Master and disciple spent three or months every year away from the mountain, traveling about mending swords and sabers. The rest of the time they spent almost entirely on the mountain making swords. Life on the mountain was simple, but the pair was often broke.
如此的堅持，師徒倆每年利用三至四個月下山幫人家修補刀劍外，其他時間幾乎都在山上鑄劍，山居的日子雖然簡單，但有時也是窮得身無分文。