"We ploughed some waste land by the sea to grow peanuts, a very big piece. On days off we would go and pick them," says Chang Ching-hsien. In the early autumn they would take advantage of the abundant rainwater that followed the typhoons to plant sweet potatoes.
「我們在海邊墾荒地種花生，好大一片，放暑假天天拔花生」，張慶賢回憶，秋初則趁颱風剛過、雨水多時搶種地瓜。