Chapter 13 Chapter Four: The Mystery of Xue Baochai's Snow Cave

What is a snow cave?In this talk, what I want to discuss with you is the relationship between Xue Baochai and Jia Mu, and it will finally focus on the snow cave.However, I implore you to follow me through the winding path and deduce it ring by ring.In the last lecture, I pointed out that although Xue Baochai had serious differences with Jia Baoyu in terms of values ​​and life pursuits, she had a true love for Jia Baoyu from the bottom of her heart.In the thirty-sixth chapter, she visited Jia Baoyu who was taking a nap, which fully proved this point. Certainly some people will ask, saying that you have explained it in detail, but why do you omit the most important detail?Of course I did it on purpose, and I'm going to fill in this detail now.

Xue Baochai sat next to Jia Baoyu's sleeping couch, embroidering mandarin ducks in the position where Xiren had sat, and she mended needles.In the past, some theorists thought this was a flaw in Cao Xueqin's writing, saying that the embroidery that had been lined could no longer be used to embroider patterns. Why do you need to make up stitches on the pattern of mandarin ducks?Think about her psychology?She wanted to marry this person, and she felt that the "golden marriage" would be fulfilled sooner or later.She Dai Jin, this son Dai Yu, and she loves him so much, although this son has problems, but she believes that she can fix him, she is immersed in this feeling.But at this time, what I deliberately left in the last lecture to tell you at the beginning of this lecture is what you can immediately recall. She was sitting there well, and suddenly Jia Baoyu was talking in her sleep.

Jia Baoyu's dream talk is terrible, how do you say it? ——"How can you trust the words of monks and Taoists? What marriage of gold and jade, I would say it is marriage of wood and stone!" Ouch!Think about it, Xue Baochai developed step by step to the point where she sat in that position and went to mend needles to embroider mandarin ducks. Suddenly, this voice came out of Baoyu's mouth. It is conceivable how hard Xue Baochai was hit and how Big thrill!Of course, on this detail, some "red fans" friends and I have disputes. One young "red fans" friend insisted that Jia Baoyu was not talking in his sleep, that Jia Baoyu had already woken up at that time, and He realized that Xue Baochai was sitting next to him.How did I realize it?He said that you forgot that there was a big glass mirror next to Jia Baoyu's bed, which is clearly described elsewhere in the book, so he said that Baoyu saw Xue Baochai from the mirror and sat down and refused to leave, so he deliberately shouted When you say this, give her a warning, that is, don't wishful thinking, it's you, no way!I don't agree with the analysis of this "red fan" friend, but I think it is quite interesting.Reading, for the same plot, different readers have different understandings, which just shows that the text has a special charm.For readers who hold different opinions, everyone communicates on an equal footing, "difference is the most valuable, and disagreement is the most important", which is also a kind of spiritual enjoyment in entering modern civilization.I think Jia Baoyu was talking in his sleep, and he couldn't forget Lin Daiyu in his dreams; he also dreamed that some elders in the family emphasized that the monk had predicted "golden and jade marriage", so he expressed his rejection and protest from the bottom of his heart.Regardless of whether the words were real or false, he finally yelled them out. For Xue Baochai, this was a big blow.

However, please note that Xue Baochai never changed her love for Jia Baoyu when the plot flowed forward and backward.Whether it was before this episode or after being hit, she still loves Jia Baoyu.Xue Baochai is wiser than Lin Daiyu. She knows herself and the enemy, she can deal with it calmly, and strive for personal happiness in a steady and steady manner.Lin Daiyu is completely in a natural and straightforward state, doing whatever she wants, living with her own personality, saying what she wants to say, how she wants to come, what she will do in the future, don't think too much about it, although she loves Jia Baoyu, she is also willing to become a His official wife, but she doesn't have any strategy, and she counts wherever she goes.As for Xue Baochai, when playing chess, look at three moves and five moves in advance.Therefore, she felt that although you, Jia Baoyu, did not love me so much and gave me such a big stimulus, it was not us who decided our marriage.At this point she is more sober than Lin Daiyu.In that era, in that society, in that kind of family, the one who decided their marriage must be the parents in the end.

