The story of the sacrifice of cook Zhang Desi

April 19, 1915 (the sixth day of the third lunar month) was the Grain Rain Festival. Zhang Side was born in the family of tenant farmer Zhang Xingpin in Hanjiawan, Liuhe Township, Yilong County, Sichuan. The Zhang family was already living a difficult life. In this difficult time, the birth of Zhang Side brought not joy but deep sorrow to the family. Zhang Side's mother became ill after giving birth and was bedridden. She had no money to buy medicine, no rice to cook, and no milk to feed her child. She had to drag her seriously ill body to get some rice from poor villagers, pound it and boil it into paste to feed her child. . The mother looked at this thin child who was born on the Guyu Festival and was fed with rice paste, and named him "Guwazi".

Zhang Side was only 7 months old when his mother fell ill and passed away. Before she died, she entrusted Zhang Side to his uncle Zhang Xingzhong and aunt Liu Guangyou for adoption. After that, life for Zhang Side's family became even more difficult. The eldest brother worked for the landlord and died of exhaustion in the paddy fields; the second brother begged on the street and died of starvation next to the stage of the pig market; the biological father Zhang Xingpin went out to make a living and lived in a foreign country. The family parted ways like this.

The life of Zhang Xingzhong, his adoptive father, was also very difficult. He was exhausted from carrying work for the landlord and often vomited blood. The adoptive mother was only 4 months old after giving birth to her daughter Zhang Guixiang. She was still very weak. In order to survive, she put the two babies in a backpack and carried them to work in the fields early in the morning and in the dark.

Children of the poor become masters early. Zhang Side worked in the fields since he was very young. When his mother goes up the slope to plant beans, he follows her; when her mother goes to the fields to cut grain, he follows her to glean ears. At the age of seven or eight, which was the age when he was going to school, he became a laborer cutting grass and digging vegetables. Although the adoptive parents work hard all day long, the family still rarely has a full meal.

In September 1933, the Red Army came to Yilong. The Red Army tore off the "Notice on the Suppression of ***" posted on the wall by the Kuomintang Township Chief Liu Hongan, and pasted it with red and green slogans: "Axe" Split the new world, and cut off the old world with the sickle! "Down with the local evil gentry, and divide the land!" The poor and dilapidated Liuhechang has changed the world!

The heroic Red Army soldiers led the villagers to fight against the local tyrants, divide the fields, and established their own political power - the Liuhe Township Soviet Government. The turned over villagers were elated and beaming with joy. Zhang Side actively participated in the Young Pioneers and was elected captain. He conscientiously assisted the Red Army and militia in standing guard and looking for bad guys.

The overturned working people understood that if they wanted to make revolution, they had to become the Red Army. Young people in Liudaichang signed up to join the army one after another. In December 1933, 18-year-old Zhang Side signed up to join the army, adding a loyal revolutionary fighter to the ranks of the Fourth Front Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.

After Zhang Side joined the army, the Red Army had to carry out new tasks and left Liuhe Township. Liu Hong'an, the head of the Kuomintang township, led the "Returning Group" to destroy the Soviet regime and shoot revolutionary cadres and the masses. Zhang Side's biological father Zhang Xingpin was also brutally killed, his adoptive mother was injured, and his sister Guixiang was forced to die of illness and starvation. When Zhang Side heard the news, he was immediately filled with grief and anger, and wanted to go home to avenge his relatives and fellow villagers. After the company cadres learned about Zhang Side's thoughts, they talked to him and patiently inspired and educated him to establish proletarian revolutionary ideas. With the help of his comrades, he understood who he was serving as a soldier and fought hard. His mind became broader and his fighting spirit became stronger. He is brave and tenacious and sees this as his home. Soon, he joined the Communist Youth League and thrived in the melting pot of revolution.

