Author: Wang Mian
The first tree in my family, Xiyan Lake, is full of flowers and light ink marks.
Don't boast about the good color, just let the air be full of dried Kun.
Translation:
The plum trees painted by my family by Xiyan Lake are blooming, all of which are stained with light ink. It doesn't need others to praise its beautiful color, as long as it leaves a fragrance full of dried Kun.
Notes on Important and Difficult Points: ① Mo Mei: Plum Blossom in Ink Painting. ② Xiyan Lake: a pool for washing pens and inkstones after writing and drawing. Wang Xizhi has a legend that "the middle school books in the pool are all black". This is the allusion used here. The poet has the same surname as Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher in Jin Dynasty, so he says "my home".