Wangcheng County, Hunan Province, the birthplace of Lei Feng.

Cross Xiangjiang River from Changsha City and follow Changning Highway westbound 15km. Between the rolling mountains, there is a small mountain village called Jianjiatang, which is the hometown of Lei Feng. 1940 12 18 (November 20 of the lunar calendar) Lei Feng was born in a poor peasant family here and was named Lei Zhenxing at that time. Because that year was the "Chen Geng" year of the lunar calendar, his family called him "Gengzi".

3-year-old children, if now, are happy in kindergarten, but when Lei Feng was 3 years old, his grandfather was forced to death by the landlord; At the age of 5, my father was beaten by the Japanese invaders and died in bed. At the age of six, my brother was squeezed in the capitalist's factory and driven home by the capitalist. Later, he got tuberculosis and died without money for treatment. Soon, his younger brother Xiao Jinman died in his mother's arms; When he was 7 years old, his mother couldn't bear the bullying of the landlord and hanged herself. He became an orphan. At a young age, he went up the mountain to cut wood for a living and was cut down three times by the landlord's wife.

Lei Feng, who came from blood and tears, became a youth league member in the struggle against hegemony and bandits at the age of 9. 15 years old, became a civil servant of the new regime.

Today, some people can extend their military service and service time at will by obtaining certificates. Then, if Lei Feng were alive today, he would be an old revolution.

Let's follow the path that Lei Feng once walked and follow in his footsteps.

After liberation, with the help of Uncle Peng Demao, the head of Anqing Township, Lei Feng went to primary school. Soon the school will be closed. One day, Lei Feng found a school while herding cattle in a mountain village more than ten miles away. Lei Feng was overjoyed and found the teacher to ask for reading. At first, the teacher disagreed. At Lei Feng's earnest request, he passed the exam and went to school. Because of liberation, people's lives are extremely difficult. Lei Feng sometimes reads and writes in the moonlight. Later, because he couldn't afford the tuition, Uncle Peng recommended him to be a correspondent in the village. There is no doubt that it is because of Lei Feng's excellent academic performance. Many years later, when someone interviewed Lei Feng's teachers and classmates before his death, he could clearly recite the Allegro book compiled in that year:

"Xiao Lei Zhenxing (the name of Lei Feng when he was a child) studied him most frequently, went to school farthest, and did his homework best ...1In the autumn of 956, Peng Xiangchang went to Wangcheng County for a meeting. Zhang Xingyu, secretary of the county party committee, wanted to find a civil servant and asked him if his future was good. After Mayor Peng introduced Lei Feng's life experience and performance in the village, Secretary Zhang decided to transfer him to the county. Township head Peng is really reluctant to let Lei Feng go, but Lei Feng can make faster progress by going to higher authorities. Township head Peng is happy for him. Peng, the township head, bought a mosquito net, a thermos bottle and a new suit for Lei Feng and delivered it to the county party committee office in person.

The origin of spiral spirit

On the mountain road in Wangcheng, a small screw caught the attention of Secretary Zhang and Lei Feng. Little Lei Feng scampered and kicked off the screws. Secretary Zhang stepped forward, bent down to pick it up, wiped the dust off the screw and solemnly handed it to Lei Feng: "Keep it, it will be useful."

So a bend, in a word, an old * * * party member's words and deeds, actually affected a young man's life. Later, in the diary written by Lei Feng, the screw was repeatedly pondered by Lei Feng and finally formed a unique "screw spirit".

1960 65438+1October 12, Lei Feng wrote: "Although it is a tiny screw, it is a tiny pinion, but without it, the whole machine will not work, let alone without it. Even if a small screw is not tightened and a pinion is slightly damaged, the machine will fail. Nevertheless,1on April 7, 962, Lei Feng wrote: "A person's role is like a screw on the machine of the revolutionary cause. Because of the connection and fixation of many screws, the machine has become a solid whole, and it can run freely and exert its great working ability. Although the screw is small, its function is immeasurable. I am willing to be a screw forever. Screws should be maintained and cleaned frequently to avoid rusting. The same is true of the human mind. It is necessary to check frequently so as not to make mistakes. "

Appear in the barracks

1959 65438+February,19-year-old Lei Feng walked into the military camp. From this physical condition, the cadre who took over the soldiers is unqualified, but he has an unusual resume. He is an excellent tractor driver on the agricultural front, rated as an advanced producer on the industrial front three times, 18 as a pacesetter, five as a red flag bearer and three as an expert in saving money. The cadre who received the soldiers thought, if he didn't insist on joining the army, how could Angang be?

