Grandma LiuAfter coming to Jiafu, giveJia MuTwo stories were told, one about "smoking firewood under the snow" and one about "...GuanyinThe story of "sending a child". Jia BaoyuBe drawn to these stories and ask for details. Jia MuI didn't want them to continue talking, soGrandma LiuTry your best to weave a story about Miss Mingyu's resurrection after death to coax youJia Baoyu。However,Jia BaoyuMistakenly thoughtGrandma LiuIf it's true, let Mingyan go to find the girl's temple. Mingyan searched for it and finally found a ruined temple. However, there are no girls in the temple, but a plague god with a blue face and red hair is enshrined.
In order to complete the task, Mingyan had to put it downGrandma LiuThe place names provided are to be looked for in the vicinity. After some hard work, she finally found a ruined temple in the northeast. However, when she entered the temple, she found that the temple door was open to the south, and it was a dilapidated temple. She saw the stone statues in the temple come alive, which made her so frightened that she hurriedly ran out to report itJia Baoyu。Mingyan told him that the temple was not dedicated to a girl, but to a green-faced and red-haired plague god.
In this story, the Daughter Temple and the Plague Temple both represent the Xue family. The temple of the daughter symbolizesXue BaochaiIn order to seek a good marriage, he sacrificed his own interests and future development. The Plague Temple represents the decline and unfavorable signs of the Xue family.
Jia BaoyuOriginally, yesXue BaochaiHold out hope that she will be the right wife. However, when he heard that the temple was dedicated to a plague god, he took a sip of tea in disappointment, thinking that she had found the wrong one. This also shows the Jia family's worries and contradictions about the Xue family.
The marriage between the Xue family and the Jia family can integrate the forces of the Wang family and the Xue family on the one hand, and on the other hand, it may also bring disaster to the Jia family. Jia BaoyuwithJia MuRightXue Baochai's opposition is because the families of Jia Mansion and Xue Mansion are not a good match. What the Jia family needs most now is a foundation and a century-old tree, not wealth and nobility that are eager for quick success.
The Xue family's power declined, just like the dilapidated plague temple. They hope to restore the glory of the Xue family through this marriage, but it may cause the Jia family to fall into more troubles and troubles.
The location and condition of the Xue family was similar to that of the Plague Temple. They live in the northeast corner of Jiafu, just as the temple door opens to the south, symbolizing that they were once part of Jiafu, but now they have become dilapidated. This can also be seen as a warning and lesson to the decline of the Xue family.
The Xue family is a poor family, and they have always hoped to improve their status and power by marrying the Jia family. However, their poverty and decline have not been changed, but may have brought more trouble and misfortune to the Jia family. This tells us that we should not only look at the superficial wealth and family, but also look at the foundation and quality of the other party.
Xue BaochaiAs the pearl of the Xue family, she is regarded as the most suitable daughter-in-law candidate for Jiafu. However,Jia BaoyuwithJia MuThe opposition also shows their concern and dissatisfaction with the Xue family. They prefer to choose the low-ranking onesJia YingchunJia Tanchunand other girls, because they are part of the Jia family, they have more common foundations and common interests.
The story of the Xue family in Dream of Red Mansions conveys an important message to us: only a family built through true quality and morality can withstand the test of time and wind and rain, and obtain true happiness and achievement. Jiafu should not only focus on the symbol of family and wealth, but also on the foundation and quality of the family. Only in this way can the prosperity and splendor of the family be maintained.