But this is not the case. Although Mao Zedong's father is very strict with him, there is deep love behind the strictness.
Mao Zedong's father, Mao Shunsheng, was born in 1870. At that time, his father Mao Enpu hoped that his family business would flourish in his son's hands, so he named him "Yichang". He also wants his children to grow up smoothly and everything goes well, so he takes "Shunsheng" as his son's word.
Mao Enpu originally had 15 mu of land, and he borrowed more and more, but the land didn't increase at all. On the contrary, the land at home has been pawned out, making it more and more difficult at home.
Therefore, Mao Enpu hopes that Mao Shunsheng can take power as soon as possible. When he was 65,438+00 years old, he married a child bride Wen who was three years older than him. /kloc-when he was 0/5 years old, he and his wife officially "consummated". When Mao Shunsheng 17 years old, Mao Enpu gave him all his property and let him get married.
After Mao Shunsheng came to power, he worked in the fields every morning. In addition to farming, he also feeds pigs and cows, goes up the mountain to cut wood, and casts a net to catch fish. But even though he works hard every day, the situation at home has not improved.
1893 and 1896, Wen gave birth to a son and Mao Zemin for Mao Shunsheng. He felt that it was impossible. He met people who went out from home to be soldiers, and they all had a good life after coming back. He also decided to be a soldier, so he sent his wife and children back to his family and went out to join the Xiang army himself.
190 1 or so, Mao Shunsheng, who had been a soldier abroad for many years, returned to Shaoshanchong, and then took back his wife and children who were fostered in his parents' home. These years abroad not only broadened his horizons, but also tempered his brave spirit. He also paid off his debts and redeemed his land with the money he had saved as a soldier.
By about 1904, Mao Shunsheng already owns 15 mu of land and can collect 60 tons of grain every year. In addition to the 35 tons consumed at home, he still has 25 tons. He grinds the surplus rice into shiny rice and then picks it up and sells it in the market. Ground rice bran is used to feed shelf pigs. When the shelf pig grew up, he rushed to the market to sell it, and his family's business soon grew bigger and bigger.
After the business was done, Mao Shunsheng also began to issue his own stock "Mao Shunyi Hall" to collect the surplus money from his neighbors in order to increase value; If it is issued to the employer, it can be used as a salary and can temporarily replace silver; When you send it to your business colleagues, it becomes a deposit, or it is worth the money.
With the growing family business, Mao Shunsheng often employs long-term or short-term workers, but he also keeps his son idle. Mao Zedong once recalled that he was asked to work in the fields when he was 6 years old. But young Mao Zedong likes reading very much. Mao Shunsheng thinks that reading will affect his work, so the father and son often have conflicts.
One day at noon, Mao Zedong didn't go back for lunch. Mao Shunsheng went out to look for him and found him reading beside an ancient tomb. He was very angry and said to his son, "are you really possessed by this broken book?" Do you just ignore your father's words? "
However, Mao Zedong said that he had picked fifteen loads of fat, and he didn't start reading until he finished his work. Mao Shunsheng went to the field and found it to be true, so he stopped talking about him.
When Mao Zedong was 9 years old, Mao Shunsheng finally decided to send him to a private school. It is said that he had a dispute with someone for a mountain forest, and he clearly had the right, but he couldn't say it. The other party has read many books and quoted classics. As a result, the unreasonable is said to be right. As a result, the mountains and forests were finally awarded to others, so I sent my son to school after the economic situation improved, hoping that he could work hard by himself in the future.
1904, Mao Shunsheng took advantage of his cousin Mao Jusheng's living difficulties and bought his 7 mu paddy field at a low price. Wenhe strongly opposed it, but he said, "naturally, I used money to buy land, and he sold it and I bought it." This has nothing to do with brothers not brothers. " This made Mao Zedong very disgusted. He feels that his father only cares about making money, regardless of brotherhood.
When Mao Zedong 13 years old, another big conflict broke out between father and son. Once, Mao Shunsheng had many guests at home, but he called Mao Zedong lazy and useless in front of the guests, which made Mao Zedong very angry. He scolded his father and ran out of the house. Mao Shunsheng continued to scold while chasing. Mao Zedong didn't listen and ran to the pond.
Facing his aggressive father, Mao Zedong said that if he came any closer, he would jump into the pond. This frightened Mao Shunsheng, but he insisted that Mao Zedong kowtow and apologize. Mao Zedong said that if he promised not to hit himself, he could kowtow on one leg and the war would be over.
However, Mao Shunsheng continued to let Mao Zedong go to private schools. Although he spent a lot of money, he still insisted that as a father, he still loved his son deeply, although his starting point was different from Mao Zedong's.
