Fun Kan Red Chamber 333: Baoyu's birthday, Xue Baochao on the same day of the same month; the date is difficult to determine, and it is not known what birthday and what chen
The noisy Grand View Garden finally came to an end with Ping'er's exercise of power. Although the trees want to be quiet and the wind is not stopping, there are still all kinds of things happening every day, and there is no end to it.
Therefore, Cao Xueqin's pen turned around and did not elaborate, but returned to Jia Baoyu and the sisters. This time it was Jia Baoyu's turn to celebrate his birthday. But it's a big deal.
(62) At the moment, Bao Yu's birthday has arrived, and it turns out that Bao Qin is also on this day, and the two are the same. Because Madame Wang was not at home, she had not been as hot as in previous years. Only Zhang Daoshi sent four gifts and changed the name of the rune; there were also several monks and nuns in the temple who gave offerings to The Tip, and the birthday star paper horse was loose, and the original star official was on the occasion of the change of the lock. The daughter who often walks in the family comes to the birthday.
Jia Baoyu had a birthday, Xue Baoqin was actually the same day, in fact, it was later learned that Xing Xiuyan and Ping'er also had birthdays on this day. That's interesting. Why are these people on the same day's birthday?
And the most curious thing is Jia Baoyu's birthday, what day is it? Cao Xueqin did not explicitly write, this article will explore the specific date.
The specific date of Jia Baoyu's birthday is an old topic. Many people have come to multiple conclusions. The most influential is that Mr. Zhou Ruchang, a red scholar, believes that it should be on April 26 or April 28, the birthday of the Medicine King.
However, Junji Yakan Red Chamber believes that these two dates are debatable.
First of all, there is no doubt that Jia Baoyu's birthday is in April. Later, Wen Jia Tanchun and everyone counted the birthdays of the Jia family, although they only counted to the ninth day of the first month of March, they turned back to say that there was no one in February.
But at that time, the apricots had already fallen, and the apricots were ripe for April, even to a certain day in mid-to-late April. As for the specific time, we will discuss it later.
Secondly, April 26 and April 28 are not Jia Baoyu's birthdays, stemming from the clues when Xue Pan invited him to eat watermelon for the twenty-seventh time.
The twenty-seventh time the god of flowers clearly stated that the specific date was the 26th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar. This day is clearly not Jia Baoyu's birthday, otherwise Cao Xueqin could not fail to mention it.
Just the day before, April 25, Xue Pan sent roasted tea to trick Jia Baoyu into coming out to eat watermelon, and did not say that the next day was Jia Baoyu's birthday.
(Twenty-sixth time) Bao Yuguo saw the new difference in melon lotus, because he smiled: "My birthday gift has not yet been delivered, but it will be disturbed first." Xue Pan said, "But what, Ming'er, what did you send me?" Bao Yu said, "Do I have anything to send?" If we talk about things like money, food, clothing, etc., in the end, they are not mine, but only if I write a word and draw a picture, it is considered mine. ”
Obediently, Xue Pan's birthday is the third day of the first month of May. Jia Baoyu also said that he had not prepared a birthday gift for his cousin. Xue Pan also asked what was prepared?
If the twenty-sixth or twenty-eighth day is really Jia Baoyu's birthday, before Xue Pan, there is no reason not to mention his birthday, but to say Xue Pan's birthday.
Xue Pan did not mention Jia Baoyu's birthday from beginning to end, indicating that there was no Jia Baoyu birthday between April 25 and the first three days of May.
Combined with this clue, Mr. Zhou Ruchang's statement is problematic. Xue Pan did not mention Jia Baoyu's birthday, only because it had already passed, and the time was a day before April 25.
Also on the day of the mangsrowing flower god, Jia Tanchun asked Jia Baoyu to bring her back from outside, and said that he wanted to make a better pair of shoes for Jia Baoyu. Bao Yu smiled, "... I dared to mention the three words 'three sisters' there, and I replied that it was my birthday before, and it was given by my aunt. The old man listened to it from his aunt, so he couldn't say anything..."
Jia Baoyu's words also confirmed that his birthday was before April 26. However, "former child" is an imaginary number, which refers neither to the day before, nor to many days. The category of about ten days refers to the previous days, before (not for a long time).
Finally, from the coordinates of the two deceased people, Jia Baoyu's birthday can also be deduced.
The old lady in the palace was before the Qingming Festival, and Jia Mu and others first went to the palace to accompany the tomb for twenty-one days, and then went to Xiaoci County to send spirits. Baoyu's birthday was shortly after Jia Mu left.
