莫扰孩子梦作家三毛在她的《拾荒梦》中曾记述了这样一件事：在她小学时代的一次作文课上，老师布置写一篇有关将来做什么的作文。三毛在她的作文中说：“我有一天长大了，希望做一个拾破烂的人。”因为她认为这种职业“不但可以呼吸新鲜空气，同时又可以大街小巷的游走玩... One of the things that happened to her childhood dream writer San Mao in her “Scavenged Dreams”: In an elementary school essay class in her elementary school, the teacher arranged an essay about what to do in the future. In her essay, San Mao said: “I grew up one day and wanted to be a pick-and-sucker.” Because she thinks this kind of job "can not only breathe fresh air but also play in the streets. .