Why did Lin Daiyu call Granny Liu "mother locust" in A Dream of Red Mansions? What is her intention?

This is just a private joke, and there is no other meaning, nor does it mean contempt.

We all know that when Granny Liu first entered the Jia family, life was very difficult and there was no way to take refuge in their family. Later, I was very honored to be invited by Jia Mu to enjoy the scenery in the Grand View Garden.

The performance in the Grand View Garden surprised these rich women. How come... It is obvious that she is tasting tea, but she says it can quench her thirst. This kind of performance is indecent and has become a joke of these people.

In the Grand View Garden, Grandma Liu praised it as standing in a painting, which was very beautiful. When Grandma Liu heard this, she assigned Xichun a task, drawing all these scenes and characters with strokes, and Xichun received the task assigned by Grandma.

The next day, these girls gathered in the poetry club, and Xichun said that she would take a year off to paint. Now everyone is complaining about granny Liu.

I wrote "A Dream of Red Mansions" for the 42nd time, "Daiyu laughed." It was all the old lady's words yesterday, asking her to draw some garden paintings and make her happy to ask for leave! Tanchun smiled and said, "Don't blame the old lady either." . It's all from that granny Liu. "Lin Daiyu quickly smiled and said," but! It's all her words What kind of grandmother is she? Just call her' mother locust'. " Everyone laughed as he spoke.

In this passage, we can see Lin Daiyu's sharp words. Her performance is the same as calling people nicknames behind their backs in daily life. For example, those who call uncle uncle in front of people will definitely say my father's brother, whose father and so on. Or people with very special personality will give names according to this characteristic.

Baochai said with a smile, "What's more, it's a narrow mouth and an eyebrow. She used the brushwork of the Spring and Autumn Period to summarize the vulgarity of the world, delete its complexity, and then polish it. For example, a sentence is a sentence. The word "mother locust" shows all the sights of yesterday. Thanks to his quick thinking. "

Judging from the meaning of Baochai's words, Lin Daiyu meant to compare Granny Liu's performance yesterday with a female locust. She ate badly and ate sea and drank water.