Waves Speak of the Red Chamber: Re-examining Qingwen's Tearing Fan

If you want to talk about Qingwen, you have to talk about Mammy Lai first.

Sister Lai was the first slave bought by Jia family. She serves the old master of the Jia family. She is very qualified and gets along well. Although she is a slave, she also has servants and maids at home; Qingwen is a girl bought by Mammy Lai from the market.

The first characteristic of slaves is that they are good at pleasing their masters and only obey the leadership of the highest authorities. In order to please her master, Mammy Lai presented Qingwen as a gift and paid tribute to Grandmother Jia as a servant. Qingwen was born smart, beautiful and capable, and Grandmother Jia sent her to serve Baoyu.

Lai's family is the acme of Jia's minions, and even the masters of past dynasties have given enough face. Sister Lai's popularity in Jiafu is far stronger than that of Jiao Da. She saved her master from the dead. Although Jiao Da once asked his master to drink the water he found, he would rather drink horse urine.

In contrast, Jiao Da, who has always been honest, is absent; Always gossiping about the host when he is free. Tamar's world; No wonder Jiao Dalian cried and scolded. He was angry.

With the help of the old face of Mammy Lai, her two sons, Lai Da and Lai Er, became managers in Erfu respectively and got along well. Lai Shangrong, the son of Lai Da, later became a county magistrate.

Yo! How much does it cost for a slave's son to do a donation class? How much food do you want from Luck's lowly slaves? Of course, there may be some rewards from the master. But if you can get a reward from your master, it's even harder to guarantee that you won't kill for money.

Oh, my god Might as well stop. Otherwise, it will be endless; No one in the Jia family can keep clean, even the stone lion in front of the door is no exception. So Qingwen was originally a slave of a slave; Born from humble origins, very poor.

Qingwen is illiterate; Qingwen, who is gifted and extremely intelligent, has maintained the purest natural humanity and has a very distinct consciousness because she has not been eroded by the so-called culture.

It is her natural self-awareness that casts her conscious and firm pursuit of ideals and goals; Form her conscious and pure sense of equality and freedom; And self-conscious resistance and enterprising spirit. These qualities in Qingwen's nature are all precious qualities that human beings are born with.

Excavating and displaying human nature is one of the themes of A Dream of Red Mansions. This is also a major way for Cao Xueqin to expound his cultural thoughts.

Qingwen's drama * * * has three parts: one is tearing a fan, the other is mending fur, and the third is making a will.

Qingwen has two scenes: one is to judge thieves and the other is to resist inspection. Besides, there are many fragmentary performances. In a word, Cao Xueqin has a soft spot for Qingwen and will let her perform whenever she has the chance.

Second, the origin of tear fan

The apparent reason for tearing the fan is that Qingwen accidentally fell under the fan pendant, which made Baoyu lose his temper. Supposedly, Baoyu is a gentle villain, and he is not so harsh on Qingwen at ordinary times. I don't know how many agate bowls and glass jars have been broken in the past, and I never care.

So why did Baoyu lose his temper this time? Only by tracing back to the source can we understand.

It refers to marriage, which once made Jin's Wang family party proud; So, in Qingxuguan, we protested against Xue's mother and daughter.

Lin Daiyu understood her grandmother's mind and took Shi Xiangyun's golden unicorn and Baoyu to fight, pointing the finger at Jinyu. And she made public her determination that the marriage of wood and stone would rather be broken than destroyed.

Later Baoyu offered a humble apology and made up with Daiyu. But their pride humiliated Baochai. Baochai refused to accept it, borrowed a fan to double-tap, and made a powerful counterattack against Mushi's marriage.

In the face of Baochai's strong counterattack, Baoyu was confused; I want to know the attitude of the authorities and mothers, running around the garden in hot summer.

He molested Jin Chuaner in his mother's room, which led to Jin Chuaner's dismissal. In desperation, Mrs. Wang slapped her, which was actually anger at the marriage of wood and stone.

Baoyu happened to see the result of his mother's beating Jin Chuaner, so he slipped away in a daze. Unexpectedly, the beautiful and strong Jin Chuaner was finally cornered.

After that, Baoyu peeked at a wonderful play of Lingguan painting Qiang in the heavy rain. This sudden rainstorm led to a bad result: Jia Baoyu, who was upset by the above accident, kicked and hit by mistake in a rage; Kicked until the attacker vomited blood and was disheartened.