If it is a matter of fact, Jia Baoyu's parents are Jia Zheng, and Jia Zheng should decide what kind of daughter-in-law Jia Baoyu marries.However, Jia Zheng is also very specific in the book, which makes us realize that this is a bureaucrat who strictly separates politics, housework and personal sex life. In that era and in that social class, such " Men's turbidity" is the most common. Look at Jia Zheng, he is a person who has to go to work every day.In the entire Jia clan, apart from Jia Zheng, the male masters at that time were either idle or busy with their own private affairs.Jia She took the title of first-class general, which was an empty title, and he didn't need to go to work to handle errands, let alone lead troops to fight.Jia Jing couldn't stay at home, so he ran to the Taoist temple outside the city to mess with Taoist priests, obsessed with alchemy.Jia Jing could have taken the title, but he gave up the title to his son Jia Zhen, and took the title of a third-class General Wei Lie, which is also an empty title.Jia Zhen is the patriarch of the Jia clan. We see that he is only busy with family affairs sometimes, and spends a lot of time having fun. He is a generation later than Jia She, much younger, and he does not need to lead the army to charge into battle.Jia Lian, Jia Rong, etc. have no official duties for the court.Of course, these male masters who do not have specific official positions and official duties sometimes participate in some activities in the court according to regulations, but they do not have specific work tasks.At that time, Jia Zheng was the only one who had to go to work and perform work duties in the entire Jia clan.Jia Zheng served the emperor loyally, and the emperor often sent him to handle temporary affairs other than his own job. When a tsunami occurs, or some other natural disaster occurs in some places, let him go to provide disaster relief.Jia Zheng was very serious about doing these things and tried his best, but when he returned home, he didn't talk about these things.He strictly separated the political activities of the imperial court in which he participated, and the affairs of this family.

So what is his attitude towards family affairs?He ignored it and left it all to his wife, the first lady, Mrs. Wang.Where is Mrs. Wang?To save trouble, Mrs. Wang recruited her nephew Wang Xifeng—in name, of course she recruited Jia Lian, but in the end more power fell into Wang Xifeng's hands.The affairs of the entire mansion are actually controlled by Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian. Under normal circumstances, Mrs. Wang doesn't bother too much.However, this does not mean that Mrs. Wang's actual status in Rongguo Mansion is higher than that of Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng's delegating power does not mean abstaining from power.Once he felt that he had to intervene in person, any decision he made was equivalent to an imperial decree.Just like Mrs. Wang’s delegating power to Wang Xifeng does not mean abstaining from power. You can see that after the embroidered spring sac incident broke out, she angrily went to Wang Xifeng’s residence to ask questions, and Wang Xifeng had to kneel next to the edge of the Kang. You should understand However, the ethical order of feudal society was still strict and hard in the end.When talking about Xue Baochai, why mention Jia Zheng?Because Jia Baoyu has the full power to decide which woman Jia Baoyu marries as his wife.It's just that during the time when the plots of the first eighty chapters flowed, he always felt that Baoyu was still young, not only not yet ready to marry a regular wife, but also too early to take a concubine first.In addition, he delegated power to housework, at least temporarily. He "maintained the outside world" and let Mrs. Wang go "inside the house".Understanding the living conditions of a bureaucrat like Jia Zheng is necessary for us to understand Baoyu's situation in marriage and how Xue Baochai rationally strives to become Baoyu's official wife.In Cao Xueqin's works, Jia Zheng is not a conceptual image. He has some common features of the bureaucrats of that era, but he is also a specific "this one" with a distinctive personality.He clearly distinguished public affairs from private affairs, as well as family ethics and order from personal sex life.After the story of the whole book begins, it can’t be seen that there is still a sexual life between him and Mrs. Wang. His first choice for sexual life is Aunt Zhao. It is written several times in the book that Aunt Zhao is serving him to sleep.Mrs. Wang should have been a beautiful young lady back then, and she came from a famous family. The four major families married each other. It is normal for a young lady of the Wang family to marry a son of the Jia family.However, after the story begins, you will feel that Mrs. Wang is getting older, and her daughter Yuanchun has become the emperor's concubine. She has given birth to several children for Jia Zheng, and some of them have passed away. up.Therefore, Mrs. Wang should already be a middle-aged woman.In that polygamous society, as the male head of this kind of family, he can maintain the noble status of the main wife, but for his own sexual satisfaction, he has to find another woman. Many readers wondered, how could a woman who stings and stings with indecent speech and behavior get his favor?Does Jia Zheng have a "scab addiction"?But this may just show that Jia Zheng is a very special being, and he may have some kind of deep privacy in terms of sexual orientation.

