A collection of ancient poems praising labor

1. "Compassion for the Farmers"

Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty

It was noon on the day of hoeing, and sweat dripped from the soil.

Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work.

2. "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat"

Tang Dynasty·Bai Juyi

The Tian family has few free months, but in May people are twice as busy.

The south wind blows at night, and the wheat is covered with yellow.

Women carry a mat to eat, and children carry pots of pulp.

Going with me to the salary field, the young man is in Nangang.

My feet are full of rustic heat, and my back is scorching with the scorching sky.

I am exhausted and don’t know how hot it is, but it’s a pity that the summer is long.

There is also a poor woman with a child beside her.

The right hand holds the earrings, and the left arm hangs a basket.

Hearing his words of care makes those who hear them feel sad.

My family’s farmland has been exhausted, so I’ll just throw it away to satisfy my hunger.

What merit do I have now? I have never been involved in farming and mulberry trees.

The official salary is three hundred stones, and Yan has a surplus of food every year.

I feel ashamed when I think of this, and I will never forget it.

3. "Returning to the Garden and Living in the Fields"

Eastern Jin Dynasty·Tao Yuanming

At the foot of the southern mountain where beans are planted, there are few bean seedlings in the grass.

In the morning, I clean up the wasteland and filth, and return with a hoe in the moonlight.

The road is narrow, the grass and trees are long, and the evening dew touches my clothes.

I don’t regret the stain on my clothes, but my wishes are fulfilled.

4. "Pastoral Miscellany in Four Seasons"

Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty

Working in the fields during the day and raising hemp at night, the children of the village are responsible for their own affairs.

The children and grandchildren are still working for farming and weaving, and they are also learning to grow melons near the mulberry tree.

5. "Compassion for the Farmers"

Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty

Sow a grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn.

There is no idle land in the world, and farmers are still starving to death.

6. "The Charcoal Seller"

Tang·Bai Juyi

The Charcoal Seller cut down firewood to burn charcoal in the southern mountains.

The face is dusty and smoky, and the temples are gray and the fingers are black.

Where do you get money from selling charcoal? The clothes on your body and the food in your mouth.

Poor, I am wearing only the right clothes, and I am worried about the cold weather.

At night, there is a foot of snow outside the city, and at dawn, the charcoal cart rolls over the ice tracks.

The cows were trapped and the people were hungry. The sun was getting high and they rested in the mud outside the south gate of the city.

Who is Pian Pian riding here? The messenger in yellow is in white.

He holds the document in his hand and pronounces the edict, returns to the carriage and scolds the oxen to lead them north.

A cart of charcoal weighs more than a thousand kilograms, and the palace envoy will regret it.

Half a piece of red gauze and one foot of silk ribbon are tied directly to the cow's head and filled with charcoal.

7. "The Fisherman on the River"

Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty

People come and go on the river, but they love the beauty of sea bass.

Look at the boat, which is in and out of the storm.

8. "The Farmer Looks Clear"

Yong Yuzhi of the Tang Dynasty

I heard the west wind and rain in Qin, and asked whether the west wind would return sooner or later.

The white-haired old farmer stands like a crane, looking at the clouds from the heights of the wheat field.

9. "Five Hundred Words of Ode to the Emperor from Beijing to Fengxian"

Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty

Du Ling had commoners, but he became careless.

What a fool to promise yourself! Stealing Biji and Deed.

It actually fell into a gourd, and the white head was sweet and broad.

The coffin is closed, and this ambition is often coveted.

I worry about Li Yuan in my poor years, and sigh at the heat in my intestines.

Making fun of classmates is so intense.

It is not without the will of the rivers and seas, and the sun and the moon are sent away gracefully;

When I was born to meet the kings of Yao and Shun, I could not bear to say goodbye forever.

Isn’t it true that today’s corridors and temples are in short supply when constructing buildings?

The sunflowers and sunflowers lean toward the sun, and their physical properties are solid and hard to snatch away.

Gu Wei is like an ant, but he seeks his own nest;

Hu is a huge whale, and he often wants to destroy Ming Bo?

This is to mislead the physiology, and it is a shame to do the work.

Wu Wu Sui has been here till now, can you bear to be dust?

In the end, I felt ashamed of my nest and my home, and could not change my ways.

Drink and chat to make yourself comfortable, and sing to relieve your sorrow.

At the end of the year, the grass is gone, and the high mountains are cracked by the strong wind.

The Tianqu is overcast and majestic, and the guests are in the middle of the night.

Shuangyan's clothes are broken, and the fingers cannot be knotted.

I passed Lishan Mountain in the early morning, and the imperial couch was lying on the ground.

Chiyou is standing in the cold sky, treading on slippery cliffs and valleys.

The Qi of Yaochi is sluggish, and the feathers and forests are in a state of chaos.

The monarch and his ministers stayed and entertained, and the joy caused the entanglement of Yin.

The people who give baths all have long tassels, and the banquets are not short and brown.

The silk fabrics divided by Tongting originated from Hannu.

Hit her husband’s family and collect tribute from the city.

The sage’s kindness truly wants the country to live.

If I suddenly become wise, how can you abandon this thing?

The court is full of people, and the benevolent should tremble!

Kang heard that the gold plate inside was all in the Weihuo room.

The gods are dancing in the middle hall, and the smoke is covered with jade.

The warm guest is the mink fur, and the sorrowful management is chasing the Qingse.

Encourage guests with camel hoof soup, frosted orange and tangerine.

The wine and meat in Zhumen stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road.

The prosperity and decline are so close and different, and the melancholy is difficult to describe again.

Beiyuan leads to Jingwei, and Guandu changes course again.

The water flows down from the west and is as high as the eye can see.

I suspect it is coming from Kongtong, and I am afraid that it will touch the sky pillar and break it.

Fortunately, the river beam is not broken, and the branches can be heard.

Travelers rely on each other, and Sichuan and Guangzhou cannot be crossed.

The old wife lives in a different county, separated by wind and snow.

Who can ignore it for a long time? I am hungry and thirsty.

When I heard the howl at the entrance, my youngest son died of hunger!

I would rather give up and mourn, and I will sob in the alleys.

I am ashamed to be a father, and I will die young if I don’t have enough food.

How could I know that in the autumn harvest, there is poverty and haste?

Being born is exempt from rent and tax, and the name is not subject to conquest.

The traces of caressing are still sour and pungent, and ordinary people are stubborn and crumbly.

I meditate on the unemployed, because I miss the soldiers far away.

If you worry about the end of Qi Zhongnan, you can't break the hole.

10. "Poor Girl"

Tang Dynasty Qin Taoyu

Dare to praise the skills of the needle with the ten fingers, and do not draw the eyebrows to be long.

I hate to press gold thread every year to make wedding clothes for others.

11. "April in the Countryside"

Song Dynasty·Weng Juan

The mountains are green and the rivers are white, and the rain is like smoke in the sound of the rules.

In April in the countryside, there are few idle people, so they are planting sericulture and planting fields.