Even during lean months for opera, mother was kept busy. Farms nearby had peanuts that had to be picked, and lychees to be boxed up. Temporary work was also to be had in a small shoe factory, anything that could help scrape together a little money.
戲路少的月份，母親也沒有清閒過，鄰近農田的花生要採收，荔枝要找人裝箱，還有廟口旁的製鞋工廠缺臨時工，為了攢錢，母親沒有不去嘗試、去熬。