https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501890 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501890 Parted When Getting Old No quiet or calm in the land all around, those getting old

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501890 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501890 Parted When Getting Old No quiet or calm in the land all around, those getting old can find no peace. Children and grandchildren have all died in the ranks why should I survive alone? I throw down my cane and go out the gate, those who go with me feel bitter pain for me. Fortunately I have some teeth remaining, that my frame shrunken and dry is what grieves me. When a man puts on the armor and helm, he gives a deep bow, leaving the chief magistrate. My old wife lies weeping on the road, her clothes too thin for the end of the year. I know well that this is parting for good, yet I still feel pained at how poor she will be. Once I go, I will surely never return, yet I still hear her urging me to eat well. Earth-gate Barrier's walls are quite strong, it will be hard for them to cross at Apricot Garden. The situation is different than it was by Ye, so even though I will die, the time may be delayed.