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红楼梦Chapter17

As he spoke， they proceeded outwards， but suddenly they perceived a hill extending obliquely in such a way as to intercept the passage; and as they wound round the curve of the hill faintly came to view a line of yellow mud walls， the whole length of which was covered with paddy stalks for the sake of protection， and there were several hundreds of apricot trees in bloom， which presented the appearance of being fire， spurted from the mouth， or russet clouds， rising in the air. Inside this enclosure， stood several thatched cottages. Outside GREw， on the other hand， mulberry trees， elms， mallows， and silkworm oaks， whose tender shoots and new twigs， of every hue， were allowed to bend and to intertwine in such a way as to form two rows of green fence. Beyond this fence and below the white mound， was a well， by the side of which stood a well-sweep， windlass and such like articles; the ground further down being divided into parcels， and apportioned into fields， which， with the fine vegetables and cabbages in flower， presented， at the first glance， the aspect of being illimitable.

This is， Chia Cheng observed chuckling， the place really imbued with a certain amount of the right principle; and laid out， though it has been by human labour， yet when it strikes my eye， it so moves my heart， that it cannot help arousing in me the wish to return to my native place and become a farmer. But let us enter and rest a while.