As for Jia Mu’s character, she is first of all a very kind person. There are so many people in her family, but they can all get along relatively harmoniously, and so many younger generations like to be around her. , you can see that Jia Mu is a charitable person.
The second point is that Jia’s mother is very smart and capable. She has been in charge of the entire family’s affairs since she married into the Jia family when she was young. Not only did she manage the affairs very well, she also led the Jia family to develop more and more. The better come. Although she handed over power to Sister Feng in her later years, she still has the highest power.
The third point is that Jia’s mother is a very distant person and she loves her grandchildren very much. The most obvious difference between far and near is the attitude towards Daiyu and Baochai. From the time when Daiyu first entered Jia's house, Jia's mother had always attached great importance to Daiyu and cared about her. In all aspects of diet and daily life, Daiyu can be said to have the same treatment as Baoyu, which is a treatment that other ladies from the Jia family do not have. From this, we can also see how much Jia Mu loves Daiyu. But his attitude towards Baochai is not so close.
In the end, although Mother Jia liked Daiyu very much and agreed with Baoyu and Dai to be together, based on the situation in the house at that time, Mother Jia was still very realistic and finally agreed to let Baoyu and Baochai get married. proposal.
Extended information:
Jia Mu is the tallest parent in the Ning and Rong mansions. People call her the "Old Lady", "Old Ancestor" and "Old Lady Shi". Among the four major families in "Guan Guan Fu", there is one that "Afang Palace is three hundred miles away and cannot live in Jinling." Jia's mother is the young lady of the Shihou family of Jinling. She is married to Jia Daishan, the eldest son of Jia Yuan, the Duke of Rongguo. , gave birth to two sons, Jia She and Jia Zheng, and many other children including Jia Min. Jia Baoyu is her grandson, Lin Daiyu is her granddaughter, and Shi Xiangyun is her grandniece.
Jia’s mother had both longevity and happiness, and enjoyed all the glory and wealth in the world. She has a whole house of sons, daughters-in-law, grandsons, granddaughters, great-granddaughters, and great-grandsons' daughters-in-law who respect her; there are countless maids, mothers-in-law, and boys who cannot be identified to serve her. In particular, Wang Xifeng, the granddaughter-in-law of the head of the family, tried every means to be filial to her, cater to her, and make Jia Mu enjoy herself as much as she could. Jia Mu's eightieth birthday falls on the third day of August. A banquet was held in Rong and Ning Mansion from July 28th until the fifth day of August, which lasted for seven days. It was lively and luxurious, unlike any other family celebrations in the past, which showed the dignity of this lady.
Jia Mu is an aristocratic lady from a family of poetic etiquette and hairpins. She is well-informed and well-educated. When she first married into the Jia Mansion, it was the time when the Rongguo Mansion was at its peak, and she had attended several grand reception ceremonies in Jinling. She has always been the host of the housekeeping in Rong Mansion. It was not until she got older that she gradually stopped taking care of things and handed them over to Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng.
On the Lantern Festival, Jia Mu ordered a play, one "Dream Seeking" and one "Xia Shu", and ordered only the flute and sheng flute. Aunt Xue, who is also a noble lady, was very surprised and said: "In fact, I have seen hundreds of performances, and I have never seen one who only uses the flute." However, Jia Mu thought it was nothing unusual and was just a matter of personal preference. It can be seen that Jia Mu's appreciation of art is very elegant and refined.
Jia Mu loved Baoyu very much and cherished her grandson as her "heart" and "lifeblood". She disapproved of Jia Zheng's strict discipline. Baoyu didn't dare to see Jia Zheng, so she said, "It doesn't matter, I'm here." Jia Zheng once hit Baoyu, and Jia's mother was furious and wanted to go back to her hometown in Jinling. As a result, Jia Zheng had to kowtow to his mother and admit his mistake. Therefore, under the protection of Jia Mu, Baoyu was able to live a peaceful and stable life with his sisters in the Grand View Garden.
Jia Mu also loved her granddaughter Lin Daiyu. It was she who allowed the two children to walk together and treat them equally in life, which made Baoyu and Daiyu childhood sweethearts, and the Jia family believed that the two jade would definitely get married. However, in Gao E's sequel, Jia's mother became the culprit of Bao Dai's love tragedy, and Wang Xifeng's "contract swap plan" was approved by her. Of course, this is Gao E's sequel and does not conform to Cao Xueqin's original intention.
In the sequel, after Jia's house was confiscated, Jia's mother was restless day and night, thinking about the past and the future, and shedding tears. She prayed devoutly to heaven to bless her children and grandchildren. She took out all her personal belongings and distributed them to her children and grandchildren. Not long after, this old lady who was "born to enjoy happiness" finally passed away in sorrow after seeing the Jia family in ruins. When she died, Jia Mu was eighty-three years old.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jia Mu