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The spy gave him a bag of flour.

1 951On the afternoon of May 3rd1,8-year-old Chen Yongkang was playing on the wall not far from Jinchang Primary School with two children from his neighbor. Suddenly, a man in his twenties with a western hairstyle and black leather shoes stopped him: "Where are you studying, little friend?" Chen Yongkang pointed to his school and replied, "Jinchang Primary School." The man immediately took out a bag of sugar, mysteriously gave him some money and a bag of yellow powder, and said, "This is flour, put it on your teacher's desk."

Chen Yongkang recalled that the teacher said in class that "counter-revolutionaries will use gunpowder, grenades and various methods of killing to destroy our factories and schools." I thought this man must be a bad guy for his sneaking around. So he said calmly, "I'll go with you!" " After walking about 100 meters, Chen Yongkang saw several PLA men coming towards him from the other end of the city wall. He immediately put down his things, hugged the man's leg and shouted, "Uncle PLA, come and catch the spy!" " The man panicked and hit Chen Yongkang hard on the head. Chen Yongkang was punched several times by the man, and his nose and mouth were bleeding, but he still clung to the other side until the People's Liberation Army came to subdue the man and then escorted the injured Chen Yongkang home. Later, China People's Liberation Army told Chen Yongkang and his family that this man was a spy and yellow powder was explosives.

After the news that Chen Yongkang's spy was arrested came out, people from all walks of life paid great attention to it. The school receives many phone calls, letters and various gifts every day. At that time, the most gifts were pennants, which filled a classroom. 195 1 On Children's Day, Chen Yongkang and Li Yunzhen, the head teacher, were received by Wang Dongnian, the first mayor of Suzhou after liberation. The story that Chen Yongkang, an 8-year-old pupil, bravely caught a spy soon spread all over Suzhou and even the whole country.

The situation described by Chen Yongkang was confirmed in New Su Bao 195 1 and May 10, and so was his teacher Li Yunzhen. 1951May 13, Jiefang Daily reported this little hero in the form of letters from readers.

The life portrayal of the "little hero" was written into the textbook.

On May 195 10, the reporter saw a photo of Chen Yongkang and his teacher Li Yunzhen, and Chen Yongkang's autograph-"It's an honor to catch spies", with crooked handwriting. This photo was taken during the presentation. The title of the report is "Holding a meeting to suppress counter-revolution". The article said, "Chen Yongkang, the 8-year-old brother who bravely and tactfully caught the spy, stepped onto the stage and was warmly cheered and respected by all the delegates. He is a good boy of China people. In order to reward his brave and exemplary actions, the Municipal People's Government issued certificates and certificates to the school. "

After many inquiries, the reporter found the 79-year-old teacher Li Yunzhen. Teacher Li said that he was honest at school and studied in general. At that time, she learned from the headmaster that the story of Chen Yongkang catching gangsters was known to the central leadership. The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League was going to invite Chen Yongkang to Beijing to meet the central leadership, but somehow it failed to make it.

Teacher Li said that saboteurs often create some terrorist incidents because Suzhou was liberated soon. In order to protect the safety of the little hero, the school specially arranged a dormitory for Chen Yongkang, and the teachers took turns to take care of it. A leader of the Central Committee spoke highly of Chen Yongkang.

The story of Chen Yongkang's arrest of a spy was widely circulated, and it was later written into primary school textbooks. Several old leaders of former work units can prove that they have read Chinese textbooks with Chen Yongkang content.

Soak rice in soy sauce-no intention to "eat"

Chen Yongkang has five brothers and sisters, three sisters and a younger brother. His mother can't read, so it's difficult at home. Big sister 12 years old only goes to the first grade of primary school. My brother dropped out of school for his fourth grade, which still makes him feel guilty. However, Chen Yongkang, who was in junior high school, had a hard time. He had no money at that time, so he added some soy sauce to the cooked rice. He never wanted to find an organization or leader to solve anything. "There is no need to trouble others."

After becoming a "little hero", Chen Yongkang never regarded honor as the weight of life. After graduating from high school, Chen Yongkang willingly became an ordinary person and began dredging for more than 20 years. Looking back, Lao Chen thinks that the words "study hard and make progress every day" are not only written for students, but also for adults, as an attitude and spirit at work. "These eight words have nothing to do with the rich and the poor."

The reporter asked Chen Yongkang what difficulties he had at home. He said, "My life is much better than that of laid-off workers, so there is no need to make any demands on the organization."

Unfortunately, it is not made in party member.

For the past, Mr. Chen has another regret-so far he has not been born in party member, which is related to his marriage. At that time, Chen Yongkang went aboard the waterway to clean up the silt in the river. Because of his hard work, he was listed as a party activist in 1968.

But because of another life choice, he lost the opportunity to join the party in that special year. At that time, he fell in love with a female worker in the hostel of Suzhou Transportation Bureau. This girl is beautiful and capable, and she also takes a fancy to Chen Yongkang's honesty and diligence. However, because this female worker came from a family of industrial and commercial owners, the relevant personnel asked Chen Yongkang to draw a clear line with her, or she would be disqualified as a party activist, so she failed to join the party. Chen Yongkang still wants to join the party.

This matter needs further study.

Mao Zedong's inscription pennant is important evidence.

Before looking for Chen Yongkang, the reporter consulted a lot of information, and finally found such a little news in the media such as Reader magazine and Newspaper Digest. The content is as follows:

Chairman Mao's "study hard and make progress every day" is a household name, which has been encouraging and inspiring generations of primary and secondary school students to study hard and make progress in the past 50 years. How did Chairman Mao's important inscription come from? Recently, on the occasion of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of East China People's Revolutionary University, people found in the 46th issue 195 1 on May 28th that the original inscription "Study hard and make progress every day" was given to Chen Yongkang children by Chairman Mao when he learned that Chen Yongkang, an 8-year-old pupil of Suzhou Jinchang Primary School, was injured in catching a spy.

Accordingly, the reporter first looked for Suzhou Jinchang Primary School, but the primary school has been merged by Jinmen Primary School for many years, and the previous student data can no longer be found. So the reporter contacted the Education Bureau again, and there was no result. It was not until an accidental opportunity that I learned that there was an old man named Chen Yongkang in a neighborhood committee in Suzhou. After repeated inquiries, the reporter finally got the phone number of the old man's home. Yesterday, the reporter met this "legendary" figure.

Chen Yongkang said that because the spy was arrested, there were lectures one after another, and because the honor was given to the school, he never thought about keeping those pennants. Suzhou Jinchang Primary School, where Chen Yongkang was in those days, has long since ceased to exist. The warehouse where various honor banners were stored in those years was moved as early as 1980s, and there was no trace of banners. Chen Yongkang is very sorry that the only clue that can provide evidence has been broken.

Where is Mao Zedong's manuscript "Study hard and make progress every day"? Chen Yongkang wants to find the answer in his lifetime.