Wu Xian is one of the two central officials in the celestial bureaucracy.

大尊，舊在中臺西，子規外。今在中臺北，子規內。一星，中臺北。三師，古今同，三星，北斗魁第一星西。大理，古今同，二星，紫微宮門老星內。御女，古今同，四星，鉤陳後北。天相，古今同，三星，七星大星北。長垣，舊在黃道外有二星，今並在黃道內。四星，少微西，南北列。

The following compares the differences and similarities between the positions of the constellations of the Wu Xian school and actual observed celestial phenomena. The Great Master, previously located west of the Central Platform and outside the Cuckoo Circle, is now found north of the Central Platform and within the Cuckoo Circle. One star is located north of the Central Platform. The Three Teachers, as recorded in ancient and modern texts, are the same, three stars located west of the first star of the Big Dipper's handle. The Grand Justice, as recorded in ancient and modern texts, is the same, two stars located within the old star of the Purple Micro Palace gate. The Imperial Concubine, as recorded in ancient and modern texts, is the same, four stars located north of the Hook Chen. The Seal Star, as recorded in ancient and modern texts, is the same, three stars located north of the large star of the Star Mansion. The Long Wall, previously described as having two stars outside the Yellow Path, is now found with four stars all within the Yellow Path. Four stars are located west of the Lesser Micro, arranged in a line from north to south.

虎賁，古今同，一星，下臺南。軍門、土司空二座，舊並在軫星南，今在軫星西南，近翼。軍門二星，青邱西。土司空四星，軍門南。陽門，古今同，二星，庫樓東北。頓頑，古今同，二星，折威東南。從官，古今同，二星，房星南。天輻，古今同，二星，房距星西。鍵閉，古今同，一星，房東北。罰星，古今同，三星，東咸北列。

Tiger's勇士, the description remains the same through ancient and modern times, one star, located to the south of the lower platform. The military gate and the earth's void palace are both traditionally placed to the south of the chariot mansion, but now they are actually located to the southwest of the chariot mansion, close to the wings mansion. The military gate consists of two stars, located to the west of Qingqiu; the earth's void palace consists of four stars, located to the south of the military gate. The yang gate, the description remains the same through ancient and modern times, two stars, located to the northeast of Kulu. Dunwen, the description remains the same through ancient and modern times, two stars, located to the southeast of Zhewei. From official, the description remains the same through ancient and modern times, two stars, located to the south of the room mansion. Tianfu, the description remains the same through ancient and modern times, two stars, located to the west of the room mansion's distant star. Jianbi, the description remains the same through ancient and modern times, one star, located to the northeast of the room mansion. Faxing, the description remains the same through ancient and modern times, three stars, located to the north of the east salty, arranged in a line.

列肆，古今同，二星，天市中，斛西北。車肆，古今同，二星，天市門左星內。帛度，古今同，二星，宗星東北。屠肆，古今同，二星，帛度北。奚仲，舊三星在虛度，一星入女度，其星在子規外豎立。今三星在牽牛度，一星在南斗度，泊子規，東南、西北斜列。四星如衡狀，天津北。鉤星，古今同，九星如鉤狀，造父北。

Arranged in rows, the stars have been recorded the same way throughout history. Two stars are located in the Tian Shi垣, northwest of the Hu star. The car row, also recorded the same way throughout history, has two stars inside the Tian Shi垣 gate, on the left side of the inner star. Bo Du, also recorded the same way throughout history, has two stars northeast of the Zong star. The butcher's row, also recorded the same way throughout history, has two stars to the north of Bo Du. Xi Zhong, in old maps, was said to have three stars in the Xu宿 degree and one star entering the Xu Nu宿 degree, with other stars standing vertically outside the Zi Gui circle; however, in modern actual measurements, three stars are found in the Qian Niu宿 degree and one star in the Nan Dou宿 degree, closely adjacent to the Zi Gui circle, arranged in a northeast-southwest diagonal line. In total, there are four stars, shaped like a balance bar, located to the north of Tian Jing. The hook star, also recorded the same way throughout history, has nine stars, shaped like a hook, located to the north of Zao Fu.

天桴，舊在赤道外，今在赤道內，四星，河鼓左旗端，南北列。天鑰，古今同，八星，南斗柄第二星西。天淵，古今同，十星，在鱉東南，九坎間。一名三泉。齊，一星，九坎東，沖星東北。趙，二星，在齊西北。鄭，一星，在趙東北。越，一星，在鄭西北。周，二星，在趙東北。秦，二星，在周東。代，二星，在周東南。晉，一星，在周西南。韓，一星，在晉北。魏，一星，在韓北，近秦星。楚，一星，在魏西南，近鄭星。燕，一星，在楚東南，近晉星。

The constellation Tian Fu was previously located outside the equator, but now it is actually within the equator. It consists of four stars, positioned at the end of the left flag of He Gu, arranged in a north-south line. Tian Yao is the same in ancient and modern records, consisting of eight stars, located west of the second star of the handle of Nan Dou. Tian Yuan is also the same in ancient and modern records, consisting of ten stars, located southeast of the鳖 star, between the Nine Pits, also called San Quan. The following are twelve constellations named after states: Qi, one star, located east of the Nine Pits, northeast of the Chong star. Zhao, two stars, located northwest of the Qi star. Zheng, one star, located northeast of the Zhao star. Yue, one star, located northwest of the Zheng star. Zhou, two stars, located northeast of the Zhao star. Qin, two stars, located east of the Zhou star. Dai, two stars, located southeast of the Zhou star. Jin, one star, located southwest of the Zhou star. Han, one star, located north of the Jin star. Wei, one star, located north of the Han star, close to the Qin star. Chu, one star, located southwest of the Wei star, close to the Zheng star. Yan, one star, located southeast of the Chu star, close to the Jin star.

秦趙等十二星座，舊《圖》並須女度，今齊、鄭、趙、越、周等五座在須女度，又列位不同。璃瑜，古今同，三星，在代東南北外。天壘城，古今同，十三星，如貫索狀，哭泣西。虛梁，古今同，四星，在危南。天錢，古今同，十星，在北落東北。天網，古今同，一星，在北落西南。斧鉞，古今同，三星，在八魁西北。東廄，舊絡東壁距道，又在河外，今測絡奎距道仍北，三星入河，不絡東壁距道。十星，東壁北，近王良。天陰，舊騎赤道，今測近黃道，五車、畢柄西。

The twelve constellations of Qin, Zhao, and others were all previously placed within the degree of the Girl Mansion in the old star map; now only five constellations, namely Qi, Zheng, Zhao, Yue, and Zhou, remain within the Girl Mansion, and their positions differ from the old map. Liyu is the same in ancient and modern records, consisting of three stars located to the southeast and north of the substitute star. Tianleicheng is the same in ancient and modern records, consisting of thirteen stars, shaped like a looped rope, located west of the Weeping Star and the Crying Star. Xuliang is the same in ancient and modern records, consisting of four stars located south of the Girl Mansion. Tianqian is the same in ancient and modern records, consisting of ten stars located northeast of the Northern Gate Star. Tianwang is the same in ancient and modern records, consisting of one star located southwest of the Northern Gate Star. Fuyue is the same in ancient and modern records, consisting of three stars located northwest of the Eight Champions. Dongjiu, in the old map, was said to connect with the distance path of the East Wall and to be outside the Milky Way; now actual measurements show it connects with the distance path of the Kui Mansion and is biased to the north, with three stars entering the Milky Way, and does not connect with the distance path of the East Wall. A total of ten stars are located north of the East Wall, near Wangliang. Tianyin, in the old map, was drawn to span across the equator; now actual measurements show it is near the Yellow Path, located west of the Five Carriages and the Big Dipper's handle.

