The two most misunderstood people in "Dream of the Red Chamber" are Jia Mu and Wang Xifeng. The readers regarded them as people who understood and were responsible for the defeat of the Jia family. As everyone knows, the downfall of the Jia family has nothing to do with Jia Mu, nor does it have much to do with Wang Xifeng.
Jia Mu gave people the first impression that he ignored the decline of the Jia family, blindly Gao Le obstructed his eyes in the back house, covering his ears and stealing bells.
If Jia Mu is dim,000, she is a shrewd and far-sighted old lady. Why did she ignore the problems of the Jia family, blindly eating, drinking and having fun? There is no doubt that this is due to the misunderstanding of the identity of ancient women by modern people.
Jia Mu is the Lady of the Rongguo Gong, the highest ranking old feudal lord of the Jia family, with the status of nine words, and her children and grandchildren are around her, which can be described as one thing.
With such a lofty status, if you call out to the Jia family, why don't you just call out to where to fight, and why do you turn a blind eye to the problems of the Jia family?
The reason is not worth mentioning, in the era of "Dream of the Red Chamber", it is not a problem at all. Only because Jia Mu lived in the feudal era, the rules were greater than the status.
Who does what, what identity acts. From speech and manners, food, clothing, shelter and transportation to eating and drinking Lazar, there were clear rules at that time.
Etiquette, rules, and laws require people to practice them rigorously. Taking the Jia family as an example, Jia Mu is not the highest status, and the rules are the unshakable foundation of the Jia family.
Jia Mu is the ancestor of the Jia family, but she is not a big parent, just a retired old man. She is the most respected and must obey her rules.
First, "widows are not home".
The Jia family has a rule that "widows should not be at home", as long as they are widows, they must hand over the keys of the housekeeper. Jia Mu did so after the death of her husband Jia Daishan.
After Jia Zhu's death, Before Jia Baoyu married, Li Feng handed over the key to Wang Xifeng, not because she was incompetent as a housekeeper, but also because "a widow is not a family".
Sixty-fifth time, Jia Lian's little girl Xing'er said this rule to Second Sister You. Jia Mu and Li Yi could not interfere in the affairs of the housekeepers if they were not in their positions and did not seek their own government.
Therefore, after Wang Xifeng fell ill, Li Yi's housekeeper also mainly assisted Jia Tanchun. Not advocated.
Jia Mu only had one thunderbolt means to rectify the gambling incident of the gathering of the people in the Grand View Garden, and that means was extremely powerful. But it can only be cold and sudden, not drastic.
Second, the mother-in-law does not care about the family.
Jia Mu retired for many years, and the Rong Guo Mansion is currently headed by Lady Wang, and everything is managed by Lady Wang.
After her retirement, Jia Mu was raised by her children and grandchildren, and she no longer interfered in the responsibilities and obligations of the housekeeper. Occasionally meddling in the Grand View Garden to check and gamble can be, can not continue to intervene in the rules, so that the daughter-in-law can not act.
Lady Wang manages her own home, and Jia Mu has no reason to beak.
Third, the female protagonist inside the male protagonist outside.
In ancient times, there were extremely strict requirements for "female protagonist inside male outside". A woman's responsibility is within the door of the house, to run the housework, to serve the elderly, to teach her husband and children... Do not meddle in specific matters outside the family.
The power of Jia Mu, Lady Wang, and Wang Xifeng has never and cannot exceed that of Rong Guofu.
How men become officials, make money, educate their children and grandchildren, gain fame, socialize... Women have only the role of advice, advice and support. Striving for "wives and husbands with fewer misfortunes" cannot intervene and make decisions on their behalf, let alone dominate men's affairs.
Even if Jia Mu saw that Jia Yu was not a good official, and Jia Zheng's housekeeper was deteriorating day by day, she had no position to take care of it.
She had an obligation to discipline her children, but she did not have the power to interfere in the affairs of the family. For example, If Jia Yu is not a good official, she can't manage it. But Jia pardoned the Mandarin Duck very badly, and Jia Mu would reprimand him.
Like the development of Yuanchun Province and the Jia family, Jia Mu and other women have no position! Even if the Jia family will not be able to eat tomorrow, It is up to Madame Wang to worry about it. At most, Jia Mu can only take out private money to subsidize the family.
The rules are as big as the sky, and Jia Mu is no exception. This is also the fate of Wang Xifeng.
Don't look at Sister Feng calling the wind and rain in the Jia family. Even Jia Lian was crushed. It was nothing more than a constraint on their small families and the private affairs of their spouses. If it really involves the serious affairs of the Jia family, Wang Xifeng cannot interfere in a single thing.
Just like Qin Keqing dreamed of giving her two major setbacks for the Jia family, why didn't they implement it so well?
First of all, Wang Xifeng is not the character of making wedding clothes for others. No benefits and no effort is not flattering, she will not do!
Qin Keqing only admired Wang Xifeng's ability, but did not see through Feng Jie's personality, and could only say that he was not a person.
Secondly, the reason why Wang Xifeng does not carry out is that she has no power.
Qin Keqing proposed that the Jia family should expand the ancestral tombs, purchase shady fields, and set up education as a retreat. This was not something that Wang Xifeng's housekeeper and daughter-in-law should meddle in. Don't say it's her, even Madame Wang only has suggestions, no right to execute.
These two things, the real decision is Jia Zhen, Jia Zheng and Jia Amnesty, and in the end it is the patriarch Jia Zhen who makes the decision. Jia Lian had no reason to put his beak on the ground, he could only work under orders, what could Wang Xifeng do?
"Shang Shu Pastoral Oath": "The chicken has no morning." The morning of the rooster, but the rope of the family. ”
Women in charge of the house are called yin sheng yang decline, and a large family like the Jia family is absolutely not allowed.
Although Jia Mu and Wang Xifeng were superior in ability and stronger than men, they had not been able to go to the step of being the master of the family, but only managed the family chores within the door of the Jia family.
Therefore, the decline of the Jia family has nothing to do with Jia Mu and Wang Xifeng.
Jia Mu eats and drinks in the inner house every day, which is the inevitable welfare of her parents. The ancients put filial piety first, and their children and grandchildren should provide the best for their parents. It is the duty of Jia Mu to enjoy happiness with peace of mind, and it is disrespectful and undignified to intervene in family affairs.
Moreover, the enjoyment and pomp and circumstance of Jia Mu's status have been reduced very low. She also said that if you can save it, it is because your children and grandchildren are not good, and the family road has declined. Otherwise, the pomp and circumstance of the Rongguo Gong's edict lady would definitely be higher.
No matter how capable Wang Xifeng was, he could only establish his power at home and could not make decisions on the affairs of the Jia family. Her restless hand sometimes stretched out too long, such as small monks and little Taoists, and Jia Lian just didn't care. But something like the Jia family's layoffs, she can't manage it, and she needs Jia Lian to make suggestions to Jia Zheng.
Wang Xifeng was not familiar with external affairs, so he would have no scruples. She took over lawsuits and interfered in the administration of justice outside, and took the name of Jia Lian or Prince Teng to cause a lot of trouble for the Jia family. In the future, the Jia family's crime of raiding the family, Feng Jie could not escape the blame.
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