A model of ancient frugality

1. Who knows that Chinese food is hard work. - Don Li Shen, "Compassion for Nong".

2. Enough steaming heat and rustic, back burning hot skylight. - Don Bai Juyi, "Watching Karima".

3. The right hand holds the ear, and the left arm hangs the basket. - Don Bai Juyi, "Watching Karima".

4. After a tour of the former virtuous country and home, it became from diligence and thrift to luxury. Tang Li Shangyin's "Yongshi".

5. A porridge and a meal, when thinking about where to come from, it is not easy; Half a thread and half a thread, the constant thought of material resources is difficult. ——Ming Zhu Bailu, "The Master's Maxims for Governing the Family".

6. Pearls are treasures, and rice is king. - Folk proverb.

7. Saving grain is like saving gold, and you don't have to worry about having food. - Folk proverb.

8. It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. - Northern Song Dynasty.

Sima Guang's "Discipline and Thrift".

9. Cherish clothes and clothing, and cherish food. - Ming Feng Menglong, "Warning to the World".

Volume III. 10. Store a spoonful of rice a day, and a stone of grain for a thousand days. - Folk proverb.

11. Don't forget the hardships of the farmers when eating, and don't forget the busy workers when dressing. - Folk proverb.

12. Every time I eat, I will remember the hardships of the harvest; Every garment is thought of the hard work of weaving. - Tang Wu Jing, "Zhenguan Dignitaries." The eleventh precept of the princes and kings

13. Diligent and thrifty are full of grain, and the bottom of the warehouse is light.

14. If the food is not good, it is enough to satisfy hunger; The body is not too flashy; Covering up is fine.

15. Thrift is an endless feast in your life. —Emerson.

16. When eating, you should know that cattle and horses are good, and you should remember raising silkworms.

17. If you need to be satisfied, why bother with eight treasures.

Jiuding? A seven-foot body, with thousands of households?

18. Careful planning is enough for half a year, and it will not be difficult in a famine year.

19. Rice grains are sweaty, and they regret themselves at the expense of food.

20. There is no stability without agriculture, and chaos without grain. - Folk proverb.

Late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. Zhu Bailu's "Zhu Zi's Family Motto".

Excerpt from the original text: Rise at dawn, sprinkle and sweep the court, and be clean inside and out. Brother Stove closed.

When you are faint, shut the door, and you will check it yourself.

A porridge and a meal, when thinking about where to come from, it is not easy; Half a thread and half a thread, the constant thought of material resources is difficult.

It is advisable to prepare for the rain and dig wells without thirst.

Self-worship must be frugal, and the banquet guests must not linger.

Interpretation: Get up at dawn, clean the courtyard, and keep the inside and outside tidy.

When the sun goes down, you have to rest, close the doors and windows, and be sure to check it yourself.

A bowl of porridge and a bowl of rice, you should think that they are not easy to come by. Half silk (on clothes, fabrics), half threads, you must think that they are hard-won.

Don't think about digging a well until you're thirsty.

When you live by yourself, you must be diligent and thrifty, and don't be stingy at the banquet of your friends.