Dream of the Red Chamber: From a gift list, see Jia Yuanchun's 2 thoughts on rewarding Jia Baoyu with steamed puff pastry
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In the 17th and 18th episodes of "Dream of the Red Chamber" (Gengchen Ben), "The Great View Garden Examination Questions Are Correct, and the Rongguo Mansion Returns to the Provincial Celebration Lantern", Mr. Cao Xueqin, who has always cherished the ink like gold, especially mentioned in detail at the end that when the imperial concubine Jia Yuanchun was in the Rongguo Province, he gave them the corresponding rewards in ten levels, and cao Xueqin wanted to write in such a detailed and detailed manner.
Cao Xueqin listed in detail what Jia Yuanfei had rewarded the people of Jia Province, and he first mentioned Jia Yuanfei's reward for a small drama called Ling Guan. Ling Guan sang well because of the play, and was deeply appreciated by the Yuan Concubine, [Just after the performance, a eunuch with a golden plate of pastries came in and asked, "Who is Ling Guan?" Jia Qiang knew that it was a gift to the lingguan, and he was happy to take it, and the lingguan prostrated his head. Jia Yuanchun also resolutely quit playing the non-local drama "Garden Tour" and "Frightening Dream" because of her extreme personality, and her non-slave and charming personality won Jia Yuanchun's liking. Yes, Ling Guan had just finished acting in his own role drama "Meet" and "Xiang Scolding", And Concubine Jia was very happy, "Fate "Don't be difficult for this girl, good life to teach a habit and one", and extra rewards were given two palace satins, two purses and a skin, gold and silver hammers, food and the like. 】
This is a close-up character in the reward of the elder official. Immediately afterward, Cao Xueqin listed the various rewards that Concubine Jia Yuanfei gave to the people of Jia Province. The book reads:
When he was young, the eunuch knelt down and said, "If you have all the gifts, please check the examples." "It is a slight section. Concubine Jia looked at it from the beginning, and she was very compromised, and she was ordered to do so. The eunuch listened and came down to distribute them one by one. It turned out that Jia Mu's was a handle of gold and jade ruyi, a stick of agarwood, a string of ganan rosary beads, four horses of "rich and noble Changchun" palace satin, four horses of "Fushou Long" palace silk, ten purple gold "pen ingots of ruyi", and ten silver ingots of "jiqing fish". Lady Xing and Lady Wang were divided into two points, and only ruyi, abduction, and pearl were subtracted. Jia Jing, Jia Shu, Jia Zheng, etc., each point of the imperial system of the new book two parts, Bao Mo two boxes, gold, silver lords each two branches, the table ceremony according to the front. Baochao, Daiyu sisters, etc., each with a new book, a treasure yan side, a new format of gold and silver hammer two pairs. Baoyu is the same. Jia Lan has two gold and silver collars and two pairs of gold and silver collars. You Shi, Li Feng, Feng Jie, etc., are all gold and silver hammer four ingots, and the four ends of the table ceremony. Twenty-four outward gifts and a hundred strings of money were given to Jia Mu, Madame Wang, and the grandmothers in the sisters' rooms. Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Rong, etc., are all a point of gift, a pair of gold hammers. The rest of the colorful satin hundreds of ends, gold and silver thousand two, and the imperial wine feast were given to the people in the garden of the East and West provinces to manage the project, the furnishings, the promises, the plays, and the lanterns. There are five hundred strings of Qing Qian, which are composed of uniform servants, excellent lings, hundred plays, and miscellaneous people.
From this passage, it can be seen that Jia Yuanfei rewarded the people of Jia Province in ten grades:
The first level is naturally Jia Mu, the soul figure of Jia Fu;
The second rank is lady Xing and Lady Wang, the second level of the Rongguo Mansion;
The third rank is Jia Jing, Jia Shu, Jia Zheng, etc.;
Fourth level: Baochao, Daiyu, Baoyu sisters, etc.;
Fifth Rank: Jalan;
Sixth rank: You Shi, Li Feng, Feng Jie, etc.;
Seventh rank: Mother Jia, Lady Wang, and the sisters' rooms;
Eighth rank: Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Rong, etc.;
Ninth rank: Management works, furnishings, promises, plays, and palm lamps in the gardens of the East and West Provinces;
The last rank (that is, the tenth rank): it is the commander of Jia Province, Youling, Hundred Plays, and Miscellaneous People.
