In 1998, a reporter from a Beijing newspaper specially found an old man named Xin Yuying and interviewed her about the life of Wang Xiaohe martyrs.
This year is also the 50th anniversary of the heroic death of the martyrs Wang Xiaohe.
Xin Yuying enthusiastically invited the reporter into the house and began to recall the things she experienced half a century ago. It was obvious that so long had passed, but for Xin Yuying, everything about Wang Xiao and the martyrs seemed to have happened yesterday.
She thought for a long time and joked: " I realized after he died that Xiaohe married me at the beginning, which had another purpose. "
Wang Xiaohe, born in 1924, joined the Communist Party of China gloriously in 1941, and in 1943, under the arrangement of the party organization, he entered Yangpu Power Plant to work.
Xin Yuying and Wang Xiaohe were not in a free relationship. At the beginning, Wang Xiaohe was very disagreeing with the two of them getting married.
is not for anything else, because Wang Xiaohe advocates free love, rather than arranged marriages for parents. It turned out that Wang Xiaohe's mother and Xin Yuying's mother happened to be from the same hometown. The two of them lived next to each other. It can be said that they looked down and saw each other's family situation is quite familiar with each other.
When Xin Yuying was only 7 years old, the two families directly decided to get married. When Xin Yuying grew up to be a big girl, the Wang family directly asked Wang Xiaohe to marry her.
Wang Xiaohe hasn't even seen Xin Yuying's face several times, let alone know the character of this future wife, but the elders in the family are tough, which makes Wang Xiaohe feel a little resistant. At this time, he happened to meet a fellow villager who was working outside, so he secretly asked the person about Xin Yuying's situation.
But if you want to understand a person's situation in a real way, you have to see it. After all, rumors have always become more and more evil. For example, the honest Xin Yuying became a superstitious gambler in the mouth of this fellow villager. When Wang Xiaohe heard that his future wife was a woman who believed in Buddhism and gambling, his heart immediately became half-hearted: This should not be the appearance of his wife in his mind.
After repeated consideration, Wang Xiaohe wrote a letter to his cousin. In the letter, he truthfully explained that he was not optimistic about his parents' arranged marriages. He believed that it would be difficult for two people with very different personalities to go hand in hand in hand for the next few decades. If he had to force himself to get together, it would be like a dish that was not to his taste. Even if he had to eat it now, he would vomit it out immediately.
Wang Xiaohe would hand over this letter to her cousin because Xin Yuying had not received any cultural education at all. She didn't know how to read it. Of course, it was impossible for her to read the letter, but she didn't expect that her cousin did not hand it over to Xin Yuying after receiving the letter.
Because the feudal society at that time had great oppression on women, once a divorce was regretful, public opinion generally pushed all the mistakes on the woman, believing that the woman must have made some unbearable mistakes that would cause the marriage to fail. If Wang Xiaohe broke the engagement, the villagers could drown Xin Yuying by spitting on one stone.
In order to save the marriage, the families on both sides rushed to Shanghai with Xin Yuying and wanted to talk to Wang Xiaohe in person.
This is also the first time Xin Yuying met Wang Xiaohe when she grew up.
Wang Xiaohe was wearing a mortar corduroy jacket at the time, looking heroic and extraordinary. Xin Yuying, who had never been exposed to the outside world, was an ordinary rural girl, and it could even be said to be a bit old-fashioned.
But this kind of "old-down" is exactly what Wang Xiaohe Zhongyi. He was originally the son of a worker, and what he is doing now is to help millions of "old-down" working people no longer be oppressed by the dark society, and can stand up and become the masters of the country.
Wang Xiaohe also looked at Xin Yuying a few more times, and he muttered in his heart. After all, the little girl in front of him looked down-to-earth and simple, and didn't look like the gambling monster that others called. He gently invited Xin Yuying to stroll around with him, and asked about Xin Yuying's true situation during the conversation.
Wang Xiaohe asked: "Do you believe in Buddhism or not? What do you like to do in your daily life?" Xin Yuying lowered her head shyly, thought for a while before answering honestly: "I don't believe in Buddhism. I usually help my mother weave cloth at home and exchange it for some money."
