"In those days, we carried 'Taiwan-compatriot' identification when we sold tea," laughs Chen. He explains that to convince their customers that they and their tea were from Taiwan they not only had to carry the IDs but also to stuff Taiwanese newspapers in amongst the tea in the tea chests.
「我們當時是拿著台胞證在賣茶，」陳志任笑著說，除了用台胞證證明自己來自台灣外，還要在茶箱中塞台灣的報紙，這樣才能取信於人，證明茶是台灣進口的原裝貨。