Interview with Zhang Xiuxia

Zhang Xiuxia (b.1948) is a resident of Qujia Village, Yuqiao Town, Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province. In this interview, Zhang remembers life during the Great Famine. She recalls that once there were only two eggs left at home, and nothing left after she ate them, and her mother brought her to the grandmother’s grave and cried. After getting married, they were so poor that she and her husband only had one comforter.

张秀霞1948年出生，是陕西省泾阳县王桥镇屈家村的村民。在这段口述中，张老人回忆了大饥荒期间的生活。她记得有一次家里只剩下两个鸡蛋，她吃了之后就没吃的了，被妈妈领着去外婆的坟上哭。结婚后，穷得和丈夫只有一床被子。

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