Read Su Dongpo's Huangzhou: Another Cool Day.

The forest breaks the mangosteen and hides the wall, and the cicada rots the grass in the pond. Turn over the blank bird and look at it from time to time. Is it fragrant? .

Outside the hut, next to the ancient city, the stick quinoa turns to the sunset? . Diligence It rained all night last night, which made it cool for a day.

-"Partridge Day"

This poem "Partridge Sky" was written in June of the sixth year of Yuanfeng (1083), and Su Shi was in exile in Huangzhou. After experiencing the mental crisis and economic crisis when he first arrived in Huangzhou, Su Shi has been able to take things as they are, integrate with Huangzhou in philosophy and live a leisurely and secluded life.

Huangzhou is a desolate and remote town. Su Shi went to Huangzhou to be an official. When he first arrived in Huangzhou, he lived in a temple in Dinghuiyuan. He lives a lonely life in Dinghuiyuan, closing the door all day and drinking to drown his sorrows. There is a famous begonia flower in Dinghui Garden, but the locals don't know its value. Begonia is the flower of Sichuan, but now it has fallen into a remote valley. Obviously, the fate of this begonia is a portrayal of Su Shi. A sleepless night, Su Shi wandered alone under the moon, feeling sad, so he wrote a poem "Bu Operator, Living in Dinghui Garden in Huangzhou":

The curved hook moon hangs on the sparse buttonwood; In the dead of night, the water from the water clock has been dripping. Who saw you alone, Hong Ying.

At night, it suddenly becomes afraid, suddenly flies and comes back frequently, but no one always understands its infinite inner feelings. It kept wandering among the cold branches, but refused to perch on any tree, and finally landed alone on the cold shoal.

-"Buji Huangzhou Dinghui Garden Residence"

This word reflects Su Shi's lonely mood, dependence on others and no sense of belonging when he first arrived in Huangzhou. Su Shi is facing not only a spiritual crisis, but also an economic crisis. Later, the Dongpo land was reclaimed and the Xuetang was built, and life gradually settled down. He compared himself with Tao Yuanming in his poems, and felt that his present life was very similar to that of Tao Yuanming after retirement.

I woke up drunk in my dream. Only Yuan Ming was a former life. Travel all over the world, but still plow. Last night, Dongpo was full of spring rain, black magpies were happy, and the weather was fine.

On the west bank of Tang Xue, a dark spring is singing. The northern mountain slopes and streams cross. Looking at the pavilions in the south, the lonely show shrugs the city. It's all the scenery of Xie Chuan that day. I'm getting old.

-"Jiangchengzi"

Su Shi and Tao Yuanming at this time have similarities and differences. Tao Yuanming finally saw through the darkness of the rulers, and he didn't want to bow down for the five buckets of rice. Although Su Shi was exiled to a distant place, he still cared about the court. After farming, Su Shi gradually adapted to folk life. He didn't stay indoors, but made friends. He used to make friends with colleagues in officialdom, but now he makes friends with local villagers in mountainous areas.

There is a ankokuji in the south of Huangzhou. The abbot, Zen master Ji Lian, is a Taoist. Su Shi's mood changed greatly after his association with him. He became a frequent visitor to ankokuji, often going to introspection and dying. It is precisely because Su Shi devoted himself to meditation that he has spiritual sustenance. From then on, mountains and rivers, flowers and trees are full of spirituality in his works.

This poem "Partridge Sky" shows Su Shi's cheerful and leisurely mood when enjoying a tour after the rain.

There is a mountain peak hidden behind that forest, and a bunch of green bamboo vaguely covers my courtyard wall. By the pond outside the door, rotten grass is growing, and cicadas are chirping on the weeping willows by the pond. The noise is very annoying. From time to time, a group of egrets appeared on the pond, flying up and down naughtily, flying east and west, rising and falling for a while, and I don't know if they are tired. On the contrary, the delicate lotus is quietly blooming, as if listening to cicadas and watching birds fly naughtily. Its beautiful image is reflected in the water, slim and graceful, emitting a little fragrance.

The sunset is just right, so it's better to go out for a walk. So I walked leisurely outside the village house with a quinoa stick in my hand and walked aimlessly beside the ancient city. I saw the sunset covering the western paradise, like a colorful feather coat on a green hill. This is how the summer face becomes faster. Last night's drizzle seemed to know people's minds, and it poured steaming heat in time, bringing people a burst of coolness.

"The forest breaks the mountain, the bamboo hides the wall, and the cicada rotten the grass." This sentence describes the scenery around the cottage in late summer and early autumn. In the distance are towering mountains, and nearby are lush trees, green bamboos, small yards, cicadas, rotten grass and small ponds. These images constitute a fresh and vivid rural painting. Woods, green hills and green bamboos are still lifes. With the cicada singing, these scenery suddenly became lively. The word "chaos" makes people seem to hear cicadas singing one after another, which makes people a little upset? .

"Open a blank bird, and you will see it from time to time, and it is fragrant according to water." Cicada singing is a bit annoying, but the scene before us is a joy. Bai Niao's somersault reveals childlike playfulness; Lotus "shines" on the water like a woman taking care of herself. This action is very quiet, and it sets each other off. Originally, the fragrance was invisible and intangible, but the word "fine" floated the fragrance of lotus through the text lightly, fresh and elegant, like a wisp. Blue sky, Bai Niao, green water and safflower are bright and harmonious, full of lively vitality. The initial uneasiness was also driven away by the fragrance of naughty birds and lotus flowers, and replaced by the sincere joy of nature.

"Outside the thatched cottage, next to the ancient city, the rattan scorpion turns to the sunset." After the shower, the weather is cool, and the poet is walking by the ancient city at the entrance of the village, enjoying the scenery after the rain. The air after the rain is fresh and refreshing, and even the sunset has a human touch, as if slowly following the poet.

I don't think Su Shi is really carefree at the moment. The reason why he left the village and turned to the sunset around the ancient city must be to send him away. After all, Dongpo reclamation can barely make ends meet, and sometimes it can't fill the stomach. What should he do to improve the quality of life of his family? After all, I am a disgraced police officer. When can I get rid of the charge of being an official? When will I have a chance to realize my ideal of serving my country? After all, time is like water, I have frosted my temples, but I have accomplished nothing! It can be said that these troubles torment Su Dongpo every day, but what can be done?

Since the future is unpredictable and you can't grasp it yourself, it is better to live in the present. Thinking of such a hot summer day, thanks to the "diligent rain last night", the summer heat has dropped a lot, and today's "cold again." This is the reality. The current situation is beyond my personal control. It is better to muddle along and have one more "beautiful" day, which is also something to be thankful for.

Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory. Think more about the one or two you are satisfied with. The ideal is full and the reality is skinny. Let's base ourselves on reality and gradually move closer to the ideal. Things in the world are so helpless, and there are many things that you can't achieve by yourself. What we can do is to try to change ourselves, not forget our active mentality, and actively do it in the ideal direction, regardless of the process and result, so as to live up to the years and live a good life.

After intense ideological struggle and Zen baptism, Su Shi was finally able to calm down and face life calmly. He can finally put aside the disappointment of life and know how to cherish the fun of "another cool day"!