A Dream of Red Mansions, the first of the four classical novels, has many vivid characters. Like the real people in Zuo Gong's works. Bian Xiao will tell you something today. One character in the book is not very impressive, but it is also quite important. She is granny Liu, a shrewd rural granny with great knowledge.
Granny Liu entered Jia's house for the first time, and the family was really poor. She made a windfall from her little relationship with the Jia family, so Granny Liu took her children to town, and this time she got a gift from Xifeng. Later, Granny Liu's family had a good harvest, and she came to Jiafu for the second time with some fresh wild ideas.
Granny Liu made a fool of herself when she entered the Grand View Garden. However, this is just an outsider's view, but Granny Liu herself doesn't think so. Grandma Liu said that the so-called "making a fool of yourself" was just to cater to Wang Xifeng's arrangement and please the grandmother. Because she performed well in front of Jia, she was loved by Jia. She was lucky enough to follow Jia to visit the Grand View Garden where Jia received the imperial concubine. In the Grand View Garden, Grandma Liu's wisdom is unobstructed. Why do you say that? Look, she followed Jia into Huei-fang's boudoir.
Grandma Liu's behavior is a great wisdom in life. Her different attitudes when watching in Lin Daiyu's room and Xue Baochai's room are enough to show that Granny Liu is a very clever person. When we arrived at Daiyu's room, we were talking and laughing, and everyone was very happy. When I got to Baochai's room, I didn't say a word.
The first stop for Grandma Liu to visit the Grand View Garden is Lin Daiyu's Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Grandma Liu went into Lin Daiyu's house and looked at the books and tables by the window. She couldn't help sighing that this was a good man's study. When Grandmother Jia said that this was her granddaughter Lin Daiyu's room, Grandma Liu began to praise Lin Daiyu in another way. Not only that, but also use the title to praise Lin Daiyu's room and Jia Mu's room for their respective advantages.
The second stop is Jia Tanchun's room. In this room, her grandson Banel wants to eat bergamot. Banel was very happy with Jia Tanchun's permission. Then he ran to Jia Tanchun's bed and looked at the pattern on her gauze curtain. Granny Liu was so angry that she slapped Banel twice on the spot. It took a long time for everyone to persuade.
The third stop is Xue Baochai's Wu Hengyuan. Xue Baochai's room is very simple. The room is like a snow cave. Jia Jia complained that Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang didn't take good care of Xue Baochai, and offered to tidy up the room for Xue Baochai, and asked Yuanyang to find two or three antiques for Xue Baochai as ornaments. During the whole process, Granny Liu didn't say a word.
Fourth, standing in the jade palace of Miaoyu, Granny Liu resumed her humorous appearance.
Miaoyu practiced with her hair and warmly entertained everyone. After she personally brought a cup of tea to Grandmother Jia, she set all the official kiln cups for everyone. After taking a sip of Laojunmei tea, Grandmother Jia handed the remaining half cup to Grandma Liu. After grandma Liu drank it, she smiled and said, "Yes, but it's light. It's better to cook it thick." All the people laughed.
In fact, their boudoir proves their character. Daiyu's boudoir shows that she is very graceful, showing poetry and calligraphy etiquette everywhere, full of human feelings. On the other hand, Baochai is so simple, which also confirms the inscription given to her by Cao Gong, "Snow in the mountains, crystal clear."
Lin Daiyu, Jia Tanchun, Xue Baochai and Miao Yu are four important figures among the twelve women in Jinling. Along the way, Granny Liu was acting in someone else's room. Why did she become "dumb" in Xue Baochai's room?
Besides the performance of Jia Mu, there is another important reason, that is, she respects Xue Baochai from the bottom of her heart. Because the previous banquet said, "Lao Liu eats like a cow, and the old mother pig's head she eats doesn't return." When this sentence came out, everyone burst into laughter. Everyone laughed, but Xue Baochai didn't.
Granny Liu and Xue Baochai didn't meet privately, and they didn't know each other before they met, but one of Xue Baochai's actions at the banquet impressed Granny Liu and made her tearful. Although Xue Baochai is not a poor family, she is involved in family business and knows the sufferings of the poor. She is more aware of Granny Liu's situation and why Granny Liu did it. Therefore, behind not smiling is a kind of respect for granny Liu.
Don't laugh at me. Granny Liu is also a smart person. In other people's rooms, she can play the fool, but in Xue Baochai's room, she doesn't say anything to prevent Banel from making a fool of herself. This is a kind of respect.