肖新槐,原名贤怀,又名荣新。1909年12月28日,出身于宜章县近城团(今沙坪乡)上石口村一个贫苦农民家庭。迫于家贫,只读书一年半。之后,就卖柴糊口,每天跟着父辈、兄长上山砍柴,砍回柴来经太阳晒干后,便挑到离家几公里远的地方出卖,卖几个钱买米,供全家人吃喝。但有时柴卖不掉,无钱买回米来,家里人就 Xiao Xin Huai, formerly known as Yin Huai, also known as Rong new. December 28, 1909, was born in Yichang County near the city group (now Shaping Township) Shek Kwu Tsuen a poor peasant family. Forced to poverty, only one and a half years of study. After the sale of firewood mouth every day with his fathers, his brother up the mountain firewood chopped wood to the sun dried, they pick away a few kilometers away from home betrayed, selling a few money to buy rice for the whole family to eat and drink. But sometimes Chai can not afford to sell, no money to buy Mi Lai, family members