《神農》曰：禾生於棗，出於上黨羊頭之山右谷中，生七十日秀，六十日熟，凡一百三十日成，忌於寅卯；黍生於榆出於大梁之山左谷中，生六十日秀，四十日熟，凡一百日成，忌於丑；大豆生於槐，出於沮石之山谷中，九十日華，六十日熟，凡一百五十日成，忌於卯。

The Shennong text says: Millet and jujube share the same vital energy and grow together. They are produced in the valley to the right of Yangtou Mountain in Shangdang. After sowing, they sprout in seventy days, and mature in another sixty days, completing the process in a total of one hundred and thirty days. The days to avoid are the Yin day and the Mao day. Millet and elm share the same vital energy and grow together. They are produced in the valley to the left of Dalang Mountain. They sprout in sixty days and mature in forty days, completing the process in a total of one hundred days. The day to avoid is the Chou day. Soybean and locust tree share the same vital energy and grow together. They are produced in the valley of Jushi Mountain. They bloom in ninety days and mature in sixty days, completing the process in a total of one hundred and fifty days. The day to avoid is the Mao day. What is meant by 'growing together with a certain wood' is that this kind of grain shares the same vital energy with that kind of tree and plant, and they share the same energy, thus their prosperity, decline, and value can be mutually predicted.

小豆生於李，出於農石之山谷中，生六十日華，五十日熟，凡一百一十日成，忌於卯；秫生於楊，出於農石之山谷中，七十日秀，六十日熟，凡一百三十日成，忌於午；蕎麥生於杏，出於長石之山谷中，生二十四日秀，五十日熟，凡七十五日成，忌於子；麻生於荊，出於農石之山谷中，生七十日秀，六十日熟，凡一百三十日成，忌於未、午、辰、亥日；小麥生於桃，出於須石之山谷中，生三百日秀，三十日熟，凡三百三十日成，忌於子；稻生於柳，出於農石之山谷中，生八十日秀，七十日熟，凡百五十日成，忌於亥。

Small beans grow with the same energy as the elm, and they grow in the valleys of the Nongshi mountain. They flower in sixty days and mature in fifty days, completing their growth in one hundred and ten days. They are to be avoided on the卯 day. Glutinous millet grows with the same energy as the elm, and it grows in the valleys of the Nongshi mountain. It produces ears in seventy days and matures in sixty days, completing its growth in one hundred and thirty days. It is to be avoided on the午 day. Buckwheat grows with the same energy as the apricot, and it grows in the valleys of the Changshi mountain. It produces ears in twenty-four days and matures in fifty days, completing its growth in seventy-five days. It is to be avoided on the子 day. Hemp grows with the same energy as the jujube, and it grows in the valleys of the Nongshi mountain. It produces ears in seventy days and matures in sixty days, completing its growth in one hundred and thirty days. It is to be avoided on the未 day,午 day,辰 day, and亥 day. Wheat grows with the same energy as the peach, and it grows in the valleys of the Xushi mountain. It produces ears in three hundred days and matures in thirty days, completing its growth in three hundred and thirty days. It is to be avoided on the子 day; wheat is a winter crop, so it takes longer days to complete its growth. Rice grows with the same energy as the willow, and it grows in the valleys of the Nongshi mountain. It produces ears in eighty days and matures in seventy days, completing its growth in one hundred and fifty days. It is to be avoided on the亥 day.

五穀，生長日種者多實；以老死日種者無實，又難生；以忌日種之，一人不食。禾生於已，疾於酉，長於子，老於戌，惡於丙丁，忌於寅卯；黍生於寅，疾於午，長於丙丁，老於戌，死於申，惡於壬，忌於丑；豆生於申，疾於子，長於壬，老於丑，惡於甲乙，忌於丙丁；麥生於酉，疾於卯，長於辰，老於午，死於已，惡於戌，忌於子。

Among the five grains, those sown on the days of "birth" and "growth" will surely bear much fruit; those sown on the days of "old age" and "death" will not only fail to bear fruit, but even fail to sprout. If sown on days to be avoided, the harvest will be insufficient to sustain even one person. The birth day of millet is in the hour of Si (the original text mistakenly writes "Yi"), the day of illness is in You, the day of growth is in Zi, the day of old age is in Xu, it dislikes the stems Bing and Ding, and avoids the hours Yin and Mao. The birth day of millet is in Yin, the day of illness is in Wu, the day of growth is in Bing and Ding, the day of old age is in Xu, the day of death is in Shen, it dislikes the stem Ren, and avoids the hour Chou. The birth day of beans is in Shen, the day of illness is in Zi, the day of growth is in Ren, the day of old age is in Chou, it dislikes the stems Jia and Yi, and avoids the stems Bing and Ding. The birth day of wheat is in You, the day of illness is in Mao, the day of growth is in Chen, the day of old age is in Wu, the day of death is in Si, it dislikes the stem Xu, and avoids the hour Zi.

太歲在四季，葶藶子熟時，可種禾豆；夏至時，可種黍麻；夏至後百五十日，地氣上時，可種麥。（丑辰未戌是也）太歲在四仲，椹熟時，可種禾豆；夏至，可種黍糜；夏至後九十日，地氣上，可麥。（子午卯酉是也）太歲在四孟，以蠶臥起時，可種禾豆；夏至前五十日，可種稻黍糜；夏至後八十日，地氣上，可種麥。（寅申巳亥是也）

When the Tai Su is in the years of the four seasons (the years of Chou, Chen, Wei, and Xu), during the time when the葶苈 seeds mature, it is appropriate to plant millet and beans; during the time around the summer solstice, it is appropriate to plant millet and hemp; after 150 days following the summer solstice, when the earth energy rises, it is appropriate to plant wheat. When the Tai Su is in the years of the four central branches (the years of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You), during the time when the mulberry fruits mature, it is appropriate to plant millet and beans; during the summer solstice, it is appropriate to plant millet and millet; after 90 days following the summer solstice, when the earth energy rises, it is appropriate to plant wheat. When the Tai Su is in the years of the four first months (the years of Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai), during the time when the spring silkworms rest and then resume activity, it is appropriate to plant millet and beans; 50 days before the summer solstice, it is appropriate to plant rice, millet, and millet; after 80 days following the summer solstice, when the earth energy rises, it is appropriate to plant wheat.

《黃帝占》曰：「谷有陰陽，沖位相當，王相廢休，名在其鄉。」《黃帝要經》曰：「春夏為陽，秋冬為陰，陰當合賤，陽當合貴，春夏賤為順，秋冬貴為逆。」《黃帝占》曰：「稻與小麥為陰陽，稻賤時，小麥貴，十五日反之，亦等；黍與小豆為陰陽，黍賤時，小豆貴；麻與大麥為陰陽，麻賤時，大麥貴，大麥賤時，麻貴；粟與大豆為陰陽，粟賤，大豆貴，大豆賤，粟貴。」

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: "Grains each have yin and yang, and the two opposing ones correspond to each other; the four names of prosperity and decline, Wang, Xiang, Fei, and Xiu, are each associated with their respective directions." The Yellow Emperor's Essential Classic says: "Spring and summer belong to yang, while autumn and winter belong to yin. In the yin seasons, low prices should be set, and in the yang seasons, high prices should be set. Therefore, low prices in spring and summer are in harmony, while high prices in autumn and winter are against the natural order." The Yellow Emperor's Divination also says: "Rice and wheat are yin and yang to each other. When rice is cheap, wheat is expensive, and after fifteen days, the situation reverses, and their prices become equal. Millet and small beans are yin and yang to each other. When millet is cheap, small beans are expensive. Hemp and barley are yin and yang to each other. When hemp is cheap, barley is expensive, and when barley is cheap, hemp is expensive. Millet and large beans are yin and yang to each other. When millet is cheap, large beans are expensive, and when large beans are cheap, millet is expensive."

《黃帝占》曰：「粟常以建戌之月下旬二十五日下價為本，以建亥之月上旬上價為末，乘本貴之一錢以五，並本價，以為來年春夏極貴定，即亥月與戌月平者，更以建子之月乘亥月價，見一貴之，一貴之以三，皆並本價，以為來年春夏極貴，各在其沖月，即冬三月皆不貴，各平，平者來年春不復貴矣。

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: To determine the price of millet, take the lowest price in the last ten days of the month of戌 (the ninth lunar month) as the "base" price. Take the highest price in the first ten days of the month of亥 (the tenth lunar month) as the "end" price. If the end price is one coin higher than the base price, multiply it by five and add the base price to determine the highest price for the coming spring and summer. If the price in the month of亥 is the same as in the month of戌, then multiply the price of the month of子 (the eleventh lunar month) by the price of the month of亥. For each coin increase, multiply by three and add the base price to determine the highest price for the coming spring and summer. When this prediction is accurate, it occurs in the month that is opposite to the one in question. If the prices of millet do not rise in the three winter months and remain the same, then the price will not rise in the coming spring.

