To make up their deficit they cultivate side crops,catch fish or shrimps,raise poultry or pigs,or sell part of their labour power,and thus eke out a living,hoping in the midst of hardship and destitution to tide over the year.

• 不足部分，可以种杂粮、捞鱼虾、饲鸡豕，或出卖一部分劳动力，勉强维持生活，于艰难竭蹶之中，存聊以卒岁之想。