The Book of Songs Wei Feng Papaya is a poem in which men and women exchange gifts to express their love.

Papaya

—Excuse me, would you like to stay with me?

Give me papaya, repay me with Joan, repay me with bandits, and always think it's good? .

give me a peach, repay Qiong Yao, repay bandits, and always think it's good? .

Give me a plum, give me a reward, and give me a reward. Do you always think it's good? .

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-The Book of Songs Wei Feng Papaya

I wonder if there is anyone like me who is most impressed by the word "Qiong Yao" in the poem "Papaya". Without him, only because Aunt Qiong Yao's name was too loud, Princess Huanzhu was popular all over the country, and everyone knew Qiong Yao's drama.

Papaya is a poem about young men and women giving gifts to express their love. It is similar to Plum Blossom, but the difference is that the woman in Papaya is wishful thinking, while the man and woman in Papaya are two of a kind. The young girl has a favorite boy, well, very good. Take out a fruit from the basket and throw it to him, whether it's plum or papaya, as long as the boy understands it. Although fruit is very cheap, who will be idle and throw a fruit at everyone?

at this point, let's talk about the "fruit-throwing car" mentioned earlier. Pan Yue, a handsome boy, is driving in the street. Both young girls and old women throw fruits into his car. The practice of throwing fruit to show affection, I guess, may have started from the era of the Book of Songs when papaya was thrown. According to the saying, "Give me a papaya, and give it back to Joan", fortunately, Pan Yue is a devoted person. If he wants to give every girl who throws fruit to him a piece of jade, he will definitely go bankrupt.

When I was young, the cartoon Slam Dunk Master was all the rage, and that's when I learned a word: shooting. In the film, Hanamichi Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede, who are new and handsome, always jump high and try their best to smash the basketball into the basket ... Then, the definition of "throwing" in my mind is no different from "smashing".

I know that the poem "Papaya" is after reading "Slam Dunk Master", so I can't blame myself for having such a wrong and strange idea: the girl took a fancy to the young man, so she took out a papaya and smashed it hard. If she was unlucky, the young man would have to cover her bruised face and apologize. It's not enough to laugh, but you have to take out a piece of beautiful jade and hand it over, and please say, "I love you forever."

But I thought paradoxically, since the girl likes him, why should she hit him?

my friend's words dispelled my doubts for being smart. She said, do you know that boys in school are awkward? The more you like a girl, the more you like bullying her. For example, draw a 38th parallel on the table to prevent her from going out of bounds. For example, when you answer questions in class, you deliberately pull her stool away and make her fall. I think, oh, so that's it. This girl used to bully a young man just like a modern immature boy. This strange idea was known to my friends, but I was teased a lot.

the above is just a little joke. "Throw me a papaya", of course, doesn't mean "hit me with a papaya". It probably means throwing it gently, similar to throwing a hydrangea, with a shy smile on your face. What the girl wants to express is that I have a crush on you, so you should give me some response. The young man is not a knot in one's heart, and his heart suddenly became clear and he immediately gave an answer.

She gave me papaya, and I gave Joan back to her, not to repay, but to love her forever.

She gave me Mutao, and I gave her Qiong Yao in return, not to repay, but to love her forever.

She gave me Mu Li, and I gave her Qiong Jiu in return, not to repay her, but to love her forever.

papaya, peach and plum are all fruits, but Qiong Ju, Qiong Yao and Qiong Jiu are all beautiful jade. What the girl gave to the young man was ordinary fruit. A dozen dollars can carry a big bag back in the vegetable market, but the young man returns beautiful jade, which is too expensive. A piece of jade can be exchanged for several trucks of fruit!

But the young man is willing. The voice-over of the gift is, Girl, I didn't give you jade to repay you, but to stay with you forever and love you forever. What an affectionate confession! How can a girl not waver from the double attack of expensive gifts and sweet words? What's more, it seems that you moved her first.

There's a saying that "the grace of dripping water is rewarded by a spring". The practice of sending fruit back to Meiyu in Papaya is similar to that described in this sentence, but the meaning is far from it. Mei-yu is not a gift of fruit, but a way of expressing love. Love you, will be informal, because what to send is not the key at all, as long as you understand my heart, it is enough!

in my opinion, the young man didn't give such an expensive gift because he wanted to show the value of the gift, unlike the rich second generation who are chasing girls now, who always send a BMW villa to show their wealth. Maybe he just wants the girl to know that he doesn't value these things outside. Papaya and Meiyu are the same in his heart, and they are a medium to convey love. It is even possible that the fruit sent by the girl is much more valuable than Meiyu in his eyes.

compared with a sincere heart, what is the most expensive gift? Precious jewels may be priceless, but my heart that loves you is priceless.

In The Book of Songs, there is a saying, "Give me a peach and give me a plum". If you throw away the value of something, the meaning is similar to "Give me a papaya and give me a plum". The idiom "reciprocate a peach with a plum", which we commonly use now, also evolved from this.

"reciprocate a peach with a plum" is often used to describe the friendly exchanges between the two sides, giving things to each other, and it also means to repay kindness with a little kindness. As the saying goes, it is normal for friends to reciprocate with courtesy. However, some people say that "a friendship between gentlemen is as light as water", which depends on personal thoughts.

Papaya usually ripens from September to October, which happens to be autumn. Among the four seasons, I always think that spring and autumn are the most romantic. Spring is full of beautiful flowers and autumn is full of red maple leaves, which is just suitable for nurturing love. The girls and boys who meet at this time will be more or less infected by the seasonal atmosphere, and their romantic cells will be open. Take this opportunity to talk about a romantic and sincere love that is not vigorous.

You gave me papaya, and I gave you jade, not to repay you, but to be United with you forever.