黍常以建酉之月下旬二十五日下價為本，以建戌之月上價上旬為末，本一錢貴之以五，並本價，以為來年春夏極價定，即冬三月平，平者春夏不復貴。麻常以建戌之月下旬二十五日價為本，以建亥之月上旬價為末，末乘其本一錢貴之以五，並本價，以為來年春夏價定，即冬三月皆平，平者春夏不復貴。

The method for predicting millet prices takes the lowest price on the 25th day of the lower half of the month of You (August) as the base price, and the highest price on the upper half of the month of Xu (September) as the final price. For every one cash increase over the base price, multiply by five and add the base price to determine the highest price for the coming spring and summer. If the prices remain the same during the three winter months, then the prices for the coming spring and summer will not increase. The method for predicting flax prices takes the price on the 25th day of the lower half of the month of Xu (September) as the base price, and the price on the upper half of the month of Hai (October) as the final price. Multiply the final price by the base price, for every one cash increase over the base price, multiply by five and add the base price to determine the prices for the coming spring and summer. If the prices remain the same during the three winter months, then the prices for the coming spring and summer will not increase.

大豆常以建亥之月下旬二十五日下價為本，以建子之月上旬上價為末，末乘其本一錢貴之以五，並本價，以為來年春夏極價定矣，即冬三月皆平，平者春夏不復貴。麥常以建午之月下旬二十五日下價為本，以建未之月上旬上價為末，末乘本一錢貴之五，並本價，以為來冬春價極責定矣，夏秋三月平，平者冬不復貴。」

The method for predicting the price of soybeans takes the lowest price on the 25th day of the lower half of the month of Ji Hai (October) as the base, and the highest price on the upper half of the month of Ji Zi (November) as the end. Multiply the end price by the base price. For every increase of one coin, multiply by five and add it to the base price, to determine the highest price for the coming spring and summer. If the prices remain stable throughout the winter months, then spring and summer will not see further increases. The method for predicting the price of wheat takes the lowest price on the 25th day of the lower half of the month of Ji Wu (May) as the base, and the highest price on the upper half of the month of Ji Wei (June) as the end. Multiply the end price by the base price. For every increase of one coin, multiply by five and add it to the base price, to determine the highest price for the coming winter and spring. (The original text's '极责' is likely a mistake for '极贵'.) If the prices remain stable throughout the summer and autumn months, then winter will not see further increases.

《師曠占》曰：「常以正月一日迄十二日，以占十二月，以日易月。每歲黃氣，其氣為差歲，風從西來，西南來，皆為穀貴；從東，即穀賤。」《黃帝占》曰：「正月上卯日候風，其有寒風者，谷小貴；若至沖，必貴矣。其卯日不風寒而溫者，即中平也。春雨甲申，五穀熟；夏雨甲申，五穀大好。」《神農占》曰：「正月上朔有風雨，三月穀貴，石五百錢。」

The Shīkuàng Divination says: It is customary to use the first to twelfth days of the first lunar month to observe the weather conditions, each day representing one month of the year. If the yellow qi appears during the year and the color is not correct, it indicates that the harvest will be uneven. If the wind comes from the west or the southwest during the first lunar month, it indicates that grain prices will be high. If the wind comes from the east, grain prices will be low. The Huangdi Divination says: On the first卯day of the first lunar month, observe the wind. If it is a cold wind, grain prices will be slightly high; when it reaches the month that is opposite to卯, grain prices will be very high. If on that first卯day there is no cold wind but the weather is warm, the harvest will be average. If it rains on theJiashenday in spring, the five grains will mature; if it rains on theJiashenday in summer, the five grains will be excellent. The Shen Nong Divination says: If there is wind and rain on the first day of the first lunar month, by the third lunar month grain prices will be high, and each stone of grain will sell for five hundred coins.

《黃帝占》曰：「春雨甲寅、乙卯，入地五寸，糴小貴，若不貴，夏穀貴。正月丙丁為朔，穄黍貴；戊己為朔，粟貴；庚辛為朔，麻稻貴；甲乙為朔，大小麥貴；壬癸為朔，大小豆貴。正月三日，當風不風，則莫不同者，謂無黍。」《東方朔占》曰：「正月朔日雨，歲中，下田麥成，禾黍小貴。」《沛公占》曰：「常以正月，甲辰先至，大麥貴；丙辰先至，黍貴；戊辰先至，粟貴；庚辰先至，大豆貴；壬辰先至，小豆貴。正月一日得寅，貴，盡十二日，以占十二月。」

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: If it rains on the days of Jiayin or Yimao in spring, the rainwater seeps five inches into the ground, and the price of grain slightly rises; if it does not rise at that time, the price of grain will certainly be high in summer. On the first day of the first lunar month, if it is the day of Bing or Ding, the price of millet and foxtail millet will be high; if it is the day of Wu or Ji, the price of millet will be high; if it is the day of Geng or Xin, the price of hemp and rice will be high; if it is the day of Jiayin or Yimao, the price of wheat and barley will be high; if it is the day of Ren or Gui, the price of soybeans will be high. On the third day of the first lunar month, if there is supposed to be wind but there is none, then all regions will have a poor harvest, indicating that millet will be completely unharvested. Dongfang Shuo's Divination says: If it rains on the first day of the first lunar month, the wheat in low-lying fields will mature during the year, and the price of millet and foxtail millet will slightly increase. The Peigong Divination says: Usually, on the first lunar month, observe which of the Sheng days comes first; if Jiachen comes first, the price of wheat will be high; if Bingchen comes first, the price of millet will be high; if Wuchen comes first, the price of millet will be high; if Gengchen comes first, the price of soybeans will be high; if Renchen comes first, the price of small beans will be high. If the first day of the first lunar month is the day of Jiayin, the price of grain will be very high; counting twelve days from the first day, each of these twelve days will be used to predict the price of grain for each of the twelve months.

《黃帝占》曰：「正月晦，二月朔，有風雨，稻惡，糴貴；二月晦，三月朔，有風雨，其年大水，麥惡；十二月晦，正月朔，風雨，春旱；三月晦，四月朔，有風雨，春糴貴；四月晦，五月朔，有風雨，其年大水，麥惡；五月晦，六月朔，有風雨，春旱；六月晦，七月朔，有風雨，春糴貴；七月晦，八月朔，有風雨，歲糴貴。」

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: If there is wind and rain on the last day of the first lunar month and the first day of the second lunar month, the rice will be poor and grain prices will rise high; if there is wind and rain on the last day of the second lunar month and the first day of the third lunar month, there will be a great flood in the year, and the wheat will be poor; if there is wind and rain on the last day of the twelfth lunar month and the first day of the first lunar month, spring will be dry; if there is wind and rain on the last day of the third lunar month and the first day of the fourth lunar month, spring grain prices will be high; if there is wind and rain on the last day of the fourth lunar month and the first day of the fifth lunar month, there will be a great flood in the year, and the wheat will be poor; if there is wind and rain on the last day of the fifth lunar month and the first day of the sixth lunar month, spring will be dry; if there is wind and rain on the last day of the sixth lunar month and the first day of the seventh lunar month, spring grain prices will be high; if there is wind and rain on the last day of the seventh lunar month and the first day of the eighth lunar month, grain prices will be high throughout the year.

《東方朔占》曰：「三月得己朔，大麥熟；庚朔，禾熟，兵賊起；辛朔，下田不收；壬朔，赤地千里，米穀貴；癸朔，熟。三月有三卯，大豆好，無三卯，旱，種禾。四月丙午，夏苗長，四月無三卯，旱，種麻。」《京房占》曰：「五月無三卯，旱，種大豆；六月無三卯，穄不好。」《神農占》曰：「八月有三卯，麥大善，無三卯，麥不善。」《京房占》曰：「八月無三卯，旱，種麥。」

Dongfang Shuo's divination says: On the first day of the third lunar month, if it is a Ji day, the big wheat will mature; if it is a Geng day, the millet will be mature but there will be warfare and bandits; if it is an Xin day, the low-lying fields will have no harvest; if it is a Ren day, the land will be barren and grain will be expensive; if it is a Gui day, the harvest will be mature. In the third lunar month, if there are three Mao days, the soybeans will grow well; if there are not three Mao days, it indicates drought, and it is advisable to change to planting millet. In the fourth lunar month, if it is a Bingwu day, the summer crops will grow vigorously; if there are not three Mao days in the fourth lunar month, it indicates drought, and it is advisable to change to planting hemp. Jing Fang's divination says: In the fifth lunar month, if there are not three Mao days, it indicates drought, and it is advisable to plant soybeans; in the sixth lunar month, if there are not three Mao days, the millet will not grow well. Shen Nong's divination says: In the eighth lunar month, if there are three Mao days, the wheat will be excellent; if there are not three Mao days, the wheat will not be good. Jing Fang's divination says: In the eighth lunar month, if there are not three Mao days, it indicates drought, and it is advisable to plant wheat.

