Interview with Miao Qianzhi

Miao Qianzhi (b. 1946) is a resident of Luwan Village, Jiangsu Province. Miao’s family used to be a landlord and her father left for Taiwan many years ago. In this interview, Miao talks about the starving experience in 1963. Miao’s mother fled back to her family in Hebei Province with Miao’s little sister, while Miao was left at home and attended by someone else. In exchange of food, Miao sold all the 13 mu of land left by her father. During that time, people would do anything, including selling kids, for food. Some villager bought a 7-year-old boy from Suzhou for 200 Yuan.

苗千芝1946年出生，是江苏省徐州市沛县鹿湾村村民。苗老人家曾是地主，苗老人的父亲在台湾。在这段口述中苗老人回忆了1963年挨饿的经历。当时苗老人的母亲带着妹妹逃荒去河北娘家，苗老人留在徐州由别人照顾，靠卖爸爸留下的十三亩地换粮食吃。当时还有人为了吃饭卖孩子，村里一个人在苏州花了200块钱买了个七岁的男孩。

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