On the appearance, when Baochai was young, Cao Gong described it like this: "Her lips are red, her eyebrows are green, her face is like a silver basin, and her eyes are like water apricots." This dignified and demure appearance is different from Daiyu's delicate beauty of "shining on the water like a beautiful flower when quiet, and supporting the wind like a weak willow when moving".
In terms of poetic talent, Xue Baochai's Wu Hengfeng is subtle and profound, and Daiyu's Xiaoxiang style is romantic and unique, which is "stealing pear flowers and borrowing a plum blossom soul".
If Wu Heng style is not as smart as Xiaoxiang style. Then Baochai's knowledge is not as good as that of Daiyu and Daguan Garden. Tanchun, a note that even Daiyu didn't know, she knew it was a pawn ticket; When Xichun wanted to paint a panoramic view of the Grand View Garden, she knew that Xuelang Paper was not suitable for landscape painting. Even when Xifeng was ill, ginseng was badly needed. She also knows that the ginseng bought outside can't tell the thickness, so she has to buy raw ginseng.
It is not difficult to see that Sister Bao is really a talented and beautiful person.
Be sensible, sophisticated and human.
Although Baochai is called "Sister Bao" by many sisters, she is only 14 or 15 years old, but her understanding of the world and attitude towards life are more than 15 years old.
When the old lady gave Baochai a birthday, the old lady asked Baochai what she liked to listen to and eat. Baochai knew that Grandmother Jia was an old man, liked lively plays and sweet and rotten food, so she always told her what Grandmother Jia used to like. As a result, the old lady was even more happy and said, "None of our four girls can match Baoyu."
In the eyes of some people, this is Baochai's hypocrisy and scheming. In my opinion, Baochai is a girl who lives in a relative's house, not to mention Jia's elder. It is rare to remember to celebrate the birthday of the younger generation of relatives. Saying something to please the elders is both out of gratitude and courtesy. If it's Baoyu, Daiyu, Xiangyun and Sanchun, which one won't follow his hobby?
In addition, Shi Xiangyun also hosted and invited everyone to write poems. Seeing that she was short of money, Baochai thought of giving her a crab feast and even giving her silver coins, which was both convenient and lively. No wonder Xiangyun praised, "None of these sisters is better than Sister Bao. Unfortunately, we don't have maternal love-I don't care if I have such a sister, even if I don't have parents. "
During the 57th period, Xing Xiuyan pawned his winter clothes for a living. When Baochai learned this, she immediately redeemed her quietly, which not only helped her, but also took care of her face. Here, I have to see that she is thoughtful and thoughtful.
During the "fifty-six months" and the reform in Tanchun, Baochai also put forward a plan that could not only reduce government expenditure but also increase servants' income. Attracted people to believe in her. Baochai is sophisticated,
This attitude of overall consideration and comprehensive understanding of human feelings undoubtedly won the recognition of her and the affirmation of feudal society from top to bottom in the Jia family.
Rain or shine, he is the sunshine in my heart.
However, the beauty of Xue Baochai's image lies in the complexity of her character.
Sixty-three times, on Baoyu's birthday, at the banquet in the courtyard, Baochai drew a name tag, which read: "Be merciless." Zhi Yanzhai criticized: "This is a clever metaphor for the character and fate of lottery players." There were many poems praising peony throughout the Tang Dynasty, but this poem was used to say that peony was heartless. Then Baoyu watched it again and again. Isn't that "ruthless"?
Baochai's ruthlessness is that she is calm and rational, and always keeps a straight face. When commenting on Baochai, Xifeng said that she "made up her mind,' Don't open your mouth until you do your own thing, and shake your head when you ask'". It can be seen here that Baochai's attitude of preserving her sanity is that she doesn't want to be contaminated with any right and wrong, which has nothing to do with herself.
