After Bai Jiaxuan saw off his sixth wife, his heart was heavy and confused. He stood in front of the graves of his six wives and said to Lu San: "Every time I marry a daughter-in-law, it is like walking into a sea of swords and fire. What did I do wrong, why did every daughter-in-law leave me, leaving no offspring? After that, Bai Jiaxuan suspended his road of "marrying a wife and having children". He began to think deeply about what the problem was, after all, every time he exchanged a few bags of grain for his daughter-in-law, she would always die inexplicably. He was worried that if this continued, his family would be ruined by him.
Bai Jiaxuan told his mother that he wanted to postpone marrying a daughter-in-law. When Bai Zhao heard this, he immediately became anxious. In the original book, her words are described as follows: "You are over twenty years old, how can you still slow down? Don't put on that weird look. A woman is like a piece of paper that sticks to a window, peels it off when it is torn and then pastes it with a new one. If you die six daughters-in-law, I will marry you six more. It's worth spending all your possessions, it's better than having no children and cutting off the incense for others to occupy. ”
So, Bai Jiaxuan once again started the "career" of exchanging grain for his daughter-in-law. Rumors began to circulate about Bai Jiaxuan's "wife", which made it difficult for him to marry another daughter-in-law. Of course, those who are well-connected or have a slightly well-to-do family will not marry their daughters to someone who might kill them. Therefore, most of the daughters-in-law Bai Jiaxuan married came from poor families who couldn't open the pot, and they used their daughters as bargaining chips in exchange for food.
What's worse is that Bai Jiaxuan's "bride price" for marrying a daughter-in-law is several times higher than that of normal people. His reputation as a "wife" has long since spread, resulting in his daughters who would have lived to be fifty or sixty years old only to live into their twenties in his family, which has saved them decades of life for no reason. Therefore, the Bai family had to pay more silver and grain as compensation.
When the matchmaker took Bai Jiaxuan to Xiancao's house to propose, she pulled a truckload of grain over. Despite the matchmaker's clever words, Xiancao was still reluctant to marry him. Her miserable cries came from the back room. In order for the whole family to have enough to eat, Xiancao's father decided to marry Xiancao to Bai Jiaxuan. However, after hearing Xiancao's cry that seemed to be "going to death", Bai Jiaxuan's heart was full of doubts and uneasiness. In an ancient village, when the matchmaker brought a woman named Xiancao to propose to Bai Jiaxuan, he decisively refused. The matchmaker was puzzled, she thought that this man known as "Ke Wife" was lucky to have a woman willing to marry him, so why was he still picky. But Bai Jiaxuan firmly said that the wife he wanted was not bought casually, but a woman who was sincerely willing to spend his life with him.
The sound of Xiancao's crying made Bai Jiaxuan feel deeply remorseful, and he knew that it hurt his self-esteem. As a man from a well-to-do family, his appearance and conditions are excellent, but he has a reputation of "whoever marries suffers". Just like the line in "The World" says, sometimes people just can't resist fate, and Bai Jiaxuan also began to doubt his fate.
Under the trick of fate, Bai Jiaxuan chose to accept reality rather than fight against it. He left three sacks of grain for the Xiancao family and turned to leave. His aunt Bai Zhao was very dissatisfied with this, blaming him for not getting his daughter-in-law back and wasting food. But Bai Jiaxuan still insisted on his point of view, what he needed was a woman who was really willing to live with him, not something that could be exchanged for food.
In this process, Bai Jiaxuan deeply realized that a woman who was sincerely willing to live with him must be a woman who has her own opinions and does not believe in rumors. And those women who believe in the rumors of his "wife" will not be able to get along for a long time even if they marry home. Therefore, he decided not to marry a woman easily, so as not to bring more pain and trouble in the future.
However, just when Bai Jiaxuan was skeptical about the rumors of "Ke Wife", the appearance of Xiancao broke this rumor. She was moved by Bai Jiaxuan's kindness, but found that this man was resolutely unwilling to marry her in front of his family. Bai Jiaxuan's practice of "gentlemen don't take advantage of people's dangers" made Xiancao more determined in his mind. She knew that this man was sincere to her, and she wanted to be able to spend her life with him.
Although Bai Jiaxuan rejected Xiancao's proposal, his feelings for her were sincere. He didn't want anything from her, he just liked her and cherished her. He hoped that she would find a better home instead of marrying him because of his reputation. In this process, Bai Jiaxuan also understood a truth: instead of struggling in the shackles of fate, it is better to follow the trend, accept the arrangement of fate, and strive to find happiness that truly belongs to you. There is a causal energy field in this world, and what kind of seed you plant, what kind of fruit you will reap. When Xiancao's parents fled with her, they unfortunately fell into a deep valley, and only Xiancao survived. On the way to find Bai Jiaxuan, Xiancao fainted in the snow due to hunger, and happened to be found and rescued by Bai Jiaxuan, who went to the city to deliver food, so that she could save her life.
The family thinks that Xiancao is a good girl, hardworking and capable, plump, and suitable for marrying home as a daughter-in-law. So, Xiancao's parents decided to let Bai Jiaxuan marry her. However, Bai Jiaxuan was unwilling, he thought that this was an act of taking advantage of people's danger and did not meet the moral standards of a gentleman. He was determined to find a woman who genuinely liked him and was willing to follow him, not just to carry on the lineage.
