The "fate" in the article refers to the "numerology", "destiny" and "destiny" in the traditional impression of the Chinese people, that is, misfortunes and blessings are impermanent, and life and death are destined.
"Guisheng" tells the story of Guisheng, who is at the bottom of society and is happy with the status quo, and falls in love with Jinfeng, the daughter of a Qiaotou grocery store. But due to a twist of fate, Guisheng watched helplessly as Jinfeng married the fifth master, who was of a higher social class. Out of regret and hatred, Guisheng set fire to the grocery store and his own home on Jinfeng's wedding night.
A simple story with the theme of "fate" running through it.
Although Guisheng is at the bottom of society, he refused the invitation of the local wealthy man Wu Ye on the grounds that "doing a long-term job does not give him freedom", and he happily lives by doing odd jobs every day. He was happy at the beginning, not worrying about life, and having a girl he liked...
But his social class and living environment doomed his "fate", because the fortune teller said that the golden phoenix has the most important character. , Kefu, he was a little afraid. After Jinfeng's father hinted many times, he still backed off and did not come to propose marriage.
Later, when he finally plucked up the courage and bought all the goods for the marriage proposal, he heard that the Fifth Master had already decided on the marriage before him. He felt like he was hit hard, but there was nothing he could do.
The fate of Guisheng is repeatedly mentioned in the article:
Guisheng has always had a strong character. At first, he refused to be a long-term laborer for the Fifth Master. When the last fire burned down his house, His fate also rushed to the climax with the raging fire, and finally burned up.
In stark contrast to Guisheng is the Fifth Master. The Fifth Master represents the high-class people. He has a lot of money. Even though he loves gambling and loses thousands of yuan every time, he is still rich.
The article describes the "fate" of the Fifth Master through the conversation between the long-term worker and the porter:
The Fifth Master is rich and powerful. He can get whatever he wants. He was cheated out of thousands of dollars in gambling. Even though he didn't feel bad for tens of thousands, in order to boost his "luck", he proposed marriage to Jinfeng even though he knew that Guisheng liked Jinfeng, and deliberately asked Guisheng to carry the sedan chair. In his eyes, your life is no different from that of a dog.
He looked at Guisheng in pain and was indifferent.
When he came out late at night to see a sudden fire, he said with the same indifference: "Is anyone burned out?"
Jinfeng, a sixteen-year-old girl, is simple and ignorant. She met Guisheng who made her blush, and her heart was moved because Guisheng was kind to her, often thinking about her and picking wild fruits from the mountains for her.
But since the death of Jinfeng’s mother, the fortune teller predicted that her horoscope would be bad for her parents and husband. Her tragic fate also unfolded.
After Guisheng refused to propose marriage, she had to accept her father's order to be the fifth master's mistress. This kind of marriage makes her unable to be happy, and this kind of fate makes her unable to fight.
When she saw the flames in the two houses on her wedding night, she already understood that this was Guisheng's resistance to fate, and she could only live downwards following the river of fate. She could only cry.
The article shows the Chinese people's understanding and attitude towards "fate" by describing the stories of these three people. Among these three people, some "enjoy their fate" (Fifth Master) and some "accept their fate" (Jin Feng) , someone "disobeys orders" (Guisheng).
No matter what the attitude is, no one will "escape" in the end.