eldest son Mao Anying was born. A year later, the second son Mao Anying also fell to the ground safely.

Yang Kaihui, mother and son, are a happy family of four. However, stability is an illusion in the marriage life of Chairman Mao and Yang Kaihui.

Because Chairman Mao has the desire to rejuvenate the country, and because Chairman Mao has the attitude to save the people from fire and water, the revolution is in full swing, and Chairman Mao will not devote all his thoughts to the love between his children.

What's more, for Yang Kaihui, they are comrades first, and then lovers.

On April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek created the "April 12 Counter-revolutionary Massacre", and the vigorous Northern Expedition ended in failure.

Chiang Kai-shek

In order to prevent the country from falling into the hands of thieves and to avoid the tragic death of more innocent lives, Chairman Mao left a message to Yang Kaihui"Xia, we have to be separated for a while"After that, he left the Bajiao outside the north gate of Changsha Gate Tower organized the Autumn Harvest Uprising with a desperate attitude to defend the Communist Party's determination to independently lead the revolutionary war.

The youngest son still needs someone to take care of him, but as a revolutionary, Yang Kaihui participated in organizing and leading armed struggles in Changsha, Pingjiang and other places without hesitation.

Although the husband and wife are not living together, they are working towards a common goal.

However, the thieves took advantage of the situation and arrested Yang Kaihui and eight-year-old Mao Anying in July 1930.

Thanks to his grandmother's hiding, Mao Anqing managed to avoid falling into the hands of the thieves.

The warlord He Jian "entertained" Yang Kaihui with severe torture, hoping to learn Chairman Mao's whereabouts from her, but Yang Kaihui used her actual actions to show the loyalty of the revolutionaries.

He Jian

"Death can only scare cowards, but it cannot scare the Communists."

Faced with coercion and inducement, and faced with various criminal laws, Yang Kaihui refused to quit the party, died heroically, and finally died on November 14, 1930.

Mao Anqing and Mao Anying, who was released from prison on bail, were sent to Shanghai in 1931 and were left in the care of their uncle Mao Zemin.

Mao Zemin

But the good times did not last long. The two brothers had not even fully recovered from the pain of losing their mother, and they fell into exile again.

On April 24, 1931, the lost-minded Gu Shunzhang rebelled. Because of his evil intentions, all underground transportation agencies were destroyed, and the kindergarten where Mao Anqing and his brother lived was also forced to evacuate.

In order to make a living, Mao Anqing worked as an apprentice at a Shaobing shop. Being beaten and scolded was commonplace, and it was during this period that Mao Anqing's encephalopathy took root.

But even so, they have trouble even eating enough.

The two brothers started selling newspapers, picking up rags, and doing hard labor. They did whatever they could get paid.

Mao Anqing and Mao Anying

Mao Anqing and Mao Anying lived like this for five years. It was not until 1936 that they were found by members of the underground party organization, and then they were arranged to study in the Moscow International Children's Hospital.

Life seemed to be on the right track, but after Mao Anying's death, Mao Anying's condition worsened again.

In the late autumn of 1959, Mao Anqing checked into the Nanshan Hotel in Luda City. The person in charge of reception was Zhang Shibao.

When meeting Zhang Shibao for the first time, Mao Anqing was in a slightly "unbearable" state.

Mao Anqing received closed treatment in the Soviet Union. The excessive use of hormones swollen Mao Anqing's body and weakened his appearance.

Mao Anqing (middle)

"Tired" was Zhang Shibao's first impression of Mao Anqing, but for Shao Hua, the Mao Anqing he saw at first sight was high-spirited.

Because Mao Anqing fell in love with her at first sight.

After a snowfall in 1960, Mao Anqing, who was taking a nap, was awakened by crows chirping outside the window. He said to Zhang Shibao: "Director Zhang, is there anything good today?" Today we really have guests from far away coming to visit.”

Zhang Wenqiu and Shao Hua are the distinguished guests Zhang Shibao calls.

Zhang Wenqiu

Mao Anqing knew about this sister because he returned to China in 1947, and on July 11, 1946, Shao Hua had arrived in Yan'an with his sister Liu Siqi and lived with Chairman Mao.

The two fell in love quickly after meeting for the first time in 1960. Of course, love at first sight was attributable to this, but 's similar tortuous childhood experiences also had a "helping factor."

Because Shao Hua’s youth experience was also quite tortuous.

The fallen leaves returned to their roots and were buried beside their mothers

Shao Hua was the daughter of Chen Zhenya and Zhang Wenqiu, and was the half-sister of Liu Siqi.

