In "White Deer Plain", the plot of the old monk of Sanguan Temple leasing land is quite thought-provoking, why is it there.
In Bailu Village, the villagers only rely on a few acres of thin fields in their own homes, and it is difficult for them to maintain their family's livelihood. In order to feed their families, many villagers had to rent land from wealthy landlords for farming.
And on this land, Sanguanmiao is a temple with a lot of land, and the old monks in it are willing to rent the excess land to the villagers for farming.
Strangely, every time the land was rented, it was the women of the village who went to negotiate with the old monk. This is because women often pay a price in order to get more land or better land.
They will do what they can for the old monk in exchange for more land. And the old monk will also give each woman different degrees of land according to their abilities and needs.
When it came time to return the land, the situation changed again. At this time, the men will take on the task of transporting food. This is because the men have great strength and are able to carry large quantities of food with ease.
After the woman who came to rent the land came back, the villagers knew that the old monk's behavior was hateful, and the villagers hated the old monk to the core, but they had no choice but to swallow their anger. Later, the old monk was arrested, and what awaited him was a cold guillotine.
I heard that I was about to die under the swordThe old monk's courage melted like ice and snow, he collapsed to the ground, and it was others who supported him, dragging heavy steps, to the cold guillotine.
However, at the moment when the old monk's life was hanging by a thread, the villagers who had been hurt by him avoided him. They were afraid of the blood that was about to erupt, afraid that it would splash on their bodies and make themselves obsolete and obscure.
When the old monk died, the villagers rushed to step on his body, as if to wash away the anger and grievances in their hearts in this way. However, in this farce, who can truly regain their lost dignity and justice?
In the work "White Deer Plain",Human weakness is vividly displayed, like a mirror reflecting the selfishness and greed of human nature. This 500,000-word magnum opus, which Chen Zhongzhong spent four years composing, is known as the spiritual history of cultural change.
However, due to the large number of nuanced emotional depictions in the original book,In the process of adapting it into a TV series, many delicate emotions and plots cannot be perfectly presented.
For those readers who are eager to have an in-depth understanding of the lives of the people in the Weihe Plain of Shaanxi, "White Deer Plain" is undoubtedly a classic worth reading and rereading.
It not only allows us to see the real life of people in the context of that specific era, but also outlines a magnificent historical picture through rich and delicate brushstrokes.