Weeding in the fields during the day and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, both men and women in the village have their own household affairs. Although the children can't plow and weave, they have learned to grow melons in the shade of mulberry trees.
Original text:
During the day, weeding in the fields and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, the men and women in the village took on all the housework.
Although the children don't plow and weave, they also learn a kind of melon in the shade of mulberry trees.
Extended data
Writing background
Fan Chengda traveled all over the country in his early years. Retired at the age of 57 and lived in Shihu, Suzhou. During this period, he wrote 60 poems, which were initially divided into five groups: spring, late spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each group has 12 poems, and each group can be called a group of poems, so he was awarded the title of "pastoral poet".
Poetry appreciation
This poem describes a scene of summer life in the countryside.
The first sentence directly describes the labor scene. Men plow and women weave hard, and men and women in the village have their own housework.
"Going out to farm during the day and getting hemp at night" means: weeding in the field during the day and rubbing hemp thread at night. "Tillage" means weeding. In early summer, seedlings need weeding, which is a man's job. "Ji Ma" refers to women who rub twine and weave cloth at night after finishing other work during the day.
The second sentence "the children in the village mind their own affairs" refers to men and women. The whole poem uses the tone of an old farmer, and "children" refers to young people. "Being in charge" means that both men and women are not allowed to be idle and mind their own business.
The last two sentences describe the child's reaction.
In the third sentence, "children and grandchildren are not prepared for farming and weaving", and "children and grandchildren" refer to those children who can neither farm nor weave, but are not idle. They have been in contact with and love labor since childhood, so they "learn to grow melons under the shade of mulberry trees" and learn to grow melons under the lush mulberry trees. This is a common phenomenon in rural areas, but it is quite distinctive.
The conclusion shows the naive interest of rural children. With a fresh style, the poet described the tense labor atmosphere in the early summer in the countryside in a more delicate way, which made it interesting to read.
The children in the poem love labor, perhaps because they are temporarily interested in labor, or because they want to do something for their families, which shows their simple and kind hearts. This is a common phenomenon in rural areas, but it is quite distinctive, which shows the author's praise for rural children who love labor.
The whole poem has an overview and close-ups, reflecting the situation of rural men, women and children participating in labor from different aspects, and has a strong flavor of life.
Brief introduction of the author
Fan Chengda (1126-1193), whose real name is Intelligent, is called Shi Hu lay man. Han nationality, born in Wuxian County, Pingjiang (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). Poets in Southern Song Dynasty. Shi Wenmu.
Starting from Jiangxi School, he studied the poems in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, inherited the realistic spirit of poets such as Bai Juyi, Wang Jian and Zhang Ji, and finally became a family with simple and fresh style and full charm. Poetry has a wide range of themes, and the works that reflect the content of rural social life have the highest achievements.
Together with Yang Wanli, Lu You and You Mao, they are also known as the "Four Masters of Zhongxing" in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Edited in February 2020-1 1.
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Weeding in the fields during the day and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, both men and women in the village have their own household affairs. Although the children can't plow and weave, they have learned to grow melons in the shade of mulberry trees.
Original text:
During the day, weeding in the fields and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, the men and women in the village took on all the housework.
Although the children don't plow and weave, they also learn a kind of melon in the shade of mulberry trees.