Careful readers will find that the ugly behavior of Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan has been written many times in the book. Sometimes Xue Baochai was on the scene when they made a fool of themselves, but she always took a kind attitude and never gossiped afterwards.Of course, Lin Daiyu didn't treat Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan badly, but at least she had gossiped with Jia Baoyu behind her back—that Aunt Zhao came to Xiaoxiang Hall to say hello, but it was actually a favor after she came out from Tanchun.This shows that Xue Baochai is more thoughtful than Daiyu, and she still understands in her heart that if she offends Aunt Zhao, it may cause Aunt Zhao to "put maggots" in Jia Zheng's ears when she is serving Jia Zheng to sleep, and Jia Zheng is honored in the end. The undisputed legal master of the state government, even if Mrs. Wang wholeheartedly wants to conclude a "golden marriage", Jia Zheng will not become an obstacle under normal circumstances, but if Jia Zheng is unhappy because of offending Aunt Zhao, then "I can't bear to make a big mess." plot".

After Xue Baochai stayed in the Rongguo Mansion for a long time, she saw very clearly that on the issue of Jia Baoyu's marriage, if there were no accidents, his uncle Jia Zheng would delegate power to his aunt Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Wang reported to Jia Zheng. There is nothing wrong with saying "Got it, yes", which is equivalent to stamping the red stamp of approval on the memorandum.Uncle Jia Zheng is not the obstacle to realize the "golden marriage", and aunt Mrs. Wang is the driving force, let alone her work. The obstacle she faces is Jia Mu.She must work hard on Jia Mu.As mentioned earlier, she supported Shi Xiangyun behind the scenes to hold a grand event of eating crabs and appreciating chrysanthemums, implying that she wanted to increase points in Jia Mu's mind.

The situation in Rongguo Mansion is very special.I have repeatedly pointed out earlier that this book is "hiding the truth and keeping the false words." The text that appeared in Cao Xueqin's pen has elements of family history.Through prototype research, we can know that in real life, Jia Zheng’s prototype Cao is not the real son of Jia’s mother’s prototype Li, and Mrs. Wang’s prototype is not the real daughter-in-law of Jia’s mother’s prototype Li. Adopted after adulthood.Although it is a "false language" and a novel, Cao Xueqin deliberately described the relationship between a group of characters according to the adopted state in "true things".

Generally speaking, in that kind of society and that kind of family at that time, if the son was his own, the daughter-in-law chose to marry her. There is no need to be in awe of her to the point of obeying her words.However, in real life, the situation of the Cao family is very special. After Cao Yin and his own son Cao died in Jiangning Weaving, Emperor Kangxi asked Li Xu of Suzhou Weaving: Which of Cao Yin's nephews can adopt Cao Yin? In front of the widow, continue to serve as Jiangning weaving?Before replying to the emperor, Li Xu must have asked the widow of Cao Yin—it was actually none other than his own sister.Therefore, in the end Li Xu reported to Kangxi that Cao was the most suitable nephew.So after Kangxi approved it, Cao and his wife went to Li Shi. Of course, they understood that this stepmother is no small matter. They can live a life of luxury and good food. It is not so much the emperor's gift through Li Xu, but Li Shi's choice. .Therefore, reflected in the novel, the artistic image evolved from this group of life prototypes has many subtleties.We can feel from many plots and details that between Jia Mu and Jia Zheng and his wife, there is only courtesy and not much affection, but Jia Mu's majesty exceeds the norm. For some important matters in the family, especially the matter of when Baoyu will marry as his wife, if Jia's mother does not announce the decentralization of power, they will never dare to make claims. Don't go beyond Jia Zheng, even though Jia Zheng usually doesn't ask about family affairs, Mrs. Wang proposed to him to marry Baochai as Baoyu's official wife. Jia Zheng himself had no objection and was happy to agree. And as long as Jia's mother disagrees, or even doesn't express her opinion, Jia Zheng will not dare to disobey, and Mrs. Wang can only silence.Xue Baochai has a thorough understanding of the situation I have analyzed.