On his first day in the army, the recruit Lei Feng represented more than 1000 new soldiers. With warm applause, he boarded the platform of the whole regiment without stage fright to welcome his new comrades. Two thousand pairs of eyes focused on him. He stood in front of the microphone with his head held high. Although he is not tall, he looks full of energy and pride. He shook off the snowflake, took out his speech from his trouser pocket, and read aloud with a strong Hunan accent: "Dear Chief and all the old comrades, let me represent the new soldiers ..." He just said two words, and the strong wind blew up his speech. He wanted to spread it, but the wind seemed to deliberately make him uncomfortable. It was just squashed and exploded before it could be opened. Chen Guangsheng, the director of the Youth League branch present at that time, wanted to come forward and give him a hand. Unexpectedly, Lei Feng simply put the speech into his trouser pocket and spoke into the microphone impromptu: "We new soldiers are so happy to put on military uniforms and carry guns in the days when the sixties are about to begin. There are workers, members and students from all directions among us, but we only have one heart, learn skills well, defend the motherland and be a decent soldier. Just now, the head of the regiment spoke, hoping that we would strive to be five good soldiers. As far as I am concerned, with the leadership here and the help of veteran comrades, if you don't say five good things, you will be able to be ten good things and eight good things. "

The audience was amused. Lei Feng looked a little flustered and grabbed the microphone and said, "What are you laughing at?" ? I am telling the truth. "He turned to salute the chief, there was a warm applause.

This is the first time that Chen Guangsheng, the author of The Story of Lei Feng, met Lei Feng. Now, Chen Guangsheng is over 60 years old, but a vivid Lei Feng is still reflected in his mind. The longer time goes by, the more he misses Lei Feng who has worldly desires like ordinary people and presents various colors in the sun like ordinary people.

Chen Guangsheng didn't blame him for writing to ask him, "Is there really such a person as Lei Feng?" Young friend. He told the story of Lei Feng that he saw with deep affection.

Seek "happiness"

Since the recruit meeting, Lei Feng and the club director Chen Guangsheng have gradually become familiar with each other. He found that Chen Guangsheng had so many books there, and since then, he has become a frequent visitor to the club. Once, Lei Feng saw a collection of Lu Xun's novels at Chen Guangsheng's bedside and borrowed them back. After a while, Lei Feng returned the book. Chen Guangsheng asked him, what articles did you read? Lei Feng said that he had read many articles about Scream and Hesitation. Chen Guangsheng really admires his reading ability. What Chen Guangsheng will never forget is that when they talked about Sister Xianglin in Blessing, Lei Feng suddenly felt a little sad. He said, "I cried again when I read Blessing this time. Xianglinsao's miserable life is very similar to my mother's. " When Lei Feng said this, tears came out. He wiped his eyes and said, "My mother suffered all her life and died in the old society. She died a terrible death. I was only six or seven years old that year. " Just then, Lei Feng suddenly changed the subject. He said: "I have a low level of education and don't understand. The author will not bless Sister Xianglin or Master Lu. How can you be blessed? " Although Lei Feng doesn't quite understand the great writer's intention, he likes Lu Xun's works so much. "Blessing" obviously caused ripples in Lei Feng's heart. Chen Guangsheng felt that this young soldier who loves brains should not be underestimated.

Lei Feng was disciplined.

In all the books that record Lei Feng, it is probably difficult to see the words that describe Lei Feng's training positively. However, in real life, Lei Feng is not always accompanied by praise and honor.

Every time Lei Feng borrows books from Chen Guangsheng, he is always in high spirits. One day, he came into the room with a sad face. It turned out that Lei Feng met the deputy township head on the road, and the deputy township head didn't know it was Lei Feng. Lei Feng greeted the deputy head happily with a ha ha, but the deputy head saw his "Liu Haier" exposed on the brim and gave him a good scolding. At that time, Chen Guangsheng complained that the deputy head was a little too strict with the new soldiers, but he still comforted Lei Feng verbally, saying that the deputy head was strict with the soldiers and told Lei Feng not to take it to heart. After a while, Lei Feng calmed down and talked and laughed as before. Before leaving, he told Chen Guangsheng that he would go back for a haircut. Later, Chen Guangsheng really met Lei Feng.

