Wildness and Tenderness: An Analysis of the Female Image of the Novel Zeng Xikou

"Zeng Xikou" is a long regional legend novel created by Sichuan writers Miao Yong and Li Guojun, with a strong Daba Mountain style and mellow local slang, like a pot of high-concentration baogu wine, which is fragrant in the text. The tense and twisted storyline, the ups and downs of the story transition, and the vivid images of the women of the Daba mountain people came out of the book. They are either soft or pungent or dissolute or graceful, just like the changing seasons of Daba Mountain. In particular, the primitive wildness and natural purity alternate with each other, allowing readers to appreciate the charming customs outside the Daba Mountain.

The towering Daba Mountain Range has raised thousands of Daba Mountain people, with deep ravines and dangerous ravines, and the trend of mountains and mountains, so that the people here are full of primitive simplicity and rare purity, which is reflected in the female surname is simple and honest, dare to love and hate. In this mountain wilderness, the simple, beautiful and willful and brave four girls, the meek, well-behaved, amorous and fierce huntress Spring Aunt, the warm, bold and tender Qiu Yue, the gentle and enchanting Qiu Boss, and the coquettish and charming third aunt are too ...... All show the unique atmosphere of Daba Mountain. These beautiful and amorous women have infiltrated Daba Mountain, and they are like gurgling streams, ups and downs in the mountains and wilderness. These almost primitive aesthetics make us feel as if we have seen a long scroll of nature.

Through the very flamboyant depiction of women, the novel shows the human nature and natural beauty of women in the mountains. In this group portrait of women, their longing for love, their yearning for freedom, and their desire for a better life. All of them are shown in their specific behaviors, and their pursuits and desires are always closely linked to the scenery and changes of the mountains. Their joy is often mixed with inexplicable sorrow, often withholding unshaken melancholy, and when hope becomes a reality, their hearts are often filled with fear. It is on this basis that the author grasps the delicate emotional trend of women's hearts and shows a rare group portrait of women in Daba Mountain.

The fourth girl was born in the Li Mansion of the Wang clan of Zengxi Town, and is the pearl of the fourth master of Li who owns most of the land in Zengxikou. From birth to growth, the four girls all received the meticulous care of Master Li Si. At the eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony of the fourth girl, Master Li Si organized one hundred and eight tables of banquets for her, and invited the squires and sages of the whole town. In this context, the four girls grew up completely carefree. What's even more difficult to let go is the beauty of the four girls, with age, the four girls are very beautiful, no matter where they go, it is a crystal tree in the Moon Palace. Men from near and far in the countryside are all tossing and turning for the beauty of the four girls. For this, the Li family is very proud. In Li Xiuwu's opinion, the fourth sister with this figure, this beauty, and the fame of the Li Mansion, it is natural for the fourth sister to marry into a wealthy family. If the novel develops like this, the ups and downs of the novel will be gone.

The four girls also knew their worth very well, but the four girls encountered bandits on the way to visit relatives in Layue, and at the critical moment, they ran into Su Maocai, who led the team back to Zengxikou. Su Maocai was at a very critical juncture for the four girls, desperate to save the beauty heroically. not only beat away the bandit Lu Dajiao, but also won the hearts of the four girls. Later, Su Mao was conspired by bandits, but in the midst of his injuries, he still won the first place in the Cailong Dance for Zengxi Town, and the four girls at this time were completely occupied by Su Maocai. Later, Su Mao met bandits in Longcheng Mountain and recuperated from his injuries. After learning that Su Maocai was thrown into prison, they did not hesitate to turn against their second brother Li Xiuwu, robbed the prison with Mu Laosi and others late at night, and made a big fuss in Bazhou City, so that the brothers and sisters met each other.

After the successful robbery, Su Mao was informant by Qiu Yue and was imprisoned again. At this time, the four girls had gone from an official eunuch to another path - to go to Longcheng Mountain with Chungu to save Hudun - and did not hesitate to break with the family she was born in. Later, the father of the four girls died of illness, and the four girls finally gave themselves to their beloved men in a shop. With the development of the plot, he finally rescued Gou Xueyan and Qiu Yue in the court, killed his second brother Li Xiuwu in the chaos, and was tightly surrounded by Tuanding. The four girls did not flinch or fear, but pulled Su Maocai to jump into the turbulent waves without hesitation, ending her vigorous life.