But with Mao Zedong getting older and more rebellious, Mao Shunsheng thought it would be much better to get married early, so when 14 years old, Mao Shunsheng decided to marry Roche for him. His intention is clear, that is to tie Mao Zedong's heart.
But Mao Zedong later recalled, "I never lived with her, never. I don't think she is my wife. I hardly thought about her at that time. " Roche died after marrying into the Mao family at the age of 20.
It is wrong for Mao Shunsheng to arrange his marriage against Mao Zedong's wishes, but it is still commendable for his father to choose a suitable, strong and housework-oriented daughter-in-law for his son in order to make his family prosperous and happy.
At the age of 16, Mao Shunsheng and his brother Mao Huailin reached an agreement to let their son be an apprentice in a rice shop in Xiangtan City, more than 70 miles away from Shaoshan. In his view, this is a promising career, because he made his fortune by his own business, so that his son can go to the rice shop to learn how to do business, and he can keep this family business when he comes back.
But Mao Zedong wants to continue his research. He found his uncle Wen, Wen, his cousin Wang, Mao Luzhong and his mother Wen to help him. Mao Shun created a "one-man army" and he had to agree to his son's request.
19 10, Mao Zedong finally got his wish. He wants to leave Shaoshan and go to Dongshan School in Xiangxiang. In order to show his ambition, he rewrote a poem written by Japanese reformer Saigō Takamori for his father:
When he left, Mao Shunsheng came to see Mao Zedong off with his family. His mother Wen said to him, "Sanyazi, did you bring the packaged peppers?" This is your first time out of town. Don't eat cold food outside, pay attention to adding clothes! "
Mao Shunsheng also said to his son, "Shi San, you should have a full meal outside. Write to me when you run out of money, and I will send it. "
Mao Zedong regrets ground say, "Dad, Mom, Mo Yuan sent me away. I'm leaving. "
Just a few steps away, Mao Zemin, who helped Mao Zedong pack his luggage, pulled his skirt and said to him, "Brother, dad is crying!"
Mao Zedong turned around slowly and found his father's face dripping with tears and his eyes moist. He ran back, knelt down to his father, kowtowed three times, and said, "Don't worry, Dad, I will live up to expectations ..."
Since then, Mao Zedong has been away from home for a long time, rarely going home, not only avoiding the contradiction with his father, but also missing his parents and hometown. He often wrote to his father. When he first started working, he often sent money and medicine home.
105, my mother Wen died in Shaoshan at the age of 53. Mao Zedong was not with him when his mother died. When he came home with his younger brother Mao Zetan, his mother had been lying in the coffin for two days.
The death of his wife dealt a great blow to Mao Shunsheng. He is old, so Mao Zedong took his father to live in Changsha for a while. The tense father-son relationship has long since vanished, and Mao Shunsheng has lived a happy life.
In order to expel Hunan warlord Zhang, Mao Zedong led a petition group to Beijing. But not long after he left, Mao Shunsheng suffered from acute typhoid fever and died on June 23rd, 1920 at the age of 50.
Mao Zedong engaged in revolutionary activities in Beijing, unable to get away and go back to mourn his father. He did not return to Changsha until July, when his father had been buried for half a year. He worshipped his father's coffin and felt deeply guilty for not getting back his filial piety.
He said to his younger brother Mao Zemin and his sister-in-law Wang Shulan, "You take care of everything of your parents, especially after my father died. Later, I learned that his old man died of typhoid fever and the coffin was borrowed from the Tang family. You have to worry, but I didn't do my duty! "
There is a "Shaolu Bridge" in Shaoshan, which was built in the first half of 19 19. A "Shaolu Bridge Monument" with a length of 1 m and a width of 0.6 m stands on the cliff of Shaoshanzui, which records seven collectives and eight individuals who donated money to repair the bridge at that time, of which Mao Shunsheng donated four pieces of silver ocean, which was personal.
1On June 25th, 959, Mao Zedong returned to Shaoshan, his hometown after 32 years' absence, with nostalgia for his hometown and his parents who were buried in Jiuquan. The next morning, he came to the grave where his parents were buried together to offer sacrifices. He said affectionately to the staff around him: "My father has typhoid fever, and my mother has a bag around her neck and wears eyes. None of them are incurable, but they all died prematurely. If it is now, they will not die. "
Then he respectfully placed a wreath made of cypress and pine branches in front of his parents' graves and said with deep affection, "The predecessors have worked hard, and the descendants are happy. Worry about the world first, and be happy after the world. "
On the way back, Mao Zedong said to Luo Ruiqing who accompanied him: "We * * * people are thorough materialists and don't believe in ghosts and gods, but we have to admit that our parents gave birth to us and educated our party, comrades and friends. I'll come back next time and see them both. "