Highest price given for fungus. "At that time Chew Chong paid 4 pence a pound for fungus, but later he paid as much as 8 pence or 10 pence a pound--more than for butter, and the fungus cost nothing to produce.
當時木耳的價格﹘ ﹘每磅四便士，後來漲到每磅八到十便士﹘﹘比奶油的價格還高，而且不必任何生產成本。