Cheng Yaojia is one of the few women in Jin Yong's novels who is particularly shy.
Saying a few clichés such as "Everyone in the martial arts world admires me" to Li Sheng, a beggar gang, made her blush;
I heard the silly girl say that this is Niujia Village, She "blushed and lowered her head to play with her belt";
When she met Lu Guanying for the first time, she saw that "he was a young man. He felt shy and turned his head away";
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When Lu Guanying asked about her name, she "wanted to say her name, but suddenly felt shy and stopped talking".
In addition to being shy, some of her mannerisms are also particularly coy.
"Miss Cheng was very shy. She took Huang Rong's hand and thanked her quietly. ... Miss Cheng quietly told Huang Rong her maiden name. It turned out to be Cheng Yaojia."
"Miss Cheng turned her head and glanced at Guo Jing. Suddenly her face turned red and she lowered her head. After a while, she secretly looked at Guo Jing. ... She did not dare to say a word to Guo Jing. Occasionally, when she glanced at him, her cheeks turned red.
(She) said to Lawrence Lu: "My husband, I... I'm here to help you. I'm sorry." She was also very polite and considerate. , helping others fight and then apologizing first.
When I read "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" before, I always found Cheng Yaojia's shyness and coquettishness particularly funny. In Huang Yaoshi's words - "Wang Chongyang was so heroic all his life, but he stopped being so coy. A naughty disciple is really funny."
But if you think about it carefully, is Cheng Yaojia really funny?
No! Not only is she not funny, but she also has chivalrous feelings and love. Bold pursuit is very admirable!
1. Cheng Yaojia’s chivalrous sentiments
Although Cheng Yaojia is shy and coy, he is not weak.
In Baoying, Ouyang Keyu was not in favor of Cheng Yaojia, and Li Sheng and others from the beggar gang were waiting in her boudoir to capture the adulterer.
Cheng Yaojia originally wanted to participate in this operation, saying, "Although my martial arts skills are low, I am not afraid of the villain." However, Li Sheng did not agree, so she gave up the idea after she was eager to try.
Judging from these details, Cheng Yaojia is not a person who is afraid of trouble.
Also, in Niujia Village, Lin'an, seeing Lu Guanying losing to Hou Tonghai, Cheng Yaojia was shy but did not hesitate to help. After that, the two of them joined forces and still lost. Seeing that the situation was critical, Lu Guanying asked Cheng Yaojia to retreat to avoid danger, but she refused to say anything.
Later, Yin Zhiping was in danger of being killed by Dongxie because he scolded Yaoshi Huang. This detail appeared in the book -
Lu Guanying deliberately wanted to chop him up, In order to save his life, he slashed with the knife again. With a bang, Cheng Yaojia drew his sword away and shouted: "I am also a disciple of Quanzhen. If you want to kill us, kill our brothers and sisters together."
Cheng Yaojia's move, even Huang Yaoshi He also praised - "You stood up in times of crisis and dared to help the little Taoist priest. You are of good character."
It is not easy to get Huang Laoxie to praise you, which shows that Cheng Yaojia's chivalry is unusual.
2. Cheng Yaojia’s bold pursuit
If coming forward is not surprising, then the seemingly shy and weak Cheng Yaojia is even more surprising. It is her brave pursuit of love.
In Baoying, Guo Jing rescued her and had a fight with Ouyang Kehao, which actually aroused her girlish feelings.
"When she saw that Guo Jing was young and not only talented but also kind-hearted, a strand of love actually drifted over and stuck to him. She is the daughter of a wealthy family and has never been out of the house. In my boudoir, when I first fell in love, I fell in love with the young man when I saw him."
Unlike many young ladies who are lovesick but dare not take action, Cheng Yaojia, a lady of the family who has "never gone out alone". , once he fell in love with Guo Jing, he immediately "left home quietly in the middle of the night" and "inquired all the way" from Baoying County in Yangzhou to Niujia Village in Hangzhou.
Leaving home privately, traveling long distances, and wandering alone - this is nothing to Huang Rong, who is more evil-minded than a bad person, or to Mu Nianci, who has long experience in the world, but to For Cheng Yaojia, a woman who "doesn't know anything about the world", this is really no small matter.
Moreover, we all know that the hardest part of a difficult journey is often not the journey, but the first step of making up your mind to leave home.
It must be said that Cheng Yaojia's move to enter the world alone shows how brave she is in her pursuit of love.