's answer made Wang Xiaohe convinced that he might have misunderstood this good girl before. He asked Xin Yuying tentatively what he thought of the Kuomintang. Xin Yuying was used to seeing the Kuomintang soldiers in his hometown bullying the power he had in his hands. The common people spoke badly when they mentioned them. She said angrily, "The people of the Kuomintang are all bad people." Wang Xiaohe was silent for a while and sighed, "Yes, the common people have suffered too much under their hands."
Since he had to go to work in the afternoon, Wang Xiaohe ended this short date, but he knew that Xin Yuying was still very unfamiliar with the situation in Shanghai, so he thoughtfully sent the little girl to the bottom of her aunt's house and wrote down their paging phone number.
In the next few days, Wang Xiaohe would call Xin Yuying to chat and meet with him from time to time to cultivate his feelings. He was very satisfied with this simple girl in the countryside, so he sincerely wanted to confirm that the relationship between the two people was formed, confirm that Xin Yuying was willing to marry him and accompany him through a very difficult period.
On the other hand, due to Wang Xiaohe's special identity, his marriage needs to be informed by the party organization and he also needs to listen to the suggestions of the party organization. This was the case with revolutionaries in the past. Of course, they also wanted to live in their small family like ordinary people, but they had no end to the end of the collapse. For the sake of the overall situation, they had to give up their personal relationships just to let more Chinese people live a good life.
Shen Hongchun, who was the leader of Wang Xiaohe at the time, stood across the street while the two young people were dating to observe Xin Yuying's situation. Shen Hongchun believes that Xin Yuying, a young girl, is honest and simple, and she doesn't think too much about it, and she won't casually reveal the secrets she knows. Her illiteracy just happens to conceal information and is a target that will not affect Wang Xiaohe's work.
This is why Wang Xiaohe chose Xin Yuying, and it is also the "purpose" mentioned by the old man Xin Yuying in an interview.
Because the underground workers' work nature is very special, even the closest family members have to hide it. Therefore, when Xin Yuying married Wang Xiaohe, she didn't know his true identity at all, and she didn't know that her home was actually a contact station for an underground organization. She just determined that Wang Xiaohe was a good person who could be entrusted for life in her daily relationship, so she married into the Wang family without hesitation.
The Wang family is not rich. For example, in the only wedding photo left by the couple, the clothes that Wang Xiaohe wore was borrowed from a kind neighbor. Even in this case, Wang Xiaohe would tighten his belt from time to time and save some money to sponsor the workers on strike.
Xin Yuying did not object to this kind of thing. Instead, she thought it showed that her husband was indeed a kind person worthy of his liking.
But the couple eat at the same table and sleep on the same bed every day. How could Xin Yuying not find out that something was wrong with Wang Xiaohe?
For example, when the couple lived in a rented wedding house, a group of people would come from time to time at home. Those people came here in the middle of the night, as if they were afraid that someone would find their whereabouts. And whenever they came over, Wang Xiaohe would deliberately put out a pair of mahjong cards and pretend that these people were just their card friends.
Xin Yuying has always trusted Wang Xiaohe very much. She had doubts and didn't like to hide it, so she asked directly: "Our family has no money, why are you still playing mahjong?" Wang Xiaohe replied gently: "We don't play, Yuying, go outside and help us watch. If a stranger comes, come and knock on the door three times to remind us."
Now Xin Yuying was even more curious: "Why? Aren't you playing mahjong? Why are you still secretly?" Wang Xiaohe's expression was a little serious, and he said: "You go out and take a look, so that no one can catch gambling when you are."
When her husband said this, Xin Yuying did not ask any more questions, but did not hesitate. She carried a small stool and sat downstairs at the door downstairs. Except for the occasional need to go to the bathroom to enter, Xin Yuying was loyal to her duties and kept watch for Wang Xiaohe and those "friends" and did not allow any suspicious characters to approach.
In addition, Wang Xiaohe had some materials that were inconvenient to come forward to pass on, and would also ask Xin Yuying for help. He handed the materials to Xin Yuying and told her where to find what kind of people. When mentioning these people, Wang Xiaohe never said a specific name, only said I taught Xin Yuying how to identify it. For example, someone appeared on the hill and hoe the ground with a hoe and handed the things to him.
