On March 7 this year, the Propaganda Department of and the All-China Women's Federation selected 10 "the most beautiful women's strugglers", and they can be said to be the advanced representatives of women in the country. One of the winners was very eye-catching, and she was Gan Gongrong, the daughter of founding major general Gan Zuchang.
gan Gongrong
Many people know about Gan Zuchang’s deeds from primary school Chinese textbooks. Gan Zuchang was injured many times in the war, leaving behind severe sequelae of concussion, often fainted and unable to work for a long time. In view of this situation, the organization sent him to Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Lushan and other places for recuperation. After a long time, Gan Zuchang felt that the party gave him too much and he contributed too little. So in 1957, he voluntarily gave up his identity as a general and took his family back to his hometown in Lianhua County, Jiangxi Province to become a farmer.
The second year after Gan Zuchang returned to his hometown, Gan Gongrong was born. In her childhood impression, the villagers in the village called her father "general", but her father always said that he is now a farmer, not a general. Moreover, the most common saying of my father is "to carry the burden of the old Red Army and not to put on the airs of the old Red Army."
Gan Zuchang has very strict requirements for his children. Children have to pick up manure, mow grass, herd cattle and feed pigs from childhood. Gan Zuchang also stipulates the daily workload of each person based on the age of the children. Check it once a week. The praises are completed, and those who have completed the poor will be criticized.
Gan Gongrong is Gan Zuchang's favorite child, but she is no exception. When she was very young, her father took her out to pick up manure, and her father often said to her: "Dog shit is the fattest, pig shit is good, cow shit is worse, but feeding fish is the most suitable. Fertilizer is treasure, and with it, the crops can grow well."
Gan Zuchang
Sometimes when passers-by find that Gan Zuchang is taking Gan Gongrong to pick up manure, they will go over and joke to him, "General Gan, you are like a farmer like this. "
Gan Zuchang smiled and said, "I said, I came back to farm as a farmer. Picking up manure is something that every farmer has to do. Before I went to be Red Army , I often did it when I was farming at home. Now I am back, of course I have to do it too. I hope everyone will pick up manure. If there is more manure, there will be more food."
In life, Gan Zuchang also has very strict requirements for his children. Although he still enjoyed the general's salary after returning home, he used most of his salary to support the construction of his hometown, but he and his family always lived a simple life. Gan Zuchang asked the children to wear a piece of clothing for three years and a pair of socks for a year. The smaller ones are passed down, and the broken ones are not allowed to be thrown away.
Once Gan Gongrong wanted to buy new clothes, but Gan Zuchang said, "I have been wearing wool pants for more than 10 years. I have been sewing and repairing for three years in the new three years. I have to add another one for another. If you wear them for 10 years, what other clothes do you buy?"
But Gan Gongrong was young at that time and insisted on buying clothes, so Gan Zuchang found a quilt. For his wife Gong Quanzhen, "Make a piece of clothing for Gongrong!"
Gan Zuchang and his wife and children
Another time, Gan Gongrong wore a pair of broken shoes to go to school. A classmate laughed at her and said, "Oh, people say that your father is a high-ranking official, a minister and a general. Why do you dress so shabby?"
Gan Gongrong was very angry after hearing this. When he got home, he took off his shoes and threw them outside the door. Then he complained to Gan Zuchang: "My classmate said that the children of the farming families don't wear broken shoes, and I still wear them. It's so embarrassing!"
Gan Zuchang quickly picked up the shoes. He found needles and threads, and while filling the holes, he educated his daughter, "Children." , Your classmate is wrong, it is not embarrassing to wear torn shoes, it is not good to be greedy for enjoyment. Now that the revolution has been victorious, but the task has not been completed, we still need to build socialism. You are the Young Pioneer and the successor of the revolution. You should develop the good habit of hard work since childhood. You cannot throw away your torn clothes and shoes, and you can still wear them after you make up."
After listening to his father's persuasion, Gan Gongrong burst into tears and laughed.
1974, Gan Gongrong graduated from junior high school, and also graduated from Gan Zuchang's grandson and nephew. At that time, only one-third of junior high school graduates could be recommended to go to high school. They all faced the problem of continuing to go to school or returning to rural areas to work. Gan Gongrong's grades are very good and fully meets the conditions for high school. The head teacher also intends to take care of the Gan family, but if all three children of the Gan family are in high school, the other poor and lower-middle peasants will have fewer opportunities to go to school. So the head teacher came to Gan Zuchang's home, hoping that he could call the county cultural and educational bureau and help the school ask for more indicators for further education.
