Interview with Zeng Lianying

Zeng Lianying (b. 1925) is a resident of Pengtian Village, Jiangxi Province. In this interview, Zeng talks about the life during the Great Famine when she was working at the production team. The workload was very heavy and overtime at night was very common. The famine was at its worst in 1960 and 1961 when each person could only be assigned with 2 liangs of rice everyday. Due to starvation, Zeng sometimes had to steal food.

曾连英1925年出生，是江西省抚州市广昌县彭田村村民。在这段口述中曾老人讲述了大饥荒时期的生活。曾老人当时在生产队干活，工作辛苦，天天晚上还要加夜班。大饥荒最苦的是60年和61年，一个人只能分到二两米，饿得不行的时候曾老人还偷过饭吃。

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