Mrs. Wang realized Baochai's helplessness in infighting from Jin Chuaner's jokes with Baoyu. So she hosted a banquet for Chai, Dai, Aunt Xue and Baoyu on the Dragon Boat Festival.

Obviously, this is a delaying tactic. Mrs. Wang's plan to slow down the troops is similar to that of Qing Xu Guan Zhenshan. The purpose is to put pressure on Daiyu and make clear Baoyu's determination to have a good marriage.

Obviously, although the people attending the luncheon are centered on Wang Fu-ren, they belong to different factions. If you can't see this crisis, A Dream of Red Mansions might as well be burned. I can't understand the battle between Sunny and Qingwen.

So Mrs. Wang's luncheon was so dull that everyone present almost broke up.

Lin Daiyu, on the other hand, disliked getting together because of her natural disposition to leave, and showed a big gesture at the banquet, which made Baoyu feel great harm. Of course, Baoyu's mood was also influenced by the Jin Chuaner incident and Baochai's infighting.

Baoyu returned to his room, unhappy and angry. Unfortunately, Qingwen broke the fan pendant again.

Third, the battle between sunny and rainy days.

Since Yuan Fei got married, Baoyu has suffered a series of emotional blows and fluctuations, which are all related to the dispute between Baochai and Baoyu. Daiyu once called him a fool! Idiot! People have Leng Xiang, so you don't have Wen Xiang to match? "

Obviously, this is Lin Daiyu's clear attack on the marriage of gold and jade in front of him. Only he and Daiyu were present at that time.

However, Xue Baochai unexpectedly turned against her, assumed the posture of a lady, borrowed a fan and took a double knock, and clearly countered the marriage of wood and stone, but in front of everyone. Baochai borrowed the fan machine and hit it twice, and all the people in Fu Rong were there; The girls were there, too Qingwen and xiren must be here.

Baoyu's confusion and troubles were also caused by Jie Bao's ruthless counterattack. As a result, a series of related plots appeared, such as flirting, peeking at the paintings of small officials, kicking people in the rain by mistake, and Mrs. Wang's luncheon.

But Baoyu was even more sad and puzzled when he saw that Daiyu didn't know Mrs. Wang's mind at the luncheon.

When I got back to my room, I felt sick. I saw Qingwen lying under the fan. So I lost my temper with Qingwen: "Idiot! Idiot! Will you be so unscrupulous when you become a master in the future? "

Baoyu scolded Qingwen while thinking about Daiyu's carelessness after lunch. Unexpectedly, Baoyu's temper made Qingwen even angrier.

As the saying goes, the family background of the prime minister is better than that of the seven officials. The maids in the Jia family are all villains. Qingwen around Baoyu, like Jin Chuaner around Mrs. Wang, is a clever woman with sharp teeth and sharp claws. They are well aware of the current situation of the dispute between firewood and clothing. Moreover, Qingwen, Xiren and Daiyu all belong to the marriage circle of the Shijia Party. This is the fundamental reason for the dispute between sunny attack and sunny attack.

The paragraphs about the dispute between sunny attack and sunny attack are red chamber classics, so I don't need to quote them again. There are two meanings:

First, Qingwen's jealousy. Qingwen and xiren are both imperial envoys sent by the grandmother to Baoyu, but xiren actually broke away from Baoyu when she said "we". Qingwen made a decisive decision and immediately humiliated the affair between xiren and Baoyu.

Secondly, Qingwen exposed and criticized Xiren's private feelings of not having the overall situation concept and seeking peace. Xiren takes care of Baoyu privately, just wanting to be a charming aunt, and doesn't care much about the result of the dispute between Chai and Dai. This attitude of attacking people is precisely what Qingwen despises most; Their extramarital affairs came second.

Qingwen has a big picture and a sense of hardship. She scold attacks way:

Those just and upright people are called "we" before even a girl can get along.

Because Qingwen knows better: if the Historian Party fails, the so-called "we" among the attacking population will not be preserved at all.

Fourthly, Qingwen's personality quality

Qingwen has no traitors hidden in her heart, and she is alert and strong-willed.

