China is the nation with a historical very rich culture, every area has the distinguishing feature of every area, common saying provides the culture of typical delegate most among them namely, speak of common saying the experience that we know to this is summary of one's elders person, it is the crystallization of wisdom of one's elders person. Today we for, rural adage old ox likes to eat tender grass, its second half sentence the place that just is bit of eyeball, there is nine person not to know this word in 10 people regrettablly.
We know the ox he is herbivore, in the process of people feed, gradually discovered a phenomenon, that is Niu Douxi eats new tender grass happily, especially for old to those ox, because their the age of a draught animal as shown by its teeth is bad, new tender grass is them more love most. Because they taste lightly,do not say, taste is more delicious, nutrient price watch is tall. As time passes, had " old ox eats tender grass " view, was circulated finally come down.
Eat tender grass to still have a literary quotation about old ox: Flower of one tree pear presses a Chinese flowering crabapple. Person Zhang Xian is in Song Daici 80 years old when the beautiful small concubine that married 18 years old. Su Dongpo wrote a pasquinade to speak he: "18 brides 80 man, grey white hair is right red makeup. The underside of a quilt of an affectionate couple is geminate night, flower of one tree pear presses a Chinese flowering crabapple. " implication, "Pear is spent " it is white, represent the old man of grey white hair, "Chinese flowering crabapple " it is gules, represent woman of 18 years old, so " flower of one tree pear presses a Chinese flowering crabapple " it is really " spring scenery pursues " , this also is right " old ox eats tender grass " best footnote.
And " old ox eats tender grass " of tender grass sentence namely " Mo Dai eating chicken is old " , very few somebody knows this word. From inside the meaning of its literal, understand among them meaning very easily. When eating chicken namely, do not wait just eat after chicken became old, the flesh after chicken is old is chewed did not move. "Mo Dai eating chicken is old " , before when the condition of people is poor, raising chicken is to let chicken lay. Should arrive when chicken does not lay, just can eat off chicken, but the chicken at that time has been unpalatable
