Although life was hard, Tao nevertheless soon turned from being an ensnared and inhibited official who felt at odds with court life, into a sincere, rustic character who could "make greetings when he passed someone's door, and tirelessly laugh and talk."
苦是苦些，但是他很快地便從誤落塵網中的那個僻靜少言、與時多忤的官場異類，變成了「過門更相呼，言笑無厭時」的鄉間素心人。