She is the backbone of the historian in the marriage circle between Mu and Shi, and has a conscious independent personality and rebellious spirit. Stand firm and be loyal. Therefore, this time I will never let go of Baoyu's arrogant and wrong attitude in front of her.

What Qingwen said to Baoyu is also a classic in the Red Chamber, and I think you all know it well. Translate it and say it bluntly:

Jia Baoyu, you have been really angry recently. What else do you want? Yuan Fei refers to marriage, and the old lady only holds it for you; You and miss Lin have made up.

You kicked an attacker the day before yesterday. I think it fits! I don't know how many agate bowls and glass jars have been broken in the past, so I didn't see you lose your temper.

Is it just that the fan is broken this time? What should I do if I get married and start a family in the future? We are members of Mushi Marriage Historians Party, so we shouldn't care about these little things. Are you just upset about those things? Still reluctant to go, afraid of offending your baby sister; It's so hopeless

You should resist them! What's your temper? You still want to hit me after attacking people? Don't want to live? If you don't want to live, break up.

Obviously, Qingwen's meaning has both comfort and misunderstanding. So Baoyu is even more angry and really wants to break up. Next, Qingwen seems to know that she has gone too far; Then there is Ruan Hua who would rather die than defend.

Qingwen mainly shows that she has no second thoughts about Baoyu and the Historian Party. She fought fiercely with xiren, but despised xiren's private feelings of not having the overall situation consciousness and seeking peace; In the eyes of Qingwen and ordinary people, it may be the uncertainty of Xiren's position.

The implication of Qingwen's remarks is similar to the original intention of making fun of Baoyu: they all stand on their own side and intervene in the dispute between Chai and Dai.

In the master's view, they all do have "trespassing". However, I have demonstrated it countless times before: the maids in all positions in the Grand View Garden participated in the post infighting between Chai Dai and Bao Er; Finally, even Xiaohong, Fangguan and Liu Wuer outside Yi Hong Yuan were involved.

Its essence is not the foundation; But the embodiment of their sense of independence and freedom and equality; It is also the publicity of their women's own value and women's self-awakening spirit.

Under the emperor's rule in a totalitarian society, their enterprising spirit is a hazy sense of democracy. This is the ultimate taste of Cao Xueqin's creation. It happens that Qingwen has these excellent products.

The dispute over the attack on Sunny provoked Baoyu and Qingwen, two generals of the Historian Party, to hit people, and both of them shed tears. Baoyu cried, which one of you won't break my heart.

This sentence of Bao Er's idiot is so touching. He confessed to Sunny and attacked: Stop arguing, I know what you think; We're in this together.

Aroma and Baoyu had a quarrel and understood Qingwen's kindness. At this moment, the appearance of Lin Daiyu made Qingwen exit; This game is over. Daiyu also called xiren's two sisters-in-law sweetly with a smile.

In front of xiren and Daiyu, Baoyu once again expressed Daiyu's classic oath that she would rather be a monk than love or marry.

After the dispute over Sunny Attacks subsided, Baoyu was invited by Xue Pan to drink. After drinking, Qingwen's sincere enterprising spirit touched Baoyu. He figured it out:

The world of mortals is just human nature. A broken fan pendant is worthless. If it is broken, it will be broken. Tear the fan or not, play or not, as long as you are happy and willing to tear it.

Finally, even the fans of Musk Moon were torn.

The victory of tearing the fan made Qingwen Baoyu's relationship more intimate and emotional. Xiren Musk Moon was subdued by Qingwen, and even Pinger, the spokesperson of housework, knew Qingwen's personality. People have different attitudes towards Qingwen. Examples are as follows:

When Zhui Er stole the bracelet, Pinger thought Qingwen was a piece of charcoal, so she wanted Musk to keep it for her.

Fangguan went to war with Aunt Zhao, and Qingwen took xiren out of control, just watching the fun. And secretly told a little girl to tell Tanchun who was in charge.

In a word, Qingwen's treatment in Yikang Hospital is excellent. After her illness, the doctor was very surprised and thought Qingwen was Miss Fu Rong.

Before Siqi made a scene in the kitchen, Liu Jie, the kitchen manager, said that Qingwen wanted to eat Artemisia, and you asked people like a dog. Whether to fry in oil or eggs; Finally, I personally gave it to Qingwen. Wait a minute.

