Ma Maojie：the First-Class Heroine in Crossing-theYangtze-River Campaig “一等渡江功臣”馬毛姐

王靜云

偉大領(lǐng)袖毛主席的“好好學(xué)習(xí)，天天向上”這八個(gè)字大家都耳熟能詳。毛主席意在鼓勵(lì)大家努力學(xué)習(xí)，為祖國(guó)建設(shè)作貢獻(xiàn)。但你可知“好好學(xué)習(xí)，天天向上”為誰而題？是為當(dāng)時(shí)年僅14歲、幫助百萬雄師橫渡長(zhǎng)江的渡江英雄馬毛姐而題！

Born into a poor family in 1935， Ma lived on the north bank ofthe Yangtze River， in Wuwei， a county in the East of Anhui Province. Her family made a living by fishing. In the spring of 1949， the arrival of the People's Liberation Army of China（PLA） brought hope to the Ma's family. On the night of April 20， 1949， thousands of local fishermen 1）mobilized to help PLA soldiers cross the Yangtze Riverto “fight across the Yangtze River and liberate China”.

At that time， Ma Maojie， a young girl of the fishermen， was oneof them. Aged 14， the PLA did not allow her to board the ship. But Ma Maojie， who had made up her mind not to back down， hid in the 2）reeds， picked up the long pole and boarded the boat. In this way， Ma Maojie rowed a boat carrying PLA soldiers away from theriverbank.

Suddenly， the shell struck， and the sound of bombs roaredin her ears， but it did not make her retreat. Fearless of guns andbullets， she helped PLA soldiers travel across the Yangtze Riversix times during which her right arm was shot and her sails weredestroyed， but she held back the pain， propped up the boat， and stillmanaged to send three 3）batches of soldiers to the south bank ofthe Yangtze River.

In 1951，ontheeveofNationalDay， 16-year- oldMareceived an invitation to attend a grand celebration to mark the second anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China（PRC）. Among the invited 4）delegates， a 16-year-old Anhui girl was particularly eye-catching . She was 5）cordially received by Chairman Mao and she was the youngest 6） representative . On meeting her， Chairman Mao said， “How brave you are to send us across the river at such young age！” He gave her a notebook with inscription on the title page， “Maojie， Study hard and makeprogress every day.”

Ma went to school afterreturning to Anhui and shebecameamemberoftheCommunist Party of China at the age of 19. In 1957， after graduating from middle school， shebegan tocontribute tothe socialist construction of themotherland， and she successively participated inthe work of many industries， and dedicated all her enthusiasm.She is always ready to help others. After retirement， Ma Maojie stillshines where she can. She often makes reports for juniors. So far，she has made more than 130 reports， telling revolutionary stories，affecting the next generation with her own personal experience topromote the revolutionary spirit.

CPC Central Committee awarded received the July 1 Medal –the Party's highest honor – which is awarded to outstanding Party members， to Ma MaoJie on June 29， 2021.“We should stand firm in support of our ideals and always follow the Party， because our happy life is created by the Party and the people，” says Ma.

1935年，馬毛姐出生于一個(gè)貧困家庭。她家住在長(zhǎng)江北岸的安徽東部的無為縣（今無為市），以捕魚為生。1949年春，中國(guó)人民解放軍的到來給馬毛姐家?guī)砹讼Ｍ?949年4月20日晚，上萬當(dāng)?shù)貪O民動(dòng)員起來幫助中國(guó)人民解放軍橫渡長(zhǎng)江，“打過長(zhǎng)江去，解放全中國(guó)”。

當(dāng)時(shí)的漁家少女馬毛姐，就是其中一員。馬毛姐當(dāng)時(shí)年僅 14 歲，最初解放軍并不同意馬毛姐登船?？墒谴蚨ㄖ饕鉀Q不退縮的馬毛姐藏進(jìn)了蘆葦叢，趁著信號(hào)彈升起，撿起長(zhǎng)篙就上了船。就這樣，馬毛姐劃船載著解放軍戰(zhàn)士駛離江岸。

突然，炮彈襲來，爆炸聲在馬毛姐耳邊響起，她卻沒退縮。她的船帆被敵人打爛了，右手臂中槍，她忍住痛，撐著船，不畏槍林彈雨。她曾 6 次橫渡長(zhǎng)江，成功運(yùn)送 3 批解放軍成功登岸。

1951 年，國(guó)慶前夕，16 歲的馬毛姐接到邀請(qǐng)，參加慶祝中華人民共和國(guó)成立兩周年的盛大慶典。受邀代表中，這個(gè) 16 歲的安徽姑娘，尤其引人注目。她是所有代表中年齡最小的，受到了毛主席的親切接見。毛主席在接見她時(shí)說：“你這么小就送我們渡江，真是太勇敢了！”他贈(zèng)予馬毛姐一本扉頁有親筆題詞的筆記本，上面寫著：“毛姐：好好學(xué)習(xí)，天天向上。”

回到安徽后，馬毛姐去上學(xué)了。19 歲時(shí)，她成為一名中共黨員。1957 年，馬毛姐中學(xué)畢業(yè)以后，開始為祖國(guó)社會(huì)主義建設(shè)添磚加瓦，她在工作中奉獻(xiàn)了自己全部的熱情。她總是樂于助人。退休以后，馬毛姐依舊在自己力所能及的地方發(fā)光發(fā)熱，她時(shí)常為后輩作報(bào)告。至今，她已作了 130 多場(chǎng)報(bào)告，講述革命故事，用自己的親身經(jīng)歷感染著下一代人，弘揚(yáng)革命精神。

2021 年 6 月 29 日，中共中央授予馬毛姐 “七一勛章”——這是黨的最高榮譽(yù)，授予杰出的黨員?！拔覀円獔?jiān)定理想，永遠(yuǎn)跟黨走，因?yàn)槲覀兊男腋Ｉ钍怯牲h和人民創(chuàng)造的?！?馬毛姐說。