Mother had to chase you with a stick to make you go in the house. If you were hungry there was no fridge and no money. The only recourse was to walk a long time to indulge in a yam or a guava lifted from a distant farm. How are kids like these supposed to get fat?
放學回家以後，屋外的天地廣闊得很，打彈珠、跳房子、捉青蛙、捕麻雀，非得媽媽拿著棍子，邊追邊打不進家門；肚子餓時，沒有冰箱、沒有銅板，最好的方法是走了好遠的路，去烤張家的甘薯、摘李家的芭樂……。