Ping'er packs her bags for Jia Lian and finds a strand of a woman's hair in the pillowcase. She didn't tell Wang Xifeng and went to ask Jia Lian. During the interaction between the husband and concubine because of the hair snatching, Jia Lian emotionally asked Ping'er for pleasure. Ping'er broke free and ran out of the window to talk, at which point Cao Xueqin wrote an interesting detail.
It turned out that Ping'er had just gone out, and Wang Xifeng had once again broken in. If she had obeyed Jia Lian at that time, she was bound to be knocked out by Sister Feng.
Even so, Wang Xifeng also insinuated that the two were in the house together. It means that the lonely man and widow are just as they wish.
Ping'er, as Jia Lian's housekeeper, has the right and obligation to accompany the attendant. However, due to Wang Xifeng's "jealousy", she was not allowed to get close to Jia Lian.
Ping'er broke away from Jia Lian before and asked for pleasure, that is, she was jealous of Wang Xifeng's lack of forgiveness after finding out. With her understanding of Feng Jie, she would not be assured to let her be alone with Jia Lian. Since you just went out and came in and out, it is very likely that you will kill a back carbine to check.
Sure enough, Ping'er ran out, and Wang Xifeng came in again. This kind of distrust made Ping'er very blocked, and when she heard that Wang Xifeng was still squeezing her, she was not happy at that time.
Sister Feng smiled and said, "It's just that no one is good." When Ping'er heard this, she said, "What do you mean by me?" Sister Feng smiled and said, "Don't say who you are talking about?" Ping'er said, "Don't tell me to say nice things." Saying, I didn't open the curtain to let Sister Feng, I first broke the curtain and came in, and went over there." Sister Feng came in from the curtain and said, "Ping'er is crazy." This hoof is serious about subduing me, and your skin matters carefully! Jia Lian listened, and had already collapsed on the kang, clapping his hands and laughing: "I didn't know that Ping'er was so interested, and I fell to him from then on." ”
Cao Xueqin wrote about the relationship between Jia Lian's husband and wife and three concubines, clearly reflecting the reality that Jia Lian's customs, the prestige of Feng Jie, Ping'er's left and right were comprehensive, and there was no self-protection of rights and interests.
However, this article does not talk about the details of the three people, but to say what Wang Xifeng "scolded" Ping'er's "hooves", what does it mean.
You must know that when Wang Xifeng came in, he only called you and me, and only used the word "hoof" when Ping'er slammed the curtain into the room and ignored her, which was obviously a "derogatory word".
So, what does "hoof" mean? These two words are really not uncommon in "Dream of the Red Chamber".
First of all, "hoof" is a "nickname" or derogatory term for young women in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which can be used between young daughters, close juniors, young sisters and masters and servants.
People often add a prefix before the hoof, such as "small" hoof, "wave" hoof, "stupid" hoof, "bad" hoof, etc., can indicate a variety of emotions such as anger, ridicule, spoiling and even disdain, without calling it by name but making people understand their meaning. It is similar to the meaning of "yatou".
Secondly, regarding the provenance of "hooves", it is generally believed to be related to the hooves of even-hoofed animals. For example, the hooves of cattle, sheep, and pigs are divided into two points, similar to the word "Ya", which is also an allusion to Yatou.
This is similar to what the North means to call "calves" boys. Young people are fearless.
Finally, the difference between hooves and hooves is that the "contempt" of hooves is heavier. The head refers to the daughter, but the hoof refers to the daughter by the animal, which is regarded as the secularization of folk slang.
The Strange Situation Witnessed in Twenty Years: "He actually went straight to the first seat and asked in a loud voice, 'Which one is the hoof of the Qinhuai River?'" ’”
The word "hoof" here represents contempt, but it does not mean exactly "bad".
And there are too many "hooves" salutations in "Dream of the Red Chamber".
Sister Feng listened and laughed, "I know, my aunt knows that your second grandfather is coming, and Kuraba'er sent a person from the house to come!" It turns out that your hooves are haunted! ”
Wang Xifeng praised Ping'er's cleverness, quick reaction, and used "hooves", which was both a joke and an affirmation.
Jia Muyin scolded again: "Ping'er's hooves, Su Ri I look at him good, how secretly so bad." ”
Jia Mu was angry and thought that Ping'er was disobedient to Wang Xifeng behind her back, and she had hatred for calling "hooves". Including zijuan tempting Jia Baoyu to cause trouble, Jia Mu was also angry when she saw her, calling her directly, "You little hoof..."
In short, the title of "hoof" is not a good word, and it is also a joke to indicate closeness. The original intention is similar to the yatou, but it is even more disrespectful than the yatou.
Liang Shaoren of the Qing Dynasty has an explanation related to "hoof" in the "Two Autumn Rain Cups (ān) Essays and Zai": "Case, Zai is the cub character, yin zai." Water Sutra Notes Yun: 'Kuàng female, weak cub. 'is what it is. To the north, the people think that the word "lì" is related to 'lamb', 'tí'. ”
A tí is a hoof, referring to a young woman. Readers know.
In "Dream of the Red Chamber", there are still many phrases like "hooves" that modern people have rarely used. For example, the fifty-sixth time there is a "inner neighbor", etc., which is also very interesting to know more, but it is not possible to swallow dates.
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