Perhaps it was in the cry of the fairy grass that Bai Jiaxuan realized that his thinking was too narrow. He understands that what he needs to get married and live his life is not to find someone casually, but to find someone with whom he can spend his life. He began to understand that women are not just pasting paper on the windows, breaking one for another, but should become the person around him who warms him, living and sleeping together.
This reminds me of a quote from the writer Lu Yao: "Everyone has an awakening period, and the earlier you wake up, the less suffering you will suffer." Therefore, I think Mr. Chen Zhongzhong's description of Bai Jiaxuan's death of six wives at the beginning of ** has a deep meaning. This shows that if you do not understand the true meaning of marriage, you will not get a complete and happy marriage if you just blindly follow the arrangements of your parents in exchange for your daughter-in-law.
When you are confused and ignorant, how can you expect to have an open-minded life? Some people may say that there is no need to write all the wives to death. But in fact, art originates from life but is higher than life. And the part that is higher than life is the most ruthless cut into the reality of consciousness, and the more ruthless the cut, the deeper the reader's reflection.
In the end, Xiancao left the Bai family. Although the villagers sneered at Bai Jiaxuan, Xiancao defended him. This shows her kindness and determination. This also shows that the love and warmth between people is beyond everything and is enough to change fate. Rumors about Bai Jiaxuan's "wife" spread in the streets. This rumor is absurd and dismissive. In the original work, Bai Jiaxuan, the "wife" in people's mouths, is actually because the liquid that flows out of his ** is poisonous, and it can even kill people. However, this kind of nonsense and rumors made him bear a heavy psychological burden.
Just like Ni Ping said in "Grandma's Quotations", people's stomachs are not afraid of hunger, there is no thickness, and it is okay to eat thin mouths. However, the eyes must not be hungry, and when the eyes are hungry, the mind will easily become disoriented. The human eye is the window to increase knowledge, and the more closed the place, the more short-sighted and narrow-minded people's minds become. And Bai Jiaxuan's predicament lies precisely in the fact that his eyes are blinded by those gossip.
On the day when the second child of Lu Zilin's family held a full moon wine, Bai Jiaxuan went to congratulate him. Seeing that Lu Zilin, who was the same age as himself, already had two sons, but he had not yet found a suitable daughter-in-law, his mood was already a little heavy. However, the villagers at the banquet unabashedly ridiculed the rumors of his "wife", which made him feel even more painful.
In the face of these ridicules and ridicule, Bai Jiaxuan was powerless to refute, so he could only use alcohol to dispel his sorrows. He drank glass after glass, hoping that the alcohol would numb his mind and keep him away from these unsavory words.
And at this time, the fairy grass appeared. She stood up to block the wine for Bai Jiaxuan, and proved that she was Bai Jiaxuan's woman with her actions. Her appearance made Bai Jiaxuan feel warm and comforted, and also made those ridicule and ridicule insignificant.
It is written in the Rabble that the crowd is not good at reasoning, but it is in a hurry to act. Those villagers chose to fall into the well when Bai Jiaxuan needed support and help the most. However, the appearance of fairy grass made Bai Jiaxuan see hope and warmth. She proved her firmness and courage with her actions, and also proved that there is true love and friendship in this world.
From a deep level, this is not only an insult to Bai Jiaxuan, but also a man's instinct. And Xiancao, even in the face of gossip, always chooses to ignore it, trusting and entrusting it to Bai Jiaxuan wholeheartedly. For Bai Jiaxuan, this is not only an affirmation, but also a gift of trust, and a restoration of his lost male dignity. The firmness of the fairy grass made Bai Jiaxuan cherish it even more, and he didn't want to make any mistakes.
When Bai Jiaxuan met Xiancao, he realized true love and beauty, and did not want to have any negligence and loss. Under the guidance of Mr. Zhu, he gradually freed himself from the mindset of "wife". Mr. Zhu took him to the land where the fairy grass fainted, although it was a cold winter, but a green flower bloomed on the land that had been warmed by the fairy grass's body. Mr. Zhu explained that this was a good omen brought by the fairy grass, proving that Bai Jiaxuan was not wrong to marry her.
Bai Jiaxuan finally untied the knot and accepted the fairy grass. In fact, there is nothing in this world that cannot be understood, it is just a different way of thinking. He had previously been immersed in the mindset of "Wife-Ke", which caused him to fall into deep pain. The way to get rid of pain is to stop thinking about identity.
Xiancao broke the curse of "Ke Wife" with his true feelings, so that Bai Jiaxuan was freed. Her sincerity and sincerity are invaluable strength, helping Bai Jiaxuan regain her lost dignity. Not only did she survive the predicament, but she also completed the important mission of giving birth to an heir for Bai Jiaxuan. It is precisely because of sincerity and sincerity that she was able to break through many obstacles and show the brilliance of humanity. This may be the value that Mr. Chen Zhongzhong wants to convey through his works, that is, sincerity and sincerity are the strength to overcome difficulties and transcend limitations.