Jelly figs do not keep well, and transport is difficult in the mountains, so the fig harvesters set out at dawn and come back to the work huts in the afternoon carrying 60 to 70 kilos of jelly figs on their backs. They then immediately cut the figs open and lay them out to dry.
愛玉果不能久放，山地交通又不便，原住民清晨出門，下午就背著六、七十公斤的愛玉趕回工寮，將採收下的愛玉果立即削皮曬乾，工作異常辛苦。