Xue Baochai is clear in her heart, even though she was strongly stimulated by Baoyu's dream talk, Xue Baochai has a character advantage, that is, she is gentle but not fragile, she is a person who does not give in easily after making up her mind.After the failure of the draft, the invalidity of the concubine Yuan's intention to marry, and the "knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger" in Qingxu's view of marrying Jia's mother, she calmed down, and she made up her mind to strive for the "golden marriage" with Jia Baoyu. This is related to her life's happiness. She loves Baoyu, and she is confident that after marrying Baoyu, she will make Baoyu "reform evil and return to righteousness" through irony and persuasion.But to make good things come true, the key is not elsewhere, but Jiamu, she must try to win Jiamu's favor. If the behind-the-scenes organization of the crab-eating and chrysanthemum-appreciating event is an allegation that Xue Baochai wins people's hearts and pleases Jia's mother, then in the thirty-fifth chapter, there is a very specific explicit description, which is particularly ingenious.At that time, everyone was chatting in Yihong Courtyard, and as they talked, Xue Baochai popped out a sentence, saying: "I have been here for a few years, please pay attention to it, Sister Feng is such a coincidence, it is a coincidence that the old lady will go." This trick is on a higher level.When she first came to Rongguo Mansion, she was still at a relatively low level of flattery. Mother Jia said what do you like to eat?She thought that the elderly Jia Mu loved to eat sweet and rotten food, so she told Jia Mu about that kind of food; Jia Mu said, what opera do you like to listen to?She thought that Mother Jia liked lively dramas, so she picked up some plays like "Havoc in Heaven" to please Mother Jia, which is low-level.Now she knows that it's not enough to please Mother Jia like this, and even if she wants to please her, she has to improve her grades, so she said that Sister Feng is such a coincidence, and I watched from the side as a coincidence, but our old lady.She comes to this set. Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the old lady did not immediately express her happiness, but said something else. Jia Baoyu took over Jia Mu's words again, and as a result, the content of the whole speech became disordered. What Jia Baoyu meant was that Sister Feng had a clever mouth, so the old lady likes it, but some people, like sister-in-law Li Wan, are like wood, and the mouth is not clever, don't the old lady also like it?Later, he went around again, saying that if Lun could talk, it would not only be Sister Feng's clever tongue, but also Sister Lin's clever tongue!Jia Baoyu didn't care what Xue Baochai was doing at the time. What was he thinking about at the time?He wants to lure Mother Jia to praise Sister Lin in public.The author wrote really interesting. Do you think that Mother Jia could go directly to Sister Kualin on that occasion?Mother Jia is not stupid, no matter how much she likes Sister Lin, she can't fall into this trap.Jia Mu first answered a few words in a vague way, such as those who were not very talkative, and some were attractive, and then said to Baochai, "Your aunt is pitiful, she is not very talkative, she is like a piece of wood. Her in-laws don’t show much affection to her in-laws.” In this place, she refers to Mrs. Wang, even though Mrs. Wang was there at the time, she is not afraid to point it out, she doesn’t appreciate Mrs. Wang very much.This is very powerful, it is family politics, fighting with a smile.Baoyu circled around to sister Lin, hoping that Jia's mother would take over. Unexpectedly, Jia's mother looked around. This is Mrs. Wang, and there is Aunt Xue. What are you two waiting to hear?Waiting to hear the praise of Xue Baochai!Jia Mu praised it.Jia's mother is really amazing, she is the absolute champion in the smile battle.What did she say?She said: "When I mentioned sisters, I didn't flatter my concubine in front of my concubine. It's so true,"—how could it be so true? —— "Counting from the four girls in our family, they are not as good as Bao girl." Some people may say that this boast is the end of it. Why does Jia's mother have such a good impression of Baochai?However, if you listen to the words and sounds, and listen to the gongs and drums, if you think about it carefully, you will feel that she is very vicious.Jia Mu thought to herself, don't you have to let me praise Baochai?OK, let's boast.Speaking of sisters, it’s not that I flatter