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Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family. The oxcart man packs his goods - the wool from his sheep, the shawl his wife made, the mittens his daughter knitted, and the linen they wove. He packs the birch brooms his son carved, and even a bag of goose feathers from the barnyard geese.He travels over hills, through valleys, by streams, past farms and villages. At Portsmouth Market he sells his goods, one by one - even his beloved ox. Then, with his pockets full of coins, he wanders through the market, buying provisions for his family, and returns to his home. And the cycle begins again.

一位父亲把一整年里全家人种的、动手做的东西装进牛车里，然后长途跋涉到朴茨茅斯大市场去卖，把所有的东西卖光以后，又一路步行经过很长的时间才回到家。这是19世纪美国新英格兰地区的居民日常生活情形，书中把普通人的故事在如画如诗的意境中渐次展开，将一家人简朴、互助、勤奋的生活态度表露无遗。在凡事追求科技与速度的今天，让孩子们在四季更迭中感受诗意、温情、美好的生活方式，并且学会享受生命的从容与静美!