The last time I talked about Shi Xiangyun coming to Jiafu in a hurry, and then shouting to give gifts to the attackers, on the way to Yihong Courtyard, I happened to pick up the golden unicorn that Baoyu had lost, Baoyu was in a hurry to find this unicorn, and when I saw that Xiangyun had picked it up, I was very happy.
Xiangyun said, if Ming'er also lost the seal, wouldn't it be enough? Through this sentence, we can get a very definite conclusion - Xiangyun has grown up. Children don't care about their future, and when you're worried about your future, you're no longer a child. This sentence is also the core conflict of the next conversation between Xiangyun and Baoyu.
I always feel that Cao Xueqin has a very deep routine, that is, first bring many girls to Baoyu's side, and then choose these girls from Baoyu's side one by one according to the similarities and differences of the three views. Xiangyun played very well with Baoyu and Daiyu when they were young, but people have to grow up eventually, and growing up means that you want to take your Yangguan Road, and I will cross my single-plank bridge. This time, there was really a rift between Xiangyun and Baoyu and Daiyu. Cao Xueqin will not write about this rift when she comes up, but first write about the relationship between the peripheral characters - the raider and Xiangyun, and then slowly cut into the relationship between Xiangyun and Baoyu and Daiyu.
As soon as the attacker saw Xiangyun, he said: The eldest girl was overjoyed to hear that you were the first child. The attacker is seven or eight years older than Xiangyun, equivalent to her eldest cousin, just like when we go home for the New Year, the seven aunts and eight aunts will ask, is there a partner? In fact, I can understand very well, it's not that you can't live without a partner, it's that they don't ask you this, what do they ask? There are countless questions behind this question that can be excavated and can be chatted, so that a family of relatives can only stare at each other, how embarrassing it is, so it seems that there is a choice, but it is actually a "must-have" problem. She didn't ask what she wanted, she had no choice. When a writer inadvertently puts a ** character in a situation where he has no choice, then it can basically be judged that this is a good writer.
Xiangyun, as a girl who has not left the cabinet, when she heard others ask her this question, of course she was embarrassed, so she didn't answer. The attacker asked again: Do you remember ten years ago, we lived in the West Warm Pavilion, and you talked to me at night? That son is not ashamed, why is this son ashamed again?
Whether all girls have a vision for their future married life when they are young, I am not a girl, and I don't know. However, I think this is a very beautiful picture, and it is not inferior to Su Shi's picnic activity of "reciting the poem of the bright moon and singing the chapter of the fairy".
Xiangyun hurriedly diverted the topic and said: What are you still saying? We'll be so good then. Later, our wife was gone, and my family went to live for a while, so why did I send you with my second brother, and when I came, you didn't like to treat me first.
It's still a matter of growing up. There is no one in this world who really can't live without anyone, although we will regret and reminisce, but when we twist our faces, the sun rises as usual.
The attacker also said that the ring that Xiangyun gave to Baochai before, Baochai had already transferred it to him. After Xiangyun heard it, he said heartlessly: I only thought it was Sister Lin who gave it to you, and it turned out that Sister Baochai gave it to you. I think at home every day that none of these sisters are better than Sister Bao. When Baoyu heard this, he immediately expressed his opinion: Stop, strike, stop! Needless to say. Don't look at just a few sentences, the relationship between the characters has actually undergone a big reversal. We know that when they were children, Xiangyun and Daiyu slept on a quilt. Two people can joke with each other or chase each other. It's only been a few years, Xiangyun's balance has been tilted in the direction of Baochai, what happened between Xiangyun and Baochai, what happened between Xiangyun and Daiyu, we don't know, the only thing we can see is the result of a series of events, the process is all in the writing of not writing, which requires readers to figure it out carefully.
As soon as Shi Xiangyun heard Baoyu scolding him, he immediately replied: Why mention this? I know your heart is sick, I'm afraid that your sister Lin will hear it, and blame me for praising Sister Bao. But isn't it for this? It can be seen that a discerning person can see that Baoyu is very interested in Daiyu, as for whether the changes in the relationship between Xiangyun and Daiyu are indirect, no one can sit on this, they can only see their opinions.
Seeing that Baoyu didn't reply, Xiangyun took advantage of the victory to pursue, and then posted the incident of Daiyu and Baoyu quarreling and cutting the fan cover. It turned out that this cover was made by Xiangyun for Baoyu, and Xiangyun was very useless, and said in front of Baoyu: Miss Lin, he can't be angry, he can cut it, so he will ask him to do it. found out, the title has changed, from "Sister Lin" to "Miss Lin", it can be seen that Xiangyun is extremely dissatisfied with Daiyu in this matter.
