土阶茅茨

lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut / frugal living conditions (idiom)

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

variant of 階|阶[jie1]

rank or step / stairs

surname Mao

reeds / rushes

Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) / to thatch (a roof)