After high school, rather than going into medicine, he followed a friend's recommendation and started working at a farmers 'cooperative, handling agricultural purchases, sales, and loans right up until his retirement at age 68.
初中畢業之後，他並沒有從醫，而是經過親友的引薦，開始至「士林信用組合」（今合作社）做事，專門負責農具、農產品的購買、販賣、利用與貸款，這個職業他做了十幾年，又換到一家「三井農林會社」服務，做到六十八歲退休。