My hair is short. But once, Chen Guangsheng said with a smile, "I was attracted by your harmonica, not to check my military appearance." Lei Feng put down his hat and smiled. At this time, Chen Guangsheng noticed that although his hair was neat, his short hair on his forehead was still bangs, just a little shorter than in the past. Chen Guangsheng fondled the short hair on Lei Feng's forehead and joked, "You dare not keep it, for fear that the colonel will see it again?" He smiled: "I'll put down my hat when I go to the street again." Wide heart secretly smiled, is really a stubborn deep card.

Chen Guangsheng's pursuit of this story is nothing more than saying that Lei Feng is a man with personality, not a transparent god. When promoting advanced models, we should not cover up what originally belonged to an actor, including his shortcomings, just like making up for him. In that case, the typical can only appear on the stage.

A photo of "liberation"

Lei Feng, who stayed in the military camp for only one year and eight months, was full of pride as a master. Ji Zeng, who has taken many photos for Lei Feng, worked as a photojournalist in the propaganda unit of the Communist Youth League at that time, and is now the chairman of Chengde Branch of China Photographers Association, Hebei Province. He recalled such a story:

I remember 196 1 one noon in spring, I was carrying my camera to the company for an interview, just in time for Lei Feng to lie on the ground and maintain the vehicle. Then I went over to him and said, "Lei Feng, how about taking a picture here?" Lei Feng shook his head again and again: "No, you can take pictures of others. I have enough photos. " . Besides, taking too many photos is also a waste. "I said," you have a lot of photos, but did you take them in the car? "Don't forget, you are the driver!" After listening to my words, Lei Feng was moved and his little face was happy: "Take a photo casually!" " As he spoke, he got off from under the car.

He took a picture in front of the car and I adjusted the focus. Just as I was about to press the shutter, he suddenly said to me, "Don't take pictures here, go there." It turned out that Lei Feng wanted to take photos on the "Jiefang" car. The car he was driving was an old Soviet-style car "Gass 5 1". In this way, I followed him on a "liberation" car. He pointed to the word "liberation" on the bus and said to me, "Can you take these two words with you?" I asked inexplicably, "What are you doing here?" He thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Without liberation, where did Lei Feng come from?" After listening to his words, I understood what he meant. In this way, I took this familiar photo for him. After more than 20 years, Ji Zeng still retains this precious original photo. When Sun Yungui, a press officer of a garrison, came to visit him, Ji Zeng took out the original photos from the photo album and showed them to him.

After taking the photo album, Sun Yungui flipped through it curiously. This is not an ordinary photo album, but a beautifully made photo album of Lei Feng. The scenes of Lei Feng's life in those years are all condensed in this thick booklet: there are scenes of his hard work and plain living, mending clothes, helping the elderly and helping others at the station, and telling stories to the children when he was an off-campus counselor ... Under those faded photos, there is a complete negative of Zhang Baocun, which shows how hard the host is. Ji Zeng said that most of these photos were developed for the first time after he took them.

I compare the party to my mother.

"Sing a folk song for the party,

I compare the party to my mother;

My mother only gave birth to me,

The glory of the party shines on my heart.

The whip of the old society whipped me,

Mother will only cry;

The producers' party called on me to make a revolution.

Catch the whip and defeat the enemy. "

In the Diary of Lei Feng, I copied this lyric neatly, so that many people later regarded it as Lei Feng's poem. But one thing is certain, "I compare the party to my mother" really sings Lei Feng's sincere feelings. Now there are some young people who have not experienced Lei Feng's experience, so it is difficult to understand this emotion of Lei Feng, just treating it as an artistic exaggeration. Let's take a look at Gao, the instructor of Lei Feng, a memory of Lei Feng joining the Party.

Gao is 64 years old this year. He is the captain officer talking to Lei Feng in that familiar photo. At that time, he was the instructor of Lei Feng's company and the party introducer of Lei Feng.

1April, 964, Gao was transferred to the transportation re-election instructor, just as Lei Feng also ended his training life for recruits and was assigned to the company to learn to drive.

