《明史·列传·卷一百一十四》
南阳各府，年年闹饥荒，刚刚恢复生机，脸上的饥饿之色还没改变。
以采矿言之。南阳诸府，比岁饥荒。生气方苏，菜色未变。
Every year, there are famines in each prefecture of Nanyang. They had just begun to recover, and the traces of hunger had yet to fade from their faces.