Lin notes that it was not as easy to buy things back then, even if you had the money. Most often the pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks to be consumed had been raised by the host. It was a project just getting eggs; you had to scour the countryside and buy a few here and there where you could find them.
林添盛指出，過去買東西不如現在這麼方便，就算有錢也沒地方買，因此辦桌要用的豬、羊、雞、鴨，主人多半要自己飼養，就連雞蛋都要到鄉下四處去零買湊數。