China News Service, Taizhou, April 4 (Fan Yubin and Long Nan) "Second Uncle, we are late!" During the Qingming Holiday, at the Donghu Martyrs Cemetery of Linhai City, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, Chen Decai came from Tancheng County, Linyi City, Shandong Province. The younger brothers and children came to the tombstone of the martyr Chen Shihua, and they knelt down.

　　"Come home with us..." Chen Decai's eyes were red, and he placed the white wine, duck eggs and flowers from his hometown in front of the tomb of Martyr Chen Shihua.

The "reunion" that spanned 70 years was moving behind it.

Protect the people from being brave and unyielding

　　From Linhai Fishing Pavilion Ferry to Xiguanao Ferry, to Huamai Keng of Dashan Village, Yongquan, Linhai, along the red road that Er Bo set off, the time memory axis in Chen Decai's mind seems to turn counterclockwise.

　　In 1950, Chen Shihua, then the instructor of the CCP's Yongquan District, led an armed squad to the countryside to suppress bandits, visited the poor, mobilized the masses, organized militias to establish a base village for suppressing bandits, and repelled several attacks by sea bandits.

　　On May 17, 1950, after the liberation of Zhoushan, Zhejiang, more than 400 sea bandits rushed to Linhai Tongzhi Mountain (formerly Lantian Township), colluded with the local bandit leader and surrounded 9 advanced anti-bandit villages in Xilu Township.

　　Fighting the bandits head-on has less advantages and more disadvantages.

Thinking of this, Chen Shihua decided to cover the retreat of the people in the villages, and at the same time, together with the district mayor Chen Qingkun and correspondent Wang Kuizhi, went to Haimen to report the situation to the military sub-district and discuss the suppression of bandits.

　　On the way, or because of leaks, Chen Shihua was surrounded by more than 80 bandits on the river near Matou Mountain.

Chen Qingkun and Wang Kuizhi were shot and killed.

Chen Shihua ran out of both guns, threw the documents and guns he carried into the river, and swam for more than one kilometer. When Guan'ao came ashore, he was unfortunately intercepted by guarding bandits.

　　After being captured, the bandit leader used both soft and hard actions in an attempt to lure the Xilu Township militia organization materials from Chen Shihua's mouth.

Chen Shihua clenched his teeth and was always powerful and unyielding.

Martyrs return home to two places

　　Upon learning that Chen Shihua was captured, his comrade-in-arms Lu Xiuquan immediately brought his soldiers and equipment to the mountain to search.

Due to the complex terrain, after several rounds, Chen Shihua had already suffered misfortune when he found him.

On June 28 of that year, more than 300 villagers in Xilu Township rushed to the top of the mountain, destroyed the bandit’s den, and transported the remains of the martyrs back.

　　At the strong request of the local people, the leaders of the party, government, and military departments agreed to bury Chen Shihua's body under a camphor tree at the entrance of the local village and build a tomb as a permanent revolution commemoration.

Time has changed. Due to the construction of the Niutoushan Reservoir, the original tombstone of Chen Shihua no longer exists.

　　Therefore, finding Chen Shihua's tomb and his family became a major concern for Lu Xiuquan.

He repeatedly asked his son Lu Jishun to realize his wish for him.

　　On the other side, the news of Chen Shihua's sacrifice was sent back to Tancheng County, Shandong Province along with his martyrs certificate.

　　"Shortly after the war, Grandpa and the others came to Haiyongquan to'take' the second grandpa home. At that time, he could not find his tombstone, so they could only gather some relics and bring back a piece of loess." Chen Shihua's grandnephew Chen Lin said. Since the older generation, bringing Grandpa No. 2 home has become a concern for the Chen family.

After many twists and turns to find relatives

　　It is nearly 900 kilometers from Linhai, Zhejiang to Tancheng, Shandong.

However, Chen Shihua took more than half a century to go home.

　　After Lu Xiuquan's death in 1990, the burden of finding Chen Shihua's family fell on his son Lu Jishun.

In the past 20 years, Lu Jishun has published information widely, but there has been no response.

　　"When I meet a friend from Shandong on a business trip, just ask a few questions." Lu Jishun said that in 2017, he chatted with his friend Li Kefang, who is doing business in Jiangsu, about finding relatives for his father's comrades.

Li Kefang told him that Yang Chunhua, vice chairman of the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Donghai County, was from Shandong, and Yang Chunhua had a team to help find relatives of martyrs.

　　After finding this unexpected clue, Lu Jishun immediately contacted Yang Chunhua to inform him of the detailed information about Chen Shihua's relatives.

Later, Yang Chunhua took over and went to Tancheng County to mobilize relatives and friends in his hometown to help.

　　It was not until 2020 that Chen Lin, who was working far away in Linyi, Shandong, scanned the tomb on the Internet and accidentally saw the news push, only to learn that someone had been looking for Chen Shihua's relatives.

After several rounds, Chen Lin contacted Yang Chunhua.

The two families finally got connected for this matter.

"Reunion" at the end of 70 years

　　In 2020, due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Chen Decai's family cannot come to Linhai.

　　This year, as the epidemic eased, this "reunion" was finally realized.

Recently, Chen Decai took his younger brother Chen Defu, Chen Deqing and 22 nephews all the way to the south for a 12-hour drive and embarked on the road to find relatives.

He deliberately brought a few bottles of liquor to give the second uncle a taste of his hometown.

　　At the tomb, Chen Decai looked firm.

He said: "Uncle's revolutionary spirit has always inspired us to love the party, family, and the country, and it also urges the Chen family to carry forward the Yimeng spirit of harmony and harmony between life and death."

　　A bouquet of flowers, three cups of sake, and sixteen bows in prayer. The younger generations miss Chen Shihua.

　　"For seventy years, three generations and three families have cared about, and finally come true." Chen Lin closed the genealogy record of his uncle's birth and said, "When I was young, my father used to tell me the story of my grandfather, and now I also tell My children tell the story of their grandfather."

　　The mountains and rivers are safe, and the hero can return home.

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