Li Guoen | 李国恩, 2016

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Li Guoen (b.1935) is a resident of Xiaobaipo Village, Kuanzhuang, Fuming County, Kunming, Yunnan Province. He was born in a landlord family, which was once the richest family in the village. They had the largest yard in the village. During the Land Reform, the yard was used as the brigade's office, medical station and village store. Li Guoen was fairly young when his family properties were confisticated and redistributed. Since he had finished elementary school, he was sent to be an account in another village. He tried his best not to exaggerate harvest amount in the village so their team wasn't gravely starved. The transcript of this interview has been translated into English.

李国恩（1935年生）是云南省昆明市富民县款庄乡小白坡村村民。他出生于地主家庭，他家曾是该村首富，有全村最大的院子。土地改革期间，这个院子充公作为大队办公室，医疗站，卖东西的商店。 那时李国恩年龄还小，家庭财产被重新分配。他因为读过小学，被抽调去另外一个村做会计。他尽量不虚报粮食产量，所以他们队没有挨很多饿

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