But after Gan Zuchang understood the situation, he flatly refused and said, "I can't call. Since the quota for going to school is limited, and there are many children of poor and lower-middle peasants who want to recommend the school, then let us go out and let them all come back to work."
gan Zuchang
The teacher was very moved after hearing this. He said to Gan Zuchang: "It's not good to recommend none of your family, at least one! Gan Gongrong's grades in school are very good, and there is no problem with going to school. Do you recommend her?"
Gan Zuchang said firmly: "No, don't recommend it!"
Gan Gongrong did not understand his father's approach at first, so Gan Zuchang patiently explained to her: "I started working at the age of 8. You are already 15 years old, not young anymore. The countryside is a vast world. Don't underestimate farming. You have a lot of knowledge. You can continue to study at home and conduct agricultural science experiments. It will come from learning and becoming a talent!"
Gan Gongrong listened to his father's words and began to be a farmer seriously. Because she is willing to study and endure hardship, she quickly became a good player in growing crops. Due to her outstanding work performance, she was successively elected as the captain of the women's team and deputy secretary of the commune's Youth League Committee.
1981, the organization transferred Gan Gongrong to the Lianhua County Branch of the People's Bank of China to work as a saver. Although he was as arrogant as the "General's Daughter", Gan Gongrong was very low-key and never showed off his character. One year on the 29th day of the New Year, a customer remembered the amount wrong when he came to the bank to deposit money. After counting on the spot, Gan Gongrong immediately told him the actual amount, but he did not believe it and had some misunderstandings. Gan Gongrong felt very wronged until the account was corrected and the customer found out that he had remembered the amount wrongly, and the matter was resolved.
After Gan Gongrong returned home, he told his father about this matter. Gan Zuchang said, "What's there to say about this? It's not your problem. It's solved. What else can you be wronged?"
's father's reminder made Gan Gongrong more cautious in his work. During her 16 years as a saver, she handled as many as hundreds of millions of yuan, but she has always maintained a record of zero errors. Therefore, she has won the title of National, Provincial and Municipal Model Worker many times.
Gan Gongrong
985, Gan Zuchang was seriously ill. One day, Gan Zuchang called his family to the bedside, took out a treasured iron box, and said to his children: "I did not leave you any gold, silver and treasures, but the few things contained in this iron box are my most precious. Now I will open it for you to show it to you, and leave it for you to commemorate it, which also entrusts my hope for you. You must cherish my honor, don't cause any trouble to the organization, and don't do anything that sorry to the party and the people. If this happens, I can really die!"
The iron box contains the three medals that Gan Zuchang was awarded when he was awarded the title in 1955, and several banknotes issued by him in the Soviet area that he purchased in the arsenal during the Jinggangshan Revolutionary Struggle. This is the legacy he left for his children!
After Gan Zuchang's death, Gan Gongrong and his mother Gong Quanzhen inherited his unfinished career. Gong Quanzhen has always insisted on carrying out education on revolutionary traditions and ideals and beliefs, caring for poor children, widowed elderly people and needy people. Gan Gongrong became his mother's right-hand assistant.
Gan Gongrong and his mother Gong Quanzhen
000, the national financial system was reorganized, and the unit where Gan Gongrong also planned to streamline his positions. Everyone believes that Gan Gongrong is not only a descendant of the old revolutionary, but also has won many honors, and streamlining will definitely not be on her.But what everyone did not expect was that in order not to make things difficult for the organization, Gan Gongrong took the initiative to "retreat internally". She said: "I am in poor health and cannot occupy a position. I should let young people go."
After resigning from the unit, Gan Gongrong began to devote himself to his mother's charity cause. In 2011, she helped her mother establish the "Gong Quanzhen Studio" to carry out revolutionary ideals and belief education, charity and volunteer activities in the community. At the end of 2013, she and her mother established the "Gong Quanzhen Love Rescue Foundation". Under the leadership of Gan Gongrong, the foundation quickly grew and grew, raising 1.79 million yuan in funds and spending 1.4 million yuan, benefiting hundreds of people.
After retirement, Gan Gongrong was also invited by Jinggangshan Cadre College to regularly preach the advanced deeds of his parents to the students. Since 2013, she has taught nearly 300 classes every year, allowing more people to experience the dedication of the older generation to work hard and be dedicated to benefiting the people.
Gan Gongrong teaches students
Gan Gongrong now has another important thing, which is to take care of his mother Gong Quanzhen's body. His mother has lived with her in her later years. Under her care, her mother, who is now 99 years old, is still in good health. In December 2016, the family where Gan Gongrong lived with his mother Gong Quanzhen was rated as the first " National Civilized Family ".
"The daughter of Gan Zuchang and Gong Quanzhen" is a very important title, which has both glory and pressure, but Gan Gongrong can afford it. At the end of the article, let us pay tribute to Gan Zuchang and his family again!
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