Letter to Yi Lirong[1]
(September 27, 1953)

Brother Lirong:

Regarding the livelihood issue of the Yang family household[2], after receiving the letter from Brother Yang Kaizhi[3], it can be resolved through my office. It would be even better if Shuyi[4] could frequently go to visit the two elderly persons[5].

Mao Zedong
September 27

[1] Yi Lirong joined the New People's Study Society in his early years, co-founded the Changsha Cultural Bookstore with Mao Zedong and others, and served as its manager. After the founding of New China, he served as a member of the Central Executive Committee of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and Minister of Labor.
[2] Refers to the family home of Mao Zedong's wife, Yang Kaihui.
[3] Yang Kaizhi, elder brother of Yang Kaihui.
[4] Shuyi, namely Li Shuyi, a classmate of Yang Kaihui. At that time, she taught at Fuxiang Girls' Middle School in Changsha, Hunan.
[5] The two elderly persons refer to Yang Kaihui's mother, Xiang Zhenxi, and Xiang Zhenxi's elder sister.