you in front of your concubine, it’s so true, how do you count?Counting from the four girls in our family—who are the four girls in the Jia family?Yuan, welcome, explore, cherish.Mother Jia is very smart, she thinks I should avoid Lin Daiyu at this time.Of course, counting from the four girls, Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun can also be counted in general.But let's not talk about that now. Although my surname is Shi, I married into Jia's family and have been in Jia's family for many years. There are four girls in our Jia family's current generation. Let's compare them. None of the four girls can compare with you, Xue Baochai. what!She deliberately included Jia Yuanchun.Do you think she is vicious or not?Is she boasting for real or fake?Is she pleasing or frustrating?This is Mother Jia, she has a high IQ. do you understand?After Aunt Xue heard it, she knew it was not a taste.You just say that our girl is better than Daiyu, welcomes, explores, and cherishes her, is it terrible? "Counting from the four girls in our family", we have to start from Yuanchun. If you say this, it is the same as if you didn't say it. Can you compare it with Yuanchun?You failed in the draft, isn't Jia's mother exposing scars?Mother Jia is great.Therefore, Aunt Xue had no choice but to say embarrassingly that the old lady was wrong.Mrs. Wang had no choice but to smooth things over, saying that the old lady often said hello to Bao girl behind my back, which is not a lie.Mrs. Wang's words are very bitter to hear. She has already realized that what Jia Mu said is a lie, but she hopes her sister doesn't care. useless.Therefore, everyone must read these places. Some readers are confused. When they saw this, they came to a wrong conclusion. In the end, Jia Baoyu asked Jia Mu to praise Lin Daiyu, but Jia Mu did not praise it. Jia Mu praised Xue Baochai. It can be seen that Jia Mu thought Xue Baochai was in line with feudal morality Therefore, when Jia's mother chooses Jia Baoyu's wife, she will choose Xue Baochai instead of Lin Daiyu.My conclusion is completely opposite to this. Of course, my opinion is for reference only. It does not mean that my opinion is necessarily correct.But I think I can read it in this way, and I can read the flavor, and I think this flavor should still be Cao Xueqin's authentic taste. If this episode is not enough to explain that Mother Jia looks down on Xue Baochai, then I think there is no other explanation for the next very important episode. This is the crucial fortieth chapter.This time I wrote that Grandma Liu entered the Rongguo Mansion for the second time. When Grandma Liu first entered the Rongguo Mansion, there was no concubine Yuan visiting relatives, and there was no Grand View Garden at that time.When she came for the second time, the family visits had already been held, and the Grand View Garden was opened after being closed for a while, allowing Jia Baoyu and some young ladies, including Li Wan and Jia Lan, to live in.Therefore, after Jia's mother left Grandma Liu, she took Grandma Liu to visit the Grand View Garden.There are many plots in the Grand View Garden, including eating and so on.During this process, Mother Jia took her to visit several young ladies' rooms. The first is the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.After entering, Jia's mother found that the window screen of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion was not right, why?What is in the courtyard of Xiaoxiang Pavilion?It is dense with phoenix tails, and the dragon chant is thin. "Fengwei" describes the dense bamboo groves, and "dragon chanting" describes the winding stream under the bamboo groves.Bamboo is emerald green, and the yarn you pasted is also emerald green. This is a failure in terms of aesthetics, because the color is too strong.So, on this occasion, Mother Jia had a long story, saying that our family still has a kind of textile called soft smoke, and we should choose a silver-red one for Miss Lin to change into. Because there are many descriptions of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the past, so this time the description is more general. Jia's mother told Grandma Liu, look, this is my granddaughter's house.Grandma Liu saw that there were brushes, inkstones and books, so she thought it was a son's study.This shows that Lin Daiyu's living environment is very elegantly arranged, with a scholarly atmosphere, which is in line with Lin Daiyu's personality and also makes Jia's mother satisfied.Lin Daiyu was not responsible for the problem of the color of