In 2001, Labor Exchange released their second album, The Night March of the Chrysanthemums, which tells the story of a farmer named A-cheng, and the complex emotions he experiences on deciding to return to the fields after spending ten years working unsuccessfully in the city, and on marrying a foreign bride.
「這張專輯算是我『初探』客家音樂的作品。」2001 年，交工樂隊推出第二張專輯《菊花夜行軍》，敘述農民阿成在都市打拚 10 年未成，決定返鄉耕種，並迎娶外籍新娘的糾結心情。