In many ancient legends we see, there are three reasons why female ghosts are always scribes rather than traders and dignitaries:
First, the conflict between agricultural culture and literati thought at that time, in China's feudal society, the ordinary people at the bottom guarded their wives and their own acres and acres of land, and there was no those crooked and evil ideas. Shusheng is like some students in their rural hometowns now, feeling that they have read some books, a little romantic, a little pretentious. Leaving home to study or go to a scientific expedition to meet a woman in the wilderness, I think this is a good opportunity to be close to a woman's set, and I don't want to put myself in it.
Second, behind the fact that Zhiyi Zhongning Caichen met Xiao Qian overnight at Lan Ruo Temple, it was the experience of the scholars who had spent the night in the ancient temple. In ancient times, there was no modern very convenient means of transportation, and many people at the bottom would not go far away until food and clothing were solved. But the students are a special group, because to participate in the scientific expedition, many readers have the experience of staying overnight in ancient temples and inns. Ning Caichen's overnight stay at Lan Ruo Temple and his encounter with Xiao Qian increased the rationality of the story. Coupled with the popularity of the ancient legend of the demon Buddha, it is understandable that a few female ghosts meet the readers at night among many readers.
Third, these articles were written by these literati. If placed in today's day, the plot should be a bit like a Korean drama, and the encounter should be high and handsome. In ancient times, however, these articles were written by these literati. In their own cold window of hard study for ten years without high school. In ancient times, the possibility of students passing the examination was very low, and the main factors were money and admission rate.
First, money
Taking the Yuan and Ming Dynasties as an example, the scientific examination had to participate in the county examination, the government examination, the hospital examination, the township examination, and the temple examination, and these road fees, catering, and carriage and horse fees were very huge, and there was also tuition fees.
2. Acceptance rate
Only a few people are admitted a year, only 3 to 5 people when there are fewer, and more than 20 people. Taking the Ming Dynasty Jingdenian Fujian Quanzhou Prefecture as an example, the child student examinees take 1 out of 400, the student examinees 30 to take 1, and the student examines 5 to get 1, so that among the 60,000 readers, only a few people may be in the jinshi.
They like to put this fantasy of sexual encounters on themselves, and fulfill their dreams through female ghosts to achieve spiritual satisfaction and comfort. Using literati as protagonists is easy to arouse people's empathy. Wide range and large number of users. After all, there can be no more dignitaries than literati. It is inevitable that the beauty and gentleness of the female ghost match the weakness of the literati.
Otherwise, why do you think those female ghosts should approach the fallen students?