the window screens. Sister Feng was responsible for replacing them, so of course they were all replaced later. The second place is Qiushuangzhai, where Tanchun lived.Tanchun's room is decorated very gorgeously, and we will talk about Tanchun in detail later, so I will omit it here.At this time, Jia's mother made a comment, saying that everything is good, but the sycamore tree is a little thinner.Why did Mother Jia say that?Does the sycamore tree look good if it is thick?It was because she was in Qiushuangzhai. When she looked at the window, she regarded it as a painting. According to the ratio of the length and width of the window, the sycamore tree outside appeared thinner. The composition of a painting is not very good. This is Jia mother's eyes.So, Mother Jia, depending on what you say about her, you hate her—the pleasure-seeking old goblin on the spire of the feudal big family pagoda; you are more objective—an old lady with high aesthetic taste in the feudal society.Jia Mu also said, how can I hear the sound of drum music?Is someone getting married in the street?Mrs. Wang and the others just laughed, because the Grand View Garden is huge, and the Rongguo Mansion is also huge, far away from the street. How could there be the sound of wedding drums coming in from the street?He explained to her that it was their theater troupe, where Fangguan and his little actors were practicing!This also shows that Jia's mother thinks that besides being used as a picture frame, the window also has another function, which is to transmit sound.Westerners are generally afraid of the sound of the windows, and the windows should be tightly closed, while the Chinese hope that the sounds outside the windows can come in, such as "the sound of insects newly penetrates the green window screen", forming a beautiful poetic environment, which is similar to In traditional Chinese culture, the philosophy of the unity of man and nature is related, requiring a certain connection, communication, and induction between a life and the external things in which it lives, to achieve harmony.In these places in the book, Cao Xueqin portrayed Jia Mu as an image that was beyond the social class she was in at that time, and could not only carry forward the essence of traditional culture, but also "break the old stereotypes". . After I have said so much, some people may have an opinion, saying that you are not discussing Xue Baochai?Why are you talking so much about Xiaoxiang Pavilion and Qiushuangzhai?I think Cao Xueqin wrote this paragraph in such a way that he consciously laid the groundwork first, so that when a situation suddenly appeared in the following, a sharp contrast would be formed, and at the same time, it would provide enough for Jia Mu to have such a strong reaction. psychological background.Then, Mother Jia took Grandma Liu to Hengwuyuan, where Xue Baochai lived.At this time, I wrote about the indoor situation in Hengwu Garden.It was the first time for Jia Mu to enter Hengwu Garden and enter its inner room.As a result, it was "like a snow cave", with four whites on the ground, no decoration, and "no playthings of one color".In the Xiaoxiang Pavilion where Lin Daiyu lived, she placed a lot of things, but she didn’t write them this time. Do you remember how I wrote them earlier?She told Zijuan, take down the window drawers, let the big swallow come back, put the curtain on the lion, and cover it after burning the incense? ?Lin Daiyu teases the parrots raised through the moon hole window.Lin Daiyu has decorations in her inner room, which are full of joy of life, which shows that she and Jiamu have something in common, that is, they both know how to enjoy life; the same is true of Tanchun, which has many specific descriptions.But with Xue Baochai, "there is no such thing as a plaything."Mother Jia took a closer look, "There is only one Tuding vase on the case." The Tuding vase belongs to the low-grade porcelain and is relatively rough. There are several chrysanthemums and two books in the vase, and then her tea dowry, It's just a teacup.Looking at the bed again, "there is only a green gauze curtain hanging on the bed", there is no pattern on this tent, it is green gauze, very plain, "the quilt is also very simple". I wrote about Qiushuangzhai earlier, and I wrote about the bed curtain of Tanchun's Babu bed. Didn't Grandma Liu take the board with her at that time?Ban'er ran in and pointed out that this was a grasshopper, and that was a grasshopper, embroidered with many exquisite patterns of grass and insects.It can be seen that although