Interview with Lu Shuxia

Lv Shuxia (b.1934) is a resident of Dongda Village, Matou Town, Nan’an City, Fujian Province. In this interview, Lv remembers her childhood experiences and life during the Great Famine. Her father passed away when she was three or four, so she was sent to be raised by the wife of an older cousin, and became a child bride; this is also her most painful experience. The three years of famine is a continuation of her pain: her mother-in-law died of edema disease, she worked at night and ate all kinds of grass.

吕淑霞1934出生，是福建省南安市码头镇宫占村的村民。在这段口述中，吕老人回忆了童年经历和大饥荒时的生活。三四岁时父亲离世，她被送给表嫂抚养，做童养媳，这也是她最痛苦的经历。三年饥荒是她痛苦的延续，丈夫的母亲得水肿病死了，晚上做工，还吃过各种草。

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