As news of this spread, poor settler families newly arrived from Britain went out into the woods to search for this "treasure." Their women and children came in a constant stream to Chew Chong's shop, bringing fungus to exchange for cash or provisions. This vastly improved their standard of living.
消息傳出，從英國來的貧窮移民家庭，紛紛走到樹林間尋找寶藏，女人、孩子拿著採來的木耳，絡繹不絕來到張朝的商店，或是換錢，或是換他們的日常用品，生活因此大大改善。