In the original work of "White Deer Plain", after Tian Xiao'e was killed by his male father Lu San, it triggered an unprecedented plague, which spread in all villages in the plain, no matter how big or small, without any shelter and defense, everyone, regardless of men, women and children, rich and poor, trembled in this disaster. Mr. Chen Zhongzhong let Tian Xiao'e bring a plague after his death, in order to uncover Tian Xiao'e's painful life.
Tian Xiao'e was originally born in a Xiucai family, but her father Tian Xiucai was a pedantic bookworm who couldn't do anything but read. After he was admitted to Xiucai, he repeatedly failed to pass the exam, but he insisted until the Qing family stopped taking the exam. Although he lost the idea of seeking fame, he still insisted on reciting morning and afternoon exercises, reading and writing every day, and only helped his family during the busy season of farm work.
In order to live a better life, Tian Xiucai sold the young Tian Xiao'e to Guo Juren, a wealthy man who was over the age of six. The Guo family is a well-known rich and noble family, Guo Juren is a martial arts person, in order to maintain his health, he tries all kinds of ways. He didn't marry Tian Xiao'e to covet beauty or inheritance, but to use her as a health tool - let her soak dates at night.
In fact, this plague is not only a symbol of Tian Xiao'e's miserable life, but also a manifestation of the suffering brought to women by feudal etiquette and patriarchal society. At Tian Xiao'e's flower-like age, she encountered four men: she was lured by Lu Zilin to have an improper relationship with her; She developed sincere feelings for Heiwa, but was killed by Lusan because of Heiwa's identity; She was used by Guo Juren as a tool for soaking dates; In the end, Bai Jiaxuan was nailed to the pillar of shame with the stigma of broken shoes. All her life, she struggled under the oppression of feudal etiquette and patriarchal society, and finally died a good death.
Through this plague, Mr. Chen Zhongzhong revealed the destruction and oppression of women by feudal etiquette and patriarchal society. He used literary techniques to express deep reflection on that era and sympathy and concern for women. At the same time, the plague also provoked the reader to think about the historical and cultural background of that era.
In the Guo family, Tian Xiao'e's life is not as good as that of a dog. She was not only used as Guo Juren's daily necessities, but also assigned as the messenger girl of the Guo family's eldest wife. Tian Xiao'e needs to be responsible for Guo Juren's three meals and his eldest wife, and personally deliver the food to them. Even trivial things such as carrying a urine bucket at night and pouring urine in the morning must be done by Tian Xiao'e.
In the Guo family, the eldest wife has the absolute right to speak, she accompanies Guo Juren day and night, and sets strict rules for him - only the beginning of the month.
On the 1st, 11th and 21st, they went to Tian Xiao'e's wing. When he was done, he had to return to his eldest wife without delay.
The tragedy of Tian Xiao'e's life is that she was born in a poor family that values sons over daughters, and has a pedantic father who only knows how to read but cannot support the family. In order to survive, she is forced to become a victim of her family. What's even more chilling is that despite knowing that the Guo family is a fire pit, for the sake of money, Tian Xiucai still pushed her daughter in, causing her to fall into endless suffering.
If Tian Xiao'e was a submissive woman, maybe her life would be better. She may live in the Guo family because of her greed for wealth. But Tian Xiao'e has an unruly heart, which makes her unbearable to become a man's plaything. The inability to satisfy her physical desires is an endless torment for her.
Born in a poor family, and having an incompetent and greedy father, Tian Xiao'e was destined to suffer from birth. This also laid the groundwork for the suffering of her later life. In the Guo family, Tian Xiao'e lives a dark life, and her life is even more miserable than a dog. However, when Heiwa appeared, her life began to take a turn for the better.
In frequent contact with Heiwa, Tian Xiao'e saw the hope of escaping from the sea of suffering. Heiwa's youthful strength and vigorous physiological needs satisfied Tian Xiao'e's desires. After a few close contacts, Tian Xiao'e and Heiwa's relationship became even closer. However, their affair was discovered by Guo Juren, and their peaceful life was disrupted again.
Tian Xiao'e was ceremoniously retired to her parents' home, which was not only a letter of resignation, but also an irreparable humiliation. Heiwa, who died all his life under Guo Juren's tricks, did not return to Bailuyuan because of his deep longing for Tian Xiao'e. He inquired around and finally found Tian Xiao'e's maiden home.
Hearing that Tian Xiucai was planning to drive this daughter who had lost the family's face out of the house, Heiwa had a plan. He asked the Tian family's long-term workers to assist, and easily brought Tian Xiao'e back to Bailu Village. Tian Xiao'e thought that by following Heiwa back to Bailuyuan, she would be able to stay away from the humiliation of the past and start a dignified life. However, she didn't know that the elopement with Heiwa actually led her to a more painful life.
