"In the early days we even brought our own boxed lunches with us, and felt it was wrong to accept food from the local people," recalls Ho. The group isn't that strict anymore, for two reasons: First, it is hard to refuse such good intentions on the part of local people.
「早期我們造橋都自己帶便當，不吃當地人的東西」，何明德說，現在無法做到的原因是，一來盛情難卻，不忍拒絕當地人的好意；二來，團員越來越多，已經不容易「約束」了。