Picking up ashes, also known as climbing ashes, is a word to describe incest, especially the incest behavior of father-in-law and daughter-in-law having sexual relations. There are many stories and legends about the origin of the word "collecting ashes". Personally, what is more interesting is about Wang Anshi. The story tells that once Wang Anshi passed by his daughter-in-law's room and saw her sleeping in a bed covered with transparent gauze curtains, her eyes lit up. After all, Wang Anshi is a poet, so he wrote a sentence on the dusty wall: "There is a pipa in the satin account, and I want to play it." After writing, hide aside and observe the daughter-in-law's movements. Seeing her father-in-law sneaking around outside, the daughter-in-law came out to see what his father-in-law had written on the wall. As soon as she saw his father-in-law leave such a message, she immediately understood what it meant, so she added, "I want to borrow my father-in-law to play a song, especially to leave Feng Shui at my house." Wang Anshi was secretly happy when he saw his daughter-in-law's words. I didn't expect my son to appear at this time, so he quickly wiped the handwriting off the wall with his sleeve. The son was surprised and asked his father what he was doing. Wang Anshi said he was collecting ashes. Another expert said that the word "picking up ashes" was not from Wang Anshi, but from Mr. Su Dongpo, a college student, but the story was similar.
"Wu Lian" explains its origin: "Weng secretly married his daughter-in-law, commonly known as picking up ashes. People know little about its meaning. According to the past, there were temples, incense was very prosperous, tin paper was burned in the furnace, and the dust accumulated over time, and its tin was exhausted, and the market was profitable. After the neighbors in the temple knew it, it was common to pick up its ashes and steal its tin. Picking up dust and stealing tin. Tin and his daughter-in-law are homophones, which are code words. 」
The word "climbing ash" is widely used among the people. It first appeared in A Dream of Red Mansions. In the seventh episode of A Dream of Red Mansions, Jiao Dacheng of Jiafu got drunk and cursed the dude of Jiafu: "I don't know anything about giving birth to these animals, stealing chickens and beating dogs every day, raising my brother-in-law!" Cao Xueqin skillfully used common sayings to portray Jiao Da vividly. In A Dream of Red Mansions, there are countless such examples. Then Jia Baoyu asked Wang Xifeng. What does climbing ash mean? Wang Xifeng scolded me.
Wang Youguang, a Shanghainese in the Qing Dynasty, explained this in the Collection of History of Northern Qi and Soviet Union. Under the heading of "picking up ashes", it says: "Weng privately marries a daughter-in-law, commonly known as picking up ashes, and his meaning is very little known. According to the past, there was a temple with a strong incense. In the tinfoil burning furnace, the accumulated dust is increasing day by day, tin is scoured out, and the market is profitable. After the neighbors in the temple knew it, it was common to pick up its ashes and steal its tin. Picking up dust and stealing tin. Tin, the wife is homophonic and thinks it is a code word. " Wang Youguang also said: "Wang Jing, the son of Wang Jing, died young, and his wife built a small building to live in, so Gong Jing went to see it. If the daughter-in-law is wrong, it is the general will. Poetry is written on the wall, which is
Later, the writer Li added that climbing ash is synonymous with dirty daughter-in-law. Climbing on the ground will dirty your knees, which will be homophonic and dirty.
The first sentence refers to the affair between Jia Zhen and his daughter-in-law Qin Keqing.
The second sentence is very simple, and it is still related to Qin Keqing. The sixth time back to the Red Chamber, Jia Baoyu made his first attempt. The real physical relationship is attacking people, but it was Qin Keqing who first led Jia Baoyu to know people. The object of Jia Baoyu's dream is Qin Keqing. Jia Baoyu's birthright is Qin Keqing's brother-in-law, and there is also an ambiguous relationship between them. Jia Baoyu and Qin Keqing in this sentence.