They sit together in the workshop, chatting as they wind up cloth that is waiting to be dyed. At lunch, Tsai-yun brings out some calabash and water spinach that she grew herself, while Li-hua, a vegetarian, has brought some Vietnamese mushrooms. Some cook and others wash vegetables as they help each other out and relieve some of the sadness and loneliness.
一邊使力紮緊待染的胚布，一邊閒話家常，中午的時間，採雲帶來自家種的葫蘆瓜和空心菜，吃素的麗華帶來越南的香菇，你煮飯我洗菜，工作中，互相為伴，化去一些沈鬱哀傷的心情。