In those days, she would often spend the morning in the front room writing English letters of introduction to be mailed off to the US, after which she would head back to the kitchen at noon to cook.
當時的她，常常在前頭客廳忙著抄寫寄往美國的英文廣告信，一到中午，就轉到後邊廚房忙著煮飯。