First, it was noon on the day of weeding, and sweat dripped into the soil. -Don Li Shen's "Compassion for Farmers" Translation: At noon in midsummer, farmers are still working in the scorching sun, and sweat drips into the soil.
Second, the mother-in-law pays for food, the child carries the pot pulp and goes with the field, and Ding Zhuang is in Nangang. -Tang Juyi translated "Looking at Wheat Cutting": Women use bamboo baskets to pick rice, children use pots to pick water, and follow each other to deliver rice in the fields. The men who collect wheat are all in Nangang.
Third, I will dispose of the waste in the morning and take the lotus home. -Wei and Jin Dynasties Tao Yuanming translated "Returning to the Garden": Early in the morning, the roots of weeds were carved, and at night, the moonlight fell, and hoes went home.
Fourth, the children in the village are in charge when they are out of the field during the day and numb at night. -Song Fan Chengda translated Miscellanies of Four Seasons Pastoral: Thirty-one: Weeding in the fields during the day, rubbing hemp thread at home at night, and men and women in the village have their own housework.
5. The eldest son hoes the bean stream east, and the middle son is knitting a chicken coop. -Song Xin Qi Ji's "Qingpingle Village Residence" Translation: The eldest son is weeding in the bean field on the east side of the stream, and the second son is busy knitting chicken cages.
Sixth, "Wild Old Songs/Shan Nong Ci" Tang Dynasty: Zhang Ji
The old farmer lives in the mountains and cultivates three or four acres of mountain fields. Miao and Shu taxes can't be eaten, and the official warehouse is turned into soil. At the end of the year, hoe the plow and close the empty room, shouting to climb the mountain and collect acorns. The Xijiang River is full of pearls and pearls, and the dogs in the boat grow meat.
The old family lived in poverty in the mountains and made a living by planting three or four acres of mountain fields. Small land, high taxes and no food. The grain was sent to the warehouse of the government, and finally rotted and turned into soil. All the year round, there are only hoes and plows left at home, so my son has to go up the mountain to pick acorns to satisfy his hunger. On the ship of a wealthy businessman from the west of the Yangtze River, hundreds of precious stones are measured with hooves, and even the dogs on board eat meat all the year round.
Four rivers crisscross Wuxing City and flow away from the city wall. These four rivers are divided into many streams, and many families live on them. Residents use this excellent natural condition to plant water chestnut in deep water, rice in shallow water and lotus in shallow water.