Ode to Orange

Spring goes north, we go south. The story of an orange cat who likes to think and an old man who is not alone, heading for spring

This book is really good. I saw its introduction in a literary magazine before and always wanted to read the full text. I didn't expect it to be here. It's a really heart-warming story. The corpse is warm [love]

"Everything is fine here. It's clean, there are books, and there's an ode to oranges." "Dear ladies and gentlemen! On this night when the locust trees are in full bloom, please accept our blessings from me and Ju Song!"

This book is very healing. It tells about a grandfather and a kitten who depend on each other for life. In an old village, he helps each other and interacts with two other old people and a child. It is very warm. The grandfather also works hard to live and wants to regain the glory of his ancestors.

At that time, I kept searching and couldn't find anything, but now finally! Finally! Now available! Spring goes north, we go south, one person and one cat rush to spring

This book tells the story of a man and a cat who came to a remote mountain village and lived in a magical stone house. It can be described as a paradise, with no trace of industrialization and simplicity everywhere. It is a wonderful place for people to get along with nature. The only few people do not infiltrate too much into each other's lives, and at the same time can give sincere help to others when they need it. Everyone is independent but not lonely. This is the best state for people to get along with each other. After satisfying the basic food and clothing, putting aside all the mundane considerations and simply enjoying the time, this kind of life is very healing just looking at it. It is a pity that the length of the article is short, which really leaves people unsatisfied. I still remember that when I was a child, I followed my mother back to my hometown in the countryside. Although the living conditions were simple, the joy of playing among the mountains and rivers was incomparable. Now that I am in a noisy city, it is impossible to just leave due to various constraints. I just hope that I can maintain independent thinking in the confused world and find a harbor of inner peace.

2025.06.16 "Ode to Orange" I clicked in after reading the reviews. In fact, I noticed this book a few years ago, but never read it. Yesterday I finally decided to read it. In fact, sometimes I feel weird. I could read this book early tomorrow and it wouldn't take long, but I just get used to procrastinating and then forgetting. It's been a long, long time before I remember to read the book again. I simply finished reading it and found it quite interesting. "Ode to Orange" originally came from Qu Yuan, so before I read the book I thought it was about orange trees. ⌓‿⌓, So it was a bit strange when I saw Orange Song was a cat, but when I looked at it, I felt that it fit in perfectly. The simple and straightforward text can also touch people's hearts, and some of the illustrations inside are very artistic. Although I watched it very quickly and the ending was a bit unexpected, it might not be a bad thing to stay here...

It's been a long time since I read a book carefully. I like stories, heart-warming, twists and turns, scary, funny... This is an empty story, filled with ingenious little warmth, life, strength, hard work, romance, unwillingness, regret, yearning, expectation, virginity... If life is a journey that we have to move forward, it is not a good thing to have such a terminal station, not to mention having a close friend as a companion. Fortunately, we meet acquaintances like water, and pictures unfold before our eyes and slowly fade away...

It is a very plain and heart-warming book, with a healing style. Watching the relationship between Lao Wen Gong and Ju Song makes my heart warm. Some people say that Ju Song is actually the externalization of Lao Wen Gong's image. Some of Ju Song's qualities are actually beautiful reflections of Lao Wen Gong. I think this statement is very interesting and makes sense. The author said that this is a children's literature. I only found out about it after reading it. I was fascinated by this style and it can calm my mind.

The village is empty, and so are the emotions. The old Wen Gong's feelings are pinned on Ju Song. He is already old, but Ju Song is still young, and the physical and emotional balance is not equal. Old Wen Gong and his family lived in two places. He returned to nature alone, integrated into nature, and ran into the distance alone. Fortunately, there were people in the empty village, so there was no one person and one cat. Communication was also a harp, and there was no hope. The few people who stayed in their hometowns, the elderly, women, children, and the representatives are all hope! Alas, looking back after reading it, it really feels like I have fallen into the sea, lingering and waiting for an inevitable tragic outcome.

Using very short sentences, he outlines the spring time spent by the 86-year-old Wen Gong and his cat "Orange Song" in a stone house in the mountains - looking through cards, waiting for flowers to bloom, and chatting with neighbors. It is extremely ordinary. But beneath the lightness lies a deep sadness: the family memories of six generations and the helplessness of the hollowing out of the countryside, all quietly emerge in this quiet narrative. The calm perseverance of Lao Wen Gong and the spiritual companionship of Ju Song allow people to find a spiritual habitat in the noisy era. This book is both a fairy tale and a fable; it is written not only for children, but also for every tired adult. After reading, I would like to slow down, listen to spring, and spend time with myself.

A plain and simple story, the life of four people and one cat in a small village that is almost forgotten by people, revealing the warmth in the loneliness. In this era of rapid development, shouldn't we slow down from time to time, get close to nature, and feel the ordinary beauty?

It depicts a life scene in an outdoor peach orchard that is yearning for. It is three meals a day, it is the immersive beauty, it is one person and one orange ode, it is four or five people and one village, it is the void that is filled, it is water, it is roots.