Gao recalled: In more than two years of getting along, what impressed me the most was Lei Feng's feelings for the Party. He did whatever the party told him to do, and he followed the party wholeheartedly. He often talks with me, reports his thoughts, and applies to join the party organization many times. I saw that he was in such a hurry, so I paid attention to cultivating him. I gave my share of party constitution to Lei Feng and told him about the Party. Since then, Lei Feng has been more conscious of being strict with himself according to party member standards, actively looking for a job, and helping others to do good things whenever he has time. There is a contradiction between two soldiers from the same village in your company. Lei Feng, like cadres, used the truth in Chairman Mao's works to do ideological work for them and waged these two wars.

Friends will make up soon. I saw it as an instructor. Don't mention how happy you are. At a branch Committee meeting, Lei Feng, who had been in the army for less than seven months, was nominated as the development target by the branch Committee members. However, when discussing Lei Feng's joining the Party later, some branch members heard some reflections on Lei Feng, saying that he wanted to show his face and praise, while others thought that Lei Feng had been a soldier for a short time, and whether he could persist in doing good deeds often needed to be tested. In this way, Lei Feng's joining the Party was shelved.

1960165438+10.7 On October 7, at the political work conference of "Four Good Companies" and "Five Good Soldiers" of shenyang military area command Ministry of Military Industry, Liu Jiale, deputy political commissar, found me and said that the reporter of the People's Liberation Army Daily was very moved after listening to Lei Feng's report and decided to write a report on "Bitter Children, Good Soldiers". Please study your branch first and report your opinions to the Communist Youth League Committee. After the meeting, I reported to the instructor the decision of the last branch Committee and returned to Fushun in the afternoon. That night, I found Li Chaoqun, deputy secretary of the branch and company commander, and asked the opinions of other branch members respectively, and they all passed. I solemnly wrote in the column of references in party member: "Ray!

Comrade Feng keeps in mind the purpose of our army, serves the people wholeheartedly, has a clear distinction between love and hatred, and has a firm political stance. I volunteered to introduce Lei Feng to the party. "

At noon the next day, I returned to the conference guest house and reported the resolution of Lei Feng's joining the Party adopted by the branch meeting to Han, the political commissar of the Communist Youth League. During the break of the meeting, members of the battalion party committee specially convened a party committee to discuss the issue of Lei Feng's joining the Party, and passed the resolution that the Party branch of the transportation company approved Lei Feng's application for joining the Party. This day is165438+1October 8, and Lei Feng will never forget it. After dinner, the comrades in the engineering department informed Lei Feng, who was giving a report on "two records and three investigations" in a middle school in Shenyang, to come to me. As soon as Lei Feng went up the stairs of the guest house, he was surrounded by a group of waiters and asked for a small report. Lei Feng, who had been in the army for less than a year at that time, was famous. Wherever he goes, he does good deeds and is deeply loved by people. As soon as Lei Feng entered the dormitory, I took out his application for joining the Party from the bedside, and then Lei Feng's eyes were fixed on it. Don't move at all "Lei Feng, from now on you are a producer in party member and China!" I am serious. He cried with a "wow", as if the mother's children had reunited after a long separation and jumped into her arms. At this moment, all the instructors present were shocked and moved by Lei Feng's sincere feelings for the party. I saw Lei Feng turning over the application for joining the Party with his hand, sobbing and saying intermittently, "Mom, I found you, and I will definitely listen to you in the future!" At this moment, Cui instructor around Lei Feng came over and took Lei Feng's hand and said, "You are already party member. You should be more modest and prudent in the future and serve the people wholeheartedly! " Lei Feng nodded, and in the evening he wrote in his diary: "Great Party! You are my kind mother, everything belongs to you, and I will always listen to you and be your loyal son. "

