Source; Si County's well-known author Zhang Lin
Nowadays, many families have precious objects passed down from generation to generation, some are calligraphy and paintings, some are ancient utensils, and some may be items with special significance to the times. Si County Optical stone master Wu Tingchun treasures a "Ever-Ready" brand full copper clip razor made in the United States in 1912.
This seemingly ordinary razor has experienced the baptism of the vicissitudes of time. It is Wu Tingchun's father, Wu Xianxiang, who left a heavy wealth to future generations. This razor extends the long-term memory of the Wu family and is the family tradition and family motto of the Wu family's spiritual beliefs. It is the family heirloom of the Wu family.
When it comes to this precious razor, we have to start from 70 years ago...
that year
On an evening in late July, 1946, the sky was filled with thunder and lightning, and heavy rain was pouring. In the Wujia wooden shop located in the Dongguan city wall of Si County, the guys had already left work at this time, and only Wu Xianxiang was still busy with his work. At this moment, a guest who looked like a scholar suddenly flashed outside the door. Wu Xianxiang, who was working, saw the uninvited guest, immediately stopped the tools in his hand, quickly installed the door panel of the wooden shop, and tied the door from the inside.
This guest who came to Wujia Mushu once came once half a month ago. Last time he brought a message from Wu Xianxiang's brother Wu Xianfang. Wu Xianfang abandoned his pen and joined the army many years ago and resolutely joined the revolution. Although I had several letters with my family during this period, the contents were reported to my safety and asking about my family's situation, but my family rarely knew the details.
Last time the guest came, he asked Wu Xianxiang to take him to the city to see the scenery. In fact, Wu Xianxiang knew it well, so he carefully took the guests around the city for a day. During this period, he encountered a soldier guarding the city interrogation and lied that the guest was his cousin.
Why did you come back after walking for half a month? Looking at Wu Xianxiang's face full of doubts, the guest told the truth. He said, "Lao Wu, you are a military family. Through the last contact, I can trust you. Your brother is my comrade-in-arms and my leader. When he came to Si County last time, he once told me that if you encounter difficulties and dangers in Si County, you can go directly to the Wujia Mushu in Dongguan to find you. This time I have been to Si County for two days and didn't want to come and trouble you again, but this time I found that the garrison in the city seemed to have increased a lot compared to some time ago." After the guest of
finished this in one breath, Wu Xianxiang seemed to understand something. He said: "Recently, the city guards have increased several times, and most of them are small barbarians, and many machine guns, and cannons have been transported. Si County has recently flooded, and the moat is full of water. You should be more careful!" "Yes, I must rush back to the army as soon as possible to report this situation to the leaders. But the inspection of the city guards this time is too strict, and I can no longer leave the city through the gate." After hearing Wu Xianxiang's words, the guest expressed his thoughts anxiously.
Wu Xianxiang's mood also became heavier at this time. At this moment, a scene he saw during the day suddenly flashed in his mind: Due to the continuous rainfall for many days, a gap collapsed in the southeast of the city wall. Can we get out of the city through the gap? He told the guests what he thought.
At midnight, the rain outside was still pouring down. Under the dim light, the guest took out a delicate razor from his pocket and shaved his fair face a few times. Then he handed the razor solemnly to Wu Xianxiang and said, "Lao Wu, I don't know when I will meet again. Thank you for your help twice. I have no other gifts for you, so I can only give you the seized spoils to you as a token. When you win, I will come to see you." Wu Xianxiang did not refuse too much. He took the razor and carefully put it in a small wooden box at the head of the bed. Then, the two young men flashed into the storm.
Although Wu Xianxiang was very familiar with the surrounding environment.He took the guests and walked east along the walls of the backyard, passing through the walls of each house (in order to avoid the war, the walls of each house were connected at that time). After a while, they touched the Pipa Well near the front door of the Sakyamuni Temple.
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. No more to say. Wu Xianxiang pointed to the gap in the city wall not far away and told the specific walking route. The agile figure of the guest disappeared in the vast rainy night.
Wu Xianxiang stood in the heavy rain, looking anxiously at the southeast. Although he couldn't see anything at this time, his nervous heart kept praying. Suddenly, bursts of rapid gunfire sounded on the moat outside the city wall. Wu Xianxiang's heart suddenly tightened, and two lines of hot tears mixed with rain blurred his eyes...
Later, Wu Xianxiang tried to inquire about the situation that night many times, but due to the extremely fierce battle between two days and three nights on August 7 that year, the situation in the city was too chaotic and he could not get any information from the guest.
Wu Xianfang also died gloriously in a battle of liberation soon after. His name is now engraved in the "Hero List of Revolutionary Martyrs" in the Si County Martyrs Cemetery, but Wu Xianfang's unknown comrade is still unknown where he is lying? We want to pay tribute to the thousands of unknown martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the cause of revolution!
Time passes through the long river of history. For more than 70 years, the precious razor and the unknown historical story left by the guest have become the permanent memory of the Wu family. We believe that this razor will always shine in the starry sky of history.
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