Interview with Yi Guixiang

Yi Guixiang (b. 1945) is a resident of Pengtian Village, Jiangxi Province. In this interview, Yi talks about the difficult time during the Great Famine when she was working at a mold factory. Since 1958, if the villagers did not work at the production team, they would not obtain any food. Since everyone was only assigned with two liangs of rice, the rice had to be cooked with bran, potato scrapes and others. Moreover, there was always a scramble at the canteen for the scarce supply of food.

夷桂香1945年出生，是江西省抚州市广昌县彭田村村民。在这段口述中，夷老人回忆了大饥荒时的困难生活。从1958年开始，如果不去生产队里干活就没有饭吃，夷老人在磨具厂工作，赚取收入。当时一个人只能分到二两米，和糠、洋芋渣等调在一起烧成饭吃。去大食堂吃饭时如果不争着抢就经常吃不到饭。

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