Turning to Lei Feng's diary, we can see that he expressed such a wish in many places: to strive to realize his best wish and meet the great leader Chairman Mao. Comrade Zhang Jun, the former director of shenyang military area command Political Department who once took more than 200 photos of Lei Feng and now works in Anshan reeducation-through-labor center, recalled: When I was with Lei Feng, he repeatedly said to me, "Study hard and work hard to see Chairman Mao in Beijing!" Why is Lei Feng's longing to meet Chairman Mao unforgettable? Because the Party Committee of shenyang military area command Corps of Engineers has made a decision to appoint Comrade Lei Feng as a representative to attend the 1962 National Day ceremony. Unexpectedly, before the good news could be told to him, he died in the line of duty on August 15 of that year and failed to realize his long-cherished wish to meet Chairman Mao. 1963 On the eve of "August 1st Army Day", I met the great leader Chairman Mao for Comrade Lei Feng in Huairentang, Zhongnanhai, the capital. Tears welled up in my eyes and I was extremely excited. I grabbed more than a dozen precious photos of Chairman Mao's meeting with the cast members of shenyang military area command Anti-Japanese Drama Troupe "Lei Feng". It is said that Chairman Mao, who loves opera, never watches it. He also said that he would give me 200 yuan to watch the play. However, Chairman Mao was attracted by the drama Lei Feng and was excited about Lei Feng in the play. Every time Zhang Jun talks about it, he will feel sad and choke.

Lei Feng, an orphan who survived the sufferings of the old society, learned from his own personal experience that there would be no new China without the * * * production party. When he thanked the party for repaying the party's simple class feelings, rose to the ideal of fighting for the party's cause and became a member of the ruling party, how could he not be filled with emotion? Without understanding the history and ideological track of Lei Feng's generation, it is difficult to understand what Lei Feng did, and it will really have a question mark on Lei Feng. This question is so naive and superficial.

Party newspaper letter of appointment

A few years ago, someone published an article in the newspaper, saying that Lei Feng was a "talent", not a "talent". Whether Lei Feng is a talented person or not, we won't say much, but only provide a little historical data, which can explain the problem quite well. 196 1 year 1 1 month, a letter of appointment was sent to lei feng's hand, and no one knows it so far:

Comrade Lei Feng:

We warmly welcome to learn that your company has confirmed you as our reporter, and we are writing to formally hire you ... I hope to strengthen our contact in the future.

I am here to convey

welcome

the Chinese People's Liberation Army

Communication liaison group

Liberation army newspaper office

196 1 year1kloc-0/month 17.

Some graduate students from Renmin University saw this letter of appointment in the Military Museum. Several students drew some thoughts. Some people say that you need some real skills to be a reporter for a central-level party newspaper. I didn't expect Lei Feng to be so good. Some people say that this is an important historical material of Lei Feng, which enriches the image of Lei Feng. Lei Feng not only helps others, but also has a certain scientific and cultural level, which is attractive to contemporary youth.

The contribution of nature

How did Lei Feng be typical, how did the leaders find Lei Feng, and who was the first person to publicize Lei Feng?

We finally understand. In a hotel in Shenyang, we met Tong He, a retired former military correspondent of Xinhua News Agency in Liaoning. When we were still wearing red scarves, we remembered the name of Lei Feng, but we didn't pay attention to who was the first person to promote Lei Feng. Now, in front of us are two authors who have written about Lei Feng's deeds.

They said modestly, "We didn't promote Lei Feng. He became famous long before it was made public. "

"1960, 10, Ji Bingqian, editor-in-chief of Forward, called us both and said that the newspaper had received a natural manuscript, which reflected the hard work and simplicity of a new soldier named Lei Feng. Say, JiBing handed the manuscript to us. We saw that this recruit had been in the army for less than 10 months, collected toothpaste skins, mended socks, donated money to the people's commune, and did a lot of good things. At that time, we thought that the country was in a difficult period, and the party emphasized hard work. It's not easy for Lei Feng to do this, but it's also cute. Before, Ji Bing asked us to get to know the army and get to know this soldier. We went to the Political Department of the Corps of Engineers and met Deputy Director Wang, asking him to know which unit Lei Feng belongs to. Deputy Director Wang said that Lei Feng was in Shenyang these days, and he was going to Liaoning Normal University to give a report on his experiences. He is a typical person who thinks hard and thinks sweet.

