Opening the window on a clear morning after a night of spring rain, they would look out on the newly washed earth and see perhaps a grove of slender green bamboo. Breaking off several stalks, they would place them in a vase of blue and white porcelain to accompany them in the study as they read.
興之所至，處處有花作伴一宵春雨，清晨推窗，乍見大地初洗，修竹青翠，折幾枝清供於青花瓷瓶，書齋伴讀，潔淨高雅，適足以見心明性。