"We old soldiers only know how to fight, not how to farm," says Chu, now the director of the demonstration farm at Makang Mountain. Early on people planted potatoes, yams, corn, and other things with short growing seasons, with less than ideal results in terms of income.
「我們老兵們只會打仗，不知道該怎麼種田」，現任馬亢山示範農場場長朱成亮指出，早期大家種馬鈴薯、芋頭、玉米…… 等短期作物，收益並不理想。