When he was seven years old, his mother came down with typhoid fever, which, due to the lack of medical sophistication, was in those days a formidable disease with a high death rate. His father was beside himself with worry. He would frequently take his son with him to Longshan Temple to pray for his wife's speedy recovery with candles, incense, and spirit money.
7 歲那年，母親感染傷寒，在當時醫藥不發達的年代，死亡率極高，父親心急如焚，常常帶著他到龍山寺祈求神明，保佑母親早日痊癒；香燭和金紙，成了他和神明溝通為母祈福的媒介。