Every grain of grain is hard work.

1. There are famous aphorisms about waste and frugality, such as Lu You's "One porridge and one meal," which should be remembered as hard-earned. Liu Yuxi's Fujian farmers didn't know that every grain of food in their plate was hard work. It’s all about food being hard to come by and the hard work of growing it.

2. The four-character idiom means hard work and simplicity, simple clothing and food, frugal food and expenses, careful budgeting, diligence and frugality. It talks about being diligent and frugal, knowing how to live a good life, and not being extravagant and wasteful.