Tanchun is a young lady from a noble family, she is very particular about her tent.What about Xue Baochai?She is the only daughter of Aunt Xue. Although her father is gone, her elder brother is still a royal businessman, and her family is very rich.Even though you live in Rongguo Mansion, Grand View Garden, and Hengwu Garden, it doesn't mean that your bed curtain is just a green gauze curtain with no patterns or decorations!When reading this place, my young "red fan" friend also discussed it with me.He said that Xue Baochai had intentionally arranged Hengwu Garden in this way.He said that Xue Baochai might have been relatively simple in the first place, but it should not have reached this point.However, she expected that Mother Jia might come, because when she met Grandma Liu earlier, she found that Mother Jia was very interested, and Mother Jia said that it was also a predetermined plan to go to the garden to see it.So, she spent a lot of time thinking how to please Jiamu, she thought that I had to compare Lin Daiyu.Lin Daiyu lives according to her temperament, neither fish nor fowl, a lady is a lady, and a son is a son, how can a lady's room like yours be like a son's study?Tanchun is not a competitor with her, let alone.Baochai thought to herself, I must win a big prize right now, so that Mother Jia can feel strongly that I am a woman who advocates frugality and never pursues luxury. Don't you, old lady, still not appreciate and praise you?Where can I find such a grandson and daughter-in-law!Will there be any problems in living together in the future, such as being diligent and thrifty in housekeeping and abiding by women's morals?As a result, she never expected that there would be a fierce conflict with Jia's mother this time, which was unexpected.I basically agree with the analysis of the young "red fans", but I disagree with one point - I said that Xue Baochai did not deliberately remove some things on this day. withdrawn.I don't think Xue Baochai would be so pretentious, because Xue Baochai herself has always been like this.Didn't I just write it earlier, Zhou Rui's family asked her what kind of medicine she took, and she said she took a kind of Lengxiang pill.The ingredients needed for the Lengxiang Wan, you can go to the book, but you can't memorize it, it is very complicated and the requirements are very demanding.What is the meaning of this cold fragrance pill?That is to say, Xue Baochai is also a young woman, and she always has a desire for love in her heart. When I talked about embroidered mandarin ducks in the last lecture, I revealed the secret of her youthful woman's heart. Open up ideology, code of ethics, to love a real young man.However, she tried her best to suppress her original youthful enthusiasm. She wanted to swallow cold incense pills. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, she kept swallowing to cool down the original normal youthful enthusiasm in her heart.Therefore, in the arrangement of her own room, she pursues such a style, that is, I suppress my own desires, I want to be cold and cold again, and I want to exceed the standard of your feudal moral regulations, even if the love desire in my heart will The ripples are hard to flatten, at least from the external appearance, so that anyone will feel that the house is like the person, and the person is like the house-clearly a "cold beauty" with a heart like ancient well water. Xue Baochai should have been very confident. It is estimated that when Jia's mother entered her house, she would praise her for her frugality. Everyone was waiting for Jia's mother's reaction, and Xue Baochai certainly had special expectations.But what happened?Unexpectedly, after seeing it, Jia's mother was very upset. Jia's mother first said: "This child is too honest. You have no plans. Why don't you ask your aunt for some? I don't even think about it. I didn't expect it either. Of course you didn’t bring your things at home.” Jia Mu said: I can give you some!Jia Mu is a noble old lady with a very good aesthetic taste. At that time, she ordered Yuanyang to fetch some antiques.Don't you like the simple and elegant style, I will give you the simple and elegant style!There are different schools of aesthetics, such as the luxurious school, such as the bedroom of Qin Keqing, although this person has been dead for a long time and has disappeared in the story, but we recalled the previous description, her bedroom is very exaggerated, That is a style; Lin Daiyu has another style; everyone can have a different style.You can like the other one - I just