When "The Gate of the Big House" premiered in 2001, it won the CCTV annual rating championship with a rating of 17.74. Now, 21 years later, it is still a peak that is difficult for domestic dramas to reach, and the Douban score is as high as 9.4.
This drama presents us with the great changes in history, the rise and fall of the mansion gate, and the ups and downs of the fate of the characters and the love and hatred, it is not only a magnificent picture of life, but also a life textbook with both fun and philosophy.
There are many intriguing little things in the play, which not only make the characters appear flesh and blood, but also hide a keen insight into human nature and a very instructive way of dealing with the world.
1. Xiangxiu cousin, a villain with a pattern
The second grandmother became a pet master in her later years, especially fond of small animals. She had a small dog and named it Big Top. Big Top has a lot of personality and never lets others hold it. The second grandmother is old and physically weak, so she wants to find a who holds a dog.
At this time, Xiangxiu appeared, especially liked the big top that ran over, and the big top was also very close to her. In order to please the second grandmother, Wang Xiguang wanted this girl to hold the dog for the second grandmother.
The second grandmother was very happy and was willing to take out 500 yuan of ocean to buy Xiangxiu as a dog hugger and let Wang Xiguang do it.
But Wang Xiguang stole 450 pieces and only took out 50 pieces of ocean to give to Xiangxiu's parents.
After Xiangxiu's cousin Zhu Fu knew about this, he felt that the silver given by the Bai family was too little, so he pretended to want to return to Xiangxiu, in fact, he wanted to bargain.
The second grandmother said that she bought it for 500 yuan, and the price in beijing was not so high, and she did not treat Xiangxiu badly, only let her hold the dog, and did not have to do anything. There are so many ladies in the family, only Xiangxiu can come to the table to eat with the second grandmother.
Zhu Fu listened and left very sensibly, and instead of exposing Wang Xiguang's illegal consumption of silver on the spot, he happily went to drink with Wang Xiguang and asked Wang Xiguang to find something for him to do.
The handle was squeezed in his hand, and Wang Xiguang could only agree. Bai Jingqi wanted to build a primary school, and Wang Xiguang handed the errand to Zhu Fu.
Originally, Zhu Fu could recover 450 pieces of ocean and swallow it privately. However, he thinks longer and has greater ambitions. In the face of a large amount of money, a small person like him can make a wise choice, which is impressive.
Although I don't agree with him as a person, I appreciate his pattern.
In contrast, Yang Jiuhong is far behind. When she and the second grandmother met for the first time, she said in front of everyone that she was Bai Jiali's mother, so hard, how could she recognize her daughter? If she is like Zhu Fu, with a long-term vision, not to fight for a moment, behave politely and decently, and then find the key character Bai Jiali and secretly cultivate feelings, the ending may be different.
2. Bai Jingqi secretly cut off Bingkuan's braids
The Great Qing Dynasty was finished, and the old servant of the family was wide and still had long braids. Bai Jingqi said that whoever does not cut his braids cannot do errands in the new house.
But Bingkuan was reluctant to cut it off, and regarded the braid as if it were fate.
Bai Jingqi was prank-like, taking advantage of Bingkuan's dozing, and secretly cut off his braids.
Afterwards, Bingkuan went to the second grandmother to complain, and the tears were about to flow.
Bai Jingqi, like no one else, rewarded him with two red envelopes and sent him away.
Bingkuan was older, Huang Chun would call out "Uncle Bingkuan", and Bai Jingqi should have paid him a few points of respect.
Unfortunately, Bai Jingqi's nature has not changed. When I was a child, I was naughty, I loved to tease people, and I had a little bit of child cuteness. Nowadays, they are all old and still love to tease others, which is hateful.
A lifetime of not knowing how to respect others and base one's happiness on the suffering of others is an evil of human nature.
Also, when he was in Jinan, Bai Jingqi took a bubble of to use as silver. Years later, he still shows off that he started from scratch and fought the world with a bubble of. In fact, if it weren't for his cousin Bai Yufen, people might have put that bubble of on his face.
You can't do anything with it, even if it's a few blank pieces of paper, but you take a bubble of, full of bad taste, don't respect others at all, and often show it off.
It can be said that his descendants are not instrumental, which has a lot to do with his behavior. Obviously, he also felt proud, preached everywhere, confused right and wrong, so that his children and grandchildren did not know what should be done and what should not be done.
3. Zheng Laoshi dared to fight with Bai Jingqi, but in the end he was propped up to death in order to make Bai Jingqi happy
Bai Jingqi once clashed with a strong man on the street, and the two men fought. Bai Jingqi pushed the strong man into the water, and the strong man pulled off a handful of Bai Jingqi's hair. This strong man is Zheng Laoshi.
Who in the capital does not know Bai Qiye, even if Zheng Laoshi does not know Bai Jingqi, looking at his clothes and dress, he can see that he is a lord who cannot be provoked. But Zheng Laoshi just dared to fight with Bai Jingqi, indicating that he was a bloody man.
This is very similar to Bai Jingqi. After the fight, Bai Jingqi also lost a pair of shoes to Zheng Laoshi.
Later, Zheng Laoshi's family could not eat, and he could not go on, so he went to bai jingqi, hoping to find something to do in the bai family, and Bai Jingqi gladly agreed.
As soon as Zheng Laoshi arrived at the Bai family, he frightened people, and his meal was really amazing.
