But when word got out that the old folks were coughing up, the kids, grandchildren, great-grand-children--even the men repairing his grandson's roof--all dropped by at mealtimes, so that it was necessary to prepare food for 15 or 20 people at a time.
然而一聽說是老人家出錢，這不只是兒子、孫子、曾孫子都會定時報到，連孫子家修屋頂的工人也都一起來吃飯，一開飯總要兩三桌。