村民倒也省心，像部队一样，男男女女，吹军号出工，吹军号收工，每家每户都不用做菜烧饭。
Thispolicycomfortedvillagers.Maleandfemalemembersofcommunebeganandterminatedtheirworkbythesignalsofbugle,theydidn-tneedtocookforthemselvesassoldiers.
其实，每家的灶头早已扒了，烟囱也被推倒，铁锅都被拿去参加大炼钢铁运动。收来的粮食除交公粮之外都放在生产队的大仓库里。无米、无柴、无灶、无锅，还有谁家能烧菜做饭呢？
Actually,theirkitchenrangeswerealreadyremoved;theirchimneyswerepushedover;theirpotsandtheircauldronsweredonatedas“scrapiron”tothebackyardsteelfurnaces*,theirgrainsexceptthehanded-inpartwereallstoredinthecommunalbarn**.Withoutrice,firewood,stoveandpotintheirownkitchen,whocouldcook?