They recall with excitement, "When we turned on the lights that first night, put the water on to boil, and brewed a pot of tea, we saw a new generation of Meinung natives able at last to sit in a tobacco barn and invite their neighbors in for tea. We were finally able to call out gleefully, 'Have a seat!
「那一夜，菸樓點起了燈火，燒開了水，沖泡了一壺茶，美濃子孫終於可以在菸樓裡端起茶邀鄉親共飲，大聲說出：請坐！