Xici Biography·Chapter 2·Full Text

In ancient times, Bao Xi, the king of the world, looked up to observe the phenomena in the sky, and looked down to observe the laws on the earth. He observed the patterns of birds and beasts in harmony with the earth.
Make knotted ropes to make nets, use them as tenants for fishing, and build them to capture all kinds of things.
After the death of Bao Xi, it was made by Shen Nong. Cutting wood is called plowing, and rubbing wood is called plowing. The benefits of plowing are used to teach the world, and all the "Benefits" are obtained. The middle of the day is the market, where the people of the world gather together the goods of the world, trade and retreat, everyone gets his own place, and he takes all the "eating and eating". After the death of Shen Nong, Huang Di, Yao, and Shun made changes, making the people tireless, and the gods transformed them to make them suitable for the people. "Book of Changes" means change when it is poor, general when it changes, and long-lasting when general. Therefore, "Since God bless you, there will be no good luck and no bad luck." Huangdi, Yao, and Shun hung down their clothes and ruled the world, taking over all Qian and Kun.
Cut wood to make a boat, and scrap wood to make a raft. The benefits of the boat raft can help the poor, reach far, benefit the world, and build up all the rivers.
To subdue the oxen and ride on the horses, lead the people to great distances, in order to benefit the world and capture all those who follow them.
Hit the gate with a heavy gate to wait for the intruders, and cover it to capture Zhuyu. A broken piece of wood is used as a pestle, and the ground is dug into a mortar. The power of the pestle and mortar can be used by all the people to help them, and to cover up all small faults.
The string wood is used as an arc, and the sharp wood is used as an arrow. The power of the arc and arrow is used to intimidate the world and cover up all the enemies.
In ancient times, people lived in caves and wild places. Later generations of saints transformed them into palaces, with upper buildings and lower buildings to wait for wind and rain, and to build strong buildings.
In ancient times, those who were buried were buried in thick clothes and paid with salary. They were buried in the middle of the field, without seals or trees, and the mourning period was endless. Later generations of saints changed it into coffins and coffins to cover up all the major faults.
In ancient times, it was governed by knotting ropes, but later generations of saints changed it with written deeds, hundreds of officials governed it, and all the people inspected it to seize all the troubles.