His family sold six pigs at the start of every semester to pay his tuition, so he went home on summer and winter breaks to help out on the farm. He learned a great deal about raising pigs on those visits, including porcine first-aid and CPR techniques, and over the years helped deliver more than 1,000 piglets.
每次開學，家裡就要賣掉 6 頭成豬才夠支付學費，所以寒暑假他就回家幫忙農務，學會了一手養豬技術，包括為豬隻急救、心肺復甦等，還前後接生過一千多頭小豬。