Text丨Xinlan Shuhua
Editor丨Pepper Mayu Fish
Preface
As the saying goes, there is nothing new under the sun, although technology is developing and society is progressing, but the way people get along with each other has not changed much.
As a fairly realistic popular novel, the application of human feelings and sophistication in "Dream of Red Mansions" is worth pondering and learning until now.
In this book, each character has their own logic of behavior, and their ending is closely related to their own choices.
And there is such a young couple, whose status in Jiafu is quite high, and they finally got a good death.
Who is the couple? How did they escape?
A couple who are "deaf and dumb"?
This young couple is Lin Zhixiao and his wife, they are one of the big housekeepers of Rongguo Mansion, and they are in charge of various real estate affairs, and their positions can be said to be only high and not low.
As we all know, the adult world in Jiafu is very snobbish, and the identities of Lin Zhixiao and his wife can simply go sideways in the slave world, but there is no relevant description from beginning to end in the whole text, let alone a side description.
For the principle of this couple, Wang Xifeng's sentence can be accurately summarized:
"Lin Zhixiao and his wife can't make a sound with an awl, and my family said that they are a couple, one is deaf and the other is dumb."
is as shrewd as Wang Xifeng, and in the end, the evaluation of the two is just "deaf and dumb", which shows that the couple really acts very low-key on weekdays, and does not rely on their rights to do anything wrong.
Such an approach may not be "motivated" enough, but they have already become the leader in the slave world, so why continue to be motivated? As long as you keep the achievement, it's okay.
Many people don't understand this principle of keeping success, thinking that it is just mediocrity, but in fact, it is easy to succeed, but it is difficult to keep merit, and how to maintain their status is the most difficult thing to do.
In this Jia Mansion, where the mood of the master is seen everywhere, the couple can be said to have achieved the best level of human sophistication.
When the incident between Jia Lian and Bao Er's family happened, Wang Xifeng had a good time and made the scandal known to everyone, and finally Bao's second daughter-in-law chose to "commit suicide" under multiple pressures.
When watching this plot, many people must have paid attention to Wang Xifeng's splattering, and few people noticed that there was a scene of Lin Zhixiao's daughter-in-law here.
She first quietly told Wang Xifeng about the matter, and then said that Bao Er's family planned to make trouble, and she had already sent this group of people away with threats and money.
As soon as he heard the money, Wang Xifeng became even more angry, and hurriedly said that he had no money, and Lin Zhixiao's daughter-in-law noticed Jia Lian's eyes when she was in distress, and then came out with peace of mind and waited.
Jia Lian really made arrangements for this matter, and arranged for Lin Zhixiao to do it, so he sent 200 taels of silver over, and asked Lin Zhixiao to make a fake account, and counted the money in the daily expenses to slowly fill in the past.
The whole thing is going smoothly, the cooperation between the couple and Jia Lian can be said to be seamless, and judging from Jia Lian's natural attitude, it is not the first time they have done this kind of thing, and they have successfully concealed Wang Xifeng.
What kind of meticulous person is Wang Xifeng? Moreover, I have been paying attention to the follow-up of the Bao Erjia, but I haven't noticed their small actions, which is enough to see the safety and caution of the couple.
And Lin Zhixiao's daughter-in-law can understand the hints in Jia Lian's eyes in front of Sister Feng, and she can also see that she is bold and careful, and she has great eyesight.
A couple who still have a shred of conscience
The most commendable thing about this couple is that although they are forced to do a lot of things for their masters, they also have their own kindness.
Wang'er's son wants to marry Caixia, this is the master's idea, it stands to reason that Lin Zhixiao, who is deaf and dumb, should obey this matter, but he "stopped for a long time" and said to Jia Baoyu:
"According to me, the second master doesn't care about this matter. Although Wang'er's youngest son is young, he eats, drinks and gambles outside, and makes money everywhere. Although they are all minions, it is a matter of a lifetime. Although I haven't seen Caixia's child in the past few years, the more outstanding I heard, why bother to step on a person in vain. ”
As a minion, Lin Zhixiao would raise objections, and he didn't say his thoughts immediately, he still hesitated for a while.
Why did he hesitate?
I think everyone can understand it.
Although he knows that Jia Baoyu has a good personality and feels sorry for the girl, he is also the master in the end, and he is the son of the boy who doesn't look at it when his temper comes up and kicks people directly.
