Before 1986, he had economic problems. When he was short on money, he'd borrow from relatives. Finally, he'd borrowed all he could borrow and was heavily in debt, so he had no choice but to go out and sell things on the street. He went to Hong Kong and bought handmade accessories and images of gods of wealth and Buddhas made in Nepal.
1986 年之前，經濟拮拒的他，沒錢就向親友借貸，或者幫阿嬤畫張像，然後半強迫地賣給家境不錯的叔叔，換得幾萬元；直到能借的都借了，山窮水盡，為了養家，他不得不出門擺地攤。