On May 21st of this year, we welcomed the second solar term of summer - Xiaoman. At this moment, cicadas chirping, wheat waves swaying gently, and the weather gradually changing from warm to hot, the passionate summer is coming towards us. The Xiaoman solar term embodies the agricultural wisdom of ancient ancestors. In the "Three Rites and Righteousness", it is recorded that "Xiaoman is the middle one, and the growth of things is small and full, so it is named Xiaoman." The "Collection and Explanation of the Seventy Two Seasons of the Moon Order" also states: "Xiaoman is in the middle of April. Xiaoman is the middle one. When things are small and full, they are small and full." In the north, winter wheat grains are gradually full, but they are not yet fully ripe, as the saying goes, "Xiaoman is small and full, and the wheat grains are gradually full; In the south, there is a farming proverb that goes' Little man, little man, rivers gradually fill up '.' Little man 'symbolizes abundant rainfall, bringing sufficient nourishment to crops such as rice. These agricultural proverbs passed down from generation to generation precisely guide the timing of agricultural work. During the Xiaoman season, the northern regions focus on wheat field management, while the southern regions take advantage of the rain to plant rice seedlings for irrigation. The fields are bustling with activity, and the joy of a bountiful harvest quietly grows. At the beginning of the wheat ear, the young children are delicate, and the mulberry leaves are plump and eating. "In the fourth lunar month, which is also the peak of mulberry production, ancient people also called it the" Silkworm Moon ". According to the "Qing Jia Lu", "When Xiaoman arrived, the silkworms boiled cocoons, treated carts and spun silk, and operated day and night." Before and after Xiaoman, there was a custom in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to celebrate the "Silkworm Prayer Festival". People built stages to perform "Xiaoman Opera" to pray for a bountiful harvest and good fortune. The name Xiaoman not only foreshadows the changes in natural phenology, but also embodies the philosophical ideas of the 24 solar terms, embodying the way of life of "too much is not enough". Man "is defined as" full and overflowing "in Shuowen Jiezi. 'Xiaoman' carries the meaning of 'full but not surplus' and' full but insufficient '. The beauty of Xiaoman lies precisely in its' incompleteness'. On the path of pursuing perfection, one should respond to changes in life with a calm heart, with a moderate and gradual approach, in order to achieve stability and long-term success. (New Society)