《黃帝占》曰：「四月朔日，風起，東來，雞鳴至日出，禾黍畝三斛；至日中，畝二十斛；至夜半，畝三十斛，以中田準之。」《黃帝占》曰：「夏至，以五月朔日至者，其國大驚，谷小貴；四月五日、六日至者，谷大貴；十日、十二日至者，五穀大貴；二十七日、二十九日至者，國王大驚；以晦日至者，國有大喪；六月朔至者，人民相食，及五年事，四月至上。」

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: If there is wind on the first day of the fourth lunar month, blowing from the east, starting from the time of the rooster's crow until sunrise, millet and foxtail millet can yield three hu per mu; if it continues until noon, the yield is twenty hu per mu; if it lasts until midnight, the yield is thirty hu per mu—these figures are calculated based on average land quality. The Yellow Emperor's Divination also says: If the summer solstice falls on the first day of the fifth lunar month, the country will experience great disturbance and grain prices will be slightly high; if it falls on the fifth or sixth day of the fourth lunar month, grain prices will be very high; if it falls on the tenth or twelfth day, all five grains will be very expensive; if it falls on the twenty-seventh or twenty-ninth day, the ruler will suffer great disturbance; if it falls on the last day of the month, there will be a great mourning in the country; if it falls on the first day of the sixth lunar month, the people will resort to cannibalism, and this prediction will be fulfilled within five years. In general, the summer solstice falling in the fourth lunar month is most favorable.

又云：「夏至在天門，土國大驚；在地戶，穀雨五穀大貴；在人門，為三公群臣大夫。穀貴，必察之二日之中。」又：「五六月晦朔日夏至者，賣田宅，穀貴十倍，人民相食，其歲惡，田宅雖賤，慎勿取之。立夏戊子，大風自北來，糴石三百倍貴。」

It is also said that if the summer solstice falls in the Heavenly Gate position (the Northwest Qian trigram), the country will experience great disturbances; if it falls in the Earth Gate (the Southeast Xun trigram), after the rains of Grain Rain, grain will be very expensive; if it falls in the Human Gate (the Southwest Kun trigram), the effects will be seen among the Three Dukes, officials, and ministers. Whenever predicting high grain prices, one must carefully observe within the two days before and after. It is also said that if the summer solstice occurs at the end or beginning of May or June, people will sell their fields and houses, grain prices will rise tenfold, and people will eat each other, resulting in a very poor harvest. Even if the price of land and houses is low, one should not buy them. If the beginning of Summer occurs on a Wuzi day and there is a strong wind coming from the north, the price of grain per stone will rise three hundredfold.

《黃帝要經》曰：「春雨乙卯，夏糴貴；夏雨丁卯，秋糴貴；秋雨辛卯，冬糴貴；冬雨癸卯，春糴貴。倍，雨一卯，斛百文；雨二卯，斛二百；雨三卯，斛三百；雨四卯，斛一斤金。」《沛公占》曰：「三月一日乙卯，荊楚賤；得丁卯，周秦貴；得己卯，燕趙貴；得辛卯，韓魏貴；得癸卯，梁魯貴。」

The Yellow Emperor's Essentials states: If it rains on the Yimao day in spring, the grain price will be high in summer; if it rains on the Dingmao day in summer, the grain price will be high in autumn; if it rains on the Xinmao day in autumn, the grain price will be high in winter; if it rains on the Guimao day in winter, the grain price will be high in spring. The price increase is calculated as follows: if there is rain on one Maodays, the price of each hu increases by 100 wen; if on two Maodays, it increases by 200 wen; if on three Maodays, it increases by 300 wen; if on four Maodays, the price of each hu will be equivalent to one jin of gold. The Book of Peigong states: On the first day of the third lunar month, if it is Yimao, the grain price in Jingchu will be low; if it is Dingmao, the grain price in Zhou and Qin will be high; if it is Jimao, the grain price in Yan and Zhao will be high; if it is Xinmao, the grain price in Han and Wei will be high; if it is Guimao, the grain price in Liang and Lu will be high.

《神農占》曰：「凡蟲食李，則黍貴；食棗，粟貴；食杏，麥貴；食荊，麻貴；食桑，絲貴。正月上朔日，風從東來，植米善；風從南來，植黍善；風從北來，稚禾善。四月四日，風從東來，植豆善；西來，四日至七日，中善；七日至十日，稚禾善；十四日無風，不可種豆。從冬至日到來年滿六十日，有大風雨，折樹木，麥大善。從平朔至食時，植麥善；至日中，中麥善；至日入，稚麥善；常以夏至後九十日，可種。

The Shennong Divination text says: Whenever insects eat plum trees, millet becomes expensive; when they eat jujube trees, millet becomes expensive; when they eat apricot trees, wheat becomes expensive; when they eat schizandra trees, hemp becomes expensive; when they eat mulberry trees, silk becomes expensive. This is exactly the meaning of the previous passage, "Grain grows from jujube trees" and "Millet grows from elm trees." Grain and plants share the same vital energy; when plants are harmed, the corresponding grain becomes scarce and expensive. On the first day of the first lunar month, if the wind comes from the east, early planted rice grows well; if the wind comes from the south, early planted millet grows well; if the wind comes from the north, late planted millet grows well. On the fourth day of the fourth lunar month, if the wind comes from the east, early planted beans grow well; if the wind comes from the west, and blows between the fourth and seventh days, the middle-planted beans grow well; if the wind blows between the seventh and tenth days, the late-planted millet grows well; if there is still no wind by the fourteenth day, it is not suitable to plant beans. Starting from the winter solstice, within the next sixty days, if there is a strong wind or heavy rain that breaks trees, wheat will have a good harvest. If the wind blows from the time of dawn until breakfast time, early planted wheat grows well; if it blows until noon, mid-planted wheat grows well; if it blows until sunset, late-planted wheat grows well. As for the time to plant seeds, it is usually suitable to plant them ninety days after the summer solstice.

四月朔日，風從東來，從平明至辰時，植黍善；至日中，中黍善；至日入，稚黍善。正月朔日，日清明，蠶善。”《京房占》曰：“正月一日候風，平明和調不風，植稼蠶善；日中和調，中稼稚蠶善；至暮無風，五穀桑蠶滋茂，人民六畜無病。”《沛公占》曰：“正月一日，平明溫不風，早蠶善；日中不風，中蠶善；日入不風，稚蠶善；終日不風，植稚皆善。”《東方朔》曰：“正月朔日，當溫更風雨者，米大貴，蠶傷；風起西方，來年兵革貴。”

On the first day of the fourth lunar month, the wind blew from the east: from dawn until the morning hour (7 to 9 a.m.), the early planted millet had a good harvest; until noon, the mid-planted millet had a good harvest; until sunset, the late planted millet had a good harvest. On the first day of the first lunar month, the sky was clear and bright, indicating a smooth silkworm-rearing season. The book "Jing Fang's Divination" says: "On the first day of the first lunar month, one should observe the wind. From dawn, if the weather is warm and calm without wind, the early planted crops and early silkworms will be good; if it remains calm at noon, the mid-planted crops and mid-silkworms will be good; if it remains windless until evening, the five grains, mulberry trees, and silkworm-rearing will all flourish, and the people and the six domestic animals (cattle, horses, sheep, chickens, dogs, pigs) will not get sick." The book "Peigong's Divination" says: "On the first day of the first lunar month, if it is warm and windless at dawn, the early silkworms will be good; if it is windless at noon, the mid-silkworms will be good; if it is windless at sunset, the late silkworms will be good; if there is no wind all day, both early and late silkworms will be good." The book "Dongfang Shuo" says: "On the first day of the first lunar month, it should be warming up, but instead there is wind and rain, causing rice prices to rise sharply and silkworm-rearing to suffer damage; if the wind comes from the west, there will be military troubles in the following year, leading to high prices for weapons and armor."

