Liu Grandma in "Dream of the Red Chamber" is a more special existence, as an authentic rural old woman, she represents the lowest level of ancient society, compared with the rich and powerful Jia family is simply a world of difference. When Liu Grandma entered the Rongguo Mansion, there was such a plot, drunk, she accidentally came to Jia Baoyu's Yihong Courtyard, and slept in Jia Baoyu's bed, the smell of wine and farts smoked the whole room, why did Cao Xueqin write this, what is the meaning behind it?
In the original work, Jia Baoyu's residence is depicted like this: only to see that the four walls are exquisite and transparent, the sword and bottle furnace are all pasted on the wall, the brocade cage yarn cover, the golden pearl, and even the bricks stepped on the ground are all turquoise chiseled flowers. It can be seen that the wealth and magnificence of the Jia family, not to mention that this is still the residence of the most favored second master bao in the house, which is undoubtedly into the phoenix nest, everywhere is beautiful, everywhere is noble.
Grandma Liu had apparently slept in Baoyu's bed for more than a while, and had enough to leave behind the alcohol on her body, as well as the stomach discomfort and the stench of the toilet just now. And "when the attacker entered the door and turned the collection mallet, he could hear the snoring like thunder." Busy coming in, only to smell the smell of wine farts, looking around the room, only to see Liu Grandma dancing on her back on the bed" When Bao Yu's room was bound to be smoked by Liu Grandma.
Some scholars believe that the reason why Cao Xueqin wants to describe Liu Xueqin's single-handedness, the smell of wine and farts that smokes the whole room, is to borrow Liu Grandma's identity and use the secular "smell of wine farts" to make a cryptic counterattack against those who claim to be noble.
As an ordinary farmer, Liu Grandma sometimes does not have enough to eat and wear, but Jia Baoyu is a noble prince, dressed in gold and jade food, and there are delicate and beautiful women waiting, the two are simply the difference between cloud and mud. At this time, the low-status Liu Grandma slept in the bed of jia Baoyu, who had a noble status, which was an extremely sharp contrast, as if it was an irony, and it also seemed to be a warning, making people wake up like a dream, and do not indulge in the glory and wealth in front of them.
And what happened later also proved this, the former Jia Fu family fell in the middle, Jia Baoyu did not have a warm coat in the cold winter, and had to rely on eating sauerkraut to survive every day, which was really tragic.