Reading guide: Gao Shuxian, the eldest and youngest grandmother of the single family, is the female character with the most bumpy fate in "Red Sorghum". She was born in a family deeply influenced by feudal etiquette, and after marrying a single family, she chose to remain a widow for more than ten years. However, compared to her name, her character is not so virtuous or gentle and dignified, but rather scheming and calculating.
In this family, she is the only woman and the last heroine, but she is abandoned by her husband and becomes a prostitute, in a miserable situation throughout her life. In the days when the single family has been suppressed for more than ten years, her heart and soul have been seriously distorted. In order to protect her rights and interests in the Shan family and seize the family's property, she has carried out a series of evil deeds against Jiu'er, which makes her a ruthless character who is deeply hidden.
Ko Shuxian shows a typical traditional female image. She has followed the arrangements of her parents and matchmakers since she was a child. The Shan family is a famous winemaker in the Gaomi area, but the marriage contract with the Shan family was not long, and the eldest young master died.
Despite this, influenced by the feudal concept of "consistency", she still chose to marry a single family. Therefore, when Gao Shuxian got married, she always walked into the door with her tablet, and as soon as she entered the door, she became a widow, had no children, stayed alone in the empty house for more than ten years, and over time, she also began to have the Xi of smoking.
The Shan family has been facing both internal and external pressures, with no male dominance on the inside and ill-intentioned relatives following them on the outside, all of whom are secretly plotting how to seize the Shan family's fortune and make the family's secrets. Gao Shuxian, as the only grandmother in the family, has neither children nor dependence, all the responsibilities fall on her shoulders alone, and her life experience is really full of hardships.
After the death of Shan Tingxiu and Shan Bianlang, the selfish second and third uncles visited again, and they came to find out the truth on the pretext of visiting the Shan family.
As soon as they step through the door, they show the unique style of the protagonist, as if the entire family has become their property. I said, why don't you open the door?Discuss while walking: Look at this house, it looks really poor. I have already told my brother before that you can't show wealth in your life, and you can't cry because of poverty.
Look at this house, you are so shabby that even thieves bully you, and bandits look down on you. Tomorrow I'll send someone to sell all these shabby things and replace them with brand new mahogany furniture, yes, a complete set of hardwood furniture. Look, is this house still inhabitable?。。
When they seemed to be unable to control their words, Gao Shuxian, who was sitting next to them, interrupted their "self-congratulation" at the right time, and they directly and bluntly said: Since my eldest brother and nephew are gone, then this should be done. "I think so too...
Gao Shuxian calmly responded: I am the daughter-in-law of the long house, and they are no longer there, but am I still here?What about my child, why don't you find him a good daughter-in-law?If there is anything to say, the two uncles please sit down and communicate.
Shan Lao Er and Shan Lao San exchanged a look with each other, and then laughed contemptuously. They said, "Sister-in-law, although you have been married to our single family for many years, you still don't know the rules set by our single family. I remember when my father was away, we already had this rule. The secret recipe for the pot and brewing was passed down to the boys rather than the girls, and also to the eldest son instead of the child, so it was always in the hands of my eldest brother. Now, my eldest brother has passed away, and Bian Lang is gone, so there is no male on your branch. Therefore, this recipe for cooking pots and sake brewing should be.
Gao Shuxian understood their plans, so she interrupted them and said directly, "It's too early for the third uncle to say this. Although both my father and Bien Lang had died, three days before they died, my father had already married Bien Lang. Bi Lang spent three nights with his daughter-in-law, how can I be sure if he still has children?I don't think you both understand. What if my younger sibling is really pregnant?
What if it was a baby girl?What if she is pregnant with a male?If my sister has a child after she is born. I think you two should go and ask them!The two uncles can go back and wait a few months, and if there are any problems, we can discuss them again in due course.
Every word Gao Shuxian said was well-reasoned and justified, and temporarily dispelled the idea of two ill-intentioned relatives trying to steal the secret recipe of the single brewery.
After the funeral, Ko Shuxian called Jiu'er aside and asked her about her future plans. Then, she proposed that Jiu'er jointly manage the Shan family's property with her, and asked her if she had ever been married to Shan Bianlang. Jiu'er responded: You also know that this second uncle and third uncle are now paying attention to your belly, if Bian Lang does not leave offspring in your belly, then the two of us concubines may be kicked out of the single family. Sister, has Bian Lang ever touched you?
Jiu'er finally stammered and said: Sister-in-law, let me tell you this, Bian Lang and I are already husband and wife, even if I am pregnant, our gender is still uncertain.
It was only at this moment that Gao Shuxian was really relieved, she said frankly that once she was pregnant, hope was in front of her, and told Jiu'er not to do anything and take good care of herself.
