Interview with Li Qunying

Li Qunying (b. 1939) is a resident of Guanchong Village, Guangdong Province. In this interview, Li talks about her lifelong hardship. Li’s mother left home when she was 5, so she was raised by her father. After the Liberation, Li was sold to a family as their daughter. However, after frequently being beaten up, Li escaped several times and eventually went home with her father. She stayed at home until she got married in 1961. Due to the shortage of all kinds of materials, Li waited in line for a long time in order to get herself a pair of new shoes for the wedding. Later when she was working at the production team, in addition to the heavy workload, she had to get up before dawn to chop firewood. If she were late for work, her work points would be deducted. When the One-Child Policy was carried out, if someone did not have the vasectomy as required, his work points would be removed. In this interview, Li also sang many old songs.

李群英1939年出生，是广东省高州市宝光街道办荷木坡管理区关冲村村民。在这段口述中，李老人回忆了自己艰苦的一生。李老人五岁时妈妈离家出走，由爸爸独自带大。解放后，十多岁的李老人被卖给人家当女儿，但经常挨打，李老人逃了几次以后最终被爸爸带回家，从此便待在家中，直到1961年出嫁。当时物资匮乏，李老人结婚前为了买一双鞋，排了好久的队。后来李老人在生产队干活，工作特别辛苦，天还没亮就要出去砍柴，如果工作迟到就要扣工分。计划生育政策开始实行以后，如果不去结扎，生产队就不记工分。此外，李老人在这段口述中还唱了不少以前的歌。

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