《京房》曰：“太歲在寅，歲中三十日大陰，蠶不登，菽麥昌，人民食四升；太歲在卯，中調和，豆麥昌，人民食五升，旱四十日，在六月；太歲在辰，歲中旱三十日，六月大風，旱六十日，歲人病，豆成；太歲在巳，小兵起，大麥登，四十日旱，在六月，百物賤，不宜早蠶，晚者成，五穀熟；太歲在午，五百日旱，蠶登，百穀不為，晚蠶傷，兵革起，六畜、小兒死；太歲在未，十月小兵，豆登，麥惡，旱，蠶不成，晚者好，旱六十日，在二月；太歲在申，蠶登，麥熟，五穀，旱五十日，人多病，兵革起，早蠶不成，晚者好；太歲在酉，兵起，人病，早蠶不登，晚者好，六畜傷，六月、七月旱；太歲在戌，兵起，蠶不登，肉賤，牛馬貴，高山旱，人飢，米斗七十文；太歲在亥，兵起，人飢，人多病憂，在四十日，在州，旱七十日，豆麥好，五穀成，蠶子如星；太歲在子，水旱不時，五穀不成，旱三十三日，在六月，西方米麥暴貴；太歲在丑，有兵起，早蠶不成，晚者好，人民不安。”

Jing Fang said: "In the year when the Tai Su (the celestial deity representing the year) is in the position of Yin, there are thirty days in the year when the yin energy is excessive, silkworms do not produce a good harvest, beans and wheat grow well, and the people consume four sheng of grain per person per day (this type of divination uses 'food several sheng' to indicate the abundance or scarcity of the harvest and the amount of grain consumed). In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Mao, the climate is harmonious throughout the year, beans and wheat grow well, the people consume five sheng of grain per person per day, but there are forty days of drought, which occurs in June. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Chen, there is thirty days of drought throughout the year, and in June there is a strong wind, followed by another sixty days of drought, and many people fall ill during the year, but beans have a good harvest. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Si, there is a small-scale military conflict, wheat has a good harvest, there is forty days of drought, which occurs in June, prices of goods are low, it is not suitable to raise early silkworms, but late silkworms can thrive, and the five grains mature. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Wu, there is a drought lasting five hundred days (the number of days is possibly incorrect, but the drought lasts for a very long time), silkworms have a good harvest, but the five grains do not bear fruit, late silkworms suffer, military conflicts arise, and many livestock and young children die. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Wei, there is a small military conflict in October, beans have a good harvest, wheat has a poor harvest, there is drought, silkworms do not produce a good harvest, but late silkworms do, there is sixty days of drought, which occurs in February. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Shen, silkworms have a good harvest, wheat matures, and the five grains have a good harvest, there is fifty days of drought, many people fall ill, military conflicts arise, early silkworms do not produce a good harvest, but late silkworms do. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of You, there is military conflict, people fall ill, early silkworms do not produce a good harvest, but late silkworms do, livestock suffer, and there is drought in June and July. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Xu, there is military conflict, silkworms do not produce a good harvest, meat is cheap, cattle and horses are expensive, there is drought in mountainous areas, people suffer from famine, and rice costs seventy wen per dou. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Hai, there is military conflict, people suffer from famine, many diseases and worries, lasting forty days, which occurs in the commanderies and states, there is seventy days of drought, beans and wheat grow well, the five grains mature, and silkworm eggs are abundant, like stars in the sky. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Zi, there is an imbalance between drought and rain, the five grains do not mature, there is thirty-three days of drought, which occurs in June, and the price of grain in the western region rises sharply. In the year when the Tai Su is in the position of Chou, there is a military conflict, early silkworms do not produce a good harvest, but late silkworms do, and the people are not at peace."

《黃帝占》曰“太歲在亥，名曰天空，糴法當貴；太歲在丑，名曰陰盡陽起，可取陽谷，陽穀者，粟也；太歲在巳，名曰地空，糴法當貴；太歲在未，名曰陽盡陰起，可取陰谷，陰谷者，黍也；太陰乘寅，旱水晚旱，蠶禾菽麥昌，人食四升；太陰乘卯，禾稻菽麥黍昌，人食二升；太陰乘辰，早旱，晚水，人飢，豆昌，麥熟，民食二升；太歲乘巳，小兵動，蠶麥昌，二升；太陰乘午，大旱，蠶成，稻菽麥昌，禾不為，二升；太歲乘未，小兵起，蠶稻昌菽麥不為，三升；太陰乘酉，大兵，民疫，蠶菽麥皆不成，民食七升，大耗；太陰乘亥，有兵，麥禾善，五升；太陰乘子，天大霧，歲水大出，稻麥蠶禾昌，民食三升；大陰乘丑，歲小兵，早蠶不登，稻疾菽不成，麥昌，民食三升。”

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says, "When the Tai Su is in the亥 position, it is called 'Sky Void,' and according to the method of divining grain prices, grain prices should be high; when the Tai Su is in the丑 position, it is called 'Yin ends and Yang begins,' and one can buy Yang Valley, which refers to millet; when the Tai Su is in the巳 position, it is called 'Earth Void,' and according to the method of divining grain prices, grain prices should be high; when the Tai Su is in the未 position, it is called 'Yang ends and Yin begins,' and one can buy Yin Valley, which refers to millet. When the Tai Yin (the age god opposite to the Tai Su) reaches the寅 position, there will be drought first and then flood, later drought again, and silkworms, millet, beans, and wheat will flourish, with each person eating four sheng per day; when the Tai Yin reaches the卯 position, millet, rice, beans, wheat, and millet will flourish, with each person eating two sheng per day; when the Tai Yin reaches the辰 position, there will be drought first and then flood, leading to famine, beans will flourish, wheat will mature, and each person will eat two sheng per day; when the Tai Su reaches the巳 position, there will be minor military actions, silkworms and wheat will flourish, with each person eating two sheng per day; when the Tai Yin reaches the午 position, there will be great drought, silkworms will mature, rice, beans, and wheat will flourish, but millet will not bear fruit, with each person eating two sheng per day; when the Tai Su reaches the未 position, there will be minor military actions, silkworms and rice will flourish, but beans and wheat will not bear fruit, with each person eating three sheng per day; when the Tai Yin reaches the酉 position, there will be major military actions, people will suffer from plague, silkworms, beans, and wheat will not bear fruit, and each person will eat seven sheng per day, with great consumption; when the Tai Yin reaches the亥 position, there will be military actions, wheat and millet will grow well, with each person eating five sheng per day; when the Tai Yin reaches the子 position, there will be heavy fog, and this year will have great flooding, with rice, wheat, silkworms, and millet flourishing, and each person eating three sheng per day; when the Tai Yin reaches the丑 position, there will be minor military actions, early silkworms will not be harvested, rice will be diseased, beans will not bear fruit, wheat will flourish, and each person will eat three sheng per day."

《黃帝占》曰：“正月一日、二日雨，民食二升；三日、四日雨，民食四升；五日、六日雨，民食六升；七日、八日雨，民食一升；十日雨，不占。”《師曠占》曰：“正月七日，風從西北來，起荊地，弱來，人民霖變訟，六畜貴，谷亦貴，過度，歲不善。”《京房占》曰：“正月初一日為雞，二日為狗，三日為羊，四日為豬，五日為牛，六日為馬，七日為人，八日為谷，和調不風寒，即人不病，六畜不死亡。”

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: "If it rains on the first and second day of the first lunar month, each person eats two sheng of food per day; if it rains on the third and fourth day, each person eats four sheng; if it rains on the fifth and sixth day, each person eats six sheng; if it rains on the seventh and eighth day, each person eats one sheng; if it rains on the tenth day, no divination is made." The Divination of Shīkuàng (attributed to Shīkuàng, a Spring and Autumn period musician) says: "On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the wind comes from the northwest, originating in Jingchu, with a weak force. The people will experience disputes and disturbances due to continuous rain, and the prices of livestock and grain will be high; if the wind is too strong, the year will be poor." The Divination of Jingfang says: "On the first day of the first lunar month, the zodiac sign is the rooster; on the second day, the dog; on the third day, the sheep; on the fourth day, the pig; on the fifth day, the ox; on the sixth day, the horse; on the seventh day, the human; on the eighth day, the grain. If a day has favorable weather, no wind and not cold, then the corresponding zodiac sign is auspicious, people will not get sick, and livestock will not die." This is the origin of the ancient custom of celebrating the seventh day of the first lunar month as the "People's Day."

