By her third year on the mountain, she had sold enough Asian pears and peaches to fully repay her debts, and had earned the respect of neighbors by building a two-story bamboo home with her own hands. By her fifth year, the popularity of her book was enabling her to sell out her annual harvest even before it began.
其實，到了第 3 年，阿寶就成功地靠水梨和水蜜桃收入清償負債，還自力搭蓋了一棟 2 層竹屋，讓鄰人都刮目相看；第 5 年起，由於出書的迴響，她的水果還沒採收，訂單就滿了，不善與人討價還價的她，再也不需披星戴月、到城鎮中擺攤兜售。