On Pinger
Pinger is Wang Xifeng's confidant maid in A Dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin, and also Jia Lian's beloved concubine, so-called "outsider"; In Guo Rongfu, Wang Xifeng was the object of his service, and he became one of the four beauties in A Dream of Red Mansions. How does Pinger handle the relationship with Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian, how to help Wang Xifeng manage the family and once take his place during his illness, and how to handle the relationship between insulted and damaged slaves and God. What is Pinger's position in the book Twelve Women in Jinling, what is Pinger's later ending, and so on, are the key issues discussed in this paper.
First, Pinger and Lianfeng
The psychological description of Jia Baoyu's courtship in front of Pinger in the forty-four chapters of A Dream of Red Mansions: "I suddenly feel that Jia Lian only knows lewd enjoyment, but he doesn't know how to raise fat powder; I also think Pinger has no parents, brothers and sisters, and she is alone, providing for Jia Lian and his wife. Jia Lian's customs and Xi Feng's prestige can make him considerate and decent. Now, he is also poisoned. I think this person is unlucky, especially like Daiyu. " It can be said to be the general theory of the relationship between Pinger and Lianfeng, which is divided into the following points:
(1) Feng's Heart, pretty maid.
Xifeng's maid. Pinger is the maid of Wang Xifeng at first. She is a girl since she was a child and has to serve Wang Xifeng's daily life. In the description of A Dream of Red Mansions, Pinger's service to Wang Xifeng can be said to be meticulous. In the time of "Qiao Pinger's soft words to save Jia Lian", "I didn't open the curtain, and I didn't let Xi 'an, so I broke the curtain first". It can be seen that Pinger is usually responsible for opening the curtain, pouring tea and handing water to Xi 'an. There is a strict hierarchical relationship between Pinger and Xifeng, which can not be ignored under any circumstances. For example, Pinger said in the fifty-fifth verse, "You are so confusing, I have already done it first, and now you tell me in turn", calling Feng "you" instead of "grandma", and Feng said, "You are in a hurry again, and you are full of words to get up with me". When Xifeng invited Pinger to dinner, "Pinger knelt on the edge of the kang and stood under the kang", which shows that Pinger and Xifeng have something in their daily life.
The big girl in the room. The sixty-second time Xing Er said, "This Pinger has been a maid since childhood. With a * * * four, married married, dead dead, only this one confidant. It turns out that he has taken over the house, one of which shows virtue and reputation, and the other is called Tieyexin, so that he can't be evil. " You can look at Pinger's past history. Courtesy in the palace, known as "otaku", was only the lowest status among wives and concubines at that time. When "Jia Lian's Palace Flower Played Sister Feng" came back, Zhou Rui's family saw "Then the door rang, and Pinger came out with a big copper basin and asked Sister Feng to scoop water", which shows Pinger's duty as a servant girl.
"He who knows my heart knows three points." Pinger is good at understanding Wang Xifeng's intentions. For example, when Wang Xifeng met Qin Zhong at Ningguo Mansion for the seventh time, she didn't prepare a table gift, and Xifeng's maids and daughters-in-law "rushed to tell Pinger. Pinger always knew that Xifeng and Qin were good friends. Although she is a junior, she should not be too frugal. So she made up her mind to take a ruler, two champions and a small gold shovel and send them to a person. " It's really Xifeng's heart. Another example is the sixteenth time, Pinger used Xiangling to cheat Lian Feng, which covered up the fact that the Wangs sent her, and Feng's "painful" (criticized) words showed Pinger's position in Feng's mind.
Pinger is also good at maintaining the image of Xifeng in front of others, such as the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth chapters. And Pinger is good at fighting for Xifeng's face in front of everyone. For example, the fifty-first time, when Aron came home because her mother was seriously ill, Feng gave Aron clothes, but Pinger went to get them. One was a semi-old orangutan felt and the other was a semi-old red feather yarn. Aroma said, "I can't afford to be one." Pinger said with a smile,' Take this orangutan felt and take it out conveniently, and ask someone to send it to Miss Xing.' Then Xi-feng affirmed Pinger, and deliberately opposed it in front of everyone. Everyone flattered Xi-feng and said, "It's all because the old lady has always been filial to her wife and cared for her servants. "。 "If Grandma is stingy and only cares about things and ignores servants, how dare the girl?" Of course, Feng was very helpful. "Xi-feng said with a smile," Only he knows my mind. " . "This is a great affirmation of Pinger, and it is also an important evidence that Pinger is Feng's confidant.
(2) Jia Lian's Love Concubine
As Jia Lian's beloved princess, Pinger mainly describes the handling of specific events in the book. For example, "Qiao Pinger whispered to save Jia Lian", "Pinger packed Jia Lian's clothes and bedding outside, but I didn't expect a wisp of hair to shake out of the pillowcase." Xifeng came back and asked Pinger, "Is there anything missing?" Acoustic transmitter ... smiled and said,' Why is my heart the same as grandma's? I was afraid of this, so I searched it carefully and found no flaws. Grandma didn't believe me, so I confiscated those things and grandma went to find them herself. ""Xi won't watch it again, of course. Pinger kept Jia Lian's fault from her, which is an important reason why Pinger loves his concubine.
