Indeed! The names of Wu Xie's family are a bit strange! Regarding the matter of choosing a name, we have to start with the third uncle of the Southern School.
The novel was written by Uncle Nanpai, and the script was also participated in by Uncle Nanpai. The name of any character in the novel or play has the intention of Third Uncle Nanpai! Rather than saying that the names of the protagonist's family are strange, it is better to say that the third uncle from the Southern School made it up for his own purposes.
As one of the nine old families, the Wu family has a strong foundation. Wu Xie’s grandfather’s name is Wu Laogou. This is also the honorific title given to his grandfather who likes to raise and train dogs. , for example, Brother Xiaoman, you definitely don’t think he is a person, right? Actually it's just a dog.
The names of the Wu family are very strange. Not only the names of Wu Xie's second uncle and third uncle are strange, but the entire Wu family is very unique in their names. ?
Some netizens made a joke, saying that Wu Xie’s third uncle is called Wu Sansheng, and his second uncle is called Wu Erbai. So what is the uncle’s name? In fact, friends who have read the book all know that Wu Xie has no uncle. The brothers of Wu Sansheng and Wu Erbai are Wu Xie's father, Wu Yiqiong.
The three brothers of the Wu family were named after one was poor and the other was white. The naming of the third uncle from the southern school was also more interesting. In Wu Xie's generation, the only child of the Wu family was very precious. , the previous generation has already entered this vortex, and Wu Xie’s generation also likes that Wu Xie can successfully escape. Wu Xie is equal to innocence, innocence, which is also another name that Fatty always calls in the novel, innocence! ?
Actually, if you look carefully at the names of the characters in Laojiumen, they are very interesting. For example, from Zhang Qishan to Xie Jiuye, their names are all named according to their ranking. Zhang Qishan's "Qi" is one, February Red is two, and Wu Laogou's "Wu" is homophonic to five, ranking fifth.
Wu Xie’s father, Wu Yiqiong, was a geological engineer and did not inherit his father Wu Laogou’s tomb robbing business. Wu Laogou has always hoped that his children can escape from tomb robbing. Among the three brothers, only Wu Yiqiong has completely separated from tomb robbing. Only Wu Yiqiong married a wife, had children, and lived an ordinary life.
Wu Erbai ranked second. Because Wu Yiqiong stayed away from the tomb robbing business, he was originally chosen as the successor by Wu Laogou, but was later succeeded by Wu Sansheng. Wu Erbai runs a teahouse and secretly participates in family affairs. Wu Sansheng is in charge of the management on the surface. Wu Erbai is very shrewd and is the soul of the Wu family. He seems to be indifferent to the world, but in fact he is careful at every step.
San Sheng has the best relationship with Wu Xie, and is also the last generation of real tomb robbers in the Wu family. He has been robbing tombs since he was a teenager. He is keen on robbing tombs in various types of tombs. He is a shrewd and thoughtful person, which is why he dragged Wu Xie to rob tombs together. There was no news later. In "Tomb Robbers Restart", the main line is around the search for the third uncle.
In "Tomb Raiders Notes", the names of many characters are very straightforward and not complicated to read. Compared with other novels where you have to rack your brains to come up with special names, the characters in "Tomb Raiders Notes" are Names are more memorable for readers. Maybe this is why the author chose such a straightforward and simple name.