Although the time of the Qingming Festival is not fixed, it is generally between the end of February and the end of March in the lunar calendar. Twenty-one days later, before Jia Mu left, the apricot blossoms had just fallen and the apricots had just grown. It's already April. The apricot blossoms only bloom in March and April.
Therefore, Jia Baoyu's birthday range can be generally locked in the middle of April.
The day after Jia Baoyu's birthday, Jia Jing died violently at Xuanzhenguan, and the coffin was temporarily placed in the Tiezhan Temple. Wait until Jia Zhen rushes back to welcome the coffin into the city, at this time the time is clearly the fourth day of the first month of May.
As soon as Jia Jing died, You Shi had no choice but to wrap Jia Jing in a costume and carry it to the Tiezhan Temple with a soft palanquin to park it, pinching his fingers, and it would take half a month's work at the earliest for Jia Zhen to arrive. Seeing that the weather was hot today, they really could not treat each other, so they presided over it themselves, and ordered the astronomers to choose a date to be buried.
From Jia Jing's violent death to Jia Zhen's return in half a month, to the beginning of May on the fourth day of May to welcome the coffin into the city, the estimated time should be around April 18.
Jia Baoyu's birthday is undoubtedly around April 18.
So, what day is it? Junji Yakan Red Chamber believes that it is April 18. The original text has some clues about this.
First, April 18 is the birthday of Ziwei The Great.
Ziwei Emperor (born on the 18th day of the fourth lunar month), also known as the "Emperor Ziwei taihuang of the Middle Heavens and the North Pole", is in charge of the heavens and the earth, in order to lead the universal star fighting, tempering ghosts and thunder.
The Northern Yin Shu Du Tai Xuan System Demon Black Law Spirit Book says: "The Former Arctic Purple Micro Jade Void Emperor, living in the Purple Micro Wall, is the Vientiane Grandmaster, arched by the stars, the Emperor of the Ten Thousand Golden Immortals, the Upper Dynasty Golden Que, and the Lower Collar Of the Capital." ”
The twenty-eighth time, Jia Baoyu offered to treat Lin Daiyu, and Lady Wang mentioned that the Heavenly King had replenished his heart, and the "Heavenly King" pointed to Jia Baoyu. Jia Baoyu is also known as the "Chaos Demon King", which is an auxiliary clue.
There is also Mandarin Duck who said Jia Baoyu when he was forced to marry by Jia Pardon that day: "Mo said that it was 'Baoyu', that is, 'Baojin', 'Baoyin', 'Baotianwang', 'Baohuang', and if you don't marry, you will be finished!" ”
Combined with this information, Jia Baoyu's birthday on April 18, on the same day as Ziwei God, completely makes sense.
Second, Jia Baoyu Baoyu is still "red", and purple is the extreme of red. Jia Baoyu's nickname is Yihong Gongzi, Daidong Flower King, living in Yihong Courtyard, Daiyunxuan, plaque Yihong fast green... These are all examples.
Third, the founder of the Xue family is Xue Gong, a Ziwei sher, and after Dai died and married, Jia Baoyu married Xue Baochao, achieving a "golden jade marriage", which is also a clue.
In summary, the collection of various pieces of information can basically confirm that Jia Baoyu's birthday is on April 18. It is not a coincidence that this day is also a day for Xue Baoqin, Xing Xiuyan and Ping'er.
Xue Baoqin and Jia Baoyu had the same birthday on the same day, indicating that Jia Mu had asked about the birthday before, and it was impossible to ask Jia Baoyu for employment. On the contrary, it shows that the daughter of the Xue family is not suitable for Jia Baoyu.
Xing Xiuyan also had the same birthday as Jia Baoyu, and she was the shadow of Lin Daiyu, indicating that Bao Dai's marriage was inseparable.
Ping'er, on behalf of Wang Xifeng, also had the same birthday as Jia Baoyu, implying that Wang Xifeng was not a suitable daughter-in-law of the Jia family.
Xue Baochao, Lin Daiyu, and Wang Xifeng are not the real "daughters-in-law" of the Jia family, laying the groundwork for Xue Baochao to become a "birth wife", Lin Daiyu to become a "fiancée", and Wang Xifeng to become a "lower cousin wife". None of them is the hope of the Jia family's generation.
In the end, the real daughter-in-law of the Jia family, only Li Feng, the "undead person", brought real hope to the Jia family. To find out what happens next, look at the next breakdown!
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