"We had to pay taxes twice a year," says grandma Wu, flashing a mouthful of dental work. "The first time was for water, and the second was for land. It didn't matter whether you even had a crop to harvest or not-you had to pay, or they'd throw you in jail."
「一年繳二次，一次水租，一次地租，不管有沒有收成，繳不出來就抓去關哦」，阿嬤瞇著眼，一口銀牙閃閃發光。