Because these letters are basically to introduce him to work or seek care for family difficulties. Some of these writers are relatives and friends of his hometown in Hunan, and some are friends he has made in various places.
No reply? It's inhuman! You can't make people think that you are successful, so you won't be nostalgic. But even if you come back, you can only refuse. Nepotism is absolutely not allowed, and he knows it very well. According to incomplete statistics, in just over a year, he wrote 170 such "rejection letters".
But this time, Mao Zedong was very happy to see these two letters. This letter was written by a female college student named Chen Wenxin. Her mother Mao asked her to write about it.
From these two letters, Mao Zedong got two messages:
First, Chen, a friend who has passed away, still has descendants, but he was admitted to the university. At that time, the President never imagined that this girl would become a female academician of New China in the future.
Second, Chen's wife Mao is still alive. She is now in her hometown in Hunan.
These two letters, let Mao Zedong gives birth to a lot of respect.
This song is dedicated to Ms. Mao. Chen died in 1930 at the age of 36. Mao Zedong vaguely remembers that he has three daughters, and the youngest is this Chen Wenxin, who was only 3 years old. 2 1 year, Mao was a weak woman. During the war, she managed to bring up all three daughters, and the youngest daughter was admitted to a prestigious school, which made me admire from the bottom of my heart.
This second tribute is Chen. Chen has known him since he was 20 years old. They are both bosom friends and comrades in arms. Like Mao, she was called her sister at that time. He has lived in Chen's house for more than a month, so Chen's parents know him. Since the liberation of Changsha on August 4th, 1949, Mao Zedong has become a household name in the local area, and Hunan people have also joined Mao Zedong. It happened that Chen just sent him these two letters now. Moreover, the letter didn't ask for anything, but told him that the descendants of the martyrs were all fine and their hair was fine.
Old friends and descendants are here! And so promising! Mao Zedong was so happy that he immediately replied to such a letter:
The date of the letter is:1951April 29th.
This letter is in the collection at present! The writing is very powerful, and we can all feel the joy of the chairman through words.
When Chen Wenxin received this reply, it was already early May. This letter made Luojiashan, where Wuhan University is located "boil", and students rushed to circulate it.
"It's really Chairman Mao's reply, and it can be seen that the signature is Mao Zedong", "Yes, the handwriting is the same as the chairman's printed in the newspaper" ... The students are talking about it.
Looking at all this, 25-year-old Chen Wenxin dared to believe that everything his mother said was true. His father was indeed a good friend of Chairman Mao, and the Chairman knew his mother.
The reason why Chen Wenxin suddenly wrote this letter was actually entrusted by her mother. A few days ago, she went back to her hometown in Liuyang from school to visit her mother. She was in poor health and told her everything about her father and the chairman. That is to say, by this time, Chen Wenxin had a comprehensive understanding of his father.
After receiving the reply, Chen Wenxin dared not delay for a moment. He hurried back to his hometown and gave the letter to his mother. Mao's eyes are not very good. She asked her daughter to read it to her word by word. In the excited voice of her daughter, the past came to Mao's mind.
Husband Chen is from Liuyang. He was a gifted scholar when he was young. 19 1 1 years old, he was admitted to Changsha Middle Road Normal School, which was later the first normal school in Hunan. And Mao Zedong, 19 13, was admitted to Hunan No.4 Normal University, which was later merged by No.1 Normal University. This is where the two ambitious young people met.
Although Chen is his brother, he is still very convinced. At that time, both young people were influenced by Yang Changji and others, and they both planned to do something for this stormy country.
After graduating from the First Normal University, Chen was employed to teach geography in the primary school attached to the First Normal University. One day, Mao Zedong found him and said that he had an interesting idea and wanted to be an inspiration for recruiting friends in universities in Changsha, so as to make more people of insight.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this practice is a bit strange. But Chen knows very well that this student's brain always turns faster than others, and he certainly has to support it.
So a few days later, a notice of finding friends was posted at the gates of major universities in Changsha. This revelation uses Lanting stickers, which is the most commonly used font of Wang Xizhi more than 1000 years ago. The whole classical Chinese, * * * hundreds of words, mimeographed on Hunan paper. The main idea of this letter has been translated into vernacular. When the country is in danger, all young people should unite and find a way to save the country. Sincerely make friends with all kinds of people with lofty ideals.