Bailu Village, a place with strict etiquette and clan systems, is simply unacceptable for a woman who has been divorced and eloped with someone. After Heiwa brought Tian Xiao'e back, she was immediately condemned by the villagers. Lu San, Heiwa's father, slapped his son angrily after learning about Tian Xiao'e's past, and roared and demanded that Heiwa get rid of the woman. Bai Jiaxuan directly turned them away from the ancestral hall, and he warned Heiwa with a gloomy face: "This woman is not the material for life, if you don't want to cause trouble, send her away as soon as possible." ”
Under such treatment, Tian Xiao'e had no choice but to follow Heiwa into the dilapidated cave outside the village under the contemptuous eyes of the villagers. Heiwa was not born to be a person who could live a stable life, not long after they settled in the cave, because they followed Lu Zhaopeng to make a peasant cooperative, Heiwa became a wanted criminal by the county government. In order to protect herself, Heiwa left Tian Xiao'e and fled from Bailu Village.
Losing Heiwa, Tian Xiao'e fell into a huge predicament and fear. In order to save Heiwa, she mustered up the courage to walk into the first security center of Bailucang and asked for help from the powerful elder Lu Zilin. Lu Zilin looked at Tian Xiao'e, who was kneeling on the ground begging him, and there were ripples in his heart. He said to Tian Xiao'e gently on the surface: "You go back, I will go to Tian Zongxiang to make an appointment, don't worry about waiting for news." Behind the scenes, he was thinking about how to use this woman.
Her body was trapped in a dilapidated cave, but her soul remained helpless and adrift. In the end, Tian Xiao'e's soul had nowhere to put it, so she could only live like a walking corpse. She never foresaw that her fate would be so miserable, and she would die at the hands of the male deer. In the midst of losing her soul and living without dignity, perhaps she never imagined that she would not only live a miserable life, but also die in pain.
Bai Xiaowen was deeply attracted by Tian Xiao'e's beauty and charm, he was addicted to it and did not hesitate to abandon everything. He lost his home, starved his wife, and eventually lost not only the inheritance of his patriarch, but also begged in the streets. Lu San, the person who witnessed the whole process of Bai Xiaowen from birth to decline, had a killing intent towards Tian Xiao'e when he saw the scene of Bai Xiaowen begging along the street, hungry and cold.
In Lu San's eyes, Tian Xiao'e is the embodiment of disaster. She gives deer.
3. Bai Jiaxuan and the two families brought endless pain. Therefore, Shika-san is determined to kill this scourge. In the original book, the tragic scene of Lu San killing Tian Xiao'e is described: he pulled out the shuttle dart blade behind his back, stabbed at Xiao'e's heart, and felt that the tip of the knife had penetrated her ribs. At that moment, Xiao'e turned her head suddenly, supported the edge of the kang with both hands, and screamed in horror and desolation: "Ah." Great. In the darkness in front of Lu San's eyes, two scorching lights appeared. He pulled out the blade of the pike, and blood gushed out, flowing from the front of his chest and the back of his heart.
Lu San has never treated Tian Xiao'e as his daughter-in-law. From the moment he met Tian Xiao'e, he always referred to her as "that **", which was full of contempt and disgust. For Tian Xiao'e, who is regarded as a scourge and **, her painful death at the hands of her father-in-law may be the end of her fate and the epitome of her miserable life. At the end of the field, Tian Xiao'e's figure quietly disappeared, without attracting much attention. It wasn't until an unbearable stench wafted from her cave that people were reminded of her presence. In the gloomy cavern, they discovered a horrific scene.
The door was pushed open, and the scene inside was unbearable. The corpse was completely decomposed, the maggots had formed bumps on it, the shoulder blade on his right shoulder had been bitten by these small worms, and countless maggots were twisting and wriggling in the clumps of hair. On the kang mat, on the quilt, on the pot table, everywhere is the world of maggots.
Once upon a time, Tian Xiao'e was so beautiful and moving, a flower in the field. How painful would she have been if she knew that this would be the case when she died?
At the end of the story, Mr. Chen Zhongzhong asked her to tell her pain in a special way. On Lu San's body, Tian Xiao'e's soul was briefly possessed, and she confided in Lu San's tone: "Which one in Bailu Village did I offend?" I didn't steal other people's cotton, nor did I sneak into other people's wheat straw. I have never been disrespectful to my elders, and I am kind to my children. Why can't Bailu Village tolerate me? ”
In Mr. Chen's pen, Tian Xiao'e is the most tragic character in "White Deer Plain". She was born in pain, lived in pain, and died in pain. Although she has the spirit of resistance, under the oppression of male power and feudal etiquette, she has never been able to change her fate, and can only be at the mercy of fate. From rebellion to struggle, and then to the final downfall, each of her rebellions seemed so insignificant in the face of feudal etiquette and clan system. Her biggest resistance was only to pour a soak of urine on Lu Zilin's face.
With the help of this plague, Mr. Chen Zhongzhong not only revealed Tian Xiao'e's unspeakable life, but also revealed to us the injustice and indifference to women in that era.