have light elements, I love white, gray, and blue tones, yes, but then you have to pay attention to it!So, what did Jia Mu let the mandarin ducks get? "You put the stone bonsai, the gauze table screen, and the ink smoke frozen stone tripod, these three things on this case?? Then bring the ink calligraphy and painting, the white silk tent, and change this tent too. " At first, Mother Jia blamed Sister Feng, saying that you didn't send some decorations to your sister.Sister Feng explained that she had given it, and she returned it.Aunt Xue didn't know exactly what Mother Jia was thinking at the time, so she apologized and said that she didn't play this kind of thing much at home-the mother and daughter thought that a house like a snow cave would definitely win. Go on, especially compared to Lin Daiyu, how thrifty, how simple, how chaste, how honest!Unexpectedly, Jia's mother would be so angry at this time.When you read novels, it frequently mentions abnormalities of the characters.Xue Baochai was once abnormal; Baoyu was also abnormal once when he was young. He was so good with Shi Xiangyun when he was young, but when he pulled up his boots to go to see Jia Yucun, Shi Xiangyun said a few words, and he turned his face. In this situation, Mother Jia couldn't restrain the anger in her heart. This person who has always been kind and kind, who has always won battles with smiles in family politics, is not smiling at this time——Mother Jia is definitely not smiling at this time, listen She said, she shook her head, her body language was terrible-- said: "No way, although it's easy, if a relative comes here, it doesn't look like it." What is "it doesn't look like"?Even your style, according to the code of etiquette, is too much. When aristocratic families come and go, if someone comes and sees this snow cave, they will feel nondescript and inappropriate.This is second to none.Down below, the more Jia Mu talked, the more anger in her heart rose up—you can imagine Jia Mu’s expression at this time, and you can imitate Jia Mu’s expression in front of the mirror—she said: “Two young The girl’s house is so clean and tidy, and it’s taboo. Our old lady should live in a stable.” Oh, this is the truth, but it’s also very abnormal. Li's opinion was expressed in public, and he was so stern. Jia Mu was really angry at that time.You young girl, you set such a standard, saying that women should live like this, so that life is moral, noble, and normal. This is too taboo. What do you mean by letting me see your snow cave? "Model room"? "Our old lady", she actually mainly said of herself, "it's time to live in a stable".This is very powerful!You ponder.Even better than Xue Baochai saying "you have to be careful" to Indigo.Xue Baochai was self-defeating, she thought she was swallowing cold incense pills, she was suppressed, she exceeded the standard and reached the most frugal state, and Jia Mu must be praised, but she never expected to bump into Jia Mu's taboo head-on and offended Jia Mu. Jia Mu is not an ordinary feudal old lady, like Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue, her aesthetic taste is at best at the average level of noble women at that time, and she has nothing unique of her own. Living a refined life and a life of bliss, she is such a person who "blesses deeply and prays for blessings".So, she couldn't see that Baochai actually gave her such a snow cave-like house to look at.You see, Baochai's snow cave eventually became a snow cave where she buried herself. To be honest, it would have been fine if Mother Jia hadn't gone to Hengwuyuan. After going to Hengwuyuan, it would be even more impossible for Mother Jia to choose Xue Baochai when she chose Baoyu's wife.Think about it, Mother Jia is a person who wants to live a long life and believes that she can live a long life. She will watch her grandson marry his grandson's wife.In the end, marrying a grandson and daughter-in-law and living in a house like a snow cave is equivalent to coaxing her!对贾母的院子屋子，第三回林黛玉进府就有细致描写，书里后来有一笔，说又加盖了一个花厅，专用来摆宴演戏，这说明贾母的屋子与薛宝钗的“雪洞”有着天壤之别。由此可见，贾母跟薛宝钗的冲突不可调和。这看起来是一个审美趣味的冲突，实际上是一个关系到人生态度的根本性的冲突。贾母从此以后，不可能再产生把薛宝钗娶来作为爱孙宝玉的正妻的打算，除非她忽然想自动搬到马圈里去住。 因此，我们再想一想高鹗所续写的那些内容，他写王熙凤设置调包计，让贾宝玉娶薛宝钗，贾母居然支持，而那个时候，林黛玉苦苦哀求贾母给她一点怜悯，贾母竟然毫不留情地让人把林黛玉轰走，致使林黛玉悲惨死去。高鹗笔下的贾母，还是曹雪芹笔下的这个贾母吗？当然，高鹗他有续书的自由，可是，我要告诉你我的个人看法：他这样去续，太不符合曹雪芹的原笔原意了。曹雪芹原来明明是这么写的，写得清清楚楚的，贾母是不可能在宝玉的婚配上去选择宝钗的，她内定的就是黛玉。经过这次带刘姥姥逛大观园进入了蘅芜苑，看到一个雪洞般的屋子受刺激之后，她就更坚定了弃宝钗而娶黛玉的信心和决心。 当然，如果我们要是全面来理解薛宝钗的话，还有一个问题就浮出来了，就是薛宝钗她住在一个雪洞般的屋子里，她床上的纱帐连一点装饰的花纹都没有，但是怎么好多宝玉和黛玉都不知道、按她那个年龄身份也应该不知道的杂七杂八的事情，她偏知道呢？下一讲，咱们一起来讨论。