Obviously, deep in Gao Shuxian's heart, she didn't really want to treat Jiu'er well. On the one hand, this is because of the false etiquette between concubines;On the other hand, she also hopes to inherit the family's property smoothly through Jiu'er's children.
In order to forcibly take possession of the child, he killed the mother and took the child, intending to bury Jiu'er alive.
Jiu'er suffered a difficult birth with heavy bleeding during childbirth, and no one in her family really cared about her life or death, they were more concerned about the sex of the child.
When Jiu'er welcomes her first daughter, her second and third uncles are laughing outside, but Gao Shuxian feels that her life is about to collapse, and she thinks that her family fortune may not be able to sustain herself. It wasn't until Lian'er told her that Jiu'er had another child that she hurried over to ask if it was a twin, and instructed the servant to quickly take the daughter away, saying that she did not want to see the girl.
Unexpectedly, Jiu'er suffered a difficult birth and heavy bleeding when she gave birth to a boy, and her pain reached the extreme, hoping that Gao Shuxian could lend a hand, but Gao Shuxian was deeply concerned about whether the child in Jiu'er's womb was a boy. One morning, she was wandering in front of the hospital and saw a woman waiting for her. When Jiu'er pleaded with Gao Shuxian to help her, she simply said "A woman gives birth to a child is a life of nine deaths", and then quickly left the scene.
Then, she did not hesitate to go looking for Brother Luohan, and told him bluntly: The situation on Jiu'er's side may become very critical, and the safety of both adults and children may be threatened, and we need to prepare ourselves. Now, those two families are waiting for Jiu'er's life to end, and you need to get them to protect the pot and the home as soon as possible, and be careful if anyone tries to snatch it.
With the assistance of Lian'er, Jiu'er gave birth to a boy smoothly. When Gao Shuxian arrived from Luohan, she asked bluntly: Are you still alive?Whether it's male or female. His words did not show the slightest concern and love, and after entering the inner room, he ignored Jiu'er beside him, and rushed outside with the child in his arms, telling his relatives that it was a boy.
She brought the child born to Jiu'er back to her room, and in the face of the child born to Jiu'er, she could hardly give up, and even had the idea of "killing the mother and taking the child". The doctor said that this was a pathology and that she should be sent to the hospital immediately for rescue, but she did not listen to the doctor and insisted on having a second child by herself. Jiu'er was dying in the process of giving birth, but she insisted that all the doctors return, and ignored Jiu'er's life and death. She even prepared a coffin and a shroud for Jiu'er. She not only killed Jiu'er, but also bravely became the mother of Jiu'er's child, which made Jiu'er almost in danger of being buried alive, which is enough to show the sinister in her heart.
If you want to seize the family property, then sell Jiu'er to the bandit Flower Neck.
In order to completely eliminate Jiu'er and take the child as her own, she pretended to have a headache and tricked Jiu'er into looking for a doctor, but she didn't expect to be kidnapped by bandits on the way.
When Luo Han asked Gao Shuxian about Jiu'er's whereabouts, Gao Shuxian didn't take it to heart, and she responded unshyly: Since Hua Neck has a good impression of her, I gave her to her.
Jiu'er was in the bandit camp, and in order to maintain her innocence, she scratched herself when others were not paying attention, which made Hua Neck mistakenly think that she was suffering from leprosy. Fortunately, with the efforts of Yu Zhanao and others, Jiu'er was able to return to the Shan family safely, and learned from Hua Neck that all this was planned by Gao Shuxian.
After crying bitterly in the wild for a while, Jiu'er decided not to endure it anymore. In order to retaliate for Gao Shuxian's actions, she cleverly hatched a plan to lead the others to "** Gao Shuxian, which made her lose face."
In summary, as the saying goes, those who are sympathetic always have their hate. Gao Shuxian became "crazy" because of her widowhood, and her heart was also distorted by this endless desire and oppression. She was a lonely person, with no male partner, no son, and no one to rely on. In order to be able to have a son and inherit the family property smoothly, she even did not hesitate to sacrifice the life of Jiu'er. What she did was even more abhorrent than those of her relatives. If those relatives are real villains, and Gao Shuxian is a "hypocrite", then her mind and body have been distorted by this high-walled compound.
The only moment when Gao Shuxian can break free from the shackles of morality is when she chooses to marry Luohan. This was not only the only active choice in her life, but also symbolized that she had completely severed ties with the high-walled compound. Although Ko Shuxian's final fate was not satisfactory, it was also an important opportunity for her to achieve the salvation of her soul. With Gao Shuxian's departure, all the grievances between her and Jiu'er also dissipated.