The rich and noble families in ancient times were very particular in the selection of slaves, not only requiring the slaves to be clever, able to speak the Tao, and be understanding, but also often requiring their good looks, and it was best to achieve pleasing effects.
Therefore, in "Dream of the Red Chamber", although there are many slaves, not everyone can be picked up and become one of the members in the master's room. Liu Wu'er, the daughter of the kitchen lady Liu's sister-in-law, is handsome and clever, but because of her poor health, she was excluded and became an idle person in Jia Province. In order to get her daughter to enter the Yihong Courtyard, Sister-in-law Liu took a lot of trouble, but in the end she could not do it.
Liu's sister-in-law's sister-in-law was also idle at home and had nothing to do; Siqi's aunt Qin Xianjia, in order to get an errand from the small kitchen of daguanyuan, sent silver charcoal, firewood, japonica rice and other items to the housekeeper Lin Zhixiao's family, and finally failed; after Madame Wang took away Siqi, Qingwen, Fangguan and others, she also once said to Jia Mu: "There are too many servants in the family, if you say that there are not enough, pick a few more, the same is true." ”
As Madame Wang said, there are many idle and idle ladies in Jia Province, and those who can be picked up to serve the master are extremely outstanding bridesmaids, stronger than ordinary ladies.
Jia Mu's chief servant Mandarin Duck, thoughtful, meticulous, and well-organized Jia Mu's life, Jia Mu praised her for being much more useful than her own children and grandchildren; Wang Xifeng's dowry, Ping'er, was more shrewd and capable than Wang Xifeng, and with Ping'er's help, Wang Xifeng was able to do everything thoroughly, and there was no omission during the housekeeper; Madame Wang was a confused person, often unable to even remember her husband's affairs, fortunately, thanks to the reminder of Cai Xia behind her back, Lady Wang became a dutiful wife; Daiyu's maid Zijuan, Even more, she took good care of Daiyu as a sister, and even if Daiyu made a mistake, she dared to say it directly...
In addition, there are also the servants of Yihong Courtyard, almost all of whom are outstanding in appearance and can speak eloquently, which can not only serve Jia Baoyu comfortably, but also add a lot of fun to Jia Baoyu's life.
Almost all of the servants in Jia Mansion are synonymous with cleverness and handsomeness. However, when it came to the seventy-third time, a discordant note suddenly appeared in Jia Fuzhong—the silly big sister.
She was born with a fat face, two big feet, doing rough work concisely and neatly, and her heart was stupid, she had no knowledge, and she acted out of words, often outside the rules.
In general, this stupid big sister is not only ugly, but also has an IQ below ordinary people. In the etiquette-abiding Jia House, she couldn't even do the basic etiquette.
Readers familiar with "Dream of the Red Chamber" know that Jia Mu attaches great importance to etiquette, even her precious grandson Jia Baoyu, can not be an exception. However, this stupid big sister who is "often outside the rules" has become a "red person" in front of Jia Mu, who often lets her laugh and make fun of herself in front of her.
Accustomed to watching the clever girls in "Dream of the Red Chamber", fighting each other's mouths and laughing for fun, this silly big sister who came out of the fierceness made people feel a little uncomfortable. She actually regarded the embroidered spring sac as "two goblins fighting".
So, why did Cao Xueqin create such a silly girl in "Dream of the Red Chamber"? Some readers believe that Cao Xueqin wrote this way because although the silly elder sister is stupid, she has a good body of strength, and those rough jobs in Jia Fu are the most suitable for her. In fact, this is not the case, can't Jia Fuzhong find someone who has both strength and is not stupid? Definitely not.
The most important role of the silly big sister is actually still a "silly" word, and only such a stupid girl can set off an uproar in Jia Fu under her own unconscious state.
If it wasn't for the silly big sister seeing the embroidered spring sac, this matter would definitely be quietly covered up. The other servants would never tell anyone when they picked up such a thing, let alone let Lady Xing know. There will be no subsequent raids on the Grand View Garden, and there will be no prophecy of exploring spring, "Don't be busy, naturally there will be days when you copy together in the future." Did you get up early this morning to talk about the Zhen family? I copied my own home well, and today I did copy it, and my family gradually came."
Silly big sister, more like the person who unveiled the prelude to the overthrow of Jia Fu. This role of hers is irreplaceable in "Dream of the Red Chamber".
Therefore, although there is no shortage of smart and handsome servants in Jia Province, there must be a silly big sister at this time.