People all over the world have said a lot about Daiyu. How many people love her, pity her, sympathize with her, praise her and even elevate her to the level of an anti-feudal fighter. Here I would like to talk about my own experience.
When I was a child, I read some previous evaluations of several important women in "A Dream of Red Mansions". Of course, they were judged based on the aesthetic viewpoints of feudal literati. They may not be in line with modern people's vision, but they are also quite admirable. . Said:
Xiangling has its quietness but not its elegance; Sister Feng has its beauty but not its elegance; Baochai has its beauty but not its charm; Tanchun has its fragrance but not its elegance. Qing Dynasty, Xiangyun has its beauty but not its rhyme, Baoqin has its beauty but not its seclusion, but Qing has its charm but not its beauty, etc., there may be more, what follows Can't remember.
The general idea is that these beauties each have their own characteristics but also have their own shortcomings. If I had to find a relatively perfect character, I think it would be Daiyu.
? Let’s first talk about Daiyu’s excellence. The first is to be smart and agile. Daiyu was less than 9 years old when she entered the Jia family, but she had already read the "Four Books". As mentioned earlier, she only studied with Jia Yucun for one year, and she was often sick and asked for sick leave, so Jia Yucun was very leisurely, often hanging out and listening to Leng Zixing's speech on Rongguo Mansion and so on. Later, her mother fell ill, and Daiyu asked for personal leave every day. When her mother died of illness, Daiyu cried bitterly and took bereavement leave. In short, I didn’t attend class seriously. It's a miracle that I can still finish reading "Four Books" like this. Later, when Jia Zheng was teaching Baoyu (it must have been two or three years ago), he also said that he would ask the teacher to explain the "Four Books" clearly to him first. It can be seen that at that time, Brother Bao didn't understand it very well, and the "Four Books" was not that easy to learn. of. Daiyu is more talented than anyone else, and Teacher Jia should also have contributed a lot. She is not even a little bit better than Jia Dairu, let alone those professors who are misleading students nowadays. The law of history is always like this. Corrupt officials and traitorous ministers are often talented people. Far away there is Yan Song, Qin Hui, and near there is Wang Jingwei and Hu Lancheng. It is really a tragedy for the Chinese nation. Why is Jia Zheng so stupid? Teacher Jia should be hired directly as Baoyu’s visiting professor. Putting aside Teacher Jia's superb educational level, Daiyu can be regarded as a bit of a child prodigy, right? After entering Jia's house, he studied with his sisters and was taught by the same teachers. He still excelled, which shows his high talent. Every time she writes a poem, she always "writes it in one stroke" or "just writes it without thinking, and there is a poem." In Lu Xue'an's couplet, he also fought with Bao Qin in Xiangyun, which shows his quick thinking. Daiyu not only has good academic performance, but also is eloquent and reacts very quickly. Just seeing Jia Mu love her so much is telling. Jia Mu likes girls who are smart and can talk. For example, Sister Feng is very popular with her. I think Jia Mu loves Daiyu not only because Daiyu is Jia Min's only daughter, but also because she has the personality and ability to please Jia Mu. How can a person who loves fun like Jia Mu not like people who can speak well? She doesn't like people who are "wooden" and "mouthless". She told a joke about the smart little daughter-in-law who ate monkey urine, which was a way of overtly derogating and secretly praising her. There are many descriptions of Daiyu's eloquence in the book (unfortunately, most of them are regarded by readers as examples of her being mean and petty), so I won't go into details here. Just talk about a place that is not noticed. Bao Qin composed ten nostalgic poems and puzzles, and everyone praised them. However, Bao Chai jumped out and said that the two poems "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion" were not found in the history books, and "we don't quite understand them either" and should be deleted. . Daiyu immediately retorted: "Sister Bao is too pretentious. Although we have never read these side stories, we don't know the inside story. We haven't even heard of this play? Even a three-year-old child knows it." This remark was immediately received by everyone. Agree. Seeing this, how could the reader not smile heartily: "What a cunning girl!" Both Dai and Chai have read these books, but they tacitly agree that they have never read it and don't understand. They act out a tacit understanding of each other. Double act. But what Daiyu is better than Sister Bao is that she puts the knowledge of the story into the play, thus preserving her reputation as a lady and appreciating good poetry at the same time. Who says Daiyu has no scheming ideas? She is as smart as Sister Baochai and Feng! Do you think she is really like what she said, a person who is "clumsy in heart and stupid in speech, let others tell you"? Later generations often compared Qingwen's quarrels with Daiyu's, but they were actually far behind.
Baochai said, you listen too much. She gave it to you out of kindness. Wouldn't she be suspicious if you didn't wear it? From this point of view, Baochai lives in the Jia family and received a gift from his concubine's sister. Of course, he should wear it for a while to express his gratitude and make others happy and feel that he knows what is good and what is good. What's more, the red musk deer string is owned by each of the sisters, and she is not the only one who has it. Cao Gong didn't write it down, so maybe the other sisters also wear it. What interested me this time was her attitude towards Baoyu. If Baoyu asked Sister Lin to see the red musk deer skewers, how could it be so easy? Most probably, you have to hit a nail first: "You have it yourself, why are you here to see what I do?" This was Daiyu's voice, and it was also a sign of Daiyu's self-respect. Even if you ask for a gem for a while, you may not get it. And it would be a bit disrespectful to look at what other women are wearing. Doesn’t Jia Rui also want to look at the ring that Sister Feng is wearing? Baochai was so happy that he immediately rolled up his sleeves and took them off, but he couldn't take them off in a hurry, which made Baoyu stare at his arms for a long time. He was taken advantage of and didn't say anything. It was so gentle! I thought it was Baochai who also loved Baoyu, but Baoyu usually respected her and found it difficult to take the initiative to get close to her, not even having a chance to quarrel. Once Baoyu asks for something from her, he will be so excited that he forgets even rejection and hesitation. "The Supreme Being cannot forget love." This shows that Sister Bao can also be confused by love. But later she realized that it was absolutely impossible for Baoyu to be with her, so this subtle and embarrassing situation no longer occurred, and she became friends with Daiyu and advised her to take good care of her health.
