That year the snow stayed on the ground much longer than usual, but in spring when Chen went up the mountains to look for his "old friends" the yews, he discovered that many more new seedlings had emerged than he had expected, and before long numerous shoots sprang up.
八十年冬天，來了幾場久未出現的大雪，當年積雪期拉長，隔年春天，陳信佑上山看紅豆杉，如覓「老友」，發現冒出的芽頭反而出乎預料的多，不久，小苗也紛紛出現。