Chapter 40 Chapter Thirty-ninth

Zhang Ailing once said to people that people hate things in life. The old saying is that one hates the scentless crabapple, and the other hates the prickly shad.She added another hate, that is, the third hate "Red Mansion" is not finished, so I will add another hate for her: the dog's tail continues the ermine. As the old saying goes, second hate, I don't like the so-called prickly shad most.It seems that there are as many bone spurs as there are native fish on the body of the fish. Could it be that they are born just for the convenience of eating?This is "hate" starting from a selfish and cruel psychological standpoint. It is nothing more than a desire for food and drink, and it is really vulgar.

As for the theory of hating crabapple without fragrance, it is much more elegant and elegant.But Zheng Banqiao said: "There is no need to be big in an elegant room, the fragrance of flowers is not too much." The fragrance of flowers is not strong, but subtle.Besides, is the crabapple fragrant or not?I am afraid that there is a great need for research.Because, for example, sound waves, whose frequency is high, cannot be accepted by human ears, but they cannot be said to be "silent".In the same way, fragrance also has "waves". If the waves are unacceptable to human ears, it is too shallow and naive to say that people have "no fragrance".

Also, the fragrance of crabapple is probably because some people can smell it, while others can't.Try reading Dongpo's Poems on Begonias: The east wind curls up and pans Chongguang, and the fragrant mist starts to flow around the corridor. The poet clearly mentioned "fragrant mist", so it can be seen that Dongpo is a "stranger" who can smell the fragrance of crabapple. Having said that, I came back to "Red Mansion": Begonia is the symbol and incarnation of Xiangyun, so, does Xiangyun have fragrance or not? I think that Xiangyun not only has fragrance, but even the name "Xiangyun" is also a variation of Po's poem "Xiangwu" - Xueqin's "pen tip cunning", this is an example.

After this layer of meaning is unraveled, one can think of Dongpo's secret lover Chaoyun again. Chaoyun and Xiangyun have the same meaning, and they can easily arouse people's poetic associations.But Chaoyun is the one who "positions", while Xiangyun is the one who was separated.From Shi Dazu's words, we can see clearly: "Xiangyun—don't remember that he is a pedestrian: from a high building and looking far away, you should always look at Qin Jing and frown." The words of lovesickness and love.This is in line with Shi Xiangyun's life experience and destiny, and is synonymous with "Liu Xu Ci".

Yan Xiaoshan's words: "Flowing water follows the spring, and who will the clouds end up with? After drinking, I will hate Jinpingkong forever. Looking for the road in the dream, flying rain and falling flowers." It can help imagination, and the scene has its own similarities. . "Xiang" is actually a homonym of the northern sound "Xiang".In Yihong Courtyard, the word "Xiang" ranks first. The so-called "Red" means "Red Fragrance". "It is the aroma. In addition, there is Huixiang among the little maids, and the Hui people are tangent to "Chongguang", that is, "the light and the wind turn to Hui, and the pan worships Lan Xi" in "Chu Songs", and Xueqin borrowed this famous sentence With Begonia, it became a plaque of "Chongguang Pancai", which was highly appreciated by Baoyu.

All kinds of subtleties should not be understood at one end. Therefore, the handwriting of great writers is always different from that of Xiaojiazi, and it is not something that low-level scholars can comprehend.Covering this is not just a matter of literature, it is still a major issue of Chinese culture. The discussion in this section seems to be off topic, and it is out of the "talking relationship" with Zhang Ailing.But I just want to use this to show that her way of red learning seems to be separated from these deeper levels. The poem says: Whoever recognizes Xiangxiang as Begonia, why should Xiangxiang be Jiangxiang.

Flowing clouds, flowing water and singing songs are cut, and spring dreams end with clouds and memories.