Letter to Xia Baiyuan[1]
(August 23, 1950)

Dear Brother Baiyuan,

I have received and read your kind letter. Regarding the death of Brother Zhang Kundi,[2] I am also not very clear on the details. I only know that his place of work was in the Honghu area of Hubei Province, and the time was approximately around 1930. Living in the countryside tending a garden is not a bad thing for you, my brother; if you can assist with the land reform nearby, that will be of benefit to the people. This is my reply.

Respectfully wishing you
success in your work. More later.

Mao Zedong
August 23

[1]
Xia Baiyuan was a fellow student of Mao Zedong at the Hunan First Normal School.
[2]
Zhang Kundi was a fellow student of Mao Zedong at the Hunan First Normal School and a member of the New People's Study Society. He was martyred in 1930 in the Honghu area of Hubei Province.