"Sowing" —— Memories of a conversation with Li Dazhao
19 18 summer, I met Li Dazhao once. I was twenty-four years old that year, studying business in the northeast, and I went home to have a look. It coincided with Dazhao's summer vacation, and I also came back from Beijing. I live in a yard with my mother-in-law Dazhao. His mother-in-law is my second mother (aunt), and his wife, Zhao Renlan, is the third of my sisters and older than me. My name is Dazhao, my third brother-in-law. Dazhao lives in the same village as us, so his second mother will know as soon as he comes back. She said to me, "Your third brother-in-law will not go home easily. Invite him to dinner tomorrow, so stay with him! " I thought to myself, I am a university professor, how can I live up to it? I said to my second mother, "I'm a businessman, but I'm …" My second mother interrupted me and said, "You're welcome, can't you entertain me?" I have to say yes.
On the day he came, many friends and villagers also came to visit. We stayed together for four or five hours, but I never had time to talk to him. Later, the guests left one by one, leaving only the two of us in the room. His body is very big, his chest is straight, he sits on his back on the edge of the kang, and his glasses on his nose are shining. It is said that a university professor is not a simple person, but from his clothes and manners, he can't see the demeanor of a university professor at all. I know perfectly well past ask: "Third brother-in-law! What are you doing in Beijing? "He turned his head, looked at me, smiled and said," Light some seeds. "
"planting?" I asked doubtfully.
"Yes!" He smiled and nodded.
"What crops do you want to grow as a professor?" I'm getting more and more strange. Later, he looked at me and said, "You are a businessman and don't know what I ordered. If you don't know, I won't tell you. "
Since then, I have always felt that Li Dazhao is a special person. Others study to get promoted and get rich. What about him? I heard that Zhang asked him to be an official and guard the three northeastern provinces, but he didn't go; Relatives and friends asked him to find something to do in Beijing, but he ignored it; After earning money, I don't care about the business at home, and I don't pay attention to dressing up. According to the third sister, life is still very difficult. What did he order? Later, he went home to visit his uncle Li Renlian (my teacher). I said to his uncle, "As the saying goes, you should rule the country first. Why doesn't my third brother-in-law care about family affairs at all? Why isn't the house repaired? " His uncle said, "He didn't do it for himself." I asked, "What is he doing?" His uncle said, "He said he had done a lot, but he couldn't say it. He will know later. "
What did he order? I haven't found the answer for so many years. On April 29th last year, when teachers and students from Laoting No.1 Middle School visited Dazhao's former residence, I told this story. A teacher told the students to stand up after listening to the story. He said, "Students! Do you understand what Comrade Li Dazhao meant by "sowing"? The seeds he ordered are the seeds of revolution and communism! We want the seeds ordered by Comrade Li Dazhao to blossom and bear fruit in our hearts. " Oh, dear! At this moment, I realized that the seeds ordered by Li Dazhao did not bear fruit in all parts of China.