1. In May, people are twice as busy as the family. Tang Bai Juyi
Translation: Farmers have no leisure all year round, but they are doubly busy in May.
2. Get rid of the waste and filth in the morning, and bring home the moon lotus hoe. Return to the Garden Home Southern Song Dynasty Tao Yuanming
Translation: Going down to the fields in the early morning to eradicate weeds, and carrying hoes in the moonlight at dusk.
3. The sharp edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold.
The sharp edge of the sword is obtained from constant sharpening, and the plum blossoms that have survived the cold winter are more fragrant.
4. It's hard to go through thousands of trials and hardships, but it's only after blowing out the wild sand that gold comes. Tang Liu Yuxi
Translation of Nine Poems on Langtaosha: After thousands of times of filtration and hardships, we can finally get glittering gold by scouring all the sediment.
5. I don't know the heat, but I regret the long summer.
I don't feel the heat when I'm exhausted, but I cherish the eternity of summer. Guan Mowing Mai Tang Bai Juyi