Nowadays, most of the photos that people see of the large rural canteens founded in 1958 are the bright brick houses that were selected for the needs of publicity......
In the fifties, sixties and seventies of the twentieth century, most of the communes' offices were bungalows, and many of them were "green" bungalows.
The "green" bungalows were brick walls on the other side of the street, and mud walls and straw houses were all on the other side.
In 1958, as soon as the "big canteen" of each production team was established, the members of the club rejoiced, and the women who had been around the "pot table" for many years were even more happy to dance and cheer: "Say goodbye to the freedom of the pot table from now on!"
So, the old men of every household happily pulled up their big iron pots, put them on their heads, and sent them to the "steel mill" established by the production team like meteors.
Every day, the opening time of the three meals in the morning, noon, and evening is marked by the ringing of the bell.
As soon as the bell of the production team rang, the men and women of the whole tunzi, old and young, were full of smiles and giggles, and they walked out of the house and went straight to the "big canteen......
At that time, the so-called "big bell" was a piece of iron hung on the branch of a large tree and struck with an iron rod.
After three or four months of such a happy life, I can't hold it anymore......
The "big canteen" went from eating as much as you like at the beginning, to the limit of each meal for adults, children, the elderly, and the youth, and the food was not as good as a day for the old lady to go home and cook their own meals at home.
It's hard, too!
At that time, there was no cauldron for cooking in every household; at that time, it was possible for the peasants to see the "present ocean" all year round, and at that time, all the grain was returned to the public, and every household was empty......
After such a tossing and turning, the famine years began......