Turning his head back to his niece Xie Daoyun，“my good niece，why don't read out yours？”Daoyun said，“mine is not a good one either I'm afraid，and I sincerely beg your criticism。”She then read from her mind，“just like catkin flying with the wind。”This line made her uncle very pleased。
Xie Lang said，“my sister's line was really wonderful，paring snow to willow catkin was quite extraordinary。It was life-like and vivid and sounded nice，too。”The old prime minister noted that his nephew's review was also quite to the point。He happily stroked his beard and raised his wine cup。If you get a girl who has a poetry talent，just say that she is just like Daoyun，who has the talent for singing of the willow catkin。