郗萌曰：“常以正月朔日暮，候東井，上有雲，歲水潦，務耕山田、高處。”《東方朔》曰：“常以正月一日夜半子時，候東方，有黃色雲者，春大赦；南方有黃雲者，夏有赦；西方有黃雲者，秋有赦；北方有黃雲者，冬有赦；雜者，皇太子有赦；有黑雲雜者，必有皇后若女子之赦。”《京房易占》曰：“正月一日，雲氣五色備且精神，十二律氣各具，歲則天下太平。風雨從西北起，糴貴。”

In the Han dynasty, the diviner Xi Meng said: "One should often observe the Well mansion (the first of the seven southern constellations of the Vermilion Bird) at dusk on the first day of the first lunar month. If there is a cloud above the Well mansion, there will be flooding in that year, and one should strive to cultivate mountainous land and higher fields." The "Dongfang Shuo" said: "One should often observe the east at the middle of the night on the first day of the first lunar month. If yellow clouds appear, there will be a great amnesty in spring; if yellow clouds appear in the south, there will be amnesty in summer; if yellow clouds appear in the west, there will be amnesty in autumn; if yellow clouds appear in the north, there will be amnesty in winter; if yellow clouds are mixed with other colors, there will be an amnesty for the crown prince; if black clouds are mixed in, there will certainly be an amnesty concerning the empress or palace women." The "Jing Fang Yi Zhan" said: "On the first day of the first lunar month, if the clouds are of all five colors and bright with spirit, and the qi of the twelve tones corresponding to the solar terms are also complete, the country will be peaceful. If winds and rains come from the northwest, grain prices will be high."

《神農》曰：“正月有甲子，糴初貴後賤。”《沛公》曰：“正月，甲寅先至，棺木貴；丙寅先至，絲帛貴；壬寅先至，魚鹽貴；各三倍。正月朔日，大風發屋、折木、揚沙、動石，其歲惡；風從東方來，人民多疾病；風從南方來，大旱；風從西方來，六畜死亡傷；風從北方來，下田不收，高田好。常從冬至後卻數，到來年正月上午，滿五十日，食足；不滿，一日之月，過一日，長一月。”

The Shennong text (a book on agricultural divination attributed to the Yellow Emperor Shennong) says: "In the first lunar month, if the Jiazi day occurs, the price of grain will first be high and then fall." The Peigong text says: "In the first lunar month, if the Jiayin day comes first, the price of coffins will be high; if the Bingyin day comes first, the price of silk and cloth will be high; if the RENYIN day comes first, the price of fish and salt will be high; the price increases threefold. On the first day of the first lunar month, if there is a strong wind that tears off roofs, breaks trees, raises dust, and shakes stones, the harvest will be poor for the year. If the wind comes from the east, there will be many diseases among the people; if it comes from the south, there will be a severe drought; if it comes from the west, livestock will die or be injured; if it comes from the north, low-lying fields will have no harvest, while high fields will have a good yield. Usually, starting from the winter solstice, count down to the middle of the first lunar month, if the day of the fifth hour arrives after fifty days, there will be enough grain; if it arrives before fifty days, each day less than fifty will mean one month less of grain, and each day more than fifty will mean one month more of grain."

《神農》曰：“正月上辛，溫者善，風寒者不好。”《黃帝占》曰：“常以正月、八月夜，候月在昴東，年中大喜；月在昴西，歲多雨；月在昴北，其年大惡；月在昴南，其年大旱。”《京房》曰：“正月、八月候月在參東，大善；在參西，多水蟲；在參北，大惡。”《黃帝占》曰：“春不欲雨乙卯，夏不欲雨丁卯，秋不欲雨辛卯，冬不欲雨癸卯，以此四卯日雨者，人民多病。”

The Shennong text says: "On the first ten days of the first lunar month, if it is a Xin day and the weather is warm, it is auspicious; if it is windy and cold, it is not good." The Huangdi Zhan text says: "Usually observe the moon at night during the first and eighth lunar months: if the moon is east of the Hairy Head mansion, there will be great joy in the year; if it is west of the Hairy Head mansion, there will be much rain; if it is north of the Hairy Head mansion, the year will be extremely bad; if it is south of the Hairy Head mansion, there will be a great drought." The Jingfang text says: "If during the first and eighth lunar months the moon is east of the Three Stars mansion, it is very auspicious; if it is west of the Three Stars mansion, there will be many aquatic pests; if it is north of the Three Stars mansion, it is very inauspicious." The Huangdi Zhan text says: "In spring, rain on a Yimao day is not desired; in summer, rain on a Dingmao day is not desired; in autumn, rain on a Xinmao day is not desired; in winter, rain on a Guimao day is not desired; if it rains on these four Maos days, the people will suffer from many diseases."

《黃帝占》曰：“常以正月一日，夜半子時至明，視北方，有黑雲，七月水四丈七尺；青雲，必有疾病流行，燕趙當之；赤黃雲，人民大飢，國多刑獄；白雲，素服之變；赤雲，國有喜，母子同光，女有昌。視南，有赤雲，當大旱，赤地千里，五月炎旱，六月有風雨，發屋折木；有白雲，國有大喪，天子失喪坐；有黑雲，大水，不出其年五月；有青雲者，大吉，婦女謀內。視西方，有白雲，秋有兵，內相走，宮鐘不鳴，劍戟交鋒；有青雲，大凶，君克臣必死，物在市，不出其年九月；黑雲者，大吉，利。

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: "Always on the first day of the first lunar month, observe from midnight until dawn. Look to the north: if black clouds appear, there will be a flood of four zhang and seven chi in the seventh month; if green clouds appear, there will certainly be an epidemic, which will occur in Yan and Zhao regions; if red and yellow clouds appear, the people will suffer from great famine and the country will have many criminal cases; if white clouds appear, there will be a calamity involving mourning in white clothes; if red clouds appear, the country will have joy, mothers and sons will be honored together, and women will flourish. Look to the south: if red clouds appear, there will be a great drought, with thousands of miles of dry land, the fifth month will be extremely hot and dry, the sixth month will have storms and heavy rains, which will destroy houses and break trees; if white clouds appear, the country will have a great mourning, the emperor will lose his position; if black clouds appear, there will be a great flood, which will occur within this year's fifth month; if green clouds appear, it is a great auspicious omen, and the women in the palace will achieve their plans. Look to the west: if white clouds appear, there will be military affairs in autumn, the ministers will flee from the court, the bells in the palace will no longer ring, and swords, spears, and halberds will clash; if green clouds appear, it is a great calamity, the ruler will attack his ministers, and the ministers will die, and the object of the omen will be displayed in the market, occurring within this year's ninth month; if black clouds appear, it is a great auspicious omen, and it will be favorable."

秋雨甲申，六畜多死；冬雨甲申，人民疾病。九月晦，十月朔，有風雨，其歲惡，有小水；十月晦，十一月朔，有風雨，人民多死。四月一日、二日得酉，人民大樂；三日、四日得酉，人民悅和；五日、六日得酉，人民多疾病；七日、八日得酉，人民多病；九日、十日得酉，人民多流；十一日、十二日得酉，人民自相食，大凶。”

On a Jiashen day in autumn, there is heavy rain, leading to the death of many livestock; on a Jiashen day in winter, people fall ill. If there is wind and rain on the last day of September and the first day of October, the year will be bad with minor floods; if there is wind and rain on the last day of October and the first day of November, many people will die. If on the first and second days of April there is a You day, the people will be greatly joyful; if on the third and fourth days of April there is a You day, the people will be content; if on the fifth and sixth days of April there is a You day, many people will fall ill; if on the seventh and eighth days of April there is a You day, many people will be ill; if on the ninth and tenth days of April there is a You day, many people will scatter to other places; if on the eleventh and twelfth days of April there is a You day, people will turn on each other, which is a great calamity. This passage uses the intersection of the heavenly stem and earthly branch days with the end of the month and the beginning of the next month to predict the year's conditions. Jiashen belongs to the Metal element in the Five Phases, and in autumn and winter, Metal and Water are already dominant. If there is rain, it leads to excessive cold and dampness. When wind and rain occur at the transition between the end of the month and the beginning of the next, it indicates that the seasonal order is disrupted, so all such occurrences are considered ominous.

