Granny Liu's "Fight poison with poison"

In the 42nd chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions, Wang Xifeng told Granny Liu that her daughter had not yet been named and asked Granny Liu to think of a word.

On hearing that the child's birthday is the seventh day of July, Grandma Liu immediately said, "That's just right. Let's call him Brother Bridge. This is called the method of' fighting poison with poison and fighting fire with fire'. " Therefore, the child was named Qiaojie.

The seventh day of July is the day when the cowherd and the weaver girl meet in folklore. It is said that it often rains on this day, which is the tears shed by the cowherd and weaver girl who meet at the Magpie Bridge in the sky, and the "Begging for Cleverness Festival" also comes from this. Supposedly, today is not a good day, so Wang Xifeng herself said, "The birthday is not good, but it is the seventh day of July."

Granny Liu followed her words and thought of the word "Qiao"-since it is not a good day, we are not shy about it, and there is nothing wrong with it. This is what Granny Liu said, "Fight poison with poison".

Granny Liu, a poor woman in the countryside, couldn't live any longer, so she went to visit relatives in Jiafu, beyond her reach, commonly known as "having a windfall".

It's a shame to go to Jia's house for a windfall. But granny Liu not only went again and again, but also did not shy away from her poverty in front of everyone in the Jia family. She sincerely expressed her admiration and surprise for Jia's food and clothing. This undisguised expression greatly satisfied Jia's vanity, so she was not disgusted with her arrival, but welcomed it. Under the clear attitude of the Jia family, many people in the Jia family gave Granny Liu something. Every time grandma Liu enters Jia's house, she can return home with a full load.

In fact, this is granny Liu's wisdom of "fighting poison with poison". She knew that Jia Fu looked down on her from top to bottom and secretly laughed at her poverty and ignorance. She just showed her poverty and ignorance generously and made everyone laugh again and again. She expresses herself incisively and vividly in public so that others don't have to whisper behind her back.

Every one of us will encounter some bad things in life. Instead of trying to cover them up, it was all in vain. It is better to expose your shortcomings generously and make others speechless.

Of course, the "Joe" in the novel has another purpose. Later, the Jia family perished, and Granny Liu saved from the mire. This is a coincidence, but it also has the meaning that if the little girl names her herself, she will have a different feeling for her.

In life, people who don't shy away from their own shortcomings can get along with others calmly and generously, and those who try their best to hide them are always in vain. A Dream of Red Mansions can be interpreted from many angles. Perhaps our interpretation is not the author's original intention, but when we learn something from the story of A Dream of Red Mansions, we don't have to investigate whether it is the author's original intention.