The sign says: water is frozen into ice in cold weather, so why bother to be poor and stingy to gain fame. I had to sit quietly until the fashion became natural and clear.

It probably means that you are not ready to do something.

Let you bide your time.

Only when the time is right can it be smooth sailing, otherwise it will be in vain.

Source of this sign:

Article 49 Wang Xiang, an old man in the sea palace, wants carp-

When water is frozen into ice in cold weather, why bother to be poor and stingy to gain fame;

I can only sit still until the fashion becomes natural and clear.

The ancients: Wang Xiang asked for carp, which turned water into ice, so there was no need to ask for it in vain.

Moral: freezing water into ice in cold weather, why be greedy for fame? You must sit still until the fashion becomes natural and clear.

Wang Xiang was a Jin Dynasty man and one of the filial sons in ancient times. He is very filial to his parents, and everyone in the village praises his filial behavior. After her mother died, her father remarried, and her stepmother was mean to Wang Xiang. One day, his stepmother was ill and wanted to eat carp. In winter, it is freezing, and the fish are hidden under the ice. Wang Xiang couldn't find any fish, so he had to sleep on the glacier. Because of his filial piety, carp broke the ice, and Wang Xiang finally got something.

PS: Three minutes is doomed to seven minutes by hard work.