Source: Poems with the Garden by Yuan Mei in Qing Dynasty, Volume 6.
Original text:
When I was a child, my family was poor, and I didn't know what poetry was except the Four Books and Five Classics. One day, when the teacher was out, his friend, Mr. Zhang Zinan, took a book to the library for sale and left a note for the teacher: "There is an urgent need. I present four volumes of Selected Ancient Poems, seeking two stars: I am really born again."
When my uncle Zhang Sheng watched it for me, he kindly said, "Mr. Zhang is so sad because of his two stars, so he urgently needs to deal with it." You can leave your poem, but you can leave your poem. " When I was nine years old, I accidentally read it, and it was like a treasure: I started "Nineteen Ancient Poems" and finally flourished in the Tang Dynasty. He waited for the teacher to go out, and when he finally went out at the end of the year, he sang and imitated. Oh! This poem is written according to the beginning. Teacher Qinan has benefited me a lot!
Translation:
My family was poor when I was a child. I don't know what poetry is except the Four Books and Five Classics. One day, when my teacher was out, his friend Mr. Zhang Zinan came to the library to sell books and left a letter for my teacher, saying, "I have a place in my home that needs money badly. I hope you can mortgage me two stars of silver." I can't express my gratitude for this rebirth. "
My uncle Zhang Sheng saw it and said to my mother, "Mr. Zhang is so sad because of two stars of silver. You have to help him quickly. " I came across this book when I was nine years old. It was a treasure: it started with nineteen ancient poems and ended with the poems in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. When the teacher is on a business trip and the school is on holiday at the end of the year, I will recite and imitate writing. Oh, this is the beginning of my study of poetry. Teacher Zhang Zinan really helped me a lot!
Extended data:
Poetry with the Garden is a poetic aesthetic and theoretical work created by Yuan Mei in Qing Dynasty. Suiyuan Poetry is about the poet's innate qualification, moral cultivation, study and social practice. From writing about scenery and romance to singing about things and history; From conception to writing, refine sentences; All aspects related to poetry can be described as all-encompassing, from diction, rhythm, metaphor, sustenance, nature, emptiness and twists and turns, to the revision, appreciation, compilation and even writing of poetry.