What does it mean to send charcoal in the snow and return at night?

Returning home at night in the snow means that the owner works hard outside to make a living and doesn't go home until late at night when it snows.

This sentence comes from Liu Changqing's "Lotus Mountain Master in the Snow" in the Tang Dynasty.

The owner of every snowy area in Furong Mountain

Liu Changqing in Tang Dynasty

Original text:

The setting sun is far away, the weather is cold and the house is poor.

Chai Men heard dogs barking and went home on a snowy night.

Translation:

Twilight is boundless, and I feel the mountain road is far away. It's freezing in the cold, and I feel very poor to stay in someone else's house. Suddenly, I heard a dog barking in Chai Men. It should be the owner's snowy night.

Extended data:

The creative background of Snow House Lotus Mountain Master;

About an autumn from the eighth year of Dali (773) to the twelfth year of Dali (777), Liu Changqing was framed and convicted by the observation of Hubei and Yue for the advice of Miao Pi Jing, and was demoted to Sima. The Lord of Hibiscus Mountain in the Snow House is about the severe winter, which should be after being demoted.

The first half seems to say that I am cornered and hope to get a piece of pure land. However, in the cold reality, there is no place for him. In the second half of the song, I met Miao Pi, the savior, in a seemingly hopeless way, which brought me a little light to breathe, and of course included infinite gratitude. From this perspective, this poem is not only a beautiful picture of a snowy night, but also reflects the bitterness of the poet's political career.

Brief introduction of the author of "The Lord of Snow Lotus Mountain";

Liu Changqing (about 726-786), Han nationality, born in Xuancheng (now Anhui), was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. After moving to Luoyang, Hejian (now Hebei) is its county. Tang Xuanzong was a scholar in Tianbao period. Su Zong went to Germany to supervise the empire, and later became the governor of Changzhou County. Imprisoned for something, demoted to Nanba.

Dai Ren was the judge of transshipment. After knowing the transshipment of Huaixi and Hubei, he falsely demoted Sima Yu. Mid-term construction, official to Suizhou, known as Liu Suizhou.

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Master of Every Snow in Furong Mountain