捞外快

tā men shì kào zhe xiàng lǎo fù rén men xiě qǐ tǎo xìn guò huó de lāo wài kuài zhě

他们是靠着向老妇人们写乞讨信过活的捞外快者。

They were cadgers who made a living by writing begging letters to old ladies.