Jia Yuanfei's gift list is really worth studying carefully, because at first glance, I think she is really meticulous and thoughtful, and everyone in Jia Province does not leak any of them, but a closer look can find her two big loopholes.
First of all, although it can be seen from this gift list that Jia Yuanfei has made sufficient efforts in rewards, everyone up and down the Jia Family who can think of them, she has prepared a rich reward for them regardless of their dignity or inferiority. Even such a low-ranking little drama as Ling Guan, Jia Yuanfei even attached great importance to her existence. However, a person who seemed very important to the Yuan Concubine was inadvertently omitted from the reward list that she had thought was very thoughtful. This is one of them.
Moreover, Cao Xueqin, who cherished the ink like gold, listed the rewards of Jia Yuanfei to the people of Jia Province in such a detailed list, such a writing method, is it not strange that Cao Xueqin did not give a close-up shot of Jia Mu's reward, but gave a close-up shot to a humble drama like Ling Guan, who belongs to the last level in Jia Province, in fact, Cao Xueqin can completely ignore this inconspicuous little drama and not write it, so that it does not affect the overall situation, and why he uses the pen like this here is worth serious consideration. That's the second.
Let's start by interpreting the first loophole in the reward list.
Who is a seemingly unimportant but actually very important figure missing from Jia Yuanfei's reward list? This has to start with the only thing that Jia Yuanfei was happy about when she was in the province this time.
When Jia Yuanfei was provincial, when Jia Zheng told Jia Yuanfei about the name of the Grand View Garden Pavilion and Xuanguan, which was written by Bao Yu, Jia Yuanfei was very happy after hearing it, why? Because before she entered the palace, Baoyu's preschool education was in charge of her, Jia Yuanchun, with her excellent talent, when Baoyu was only three or four years old, she taught him to become a little prodigy who knew thousands of words, and now I heard that my beloved brother, who had not seen for many years, had made great progress in his studies, and could write such a plaque with deep meaning and elegance, how could Jia Yuanchun be relieved after listening to it.
After Princess Yuan returned to the palace, she should be recalling her past with her beloved brother, thinking of Grandma Li, who grew up with Baoyu's milk, baoyu's healthy growth and Grandma Li's intimate care are inseparable, but she actually missed the reward of such an important person, which really shouldn't be. So he sent a bowl of rare and delicious sugar steamed puff pastry that could only be eaten in the palace to Baoyu's residence. However, Jia Yuanfei did not think that in the face of the bowl of sugar steamed puff pastry that she sent to Baoyu, although Aunt Li naturally understood it, the young Baoyu misunderstood the bitter heart of the imperial concubine's sister and directly gave the sugar steamed puff pastry to the personal servant without thinking.
The 19th time, "Love Cut Good Night Flower Explanation, Meaning Quiet Day Jade Fragrant" wrote the ins and outs of this matter:
[Just when I was about to go, suddenly Concubine Jia gave her sugar steamed puff pastry; Bao Yu wanted to eat this thing last time, so he ordered him to stay with the attacker.] I went back to Jia Mu and went to see a play. ...... Aunt Li asked again, "This bowl contains crisp cheese, why don't you send it to me?" I'll just eat it, and I'll eat it with a spoon." One of the servants said, "Don't move!" It was said to be reserved for the attackers, and when they came back, they were angry again. You old man admit it to himself, don't tire us out. When Aunt Li heard this, she was angry and ashamed, and said, "I don't believe he is so bad." Don't say that I ate a bowl of milk, it is worth more than this, and it should be. Are the people to be attacked heavier than me? Doesn't he want to think about how he grew up? My blood turned into milk, and I ate so much, and now that I eat a bowl of his milk, he's angry? I'm partial to eating, see how! You don't know how to look at the attacker, that's the hairy head that I have in my hand, what a thing! As he spoke, he gambled to eat the cheese. 】
It can be seen from the text that when Jia Yuanfei deliberately sent sugar steamed puff pastry to Baoyu from the palace, there was no explanation in the book that it was specially given to Baoyu, nor did it explicitly say that it was for Grandma Li. It is no wonder that Jia Baoyu did not have a brain to deal with this matter, and his first reaction was to think of the substitute attack after Grandma Li retreated to the second line.