In the article, Mao Zedong even used such words:
At this time and Chen Dou are young men in their early twenties, and they are already planning to make a living for the whole people at a young age! This inspired Mao Zedong to use "Twenty-eight Painters" instead of his real name. And at the bottom of the revelation, I specially wrote this line:
If anyone wants to make friends with me, write to me and the letter will be handed over to Chen.
Why didn't Mao Zedong use his real name? Don't you receive mail yourself? Because this year, Mao Zedong is not "in trouble"!
At this time, it is autumn in 19 15. A few months ago, Mao Zedong organized his classmates to have a big fight with Zhang Qian, the headmaster, because he was dissatisfied with the tuition. To this end, zhangqian also posted a notice saying that he would be fired. Fortunately, with the support of Yang Changji and Xu Teli, he was able to stay in the First Division.
It didn't happen long ago. It's time for Mao Zedong to keep a low profile. This is also the reason why Chen took the initiative to deliver letters.
Since we are bosom friends, we should support each other in what they want to do. In Chen's view, this is a matter of course. However, this incident brought him a lot of trouble.
President Ma of Hunan Women's Normal University was furious when he saw the "Apocalypse of Making Friends" posted at the school gate. In his view, it was an inspiration to find a girlfriend, and it was posted at the gate of his girls' school, not bad!
He immediately found Chen and directly asked:
Although Chen is young, he is already a famous teacher attached to the primary school. President Ma wondered why he did such a thing. On this matter, Chen immediately explained:
Only when the headmaster dismounted did he understand that it was no longer difficult for them.
Because of this revelation, Mao Zedong made many aspiring young people, who later became the main members of Xinmin Society. These young people have a spark in their hearts.
Later, Mao Zedong had the idea of the peasant movement. Chen suggested: "Go to my hometown to see Liuyang countryside"! In this way, I lived in the Chen family for more than 40 days, and I met not only Chen's parents, but also his wife Mao. At that time, two brothers went to the countryside together every day. Mao, who is not well educated, doesn't really know what they are busy with every day, but she believes that her husband must be doing what a scholar should do.
19 18 April 14, after a series of preparations, at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, 14 alumni established Xinmin Society. Is a leader, and Chen is one of the core members. At that time, these 14 young people didn't really know what they would be like in the future, but they all knew that this country was "sick" and they wanted to raise the dirty air in this world!
After that, Mao Zedong graduated from the First Normal School and was in charge of the primary school attached to it. As a bachelor, he is usually busy with Xinmin Society all day and has no time to manage his own life. Mao couldn't stand it any longer, so he took care of his diet together. I was very grateful for this, so she simply recognized Mao as her sister, because she was older than half a year and happened to be surnamed Mao. At that time, Chen Yuncai, the eldest daughter of Mao and Chen, was 4 years old, so she called her uncle directly.
In Mao's eyes, although his younger brother Mao is quite poor, he seldom asks for help. Therefore, Mao always pays close attention to what she can do for him in her daily life. At that time, her greatest wish was that her brother could find someone quickly so that someone could take care of him.
God bless, in the winter of 1920, Mao Zedong married his sweetheart: Yang Kaihui. Good brothers can marry such a virtuous and talented woman, and Chen Hemao is certainly happy for him. But at the same time, they are also worried about the young couple:
Mao Zedong's money was spent on the revolution. Where did he get the money to decorate his new house and buy all kinds of wedding supplies?
Although Yang Kaihui is a woman who knows wisely, she would have said:
Marry Mao Zedong without a sedan chair, three matchmakers and six employees, and without a bride price.
However, in the eyes of Chen and his wife, marriage is a happy event after all. The new house must be decorated, and two tables of friends must be invited to play.
It doesn't matter if you have no money! Mao's sister tried to find a way. When she married her husband, she used all the gifts given to her by others, such as happy quilts, to decorate Mao Zedong's new house. These things that she has been reluctant to use are all new.
It doesn't matter if there is no big ostentation and extravagance! Brother Chen will find a way. He invited all his old classmates and good friends and assembled two tables to support his brother.
