Interview with Chen Qianmei

Chen Qianmei (b. 1928) is a resident of Zhaixia Village, Pengzhai Town, Heping County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province. According to Chen, after the communization, people did not have much food, but they still had to hand in their food to the commune. Adults could only eat dirty things and slices of sweet potatoes, so that their children could have some rice. Sometimes, Chen’s husband shouldered limestones into towns to sell and bought some rice. He worked till late at night and came back home.

陈千妹 (1928年生) 是广东省河源市和平县彭寨镇寨下村村民。陈老人回忆，公社化那几年人们没东西吃，还得交公粮，成年人为了省米粮给孩子们，只能吃脏东西和番薯片。曾经，老人的丈夫挑着石灰去城里卖，换米吃，工作到深夜才回来。

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