If the conflict between Xiangyun and Baoyu is because of some indescribable subtle psychology caused by the existence of Daiyu, then Xiangyun persuades Baoyu to talk about the study of career economy, which is the irreconcilable contradiction between Xiangyun and Baoyu. Because Jia Yucun came to Jiafu as a guest, Jia Zheng asked Baoyu to accompany the guests, Baoyu complained, and Xiangyun persuaded: Now that you are older, you don't want to study to take the entrance examination, and you should often meet these people who are officials and slaughterers, talk about some career economic knowledge, and also socialize in the future, and have a friend in the future. I didn't see you as an adult, but you were only stirring up something in our team!
Baoyu finally broke out, and he didn't care whether Xiangyun could hang on his face or not, so he directly pulled down his face: Girl, please sit in other sisters' rooms, I carefully defile your knowledge here.
* does not write Xiangyun's specific reaction when he heard this sentence, but it can be imagined that he must be very uncomfortable. From the twenty-eighth episode, Baoyu is really a god who blocks and kills God, and a Buddha blocks and kills Buddha. quarrel with Daiyu; said that the people's Baochai was fat, and they were robbed of a white meal; kicked the attacker; scolded Qingwen again; played with Jin Chuan and was slapped by Mrs. Wang; Now he quarrels with Xiangyun again. is really the closest person around, and there is no one who does not contradict Baoyu. With this happening, the heat has arrived, and it is time to start the pot.
Before starting the pot, Cao Xueqin did not forget to sprinkle some chopped green onions and coriander. This so-called "minced green onion and coriander" is Baoyu's confession to Daiyu. The so-called "confession" boils down to the three words "you can rest assured". Since this time, Baoyu and Daiyu have not quarreled again, which also announced that their relationship has entered a stable period. From the very beginning of "I have seen this sister" to "You can rest assured", Cao Xueqin used it a full thirty times, hundreds of thousands of words. Let's see how Baoyu confesses:
Daiyu said as she couldn't help but reach out to wipe the sweat on his face. Baoyu looked at it for a long time, and Fang said the words "you can rest assured". Lin Daiyu listened to it, was stunned for a long time, and said, "What am I worried about?" I don't understand that. Tell me how to rest assured? Baoyu sighed and asked, "You really don't understand this?" Have I used all my heart in you all the time? If you don't even understand what you mean, it's no wonder you're angry with me every day. Lin Daiyu said: "Sure enough, I don't understand the words of peace of mind." Baoyu nodded and sighed, "Good sister, don't coax me." Sure enough, I don't understand this, not only did I use my intentions in vain, but I also failed you to treat me every day. You're always sick because you're always uneasy. But if you are relieved, this disease will not be worse from day to day. ”
When Lin Daiyu heard this, she was like thunder and lightning, and when she thought about it carefully, she felt more earnest than what she had taken out of her heart, and she had ten thousand words to say, but she couldn't spit out half a word, but she looked at him in a daze. At this time, Baoyu also had 10,000 words in his heart, and he didn't know where to start, but he also looked at Daiyu in a daze. The two of them were stunned for a long time, Lin Daiyu only coughed, tears rolled down her eyes, and she turned around and was about to leave. Baoyu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Good sister, stop for a while, I will say a word before leaving." Lin Daiyu wiped away her tears, pushed her hand away, and said, "What is there to say." I already knew what you were saying! He said that, but he didn't look back. ......said: "Good sister, I never dared to say this thing in my heart, but now I boldly say it, and I am willing to die!" I've got sick for you here, and I don't dare to tell anyone, so I have to hide it. I only wait for your illness to be cured, and I am afraid that my illness will be cured. I can't forget you in my sleep! ”
Even if it is a confession, Cao Xueqin will not let Baoyu be so smooth, the words behind the ellipsis Baoyu were originally said to Daiyu, but the attacker happened to hear it, which laid the groundwork for the attacker to suggest that Baoyu move out of the Grand View Garden. Baoyu saw that Daiyu had left early, and the attacker was standing behind him, his face was purple with shame, he grabbed the fan, and hurriedly ran away, leaving the attacker alone in the wind. It's messy, guess who's supposed to come. It must be Baochai. As long as Daiyu and Baoyu stay alone, Baochai, the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army, will definitely come to support the field. The attacker chatted with Baochai about Xiangyun and said the difficulties of Xiangyun. was chatting, Cao Xueqin was about to start the pot.
From the twenty-eighth to this time (the thirty-second round), five times have been brewing. In this time, the most important trigger point for Baoyu's beating, Jin Chuan's suicide by jumping into a well, finally happened. In fact, Cao Xueqin did not directly describe how Jin Chuan jumped into the well, as for what kind of psychology she had before jumping into the well, how desperate and painful she was, Cao Xueqin did not talk about it. The incident of Jin Chuan's death is completely recounted by an outsider. From the old woman at the beginning, to the attacker, Baochai, as well as Mrs. Wang and Baoyu, they are all outsiders. In the first 80 episodes of "Dream of Red Mansions", Cao Xueqin rarely writes about the death process of the characters very directly, whether it is the main characters such as Qin Keqing or Qin Zhong, or the secondary characters are Zhao Guoji, Jia Min, Jia Jing, etc. The only exception is Jia Rui, Jia Rui's death is not good-looking, but in any case, Cao Xueqin wrote about the process of how he died, which is of course also related to the process of writing the Dream of Red Mansions, after all, Jia Rui is the main character in the old manuscript "Fengyue Baojian", which is more academic, let's not cover too much.
