As a result, farmers used to plant only two crops of rice, and save the third period to grow all kinds of beans and melons. Recently eel-raising, however, has become more popular. Five years ago pests severely damaged the fruit crop, and some decided to turn to a safer crop, eels. Selling eels to the Japanese market means a lucrative income.
於是，這裡的農民有了最佳的選擇：推廣三期水稻時，可順利種植成功；稻米過剩，只種二期水稻時，又可趁此空檔，栽培紅豆、大豆、香瓜、西瓜等農作；待到發現養殖鰻魚可銷至日本大賺其錢時，抽取現成的地下水養鰻又成了農家的新興事業。