Uncle A-mei had likely been a guard in the service of Tang Jingsong, Taiwan's last governor under the Qing court. When Uncle A-mei learned that his wife and children had been killed in wartime, he decided to stay in Taiwan.
「阿妹伯」可能是清朝最後一任台灣巡撫唐景崧的撫轅親兵，由於妻兒都死於戰亂，遂隻身留在台灣，在李喬小說《寒夜》裡以「邱梅」一角出現。