Eight Poems for Educated Youth

?1. Qilu. Going to the mountains and countryside

Snowflakes are rising like catkins in the northern Xinjiang, and the Chaoshan plain is busy harvesting rice.

Farmers welcome distant visitors at the edge of the village, while educated youths unload their luggage in their houses.

It is hard to work hard while grinding calluses with your hands, and pick up the fragrance by stepping on the mud.

The hard work of life flies by, leaving only memories beside us.

? (Pingshui Yun Qiyang)

? 2. Qilu. Love in the Mountain Village

Suddenly, looking back, the road stretches out, and I jump in to practice farming in the countryside.

The third batch of educated youths have ideals, and a group of students aspire to a red college.

Don’t follow the house sparrows’ noisy eaves, but imitate the eagles flying on the cliffs.

The years are wasted and there are many emotions, but the schoolbag only contains ordinary chapters.

(Pingshui rhyme comes first)

3. Qilu. Love in a mountain village

Who thinks that the village is full of terraced fields, and the painting and poetry are in front of you.

The crowing of chickens encourages guests to dance, and the barking of dogs welcomes you.

There are moss-free ferns on the stone steps beside the village, and there is smoke on the brick roofs and chimneys.

A touch of the setting sun enters the mirror, and the shutter freezes to compose a new chapter.

(Ping Shui Yun Yi Xian)

? 4. Qilu.? Mountain Village Love

Fifty years ago, I jumped in and the wheels turned to dust.

The members danced with flags under the trees, and the students cheered with war drums on the way.

Holding a silver hoe in his hand to add calluses, shouldering a bamboo pole and blushing in cheeks.

The autumn sun is coming again and the time is shallow, and the green hills and building materials are everywhere.

? (Ping Shui Yun Ten Gray)

5. Qilu. Sweet Potato Soup

Back then, I jumped in line to fall in love with the mountains, and I was busy drying vegetables in the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month.

Farmers are full in half a day, while educated youths are hungry all day long.

The aunt gave me a bowl of soup, and the younger one burst into tears.

A drop of sweet wine must always be remembered, and a member of the community is better than a man of the city.

(New Rhymes of the Ten Tang Dynasties)

? 6. Qilu: Transformation of the Character of Loyalty

The weather is getting colder when I leave home and jump in line, and slogans are painted on the wall like a tide.

Towns and villages are becoming loyal, and plains and villages are cultivating grain.

Use peach gum to paint the brush, and the bench will be raised to draw the sun.

The envious members of the commune stared blankly, and there was no need to sweat and open up the land.

? (Ping Shui Yun Qi Yang)

7. Qilu: Exchange

Talk about Raoping by the mountains and rivers, you will catch fish and I will cultivate the land.

The oysters are as soft as white snow, and the sweet potatoes are as thick as indica and japonica.

Fishermen carry double baskets of seafood, and farmers carry grain and sugar in one hand.

My cheeks are red before the deal is made, and I speak softly because I am cash-strapped.

? (Pingshui Yun Ba Geng)

? 8. Qijue. Admission ticket

After more than 40 years of busy work, the yellowing voucher is hidden in the cabinet.

Spring breeze, autumn moon, cold winter snow, looking back at the setting sun, the shadows are long!

(Pingshui Yun Qiyang)