As one of the most studied classics among the four famous novels, all the details in "Dream of Red Mansions" are interlocking, whether it is the dress of the characters or the wording of the words, all of them have their profound meanings and are worth pondering.
In the chapter when Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, Lin Daiyu's green curtain actually caused Jia's mother to be very displeased, and she directly gave an order to Mrs. Wang, which made Mrs. Wang feel like she was on pins and needles.
What is the meaning behind the fact that just a matter of changing the window screen is so exciting? After reading it, I realized that Jia Mu is really a master!
When Grandma Liu came to Jiafu for the second time, she thanked the Jia family for her help last time, and at this time, Jia's mother, who happened to be old, was worried that no one would talk to her, so she took the initiative to leave Grandma Liu and let her stay in Jiafu for a few more days.
And this time, Jia's mother directly took Grandma Liu to visit the Grand View Garden, so a large family followed Jia's mother and toured the Grand View Garden together.
Mother Jia was very happy to see Grandma Liu coming, and took Grandma Liu to take a boat in the Grand View Garden, listen to music, and many female dependents and Jia Baoyu sat and drank wine and gave orders.
When the group came to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, they could see the bamboos planted on both sides of the road, and even on the stone road on the ground, there were some mosses, which showed that the Xiaoxiang Pavilion where Lin Daiyu lived was indeed a very quiet place.
It's just such a quiet place, Grandma Liu accidentally stepped on the moss, fell hard, was helped up by everyone, and continued to walk forward.
It can be seen from this detail that Lin Daiyu likes to be quiet very much, there are already moss all over the stone road at the door, and she has never let people clean it, which also shows from the side that Lin Daiyu does not often go out to socialize.
When the group came to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion while talking, the author showed everyone what Lin Daiyu's boudoir was like from the perspective of Grandma Liu.
Surrounded by bamboo, the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is like hiding in the bamboo forest, very quiet and comfortable, thousands of green bamboos shade the house, and the people praise again and again: "It's really a quiet place, so comfortable!" ”
So under the leadership of Jia's mother, everyone entered the garden, and the winding verandah was a path paved with stones, but two or three houses, under the sun, looked warm and comfortable.
However, the house is not large, almost a bed and chair case directly customized according to the walking line, so the whole house looks very cramped, and there is no huge space.
Although Lin Daiyu's Xiaoxiang Pavilion is not big, there are green bamboos, flowing spring water, and pear blossoms and plantains, all the flowers and trees are very delicate and elegant.
This is the same as Lin Daiyu's temperament, quiet and introverted, but with a sense of arrogance and immortality. This couldn't help but make Jia Baoyu say: "In such a place of immortal energy, only Sister Lin can live here." ”
However, looking at the room full of books and pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Grandma Liu kept sighing: "There are so many books here, it must be the study of that son, right?" ”
However, Grandma Liu has a discerning eye, and she can see that people who love reading so much must have some talent and ambition, and it should be a man's house, but she didn't expect that this is Lin Daiyu's residence, and Lin Daiyu is the person who loves reading the most.
The use of such techniques not only shows Lin Daiyu's character characteristics, but also reflects her fairy spirit of liking reading, being lonely and arrogant, and staying away from the hustle and bustle of the world. At this time, Jia's mother smiled and said, "This is my granddaughter's house." ”
This made Grandma Liu look at Lin Daiyu seriously, and then said: "There are so many books, they are all comparable to the luxury study, this ** is like the eldest lady's embroidery room." ”
Lin Daiyu, as a granddaughter, has a scholarly family style, but the son-in-law of the Jia family is a "daughter" who is warm in the red silk tent and immersed in the gentle countryside, and the two protagonists are in stark contrast here.
However, Mother Jia didn't care about Lin Daiyu's good habit of reading, she only looked at the old green curtain that was so old that it was peeled, and her face suddenly didn't look good.
The Grand View Garden was originally built for the Yuan Concubine, but the Yuan Concubine returned to the palace in the province, and this huge garden was idle, so the Yuan Concubine issued an order to allow the girls to live in the Grand View Garden, and not to let this white garden be deserted.
So the girls chose a place to live in the garden, only Lin Daiyu fell in love with this Xiaoxiang Pavilion at a glance, she said: "I like the bamboo in the garden very much, and it is very quiet, so I want to live here." ”
Since then, Lin Daiyu has lived in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Lin Daiyu is full of poetry and books, likes elegance, and can also see that she is a very tasteful woman.
The furnishings of the entire Xiaoxiang Pavilion are so elegant and stylish, but this window screen is incompatible with the shape of the entire Xiaoxiang Pavilion, which is very abrupt, and it is impossible for Lin Daiyu not to see it.
This is all because although Lin Daiyu lives in Jiafu and is also the eldest girl in Jiafu, Lin Daiyu has always had an inferiority complex under the fence.
Her parents both left, Lin Daiyu had to return to her grandmother's side and live in Jiafu, although she was an eldest lady, Lin Daiyu lived cautiously, walking on thin ice.
