A long drought meets rain, which means that you finally get what you want. When there is no rain, it suddenly rains well, and the seedlings are withered and scorched. This is a happy thing. The latter is used to describe the sudden arrival of something urgently needed.
Southern Song Dynasty? Hong Mai's "Rong Zhai Si Bi" Volume 8: "After a long drought, you will meet the rain, and you will meet an old friend in another country."
Meet an old friend in another country
Why is it a happy event to meet an old friend in a foreign country? This is because in ancient times, the traffic was very inconvenient, and it was difficult to meet people from hometown when going out. Therefore, meeting an old friend in a foreign country is really a surprise at that time, and it feels like meeting a relative.
3. Candle Night
Whether ancient or modern, the wedding night must be the most important of the four happy events in life, so some people even think it is the happiest event. If the person opposite your wedding night is the person you like, then your wedding night will definitely be the best memory of your life.
4. the first time
Whether in modern or ancient times, people studied hard for ten years at a cold window, and finally it was for the day when they went in to be the number one scholar, so being the number one scholar would be one of the greatest happy events in life.
Extended data:
The four happy events in life originated from the prodigy poems of the Northern Song Dynasty, also known as Wang's prodigy poems.
Later, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the poems of prodigies were used as enlightenment materials. In the poems of prodigies, children are advised to study hard, strive for fame and serve the country.
Wang Zhu, a prodigy, was a scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was called a "prodigy" when he was young. Wang Zhu was born in Yinxian, Qingyuan.