Song Dynasty: Fan Chengda
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.
Although the children don't plow and weave, they also learn a kind of melon in the shade of mulberry trees.
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Weeding in the fields during the day and rubbing hemp thread at home at night, both men and women in the village have their own household affairs.
Although the children can't plow and weave, they have learned to grow melons in the shade of mulberry trees.
Summer resort za Qi Xing yi
Song Dynasty: Fan Chengda
Plum golden apricot fat, wheat white, cauliflower thin.
No one has ever crossed the fence, but dragonflies and butterflies can fly
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A plum tree becomes golden, and the apricots grow bigger and bigger; Buckwheat flowers are white and rape flowers are sparse.
After a long time, the farmers were busy working in the fields and didn't go home until noon. No one walked in front of the door. Only dragonflies and butterflies fly around the fence.
Extended data
There are 60 pieces of "Four Seasons' Pastoral Fun" (title: Various Pastoral Fun of Four Seasons), just like a long painting of pastoral life. It is divided into five chapters: spring, late spring, summer, autumn and winter. Among them, rural mixed festivals 12 in spring, 12 in late spring, 12 in summer village, 12 in autumn and 12 in winter. This article describes the different scenes of the four seasons in rural areas and vividly depicts a dynamic picture of rural farming.