Xu Xiangqian
One day, Xu Xiangqian and the chairman of the Soviet area government Cao Xuekai came to Chengweide Village, Hong'an County to inspect the work of expanding the red. After they arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw a girl with short hair sang a song to send Lang Dang the Red Army generously. Xu Xiangqian asked Cao Xuekai: "This girl sang so well. Who is she?"
Cao Xuekai replied: "She is Cheng Qiguang's sister, named Cheng Xunxuan, and nickname is Keying."
Cheng Qiguang was the spy captain of the Red 31st Division at the time and was Xu Xiangqian's direct subordinate. Cheng Qiguang is the eldest in the family, and the other four brothers and sisters participated in the revolution under his influence. Cheng Xunxuan is the youngest in the family. After joining the revolution, she joined the Communist Party of China in 1928 and is now the director of the Women's Association of Cheng Weide Village. She not only led women to cut their hair and strive for marriage autonomy, but also actively organized everyone to do logistics for Red Army , and has a very famous local reputation.
After listening to Cao Xuekai's introduction, Xu Xiangqian was very satisfied with Cheng Xunxuan. Xu Xiangqian had a marriage before. It was in 1920. He was decided by his father and got married to a girl named Zhu Xiangchan in his hometown. After marriage, Zhu Xiangchan gave birth to a daughter, named "Songzhi". Unfortunately, not long after, Zhu Xiangchan suffered from incurable symptoms and unfortunately passed away. Xu Xiangqian has never remarried since then.
Cao Xuekai also knew that Xu Xiangqian had been widowed for many years, and the environment in the Soviet area was very harsh, and his life needed someone to take care of him, so he wanted to be a "matchmaker". He first arranged for Cheng Xunxuan to lead the sisters of the Women's Association to the Red 31st Division to visit the Red Army. After Cheng Xunxuan went there, he gave Xu Xiangqian a pair of cotton shoes he made himself.
cheng Xunxuan
Not long after, Cao Xuekai came to Cheng Xunxuan in person to say hello. He said, "Keying, Xu Xiangqian is the leader of our military region, and no one takes care of his life. I want to be a matchmaker for you!"
Cheng Xunxuan had heard of Xu Xiangqian's name for a long time and admired him very much. After hearing this, she smiled shyly and agreed.
In the autumn of this year, Xu Xiangqian and Cheng Xunxuan officially got married. After marriage, Cheng Xunxuan did not go to the front line with her husband, but stayed in the rear and insisted on the revolution and continued to work in local women. Although they are together for a long time, the couple is deeply in love.
But unfortunately, the guards did not find Cheng Xunxuan, so Xu Xiangqian had to leave the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Soviet Area with regrets and never came back again. It was not until , when arrived in Yan'an that Xu Xiangqian learned that Cheng Xunxuan had already died as early as 1932!
Cheng Xunxuan's unfortunate sacrifice caused a huge spiritual blow to Xu Xiangqian. Although Xu Xiangqian remarried Huang Jie later, he still couldn't forget Cheng Xunxuan. In 1984, when Xu Xiangqian wrote his memoir "Review of History", he specifically called his deceased wife "My Lover Cheng Xunxuan" to express his condolences, showing the implicit and deep affection of an old revolutionary.
After the founding of New China, Cheng Xunxuan's elder brother Cheng Qiguang served as the director of the Storage and Transportation Bureau of the National Supply and Marketing Cooperative. He lives in Beijing and still maintains close contact with Xu Xiangqian's family. Cheng Qiguang also took his mother Wang Xiuzhi to live in Beijing.
Xu Xiangqian heard that his mother-in-law came to Beijing and hurried over to visit her.After more than ten years of separation, Xu Xiangqian looked at his mother-in-law wearing thick clothes and cloth, and held her hand tightly and said, "Mom, are you in good health?"
Mother-in-law said in surprise: "I am in good health? Xiangqian, are you in good health?" When the old man saw Xu Xiangqian, he thought of his daughter and burst into tears.
At this time, Wang Xiuzhi did not know that Cheng Xunxuan had sacrificed because she decided that her daughter had handed over to Xu Xiangqian to confirm the insurance. So although there has been no news of her daughter for so many years, she still believes that her daughter is still alive and never refuses to cut off this hope.
The five brothers and sisters of the Cheng family, except for Cheng Qiguang, all the other four died in the war years. Cheng Qiguang and Xu Xiangqian naturally did not want to tell the old man about the death of Cheng Xunxuan. She had suffered so much, how could she have suffered such a blow again in her later years?
