A poem about the awn seeds is as follows:
1. "Shi Yu" During the Song Dynasty, Lu You, when the rain and awn seeds were planted, rice seedlings were planted in all fields. Every family has delicious wheat and rice, and every place has beautiful songs. When I am old, I become a lazy farmer, spending all my time living on my bamboo bed. My hair is short and unruly, and I love the coolness of the rain. The garden trees gather strange sounds, and the vines emit a delicate fragrance. The orioles can't get rid of their clothes, so they advise me to hold a cup. Fortunately, nothing happens now, and there are farmers and mulberry trees everywhere. The old man in the wild is endless, and he attacks the soil and sings about Yu Tang.
2. "Ode to the Twenty-Four Qi Poem: The May Festival of Mang Zhong" in Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty. Looking at Mang Zhong today, the mantises should be born during the festival. The red clouds are high and the shadows are reflected below, and the sound of birds coming and going is heard. The lotus flowers bloom in Lumarsh, and the wind and rain are strong. When we met and asked about silkworms and wheat, I was fortunate to receive a favor. The Tian family has few free months, but in May people are twice as busy.
3. "Evening View of Beigu" by Dou Chang of the Tang Dynasty, after the awns were planted in the Shui Kingdom, the plum weather was windy and rainy. Silkworms are blooming in late clusters, and swallows are flying around the dangerous rafters. The toe of the mountain is solid from the north, and the head of the tide is long from the west. Every year when I climb here to look out, people and things are almost destroyed.
4. "Twenty-One Plowing Pictures: Pulling out the Seedlings" In the Song Dynasty, the new seedlings are first coming out of the water, and there is a green blanket. Early in the morning, there is promotion, and father and son compete for support. Now that the hands are full of green, there is no mud at the roots. Take advantage of the awns in time and scatter things in the border.
5. "After the rain has passed for ten days, there are occasional long sentences." Lu You of the Song Dynasty, when the first rain came in time, the chef fell asleep in a horn towel. Crazy clouds always cover the tower, and the wild water flows into the pool silently. The green trees are cool in the evening, and the doves are noisy. The painted beams are silent in the day, and the swallows return late. I am happy to have nothing to do. I am covered in clothes and reciting poems alone.
6. "Three Wonders of Accumulated Rain and Sudden Cold After Ear Planting" Fan Chengda in the Song Dynasty was shy in the plum and yellow season, and the wheat in Jiangwu was cold in May. The incense and calligraphy blow out the clouds to create warmth, and the rain falls heavily outside the teaching window.
7. "Three Wonders of Accumulating Rain and Sudden Coldness after Ear Planting" Song Dynasty Fan Chengda, plum rain poured down the nine rivers, and the sea surface was wide when hundreds of rivers were connected. The farmland in Liangkuwu is wet, and the rice seedlings are sown cold every year. In the plum and yellow season, I am afraid of wearing my clothes alone, but in May, the wheat in Jiangwu is cold. The incense and calligraphy blow out the clouds to create warmth, and the rain falls heavily outside the teaching window. A wet sting in a nunnery is like a tortoise hiding in a nunnery, and the cold in the deep summer cannot be tolerated. Yesterday you were in trouble and now you are in trouble. Don't be angry about the heat and cold outside the door.
8. "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty. The Tian family has few free months, but in May people are twice as busy. At night, the south wind blows, and the wheat is covered with yellow. Women and aunts carry baskets of food, children carry pots of pulp, and go to the salary fields with them. Young men and women are in Nangang. The weather is full of rustic heat, and the sky is burning on my back. I am exhausted and don’t know the heat, but it’s a pity that the summer is long. There is also a poor woman with a child beside her.
The grain of awn represents the crops going to the fields. The awning solar term is the ninth of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, and the third solar term in summer, indicating the official start of the midsummer season; when the sun reaches 75° of the ecliptic longitude, it is called the awning solar term. The literal meaning of awnzhong is "Wheat with awns can be harvested quickly, and rice with awns can be planted."
The arrival of "awn seeds" heralds the beginning of farmers' busy field life. For most areas in China, when the awns arrive, summer crops need to be harvested, summer sown and autumn harvest crops need to be put into the fields, and spring crops need to be managed. Harvesting, planting, and management are all intertwined. This is the busiest season of the year. In the Yangtze River Basin, people are busy planting rice and harvesting wheat. In North China, people are busy harvesting wheat and beans.