In Thirty-three Chapters, after Jin Chuaner committed suicide by jumping into a well, Mrs. Wang still felt guilty. Baochai casually comforted Mrs. Wang: "You don't have to dwell on this. It's hard for you. Just give her a few taels of silver and you will do your best as a servant." In her opinion, a servant's life can only send a few taels of silver. When she said this, she seemed to see her cold eyes again.
As early as sixty-seven, You Sanjie committed suicide and Liu Xianglian became a monk. Aunt Xue and Xue Pan are still sad when they learn the news. Baochai, on the other hand, was horribly calm, comforting her mother and brother, and did not forget to remind him that it was time to set the table and invite the waiter. Aunt Xue praised Baochai for her thoughtfulness. But I just feel cold all over.
Throughout the book, everyone saw laughter and tears, but it seems that she rarely shows her feelings. Taishan collapsed in front of her, and she always played the role of comforting her, looking reserved and modest, but never needed her comfort. She comforted Daiyu's sadness, her mother's disappointment with her brother, and her sisters' emotions, but she had no emotions. This is not heartless. It seems that in this life, my mother is alive and my brother is safe, which is enough.
Her mother asked her if she would marry Baoyu. She knew Baodai's feelings and didn't hold back. She said, "It's up to her mother." This is not difficult to understand. On the wedding day, Baoyu uncovered the red veil and cried for a refund. Everyone was worried, but Baochai turned a deaf ear. Knowing that Baoyu only has sister Lin in mind, she never had any expectations. It seems that these are all expected. Her calmness is frightening.
According to Cao's judgment on Xiangling, Xiangling was finally tortured to death. Xiangling was the one she could save with one stroke, but she didn't.
She married into the Jia family, the family was ruined and everyone panicked, but she remained dignified. Dark clouds hung over Jia Fu, but she turned a blind eye, always calm and always rational. Baoyu became a monk, and after many years, she lived her own life. Jia's family is empty, and her mother-in-law is upset about which girl. Her mother sighed again and her brother was in trouble again. She is still ignorant and obedient.
Is she really ruthless? No. Just like the pills she took, Leng Xiang pills really suppressed the hot poison in her heart, and hot poison is enthusiasm. Thirty-four times, Baoyu was scolded by strict father, and Baochai came to give him medicine and said, "Don't talk about the old lady, she is distressed, and it hurts us to look at it." I swallowed it just after half a sentence, feeling sorry for myself. Only when you are flustered occasionally can you see the real her. If you really have no feelings, you won't be sad. Ruthlessness is her ethical requirement.
bystander
She tried to be a calm bystander in the Grand View Garden.
Watch him build Zhu Lou in Jiafu, watch him entertain guests and watch his building collapse. The reality is so sad, but she doesn't know it at all, because everything she has done, including marrying Baoyu, has always acted in accordance with the feudal orthodoxy that she respects, without a hint.
She lived in a frame from beginning to end, which stipulated that "a woman without talent is virtue", so she didn't like Xiangling to study poetry and called her a "poet idiot". This box recognizes Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, so she treats others like a good family, dignified and elegant, calm and plain, does not make enemies with others, and will not open her heart to others. It can be said that her marriage with Baoyu is the natural result of her behavior adapting to that social environment. It's not intentional.
But what if you adapt to this environment and feel comfortable in it? Daiyu was destroyed by love, Qingwen was confined to madness, especially to delusion, Xifeng died of greed, and Qin Keqing lost her manners. Baochai, on the other hand, is both talented and handsome and dignified. She has always been a loyal follower of feudal dogma, and she is recognized as a lady in society. But this society has not made her smooth sailing. Jia Baoyu's pulling back from the brink is a denial of the feudal female model represented by his role.
Daiyu's soul's departure from hating heaven is the destruction of the rebels, while Jia Baoyu's withdrawal from the cliff is the death of Baochai's passers-by. Whether it is obedience or rebellion, it is full of tears in the end, sharing weal and woe with Wan Yan, leaving a vast white land, which is really clean. Baochai's ending represents the universality of the tragic fate of women in that era.