Taking stock of Su Shi's doggerel about brother and sister, is Su Xiaomei really a talented woman?

The so-called "one father and son have three speakers, and eight writers in a thousand years" refers to Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe in Meishan, Sichuan. Susan occupies a very important position in the history of China literature. As one of the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties", they are well known. Su Shi, in particular, left many excellent works, which no one has surpassed so far.

Su Shi's ci is profound and harmonious. He is called Dongpo Jushi and Su Dongpo by the world. There are too many labels attached to him, such as writers, calligraphers, painters and even gourmets. The world's impression of Su Dongpo is still the infatuation of "ten years of life and death, never thinking, never forgetting" in "Jiangchengzi"; Or the free and easy "one river does not return, the eternal romantic figure" in Nian Nujiao's "Red Cliff Nostalgia"; Or "When is the bright moon" in "Water Tune"? Ask heaven for wine. " But most people have never seen Mr Dongpo's naughty and lovely side. Perhaps only his elder sister Su Xiaomei has seen this side.

In addition to his two sons, Su Xun has a daughter named Su Xiaomei. Influenced by her brothers, she is a famous talented woman in the local area. Although the family status is high, it is very lively and lovely, and there is no such thing as a good family. Su Shi also likes this girl very much. Little sister is not ugly, but her forehead is a little high and her eyes are deep. Legend has it that people with such looks are very smart, but Su Shi can't stand it. Once he wrote a doggerel:

Three or five steps before going out of the hall, first go to the painting hall;

I finally wiped my tears several times, leaving two springs.

The meaning of this poem is straightforward: before you arrive, your forehead will enter the door first; Even if there are tears, because the eye socket is deep, it is difficult to clean it. It is said that girls dare not say that they are ugly, and besides, eldest brother talks about his pain when he exports. Su Xiaomei's younger sister is very talented and naturally doesn't want to be bullied by her brother. She immediately replied to a poem:

Tian Ping Road is 3,000 wide, and it is very happy from afar;

Last year, a tear of acacia never reached my cheek.

It means: your looks are not much better. You see that your forehead is flat and your eyes are far apart. The key is to have a horse face. A tear left last year is still far from your cheek. Su Shi was not angry after listening, but smiled happily. This kind of brotherly affection can be described as very loving, and it is indeed an educated brother and sister who can play very well.

In such a family environment, Su Xiaomei, a talented woman, has grown up, but marriage has become a family's heart disease. Su Xiaomei looks ordinary, pungent and demanding, but her talent is not as good as hers, and she despises it. It was hard to ruin the Su family's father and son, until one day, Su Shi met Qin Guan, a talented person at that time, and with the help of Huang Tingjian, he was engaged to him. On the wedding day, Su Xiaomei jokingly embarrassed Qin Guan in front of the new house. She asked Qin Guan to answer a puzzle that entered the room:

Copper and iron are baked, and ant powder is on the wall;

Yin and yang are ambiguous, and heaven and earth are my heart.

The first sentence "Copper and iron are put into a furnace for smelting, which means" melting ". The second sentence is that ants climb the white wall, which means that "edge" and "edge" are connected. In the third sentence, Yin and Yang have only one meaning, and that is "Tao". In the middle of the universe, there are only "people". The four sentences add up to "Taoist". "It turned out that Huang Tingjian introduced his sister to Qin Guan. Qin Guan heard that Su Xiaomei was not very good-looking, and it was not convenient to ask directly. He was struggling and wanted to take a peek. So in Su Xiaomei, he often went to the temple to burn incense and dressed as a "Taoist", hoping to see the true face of this young lady. Later, when he really saw it, he was relieved to marry home. In fact, Su Xiaomei always knew about it, but he didn't reveal it until his wedding day. Some people say that this is also the great wisdom of "seeing through without saying anything".

There are many legends about Su Xiaomei, but most of them are not recorded in historical materials. However, looking at these poems, Su Xiaomei is really talented.