The soil for its part did not disappoint them. It yielded them vegetables in spring and winter, wheat and rape in summer, and beans and gourds in autumn, all of which could be exchanged for rice.

• 斜坡上的土地，也真不辜负他们两夫妇，冬天春天的菜蔬，夏天的菜子麦子，秋天的毛豆瓜果，都给他们换来不少的口粮。