"The two of us discussed it and decided to feel it on the spot. On the day when Lei Feng gave a lecture at the university, the two of us sat with the students and listened. I am so sad that I can't bear to listen to Lei Feng's bitter life experience. Lei Feng not only talked about his past sufferings, but also talked about his training by the Party and his present work. Talk above, cry below, and some students cry. At this time, the slogan suddenly sounded,' Lei Feng's suffering is our suffering, and Lei Feng's hatred is our hatred'. After the leader shouted, the students stood up and took the lead in reducing:' Learn from Lei Feng' and' Learn from Lei Feng'. That scene was so exciting. For both of us, this report has solved the problem of emotional contagion, and we all think this soldier is really cute. He is not only a model of economy. After the meeting, we talked directly with Lei Feng. He speaks honestly. He brought three diaries and notes. We found that the young man paid great attention to his study. Ji Bing also listened to the report the day before and said excitedly that he would report a big case.

"Zhi-hua zhao of the propaganda department of the Corps of Engineers, photographer Zhang Jun, they had many contacts with Lei Feng. We listened to their introduction again, and then joined Lei Feng's company, where the instructor was Gao. His evaluation of the soldier is positive. He introduced the characteristics of this soldier, one is hard-working and the other is helping others. He said that he has great feelings for the people and expressed his spontaneous feelings for old comrades, workers and farmers with his actions. The army issued four moon cakes, which he sent to the staff hospital. When Wanghua District established the People's Commune, he sent 200 yuan. "

Zhang Jun described the donation more vividly in his memory:

"1960 10 10 In late October, my propaganda assistant and I took two letters praising Lei Feng from the place where Lei Feng was in the regiment and went to the transportation company where Lei Feng was located for verification again. The Heping People's Commune in Wanghua District of Fushun City sent a letter thanking Lei Feng for sending 100 yuan to support the establishment of the People's Commune. One is a letter from Liaoyang Municipal Committee, warmly praising Lei Feng's kindness and sending 100 yuan to the people in the disaster area. After investigation and understanding, the facts were clarified: once, the people in the company's resident beat gongs and drums to warmly celebrate the establishment of the people's commune. Seeing this lively scene, Lei Feng immediately ran to the savings office, took out all the 200 yuan money accumulated in factories and troops, and ran to harmony like a gust of wind.

The office of the Party Committee of Ping People's Commune put the money on the table and said,' I have been looking forward to this day for a long time. This is a token of my appreciation. Please accept it! The comrades in the Party Committee Office were very moved and said,' We accept your love for the commune, but we can't accept this money. Please keep it and send it home! Lei Feng said earnestly:' The people's commune is my home! If my parents were still alive, they would never refuse the money given by his son. Lei Feng repeatedly asked, but the commune still refused to accept it. It was not until Lei Feng said that he was in tears that the comrades in the commune agreed to accept half of it. Although the amount of 100 yuan is not much, it has given all members of the Heping People's Commune a spiritual wealth.

"Soon after, Liaoyang region suffered a once-in-a-century flood. When Lei Feng saw in the newspaper that Chairman Mao of the CPC Central Committee sent a plane to send clothes and food to the people in the disaster area, he thought to himself, what can I do for the people in the disaster area? He wrote a letter of condolence in a hurry, braved the heavy rain, ran to the post office and sent the 100 yuan returned by the commune to the Liaoyang Municipal Committee. ...

"Lei Feng supports the people's commune and the people in the disaster area, and is willing to give everything he has, but he never wants to spend a penny. After joining the People's Liberation Army, he received a monthly allowance, except for 10 cents to pay the tour fare, 20 cents to buy soap, some money to buy books, and all the rest were deposited in the savings office. I don't know how many times I mended the socks he wore, but they were completely changed in the end and I couldn't bear to throw them away. The company issues summer clothes, each with two sets of uniforms, two shirts and two pairs of shoes. Lei Feng only received a uniform, a shirt and a pair of shoes. Lei Feng's revolutionary spirit of hard struggle is highly praised by comrades, but some comrades don't understand Lei Feng and say that he is stupid to save money without spending it!

"Lei Feng wrote in his diary: Some people say that I am a fool, which is wrong. I want to be a person who is beneficial to the people and the country. If this is a' fool', then I am willing to be such a' fool'. Revolution needs such a' fool', and so does construction.

"Some comrades have seen the movie Lei Feng. I wonder if they still remember a scene in which a soldier named Wang Dali threw Lei Feng's broken socks, and a picture in which Lei Feng sent 20 yuan money to his mother for treatment in the name of Wang Dali. It's true. Wang Dali always thought Lei Feng was a little stingy. When he learned that it was Lei Feng who sent 20 yuan money to his mother in his name, he changed his view of Lei Feng. "

There has always been controversy.

