The villagers who remained in the mountains not only agreed, but also, as in the old days, pitched in to help dig the grave. But when the day of the funeral came, none of the tribespeople who had relocated to the lowlands came up to pay their respects. "They probably couldn't get time off from work," says Li.
山上族人不但同意，也像以往一樣主動去幫忙挖墓穴，但到出殯那天，竟然山下親友都沒人上山悼念，「也可能因為工作不能請假吧！」