But after tearing up the fan, Baoyu made an old habit again and asked Qingwen to accompany him to take a bath. Qingwen flatly refused. Later, on Baoyu's birthday, the party held a banquet, and everyone chipped in for dinner.

Baoyu is reluctant to let my little girls out of the water because they are poor, but Qingwen's attitude is very correct. She said: whether you have money or not, how much money do you have; Even if it was stolen, it was a gift. It can be seen that Qingwen is also very gregarious.

To sum up, Qingwen's thoughts are clear at all times. Since since the enlightenment, she has always been conscious and has never lost her true sincerity.

Fifth, comment on Qingwen tearing the fan.

Baoyu tugged at the fan and primly said to Qingwen:

Call if you like. These things are only used by people. You love this and I love that, and each has its own temperament. Such as fans, used to be fans. You can tear it up and play with it, but don't take it out on him when you are angry.

Like cups and plates, they were originally used to hold things. You like listening to sounds and they are deliberately broken, or you can make them. Just don't take it out on them when you are angry. This is love.

Baoyu's remarks should not be underestimated, including the humanistic thought of transcending material desires and expounding the universal love consciousness of equality of all things; In layman's terms: as long as people are happy, how to treat things will do.

Cao Xueqin was afraid that readers would not understand. After tearing up the title of the fan, he deliberately wrote an allusion to his daughter's smile.

Daughter laugh, also known as the bonfire play princes.

At the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Youwang praised and smiled for winning the princess of love, and did not hesitate to tease the story of the princes with a bonfire; It has always been regarded as the code of national subjugation by historical moralists. Zhou Youwang is regarded as a national subjugation and a faint monarch; Zan Uber, who is regarded as a national subjugation like da ji.

Baosi was originally a folk abandoned baby in the state security of Zhou Dynasty. When she grew up, she became a great beauty. But after knowing her life experience, she has been stumbling and her face is not very happy. She has never seen her smile. Later, Bao Yan was given to Wang Bao Vicky by her adoptive parents.

Guo Bao, located in Hanzhong, southern Shaanxi, once overreached himself and went to war with the Zhou Dynasty. After the defeat, in order to preserve the national racial heritage, they had to pay tribute to the Zhou royal family.

The beauty along the Hanshui River is one of the tributes. Praise, so take it as a tribute and become Zhou Youwang's beloved princess. Congyou's life and experience are similar to Qingwen's.

Cao Xueqin created the image of Qingwen and re-examined the civilized value of this historical allusion. In his view, the demise of monarchy slavery in the Western Zhou Dynasty was only a great progress in the history of China. Among them, the most important significance and value is Zhou Youwang's humanistic consciousness of not loving mountains and rivers and loving beauty.

In other words, Cao Xueqin saw the main dynamic role of humanistic consciousness in the evolution of civilization. In fact, the humanistic consciousness of Chinese civilization originated very early, about in the era of alternating Shang and Zhou dynasties; An ancient book with a clear written expression is the meaning expressed in the Confucian quotation "People are the most important, the monarch is the least, and the country is the second".

Unfortunately, it is only the slogan of Confucian quotations. Under the emperor's Confucianism, China society has always been the supremacy of the monarch. Therefore, moralists are always vaguely engraved with a false word on their foreheads.

Don't talk too much.

At the same time, before Cao Xueqin, the nationalist spirit and patriotism praised by Kong in Peach Blossom Fan were superior to the traditional Confucian loyalty to the monarch. But compared with Cao Xueqin's humanistic consciousness, it is obviously a qualitative difference.

If we look at the symbolic meaning of A Dream of Red Mansions, it is the peach blossom fan that Confucius thinks is not advanced that Cao Xueqin wants to tear through Baoyukou and Qingwen's hands.

Qingwen, a low-level figure who is not insignificant, can gain insight into the overall situation because Cao Xueqin has always stood at the height of the evolution of civilization and examined the historical changes of China.

Based on the depth of cultural inheritance, Cao Xueqin made the deepest and highest interpretation of Qingwen's spiritual quality with inspirational words.

Cao Xueqin's civilized values of "life in heaven" and "people first" in cultural inheritance are particularly evident in the earth-shattering "Daughter of Furong", which wept for Qingwen's death.

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