Because the things they ate were always strange, such as soft-shelled turtles that were beheaded after being coaxed to stick their heads out from their shells or cats scalded with oil to remove the fur, her mother often disapproved. Father and daughter had to cook in an earthenware brazier in the corner of the courtyard. That created a special bond between them.
因為吃的東西稀奇古怪，像是被人逗弄出頭而被「斬首」的鱉、淋油燒燙而抓扯掉滿身毛的貓… …，常被母親斥為不入流，父女倆只好抱著紅泥小火盆，在大宅院角落裡揮汗烹調，卻也因此建立起需「避人耳目偷食」的革命情感。