Mirror interpretation:
The first is the word "mirror listening". The inspiration of this album comes from Pu Ling's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, so this story is linked with the story of the same name by the ancient custom of "listening to the mirror".
Listening in the mirror is also called "listening to the mirror", "listening to the sound" and "listening to the ear". The key to this custom is "listening", that is, listening to what passers-by inadvertently say with a mirror on New Year's Eve, and based on this, divining good or bad luck. The custom of "listening to the mirror" has been passed down from generation to generation, and different dynasties and places have different opinions;
The primacy can no longer be traced back. There is a poem in the Tang Dynasty (which will be mentioned later) that says: "When you get married, you have a mirror, and your husband travels far and wide to listen." . In the Ming Dynasty, "Joy in Xi Dynasty" recorded: "(New Year's Eve) is quieter, or there are prayer stoves to invite the party to appear in the mirror, listening to the city people's unintentional words."
In the Qing Dynasty, the Nazi version of Moon Order gave a relatively complete description, generally referring to making some pre-occupied arrangements on New Year's Eve, then putting the spoon into a pot full of water, turning the spoon after praying, and going out to eavesdrop with a mirror in the direction pointed by the handle of the spoon. The first thing you hear is a harbinger of occupation.
Pu Songling's Listening to the Mirror portrays a family's parents-in-law and two couples: the eldest son is famous for his studies, so "parents taste love" and the eldest daughter-in-law is treated well; The second son didn't live up to expectations and couldn't get the favor of his parents, and the second daughter-in-law was also given a cold shoulder. The second daughter-in-law couldn't stand this anger, so she said to her husband, "Why don't you live up to expectations when you wait for a man's ear?"
And refused to be with him, the second son became angry and strong under such stimulation. The second daughter-in-law is eager for her husband to get ahead, and this year is the year of saving exams, so the second daughter-in-law predicts her husband's New Year's Eve exam by listening to the mirror. Out of the door "there are two people pushing each other at the beginning of the day, only to hear a" you also cool. "
The second daughter-in-law didn't understand, so she put it on hold. When the summer heat was still very strong, two daughters-in-law were cooking for the play in the kitchen when suddenly a rider came to report the good news. It turns out that the eldest son won the prize. So her mother-in-law went into the kitchen and said to her eldest daughter-in-law, "The big man is from China! You can calm down. " Calm down quickly! The second daughter-in-law was unhappy and cried to cook.
Suddenly, another good news came. It turned out that the second son was also promoted, so the second daughter-in-law threw her face to the right and said, "It's great to go!" I will calm down, too