original:
The one who abandoned his mother Jiang Concubine, the daughter of Tai Hou. When Yao is in the time, he sees the signs of the giants, and does what he does, and returns to him, and he is immersed in greatness. Strange in heart, Bu Zheng prayed to be childless. Lifetime. Thinking it was ominous, and abandoning the pass lane, cattle and sheep avoided it. It is sent to the plain forest, and the latter who cut the flat forest recommends it. It is taken from the cold ice, and the birds fly on their wings. Jiang Yan thought it was different, but he received it and gave it up, because his fate was abandoned. Jiang Yuan's nature, quiet and single-minded, good planting. and abandon the long, but teach the planting of mulberry and hemp. The nature of abandonment is clear and benevolent, and it can cultivate its teachings and make it famous. Yao made the envoy abandon ju Ji guan, and the country tai land, so he was sealed and abandoned in Tai, and the name was Hou Ji. And Yao Beng, Shun is on the throne, and it is the fate of the word: "Abandon! Li Min blocked hunger, Ruju Ji, sowed hundreds of grains. "In his later life, he lived in Ji, and Became the Son of Heaven to Zhou Wen and Wu Erxing. The gentleman said that Jiang Yan was quiet and had a transformation. "Poetry" Yun: "Hehe Jiang Yuan, his virtue does not return, God is yi." He also said, "SiWen Hou Ji, Ke Pei Tian, set me up for the people." This is also true.
Song Yue: Abandoning the mother Jiang Yan, quiet and single-minded. Pregnant with footsteps, afraid to abandon the wild. Birds and beasts cover their wings, but they are re-collected. The pawn is Di Zuo, and the mother's path is complete.
Translation:
The abandoned mother's name was Jiang Yan, and she was the daughter of Tai Hou at that time. During the reign of Emperor Yao, Jiang Yan found the footprints of the giants on the road, and in curiosity, she stepped on them, and soon after returning, she found that she was pregnant, and after a while she found that her stomach was getting bigger and bigger, and she felt strange and disgusted by this matter. Pray to the gods through the prayer, hoping that there will be no pregnancy. Finally gave birth to a child. Jiang Yan felt that the child was unknown, so she abandoned him in a remote alley, and the cattle and sheep passed through the alley, and when they saw the children, they avoided it and did not step on it. Jiang Yan picked up the child and threw it in the plain forest, and was later picked up by the loggers and returned to Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yan and the child was discarded on the cold ice, and the bird saw it and used its wings to protect the child and prevent the child from freezing to death. After Jiang Yan saw it, she felt very strange, so she took the child home and fed it well. Because Jiang Yan discarded the child, the child was named abandoned. Jiang Yan's personality likes to be quiet and single-minded, and he likes agricultural farming. Later, when she grew up, Jiang Yan began to teach her how to cultivate and plant trees and pick mulberries and hemp. Abandoning is very intelligent and benevolent, Professor Jiang Yan gave him knowledge that can be quickly put into practice, and Abandon also slowly became famous. Because the abandoned agricultural skills were recognized by Emperor Yao, Emperor Yao made him a magistrate, in charge of agriculture, and let him manage Taidi. Because of the great contribution of abandonment in agriculture, Emperor Yao gave up the land of Tai and later called it "Hou Ji". After Emperor Yao's death, Emperor Shun ascended the throne and ordered renunciation: "Renunciation, the people of dawn are hungry, and you, as a magistrate, sow all kinds of grain according to the seasons." Later, the abandoned descendants were in charge of agriculture, and it was not until the time of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou that they arose and became the Son of Heaven. Some gentlemen said that this was all the reason why Jiang Yan's personality was quiet and single-minded, and education was reasonable. The Book of Poetry records: "The famous Jiang Concubine, with her single-minded and upright personality, was a special gift from God to her. The Book of Poetry also mentions: "Hou Ji managed agriculture, performed monstrous merit, and stabilized the people." "This is also the contribution of Jiang Yuan's creation."
Later generations sang and praised: "The abandoned mother, Jiang Yuan, has a quiet and single-minded personality, trampled on the footprints of giants and became pregnant, because she was afraid of abandoning the child outside, because of the protection of birds and animals, Jiang Yuan took the child home and fed it." Later, he raised and educated his children to become adults, and he kept adhering to the way of motherhood until the end of his life. ”