Interview with Ouyang Taogu

Ouyang Taogu (b. 1932) is a resident of Changxing Village, Gaolong Town, Chaling County, Hunan Province. She, as Tongyangxi, married to a man in Changxing Village during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In this interview, Ouyang recalls how she joined constructing blast furnace and planting rice seedlings day and night during the Great Leap Forward, and how she suffered from the shortage of food and clothing supplies during the Great Famine. She also talks about two village leaders, who made relevantly fair allocation of the limited grains.

欧阳桃姑（1932年生）是湖南省茶陵县高陇镇长兴村村民，抗日战争期间作为童养媳嫁到长兴村。在这段口述中，欧阳老人讲述了大跃进期间夜以继日炼钢铁和插秧，以及大饥荒期间缺吃缺穿的经历。她还提及两位当地村干部在粮食匮乏时对仅有的粮食进行了合理分配。

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