92-year-old writer Le Tuo recalls the past of "three thousand orphans entering Inner Mongolia"

　　China News Agency, Hohhot, October 20th: 92-year-old writer Le Tuo recalls the past of "Three Thousand Orphans Entering Inner Mongolia"

　　China News Agency reporter Li Aiping

　　In September of this year, the film "The End of the Sea is the Grassland", which depicts "Three Thousand Orphans Entering Inner Mongolia", was screened nationwide, and the touching story about the "Children of the Country" made the audience cry.

　　In the 1980s, Le Tuo (formerly known as Wang Nianlin), who had an in-depth interview on the touching story of "Three Thousand Orphans Entering Inner Mongolia" and wrote the sensational reportage "Three Thousand Orphans Out of the Great Wall", said recently that although more than 40 years have passed, The stories of the grassland "Eji" (Eji, Mongolian, meaning mother) and children are still sung from generation to generation.

　　Letuo's son Wang Dafang told reporters that his father was 92 years old. Before retiring, he worked at the Cultural and History Museum of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

　　"Allah is from Shanghai Mongolia"

　　In the late 1950s, New China suffered severe natural disasters, and a large number of orphans in the south faced the crisis of undernourishment.

Since then, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has brought more than 3,000 orphans to the prairie and handed them over to herdsmen for adoption. These orphans are called "children of the country".

　　Talking about "children of the country", Letuo was very excited.

He said that he has made dozens of such friends. Some of them are reserved and introverted, and they are reluctant to reveal their identities easily; some are cheerful and lively, and humorously say "Allah is from Shanghai Mongolian"; some are on their resumes The national column is filled with Mongolian people, but the place of origin is written in Shanghai.

　　"Rooted in Inner Mongolia, the old roots are in Shanghai." Letuo said that although many of them do not speak Shanghainese, as long as they mention Shanghai, they will be emotional and miss them spontaneously.

　　Many "children of the country" said to Letuo: "I will not live in Shanghai, but one day I will go to Shanghai to see it."

　　Initially the children did not enter the pastoral area

　　After these children from Shanghai and other places moved to Inner Mongolia in batches, how did they live at first?

　　According to Letuo, many materials show that initially these children did not enter the pastoral area, but were taken in in the central hospital. After strict physical examination and treatment, they basically recovered, and then they were sent to the prearranged nursery.

　　"When they get fat and strong, they gradually get used to the climate of Inner Mongolia, get used to the diet, water and soil, and then send a special car to send them to the grasslands and yurts to find their Mongolian grassland Eji."

　　Letuo recalled that the slogan at that time was "Everything is for the children!" For the sake of the children, doctors, nurses, and nurses in Inner Mongolia worked day and night; food.

　　Interview with "Three Thousand Orphans"

　　When Letuo first went to the depths of the Xianghuang Banner grassland in Xilin Gol League to interview "Three Thousand Orphans", he met Mongolian Eji Zhang Fengxian, a nurse at the Xianghuang Banner Health Center.

　　Le Tuo introduced that when these orphans came to the grassland, the younger children were adopted and no one dared to ask for the remaining 6 older children.

The eldest of them, 6 years old, can already speak Shanghainese "Allah, Allah". Some people are afraid that they will not be called Eji when they are raised.

　　Zhang Fengxian's husband, Rinchen Dorky, was a cavalry company commander during the War of Liberation, a member of the Communist Party of China, with a cheerful personality.

When Zhang Fengxian proposed to adopt the six children, he was taken aback.

"Six children, half a combat class, how much mutton to eat?" But the couple quickly agreed and brought the six children home.

　　At that time, the six children did add difficulties to the Mongolian couple. Rinchen Dorky began to hunt and smash sheep bones to supplement the children's nutrition.

　　The miracle of 6 children

　　Le Tuo recalled that Zhang Fengxian had been mending clothes and making shoes for children all year round, and her waist was tired and bent.

But even in hard times, she still sends her children to school according to their schooling age.

　　"After more than ten years, this grassland mother has created a miracle!"

　　Letuo said that of the 6 children, 2 were admitted to key universities, the eldest was admitted to Nanjing Meteorological Institute, the younger sister Gaowa was admitted to the English Department of Nankai University, and the other two boys joined the army and were promoted to officers in the army. ; The other two stayed in the grasslands and became cadres.

　　However, Zhang Fengxian became ill due to overwork.

　　Before Zhang Fengxian died, the six children stayed by her side for a moment. She called each child's name and wished them well.

　　The youngest daughter Gaowa asked her, "Eji, what do you want most now?" She said, "I want to go back to the grassland." After speaking, she left peacefully.

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