Raising objections under such a premise will make Jia Baoyu angry? Will it take the anger on yourself?
Lin Zhixiao knew the pros and cons of this too well, but he still spoke, for the sake of his conscience.
It is such a capable and obedient couple with a bit of a bottom line that can teach such a smart Xiaohong.
Xiaohong has a very thought-provoking sentence, she said: "Thousands of miles to build a long tent, there is no banquet that will not be dispersed." ”
It shows that she has long seen that the prosperity of Jiafu is an illusion, and the prosperity will decline, and the Jiafu will inevitably go downhill after that.
And who taught her such a vision? Naturally, it was her parents.
Then someone is going to say again, since her parents are so knowledgeable and have rights, why is Xiaohong just a rough maid in Yihong Courtyard?
In fact, this is also the intelligence of the husband and wife.
"Lying second generation" Xiaohong
Before explaining why Xiaohong is a rough maid, let me ask you a question, what kind of work can be called fairy work?
The answer is simple, that is, "more money and less things close to home".
Xiaohong works as a rough maid in Yihong Courtyard, which is such a job, and many people think that she has to do some heavy work when they see the word "rough envoy".
In fact, this is not the case, the heavy work is done by her own mother-in-law and lower-level little maids, she only needs to water the flowers and describe the patterns on weekdays, and she doesn't even need to do such things as running errands.
This is because after Jia Baoyu and others lived in the Grand View Garden, Xiaohong became busy, as early as when the Grand View Garden was not inhabited, Xiaohong was already arranged here to take care of the garden.
There was no one in the Grand View Garden, she just had to arrange for someone to sweep the yard, and the rest of the time was idle, she could do whatever she wanted, and her salary would not be low.
There is no doubt that this idle job was definitely arranged by Lin Zhixiao and his wife, so that Xiaohong could stay away from the men in the Jia family center.
Like all parents in the world, Lin Zhixiao and his wife do not expect Xiaohong to get ahead (such as marrying the lord and young master in the mansion as a concubine), they only hope that Xiaohong can spend her life in peace.
The Jia family is quite merciful to their subordinates, with the face of their husband and wife, when Xiaohong can get married, they can naturally ask for a favor from their masters and go out of the house to marry on their own.
If you are lucky, you can get rid of your slavery status, marry a commoner with an innocent family background, and live a stable life, then it is called a real turnover.
Another reason why Lin Zhixiao and his wife arranged Xiaohong like this is that Xiaohong is really too outstanding, and her appearance and temperament are the best among the maids.
just helped Jia Baoyu pour tea once, and she was remembered.
And before that, she was always jealous of Musk Moon and other big girls, why was she jealous? It's not because Musk Yue and the others clearly know that Xiaohong's charm is enough to attract Jia Baoyu.
Just helped Wang Xifeng run his leg once, and he successfully "climbed the high branch" and left Yihong Courtyard, an accident-prone place.
Imagine if Xiaohong was arranged to serve in Jia's mother, his wife, and the young master's room, what would be waiting for her?
She is enough to become the second "mandarin duck", and it is very likely that she will be favored by the master and forcibly take a concubine.
Or become the second "attacker" and act as the young master's future aunt.
The "glory" that these countless minions can't ask for is nothing in the eyes of Lin Zhixiao and Xiaohong, all of this is false and has a shelf life.
This family will not be easily dazzled by the glory and wealth in front of them, and they are quite far-sighted, leaving a back hand for themselves in everything, and finally became the hidden winner of Jiafu.
It can be said that Xiaohong's marriage was earned by herself, she married a motivated and sensible person like Jia Yun, completely got rid of slavery, and lived a stable life after that, as her parents expected.
Although the raiding of Jiafu will inevitably affect the housekeeper, the performance of Lin Zhixiao and his wife on weekdays, as well as their pessimistic and vigilant attitude towards the future, must have left a way back.
Don't forget, Lin Zhixiao is in charge of various real estate affairs, and when he helps his master do things on weekdays, who knows if he will also help him do something?
As long as you don't spend your life in prison, you can take refuge with your daughter in the future, at least your later life will not be too miserable.
epilogue
This is the wisdom of the little people, and it is also the great wisdom that we ordinary people should learn.
Talk less, do more, leave room for everything, and have good thoughts for others, so that you can last for a long time.