1, Li Shen's "compassionate agriculture" in the Tang Dynasty.
At noon in summer, the sun is very hot, farmers are still working, and beads are dripping into the soil.
Who would have thought that our bowl of rice and grain are full of the blood and sweat of farmers?
Commentary: At noon in midsummer, the sun is scorching, farmers are still working, and sweat is dripping in the soil. Who would have thought that every grain of rice in our bowl was bought by farmers' hard work?
2. Wei and Jin Tao Yuanming's "Return to the Garden"
Get up early in the morning to get rid of weeds, and come back with hoes in the moonlight at night.
Explanation: Get up early in the morning to weed the fields and go home in the moonlight at night.
3. Bai Juyi's "Looking at Cutting Wheat" in Tang Dynasty
It is full of rustic heat, burning the back and burning the sun, not knowing the heat, cherishing the long summer.
Explanation: Their feet are smoked by the hot air on the ground and their backs are basking in the hot sun. Tired as if I didn't know it was hot, I just cherished the long summer.
4. Fan Chengda's "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous Part 31" in Song Dynasty.
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.
Commentary: Weeding in the fields during the day and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, men and women in the village have their own housework.
5. April Days by Weng Juan in Song Dynasty.
In April, there were few idle people in the countryside, and sericulture was planted in the fields.
Explanation: April in the countryside is the busiest time. I have just finished sericulture, and I have to transplant rice seedlings again.