京房曰：“五月朔日，當熱而風雨者，米貴，人食草木。風從北方來，禾大敗，人民相食。”《黃帝占》曰：“立夏後五日，虹始出者，萬物皆實。冬至後一日、二日得酉，其歲半熟；三日、四日得酉，人民大樂；五日、六日得酉，田禾大熟；七日、八日得酉，大惡；九日得酉，五穀大貴；十日、十一二日得酉，五穀大成，傷害六畜，寇賊多興；十三日得酉，人民相戰，大凶災，八方俱沸沸。酉者金，兵之本，收成之元首。”

Jing Fang said: "On the first day of the fifth month, it should be hot, but instead there is wind and rain, grain is expensive, and people eat grass and trees to survive. The wind comes from the north, and the crops suffer great defeat, with people eating each other." The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: "On the fifth day after the beginning of summer, when the rainbow first appears, all things will bear fruit. On the first and second day after the winter solstice, if the day is You, the harvest will be only half; on the third and fourth day, if the day is You, the people will be greatly joyful; on the fifth and sixth day, if the day is You, the crops in the fields will be abundant; on the seventh and eighth day, if the day is You, the year will be very bad; on the ninth day, if the day is You, the prices of the five grains will rise sharply; on the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth day, if the day is You, the five grains will have a great harvest, but domestic animals will suffer; on the thirteenth day, if the day is You, the people will fight each other, there will be great misfortune, and there will be chaos in all directions. You belongs to the metal element in the Five Phases, and metal is the basis of weapons and the primary deity of harvest."

京房曰：“冬至後一日有壬，無雨；二日有壬，稚再生；三日、四日有壬，上下皆熟；五日、六日有壬，溝渠溢，苗易治；七日、八日有壬，水橫流；九日、十日有壬，無立牆；過十日有壬，還一等，至後三日、七日有壬，苗難治。”

Jing Fang said: "The first day after the winter solstice encountering a Ren day indicates no rain the following year; the second day encountering a Ren day means late planted crops can still grow again; the third and fourth days encountering a Ren day means both high and low fields can mature; the fifth and sixth days encountering a Ren day means ditches overflow and crops are easy to manage; the seventh and eighth days encountering a Ren day means great floods flow across; the ninth and tenth days encountering a Ren day means water is so strong that even walls cannot stand; if it is more than ten days before encountering a Ren day, the water level will decrease; if on the third and seventh days after the winter solstice a Ren day occurs, crops will be difficult to manage." Ren, being the water element among the ten heavenly stems, is used to predict the size of the water level in the following year based on its occurrence.

《黃帝占》曰：“青車木位，甲寅之精，不周風至，一曰賊風至，棺木貴，葦蓆賤；廣莫風至，材木貴，葵韭賤；條風至，蔥薤賤，芻藁貴；明庶風至，梏朽賤，蒲席貴；清明風至，棺木賤，葦蓆貴；景風至，材木賤，葵韮貴；涼風至，芻藁賤，蔥薤貴；閶闔風至，蒲席賤，梏朽貴。火車，丙寅之精，不周風至，枲麻絡賤，黃白綠貴；廣莫風至，纑縷賤，錦繡貴；條風至，布縷賤，繒帛貴；明庶風至，綿皮革賤，絓絮貴；清明風至，黃白綠賤，枲麻絡貴；景風至，錦繡絓賤，纑貴；涼風至，繒席賤，布縷貴；閶闔風至，絓絮賤，綿皮革貴。

The Yellow Emperor's Divination says: "The direction of the green chariot belongs to wood, and is governed by the vital energy of the day Jiayin. Among the eight winds, when the wind from the northwest (Bu Zhou Feng) blows, it is said that the thief wind arrives, causing the price of coffins to rise and that of reed mats to fall; when the wind from the north (Guang Mo Feng) blows, the price of timber rises and that of Chinese cabbage and leeks falls; when the wind from the northeast (Tiao Feng) blows, the price of green onions and leeks falls, while that of fodder and firewood rises; when the wind from the east (Ming Shu Feng) blows, the price of rotten wood falls and that of reed mats rises; when the wind from the southeast (Qing Ming Feng) blows, the price of coffins falls and that of reed mats rises; when the wind from the south (Jing Feng) blows, the price of timber falls and that of Chinese cabbage and leeks rises; when the wind from the southwest (Liang Feng) blows, the price of fodder and firewood falls, while that of green onions and leeks rises; when the wind from the west (Chang He Feng) blows, the price of reed mats falls and that of rotten wood rises. The chariot of iron is governed by the vital energy of the day Bingyin: when the wind from the northwest (Bu Zhou Feng) blows, the price of hemp fibers falls, while that of dyed cloth in yellow, white, and green rises; when the wind from the north (Guang Mo Feng) blows, the price of hemp threads falls, while that of embroidered silk rises; when the wind from the northeast (Tiao Feng) blows, the price of cloth threads falls, while that of silk and cloth rises; when the wind from the east (Ming Shu Feng) blows, the price of silk and leather falls, while that of coarse silk and fluff rises; when the wind from the southeast (Qing Ming Feng) blows, the price of dyed cloth in yellow, white, and green falls, while that of hemp fibers rises; when the wind from the south (Jing Feng) blows, the price of embroidered silk and coarse silk falls, while that of hemp threads rises; when the wind from the southwest (Liang Feng) blows, the price of silk cloth and mats falls, while that of cloth threads rises; when the wind from the west (Chang He Feng) blows, the price of coarse silk and fluff falls, while that of silk and leather rises."

土車，戊寅之精，不周風至，稻賤，秫術麥貴；廣莫風至，小豆賤，黍貴；條風至，大豆賤，粟貴；明庶風至，大麥賤，麻縑貴；清明風至，秫與小麥賤，稻貴；景風至，黍賤，小豆貴；涼風至，粟賤，大豆貴；閶闔風至，麻縑賤，大麥貴；金車，庚寅之精，不周風至，鐵器賤，鉛錫貴；廣莫風至，膠漆賤，黃金貴；條風至，珠璣賤，銅器貴；明庶風至，玉器賤，田宅貴；清明風至，鉛錫賤，鐵器貴；景風至，黃金賤，膠漆貴；涼風至，銅器賤，珠璣貴；閶闔風至，田宅賤，玉器貴；

The earth chariot is governed by the vital energy of the day Wuyin: if the wind from the northwest (Buzhou wind) blows, rice prices fall, while sticky millet and wheat prices rise; if the wind from the north (Guangmo wind) blows, small beans fall in price, while millet rises; if the wind from the northeast (Tiaofeng wind) blows, soybeans fall in price, while millet rises; if the wind from the east (Mingshu wind) blows, barley falls in price, while fine silk and cloth rise; if the wind from the southeast (Qingming wind) blows, sticky millet and wheat fall in price, while rice rises; if the wind from the south (Jingfeng wind) blows, millet falls in price, while small beans rise; if the wind from the southwest (Liangfeng wind) blows, millet falls in price, while soybeans rise; if the wind from the west (Changhe wind) blows, fine silk and cloth fall in price, while barley rises. The metal chariot is governed by the vital energy of the day Gengyin: if the wind from the northwest (Buzhou wind) blows, ironware falls in price, while lead and tin rise; if the wind from the north (Guangmo wind) blows, glue and lacquer fall in price, while gold rises; if the wind from the northeast (Tiaofeng wind) blows, jewels and treasures fall in price, while bronze ware rises; if the wind from the east (Mingshu wind) blows, jade falls in price, while land and houses rise; if the wind from the southeast (Qingming wind) blows, lead and tin fall in price, while ironware rises; if the wind from the south (Jingfeng wind) blows, gold falls in price, while glue and lacquer rise; if the wind from the southwest (Liangfeng wind) blows, bronze ware falls in price, while jewels and treasures rise; if the wind from the west (Changhe wind) blows, land and houses fall in price, while jade rises.

