Litchi is delicious, and Su Shi is more open-minded. She eats 300 lychees every day, and she is willing to be a Lingnan person. The meaning of these two poems is very simple, that is, you can eat 300 delicious lychees every day, and you don't mind living in Lingnan for a long time. On the surface, Su Shi wrote about the delicious litchi and how lucky he was in Lingnan. In fact, these two poems reflect Su Shi's optimistic attitude and open mind.
At that time, when Su Shi was demoted to Huizhou, he was already an old man in his sixties. It is not a happy event to encounter career setbacks in his later years, but Su Shi can still sing and dance well. 300 lychees a day, don't you want to grow up to be a Lingnan person? Such an optimistic and open-minded poem shows his mood. If others encounter such setbacks in their later years, they will be sad. Su Shi's mood is not comparable to that of ordinary people.
Of course, these two poems not only reflect Su Shi's mentality, but also truly describe the delicious taste of litchi. Su Shi said? 300 litchi a day? It may be exaggerated, but it is by no means a slap in the face of delicious litchi. There are not a few people who like litchi now, but ancient litchi is actually more precious. In ancient times, litchi was easy to rot without preservation and rapid transportation, so it was difficult for litchi in the south to be fresh when transported to the north.
In ancient times, many celebrities liked to eat litchi, and Yang Yuhuan was the most famous one. In fact, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty also loved litchi. It is reported that during the Qianlong period, occasionally a small batch of fresh lychees were sent to the palace, and each emperor gave his mother and concubines one or two. It can be seen that litchi was indeed a precious fruit in ancient times, especially in the ancient north.
Therefore, Su Shi's "300 lychees a day" is also a true portrayal of the ancients' love of lychees.