Matches which were scarce and a highly profitable source of income were easy to transport because of their lightness and a cartload of matches sent from one town to another fetched a fancy price.

• 边区里人人都得学习，民夫队里也一样。例如，前面走的骡夫背上挂一个汉字牌，后面的人就学这个字，每天换一个字。农民就是这样一边劳动一边认字的。