24 solar terms short story

A long time ago, by the Yellow River in our country, there lived a boy named Ah Fu. He and his family live by picking wild fruits and hunting all the year round. One day, Ah Fu found a lonely and thin white pony on the grass beach by the river and took it home. Although there is not enough food at home, Ah Fu always leaves some for the foals.

The foal gradually grew into a tall and strong white horse and became Ah Fu's best friend. Whenever Ah Fu looks for food in the field, he will find that White Horse loves to eat the ear of a plant. He was curious, so he picked some and took them home. Ah Fu's mother removed the ear shell and cooked it into porridge. The whole family thought porridge was delicious, so they named this plant "Su". If we can grow our own millet, we won't have to worry about food when the harvest comes.

Alfred thought silently to himself. However, Ah Fu and his family can't farm. The seeds they sow will either not germinate or freeze to death, and the harvested millet will not be enough for the whole family to eat. Ah Hu is very upset. One day, the white horse suddenly spoke. He said to Ah Fu, "There will be treasure in the Yellow River tomorrow. If we can get it, you will never have to worry about a bad harvest again. "

The next day, the white horse came to the Yellow River with Ah Fu, and he stared at the river unblinkingly. When the river began to roll violently, the white horse suddenly jumped into the Yellow River and disappeared.

Before long, the white horse miraculously jumped out of the river again. It was not soaked to the skin, but the horsehair on its back formed a magical picture of black and white. This magical picture is the baby that White Horse said! But ah fu doesn't understand at all. "This picture hides the law of seasonal changes," the white horse said to Alfred. "If you follow the law, you can get twice the result with half the effort.

On the contrary, if you violate the law of farming, you will get twice the result with half the effort, or even get nothing. Spring thunder came and everything woke up. The white horse said to Ah Fu, "It's time to plow." When the spring rains came one after another and the vegetation was lush, the white horse said to Ah Fu, "It's time to sow." In the hot summer, crickets contend, and the white horse said to Ah Fu, "It's time for irrigation." When the cicada stopped singing and the geese flew south, the white horse told Ah Fu, "It's time to harvest."

When the winter snow was everywhere and the vegetation withered, the white horse said to Ah Fu, "It's time for the land to recuperate." This year, the millet planted by Afu has achieved a bumper harvest, and the whole family has lived a good life with plenty of food and clothing. Ah Fu passed on his knowledge of farming to the villagers without reservation. The villagers spread the word, and since then they have mastered the farming law that adapts to seasonal changes. Later, the wise summarized according to the law of seasonal changes, and the "24 solar terms" also gave each solar term a suitable name.