Zhu has been guarding water channels in mountains for more than 30 years. It's a challenge and becoming a difficult task because of he age. No proper roads for transportation, Zhu has to walk every day and never complains. Still, he does his job and protects those channels for villagers, and, for his family.

朱新貴為台北坪頂古圳、登峰圳巡水人，當地居民叫他「阿將」，七星水利會平等里水圳巡守小組長。過去三十幾年將工作餘力的時間奉獻給古圳，夏日巡水除了要擔心水源不足，還要提防不經意碰見的毒蛇；平時的清掃、修繕等維護工作，隨著年紀的增長，且隧道又長又低矮，有些路段必須要蹲著走進行，面對如此辛苦的工作，換來的是長年對此地特別深厚的回憶與情感。