So why did The Yuan Princess send a bowl of sugar steamed puff pastry similar to human milk, is it just because the sugar steamed puff pastry is delicious and only available in the palace? The reason why "Dream of the Red Chamber" is called the inexplicable Book of Heaven is in these places. For these details that Cao Xueqin deliberately concealed and did not reveal, it is necessary to rely on the reader's understanding, comprehension and logical analysis ability to interpret.
Baoyu was just confused at that time, his understanding was too poor, in the face of sugar steamed cheese, his first thought was that the close female slaves who lived day and night attacked people, and the raiders liked to eat and left it for her to eat, forgetting grandma Li who had retreated to the second line, and there was no sense of gratitude to Grandma Li who brought herself up from childhood.
After Baoyu's wet nurse Aunt Li saw the sugar steamed puff pastry, she had insight into the mind of Jia Yuanfei, who was also brought up by her hand, and naturally said a sentence directly: "This bowl is crisp cheese, why don't you send it to me?" I just ate it. ”
Aunt Li actually figured out the deep meaning of the noble concubine's reward - this bowl of sugar steamed puff pastry was "tailor-made" for her, so she dared to say such a thing with a straight face.
However, those stinky little ladies around Baoyu were still in a state of ignorance and ignorance, unable to understand the deep meaning of Jia Yuanfei, and naturally thought that Grandma Li was an old man, so she said something that made Grandma Li feel sad and cold after listening: "Don't move!" It was said to be reserved for the attackers, and when they came back, they were angry again. You old man admit it to himself, don't tire us out. ”
Aunt Li was angry and ashamed after listening to it, and lamented that she had single-handedly brought Baoyu from small milk to large, Baoyu ate her own milk to grow healthy and healthy, and she did not think that after she retired, she would not even be as good as a, and she was not qualified to eat his bowl of sugar steamed cheese. Aunt Li was not sad to think of this, and she was extremely disappointed in Baoyu, who did not know gratitude and had no grateful heart.
So, what kind of delicious dim sum is the rare sugar steamed puff pastry that can only be eaten in the palace? The sweet potato dish of sugar steamed puff pastry has been recorded in many historical records. Xu Ke's "Qing Barnyard Banknotes" is also said: "Cheese makers, cow's milk and sugar into pulp, commonly known as milk tea, northerners always drink it." "Yandu Small Instrument Miscellaneous. Cow cheese" Yun: "Fresh and delicious belongs to Yandu, dare to race snow skin with beautiful people." Drinking is like quenching thirst and quenching the teeth and cheeks of the crisp. "Original note cloud" with milk containing sugar into the bowl, condensed into a cool and cold food, placed in the bowl in a wooden barrel, pick up the burden along the street to sell, the taste is quite beautiful, the maker is the milk room also." ”
From the above historical records, it can be seen that the cheese, popularly speaking, is actually the current cheese, which can be made by charcoal fire or steamed, and the sugar steamed puff pastry given by the Yuan Concubine obviously belongs to the latter.
Because the sugar steamed puff pastry is not only delicious but also has a high nutritional value, many people like to eat it. But at that time, such a rare delicacy was so precious that only the royal family in the palace could eat it.
Before Princess Yuan entered the palace, her relationship with her younger brother Baoyu was particularly good, and she treated Baoyu as a son, "Although her name is a sister and brother, her situation is like that of a mother and son." "For Grandma Li, who is seriously responsible for pulling Baoyu from a small hand, Jia Yuanchun, who rarely returns to her mother's home to kiss once, should naturally look at him differently and reward him heavily.
After returning to the palace, Jia Yuanchun realized that she had committed a major negligence in her hurry, and she did not even forget to give her a special gift for a small drama like Ling Guan, how could she actually forget the important figure around Baoyu, Aunt Li? I didn't expect to prepare a decent gift for her. When Jia Yuanchun thought of Grandma Li's mother carefully taking care of Baoyu's diet and living, and feeding Baoyu with her own milk, she felt that this negligence she had committed was unforgivable. So in order to make up for her mistakes, Jia Yuanfei specially sent someone from the palace to send a bowl of sugar steamed puff pastry as nutritious as human milk to Grandma Li the next day.
