《北史·列传·卷三》
河东人习俗大多从事经商，很少有人从事耕田养蚕，有的人直到三十岁还不知道耕地用的耒耜是什么样子。元淑到任以后，劝人农耕，亲自教授耕作技术。二年间，家家自给有余。民众有歌谣说 ：泰州河东，杼柚代舂。
弯弓三百斤，善骑射。孝文时，为河东太守。河东俗多商贾，罕事农桑，人至有年三十不识耒耜。淑下车劝课，躬往教示，二年间，家给人足，为之谣曰： 泰州河东，杼柚代舂。
The customs in Hedong were mostly focused on trade, and few people took up farming and sericulture. Some people did not know what a plough used to till soil looked like until they reached thirty years old. After Yuan Shu took up his position, he persuaded people to engage in agriculture and personally taught them farming techniques. Within two years, every household was self-sufficient. The people had a song that went: "In Hedong of Taizhou, spinning wheels replace pestles."