He Maigui and Wu Peng | 何麦贵&吴捧, 2012

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He Maigui (b.1928) is a resident of Daguo Village, Daguo Xiang, Linying County, Luohe City, Henan Province. During the famine of 1942, He's sister was forced to marry to someone far away from home, so that her family could get a basket of food in return. In 1958, all the cookware was confiscated and families were not allowed to cook at home. People ate at the eating hall, where noodle soups did not have noodles. Many people starved to death. Unwilling to take orders, He refused to take the good job of cooking in the eating hall, but was still assigned the job of cooking when he went to work at the river. Workers at the river worked nonstop with day and night shifts. People worked hard there for steamed buns. Wu Peng (b.1930), wife of He Maigui. The filmmaker's description of this interview has been translated into English.

何麦贵（1928年生）是河南省临颍县大郭乡何庄村村民。1942年饥荒，何老人的妹妹被远嫁他乡，只为换一篮粮食给家人吃。1958年，家家户户的锅都被没收，不准开伙，只能吃食堂给的食物，面条里都没有面，很多人饿死。他因为不喜欢听人指挥，拒绝了去食堂当伙夫的美差，不想去挖河还是被分配了伙夫的功夫。挖河的人昼夜不停，两班倒，但有因为白面馍吃，人们都拼命干活。吴捧（1930年生）, 何麦贵妻子.

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