On March 5th, 1898, a baby boy was born in Zhoujia Courtyard, Huai 'an County, Jiangsu Province. This baby boy is the world-famous first Prime Minister of People's Republic of China (PRC), Zhou Enlai.
Father Zhou Yi can give his eldest son an auspicious name "Daluan", hoping that his son can fly like a "god bird" and bring prosperity and happiness to his family. But not long after, in order to celebrate Uncle Eleven's illness, Daluan adopted him as his son, but the celebration did not change the patient's bad luck, and Uncle Eleven died soon. From then on, Aunt Chen became Daluan's second mother, and she was also Daluan's caregiver and educator.
My mother, Chen, was born in a scholarly family. She likes reading, painting and writing poems, and has a deep literary accomplishment. She is a clever woman, brilliant and knowledgeable. When Daluan was still learning English, she taught her some popular fragments of Tang poetry as nursery rhymes. Da Luan is young, but he is very clever. When she was very young, she could recite many famous Tang and Song sentences. When she was five years old, she began to read and practice writing brush strokes. In order to write beautifully, he often stands at his desk with a pen hanging from his elbow, studying hard and practicing hard. Chaos also likes to play "puzzle games", especially "puzzles". He used seven blocks of different shapes and sizes to spell out various patterns. He always puts them quickly and well, and there are many tricks. Once, mother Chen called a group of friends and asked them to play an interesting game: she piled up some square characters in front of them, and each person chose words to form poems, words or children's songs, and compared them first. Mother Chen shouted "Go!" . The friends have begun to choose words, use their brains to arrange sentences, and some help to think seriously; Some people have empty minds and don't know what to choose. At this time, the clever Daluan thought for a moment, then chose the square characters and arranged them. Soon, he took out a Tang poem: "At noon on weeding day, sweat dripped down the soil. Who knows that every meal is hard. " Onlookers praised him and said, "Daluan is promising and will fly very high in the future."
Mother Chen often tells Daluan stories about Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Yue Fei's resistance to gold ... Over the years, those poems that are concerned about the country and the people, and those stories full of patriotic thoughts and progressive tendencies have been deeply imprinted in Daluan's mind.
19 10, 12-year-old Zhou Enlai left his hometown of Huai 'an, Jiangsu Province, followed Sanbo to the northeast, and first entered Yin Gang Academy (primary school). Half a year later, I entered the newly-built C Primary School of Fengtian No.6 Middle School (later changed to Fengtian Dongguan Demonstration School). Under the influence of progressive teachers, he read many progressive books, such as Jingshizhong and Looking Back. And subscribed to Shengjing Times, thus forming the habit of reading newspapers and caring about state affairs every day. One summer vacation, he and his classmates visited the ruins of the Russo-Japanese War. When he listened to the story of the Russo-Japanese War told by the local old people and the tragic scene of the bloody massacre of villages by Russian troops, his excited heart could no longer be calm. From then on, he also understood the truth that "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." One day, the teacher asked the students, "Why do you study?" A classmate said, "Reading is a gift." Another classmate said, "read to dad." Some students said, "study for money and food and clothing." The teacher turned to Zhou Enlai: "Why are you studying?" Zhou Enlai stood up from his seat and said solemnly and loudly, "Learn for the rise of China!" The teacher nodded approvingly and all the students expressed their admiration for him.
19 13 In the spring, Zhou Enlai completed all the primary school courses with excellent results, and was admitted to Tianjin Nankai School in August. At this time, his living expenses were provided by his uncle, whose family life was very difficult. In order to reduce the family burden, Zhou Enlai often used holidays to copy textbooks or carve wax paper for schools to earn some money to subsidize his family. The poor life encouraged Zhou Enlai to study hard. In order to master more knowledge, he often buys some extra-curricular books. Without money, he had to scrimp and save. On one occasion, he saw a beautifully printed Sima Qian's masterpiece Historical Records in the bookstore. He couldn't put it down, so he took out all his food expenses and bought the book. When he came back, he read with relish, forgetting that he was hungry and eating. Zhou Enlai's English foundation is not very good. He went to cram school for three months before applying for Nankai school. Thanks to his efforts, his English has improved rapidly. Other subjects are always the first in the class. In particular, his writing level is even more outstanding. He is quick-witted and clear-headed, and often writes articles without writing a manuscript. Such a student with excellent academic performance is rare in the history of Nankai school. Teachers and classmates respect him and care about him. With the strong recommendation of teachers, Zhou Enlai was exempted from tuition and fees and became the only free student in Nankai School.
In June 2007, Zhou Enlai graduated from Nankai School with honors. With the purpose of seeking truth from facts to save the country and relieve people's suffering, he crossed the ocean and studied in Japan. After arriving in Japan, everything in front of him was fresh, and he suddenly felt that his mind was suddenly enlightened. In the process of constantly abandoning the old self and pursuing the new self, he felt it really necessary to reconsider his future life path.
19 18 February 1 1 is the Spring Festival of the China lunar calendar. As the saying goes: "A year's plan lies in spring", he wrote in this day's diary: "What bothers me most in my life is that ordinary people have set an ambition not to go", and then wrote down their new ambition: "First, think newer than now; Second, do the latest things; Third, we should learn what is closest to the present. Think freely, do things realistically and really learn. "
From this day on, young Zhou Enlai entered a brand-new stage of his life.