Chen Zhenya

In 1937, Chen Zhenya and Zhang Wenqiu reorganized their families, and their lives took a new direction, but the ending was not happy.

Because the hemp rope is specially cut at the thinnest places, its fate favors those who suffer.

In May 1941, Chen Zhenya, who already suffered from leg problems, accidentally encountered a bridge collapse in Dihua, , and suffered serious injuries to his left leg.

's fate was already quite tortuous, but the warlord Sheng Shicai took advantage of the situation and injected poison into Chen Zhenya while he was being treated in Nanguan Hospital, and died tragically.

Sheng Shicai

The family of four suddenly lost its pillar, but the torture did not end there.

In September 1942, Sheng Shicai imprisoned the three of them, mother and daughter, and more than 160 members of the Communist Party of China. Shao Hua lived a life of hunger and cold, behind bars and behind bars for four years.

But at that time, she was only a 4-year-old child.

Shao Hua spent his innocent childhood in prison.

However, Shao Hua did not degenerate and lost hope in life. Instead, he lived as a little hero and together with his elders smashed Sheng Shicai's conspiracy to disintegrate the CCP ranks.

Thanks to the efforts of Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and others, Shao Hua returned to Yan'an on July 11, 1946, and since then embarked on his youthful youth following the revolutionary troops in the north and south.

Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou

Under Chairman Mao's cordial care, Shao Hua received an intellectual education and was admitted to the Peking University Chinese Department in 1959.

For Chairman Mao, Shao Hua felt not only gratitude but also respect.

Because one day, when Shao Hua and Chairman Mao were chatting, they talked about a book. Chairman Mao had not read this book, so Chairman Mao just listened to Shao Hua talking.

But when we met again a few days later, Chairman Mao had already finished reading the book, and he also put forward some insights that Shao Hua had not thought of.

Shao Hua was surprised at how quickly Chairman Mao sacrificed his sleep time to study despite his busy schedule, and was deeply moved by his serious attitude.

She had heard many stories about Mao Anqing from the Chairman, so they fell in love with each other when they first met in Lushan in 1960.

Chairman Mao and Mao Anqing couple

Zhang Wenqiu originally intended to renew the relationship between the Mao and Zhang families, so after becoming aware of the affection between his daughter and Mao Anqing, he arranged their marriage with Chairman Mao.

In 1960, Mao Anqing and Shao Hua officially became a revolutionary couple.

At the wedding, Shao Hua said to Mao Anqing "We will be in the same boat through thick and thin, and we will never leave.".

Facts have proved that she did it, because she is Mao Anqing's "medicine".

Mao Anqing and Shao Hua

Mao Anqing has encephalopathy and can only rest, so Shao Hua will share the worries as much as possible and only share the joy with her husband.

Mao Anqing is concerned about national affairs and supports the construction of in old, young, border and poor areas. Shao Hua will accompany him to conduct research in old revolutionary areas and rural areas.

After hearing that children were out of school, Mao Anqing and Shao Hua founded a number of youth patriotism education bases.

Mao Anqing and Shao Hua

They were doing their best to contribute to the construction and development of the country. However, on March 23, 2007, Mao Anqing passed away due to heart disease.

Before his death, Mao Anqing said to Shao Hua, who was lying in his ear, "Bury my ashes in the cemetery where my mother is. I want to accompany her."

Shao Hua nodded with tears in his eyes, but he was already unable to do anything.

Because Shao Hua is old.

Her husband's death was a big blow to her. On June 24, 2008, Shao Hua was dying. Before she died, she called her son Mao Xinyu to her bedside and said The sentence came out: "When I die, bury my and your father's ashes in your grandma's cemetery."

Yang Kaihui

Shao Hua has also made a lot of efforts and contributions to this mother whom he has never met.

In 1990, Shao Hua and the people in her hometown restored the Martyr Yang Kaihui Cemetery to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Martyr Yang Kaihui. Some of the books she published have also become the most direct materials for studying Yang Kaihui.

Mao Xinyu nodded with tears, and soon after Shao Hua passed away, he was buried together with the ashes of his father Mao Anqing in the Yang Kaihui Martyrs Cemetery in Changsha, Hunan.

Burial Ceremony

This man has passed away, but his excellent character of never forgetting his roots is worth praising and passing on forever from generation to generation.

The revolutionary martyrs have fulfilled the responsibilities entrusted to them by the times with practical actions. The younger generations should also shoulder the task of inheriting the times, write a new chapter of the mission of the younger generation, and help the development of New China take off.