Lin Daiyu's entry into Jia Mansion is definitely the most important scene in "Dream of the Red Chamber". From the moment Dai Yu stepped into Jia Mansion, "Dream of the Red Chamber" really began.
Therefore, this story, Cao Xueqin wrote very detailed, very exquisite, but also very profound, but also appeared several very classic dialogues, people can not forget after reading, and even became a "textbook" in the history of literature.
Wang Xifeng, one of the protagonists of "Dream of the Red Chamber", also appeared in this story. However, Wang Xifeng did not appear in Jia's mother's room at the beginning, but only after Lin Daiyu met Jia Mu, the second lady of Xing Wang, Li Feng and the three sisters of the Jia family, it was late. This "late" Wang Xifeng, as soon as she appeared on the scene, became a major highlight in "Dream of the Red Chamber", especially her praise for Daiyu's words, which was even more amazing.
However, in addition to praising Lin Daiyu, Wang Xifeng also asked Lin Daiyu a very strange sentence, behind which revealed a very strange living habit of ancient nobles.
(Wang Xifeng) was busy and took Daiyu's hand and asked, "How old is my sister?" Have you ever been to school? What medicines are you taking? Don't be homesick here, want what to eat, what to play, just tell me. The ladies and wives are not good, just tell me. ”
As the presiding daughter-in-law of the Jia family, Wang Xifeng told Lin Daiyu that everything needed in Jia Province could only come to her, and the next people would only tell themselves if they did not obey, which was correct, after all, these things were managed by Wang Xifeng. However, Wang Xifeng did not forget to ask Lin Daiyu "what medicine is taking now?"
According to the way we live today, when we are unwell and sick, we will take medicine. When Wang Xifeng first saw Lin Daiyu, he directly asked her "what medicine to take", why is this? Of course, Lin Daiyu was born weak, "acting like a weak willow wind", and other people in Jia Fu also saw that Daiyu's health was not very good, and they also asked Daiyu "what medicine do you often take".
The meaning of "what medicine to take" and "what medicine to take now" is actually not the same, the focus of the former is on which medicine is often used to regulate and treat when a person is sick; the latter is the current medication that is being taken, and the focus is more inclined to a daily habit.
Wang Xifeng's question actually exposed a very strange living habit of the ancient nobles - taking a little medicine and conditioning when they were idle.
Therefore, when Lin Daiyu told Jia Mu that she often ate "ginseng Yang Rong Pills" at home, Jia Mu immediately laughed and said, "This is just right, I am mixing pills here, ask them to mix more ingredients." ”
At this time, Jia Mu did not have any disease, so the pills she was dispensing were just for daily conditioning of the body. At this point, the words of Jia Mu and Wang Xifeng have also reached unification, and the ancient nobles will indeed be idle and have nothing to do with medicine, so Wang Xifeng will first see Lin Daiyu, and put her daily essential needs such as "what medicine to eat now" and "what to eat and what to play" and placed them in an equally important position.
Later, the ginseng that Wang Xifeng gave to Mrs. Yang Tidu was also used by the Yang family with pills. It can be seen that it is not only the Jia family that will do such a thing, but a habitual way of life in the aristocratic circle at that time. And when Grandma Liu came to Jia Mansion and was about to leave, Mother Jia also naturally gave some pills as gifts to Grandma Liu.
When Dai Yu first entered jia mansion, Wang Xifeng's sentence "what medicine to take now" exposed the extremely luxurious and exquisite life of the ancient nobles, one of which was that if there was no illness, they had to take some medicine. A variety of pills have also become indispensable daily necessities in Jia Province.