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· Peace and Plenty
An old man and an old woman sit down to sip fish maw. Stir-fried rabbit layered with the sweetness of honeyed dates; they talk long of the lively spring when they first met.
Jade-green florets and white cashews tossed with twice-brewed wine; amber walnuts glazed in a thickened sauce. Sesame flatbread folded round mutton—in this dynasty, four eyes meet: .
Glosses—
Fish maw [yú biào]: the dried swim bladder of a fish;
Jade-green: here it stands for broccoli;
Twice-brewed [dòu]: wine brewed over a second time;
This dynasty: the reigning dynasty of the present day.
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