The novel has developed here, and the image of the four girls is completely prominent, where the four girls walk completely according to their own inner world, which completely confirms the character of the mountain people of Daba Mountain, who are frank and strong, dare to love and hate. It seems that the reckless and vast Daba Mountain stands tall in the depths of time.

Another female spring aunt, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, is the daughter of an Orion. If it weren't for her father killing the bandit Zhang Zhankui, she would have become a loving couple with Ah Niu. Like Daba Mountain, he walked his life quietly. In order to avenge her father, Aunt Chun only went up the mountain late at night, and happened to save Su Maocai, who fell off the cliff after fighting with bandits. In order to thank Su Maocai for killing Zhang Zhankui's kindness, Chun Gu took good care of Su Maocai, and both parties had feelings for each other in their mutual interactions. After Ah Niu knew Chungu's actions, he brought Adjutant Zhang out of love and hatred, Su Maocai was arrested, Chungu disregarded her personal safety, and entered Bazhou City alone to rescue Su Maocai, and got acquainted with the four girls, after learning that the four girls loved Su Maocai deeply, Chun Gu couldn't bear to say anything, and was shot and killed when rescuing Su Maocai, and when she was dying, she held Su Maocai's and the four girls' hands together, blessed them, and finally died with a smile. Although the author does not write much about the character of Chungu, the fierce love and hate of this woman are vividly on the page.

Qiuyue is relatively more complicated than the fourth girl and Chungu, and her love has her own selfishness. Between Tian Pengcheng and Su Maocai, she has always wavered, making Su Maocai go far into the army. After learning that the fourth girl was in love with Su Maocai, she was angry with Su Maocai because her son was kidnapped, and told Li Xiuwu to be with him, so that her father-in-law was angry to death. With the development of the novel, Qiu Yue knew about Li Xiuwu's sins and began to self-reflect, and when Li Xiuwu had sex with her, he suddenly attacked Li Xiuwu, but he missed and was thrown into prison by Li Xiuwu, but he was locked up with Gou Xueyan, who was denounced by her. At this time, Qiuyue's heart was like ashes, but with Gou Xueyan's persuasion, Qiuyue slowly woke up, gradually fell in love with this scholar, and began to look forward to another life. The novel's description of Qiu Yue is simple and ups and downs, Qiu Yue is a woman who lives at the bottom of society, although her life is ruined, she is still full of hope, she keeps her desire for true love, although she is confused and even hesitates, she always maintains the kind of hope in her heart, and is a woman worthy of respect and sympathy.

In addition, the boss Qiu who opened a shop is also a woman who dares to act, after her husband has no news, she is friendly with her second brother Huo Tugen, and after Huo Tugen betrayed Su Maocai with a desire for profit, she poisoned Huo Tugen, and drank poisoned wine herself, resolutely not to do anything unscrupulous, let alone betray her conscience. This character is not so much a woman, but more chivalrous, a heroic spirit. The third aunt is a dusty woman, full of coquettishness, after being snatched up the mountain by Zhang Zhankui, she cheated with Huo Tugen, did not hesitate to use her own body, and did not hesitate to use her own body as a weapon, the sex description in the novel meticulously portrays the frivolity and dissoluteness of this woman who is intrusive and introspective, compared with the previous women, she should be different from the pure style of Daba Mountain, only if, the female image in the novel is more real and touchable.

In short, the female images of Zeng Xikou are all different, each with its own emphasis, and it completely presents a situation of looking at the forest side into a peak, perhaps, this is related to the regional trend of Daba Mountain, related to the customs there, and of course, more related to the author's heritage. The magical Daba Mountain, a side full of aura of water and soil, is bred, of course, it is also a variety of Daba Mountain women, once these women are displayed in literary works, they have a unique flavor: beautiful and natural, beautiful and pure, like a mountain peak, like a stream...... (The author of this article is Li Mingquan, a famous critic and former vice president of the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences.) ）