红薯干换媳妇

大跃进的时候我们村和全国一样,也是吃食堂。刚开始吃得还不错,随便吃。没两个月,就不行了。但食堂不能散。公社干部经常检查,谁家冒烟,就去谁家把吃的 没收了,锅拿走。 后来实在不行了,村里也变通一下,食堂把主食按人头分一下,自己回家吃。到59年春天,是最困难的时候。东西吃光了,新的粮食还没下来。喂牲口用的干红薯 秧子也拿来吃了。好些人浮肿。到秋天,就缓解一些了,因为有红薯了。我们村向来种粮食不太多,种红薯多。红薯产量大,而且种上以后也不需要多少管理。所也 到秋天大家起码能吃饱了。另外,国家对红薯也不特别感兴趣,虽然也要交公粮 (擦成片晒成干),多少鲜红薯折合多少红薯干,也有一些回旋余地,村里留下的就多一些。而且,收完后,总会拉下一些。收完后,一般一家一片,可以再把地翻 一翻,翻出来的红薯不算在产量里,归个人了。

我们邻县一些村子饿惨了。他们主要种麦子玉米。收成下来,大部分都交公粮了。又没有其他的东西吃。到60年他们还是挨饿。有一个村子死了80多人, 大街上瓦片没断过 (送葬时孝子要在当街摔瓦盆)。没办法,好些人家打闺女的主主意。谁给点吃的,就可以把闺女领走。我们村有红薯,当时村里有20多个光棍用红薯干换来了媳 妇。有的岁数差得很多。一袋红薯干就可以换个媳妇。

当然我没经历过,听大人说的。前两年也做了些调查。有时间再详细写!

刘国文 发表评论于
写得好!浅显易懂,形象生动。多谢纪录历史。
一唯 发表评论于
跟着收红薯的后面捡漏掉的,能捡不少。那年月人真是饿惨了。好多人饿的学也不上了,跑回家去。
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