In the battle to smash the two large-scale sieges of the Kuomintang on the Sichuan-Shaanxi base areas from 1933 to 1934 (see Anti-Three-Road Siege in Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Area and Anti-Sixth-Road Siege in Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Area), Zhang Side heroically killed the enemy. , repeatedly made military exploits, and was praised as a "little tiger" by his comrades. During the battle to attack Guanmen Liang, he joined the sharp knife squad, braved the rain of bullets and gunfire, built a human ladder with his comrades, climbed to the top of the village, and blew open the gate of the village, opening the way for the troops. Then, he led six comrades to guard a hillock and smashed multiple attacks by two enemy platoons. In another battle, he braved the hail of bullets, ran into a deep valley, climbed a cliff, detoured, and inserted himself behind enemy lines. When approaching the enemy's position, he threw a grenade and killed the enemy. Taking advantage of the thick smoke, he rushed up the high slope and snatched a gun. Then, he picked up the machine gun and fired fiercely at another group of enemies, grabbed another machine gun, and then shouted: "Charge!" The comrades rushed forward together and annihilated the enemies. During the battle, although Zhang Side was injured, he concealed his smile.

In another battle, he faced thick smoke and fire, and continued to fight the enemy in paddy fields, hills, and deep ditches. When he ran out of bullets and the enemy rushed forward, he used a grenade to blow up the enemy. The enemy came up again from behind, and he fought hand-to-hand with the enemy on the field. An enemy stabbed him with a gun. He swung the sword fiercely, pulled the gun away, kicked the enemy down into the paddy field, and hacked the enemy to death. Then, two more enemies rushed towards him. He hit the field water with his feet, causing the enemy's heads to be splashed with water and their eyes were mesmerized. When the enemy hurriedly shook his head and wiped his eyes, he rushed forward with all his strength, raised his machete, and hacked them to death. At this time, a bullet flew and injured his right arm. The company commander asked him to withdraw from the line of fire. He stubbornly said: "No, as long as I still have breath, I will fight!"

1935 In May of that year, the Fourth Red Army withdrew from the Sichuan-Shaanxi base area and began the Long March. In June, the Fourth Red Army and the First Red Army met in the Maogong area of ??Sichuan. On August 20, the First and Fourth Red Front Army formed the Left and Right Route Army and began to move north along the grassland. At this time, Zhang Guotao was engaged in separatism and was good at sending the Red Army southward. In this way, Zhang Side followed the Red Fourth Front Army back from the grassland and headed south.

In the process of moving south, the Fourth Red Army fought many vicious battles, but it failed to change the dangerous situation of the troops. As the weather gets colder, it becomes more difficult for troops to move. In January 1936, when the Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi, the Central Committee telegraphed Zhang Guotao to abolish the puppet Central Committee and stop anti-party activities. Zhang Guotao was forced to announce the abolition of the puppet Central Committee. In June, the Second and Fourth Red Front armies met in Ganzi, Sichuan. Then, the 2nd and 4th Red Front armies were divided into three columns: left, middle and You, and moved north along the grassland.

This is the third time that the 40,000-faced Red Army has taken to the water. At this time, Zhang Side was serving as the platoon leader in the communications battalion. Because he had been wounded three times in battles in the past, his body had not fully recovered. Coupled with the difficult long journey, his face was haggard and his constitution was very weak. After entering the grassland, his feet were red and swollen again by the rancid mud water. Every step he took took a lot of effort, but every time there was a communication task, he always took the first step and walked away in order to let others go. Comrades, rest a little longer.

Half a month after entering the grassland. Serious troubles arose and the troops ran out of food. The mules and horses the leader rode were slaughtered to satisfy his hunger, and the soldiers' belts and gun straps were also cooked and eaten. In order to overcome the difficulties, the soldiers walked out of the grassland and risked their lives to find non-toxic wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger.

Zhang Side knew very well that poisonous weeds abounded in this mysterious grassland. To identify a non-toxic wild vegetable, he could only taste it himself. Tasting poisonous weeds may cost you your life. Therefore, every time he picked wild vegetables, he always rushed forward, leaving the danger to himself.

One day at noon, the troops came to a swamp with abundant water and grass. As soon as the rest signal came, Zhang Side and a young soldier went to look for wild vegetables. When he came to a stagnant pond, the little soldier shouted in surprise: "Squad leader, look! Water radish!" Zhang Side took a look and saw that there were indeed weeds that looked very much like radish growing on the edge of the pond. The little warrior bent down to pick, but Zhang Side hurriedly stopped him. He knew that some good-looking wild vegetables were often poisonous. He stepped forward, put a leaf in his mouth and chewed it. It tasted sweet, so he picked some more.

