(Global Village Department Chat Room Notes vi)

abrook water poem

liupu(aged8) Li Qufei English translation

(mingdynasty,1368-1644)

abrookinfrontofmygate, a ditch of water in front of the door,

runstotheeastnightandday. Flowing eastward day and night.

"hey, whereare youheading,mate?" I asked where to go?

"i’mtot’vastoceanfaraway!" Cangming stopped!

70. Time travel

one

Jinyu: You have fun with yourself and go out on foot.

Huilan: I don’t sleep late at night, where can I go to play?

Jin Yu: I slept until nine o'clock in the morning, and the nap was naturally reduced. It was not cold, so I went out to play. A new road was built near 606, and I had been wanting to see it, but I didn't find the time. Today I happened to have time to see where it leads and wanted to find out what it was. Two roads were built on the eastern section of Airport Avenue. I planned to check it out one by one.

Huilan: It’s not delicious, what’s fun about the road?

Jinyu: Foodies like to taste new things, and I also like to taste new things. But the contents are different, and the results are different. Every time I build a new path, I have to take a walk.

Huilan: Go early and come back early. Remember to collect your clothes.

two

Jin Yu: I felt very comfortable walking on the newly built road. I asked the construction worker what the road was called. The worker said that it was called Shuichang Road. There were many ponds on both sides and I saw reed marshes.

Huilan: How long is the road?

Jin Yu: There is still a section in the middle, which has not been repaired yet. A rough estimate is about fifty minutes. Because it has not been repaired, I went around to the construction site, where the buildings were dense and were rising from the ground. The sky had just cleared up, and the roads outside the wall were muddy, and there was a place for workers to live. A few dogs were wobblying in the temporary prefabricated house.

Huilan: Are you scared?

Jin Yu: There was no danger. A little black dog barked and walked away. Another big dog stood in the distance and barked without moving. A yellow dog, who was not tall, ran over and wobbled at me. He grinned his teeth and seemed aggressive, but it was actually just like that after glaring.

Huilan: How do you say this?

Jinyu: I jumped three feet high and shouted to it, "Get out!" After it screamed a few times, it ran away in shame.

Huilan: Don’t run to the doghouse next time, who will you look for if you get bitten?

Jin Yu: Fortunately, several dogs did not form a united front. If they were united, they would be unable to withstand it.

Huilan: Dogs rely on human power. If the dog owner is not by his side, the dog dares not be too arrogant.

Jin Yu: There are villages in the city, dogs in the village, and you can’t walk around the road. Fortunately, although the road is a little twists and turns, the road ahead is still expected. Unexpectedly, I finished two lines in one breath and didn’t have to spend time to cross next time. There are two roads looking east from Airport Avenue, but after walking, I found that it was a circular line.

Huilan: This is often the case. You don’t know the depth of the water without experiencing it. After experiencing it, you find that it is the case.

Jin Yu: Don’t miss it when you pass by, experience it yourself to satisfy your curiosity.

Huilan: After satisfying her curiosity, I went to fold my clothes and started making dinner.
Chapter completed!