In this way, in Qingshan Temple in Changsha, a low-key wedding banquet that was not even a wedding banquet was arranged by Mao and Chen! From then on, the two families were like a family.
If life can go on like this, they should be able to watch each other's children grow up together like many brothers and families. It's a pity that they were born in the era of war, and everyone has their own historical responsibility. It's the same for both of them.
Chen Xian died. 1930, Chen was caught by the warlord He Jian because of the betrayal of the student Tang Department and sent to the military supervision department of Fuxing Street. In order to make Chen confess the secret of Hunan Provincial Committee of our Party, He Jian tried every means.
He even arrested Mao and threatened Chen with the lives of his wife and children. At this time, Chen knew that he could not get out alive. He told his wife, "Take good care of his three daughters and inherit his father's wishes." The husband's brief explanation later took Mao half his life to complete!
1February 23, 930, outside Liuyang, Chen Zhuanglie died at the age of 36. Before he died, he still raised his arms and shouted, "The revolution will be successful and the working people will be liberated."
More than eight months after Chen's death, Yang Kaihui and three children were also arrested. She made the same choice as Chen: defend her ideal with her life. 1930165438+1October 14, outside Liuyang, Yang Kaihui died at the age of 29.
Many people only see their fearless side when talking about the sacrifice of these two heroes of Xiang, but forget that Chen is the father of three daughters and Yang Kaihui is the mother of three sons. When they choose not to say anything to the enemy, they actually put the children in danger. Before they die, they can't be sure whether the enemy will kill the child because of their uncooperative. Parents, this kind of pain far exceeds the loss of life.
Thanks to God's blessing, with the efforts of many parties, the children of both families were saved. After the accident, the two families lost contact.
Later, Yang Kaihui's three children were taken care of by his uncle and grandmother and handed over to the Shanghai underground party organization. After suffering a lot, he was sent to the Soviet Union.
Chen's three daughters were taken back to their hometown in Liuyang by their wife Mao. At that time, the eldest daughter 12 years old, the second daughter was 8 years old, and the youngest daughter Chen Wenxin was over 3 years old. Now it is hard for us to imagine how a weak woman like Mao raised three children in those days.
Mao's family has several acres of paddy fields, but there is no male labor at home, so she takes her three daughters to work in the fields. At that time, in rural Hunan, women were not allowed to work in the fields, otherwise, it would be difficult for girls to get married in the future. Mao thought of a way to shave his daughter's head and dress up as a boy. In this way, the mother and daughter went barefoot and worked in the fields.
Later, the villagers couldn't stand it anymore and came to help. In this way, with a promise to her husband, this strong woman finally settled down in the village. Later, Mao made another decision that the villagers did not expect:
Let the daughters study!
In the 1930s, most people in the village could not understand this decision. What are you looking at when you are so poor? If it's a son, that's fine, but there are three maids in her family. In everyone's eyes, it is enough to raise them and find a husband's family. Why spend money to send them to school?
Mao He's own cultural level is not high, and she knows nothing. She only remembers that her husband said that she wanted her daughter to "inherit her father's business." Husband's culture is so high, 10 years old began to understand, 17 years old was admitted to Hunan First Normal University. He is so knowledgeable. A daughter must be a scholar if she wants to be like him. Although Mao is usually very gentle, she insists on this matter!
In this way, the three daughters entered the school. Although the reality is cruel, the children are very sensible. After finishing the fifth grade, my sister Chen Yun said to her mother, "I can teach myself! Let my sisters go to school! " Later, she taught herself to be a primary school teacher and shouldered the burden of the family.
Of the three sisters, Chen Wenxin is the cleverest and the best. A child who has suffered always cherishes the beauty of life more. Even if fate only gives her a tiny beam of light, she can still bloom brilliantly. Chen Wenxin is such a child. She has her father's wisdom and her mother's firmness. She is supported by two sisters.
With these, Chen Wenxin became the only female college student in the village. She was admitted to the Department of Soil Agricultural Chemistry of the Agricultural College of Wuhan University. Dressed as a boy by her mother, she works in paddy fields. She wants to learn agronomy.
Watching the children grow up, Mao told them a story with Chairman Mao, which led to the beginning of writing this article and Chairman Mao's reply.