After a while, Zhang Side suddenly felt a pain in his stomach and wanted to vomit, and then spit out a mouthful of water. He just felt like the world was spinning. He hurriedly said: "This grass is poisonous, please tell everyone not to pick it!" As soon as he finished speaking, he lost consciousness. The little soldier shouted anxiously: "Squad leader! Squad leader!"

The comrades heard the shouting. Come in a hurry. When Zhang Side's face turned blue and he was unconscious, he knew that he had been poisoned. They hurried to the health center, found the antidote and gave it to Zhang Side. After a while, Zhang Side regained consciousness, and his comrades breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Side and his comrades came to the Ge River in the grassland. They knew that they were about to walk out of the grassland not far after crossing the river. The soldiers were encouraged, and everyone was in high spirits. They linked arms and waded across the Ge River.

Just as they were wringing out their clothes and preparing to move on, a cry for help came from behind. The logs were several lesbians from the headquarters hospital. They were thin and were washed down by the river. I saw them struggling in the water, with their medical bags floating on the water.

Zhang Side led the soldiers to run downstream, stopped the female comrades in the rapids, and carried them ashore one by one. One of the female soldiers passed out.

Zhang Side took out the salt, boiled a bowl of salt water in a porcelain jar, and fed it into the female warrior's mouth one by one. When the female soldier woke up, Zhang Side encouraged her: "Keep going, see you in northern Shaanxi!"

In October 1936, the Second and Fourth Red Army arrived in the Huining and Jingning areas of Gansu Province, and together with the troops who came to meet them The Red Army joined forces. After joining forces, the 1st, 2nd and 2nd Red Front troops fought together and successfully fought the Battle of the Mountain Castle, breaking the siege of the Kuomintang.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Red Army was changed to the Eighth Route Army. Zhang Side's unit is preparing to go to the anti-Japanese front line. The old, weak, sick and disabled personnel in the army were retained and organized into a guard company, which was responsible for guarding the Eighth Route Army's left-field unit and the Hospital for Disabled Soldiers (i.e. the Honorary Military School) in Yunyang, Guanzhong. At that time, Zhang Ende was ill and was assigned to the guard company as deputy squad leader of the second squad of the first platoon.

When the guard company was first established, several comrades in the class were seriously ill and bed rested. He served the sick comrades like brothers with food and drinks. When standing guard at night, he often stood twice in a row to let the sick comrades have more rest. He is the deputy squad leader and is responsible for the internal hygiene of the class, but he rarely orders other comrades to do this or that. Instead, he does it himself and influences and drives everyone with his exemplary actions. When the water in the class ran out, he went to fetch water; when the floor was dirty, he went to sweep it. He was skillful with his hands, and was good at mending clothes and making straw sandals. Whenever he got a job, he would help his comrades sew and mend, and he was always busy all night long. At the class meeting, everyone praised him, and he said: "My illness is mild, so I should work more."

Zhang Side is not only helpful in life, but also very concerned about the ideological progress of his comrades. Established a sincere comradeship with everyone. When the guard company was first formed, there was a People's Liberation Army soldier in the class who was from the south and was upset because he was homesick. Whenever it was his turn to stand guard, he would take a leave of absence due to illness. Comrades criticized him for pretending to be ill at the class meeting. Unexpectedly, not only was the problem not solved, but the situation became more and more tense. He even stopped doing morning exercises and slept in every day.

When Zhang Side saw this situation, he moved his shop next to the soldier, slept head to head with him, and talked with him. It turned out that this soldier's family was also very poor. He was captured by the Kuomintang when he was doing long-term work for a landlord. He was liberated in the battle of Zhiluo Town and voluntarily joined the Eighth Route Army. Zhang Side figured out his thoughts and used the method of recalling suffering to inspire and educate him to establish revolutionary beliefs. Later, when this comrade was really sick, Zhang Side cooked him a sick meal; when his shoes were torn, Zhang Side carefully made a pair of shoes for him using strips of cloth and hemp rope. The soldier was very moved. He held Zhang Side's hand and said, "Deputy squad leader Zhang, you treat me like a brother. Watch my actions from now on!" From then on, this comrade changed, became energetic, worked very actively, and became The backbone of the class.

