Working at the same institute, they pooled 100 Renminbi a month, which afforded them a small apartment in Peiping and more than 10 years together.
雖然全家擠在一間不到十坪的小屋裡，每月配給到的口糧也很有限，如果夫妻倆不都外出工作，日子就會過得更苦，孩子只好全天托給托兒所。但好歹一家三口總是聚在一起，不似有的人家，家人中各自下放、勞改，好多年才能團聚一次。