As he was making his purchase, he noticed that the stall also sold apples imported from the mainland. The bunch of bananas went for a mere 3 ￠ while a single apple cost the considerable sum of 60 ￠.
當時他用一塊錢買了一簍香蕉，吃得十分過癮。但他同時也發現，家鄉盛產的蘋果，因此地不產，全賴進口，所以價錢甚貴，當時他心中有個念頭一閃：「不知在這裡能不能種出蘋果來？」