In the spring of 1939, the Kuomintang troops in Yunyang began to cause friction. They went to the left-behind area to stir up trouble and issue orders to distribute coal and set a deadline for the Eighth Route Army to leave Yunyang. Although the soldiers were very angry in the face of the unreasonable provocation by the Hui Party die-hards, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, the left-behind office and the disabled military hospital began a long-distance march in early autumn and moved to the Gouyi Tuqiao area.

The weather in autumn is still extremely hot. The most difficult thing about marching was having no shoes to wear. Just after walking for two days, most of the comrades' shoes came off and had to be tied up with ropes to walk. The roadside in Guanzhong is covered with thorns. Some comrades' soles are worn out and their feet are pricked with thorns. Every step they take is excruciating pain. Seeing his comrades limping, Zhang Side proposed to wear straw sandals, but he couldn't find straw for a while, and he was very anxious.

One day while marching, Zhang Ende found a patch of horse rush on the roadside, so he cut it off with a bayonet, tied it into a bundle, and carried it behind his back. After camping at night, he hurriedly tied up his straw sandals. By the time he finished making three pairs of straw sandals in one breath, he was already crowing for the first time. The next day, he gave these three pairs of shoes to the three comrades with the worst shoes. The three comrades tried it on and found it much more comfortable than rag shoes, and they were very happy. From then on, whenever the comrades found the horse lindan while marching, they would cut it off and carry it on their backs like treasures. As soon as they arrived at the campsite, Zhang Side taught everyone step by step how to make straw sandals. In this way, the comrades all put on straw sandals. After the comrades from the detention center and the hospital for disabled soldiers arrived at Tuqiao, the weather started to get colder. In order to solve the problem of heating in winter, superiors decided to burn charcoal. Zhang Side knew how to make charcoal, so he and the squad leader led the soldiers up the mountain to burn charcoal. Burning charcoal was painful and tiring, but Zhang Side led the soldiers to work very energetically.

Every time the charcoal kiln was lit, he would stay by the kiln, take a nap when he was tired, and then continue working. By the time the kiln was finished firing, his eyes were red and he was thin and tired. That winter, Zhang Side led his comrades to burn charcoal for three months. After the charcoal burning, he was rated as a model worker, and the left-behind office gave him a towel and a notebook as a reward.

In the spring of 1940, Zhang Side returned to Yan'an, the seat of the Party Central Committee, with the security company. Soon, he was assigned to the Central Military Commission Guard Battalion as the communications squad leader. In the communications class, he went to Nanniwan to clear wasteland, farmed the land, and went into the mountains to burn charcoal, all of which completed his tasks brilliantly.

In the autumn of 1942, the Central Military Commission’s Guard Battalion and the Central Teaching Brigade merged to form the Central Guard Corps. At that time, his superiors decided that Zhang Ende would be changed from a squad leader to a soldier. Zhang Side happily obeyed the organization's assignment and went to the second platoon of the first company to become a soldier. The squad leader of Class 4 was a comrade who participated in the revolution during the Anti-Japanese War, and was younger than Zhang Side. However, Zhang Side respected the squad leader, actively completed the tasks assigned by the squad leader, maintained the squad leader's prestige, and helped the squad leader do a good job in the class. For this, he was praised by his leaders.

In the early spring of 1943, the organization selected Zhang Side to serve as a guard soldier in the internal security squad next to Mao Zedong. Zhang Side was very excited. He secretly made up his mind to work hard and be a loyal guard of Mao Zedong.

After Zhang Side arrived at the internal defense class, he was more energetic and more active in his work. He often said: "Chairman Mao is the leader of our revolution. To love the leader is to love the revolution." In order to make Chairman Mao work and live happily, he devoted all his efforts to taking care of Chairman Mao's life and security work. Mao Zedong had a habit of staying up all night while writing articles and lying down for a while after dawn. In order to let the chairman's guest rest for a while, whenever the chairman stayed up late, he would get up early and go around the chairman's cave. If he found any chickens or dogs that got up early to look for food, he would quietly drive them away and hear the birds chirping. , he threw stones at the tree to drive the birds away. To prevent waking up the chairman. If someone asked to see the chairman, as long as the situation was not urgent, he would explain the situation and persuade them to come back later.