3. Cheng Yaojia’s “Transfer of Love”
Regarding Cheng Yaojia’s feelings for Guo Jing, the book clearly states——
She I had been thinking about Guo Jing day and night, and I felt that I was deeply in love with him, but I didn't know that it was just a girl who was pregnant, and she had no support, so I talked about it. It was not true love, but I didn't know it.
In Niujia Village, Cheng Yaojia did not find Guo Jing, but met Lu Guanying, who was "long and tall".
This young hero is not only "romantic and elegant, better than Guo Jing in every aspect", but also has a very chivalrous spirit. When he saw Hou Tonghai bullying Cheng Yaojia, he fought with him desperately, even though he knew he was outmatched. To save the life of the woman in front of me.
"Unknowingly, (Cheng Yaojia's) heart has already turned to someone else (Lu Guanying)."
What's even more terrible is that once Niujiacun fought side by side, , not only did Cheng Yaojia fall in love with Lawrence Lu, she also realized that the handsome man in front of her also fell in love with her. There is nothing more lethal to a Huaichun woman than a happy couple. Cheng Yaojia quickly fell to Lu Guanying and took action.
Her actions seemed passive (Huang Yaoshi took it upon himself to bring Cheng and Lu together), but in fact, Cheng Yaojia took the initiative in this process.
For a girl, in that era, it was normal to be shy, shy, and coy when discussing important matters about her marriage with outsiders. When Huang Yaoshi asked the two of them whether they wanted to be husband and wife, Cheng Yaojia showed a lot of hesitation, such as——
Cheng Yaojia was very willing, but how could she do such a thing to a person? The outsider who met her for the first time made it clear, not to mention that Lu Guanying was by her side? Her pretty face was as embarrassed as a rose petal.
Cheng Yaojia lowered her head and said after a while: "My father has to make the decision."
Lawrence Lu said: "Since you agree, please nod. "Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojia remained motionless.
In fact, these are all appearances. The real situation is that as soon as Cheng Yaojia sensed that something was wrong, even if it was just a sign, she immediately took the initiative, expressed her attitude tactfully, and made things develop in the direction she wanted -
(Seeing that Cheng Yaojia did not express his position) Huang Yaoshi said to Lu Guanying: "If you say one more word to this girl in the future, I will cut out both of your tongues." Lu Guanying was shocked and hurriedly said to Cheng Yaojia: "Lu Guanying has low martial arts skills, no talent and no knowledge, and his body is In Caimang, I couldn't reach a high level, but today I have to meet the young lady, but it is fate..."
At this time, if Cheng Yaojia remains silent, I am afraid that Lu Guanying will protect her from being harmed by Huang Yaoshi. , would say something else, so she hurriedly said: "Young master, don't be too modest, I...I'm not..."
After that, seeing Cheng Yaojia was silent again, Lu Guanying came up with the idea of ??shaking her head, The way she nodded allowed her to express her position without speaking -
Lawrence Lu said: "Miss, if you dislike Lu, just shake your head." Seeing that she didn't shake her head, Lawrence Lu was overjoyed and said: " Since the girl agreed, please nod." Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojia remained motionless.
This time, Huang Yaoshi became impatient again and said, "If you don't shake your head or nod, what does that mean?"
Cheng Yaojia saw that things were about to go bad again, so he He said softly: "If you don't shake your head, just...just...nod..."
At this point, the matter finally succeeded.
Look, at critical moments, Cheng Yaojia can always express her attitude in time, and everything is under her control.
In fact, until later when Huang Yaoshi and Zhang Luo came to the church to get married, Lu Guanying did not even know the name of his new wife.
This detail also shows that Cheng Yaojia actually made a lot of determination and took a lot of courage to face love with the man in front of her who fell in love at first sight but didn't know much about it.
Fortunately, Cheng Yaojia is lucky. She and Lu Guanying have a harmonious marriage. Until "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the couple was still helping Guo Jing and Huang Rong host the Heroes Conference in Lujiazhuang, Dashengguan.
It should be said that Cheng Yaojia's happiness was pursued by himself. Although, during that process, she was shy, shy, and even ridiculously coy. But that's just the surface, she's brave on the inside.
When facing love, you must have the courage to pursue it. Cheng Yaojia, Huang Rong, and Mu Nianci all did this.
Because there are some things that if you don’t take the initiative, no one can help you.