Starting from Jin Chuan's death, the big drama of Baoyu's beating finally came to an end.
Baochai really has a strategic vision, and as soon as he heard that Jin Chuan jumped into the well and died, he immediately knew where to go. Where should I go? Of course, it's Mrs. Wang, shelving the ordinary girl, it's too late to hide, so why bother to invite this incident. Although Sister Feng commented that Baochai is "don't do your own business and don't speak, shake your head and don't know when you ask", but it is also an overall summary, in the death of Jin Chuan, Baochai behaved quite positively, such a big thing, Cao Xueqin will not let go of this opportunity, he will do everything to make the ** character full and vivid. Jin Chuan's death also made many readers have an opinion on Baochai, because many people grabbed Baochai's pigtails in this matter, thinking that she is not a good person, hypocritical, how can a human life be a few taels of silver in her eyes? Let's put down the moral evaluation first, purely from the analysis of ** writing skills, Baochai's performance in this matter is not abrupt, the so-called "abrupt" is that you wrote this person before was "Bai Yueguang", and this time without any foreshadowing, he suddenly became a "scum", which is a rupture of the character's character. Cao Xueqin does not have this problem, he can almost score more than 90 points. Let's take a look:
When Baochai came to Mrs. Wang's place, she saw that she was silent, and only Mrs. Wang was sitting in the inner room and weeping. Baochai didn't want to mention it, so he had to sit aside. Madame Wang asked, "Where are you from?" Baochai said, "From the garden." Mrs. Wang cried, "Do you know a strange thing? Jin Chu'er suddenly threw herself into the well and died! Baochai saw it and said, "How can you throw yourself into the well?" This is also strange. Mrs. Wang said, "It turned out that he broke one of my things a while ago, and I was angry for a while, hit him a few times, and pushed him down." I only said that I was angry with him for two days, and I told him to come up, but who knew that he was so angry, so he threw himself into the well and died. Is it not my sin? Baochai sighed: "My aunt is a philanthropist, of course, I think so.
In my opinion, he is not angry. Most of the time he went down to live, or he was stubborn in front of the well, and he lost his foot and fell. He is used to being restrained on the top, and when he goes out, he naturally has to go around stubbornly, how can he have such an atmospheric reason! Even if there is such an atmosphere, it is just a foolish person, and it is not a pity. Mrs. Wang nodded and sighed: "Even though I said that, I am uneasy in the end. Baochai sighed: "Aunt doesn't have to think about Yuzi, it's very unbearable, but reward him with a few taels of silver and send him more, and it will be the love of the master and servant." Mrs. Wang said, "Just now I rewarded his mother with fifty taels of silver, and I was going to bring two sets of your sisters' new clothes to him to wrap up." Who knew that the Feng girl said that there were no new clothes to make, only two sets of your sister Lin for her birthday. I think your sister Lin's child Su Ri is a heart-to-heart, and besides, he is also in three calamities, not only said that he would celebrate his birthday, but also wrapped people in makeup, isn't it taboo. Because of this, I will now ask the tailor to give him two sets. If it's another girl, it's over rewarding him with a few taels of silver, but although Jin Chu'er is a girl, she is almost the same as my daughter in front of me. As he spoke, he burst into tears. Baochai hurriedly said: "Auntie, why do you need to ask the tailor to rush here, I made two sets before, wouldn't it be easy to bring them to him." Besides, he wore my old clothes when he was alive, and he was relatively tall. Mrs. Wang said, "Even so, aren't you taboo?" Baochai smiled: "Auntie, don't worry, I never care about these." As he spoke, he got up and left. Mrs. Wang hurriedly called two people to come and follow Miss Bao.
First of all, there is the issue of identity. Baochai and Mrs. Wang are aunts and nieces, and Jin Chuan and Baochai have almost no relationship. You say that Baochai is not facing her aunt, but to whom? Besides, they still live in other people's houses, and they eat people with short mouths and short hands.
Moreover, it is indeed a question of class. It's okay for everyone to be harmonious when they are okay, but when something happens, the master is the master, the slave is the slave, the master is the human life, and the slave is a few taels of silver.
Third, it is a matter of posture selection. If you don't stand in line when you encounter a big event, when will you stand in line? **It is often said that "Dream of Red Mansions" is a political **, not only the "talisman" in the fourth episode, but also reflected here, it is nothing more than the current Baochai is Guo Moruo in the fifties. As for the freshly made shroud of Jin Chuan, if it is used as a political investment, it is even less worth mentioning, and Baochai certainly doesn't care at all.
The second half of this time is to open the head to Baoyu, as for how the firecrackers rang out in unison, overwhelming the mountains and seas? We'll see it next time.