Finally, let’s discuss Daiyu’s taste. If I had to choose to live the lifestyle of one of the characters in "A Dream of Red Mansions", I would choose Daiyu without hesitation. She is not as self-denial and simple as Baochai. She enjoys whatever she wants and never restricts herself. She is not forced to live a life of abstinence like Li Wan and Miaoyu. She is not like Xiangyun who has to go home and do housework. In the middle of the night, unlike Sister Tan Chun Feng, who has to take on the responsibility of housekeeping, and at the same time not as mediocre and unknown as Ying Chun Xichun, Baoyu is good, but he is controlled by his father, while Daiyu only has the doting of her grandmother, how relaxed and happy she is. ! (Of course Daiyu is also worried, mainly because she laments her life experience and worries about her physical condition. In addition, she also knows that it is difficult to become a good match with Baoyu, which further shows that she is not just looking for trouble and moaning for no reason!) When it is written about Daiyu in the book, it seems that she is not Playing is just hanging out, and occasionally I do needlework, cut clothes, and embroider a purse out of interest or give it to my cousin. The doctor also advises to live a good life and take care of yourself and work less, so there is more reason to be idle! Daiyu's health was so bad, but she never missed any of the group activities mentioned in the book. On the one hand, she was very popular, and on the other hand, everyone appreciated her talent and interest, and felt that activities without her would be boring. . She lives in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the most tranquil place in the Grand View Garden, where there are bamboos, bajiao, pear blossoms, and the Qinfang River flowing under her feet. In autumn, I form a Begonia Club and a Chrysanthemum Club with my sisters, hold crab feasts, go fishing and enjoy osmanthus flowers, and have family dinners during the Mid-Autumn Festival. You can also make an appointment with your friends to go to the quiet Aojing Pavilion to enjoy the moon by yourself and listen to the sound of the flute in the distance; in winter, you can Eat barbecue and enjoy plum blossoms in the snow, couplets, enjoy daffodils indoors, and solve the nine-link chain. During the Lantern Festival, you can listen to operas, books and music; in spring, there are more, birthdays, Ear Grain Festival, and flower burials (which are environmentally friendly and can Exercise), fly kites, chant peach blossoms and catkins, and take care of swallows (she told Zicuckoo to watch the big swallows come back after catching food, then put down the Xiang curtain and use the stone lion to lean on it, interesting!) Most of her poems were written in spring of. There may be less activities in summer. If you don’t go to Qingxu Temple to perform rituals and listen to operas, you can take a lazy nap, wake up and drink a cup of new tea sent by Sister Feng. If you have heat stroke, drink Xiangzhi drink, and then you can rest. It is really wonderful to sit quietly under the moon cave window and read a book or make the parrot talk! Daiyu is not only good at enjoying life, but also good at discovering the beauty in life. Spring flowers, autumn moon, everything is never missed in her eyes.
People who can play are often people with good taste. She named Tubi Mountain Villa and Aojing Pavilion, and used the number of pillars in the water corridor of Aojing Pavilion to determine the rhythm of her poems. This all shows that she is not only able to play but also plays in a unique way. No wonder Xiangyun always made up with her right away even though they quarreled with her. Although Sister Bao was nice to others, she was more willing to play with Daiyu because Sister Lin was so cute! Moreover, Daiyu is also good at having fun and is very humorous. She often talks about cross talk with Baochai. Together with Xiangyun, they are called the two pistachios of Grand View Garden (Lao Liu is a guest), but Xiangyun's pistachio role It always needs to be achieved with body language, which is inferior to Daiyu. Sickness may be the only flaw in Daiyu's life, but it can also help her avoid and resolve many disputes. She doesn't have to do housework or housekeeping. People forgive her for her bad temper, and no one laughs at her "moaning without illness" when she writes sour poems - —People are really sick. The best thing is that you can die before the decline of the Jia family. Firstly, you don’t have to suffer from poverty and low status. Secondly, you can die when you are young and beautiful, leaving a lasting good impression on people (especially lovers), and will always make people sympathize and miss you. , Thirdly, it can make the lover miss him forever because he will never get him, and other love rivals, no matter how good they are, can only be defeated without a fight. In fact, it is not Jia Baoyu who loves Lin Daiyu the most, but Cao Xueqin.
The above are my views on Daiyu. In fact, the benefits of Daiyu are not limited to this. What I want to say is that Daiyu is really great, but no one should imitate her. Unless you really have the innate advantages I mentioned above, it is really uglier than imitating others. No one can learn the benefits of Daiyu, because Daiyu herself is unprecedented and unprecedented, just like the book "Dream of Red Mansions".
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