It means that the eaves of the thatched house are low and small, and the stream is covered with green grass. The drunken Wu dialect sounds gentle and beautiful. Whose parents-in-law are those with white hair? The eldest son was weeding in the bean field east of the creek, and the second son was weaving a chicken coop at home. My favorite naughty little son, he is lying in the grass at Xitou, peeling off the newly picked lotus pods.
The whole poem is as follows:
Qingpingle·Village House
The eaves are low and the grass is green on the stream. When drunk, Wu Yin is very charming, but who is the old lady with gray hair?
The eldest son is hoeing beans to the east of the stream, while the middle son is weaving a chicken coop. What I like most is when my child dies and I lie down at the head of the stream and peel off the lotus pods.
Creative background:
This poem was written by Xin Qiji when he was living in Daihu. Because Xin Qiji always adhered to the political idea of ??resisting Jin Dynasty, he was always rejected and suppressed by the capitulationists in power. Since the age of forty-three, he has been without appointment for a long time. Therefore, he paid more attention to rural life in seclusion and wrote a large number of leisurely and pastoral poems. This song "Qingpingle Village Residence" is one of them.
Appreciation:
In this poem, the author reflects his subjective feelings through the description of the rural scene, and is not just a purely objective narrative description.
The first two sentences above describe this family of five, which has a small thatched house and a clear stream with flowing water next to the house. The stream is covered with green grass. Here, the author only used two light strokes to outline a fresh and beautiful environment composed of thatched huts, creeks, and grass. It is not difficult to see that these two sentences in the whole poem also have the mission of pointing out the environment and location.
Three or four sentences describe a leisurely scene of a pair of white-haired young ladies sitting together affectionately, drinking and chatting. Although these sentences are written very plainly, However, it vividly reproduces the happy life of a harmonious, warm and comfortable elderly couple, where a pair of white-haired young ladies, drunkenly and drunkenly, "favor" each other and become intimate.
This is the most wonderful thing among the ordinary. Of course, this is not limited to the life of this married couple. It summarizes the common life pleasures of elderly couples in rural areas and has a certain typical significance. "Wu Yin" refers to the local dialect of Wu. When the author wrote this poem, he was in Shangrao, Jiangxi, which belonged to the State of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period. "媪" is a nickname for elderly women.
The second part shows that the eldest son is responsible for weeding the bean fields in Xidong. The second son is still young and can only do some auxiliary labor, so he weaves chicken coops at home. The third son didn't know much about the world, so he only knew how to play naughtyly and watch him lying down by the stream peeling lotus pods to eat. This shows that the vast majority of people in rural areas are not just idlers waiting for food and getting something for nothing. Even underage children have to do some work within their ability. You can imagine the hard work of adults. The word "lying" is indeed the most wonderful use. It brings out the innocence, liveliness and naughty energy of a child lying on the side of the stream peeling lotus pods to eat, vividly on the page, thus making the characters vivid and the artistic conception thought-provoking. It shows that only the elderly and the youngest children who have no labor force can enjoy themselves leisurely. The author uses a contrasting technique to reflect a quiet and leisurely aspect of rural life, but leaves a lot of room for readers to imagine. This is exactly the same idea as the ending of the author's song "Partridge Sky", which is called "The peach trees in the city are worried about the wind and rain, and the spring is in the shepherd's purse flowers at Xitou". From the perspective of artistic effect, it has the same purpose but the same purpose.
In terms of scenery description, thatched eaves, creeks, and green grass are originally common things in the countryside. However, the author combined them into one picture, which makes them look particularly fresh and beautiful. In terms of writing about people, the old lady is drinking and chatting, the eldest child is weeding, the middle child is weaving a chicken coop, and the younger child is lying down peeling lotus pods. Through such a simple plot arrangement, a vibrant, peaceful, simple and comfortable rural life is truly reflected, giving people a poetic, fresh and pleasing feeling. This kind of concept is ingenious, novel, and the colors are harmonious and vivid. It left an unforgettable impression.
From the author's description of the fresh, beautiful, simple, elegant and quiet environment in the countryside, and the portrayal of the image of Weng Yu and her three sons, it shows that the poet loves the peaceful and quiet life in the countryside.
This poem was written by the author when he was rejected and attacked by the peace faction in his later years. He was unable to achieve his goals and retired to the Shangrao area to live in the countryside. The poem describes the peaceful, quiet, simple and comfortable life in the countryside. It cannot be said that it is the author. A whitewash of reality.
Judging from the fact that the author has always been concerned about the restoration of the Song Dynasty throughout his life, he longed for such a rural life, which would further arouse his patriotic enthusiasm to fight against the Jin soldiers, regain the Central Plains, and unify the motherland. Judging from the situation at that time, this kind of peaceful and quiet life also existed in villages far away from the anti-golden front line. This work is not a product of the author's subjective imagination, but a reflection of real life.