Chapter 30 Fire in mid-June of Wushen Year

The thatched cottage is sent to the poor alley, and I am willing to say goodbye to Huaxuan.In the middle of summer, the wind is strong, and the forest room ① burns and burns ②.There is nothing left in the house, and the boat is shaded in front of the gate.Far away on the New Year's Eve, the pavilion will be full.Fruits and vegetables are beginning to come back to life, but the frightened birds have not yet returned.Standing in the middle of the night to read, looking forward to the nine days of the week.Zongfa ③ embraces loneliness and is dying for forty years.The appearance depends on the change, and the head of the Lingfu is alone.Zhengang has its own quality, and jade is not firm.When I looked up at Donghu, I stayed in Zhongtian with surplus food.Drumming without thinking, I wake up and go to sleep at night.Since I have not met here, I will irrigate my garden.

①Forest room: Forest, the appearance of clusters.Forest room, row of houses. ② burnt (fan trouble): burnt. ③Zongfa: Also known as Zongjiao, it refers to childhood. The age of Wushen is the fourth year of Emperor Yixi of Jin'an (AD 408), which is the fourth year of Tao Yuanming's return to the field.In June of this year a fire destroyed his family's house and left him in a difficult situation.It is against this background that this poem was written. "The grass hut is sent to the poor alley, and I am willing to say goodbye to the Huaxuan." The first two sentences describe his peaceful life in the past few years. "Caolu" refers to the "eight or nine thatched cottages" he built after returning to the field. "Poor alley", a remote village alley. "Huaxuan", a beautiful car used by dignitaries, here refers to official life.The meaning of living in a back alley without fame and fame is often stated in many poems after returning to the field.The word "Gan" is used here, which shows that his attitude is voluntary, and it also shows that his mood is calm and natural.However, "in summer, the wind is strong, and the forests are burned." The weather is so hot and the wind is strong, and the houses that are clustered together are burned down immediately.Saying the word "Dun" shows the severity of the blow. "There is nothing left in the house, and the boat is shaded in front of the door." There is not a house left in his house, so he had to turn the boat over in front of the door to shelter from the wind and rain. "Fangzhouyinmenqian" is generally interpreted as living on a boat, which seems to be incorrect. "Returning to the garden and living in the field" "Elms and willows shade the back eaves" has the same structure as this sentence, and "shade" also means covering.It is still common to use boats as sheds on land.The above can be described as the first paragraph, writing about the "fire" situation.

"The New Autumn Eve is far away, and the moon will be full in the pavilion." It is called "New Autumn", and it is said "the moon will be full". "Tuyu" means far away, showing the long feeling of autumn night. "Tingting", the lofty appearance, this is the author's impression of gazing at Qiuyue.These two sentences not only describe the changes of seasons, but also express the author's insomnia mood.This is the psychological stimulation given to him by the fire. "The fruits and vegetables are coming back to life, but the frightened birds have not yet returned." The fruits and vegetables in the surrounding gardens that have been smoked by the fire have come back to life, but the frightened birds have not yet returned.From the "resurrection of fruits and vegetables", it can be seen that there is still hope for his livelihood, and the latter situation also expresses the deep pain of trauma.On such an autumn night, his mood was very restless: "Staying in the middle of the night and thinking about it, looking forward to the nine days of the week." In the middle of the night, he stood thinking in the distance, and he really had "a lot of things on his mind".The above is the second paragraph. I feel restless after writing "meeting fire".

The third paragraph below is written about the content of "Stay in the middle of the night and read from afar".The author first described his life conduct: "I have always been lonely and lonely, and I have been in for forty years." He said, I have had an upright and honest character since I was a child, and it has been forty years (the author is 44 years old at this time). "The appearance depends on the past, and the head of the Lingfu is alone." The body and deeds age and change with the passage of time, but the mind has always been at ease, free from worldly distractions. "Gujie" and "Lonely leisure" both mean that he is different from popular customs. "Zhengang has its own quality, and jade is not strong." These two sentences mean that I have the nature of Zhengang, and jade is not as strong as it.These six sentences are a review of my life, and my self-confidence appears in the tone of masturbation.He made such a recollection when he encountered a catastrophe, which also means that he will continue to do so, and will not be shaken by the current difficulties.Then he thought of an ideal life: "When I looked up at Donghu, the surplus grain stayed in Zhongtian." "Donghu" refers to the legendary ancient emperor Donghu Jizi. No one steals in the fields. "Nakata" means Tanaka. "I don't have anything to think about, and I wake up and go to sleep at night." That is to say, people lived a carefree life at that time, and everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment.These "thinking about looking up" express the author's yearning, and it is really natural for him to make such associations in the difficult situation at that time.However, this is fantasy after all. "Since we are no longer here, let's irrigate my garden." Since we can no longer meet such an era, let's irrigate my garden and plow my field.This shows the author's attitude towards reality.Thinking of "Donghu Time", his emotions inevitably fluctuated again, but he immediately returned to the reality in front of him, and his mood calmed down again.The last two sentences seem to have the same meaning: to have enough food and clothing cannot be based on fantasy, but depends on one's own labor.This is consistent with the thoughts expressed in "Harvesting Early Rice in Xitian in September of the Year of Gengxu" written two years later.

This poem describes the author's life scenes and mood before and after "meeting the fire", which is very real and natural.For example, before and after the fire, the author's mood changed from calm to restless. After several twists and turns and various changes, they all seemed reasonable and did not give people a sense of posturing.The blow of the fire is heavy, and it cannot but bring an emotional response. If this poem is blindly open-minded, it may not be realistic.The value of the poet is to resolve the impact of the catastrophe with his ordinary life beliefs, and to face the reality with a firm determination to work hard. He finally withstood this test.