Xu, 1905, a native of Xinxian County, Henan Province, was born in poverty. He used to be a monk in Shaolin Temple, and later many old comrades called him "Monk Xu". He is also a famous martial arts master among the founding generals of our army. General Xu likes to drink Moutai. It is said that this hobby was formed when he became a monk. At that time, there was a five-meat bodhisattva in the temple, and Maotai was among the offerings. The teenager Xu gluttonous, secretly drank wine, and fell in love with Moutai from then on.
Maotai is a national wine, which used to be a rarity. During the battle of Laoshan, many commandos didn't drink it, hoping to have a cup of Maotai before going out. The general specially sent the national wine to the swearing-in meeting. The warriors shouted and drank a glass of wine: "The first time I drank Maotai, it was hard liquor!" "
It is said that Xu once joked about how many trucks he could drink in his life. In a special era, his home was copied and the treasured Maotai was taken away. He was angry for a long time and called Premier Zhou to complain. Premier Zhou gave him two bottles of Maotai to comfort Xu.
Although Xu loves wine, he never gets into trouble because of drinking. He set himself the rule of "three don't drink": don't drink before the war, don't drink during the battle and don't drink after the defeat.
Drink moderately, and distinguish between public and private. The wine used for official reception is separated from his daily drinking, and a note is attached to show the difference. The official reception used "private" wine, and he said forget it, but he drank "public" wine himself, and he had to pay.
Some people say that Xu is like a fire, but in fact he is a very honest and simple person. After he suffered from liver cancer, the doctor forbade him to drink. Instead of making noise, he played hide-and-seek with the doctor. The nurse who took care of Xu recalled that Xu was not allowed to watch Maotai at that time, and he was afraid that he would get addicted to alcohol, so he asked the guards to secretly bring the wine into the ward and hide it in the bathroom, and had a drink while going to the bathroom.
There is another story about Xu drinking: Xu once drank with his comrades-in-arms and got them drunk. After listening to Premier Zhou, please drink. Premier Zhou took out four bottles of Maotai and said that each of us had two bottles. Xu bravado, big mouth drinking, premier zhou is small mouth slow motion, eat a few small dishes from time to time. As a result, after drinking four bottles, Premier Zhou's face remained unchanged, and Xu was a little drunk. Premier Zhou took out two more bottles. Xu couldn't hold on after drinking half a bottle, but Premier Zhou didn't change his face. Xu understood the prime minister's intention and didn't force him to drink again.
Before Xu died, he ordered his family to prepare funerary objects, one of which was his treasured pistol and the other was two bottles of Moutai. Before dying, Xu told his family that he had 1 100 yuan left, and 500 yuan gave it to his sister who was in poor health. The rest of the money should be invited to help those who took care of his funeral.