Ever since Jia Jing was deeply immersed in Taoist life and had frequent exchanges with Taoist priests, Ningfu was destined to undergo earth-shaking changes. As the patriarch of the Jia family, Jia Zhen holds absolute power, however, his character is beyond compliment. Looking back on his life, whether it is gambling in groups, drinking excessively, or interacting with multiple men and women at the same time, or even the scandal with his daughter-in-law, it is shocking. It is not difficult to understand why Liu Xianglian said unceremoniously to Baoyu: "Except for the two stone lions in your Dongfu, you are clean, but I am afraid that the cats and dogs are not clean." ”
The You sisters grew up in such a complex environment as Ningfu, and the scandal between them and Jia Zhen's father and son is no secret for a long time. In the sixty-third episode, Jia Jing died of an overdose of swallowing pills. At that time, because of the death of the old concubine in the palace, those who had titles and orders in the palace needed to enter the palace to guard the system, and only You stayed in the palace because of production. However, she couldn't cope on her own, so she enlisted the help of her stepmother and two younger sisters.
During Jia Jing's funeral, Jia Lian finally had the opportunity to witness the beauty of the You sisters. He had heard of their good names for a long time, but he had never had a chance to meet them. Although he salivated, he had also heard about the scandal between Jia Zhen's father and son and the sisters, so he did not dare to act rashly. He can only find all kinds of opportunities to tease them, and try them by flirting with his eyebrows. Third Sister You was not interested in this, but Second Sister You had a good impression of Jia Lian and sent him Qiubo. But they were all afraid of Jia Zhen's majesty, so they didn't dare to take further action, just waiting for the opportunity.
After Jia Jing's funeral, Jia Lian took the opportunity to come to Ningfu and talked face-to-face with Second Sister You for the first time. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, his eyes were aimed at the silk tied to the purse in Second Sister You's hand. So he accosted him and said, "I forgot to bring the betel nut purse, does my sister have betel nut?" Give me a bite to eat. Second Sister You replied: "There are betel nuts, but my betel nuts are never eaten." When Jia Lian heard this, he approached with a smile. Second Sister You was afraid of being seen, so she quickly threw the betel nut to him.
After Jia Lian caught it, he poured it out, picked up half of the rest of the food and put it in his mouth to eat, and picked up the rest. In many contexts, betel nut often symbolizes love and marriage between a man and a woman. During the Qing Dynasty, betel nut became a favorite food for the upper class. People often chew slowly with spices such as dansa and cardamom in their leisure time.
For example, Qiu Jun mentioned in "Giving Five Sheep Taishou": "There are clams piled up at the bottom of the stairs, and pus and blood in the mouth spit out betel nuts." This describes the freshness of the betel nut. As for dried betel nut, it is not commonly consumed by the locals, but it is quite popular in other provinces. Beijingers are also very fond of chewing betel nuts, often stored in purses with sand kernels and cardamom, and from the betel nut exchanges between You Erjie and Jia Lian and Jia Rong all day long, we can get a glimpse of the daily habits and tastes of the nobles in Jia's mansion.
Jia Lian thought of betel nut when she saw Second Sister You's purse, which indicates that in an aristocratic family like Jiafu, munching betel nut was a common pastime. When Jia Lian asked Second Sister You for betel nuts, Second Sister You generously threw the whole purse to him, while Jia Lian enjoyed it to the fullest, leaving no one.
It is worth noting that in addition to Jia Lian, Jia Rong also tasted Second Sister You's betel nut. However, his eating appearance is a little **. In the sixty-third episode, Jia Rong is in a hurry to deal with household chores, because he is in a hurry to go home and get together with his two aunts. As soon as they met, he laughed and played with them.
The description in the article: Jia Rong and her second aunt competed for sand kernels to eat, and Second Sister You chewed a mouthful of slag and spit on his face, and Jia Rong licked it clean with her tongue. This kind of behavior was seen by the maids on the side and felt very obscene, but Jia Rong didn't care, and even smiled proudly: "Everyone has their own households, who cares about whom?" People say that it is dirty and smelly, let alone our family? ”。
So, why did Jia Lian only get betel nuts, while Jia Rong could only eat the sand kernels that Second Sister You had chewed? Originally, betel nut was the main ingredient, and sand kernel was only added as an adjunct. The betel nut Jia Lian got was not only food, but also a wholehearted gift from Second Sister You, implying that Jia Lian could really get Second Sister You's heart.
And Jia Rong only ate the sand kernels that had been chewed by Second Sister You, implying that he could only play a supporting role in this relationship and could not have in-depth interactions with Second Sister You. This also shows that Jia Rong is afraid of Jia Zhen's obscenity, so much so that he does not dare to have a further relationship with Second Sister You. From this relationship, we can see how much Jia Rong's fear of Jia Zhen has reached. He would not be surprised by the private affair between his daughter-in-law Qin Keqing and Jia Zhen, because he had long turned a blind eye.