What do you mean, chickens live in the mountains, and when the days are over, cattle and sheep come down?

Chickens have entered the nest, the sun has set, and cattle and sheep have flocked down the hillside.

From: "Gentleman in Service" anonymous? pre-Qin period

A gentleman is in service. He doesn't know its date. What is this? Chickens live in the noise. In the evening, the cattle and sheep came down. My husband is serving in the distance. How can I think of him?

A gentleman is in service, in a few days or months. What are the advantages? Chickens live in the street. At the end of the night, all the cattle and sheep gathered around. If a gentleman is in service, will he be hungry?

My husband served in a distant country for an incalculable period of time. When will he go home? Chickens have entered the nest, the sun has set, and cattle and sheep have flocked down the hillside. My husband is serving in a far away place. How can I not think of him? My husband is serving in a distant country, and he hates it day and night. When can we meet again? Chickens have been put on the shelves, the sun is gradually setting in the west, and cattle and sheep go home from the mountain. My husband is serving in a distant place. I hope he is not hungry!

People familiar with rural life often see such night scenes. The days of farming are hard, but when dusk comes, everything is peaceful, quiet and beautiful. Cattle, sheep and poultry returned to the pen, smoke curled up, lights danced enthusiastically, and farmers and their wives and children chatted about idle topics.

At dusk, meekness appeared on the earth that had never been seen during the day, and farmers gathered around them with what they cherished in life. This is the most common and interesting moment in ancient farming society. However, in this poem, the wife's husband is still far away, and the defect of her life is the strongest at this moment, so she looks forward to it with such disappointment.

The two chapters of poetry are almost completely repeated, which is the most commonly used means of folk songs-using overlapping chapters and sentences to promote lyrical feelings. But the last sentence of the second chapter, which is also the last sentence of the whole poem, has been completely changed. It turns the wife's expectation into a concern and wish for her husband: he just won't come back. I hope he's not hungry and thirsty outside. This is also the most common sentence, but the feelings contained in it are so kind and profound.