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The image of servant is very rare in the history of ancient poetry in China. However, there are poems on this subject, and great poets such as Du Like Fu, Li He and Wei Zhuang have all written poems on related topics. In their poems, they expressed their respect for such grassroots figures and were grateful for their efforts, hoping to repay them generously in the future. This feeling of compassion is very touching.
In Tang poetry, such poems about servants are often ignored. Today, it seems to have extraordinary significance. From these poems, we can feel that people actually don't have the preconceived class consciousness like us, and there is only pure friendship between them.
? Wei Zhuang's Maid Awang: "After years of hard work, you get it back. Over the years, he treated us as a city, and he gave you thousands of dollars, thousands of dollars. " Awang is a maid who has worked in the Wei bookmaker for many years. She has experienced loss, search and reunion in the chaos. Therefore, Wei Zhuang said that if he is regarded as a city, he must be grateful. He also wrote a poem about his servant, Jin Yang: "After half a year's efforts, it is not only cold but also empty. Work hard and be a guest in Tian She. He is looking for a goldfish this year. " The meaning is similar to the last poem.
When Du Fu lived in Fengjie, Sichuan in his later years, he once hired a local servant named Duan. At that time, the drinking bamboo tube was broken and the water was difficult to use. Duan quietly went into the mountains to repair it and didn't come back until midnight. Du Fu was so impressed that he wrote a poem "Xiu Nu A Duan": "Mountains and rivers fall, bamboo poles curl, and the vernal equinox. The county people fought Li Yu at night and didn't hear its source. I was sick and thirsty. When I returned to Bai Shou at night, I heard the sound of wet Qingyun. I was shocked by Tao Kan's ignorance, and often wore a tiger and leopard costume. "In the poem, the county people only fight for the residual water in front of them, and they have no intention to seek the source, which sets off a period of simplicity and sincerity; He also praised Duan's bravery with Tao nu's allusions. Gratitude is full of poetry.
Li's poems only exist in The Complete Poems of Tang Dynasty, and none of the Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty was selected. I appreciate Li He's Reading to She Children in Long Valley. "Batong" is a small servant of Bayu hired by the Li family. Li has lived with him day and night since he was a child, comparable to a brother. As the poem says, "the sound of insects is sparse, but the medicine is thick at night." You pity the guests, and your hard work remains the same. " Li He claimed to be a frustrated and unsuccessful "hanging-wing guest", but the simple "Batong" was still infatuated with him.