The first time they heard it, they were 17 and 18 years old. The two had hired themselves out to do some work at a fruit orchard, where they shared the chores with a bunch of other young girls. The orchard owner's son, hoping to strike up a conversation with the girls, asked them: "Have you ever heard the story about the Underworld King and Gutong Guizai?"
原來這個故事是兩位阿媽在十七、八歲時，受雇到果園去除草，出身殺豬家庭的果園公子想要和這一群少女搭訕卻又不知如何開頭，於是就問少女們：「妳們有沒有聽過〈閻羅王和箍桶貴仔〉的故事？」