Interview with Guo Dong

Guo Dong (b.1919) is a resident of Daguo Village, Linying County, Luohe City, Henan Province. Guo recollects that, in 1942, to escape the labor at home, he went to Xi’an to work at a brick kiln and did not starve. He heard of the breaching of the Yellow River and that many counties were flooded. In 1958, he had parents and children at home, but he could not feed them. Later, he went to work at a machinery factory to support himself.

郭东（1919年生）是河南省临颍县大郭乡大郭村村民。郭老人回忆了1942年，他说他为了躲拉壮丁，在西安砖窑工作，没在家挨饿。曾听说，黄河决堤，淹了好几个县。1958年，老人家里有父母、孩子，但是自己没能力给家里东西吃。他后来去机械厂做工，养活自己。

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