This day, Cheng Qiguang left Xu Xiangqian to have dinner at home. Wang Xiuzhi took out a bottle of rice wine. While pouring wine for Xu Xiangqian, she asked, "Xiangqian, where did Xunxuan go? Mom is here, she doesn't come to see me?"
Xu Xiangqian didn't know how to answer. He thought for a long time before he found a reason: "Oh, Xunxuan is studying in Shaanxi, I'm afraid he won't come back for a while, don't blame her."
Wang Xiuzhi's eyes were filled with tears. She sighed and said, "Why don't this kid miss her mother? She has been away for decades, busy, and this time she is not here..."
After dinner, Wang Xiuzhi said to Xu Xiangqian again, "Xiangqian, discuss something for you. Since Xunxuan cannot come back, mother will go see her. You can get a ticket for your mother." She was about to pack her luggage after she said that.
Xu Xiangqian was panicked and quickly advised his mother-in-law, "Mom, don't be too impatient, Xun Xuan's homework is tight, you always say you can go, she is not prepared..."
Wang Xiuzhi looked at Xu Xiangqian with begging and said, "I have been waiting for so many years, and I really want to see her in one go."
Xu Xiangqian had to bite the bullet and "reverse the defense and attack": "If you can't wait, I'll call Xun Xuan to drop out of school."
Wang Xiuzhi saw Xu Xiangqian with a serious look on his face, and quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't hit, don't hit! Mom just misses her. It's nothing to see her for a while. Let her study with peace of mind. You are all doing big things and cannot be delayed. Mom is old, listen to you..."
Wang Xiuzhi thought she already knew the whereabouts of her daughter, so she felt relieved. After living in Beijing for a while, she went back to her hometown of Hong'an .
But since Xu Xiangqian told a lie, for the happiness of his mother-in-law's later years, he must keep the lie going. It is not easy for Xu Xiangqian, who has been upright and honest all his life. He must remember every word he said to his mother-in-law to avoid making mistakes. Xu Xiangqian had to bear all the pain alone. He was a giant and a mortal, but he had another layer of pain than a mortal.
In the following days, in order to deal with the continuous questioning of his mother-in-law, Xu Xiangqian had to "replace" his deceased wife again and again. He first deceived his mother-in-law and Xunxuan went to Qinghai to work, and later went to Xinjiang. In the end, he had no choice but to "replace" his deceased wife to the Soviet Union.
Wang Xiuzhi heard that her daughter had been transferred to the Soviet Union, and asked Xu Xiangqian with great concern: "Didn't the Soviet Union be rebuilt? Why didn't Xun Xuan come back?"
Xu Xiangqian had to comfort her mother-in-law and said, "Who knows? Maybe she has something to do?"
Xu Xiangqian and Huang Jie
During these days, Wang Xiuzhi's granddaughter-in-law also actively cooperated with Xu Xiangqian to "act". Whenever the old man thought of his daughter, she would advise: "Xiangqian's son-in-law and Xun Xuan's aunt are not as good as ordinary people. They are big cadres, and they are not as good as cadres in the district and village can walk around casually.If Aunt Xuan was a young cadre, could she be transferred from here to where? It's okay, okay, don't worry..."
For so many years, Xu Xiangqian not only had to hide it from his mother-in-law, but also had to send his mother-in-law "helming" to his mother-in-law in time, and celebrate his birthday with the old man... But it was under his concealment that the old man's later life was very happy and lived until he was 96 years old.
in his later years
July 1, 2001, Xu Xiangqian and Huang Jie's son, then General Staff of the People's Liberation Army Major General Xu Xiaoyan, the Minister of the Trust Department, came to Hong'an specifically to follow his father's battle footprints.
After Xu Xiaoyan arrived in Hong'an, accompanied by Cheng Xunxuan's nephew Cheng Changhui, he came to the tomb of Martyr Cheng Xunxuan to visit her. According to the traditional etiquette of the Chinese nation, he knelt down on his legs in front of Cheng Xunxuan's mother's tomb, kowtowed three times, then stood up and gave a standard military salute.
Cheng Changhui saw this scene and said to Xu Xiaoyan excitedly: "You are the first relative of the Xu family to come here to pay tribute. On behalf of the descendants of Aunt Xunxuan, I would like to thank you! "
Xu Xiaoyan said with tears in his eyes: "When my old father was alive, he often mentioned Xunxuan's mother. Unfortunately, due to his age and health, he has not been able to return to Dabie Mountains to see, but we know what he thought, and this time he came back, he fulfilled his father's long-cherished wish. "
Xu Xiaoyan
When you leave, Xu Xiaoyan stared at the red five-star on Cheng Xunxuan's tombstone, for a long time...
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