A widow gave Zhang Zuolin a bowl of rice when he was begging. How did he repay it later?

Looking at Zhang Zuolin’s glory in public after he became the commander-in-chief, in fact he suffered a lot before he achieved great things. However, maybe Zhang Zuolin had his own destiny, so when he was down and out, There are always noble people appearing, such as Widow Sun.

Speaking of Widow Sun, we must first talk about Zhang Zuolin’s difficult years before meeting her.

(Zhang Zuolin stills)

Zhang Zuolin’s ancestral home is Dacheng, Hebei Province. Due to poverty, his ancestors took their family to travel through Guandong, and thus arrived in the Northeast. After two generations of hard work, by the time of his grandfather Zhang Gui's generation, life had greatly improved. Not only did he have fields to cultivate, but he was also called "Su Feng" (which means that although he did not have a title like the Northeast nobles, he was as wealthy as them), which shows that Zhang Zuolin's family was once very wealthy.

As the saying goes, "You can only be rich for three generations," this sentence really comes true for the Zhang Zuolin family. His father, Zhang Youcai, relied on the family's wealth to do everything from eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling and smoking. When Zhang Gui died, Zhang Youcai and his brothers divided the family property and went their separate ways.

Zhang Youcai took his family to Fengtian Haicheng and opened a small grocery store to support his family. But he was also a very good gambler. He either smoked opium or gambled all day long, and had no intention of running a small shop. So the small shop closed down shortly after it opened.

Soon after, Zhang Youcai was beaten to death by Wang with a stick because he was unable to repay the gambling debt he owed to Luan Jiabaozi Wang.

Zhang Zuolin was only 13 years old at the time.

After the young man lost his father, his family situation became increasingly difficult. After all, the family's four and a half-year-old furry children were all waiting for food and clothing, so his mother, Wang, had no choice but to take them to her parents' home.

Zhang Zuolin was influenced by his father and was not good at farming, so he was idle all day long.

Already living under someone else's roof, Wang was very unhappy when she saw that Zhang Zuolin was not only shameless, but also worried her endlessly. So, on the one hand, I wanted to reduce the pressure on my parents' family, and on the other hand, I also wanted Zhang Zuolin to learn a craft so that he could make a living in the future. So she asked someone to intercede and finally let the carpenter take Zhang Zuolin as his apprentice. Unexpectedly, Zhang Zuolin ran back because he was tired after being gone for two days.

Wang successively asked Zhang Zuolin to sell steamed buns and work as a peddler, but Zhang Zuolin ended up with no results.

(Widow Sun stills)

In anger, Wang hardened her heart and drove Zhang Zuolin out of the house, letting him make a living on his own.

Zhang Zuolin was penniless and had no skills. He could only survive by begging while wandering.

In 1890, Zhang Zuolin, who was hungry, came to Luizipao Village in Gaokan Town, Yingkou.

At that time, the rich man Sun in the village was a wealthy family, and his family employed more than a dozen long-term workers. Because there were so many people, Mr. Sun specially set up a canteen for them to eat.

After Zhang Zuolin discovered the canteen, he looked at the food and ate with the long-term workers.

After a few days of this, Mr. Sun discovered that this boy appeared as soon as it was time to eat and disappeared as soon as he came to work. So when he comes again, we will drive him out.

The mother of Rich Master Sun was a kind-hearted widow. In her early years, because her husband died early, she suffered a lot from raising her young children. After she heard about this, she felt pity for Zhang Zuolin and decided to let Zhang Zuolin stay in the canteen to eat.

Zhang Zuolin was very smart. He was not in a hurry to leave after eating, and always did some chores for Rich Sun. After coming and going, Rich Master Sun no longer regarded him as an outsider.

Seeing that Zhang Zuolin was not a lazy person, Widow Sun fell in love with him even more. Not only did she wash and mend Zhang Zuolin's rags, she also found some of Rich Master Sun's old clothes and gave them to him. Change and wash.

Under the care of Widow Sun, Zhang Zuolin not only had enough to eat, but also lived a stable life.

(Zhang Zuolin stills)

Zhang Zuolin was very grateful to Widow Sun, and because of his sweet mouth, he soon kowtowed to Widow Sun and became her godson. From then on, Zhang Zuolin called Widow Sun "godmother" whenever he saw her. Widow Sun was also very happy that she had picked up a son for free, so she took more care of him.

After Zhang Zuolin became successful, he has always been obsessed with Widow Sun's kindness. He would take time to visit Widow Sun almost every year.

In 1924, after the victory of the Second Zhili-Fengtian War, Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Fengtian warlords, took control of the Beijing regime.

Not long after Zhang Zuolin led his army into the pass, news of the death of Widow Sun suddenly came.

After hearing this, Zhang Zuolin burst into tears. In order to see Widow Sun for the last time, he immediately put aside all official duties and rushed back to Luozipao Village overnight.

Subsequently, Zhang Zuolin contributed money and effort to hold a grand funeral for Widow Sun, and personally selected a white marble stone tablet for Widow Sun. When carving the stele, he specifically stated that his name should be engraved together with the names of the descendants of the Sun family, and that he would always be a good son to Widow Sun.