Chapter 7 The sixth chapter must be the person in the dream of the Red Chamber

(Jia Lian became the director of the Railway Bureau, and Sister Feng bought wine to congratulate her.) As the chairman, she looked at Ping'er and said with a smile: "You come to have fun today too. Don't be too formal, let's sit together and have fun!"... The three passed cups and cups... Jia Lian said: "I don't know how many famines have happened in the past two years, but now it's all over." Sister Feng glanced at him and said, "If you keep money in your hand, you will bite your hand. Go and ask for more." Just a few young wives!" Jia Lian laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, grandma, with two beauties like you and Heping, what kind of wives should I ask for?" Sister Feng sneered, "Second Master has won the prize! You have your own. The sweetheart whom I never forget in my sleep and dreams is in the small apartment in Qinyuan Village, why are you pretending? Everyone’s heart is clear." Seeing that the conversation between the two of them had diverged again, Ping'er hurriedly There was a distraction and it passed.

The poem says: Wandering in the end of the world, a sad god, Sansheng Suhui casts the former cause. When you are ten years old, you can tell the story of the stone early, and you must be the person in the Dream of Red Mansions. There are already many biographies of Eileen Chang. According to reports, she had already written two novels when she was seven or eight years old.It must have been childish, short.According to her age, she was living in Tianjin at that time. Why is Tianjin?During the Qianlong period, the poet had already chanted the title "Xinze country with fish and salt for ten miles, and small Yangzhou with two bright moons".Yangzhou represents a prosperous and prosperous place. "The so-called "wrapping a hundred thousand guan and riding a crane down to Yangzhou" has become the "fantasy" of the great poets of the Tang Dynasty.This "Yangzhou" is the soil that breeds literary artists. Most of the famous actors of Peking Opera and Gushu grew up here and became famous; and most of the novelists have deep roots and close relationships with this place.For example, Liu Tieyun, who wrote it, and Zhang Henshui, who wrote it, are all in the first list, and there are many others.There are serials in major newspapers in Jinmen every day.

It is not for nothing that Zhang Ailing has been associated with novels since she was a child. She lived in Tianjin until she was 9 years old (in 1928, this book is based on her age at that time, the same before and after, and will not be repeated), and then moved back to Shanghai, her birthplace. At the age of 14, he wrote "Modern Dream of Red Mansions", a total of six chapters.Her father, Zhang Tingzhong, wrote a retrospective for it. There is no chance to see these six books; if you want to get a glimpse of her "red study" level in high school and junior high school, you have to rely on these six books.Its text is as follows:

First time Changing vicissitudes, Bao Dai lives on a floor Wei dog promoted to immortal Jia Lian second round The lawsuit is overturned by rain and clouds Sai fashion scolds Yan third time take care of the prodigal son Fake devout lovers visit the scriptures fourth time Ping Geng's love and marriage in the end of the world The desolate spring road is destined to be a mandarin duck Fifth time When the sound asks the ups and downs, the good friend sheds tears in the sky Glittering and swaying couples play together sixth time Trap set up Kang Qu Jiaowa risk Li Ge's farewell to Sleepwalker's sadness

Let me talk about the meaning of the title first. "Modern" was the most popular "new term" in that era, which is the transliteration of English modern.The English original meaning is nothing but the meaning of "modern".When translated as "exotic product", it has a special meaning and tone. It is used to express "fashionable" (now it is changed to "fashion"), that is, the most fashionable and "popular", less serious tone and comments. Not only that, but later the word "modern" was simply replaced by the special term "modern girl" - as long as you look at these two words, a perm, cheongsam, high heels, necklaces... and even novelty styles of naked women will appear in front of you. Beautiful woman with legs!

So, what is the purpose of naming it "Modern"? Is it "modernized"?For example, "Look, there's a big modern coming over there!" is a "pattern" that I often heard when I was young. After all, what is Zhang Ailing's "Modern Dream of Red Mansions" like?The six chapters have not been witnessed, and speculation is not only useless, but also "dangerous"-it is easy to make mistakes, it is too far away from the original book, and it is a joke.If I have to say it out loud, it seems to leave a few impressions on people: One is "Bao Dai's love" as the main theme, and the first episode is clearly marked.

She said that the first time Fu Qiufang sent a photo to Baoyu, so Xiren wanted to compare it with Lin Daiyu to see who was more beautiful! ... Only then did I realize that what was called "Modern" had joined modern things—there was already a camera!This seems a bit like today's "joke".If so, there is no need to delve into it.But I am still very surprised, her idea is indeed unexpected and amazing.Let me ask, how many ordinary readers will remember Fu Qiufang in their hearts?But she immediately grasped this character and formed a new thought. The second is that Jia Lian "was appointed by the king", and he was favored and promoted, which is also like "revival of the family"?

The third is to "resolve lawsuits" to infect some inside stories of family and social disputes. Fourth, "Sai Fashion" imitated "Qunfang" and became modernized. The fifth is "the prodigal son turns back"—who is the prodigal son?Baoyu?Wouldn't that be the same as Gao Xu's 81st Chapter "Feng Yan's Poems Entering the Family School twice"? The sixth is "prodigal son", "lover", "couple" and "wanderer", is it one person?Is it more than one person?Except for "Bao Dai" who appeared in the first round, there is no specific name of the character, so it is impossible to guess.

Seventh, there are twists and turns of joys and sorrows, life and death. The eighth is that "lover will eventually get married" (seems to be influenced by "Lao Can") is a couple of men and women.However, at the same time, "Quanlu" became the "mandarin duck" after death. Is this another pair?Or is it the change of happy first and then sad for the same pair? ... These, I feel confused even "worried".The worry is: this kind of recollection is not only her father's ghostwriting, which is very different from the quarrel of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. What is more important is the content and ideas of the book. The problem is complicated.

As for the six chapters of "Modern Dream of Red Mansions", which are said to be written by her when she was 14 years old, did she really write it?I venture to express my doubts.I have already said that from the review, it is not at all like the plot content that a little girl of a few years old can consider. , if Aileen really started writing and wrote several children's novels, his father Zhang Tingzhong took the opportunity to "polish" the naive basics on the spur of the moment-it would probably become his own "work".We can believe that Zhang Ailing liked novels since she was a child, and she started writing tests very early. This is true; but if she thinks that the six chapters of "Modern Dream of Red Mansions" are her debut novels, it is still negotiable.Therefore, I don't want to make more inferences about this.

When I first saw the name "Modern Dream of Red Mansions", I decided in my heart that I must borrow the names of the characters in the book "Red Mansions" to compose the plot, and mix it with new trends and new things in the society of the era she lived in, so as to bring it "modernization". A kind of drama that means.Later, I learned that it was as expected, for example: She wrote that there was an opium lamp in front of Jia Mu's bed, and Jia Lian was promoted because he became the director of the railway...Needless to say, you can get a glimpse of the leopard.Moreover, I also thought that it must be a reflection of her family life at that time.When I learned that her father had been the English secretary of the Tianjin Railway Bureau, what I thought was confirmed. However, at this moment, it is not a big hindrance to just use this historical page that is not suitable for full payment to start the thread.Because, the key point is not how well a young girl has achieved in "imitating the Red Mansion" at that time and place, but in that there are few such precedents and "post-examples" in the world: this is a strange woman who has been extremely dissatisfied with high school since she was young. Osprey's false continuation, and in this form issued the first unprecedented protest!In short, it can be seen that the influence given to her is huge.