During this period, we roamed on foot, carrying our workshop and personal possessions all over the China mainland, fashioning the rice dough figures as we went, "Lee recalls.
剛離開家鄉時，由於手頭缺錢，到那兒都是安步當車。憑著年輕和樂天的個性，他走遍了大江南北的各大城鎮。憑著背上木箱裡一團團著色的軟麵，和一雙能隨時隨地搓塑出成套西遊、水滸、三國人物的精彩絕活，他換得了生活所需，有餘錢時也往北方老家寄。