The brick industry was also ideally suited to the economy in Linkou because tea cultivation is seasonal work, and does not require as much time as rice.
種茶的鄉民，除了春、夏、秋收時節的採收，及固定的除草、施肥，大多數時間都到磚廠打零工。不論是挖土、凝結、切塊、曬乾、或搬運進窯燒磚，他們都做得津津有味。