These good deeds done by Lei Feng have long been praised by the masses, but some people still don't understand them. Not only today, but also at that time, even the cadres who were with Lei Feng all day doubted Lei Feng's motivation to do good deeds.

Tong He continues to tell us:

"The company also has cadres who hold opposite opinions. Some cadres say that he likes to show off and do good deeds for others to see. At that time, we wrote very carefully, and consciously invited comrades with two opinions to sit together and talk and accept our interview. We talked calmly for a long time. At the beginning, most people agreed with Lei Feng. Through the conversation, comrades who have some views on Lei Feng have gradually changed. The political commissar of Korea in the regiment was a cadre during the Anti-Japanese War. He said,' It's normal to have a little disagreement. It is good for everyone to exchange ideas together. If we want to say who is Bole who discovered Lei Feng, it should be political commissar Han. He himself is a' living Lei Feng'. His own family is very difficult, and he has also donated money to the disaster area.

However, when promoting Lei Feng, he wouldn't let others write about him. He passed away a few years ago. So far, few people know his advanced deeds.

"At that time, there were reform schools and juvenile detention centers, and some children wore red scarves to go in. Everyone is aware of the importance of education to the younger generation. So we think' Lei Feng is a good descendant of the Party'. Later, we wrote an exchange topic like this. At that time, the national economy was difficult and the international environment was unfavorable to us, but we felt that as long as there was a party, a political backbone and a good youth like Lei Feng, the country would be as stable as Mount Tai. "

Lei Feng became a "fire" in the northeast.

Tong He continued to tell us: "After the manuscript is written, we will show it to Ji Bing. He showed it to Du Ping, then director of shenyang military area command's political department. Du Ping has a unique vision. After reading the manuscript, he wrote the words' Chairman Mao's good soldier-Lei Feng'. 1960165438+1October 26th, this manuscript appeared in two and a half editions in Forward. The manuscript was also sent to Xinhua Head Office, People's Liberation Army Daily, Liaoning Communist Youth League Magazine, Liaoning Workers Daily and Shenyang Daily. However, the headlines published in various newspapers have been revised. The People's Liberation Army Daily (1960,65438+February, 13) was published in the second edition with the title of "Strong New Seedlings"; Liaoning Daily is called Red Warrior;

The title of Xinhua News Agency is "Bitter Children Grow into Excellent Soldiers". The most popular newspaper at that time was Forward. At the same time, the military region also put forward the slogan of "learning from Lei Feng, catching Lei Feng and surpassing Lei Feng". Lei Feng's name spread all over the northeast. Lei Feng's complaints and reports were heard everywhere in the air force airport, naval vessels, factory workshops and rural threshing grounds, and his voice was hoarse. Everyone says that Lei Feng is fire. Wherever he goes, there will be exciting scenes. Lei Feng's group carried out activities to learn from Lei Feng among Fushun City and its youth. The newspaper publicized many good young people who studied Lei Feng. Later, we wrote two more articles, one called' Tempering', which talked about Lei Feng's growth under the education of the Party. Another article is called' Thousands of Lei Feng are growing up', which reflects the great response of Lei Feng among young people. At that time, Lei Feng's name was basically a household name in Liaoning, and it also had a certain influence throughout the country. China Youth Publishing House soon wrote to ask us to write a book by Lei Feng. We refused the task because we were going to the front for an interview. One of us went to the front line of the East China Sea and the other went to the front line of the South China Sea.

The death of Lei Feng

Tong He continued to recall: "What a coincidence. 1962 August 15, on the day when Lei Feng died, we came back from Guangzhou and heard that Lei Feng died on business. I was speechless at that time. I really can't stand it emotionally. Later, I heard that the group was going to hold a funeral for Lei Feng, and Fushun City attached great importance to it. Workers, young people and women all sent representatives to attend the memorial service and send the spirits. The memorial service was held in an auditorium in Wanghua District. At that time, there was no room in the auditorium, and there was a sea of people outside. The funeral road was crowded with people. White flowers were planted on both sides of the street. This is also a street ten miles long. We were deeply moved by Chairman Mao's words "Although we are dead, we still have life", and thought that Lei Feng was enough. People who have heard his report, people he has helped directly,