The twenty-fifth chapter of "Pastoral Miscellany in Four Seasons" writes about the pastoral scenery of Jiangnan in early summer. The poem uses yellow plums, fat apricots, white wheat flowers, and sparse cauliflowers to describe the characteristics of the southern rural scenery in summer, including flowers and fruits, color and form. The third sentence of the poem describes the working situation of farmers from the side: Farming is busy in early summer, and farmers go out early and return late, so they rarely see pedestrians during the day. The last sentence uses "only dragonflies and butterflies fly" to set off the silence in the village. There is movement in the silence, which makes it appear even quieter. The poem is as follows:
Four Seasons of Pastoral Excitement·Twenty-Five
Song Dynasty? Fan Chengda
The plums are golden and the apricots are fat, the wheat flowers are snowy and the cauliflowers are sparse. .
No one passes by the fence during the long day, only dragonflies and butterflies fly.
Translation:
In early summer, golden plums are hanging on the branches, apricots have become bright and plump, wheat ears are blooming with white flowers in the fields, and rapeseed flowers are almost gone and are forming seeds. .
The days are getting longer, everyone is busy in the fields, no one passes by the fence, only dragonflies and butterflies fly around the fence.
"Pastoral Miscellany in Four Seasons" is a set of large-scale pastoral poems written by Fan Chengda, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, after he retired to his hometown. It is divided into five parts: spring, late spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each part has its own theme. Twelve poems, ***60 poems. The poem describes the scenery of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter in the countryside and the lives of farmers. It also reflects the exploitation suffered by farmers and the hardship of life.
"Pastoral Miscellany in the Four Seasons" (the title means: various pastoral interests in the four seasons) has 60 poems, which is like a long picture scroll of rural life. It is divided into five chapters: spring, late spring, summer, autumn and winter, including 12 pastoral miscellaneous songs in spring, 12 pastoral miscellaneous songs in late spring, 12 pastoral miscellaneous songs in summer, and 12 pastoral miscellaneous songs in autumn. , 12 winter pastoral miscellaneous songs. It describes different scenes in the countryside in four seasons and vividly draws a dynamic picture of rural farming.