Interview with Zhao Guifang

Zhao Guifang (b. 1926) was married into Shaziying Village, Yang Town, Shunyi District, Beijing when she was 20. In this interview, Zhao talks about her hardship during the Great Famine. Originally Zhao had five daughters and one son, but because the famine was worse in Hebei Province, Zhao's dad asked her to take one of her sister's daughters. Life did not improve until when the kids grew a little older so that Zhao could lead them to make mats for extra money while Zhao's husband went to work in the city.

赵桂芳1926年出生，20岁嫁到了北京市顺义区杨镇沙子营。在这段口述中，赵老人回顾了大饥荒时期的生活。赵老人原来有五个女儿，一个儿子，大饥荒时期因为河北省的情况更严重，赵老人的爸爸便把她姐姐的一个女儿过继给了她。后来孩子大了些，赵老人就带着他们织席，再加上赵老人的丈夫在外头打工赚钱，生活得以有所改善。

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