Interview with Jiang Qiuyun

Jiang Qiuyun (b.1939) is a resident of Qujia Village, Yuqiao Town, Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province. In this interview, Jiang remembers life during the Great Famine. There was not enough food at the People’s Commune canteen, and people ate all kinds of things. At that time she worked at the agricultural cooperative, and her children were left with people who looked after children for work points, or be brought to the field with her.

蒋秋云1939年出生，是陕西省泾阳县王桥镇屈家村的村民。在这段口述中，蒋老人回忆了大饥荒期间的生活。在食堂粮食不够，什么都拿来吃。那时在农业社干活，孩子只能交给专门看孩子赚工分的人，或者带去地里。

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