He eventually discovered that the paper most suitable for sky lanterns was the kind used under the steamed turtle buns presented as an offering to the Lord of Heaven on the ninth day of the first lunar month. And so every year on the eve of the Lantern Festival he would volunteer to work at the local cake shop in exchange for a few sheets of uncut white paper.
好不容易發現正月初九拜天公時，麵龜下面襯墊的紙就是做天燈最好的材料，於是每年元宵節前夕，他就自願到糕餅店打工，為的就是取得幾張未經裁切的白紙。