"We can't rely on outside help forever, so the whole time we were thinking about how to get back on our feet. But nowadays you can't do things on your own." Chen says that even back when the Tzu Chi Foundation was building the village, the idea of opening a convenience store was mooted.
「我們不能長期靠外力支援，一直在想如何站起來，而現在也不是單打獨鬥的時代，」陳清得說，慈濟興建組合屋時，就有設置便利商店的想法。