Tang Poems 300 Series Detailed Explanation, Wang Jian's "New Bride's Words"

Wang Jian

Three days into the kitchen, wash your hands to make soup.

Not familiar with the food of the sister,000, the first sister-in-law to pay.

The poet Wang Jian, zi Zhongchu, a native of Yingchuan, now Xuchang, Henan, was born in Hanmen, was a jinshi during the Tang Dynasty Emperor's calendar, served as a county lieutenant, and was a county cheng; when Tang Wenzong was a Sima of Shaanzhou, he resigned from the army during the Zhenyuan dynasty and had a period of military life. In his later years, he lived in Xianyang Uehara, but life was not good, and he had a poem "Self-Injury" describing his life:

There are many people in the sea of decline, and the secretary of state is always not close.

The four officials were given seven products, and then married and single.

Books were also frequently exhausted, and the brothers were also poor due to this.

Alone in the parents like a guest, he cried to Haru Noda at dusk.

Wang Jian had a good relationship with Zhang Zhi, and was called "King Zhang" with Zhang Zhi, and like "Yuan Bai", he was the precursor of the Xinlefu movement, inheriting the spirit of Theoxing in the mourning time of Gulefu.

Wang Jian's "Words of the Bride" Had a custom in ancient times that on the third day after the bride married, she would start cooking in the kitchen, commonly known as "passing the three dynasties". As the saying goes, "the new wife is difficult", this is a very important thing in the family, the bride has just come to the husband's house, can not get the mother-in-law's appreciation, the first thing is whether the cooking is good or not. So when the bride cooks, it is also a solemn thing, but do not understand what the mother-in-law's taste is, whether it likes sweet or salty, it is not easy to control, the taste of this kind of thing is different, how to do it, first find the sister-in-law, make your own soup soup for the sister-in-law to taste, the family, always understand.

The poem uses the method of white painting, which is easy to understand and vividly portrays the wit and wisdom of the new daughter-in-law. If it is a careless new daughter-in-law, she may think that she has made a good dish based on her own taste, but in fact, the in-laws frown when they eat it.

And this clever, clever bride, very cleverly resolved this problem, he did not ask his husband, but went to find a sister-in-law to pay.

First, under normal circumstances, men are not so concerned about eating, in other words: nine out of ten boys are careless, even if he answers the things that his mother tastes, 80% of them can't answer clearly. The daughter is the closest to the mother, and the daughter's living habits are generally closer to the mother. The result is better.

Second, the sister-in-law is also a person in this family, perhaps everyone knows that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not good, find a sister-in-law to confirm whether the taste is appropriate, but also express the importance that the bride attaches to the sister-in-law, and can also show their sincere integration.

For example, I often argue with my southern friends: whether scrambled eggs with tomatoes are sweet and delicious, or salty and delicious, we only say that we think they are delicious, and we can't say why we came.

So whether it's good or not, don't say it, try it and you'll know. This kind of meticulous portrayal, the sense of picture has been very strong, a young and beautiful new daughter-in-law, seriously in the kitchen to prepare their own good dishes, because of the fear of not in line with the taste of the mother-in-law, make it to let the sister-in-law taste first, and the sister-in-law is a serious face, sitting in danger, after eating the scene ready to comment on what, it is also interesting.

Of course, some people say that it is a new entry into the career of Bixing, who does not understand the habits of his superiors, so he has to consult his colleagues more, and he is greeted everywhere and asks for grievances. It is a satire on the sophistication of people in the official arena. But in terms of poetry, it also truly portrays the timid and cautious mind of the ancient bride when she first entered her husband's house.

This poem is actually a group of poems, a total of three, this is the third, and there are two more

The neighbors did not know each other, and the bed was in a pile. Lang came to the door and asked for money.

The brocade is horizontal on both sides, covering the waiter's line. Shu Lang laid out the mat and worshipped each other and family affection.

The first two poems are actually written about the scene when the girl gets married, before the previous people get married, almost do not know, the so-called parents' order, the words of the matchmaker, the girl first came to the husband's house, the neighbors do not know, but they have come to join in the fun, the bed sits on the pile, it fully explains the tension of the bride, cramped and uneasy, the groom has come, these half-sized children who are not married, all come to the groom to ask for a festive money, then a way of marriage customs, we also have now, try to celebrate

The second song is about the scene of the bridegroom's worship of heaven and earth

The three poems are connected to write about the bride's marriage into her husband's family, and the description of her mood and life after that, especially the third, which is the one we read today, is especially long in rhyme and full in connotation.

As the saying goes, "it is difficult to be a new daughter-in-law", just entering the door to deal with a lot of intricate relationships, especially to deal with the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, we know that in our culture to deal with "mother-in-law" is particularly difficult. Even Bai Juyi once said: Life is not a woman's body, and a hundred years of bitterness are enjoyed by others." It is also sympathy for the tragic fate of women.

And Wang Jian's poem also describes a clever woman, and in this way, it immediately makes it possible to see a woman with a clever mind and a clever mind, and a decent performance in this environment. Including the innocence of the sister-in-law, it is also jumping on the paper.

I actually want to say something, about women, about human nature, about marriage, about family, but I think there are so many doctrines, sovereignty, opposites, I don't know

Where to start, I just hope that if you see this poem, you can try to think from the background of the times, the hearts of the ancients, you can think from each character as a person's feelings, to feel, rather than simply labeling the role of the times, I believe you will have a different harvest.

Personally, I like this poem very much, it is simple and vivid. I was touched by its connotations.