In A Dream of Red Mansions, Baochai rarely preaches and maintains feudal ethics directly, but reflects her true personality through her words and deeds in daily life.
In life, Baochai doesn't show her true feelings like Daiyu, but often hides her heart. On the surface, she is "keeping up with the times", "playing dumb and clumsy" and "not saying much", and her every move seems to be "dignified and virtuous", which is completely in line with the feudal "lady" demeanor. But in fact, what she is looking forward to is "the good wind will send me to Qingyun with its strength." Behind the gentle and honest instrument model is the ambition of "wanting to repay Bai Di". She is sophisticated and sincere. Although "I have been in Jiafu for several years" seems to be silent and complacent, it is actually "careful observation". Therefore, even in the complex and contradictory environment of Guo Rong Building, I can live a comfortable life.
. Even Aunt Zhao, who is very jealous, praised her: "generous" and "capable of being a man".
"Being a man" is indeed Xue Baochai's character, and her "gentle and honest" exposed characteristics make her praised by everyone. Baochai's principles of "being a man" and "it's none of her business, not opening her mouth and shaking her head without knowing it" made her turn a deaf ear to everything, pretending not to see it, but knowing it in her heart, just like Daiyu. This makes those feudal lords who are doing some shady scandals on weekdays.
Praise her as a man. Baochai's "knowing people and being good at her duties" is not only reflected in her wooing of the supreme ruler of the feudal class, but also in her selling of the oppressed of the lower classes of the feudal class. Jia mu gave her a birthday and invited her to play, so she said it according to Jia mu's usual preferences. He also said that the sweet and rotten food that Jia Mu liked was his favorite food. As a result, after Mrs. Wang was forced to die, she and the hitter heard the news, and even the hitter who had always been a slave did not cry. However, the ruthlessness of the exploiting class made her feel "strange", so she quickly left the hitter and came to Mrs. Wang to comfort her. Blame everything on Jin Chuaner's "confusion". She also said, "But if you give her a few taels of silver, you will do your duty as a master and servant." In order to win over Mrs. Wang-
Her future mother-in-law Baochai is very generous, showing that she is not afraid to give her clothes to the dead slaves. She immediately went home and got some clothes. For the oppressed rulers of the lower feudal class, Baochai concealed the fact that she lived in clothes in order to punish and maintain the status of the feudal ruling class. She also managed to win over Daiyu and sent her bird's nest and sugar tablets for treatment. Even aunt Zhao, a disgusting woman, sometimes has to send a gift from Baochai, which makes her flattered. When I met her talking about career economy in front of Baoyu, Baoyu, who was annoyed, gave her a marching order in person. In order to be a "good man", Baochai couldn't get angry, so she had to bury her efforts in her heart and laugh it off, which made Aron admire her reputation as a "good man" again. Baochai not only knows how to be a man, but also often uses the opportunity of being a man to show her talents. Shi Xiangyun wanted to set up a poetry club, but without money, Baochai took the opportunity to set up a poetry club for her. Baochai asked Xiangyun to bring it from her home.
I came to invite everyone, but when I went out, I called a woman and said, "Please invite the old lady and aunt to enjoy osmanthus after dinner tomorrow." On the surface, Baochai, who knows how to be a man, has helped the poor, weak and orphaned girls a lot, but in fact it is a blow to another "golden marriage". She invited everyone on the pretext that she was actually trying to please the parents of feudal rule. She is careful everywhere, and everything is arranged to please her grandmother. This shows how Baochai, who can be a man, can be a man.
Another main character feature of Baochai is hypocrisy. Although she said that the "golden wedding" mentioned by monks and Taoists was nonsense and that it was boring to wear a golden lock, it was not the case. Baoyu went to see the sick Baochai. Baochai took his jade and "looked at it twice". Then he scolded Yinger, the maid, for not pouring tea, which caused Yinger to laugh and say that "the words on the collar are a pair with the girl", which just achieved the purpose of attracting Baoyu's attention. Then I will take out the boring golden lock from the red coat inside. The same is true of Xue Baochai leading a string of red musk deer in the street. Originally, she didn't like pollen, dressed simply and didn't like dressing up the most. But the golden lock is for jade, and the musk deer string was given to her and Baoyu by Yuan Chun alone, which is a predestined marriage. So it can be proved that only she is worthy of Baoyu. The hypocritical "capable" Baochai is like this, covering up as a "lady" and using her hidden scheming to hint and please Jia's parents.
But in terms of its social status and high evaluation in people's minds, Baochai's "being a man" is successful. Maybe we can get some enlightenment from it. In today's complex and changeable society, I'm afraid I have to learn a few tricks from Baochai if I want to deal with it calmly. But there are gains and losses, and maybe you will publicize your true nature. But I think, as long as we get rid of its dross, take its essence and learn only its good side, it may be very helpful to us.