To this end, she perused storybooks and scripts that she found in her father's chests, and read numerous classical novels and memorized poetry.
為此，她找出父親戲箱裡的故事書、劇本，詳加研讀，並大量閱讀古典章回小說、背誦詩句。她發現《昔日賢文》用在戲劇中相當押韻對仗，台灣民間的俚語和諺語，更是對白中所不可或缺的。