Silk Threads Series 2 - Jade Purity

"Silk Threads, Poetry, and You" Morning thoughts linger, Dreaming of you, never apart. Future days filled with life's simple joys, Growing old together, silver-haired and content. Translation: By day, we manage the necessities of life: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. By night, we immerse ourselves in the arts: zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, and flowers. In the days to come, I wish to share all the worldly flavors with you. For the rest of our lives, I want to grow old by your side. *Meng Liang Lu* (Menglian Lu): Refers to the seven daily necessities. From Wu Zimu's *Menglian Lu*, Vol. 16: "These are the things a household cannot be without each day: firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea." "Never apart from him/her": Quoted from an untitled poem by Zha Weiren of the Qing Dynasty, "Zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, and flowers, in those days, never apart from them; now all seven have changed, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea." Another theory attributes this to Zhang Can of the Qing Dynasty. "Worldly flavors" (Yan Huo): The simple, everyday experiences of life. "Silver-haired" (Hua Fa): White hair, symbolizing old age.