Interview with grandpa

Yi: When were you born and where?

G: 1945, in a little town, Puning. It's in Guangdong province in China.

Yi: What is your favorite food? 

G: Too many... I like steaks, baked fish, asparagus, apples and bananas. 

Yi: What was your childhood like? 

G: I was born in poverty. I was able to go to school for only six and a half years. I had to work in the farm since I was fifteen years old to support my family. We cooked with dry grass and sticks. As a teenager, I had to go to the mountains to collect dry grass and sticks for my family. I didn't have any toys, except for one that I made for myself with wires. It was a circle and a stick. I used the stick to make the circle wire roll forward. I played a game with friends. We drew grids on the ground and jumped between the grids. We could not afford having rice everyday. Instead we cooked congee. Meats and fish were available only for holidays. Having meats and fish daily was simply impossible back then. 

Yi: It sounded really hard. I can't imagine what it is like to live like that. Thank you for sharing with me. I really appreciate it.