At that, Shih, a civil servant, borrowed money everywhere he could, and finally saved the most important, central axis of this elegant old residence, which was called Dingmei.
於是，石庚辛一個公務員，四方借貸，終於搶救下這間精緻「鼎美大厝」的主要主軸建築，至於原本「九包五進」左右護龍的部份只能任憑它去。