1. "Compassion for the Farmers" Part 1 Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty
Plant one grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn.
There is no idle land in the world, and farmers are still starving to death.
2. "Compassion for the Farmers" Part 2 Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty
It was noon on the day of hoeing, and sweat dripped from the soil.
Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work.
3. "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty?
The Tian family has few free months, but in May people are twice as busy.
At night the south wind blows, and the wheat is covered with yellow.
The women and aunts carry baskets of food, and the children carry pots of pulp.
They go with them to the salary fields, and the young men and women are in Nangang.
The weather is full of rustic heat, and the sky is scorching on my back.
I am exhausted and don’t know how hot it is, but it’s a pity that the summer is long.
There is a poor woman with a child beside her.
She is holding an earring in her right hand and a basket hanging on her left arm.
Hearing his words of care makes those who hear them feel sad.
My family’s farmland has been exhausted and taxes have been spent, so I will pick this up to satisfy my hunger.
What merit do I have now? I have never been involved in farming and mulberry trees.
The official salary is three hundred stones, and there is more than enough food every year.
I feel ashamed when I think of this, and I will never forget it.
4. "Staying at Xunni's House under Wusong Mountain" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
I stayed under Wusongshan, feeling lonely and joyless.
The autumn work in the Tian family is bitter, and the neighbor's daughter is cold at night.
Kneel down and eat the carved rice, the moonlight shining on the plain plate.
It’s so shameful that I can’t eat even if I thank you three times.
5. "The Fisherman on the River" by Fan Zhongyan, Song Dynasty?
People come and go on the river, but they love the beauty of sea bass.
You see a boat, going in and out of the storm.