No matter how stupid Xin Yuying was, she should realize that her husband was doing some dangerous and mysterious things. But because of Wang Xiaohe's instructions to her, she really never said a word and completed every task assigned to her calmly.
Wang Xiaohe said with emotion when they were alone: "Aying, you helped me a lot and helped me in my work. Your person is so good. It's a pity that you followed me. I'm sorry that you didn't let you live a good life. " Xin Yuying smiled openly and said, "What's the matter with ? As long as you have a taste of food, life can continue. ”
If you want to ask where Xin Yuying’s strong sense of trust came from, it is probably because Wang Xiaohe’s daily expression of the Communist Party’s unique qualities made her subconsciously close and follow her. So she believes that even if Wang Xiaohe is doing something that he doesn’t want to be known, there must be his reason.
Later, Xin Yuying learned this reason: that is for the liberation of the whole Chinese people, so that all the poor people can have a full meal.
But when Xin Yuying understood everything, What followed was a bad news: on April 21, 1948, Wang Xiaohe was arrested.
In fact, Wang Xiaohe had already received the news before this day.
In January of this year, more than 7,000 workers from the Shanghai Shenxin No. 9 Cotton Textile Factory held a vigorous strike under the leadership of the underground organization of the party. Their purpose was very simple, that is, to obtain the reward and appropriate treatment that a worker deserved.
But this reasonable appeal became a heavyweight in the eyes of those blood-sucking insects who chewed the flesh and blood of the people. The commander of the Songhu Guard called more than a thousand military and police to suppress the strike team, and even used armored vehicles and tear gas, weapons that should not be used on ordinary people.
workers did not surrender. During the battle, three female workers were beaten to death by the military and police. The number of injured people in the worker team was as high as 100, and more than 200 workers were arrested and detained without reason.
This is the famous "Shen Jiu Massacre".
Wang Xiaohezuo As the executive director of the trade union, he resolutely participated in the "Shenjiu Tragedy Fan Club" on behalf of the trade union. He encouraged all workers who refused to bow to the enemy to join the battle and protested the Kuomintang's atrocities, which attracted the attention and hatred of the enemy.
A man named Wanyi from the Kuomintang spy came to the Wang family many times. His purpose was to persuade Wang Xiaohe to give up his ideals and join the Kuomintang camp. At that time, Wanyi pointed to the simple decorations in Wang Xiaohe's room and looked aggrieved for him, saying, "Look, the Communist Party is all poor, why do you have to follow the Communist Party? Life is so hard now, as long as you come to us, everything will be different. Our boss values you very much. "
He saw Wang Xiaohe put aside his face and ignored him, and walked to Xin Yuying and said, "Sister-in-law, don't say a word, do his job. Look, you are still burning coal balls with the stove. We have arranged a new house for you long ago. The gas inside is burning. Why do you have to keep a good life and have to live a hard life? "
These sweet words certainly failed to impress Wang Xiaohe. After leaving, Xin Yuying couldn't help but say, "I can't understand their Kuomintang anymore."Wang Xiaohe's expression was a little surprised. Xin Yuying paused for a while, and then said, " When I was in the countryside, the Kuomintang bullied the people every day, either arresting people or robbing things, but why is the Kuomintang here so good to us? Not only does it give us a house, but also worrying about whether I use a coal ball stove. What exactly do they want to do? "
Wang Xiaohe breathed heavily, raised his palm to stroke his wife's shoulder, trying to relieve her uneasiness, and finally he said, " The crows in the world are all black. They can do these things, just want to use me. ”
Late at night on April 19, 1948, the spy came to Wang Xiaohe's home again, which was also the last time he came over. Wang Xiaohe's persistence in fighting was also deeply moved by Wanyi. He did not even speak as sweetly as before, but said, "Xiaohe, you have to be careful, they are already going to do it. You are a very good person, but our path is different. I am the Kuomintang and you are the Communist Party. "
Wang Xiaohe's attitude was still very calm. He understood what the words were in the conversation. The Kuomintang had ordered plainclothes police and plainclothes spies to surround the Wang family's house. As long as he insisted on fighting, he would definitely be persecuted by the Kuomintang.
