Soaking Seeds　In early spring, when everything comes back to life, farmers would put rice seeds in bamboo baskets and soak them in the stream in front of their cottages. These seeds would expand after absorbing water and gradually sprout over the coming days.

浸种　早春时节，万物复苏。农人将稻种装在竹篮里，然后浸泡在门前的溪水中。稻种吸收水分后膨胀，慢慢长出小芽。