Interview with Xian Zongshi

Xian Zongshi (b. 1944) lives in Longju Village, Baimi Town Hejiang County, Sichuan Province. He is the other interviewee, Cheng Wenbi's husband; they moved together to the Wu family's house after land reform. In this interview, Xian recalls his experiences during the Great Famine. Because his father died in the early fifties, his mother with bounded feet had to earn work points with the children when People's Commune was established in 1958. Xian ate whatever available at the time, and got terribly ill. In 1961, the Production Team cadres and the keeper divided the village's grains among themselves and accused the Liu brothers (Liu Chaoyun, Liu Chaogui, who are also interviewed) of stealing. They also took away the animals raised by the villagers to make up for the grains. Xian became the Production Team leader between 1972 and 1983, and has taken revenge on these old cadres during the Cultural Revolution.

先宗诗1944年出生，现居四川省泸州市合江县白米乡龙聚村。他是另一位被访人程文碧的丈夫，土改时作为贫农一起搬到吴家。在这段口述中，先老人回忆了他在大饥荒期间的经历。他的父亲50年代初就去世了，人民公社开始后，只有裹脚的母亲带着孩子抢工分。当时正在长身体的先宗诗什么都吃过，还得了'湿黄病'。生产队的干部和保管员1961年私分了公粮，却诬陷说是刘家的兄弟偷了，还拖走村民的牲口来抵粮。先宗诗1972年到1983年是队长，在文革时也对这些老干部实施了报复。

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