Once, Zhang Side accepted the task of immediately delivering an emergency document drafted by Mao Zedong to the relevant departments. At that time, there was thunder, heavy rain, and the Yan River was swollen, making it impossible to wade on foot. what to do? He said: "Even if a knife falls from the sky and the river is ten thousand feet deep, I will send Chairman Mao's official documents across the river." So he came to the river with a long rope in his hand, tied one end of the rope to a tree, and Put a ring on the rope, tie a thin rope on the ring, tie the official document tightly to the ring, then hold the other end of the rope and jump into the rapids. He struggled hard, and although he was exhausted, he finally crossed the river. He tied the rope to a tree, then pulled the string, pulled the official document tied to the ring, and promptly sent Mao Zedong's instructions to the relevant departments. .

Zaoyuan is located in the northwest of Yan'an City, more than ten miles away from the city. At that time, it was the most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War. Mao Zedong was very busy with work and often had to go to Yan'an city for meetings. Whenever Chairman Mao goes out, the internal security team will follow him there.

The black car that Chairman Mao rode in was a gift from the patriotic overseas Chinese Mr. Tan Kah Kee. The body is wide and can seat 10 people. There is a step behind the vehicle for guards to stand on. At that time, the Kuomintang was cooperating, and many people from the Kuomintang-controlled areas visited Yan'an. It was inevitable that these people would be a mixed bag. For Mao Zedong's safety, every time he got out of the car, a comrade stood behind the car as a guard, just in case.

Standing behind the car as a guard is much harder than sitting in the car. In summer, the dust behind the car is flying, making people choke and breathless; in winter, the cold wind is blowing behind the car, making people's hands and feet numb with cold. But everyone regarded it as an honor to be on duty behind the car and competed to be on guard. After Zhang Side arrived at the internal security team, whenever Mao Zedong went out, as soon as the car started, he would stand behind the car and "seize" the guard position. Almost every time. Everyone wanted to replace him, but no matter what they said, he refused, saying: "I like the cold wind." There was nothing we could do to him.

In the winter of 1943, after several heavy snowfalls, the weather in Yan'an was very cold. At this time, according to regulations, the comrades serving as guards behind the car can put down their hat ears. But Zhang Side thought that lowering the ears of his hat would affect his vision, so he turned up the ears of his hat. As a result, his face was bruised and blue from the cold, but he didn't care. Throughout the winter, Zhang Side was always on guard when Mao Zedong went out.

The comrades in the internal security class felt sorry for him and repeatedly wanted to replace him, but he refused, saying the same thing: "I like the cold wind blowing."

In 1944, the Anti-Japanese War entered its seventh year. In order to break the Kuomintang's blockade and completely defeat the Japanese invaders, the large-scale production movement of the military and civilians in the Yan'an Border Region became even more vigorous. In the summer of this year, the superiors decided that some comrades from the internal health class would go to Ansai, north of Yan'an, to burn charcoal to solve the winter heating problem of the Zaoyuan Agency. After hearing the news, everyone rushed to go. The leader knew that Zhang Side had burned charcoal, so he assigned him to lead four comrades to burn charcoal in Shixiayu Village, Ansai County.

One day in July, Zhang Ende led the guards to Shixiayu Village carrying luggage, saws and axes. There are only a hundred or so households here, surrounded by mountains and forests. According to the village chief, there are green hills and forests within five or six miles of the mountain. Qinggang tree is hard and is the best raw material for making charcoal.

The next day, when the east was just bright, Zhang Side led everyone into the mountains to choose a place for burning charcoal and began to make preparations for burning charcoal. The scenery in the forest area in the mountains is beautiful. The rising sun shines on the green hills and forests, giving off a green halo. The clusters of mountain dandelions are as red as fire. Zhang Side and the others ignored the beautiful scenery and ran up and down with their hoe on their backs. They chose the location for the charcoal kiln based on the mountain topography and the size of the green hills and forests.

In order to speed up the charcoal burning process, Zhang Side divided the comrades into two groups, one group was responsible for digging the charcoal kiln, and the other group was cutting down the green trees to prepare materials. He said: "After we entered the mountains, the comrades at home were busy. We have to work harder, strive to burn more charcoal, complete the task as soon as possible, and report the good news to Chairman Mao." He didn't say much, but he spoke to everyone's hearts. Everyone is determined to work hard, create outstanding results, and make Chairman Mao happy.

