Li Yu
Chrysanthemum, autumn peony, peony also. The reproduction of species is the same, the colors are the same, and the performance is repeated for a long time. Flowers that have never been planted are simple, but those that describe peony, peony and chrysanthemum are unique. People are all called three kinds of wonderful flowers, which are the same, but they are judged as two pieces separately, that is to say, they are divided into two parts. What is this? The beauty of peony and peony depends on nature, not on manpower. People who grow these two kinds of flowers, however, how can they stop using fertilizer for irrigation in winter and watering in summer? Its opening is also bright and fragrant, and it has never been diligent in manpower, slightly reducing its posture and slightly preserving its color. The beauty of chrysanthemum depends entirely on manpower, which is slightly false. When the house of Art Chrysanthemum was not buried, the Soviet Union was in charge of the land and cultivated it. When buried, there is a problem of sowing. Even before germination, a lot of manpower has been spent. After planting the seedlings, I was exhausted and recovered. Anti-dryness, anti-humidity, picking heads, pinching leaves, squeezing seeds, grafting, catching insects, digging insects and preventing pests are all days when things are not done, so we should work hard to make progress. In other words, bloom suffered from rain and frost, the diligence of tying branches and flowers, the trouble of putting on lights and drawing water, and the pain of dyeing her face, all of which made up for the shortage of nature.
For this purpose, a flower always has no time, from spring to autumn and from morning till night. If it's a flower, it's rich and beautiful, otherwise it's just a fence like her mother-in-law's wild chrysanthemum. If so, the beauty of chrysanthemums is not natural, but also human. People's beauty belongs to the sky, so that they get it for nothing, and they are regarded as peony and peony, and there is little difference between grievances and public and private. I know that those who gather green and red, even the words in the sand, will kill time.
Since the beginning of chrysanthemum, all the philosophers have praised it, and those who speak alone are not enemies of Yuan and Ming Dynasties. People who are engaged in chrysanthemum art are diligent all the year round, but they don't give it the power to overcome the sky. They know that flowers are good, but they never know what to do. Forget the source of drinking water and let the drinker go. Is he comfortable? Once upon a time, the topic of reciting the public was all if. What Yu Chuang means is that it is deeper than love chrysanthemum, and it is not thin.
I have tasted the chrysanthemums planted in the old nursery, but I am generous in cultivating people and Confucianism. If you can sharpen your body and mind by planting chrysanthemums, why not be a saint? If you can attack my career with the perseverance of planting chrysanthemums, what do you have to worry about? It's the literati who love their bodies and names, but they can't love chrysanthemums like the old nursery. What can we do?
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Chrysanthemum is peony and peony in autumn. The variety is the same, the color is complete, the flowering period is lasting, and the chrysanthemum surpasses peony and peony. From ancient times to the present, books on planting are very brief for other flowers, but very detailed for peony, peony and chrysanthemum. People say that these three kinds of flowers can be equal, but I think they are completely different. The difference is that the first two are made naturally and the last one is made artificially. Why do you say that? The beauty of peony and peony depends on nature, not on human creation. Plant these two kinds of flowers, but fertilize them in winter and water them in summer, and that's it. There's no need to work hard anymore. When it blooms, the color is brilliant, and its beauty and color will never be weakened because people put less energy into it. The beauty of chrysanthemums depends more on labor than on nature. Chrysanthemum growers must undertake seed selection and gravel treatment before planting in soil. When chrysanthemums are planted in the soil, there are still some things to do, that is, inserting marks and making records. Flowers have consumed considerable manpower before they germinate and break ground. But the real hard work began after the seedlings were planted separately, such as drought prevention, waterlogging prevention, head picking, leaf pinching, nuclear removal, grafting, insect catching, earthworm digging and pest control. These are all before the flowers bloom, and people are exhausted. I hope God can satisfy bloom. Before the flowers have bones, always remember to be rain-proof and freeze-proof, tie the branches and cores to shape the flowers, and don't bother to water the flowers day and night, and painstakingly paint them one after another. All this hard work is to make up for the shortage of nature with manpower.
For chrysanthemums, flower farmers have no time to rest from spring to autumn, from morning till night. Only in this way can chrysanthemums grow plump, gorgeous and beautiful, otherwise, they will look like wild chrysanthemums, just to decorate the fence. In this way, the beauty of chrysanthemums is not created by nature, but by people. Since it is human power, it is attributed to nature. Isn't it right and wrong to equate chrysanthemum with peony and peony, two flowers that don't require painstaking efforts? I know that the flower god must be in charge of the flowers in bloom, secretly judging to decide which flowers are good and which are bad.
Chrysanthemum has been praised by all elegant people since it came out, but I did the opposite. It's not that I am against Tao Yuanming. Chrysanthemum growers have worked hard for a year to create chrysanthemums. If they don't praise their ingenious ideas, they just know flowers very well, but they don't know their creators. Can they feel at ease when they forget the source of drinking water and leave the people who fetch water aside? That's what people who used to write chrysanthemum poems did. I put forward this idea to repay chrysanthemum out of my deep love for chrysanthemum, not to belittle it.
I have carefully observed the old gardeners who plant chrysanthemums tirelessly, and I am deeply impressed by those scholars who cultivate their self-cultivation and study. If they can be as diligent as gardeners who plant chrysanthemums, and strive to be carefree and hone their body and mind, how can they not become sages? If you study poetry and seek fame with the perseverance and patience of a gardener, will you still worry about being a high official? It's just that literati love learning and fame, but after all, there is no old gardener who loves chrysanthemums deeply. What can we do?