Maybe Jia Yuanfei did not explain clearly, or the people in the palace did not understand Jia Yuanfei's will, did not explain things clearly after arriving at Jia Mansion, and then There was no sense of gratitude to Grandma Li in Baoyu's heart, and he was also confused like his sister, completely ignoring the existence of Grandma Li, an important person, and it was only when Grandma Li got angry and insisted on eating sugar steamed cheese.
Jia Yuanfei's reward for sugar steamed puff pastry has a deep meaning, which is to express gratitude to Aunt Li: Baoyu grew up eating your blood into human milk that day, and now he sends a bowl of sugar steamed puff pastry similar to human milk to you to eat, which is the return for your hard work in taking care of him in the past, hoping to give you a little comfort to the old man.
Unfortunately, Baoyu's understanding was too poor to understand the deep meaning of his sister, and subconsciously did not know gratitude, so he left the sugar steamed puff pastry that Princess Yuan's sister wanted to give to Grandma Li, leaving it to Grandma Li to be trained by Grandma Li to attack people, no wonder Grandma Li, who took care of Baoyu's diet and living like her own son, was greatly sad and angry.
Whoever says anything will be rewarded with three Chunhui. Although Grandma Li is only Baoyu's nursing mother, but Baoyu has grown up from small to large, Baoyu's growth is inseparable from Grandma Li's care and care, don't you hear that animals and "lambs kneel, crows feed back", it is that Baoyu should have a grateful heart when she grows up. In the face of sugar steamed puff pastry, his first reaction should be to think of repaying Grandma Li's nurturing grace and leaving the sugar steamed cheese to Grandma Li, so as to deeply understand the deep meaning of the sugar steamed cheese specially sent by his sister, and not to live up to his sister's expectations.
In addition to Cao Xueqin's use of sugar steamed cheese to express such an important accident, another hidden connotation is intended to show that although Jia Yuanfei has the concept of the overall situation, she does not know how to start from the priority of the world, and cannot distinguish the importance of personnel affairs.
First of all, she did not know how to speak, in front of everyone, without a little dignity of the imperial princess, crying and crying, saying, "That day, she sent me to that place where no one could see... "The house of the farmhouse, although it is salty and clothed, will eventually be able to gather the joy of the world; now that the wealth is extreme, the flesh and bones of all parties, but in the end there is no interest!" Waiting for the timeless and inappropriate identity on such a grand occasion at that time laid the groundwork for her future killing disaster.
Secondly, as the imperial concubine of a country, she does not know the importance of handling affairs, not to pay attention to the people who are more worthy of her attention, but to arrange a very tight time in her own rush and busy itinerary, spending it on a small drama, although this move can be said to be very close to the people, there is no shelf of the imperial concubine, but it is even more important to accuse her as an imperial concubine who does not know the importance of handling things, paying attention to a small drama that has no value, but ignoring the heavyweight Li Mama, who accompanies Baoyu's healthy growth, making herself look very cheap, appearing to be upside down, and making people look down.
Through these two details, Cao Xueqin implied that Jia Yuanchun did not have the psychological qualities of an imperial concubine and was not suitable for serving as an imperial concubine, suggesting that she would have disasters if she was not worthy of the throne, indicating that she would be killed in the palace in the future and embark on the road of no return. If she wants to spend her life in peace and stability, she is more suitable for being a talented girl who returns to the pastoral life without controversy, which is the ideal return road that blooms her nature.
Conclusion: "Dream of the Red Chamber" is a wisdom book for people to live in the world, the most wonderful human learning, a true reproduction of the soul of Chinese, and the most vivid textbook for living in the world. Let us find the true meaning of life and the wisdom of the world in the appreciation and interpretation of "Dream of the Red Chamber"!
The information in this article is mainly quoted from: "Fat Yan Zhai Reappraisal of the Stone Record Jia Shu Ben", "Dream of the Red Chamber 120 Returns to the Passbook"
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