A very quiet and healing book, it starts with a journey and ends with a dinner party. Although the book is finished, the life of the old Wen Gong and Ju Song in their ancestral home has just begun.

It's a very heart-warming and healing story. When I was reading it, I kept wondering what the name of Orange Song meant and what seal meant. My knowledge was still too shallow and I felt like I didn't understand the story. But each stage has its own interpretation, and a good story is like this. At this stage, I am thinking that I want to be like my grandfather, who always maintains his passion and builds the house in his mind. I don't necessarily want to build a house, but I must live a life that is unique to me. Maybe the older generation lives so tenaciously and powerfully just because life passes slowly and revolves around survival. Thinking about myself, it seems that I have always been cowardly, hiding behind my mother. There are many things that I have not been able to face on my own. I just fantasized while hiding under the shelter of my mother, and secretly complained about why my mother was not the best among people. Hahaha. In fact, the old Wen Gong has the same admiration for his elders as I do. His great father dug a well, and the old grandfather built many stone houses. He was also very powerful. He read many books and lived his life so beautifully and in order. My mother got divorced in a strange city. She only relied on her own sales strength to buy her own house and support my younger brother and me in school. Now I also feel my mother's authority. Finally, I reflect on myself. A lot has happened over the past few days. I have avoided making choices when faced with problems, overestimated my abilities, and I was unable to bear the consequences of making wrong decisions... I am not as perseverant as I imagined, nor as smart as I imagined. I seem to always need others to take care of me... I never seem to grow up, and I seem to lead a very bad life. So, I will re-establish clear goals, kill my past self, and welcome one. My expected self.

It took me about two days to read this book. It's not particularly long, about half an hour a day on average. This is a very simple story about a nostalgic old man who returns to his hometown with his kitten (also known as Orange Song), waiting for the spring in his memory when the locust flowers are in full bloom. When reading, you will feel a touch of warmth and happiness. The little things are written in detail through line drawing. The author must be a person who loves to observe the things around him! It's like a pot of tea brewed slowly with warm water. It's ordinary and comfortable, but the more I read - the more I taste it, the more "ferocious" it becomes. I like Orange Song, Shuigen, Lao Seal, Li Zhuanlian, Lao Jiguai, and Lao Wengong. I can really feel everything vivid in the text. If I had this book when I was a child, I would definitely like it very much. This is a paradise, but it is not illusory, but real and trivial daily beauty: such as trees, such as water, such as the spring in memory. You can get a glimpse of a sense of ritual that is now disappearing. He takes writing seriously, insists on being responsible for every word, and perseveres in a long and steady stream; for a banquet, he lays out paper and pen many days in advance, and writes down the invitation seriously; after agreeing to teach Shui Gen, Lao Jiguai hurriedly asked the child to bow... What can be felt more is love, the love between people, the love between people and their hometown, the love between people and nature, the love between people and beautiful qualities. In the article, water is good at making tea and is indispensable for memory. Things changed, and the seals gradually disappeared into their old places, but the stories passed down lasted forever. Perhaps Shui Gen Shui Gen, this name is also what the old people think in their hearts. This river that is close to their hometown is the root. I don't quite know whether it is the Yellow River Basin or the Yangtze River Basin, but people's unique attachment to their hometown is probably different. In the last chapter, everyone gathered together and lit candles to exchange sincerity. It was really beautiful. I thought of a sentence in the article: "Life is what can be remembered." After reading this, I will probably never forget such a profound memory and this momentary touch.

A very healing book, I like it

The life I yearn for, but unfortunately the old man is too old, and the good times come too late. If he retired to seclusion earlier, he would have spent more time with nature.

I read this quiet and beautiful book while reading Elegies of the Jin and Jin Dynasties, and I yearned for such a secret life of one person and one cat. Modern people always want too much and forget the beauty of simple life, just like soaking in hot pot and skewers every day, losing the appreciation of the original taste of food.

The writing is delicate and warm, and the descriptions pay attention to details. The pace of this book is as slow as the gurgling water in a mountain stream. Although there is no passionate plot, it is really watchable and not boring. Overall, it is a good healing book [Love]. Book lovers who like slow pace can read it.

It is a very healing book. Every item in it is beautiful and attractive, including Ode to Oranges, the "castle" built by the old man, the stone house of old Wen Gong, weasels, Chinese toon and many more. I will read it again to explore "Old Seal" and this village of only four people

If you calm down and read it slowly, you will find that reading this book is very happy. Pictures appear in your mind along with the words in the book. It is that kind of faint happiness. Being immersed in it, it can slow down the pace of my life and let me hide in the book to rest and relax for a while, and the whole person will become very comfortable.

Healing, Ode to Little Orange is so cute, and the description of the environment is great. I have excerpted many sentences.

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In a corner forgotten by the world, tell the story of childhood. Some people and some things can never be forgotten in a lifetime, like ripples on water, and the ripples gradually become larger and deeper into people's hearts.

Warm and lovely, passionate and touching

Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking.

It's very healing and the illustrations are beautiful (๑• . •๑)

I listen to books with my children every day

I have a physical copy of this and it's really nice. It mainly tells the story of an old man and a cat. The kitten in this book is really cute.