He sold off the US $ 200 check that had been provided for his airfare, bought a ticket for travel between Keelung and Kobe by ship, and handed the balance to his father. Then, to take advantage of duty-free entry into Japan, he bought three baskets of bananas and three cases of canned pineapple before boarding the liner.
他將用來買機票的二百美金支票賣掉，買了從基隆到日本神戶的海鷗輪船票，省出一大筆錢交給父親；然後又利用日本入境免稅的優惠，在上船前買了三簍香蕉、三箱鳳梨罐頭。