The intense labor began. In the desolate mountain forest, the sound of logging and the joyful singing of soldiers could be heard. Zhang Side led the two soldiers from early morning to late night, and soon fired two charcoal kilns. Everyone carried the branches and trunks of green hills to the kiln, and Zhang Side began to install the kiln. Other comrades continued to dig new kilns and cut down green hills. Zhang Side filled the two kilns and lit them at the same time. After the charcoal was burned and the fire was pressed, the comrades also dug the new kiln and had enough materials. He went to install the kiln and light the fire alone, working from morning to night without resting for a moment.

Firing a kiln is a technical job. The fire must be burned evenly and the fire pressure must be just right. If you press the fire too early, what will be burned will be "green heads", and the work will be in vain; if you press the fire too late, the charcoal will turn into ashes, and all the previous efforts will be wasted. In order to control the heat, Zhang Side lived and ate next to the kiln. He had to get up several times at night to climb to the top of the kiln to observe the color of the smoke and judge the heat. At that time, there were no lighting tools, so he picked a small shrub called "ox strip stem" from the mountain forest, dried it in a kiln, and used it for lighting at night. This kind of "beef strips" is oily and will burn brightly when ignited. It is not afraid of wind. Comrades all admire Zhang Side's rich experience and willingness to use his brain.

It takes about 10 days for local people to burn a kiln of charcoal. In order to save time to burn more kilns, Zhang Side and everyone left the kiln before the charcoal had completely cooled down after pressing the fire, shortening the charcoal-burning cycle to seven days. When leaving the kiln, the temperature inside the kiln was very high, and some of the charcoal still had sparks on it, which made people’s skin ache and make them sweat profusely. Every time he came out of the kiln, Zhang Side would wrap his hands in rags and stand at the end of the kiln to pick charcoal. Under his leadership, the comrades worked hard day and night and burned more than 50,000 kilograms of charcoal in more than a month, overfulfilling the task.

After the charcoal was burned, Zhang Side led everyone to bundle the charcoal with poplar strips and carry it to Shixiayu Village. More than 50,000 kilograms of charcoal are placed at the end of the village, like a hill. Everyone looked at these fruits of labor and felt happy. Zhang Ende went to Ansai and called the leader to report the situation. The leader instructed Zhang Side to stay temporarily to guard the charcoal and wait for the carriage to arrive for shipment, while other comrades returned to Zaoyuan for duty.

In order to guard the charcoal, Zhang Side lived in the house of an old lady at the head of the village. He was a restless man, carrying water for the old lady, cleaning the courtyard, and even went up the mountain to collect bundles of firewood. Later, he remembered that there were still some felled green hills in the charcoal burning area on the mountain, so he wanted to burn some more charcoal before the carriage came to transport the charcoal. He discussed with his aunt and said, "Auntie, I've been sitting here looking at charcoal all day, and I'm bored. You and the children can take care of it for me, and I'll go into the mountains to burn some more. When I come back in the evening, I'll bring you a bundle of firewood, and you can also There will be something to burn." The old lady agreed happily. In this way, Zhang Side went into the mountains with dry food every morning, felled the wood, installed the kiln, and started the fire alone.

Every night when I come back, I always have to carry a bundle of firewood for my aunt. The old lady prepared dinner every day waiting for him to come back, and in the evening prepared dry food for him to eat in the mountains the next day.

On September 5, before dawn, Zhang Side went into the mountains again. When he left, he told his aunt that when he came back in the evening, he would carry some broken charcoal for her to keep warm in the winter. But in the evening, the aunt reheated dinner three times, but Zhang Side was still not back. The rooster crowed for the first time, but there was no sign of Zhang Side. The aunt felt uneasy and went to see the village chief. The village chief was worried and hurriedly took people into the mountain to find Zhang Side.

The village chief and others came to the place where Zhang Ende was burning charcoal and saw charcoal piled neatly in front of the kiln. The charcoal kiln had collapsed. They knew that something had happened and they quickly dug up the sand with their hands, hoping to remove the charcoal. Zhang Side rescued.

The collapsed scorched earth was dug up, and Zhang Side was seen standing, holding a piece of green log tightly in his heart and hand. There was a pile of green logs at his feet. It seemed that he might have charcoal while installing the kiln. The kiln suddenly collapsed and buried him...