Interview with Yang Qiuzhen

Yang Qiuzhen (b. 1932) is a resident of Wangjiayan Village, Baiyun Town, Shimen County, Hunan Province. In this interview, Yang recalls how she and her husband were bullied by the local leaders after the people’s commune canteen was established while she made every effort to resist the oppression. Yang also recounts how her family survived the famine because of the vegetables she stole from the canteen.

杨求珍（1932年生）湖南省石门县白云乡王家堰村村民。在这段口述中，杨老人回忆了兴办食堂期间杨老人自己及丈夫受干部欺压，而她一直据理力争反抗干部的的情况。杨老人同时回忆了当年偷食堂的菜回家才让全家免于被饿死的情况。

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