There have been various interpretations of the piece “Waiting for Her Fiance” in the Book of Poetry since the Han dynasty, which can be generally classified as a lascivious poem or one piece on judging the situation, and either of them escapes the pattern of putting the purpose before interpretation. Although contemporary understanding can restore the true color as a folk song, it is criticized for considering the four sections as being discordant. If using the way of contextualization, we can get a genre painting on ferry with the theme of love and marriage in different seasons, and thus the limitation of preconception can be avoided.