In fact, there are many people in Jiafu who look down on her, thinking that Lin Daiyu is an orphan, and there is no one to rely on and support, and they look down on Lin Daiyu openly and secretly. This caused Lin Daiyu to be more cautious and sensitive in Jiafu.
But Jia's mother felt very sorry for her granddaughter, but Jia's mother also knew that Lin Daiyu was sentimental and had a very strong self-esteem, and Jia's mother was unwilling to comfort her directly, for fear of hurting her self-esteem.
But this time I brought Grandma Liu to Daguan Garden, firstly, the whole family was happy, and secondly, Jia's mother also wanted to show the magnates of Jiafu.
is obviously a granddaughter, living in a remote place covered in moss, and it can be said that Lin Daiyu likes to be quiet, but the green curtains are so old that they are peeling, which is too eye-catching.
This is not to make people think that Lin Daiyu is in a bad situation, it seems that someone is harshly criticized, and no one even changes the window screen like this.
Mother Jia was unhappy at the moment, and thought in her heart: "If you don't stand up for Lin Daiyu at this time, then in the future, these girls will have to dare to bully Daiyu." ”
Others say that Lin Daiyu is mean, but in fact, Jia's mother knows that her granddaughter is just sensitive, and she has lost her parents, and she lives here and is bullied by some people openly and secretly, so she is naturally unhappy.
So Mother Jia turned her head and expressed a clear attitude to Mrs. Wang, she wanted to support Lin Daiyu, so that these elders and subordinates could no longer snub Lin Daiyu.
At that moment, Jia's mother had something to say, and said directly to Mrs. Wang: "This window screen is only beautiful when it is still freshly pasted, and after a long time, you can't see the emerald color."
There are no peach trees and apricot trees in the courtyard of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and the whole yard is green bamboo, and it is not good to use green curtains. I remember that we have four or five colors of window screens, and we will change the window screens of Daiyu tomorrow. ”
Although there was no sense of duty in Jia Mu's words, it could be heard that Jia Mu was already very annoyed when she saw the old curtain.
But in order to mention Mrs. Wang and not hurt Lin Daiyu's self-esteem, Jia Mu had to show her anger in a laughing way.
Obviously, changing the window screen is a very small matter, and it can be handed over to the next person to do it, not to mention that the housekeeper at home is Wang Xifeng, and Wang Xifeng must be responsible for this matter, but Jia Mu directly ordered Mrs. Wang and asked Mrs. Wang to be responsible.
In fact, it's all because Jia's mother knows that Mrs. Wang has some targets for Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu likes Daiyu, but Mrs. Wang likes Xue Baochai very much, and Mrs. Wang has some targets for Lin Daiyu and doesn't like it very much.
directly mentioned Mrs. Wang, just to tell Mrs. Wang, don't be snub to Lin Daiyu, as long as Mother Jia is alive, she is Lin Daiyu's backer.
Mrs. Wang naturally understood what Mother Jia meant immediately, and was mentioned by Mother Jia in front of so many people, and she couldn't hold it on her face, and the people under her also saw it, this was Mother Jia supporting Lin Daiyu.
So Mrs. Wang hurriedly agreed: "Yes, yes, old lady, Ming'er will immediately change this window screen." ”
Hearing Mrs. Wang's reply, Jia Mu smiled with satisfaction, and then took the initiative to reach out and pull Lin Daiyu, and said meaningfully: "You girl is so well-behaved and sensible, it is worth everyone to worry about you!" ”
This is Jia's mother taking the initiative to comfort Lin Daiyu, telling her not to feel inferior because of living in Jia's mansion, and to be cautious and cautious everywhere.
Mother Jia told Lin Daiyu that she loved her very much, and she was also worthy of the worry of Jiafu, which was to affirm Lin Daiyu's identity and status to everyone, and she could not tolerate others to bully and neglect.
Mother Jia didn't want Lin Daiyu to have a burden in her heart, so she comforted her and praised her for being well-behaved and sensible, and Lin Daiyu only had Mother Jia to rely on in the entire Jia Mansion.
Jia Mu's operation is definitely not a trivial matter, she is warning everyone in Jia Mansion in this way:
I don't usually manage the affairs of Jiafu very much, but everything is in my eyes, don't be snobbish, dare to step on Lin Daiyu's head, and snub her. ”
What's more, now I take Grandma Liu to Daguan Garden to walk around, just to show the power of Jiafu, but as the eldest lady, the house she lives in is an old window screen, which is so incompatible.
Jia's mother obviously couldn't hang up on her face, which made people look down on the Jia family, so she directly reprimanded Mrs. Wang in front of Grandma Liu, showing the life attitude of the rich and noble, and the window screen is also changed at any time, and the quality of life must always be **.
Not only that, Mother Jia also specially said that she didn't want a green curtain, but changed to another color, and three or four colors could be chosen by Daiyu, which was also a warning to Mrs. Wang, come to the girls' yard and care more about these girls.
Originally, Lin Daiyu was not in good health and did not like to go out, so Mrs. Wang should care more about her, rather than losing the face of the Jia family on such an occasion.
It can be said that Mother Jia is kind on her face because of this small green curtain, but she taught Mrs. Wang a hard lesson and supported Lin Daiyu.