This sentence comes from Su Shi's poem "Farewell to Dongchuan" in the Song Dynasty, the original text:
I am full of life, I am full of poems and books.
Tired of cooking leaves with old Confucianism, it is better to step on Sophora japonica with children.
If it's empty, you can't find a spring horse or see a car.
Proud of the secular, Sun Wong wet words such as crow.
Translation:
In life, the body is wrapped in coarse cloth, and the temperament learned in the chest is naturally radiant. I don't like chatting with the old Confucian about the bitter days of "cooking leaves", so I decided to take the imperial examination with the scholars. If you don't have money in your pocket, you won't buy a "painted face" horse, but you will look at the dazzling "choosing a husband's car". I can also boast to secular people in the exam, and my name is written in crow black on the imperial edict.
Appreciation of Farewell to Dongchuan
This poem praises Dong Chuan's ambition and wishes him success in the imperial list. The whole poem uses allusions skillfully, which is implicit and meaningful. Among them, the phrase "self-modesty with poetry and books" is widely read and well known. These last two sentences seem to contradict the "boasting in poetic spirit" at the beginning. In fact, whether for a country, a nation or an individual, "poverty" is always a "curse" that restricts its development. Therefore, the poet was not free from vulgarity and criticized this social phenomenon at that time.
The language of the whole poem is simple and humorous; The antithesis is neat, but it pays great attention to the use of allusions; Moreover, the ingenious and wonderful use of allusions can be called a master among masters; The implication is implicit, but it profoundly describes the social reality. It shows that the poet has rich experience in social life and is good at integrating the phenomena in life into his poetry creation, which just corresponds to the profound truth that "art comes from life, but it is higher than life".
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Farewell to Dong Chuan.