He sneered at Wanyi and said loudly: "What did I do? Are they going to do it? I just seek benefits for the workers of the power plant, which is what workers deserve! "
001 still wants to persuade Wang Xiaohe to surrender again, and even let go of his words. Tomorrow is the deadline. If Wang Xiaohe insists, there will be only a "death". But seeing that Wang Xiaohe is unmoved, he had to leave.
Wang Xiaohe had a conversation with his obviously uneasy wife, and he said: "I may be arrested." If I am arrested, my daughter Peiqin can give it to your mother first. As for if you have difficulty living alone, you can sell our wedding rings and furniture at home for some money. If the money is not enough for your life, you can also go to someone else's house to work as a nanny. "
" If I can't come out again, you don't have to wait for me. You are still so young and have a long life in the future. You should start another family. Don't worry, I will never blame you. But Shanghai is very complicated. You are so simple. You must see clearly when looking for a partner and don’t make hasty decisions. "
Xin Yuying knew that it was not good when she heard this. Wang Xiaohe's meaning was obviously that she had known that she would not live for long, so she told her funeral. She knelt down and begged her husband not to stay in Shanghai and quickly returned to her hometown of Ningbo , but Wang Xiaohe's attitude was very firm. He believed that his work was not over yet and he must not leave everything behind for personal safety.
On that night, Wang Xiaohe took out all the documents, books, and publicity prints. After checking and sorting them out one by one, he destroyed all the materials that were not conducive to the party organization.
In the morning of April 21, Wang Xiaohe was arrested by the Kuomintang police. In prison, Wang Xiaohe suffered torture but insisted on not saying any information about the party. The Kuomintang had no choice but to do anything about him, so he thought of starting from Xin Yuying.
In their opinion, Xin Yuying was an ordinary rural woman. She would tell everything about it after a few coercion and temptation. Xin Yuying, as Wang Xiaohe's wife, had two people together day and night, and she must know a lot of things.
So one day, the Kuomintang brought Xin Yuying to a small house in Yangshupu Power Plant . The spy said: "Although Wang Xiaohe has gone in, the salary still needs to be paid. See if there are any of these people you know. I asked him to hand over the salary that Wang Xiaohe should receive every month. "
The people in the house are all subjects that the Kuomintang doubted but had no evidence. As long as Xin Yuying said that she had seen someone, even if there was "iron evidence". But what the enemy did not expect was that after seeing the people present, Xin Yuying only said, " I have been watching for a long time and only knows him, if he often comes to our house, I have never seen anyone else."
It turned out that Wang Xiaohe had expected the Kuomintang’s trick before being arrested. He taught Xin Yuying how to answer in advance, and Xin Yuying did not let down her husband’s trust and resolutely protected other comrades in the power plant.
A comrade who had been in that small room later spoke out this story: " At that time, the lives of several of us could be said to be in Xin Yuying's mouth. She was a country man, but she was illiterate and didn't know how to recognize people. She had seen many of us. If she pointed out to us, the consequences would be unimaginable, but she didn't say anything. "
Wang Xiaohe was detained for more than five months. On September 30, the Kuomintang Special Criminal Court executed him. Wang Xiaohe was not afraid of the coming of death. He shouted: "You have neither collected evidence nor did I appear in court. You are assassinating, which is illegal. "
There were many foreign journalists among the people present at that time. Wang Xiaohe took off his shirt and showed his scarred body. He explained to the reporters in fluent English and sternly scolded the Kuomintang for his shameful behavior of torture and confession.
This scared the Kuomintang officials. The court chief shouted: "I don't say much anymore. Now the verdict has been made, and I will execute it immediately! "
The Kuomintang policeman in charge of the execution was trembling with his hand holding the gun. He was also shocked by Wang Xiaohe's fearless spirit. For a revolutionary who was not afraid of death, the enemy could not think of anything that could threaten him and make him bow his head, so the enemy was timid.
The enemy fired three consecutive shots, because the first two shots were shaking and hitting the vital points. After the third gunshot, Wang Xiaohe slowly fell into a pool of blood. He was only 24 years old at the time.
He was executed with a smile.