In recent years, it's not that Mao didn't want to write to his brother earlier, but that she is such a person and doesn't want to trouble others. Moreover, she felt that it was so difficult when her husband just died. She survived and was not afraid of all the hardships behind. China women's tenacity, kindness and simplicity are all in Mao.
I'm just in poor health now, and I really want to say hello to Brother Mao. She always believed that when she became the chairman, Mao Zedong would remember her, even though she hadn't seen her for 2 1 year.
Mao Zedong's answer confirmed her idea. Being able to raise three children for her husband, witness the establishment of a new China for her husband, and get in touch with Mao Zedong, she has no regrets in her life. But the next thing, more moved her:
Chairman Mao sent it to 300 yuan.
This 300 yuan is a subsidy from the Chairman to her family, so that Chen Wenxin can go to college well. The money helped their mother and daughter a lot. What they didn't expect was that Chairman Mao later met with Chen Wenxin three times.
The first time was in the summer of 195 1, which was shortly after they received the reply. At that time, Chen Wenxin went to Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences as an intern. One day in July, Chairman Mao's secretary Tian Jiaying suddenly came to see her and took her to Zhongnanhai.
When he saw Chen Wenxin, before she could speak, Chairman Mao asked, "Are you the son of the Chen family? Your sister called me uncle when she was a child! " Chen Ye's name is Chen Chang, as Mao Zedong has always called him.
Next, Mao Zedong started a family conversation with Chen Wenxin and asked her mother. What impressed Chen Wenxin the most was that the chairman invited her to eat a fried bitter gourd with Chili peppers that Hunan people liked very much that night. He pointed to this dish and said:
The word "hard work" is for the Chen Wenxin family. For the new China, Chen worked hard; Mao also works hard for his three daughters.
During the military parade every year, the leaders always say "Hello comrades, comrades have worked hard" to the soldiers. Many people don't know why the word "hard" is used on this occasion. I think Chairman Mao's explanation should give us the answer. After dinner, Chairman Mao gave Chen Wenxin four words "study hard", which Chen Wenxin kept in mind.
Chen Wenxin met Chairman Mao for the second time in 1954, when Chen Wenxin planned to study in the Soviet Union. Chen Wenxin still remembers that when the chairman asked her what she was going to study in the Soviet Union, she replied:
This was a very popular farming experience at that time. Chairman MAO a listen to feel wrong, he said:
Chen Wenxin understood at once. The chairman was worried about everyone's dinner and made a special trip to call her over. The meeting lasted for six hours. The chairman told her a lot of worries about China's agriculture and told her what to study in the Soviet Union. Tell her not to copy mechanically, but to combine with our reality.
At that time, Chen Wenxin suddenly felt a heavy burden. At one time, she studied only to inherit her father's will and make her mother happy. Now the task of the chairman's teaching is to learn knowledge well and come back so that more people can eat enough.
Chen Wenxin met with the Chairman for the third time in June and 10. Mao Zedong is visiting the Soviet Union. In the auditorium of Moscow University, he met students from China.
This interview left a deep impression on many international students. At that time, everyone agreed in advance to control their emotions and not to stand up. But when the 64-year-old Chairman Mao said this, all the students in the auditorium stood up. This passage, now many people will recite:
In the photo, Chairman Mao is dressed in a gray Chinese tunic suit, the audience is full of students, and the aisles on both sides are also full of students. Everyone stood, and the chairman calmly stepped onto the platform and said the above words hopefully.
In this photo, we can't see who is Chen Wenxin. However, many of these overseas students, like Chen Wenxin, returned to China and became the pillars of the country.
From 65438 to 0959, Chen Wenxin and her classmates returned to China to teach in a university. Later, she chose a rare and difficult research direction-rhizobia. She chose this direction in the hope of improving the soil structure in China. In order to do this major well, she traveled all over the world and established the largest rhizobia bank in the world. In 200 1 year, 75-year-old Chen Wenxin was elected as an academician of China Academy of Sciences.
Although Chairman Mao didn't see Chen Wenxin's later scientific research achievements, Chen Lao was steadfast in his heart. Father Chen who died for the country, loyal mother Mao, and Chairman Mao who always cared about her growth, this prosperous time is as they wish! I want to use this article to commemorate these most lovely people.