Interview with Li Jiuxiang

Li Jiuxiang (b. 1930) is a resident of Futan Village, Jiangxi Province. In this interview, Li recalls the life in 1958. When eating at the communal canteen, the women could only get 6 Liang of rice for each meal. Because of hunger, people had to eat chaff and wild vegetables. No matter how bad the weather was, the villagers had to work in the field, otherwise they wouldn’t get food. Sometimes they were too busy working in the field that their family had to deliver the food to them there.

李九香1930年出生，是江西省吉安市青原区富滩镇后屋家花园巷村民。在这段口述中，李老人回忆了58年的生活。吃食堂时女的一顿只有六两饭，吃不饱就只能吃糠、野菜。天气再恶劣也得出工干活，不然没有饭吃。有时候干活时不能回去吃午饭，只能让家人把饭送到地里去。

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