水車，壬寅之精，不周風發，鹽豉賤，海錯貴；廣莫風至，雞犬賤，鯉魚貴；條風發，豬豚賤，生魚貴；明庶風發，牛馬賤，羊羔貴；清明風發，海魚賤，鹽豉貴；景風發，鯉魚賤，雞犬貴；涼風發，生魚賤，豬豚貴；閶闔風至，羊羔賤，牛馬貴。凡五寅之風，所從吹本鄉來之處賤，風往所沖之處為貴。一日分出時，終日，貴在六十日；從日入至夜半，貴在二旬中；從夜半至雞鳴平明，貴在一時。

The water wheel is governed by the vital energy of the day of Renyin: when the Buzhou wind (northwest wind) rises, salt and fermented beans decrease in price, while sea products increase; when the Guangmo wind (north wind) blows, chickens and dogs decrease in price, while carp increase; when the Tiaofeng wind (northeast wind) rises, pigs and young pigs decrease in price, while fresh fish increase; when the Mingshu wind (east wind) rises, oxen and horses decrease in price, while lambs increase; when the Qingming wind (southeast wind) rises, sea fish decrease in price, while salt and fermented beans increase; when the Jingfeng wind (south wind) rises, carp decrease in price, while chickens and dogs increase; when the Liangfeng wind (southwest wind) rises, fresh fish decrease in price, while pigs and young pigs increase; when the Changhe wind (west wind) blows, lambs decrease in price, while oxen and horses increase. In all these five days of Yin, the things belonging to the direction from which the wind comes become cheaper, and the things belonging to the direction directly affected by the wind become more expensive. The time of day when the wind arises also matters: if the wind blows all day starting from sunrise, the price increase should occur within sixty days; if the wind blows from sunset to midnight, the price increase should occur within twenty days; if the wind blows from midnight to dawn, the price increase should occur within one hour.

常以庚寅之日，候五車，金星動，故有耗，其物金鐵貴；動而不明，即貴；有大風寒，折木發屋，即大貴；大風寒大貴，小風寒小貴，其溫即賤，不風寒自如。常以壬寅之日，候五車，水星主船筏、六畜、水中自行者，故水車星動，微黑，即貴水物；有大風寒，折木發屋者，大貴；大風寒大貴，小風寒小貴，不風寒自如。

On Gengyin day, observe the Five Carriage Stars: if the star of the Golden Carriage moves, there will be losses, and items such as gold, silver, and iron will rise in price; if the star moves but its light is dim, this is also a sign of rising prices; if there is a strong wind and severe cold, breaking trees and overturning roofs, then prices will rise sharply; a greater wind and cold will cause a larger rise, a lesser wind and cold will cause a smaller rise, while mild weather will lead to a drop in prices, and if there is no wind and no cold, prices will remain the same. On Renyin day, observe the Five Carriage Stars: the Water Star governs boats, livestock, and fish and turtles that move on their own in water, so if the Water Carriage Star moves and has a dark color, aquatic products will rise in price; if there is a strong wind and severe cold, breaking trees and overturning roofs, prices will rise sharply; a greater wind and cold will cause a larger rise, a lesser wind and cold will cause a smaller rise, while mild weather will lead to a drop in prices, and if there is no wind and no cold, prices will remain the same.

常以甲寅之日，候五車，木星立柱材、木苗、蘆薪、苛茅，故木車星動，微青，即貴；有風寒，折木發屋，大風寒大貴，小風寒小貴，其溫即賤，不風寒自如。常以丙寅之日，候五車，火星主蟲採、繒帛、皮革，色赤，動，即貴；有大風，發屋折木，大風寒大貴，小風寒小貴，其溫即賤，不風寒自如。常以戊寅之日，候五車，土星主土公、田宅、五穀，其星赤黃，有柱動，即穀貴；有大風寒，發屋折木，大風寒大貴，小風寒小貴，溫即賤，不風寒自如。

On the day of Jiayin, observe the Five Car Stars: the planet Jupiter governs timber, saplings, reeds, and straw. If the star of wood appears unstable and has a slightly blue hue, these items will rise in price. If there is wind and cold, breaking trees and overturning roofs, then a strong wind and cold will cause a large increase, a weak wind and cold will cause a small increase, and if the weather is mild, prices will fall. If there is no wind and no cold, prices will remain the same. On the day of Bingyin, observe the Five Car Stars: the planet Mars governs silkworms, silk, cloth, and leather. If the star of fire appears unstable and has a red hue, these items will rise in price. If there is strong wind, breaking trees and overturning roofs, then a strong wind and cold will cause a large increase, a weak wind and cold will cause a small increase, and if the weather is mild, prices will fall. If there is no wind and no cold, prices will remain the same. On the day of Wuyin, observe the Five Car Stars: the planet Saturn governs land spirits, fields, houses, and grain. If the star of earth appears unstable and has a reddish-yellow hue, grain prices will rise. If there is strong wind and cold, breaking trees and overturning roofs, then a strong wind and cold will cause a large increase, a weak wind and cold will cause a small increase, and if the weather is mild, prices will fall. If there is no wind and no cold, prices will remain the same.

《孫氏瑞應圖》曰：“朱草者，草之精也。聖人之德，無所不至，則生。”《鶡冠子》曰：“惟聖人能正其音，調其聲，故德上及泰清，下及泰寧，中及萬靈，朱草生。”《尚書大傳》曰：“德先地序，則朱草生。”《淮南子》曰：“太清之世，流黃出，朱草生。”《春秋運斗樞》曰：“璇星得則朱草生。”《尚書侯》曰：“文命得成，俊乂在官，朱草生郊。”《魏略》曰：“文帝欲禪，朱草生於文昌殿側。”《大戴禮》曰：“朱草生，日生一葉，至十五日止，十六日，落一葉。”

The Sun氏's "Ruiying Tu" (a book specifically recording auspicious omens and responses) says: "The red grass is the essence of all herbs. When a sage's virtue reaches everywhere, it grows." The "He Guan Zi" says: "Only a sage can regulate the pitch and harmonize the sounds, so his virtue reaches up to the Heavenly Clearness, down to the Earthly Tranquility, and pervades all the spirits of creatures, thus the red grass grows." The "Shangshu Da Zhuan" (a book from the Han dynasty explaining the "Book of Documents" by Fu Sheng's school) says: "When virtue and education are practiced above, and the ways of the earth are orderly below, the red grass grows." The "Huainanzi" says: "In the era of Heavenly Clearness, which is pure and simple, the flow-yellow jade appears, and the red grass also grows." The "Chunqiu Yun Dou Shu" (a Han dynasty book on celestial phenomena and omens) says: "When the second star of the Big Dipper, Tianxuan, moves in its regular course, the red grass grows." The "Shangshu Hou" says: "When cultural virtue and commands are established, and virtuous and capable people hold official positions, the red grass grows in the outskirts." The "Wei Lie" says: "When Wei Wen Di Cao Pi was about to accept the heavenly mandate from the Han dynasty, the red grass grew beside the Wen Chang Hall." The "Da Dai Li" says: "When the red grass grows, it grows one leaf per day until the fifteenth day; starting from the sixteenth day, it loses one leaf per day." This associates the flourishing and withering of the red grass with the waxing and waning of the moon, showing it as an omen responding to heaven.

《春秋感精符》曰：“德淪於地，則嘉禾生。”《春秋運斗樞》曰：“璇星得則嘉禾液。”

The "Chunqiu Gan Jingfu" (one of the Spring and Autumn Annals' commentaries from the Han dynasty, discussing the感应 between human affairs and celestial phenomena) says: "When the virtue of the sovereign permeates the land, good grain will grow." The "Chunqiu Yun Dou Shu" says: "When the second star of the Big Dipper, Tianxuan, moves in its proper course, the good grain will be plump and well-nourished." The so-called good grain refers to a single stalk of millet bearing multiple ears. Ancient people regarded it as a auspicious sign of a bountiful harvest brought about by the highest virtue.

《禮斗威儀》曰：“君乘木而王，福草生於廟中。”《瑞應圖》曰：“福草者，宗廟齋敬，則生宗廟中。”

The Li Dou Wei Yi (a Han dynasty ritual text that associates the Big Dipper with the majesty of the ruler) says: "When a ruler inherits the virtue of wood and reigns, the grass of good omen will grow in the ancestral temple." The Ru Ying Tu says: "The so-called grass of good omen is a auspicious plant that grows in the ancestral temple when the ruler performs worship with solemnity and restraint." Ancient people associated the five phases with the dynasties; "reigning through wood" means receiving the mandate with the virtue of wood. Wood represents the sprouting of spring, so its manifestation appears in auspicious signs related to grass and trees.