Who said spring rain is as valuable as oil?

From the poem "Spring Rain" by Jie Jin of the Ming Dynasty: "Spring rain is as precious as oil, and it flows all over the street. It slips and falls, and makes Bachelor Jie laugh and make a group of cows laugh."

According to folk romance In the Ming Dynasty, Xiejin Imperial Examination High School received the good news and could not contain his excitement. When he informed his relatives and friends, he accidentally fell down due to the rain and the road was slippery. The villagers in the streets of Jishui County saw that he was covered with blood. His clothes were soaked in mud and water, and he looked embarrassed and laughed. Xie Jin composed an impromptu poem and recited the limerick on the spot, which made the neighbors laugh at the joke.

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The reason why spring rain is as expensive as oil:

1. It is related to the season

Spring follows autumn and winter In the two dry seasons, if there is little rainfall in autumn and winter, the soil moisture itself will not be good, and it is often easy to cause consecutive droughts in winter and spring.

2. It is related to the weather and climate characteristics of spring

In the spring of northwest and north China, the temperature rises quickly and there are many windy days. Under the sunlight, the soil moisture evaporates strongly, causing Water loss. In addition, in spring, the force of warm air in my country is not very strong. The warm and humid air flow from the ocean mostly collides with the cold air in South China and Jiangnan in my country, bringing abundant rain there. As the summer monsoon intensifies, a large amount of warm and humid air flows to North China, causing the rainy season in northwest and North China to start in July.

3. It is related to the large water demand of overwintering crops

Spring is the period when overwintering crops such as winter wheat start to turn green and reach milk maturity, so they need a lot of water. Corn, cotton, etc. also require sufficient water from sowing to seedling establishment, thus making spring drought more prominent.

At this time, if there is rain, it will naturally become particularly precious. Therefore, there is a saying that "spring rain is as precious as oil".

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