Later, Bai Jingqi saw that the children were picky eaters, and he wanted Zheng Laoshi to teach the children a lesson. Zheng Laoshi did not disappoint and ate a table full of meals.
Bai Jingqi looked at him and shouted, "Painful, really painful!" See no, this is called eating! ”
Later, Bai Jingqi let Zheng Laoshi come to "eat broadcast" from time to time.
In his later years, in order to find an errand for his grandson in the Bai family, Zheng Laoshi ate a special burrito to make Bai Jingqi happy.
Bai Jingqi and his family watched with relish here, while the Zheng family was worried that Zheng Lao's ass was broken over there, and kept advising him to rest for a while, drink saliva, and don't choke.
After Bai Jingqi happily left, Zheng Laoshi was overwhelmed.
Seeing this paragraph, my heart is full of mixed feelings. Zheng Laoshi was originally such a bloody and upright man, in order to live, he had to perform like a clown to eat, make people happy, and even take his life for it. The gap between rich and poor was striking at that moment.
When you see Zheng Laoshi, you see how poverty destroys a person. Seeing Bai Jingqi, who appreciates the red envelopes of the two people at every turn, it will be easier to understand the sense of superiority of the rich.
Money is a person's confidence, but I hope that we will not be corrupted by poverty, nor will we lose our humility because of wealth.
4. Bai Yaping has never missed the birth of the Bai family's daughter-in-law
Bai Yaping, the grandmother of the Bai family, first appeared at the scene of the second grandmother's production. Seeing that the child was born, she quickly went to announce the good news to Bai Mengtang and ask for the child's name.
Later, Bai Jingyi's wife gave birth to a child, and Bai Jingqi's wife Huang Chun gave birth to a child, and she was on the side. When the child is born, she is the one who announces the good news, and it is she who asks for the name of the child.
"Well, the child has a name." Bai Yaping had said this many times, as if her duty in the Bai family was this.
Carefully recall this small detail, you will find that Bai Yaping is so boring in the Bai family, only when a woman gives birth, she can have something to do.
Although the second grandmother is also very tolerant of her, a married girl often lives in her mother's house, and in addition to eating idle meals, she cannot find her own "foothold".
Of course, this "foothold" refers to a place where you can play your value.
Bai Yaping has no worries about food and clothing in the Bai family, but there is nothing to do, such a life is leisurely and comfortable, but it is also boring, meaningless, and hopeless.
Bai Yaping just stayed up until she was old. After the death of her second grandmother, who sheltered her, she also died.
The reason why Bai Yaping's life is tragic is because she has lost her main battlefield, her family.
She should have been the manager of her husband's family, bravely facing the challenges of life and marriage. However, she chose to run away and worked as a finger-pointer and annoying pawn in her mother's house.
I have to say that the most important thing to be a person is to find your own position and give full play to your self-worth. Otherwise, this only once life is in vain.
5. Bai Yingyu Round Field
Bai Yingyu is a character with an extremely distinct personality in "The Gate of the Big House". He is selfish, does all kinds of bad things, covets beauty, and loves to visit the kiln. It can be said that among the three brothers, he is the worst.
However, he has a higher emotional intelligence than his two brothers, which can be described as a "round field" master, and the awkward atmosphere, as long as there is his white third master, will immediately relax.
In her later years, the second grandmother went to Bai Jingqi's new house to listen to the church meeting, and when she heard half of it, she wanted to untie her hands and went to find a toilet. Unfortunately, when I met Yang Jiuhong, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met for the first time in twenty years, and they were fierce. The second grandmother was angry and let Bai Jingqi beat Yang Jiuhong.
Bai Jingqi was embarrassed, but he could not disobey his old mother in public, so he walked to Yang Jiuhong with difficulty and stood still. At this time, the second grandmother was in a hurry and urged Bai Jingqi to move.
At this tense and embarrassing moment, Bai Yingyu hurriedly came over and said, "Second sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, how does this say, the big day is happy." Walk around, listen to the drama to go... Below is my battle taiping, I looked down at the stage, the second sister-in-law is not there, then who do I sing to, I have to pull you back, aren't you stirring up my drama? ”
Bai Yingyu appeared just right, and everyone rejoiced in his words.
In addition, in Bai Yingyu's later years, the traitor Wang Xiguang, in order to retaliate against Bai Jingqi, forced Bai Jingqi to become the president of the medicine guild. If Bai Jingqi agreed, he would be scolded by everyone as a traitor. As bloody as he is, where can he be this president? If they don't agree, the Bai family will be doomed.
Bai Yingyu offered to be the president, saying: "Don't people live to get promoted and get rich?" ”
However, at the inauguration ceremony, he swallowed a large cigarette paste with wine, then said a great anti-Japanese declaration of righteousness and awe, and finally sang "Pick the Scooter" and died in Bai Jingqi's arms.
If Bai Yingyu's previous round field was a trivial matter, then this time he took out his life to replace Bai Jingqi's round field.
Bai Yingyu did many wrong things in his life, but in his later years he woke up and chose to sacrifice himself for the sake of national righteousness. At the last moment of his life, he completed the sublimation of himself, which is not worth it.
Written at the end: I have watched "The Gate of the Mansion" many times, but I feel relishing it every time I watch it. This may be the charm of the classic, no matter how many times, no matter which detail, it can withstand the chewing aftertaste. What it is presenting to us is a living life and history, and it is passed on to us as practical wisdom in dealing with the world.