Pinger is also good at understanding Jia Lian's mind. Back to the sixty-sixth, Second Sister You and Xifeng fell into a conspiracy. After "feeling that she died because she swallowed gold on her deathbed", Jia Lian asked Xifeng for money to take care of her affairs. Xifeng had to come, so she asked, "What money?" "。 Don't you know that things at home are very difficult recently? ..... There are twenty or thirty taels of silver here. You can take it if you like. With that, Pinger was ordered to take it out and give it to Jia Lian, saying that the grandmother had something to say, and Pinger went again ... Pinger was sad and happy, so he stole 22 1 bag of broken money, took it to the wing, and silently gave it to him ... Jia Lian took the money and handed it to Pinger, saying,' This is what he usually wears. Pinger had to hide and take it away by herself. Pinger, too, won Jia Lian's trust and became his concubine. "。
(3) The relationship between Pinger and Lianfeng is "still poisoned"
"That Pinger girl is a strict person, and she never takes this matter (Jia Lian's concubine) to heart, and she doesn't choose a wife as a husband" (back to the sixty-fourth). With her own intelligence and way of dealing with people, she handled the relationship with Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng carefully and skillfully. Pinger is the middle stage of the relationship between Jia Lian and Xi Feng. Pinger kept Jia Lian from Xi 'an, and kept Xi 'an from Jia Lian's little affair. But she can't avoid being poisoned, which shows that she is still damaged, even the "semi-master" is the class closest to the lower class; The so-called "pretty maid" still belongs to the ranks of "maids".
Pinger's experience made readers feel wronged. In the forty-fourth episode "Unfortunate vinegar rain falls on Feng", Xi Feng mistakenly listened to Jia Lian and Bao Er, "I was so angry that I heard that they both praised Pinger, and I suspected Pinger was secretly complaining. I drank more and more wine, and I didn't think much. I turned around and hit Pinger twice. ..... He was afraid that Jia Lian would go out, so he blocked the door and stopped to scold: "What a whore! You stole the master's man and killed the master's wife! Pinger, come here, you son of a bitch. You really make me sick. You fooled me outside! " Say and hit Pinger a few times. ..... (Jia Lian) saw Pinger hit him today, so he came up and kicked him and scolded,' What a whore, you hit someone!' ..... Seeing that Pinger was afraid that Jia Lian would get more angry, Xifeng caught up with Pinger and called Bao's family. Pinger was anxious and ran out to find a knife to commit suicide. It can be seen that Pinger is a concubine and a servant girl, and her position is much higher than that of other servants, but she is still oppressed and damaged. When the couple are not good at fighting, she treats him as a "bad temper", and Jia Baoyu thinks that "this man is unlucky, especially like Daiyu", otherwise? !
Second, Pinger's color, talent and virtue
Tu Youyou's Dream of Red Mansions received rave reviews. "Ping Er Zan" said: "This is the only fair requirement that the whole person is on the stone. Mediocre, colored, talented and virtuous. However, isn't it dangerous to be in the hands of Xifeng? People see its beauty, but Xifeng forgets its beauty; People see it, but Xifeng forgets it; People saw that she was very profitable, but Xifeng forgot about it. Her husband and Xifeng are determined to make the market by color and talent, but they don't want others to make the market by virtue, so they get carried away. Xifeng's forgetting Pinger and? Can suppressing Pinger make Xifeng forget? Alas, you can avoid the Lord. " Pinger "can make Xifeng forget", otherwise. However, Pinger's talent for color is really high, not under Xifeng. I don't know how much she costs!
(A) the color of Pinger-"Beauty Fetus"
A Dream of Red Mansions does not specifically describe the beauty of Pinger, but only describes it in others' eyes or mentions it in conversation, but it is undoubtedly a kind of beauty. The sixth time, Pinger in Grandma Liu's eyes "saw Pinger everywhere, beautiful and beautiful, and it really was Xifeng." It can be seen. Forty-four times, the old lady said to Jia Lian, "That wench Xifeng, Pinger is not beautiful, and you are not enough." On the 46th time, Feng laughed at herself: "Even I don't deserve it, and Pinger and I deserve him. "Pinger and Xifeng mentioned it together twice, and the third time in Daiyu's eyes, Xifeng was" embroidered like a fairy princess ",and the beauty of Pinger was self-evident.
(2) Pinger's talent-"Skirts can be married."
You are your grandmother's master key. As mentioned above, Pinger's seventh preparation of Qin Zhongli's gift for Xi 'an is a proof. In addition, Pinger is a loyal helper of Xifeng's usury. The eleventh time, when he came home from dinner at Ningguo House, Feng asked, "What happened at home?" Pinger brought the tea and handed it over, saying,' Nothing, just the profit of three hundred pieces of silver, which was sent in by daughter-in-law Wang, and I took it. Thirty-nine times, Pinger and Zhou Rui's wife sent Granny Liu to Grandmother Jia's place. A page asked for leave, and Pinger allowed him to take a message: "Give a message to Wanger, just say what Grandma said, and ask him about the remaining interest. If you don't pay it tomorrow, if grandma doesn't want it, give it to him more sexually. " It is also a certificate. On the 24th occasion, Jia Yun sent musk borneol to Xi 'an, and Xi 'an told Xi 'an, "You took Yun's and took it home to Pinger." "As can be seen from the above example, Pinger as the" master key "of Xi 'an is true.
Pinger's principle of managing the family-"major events turn into minor events, and minor events turn into nothing" (back to 62). When Feng was ill and Li Wan, Bao Chai and his family were together, Feng was still in power, and the three of them only assisted him, which shows that Pinger's talent was outstanding. "Qiao Pinger loves to hide shrimp bracelets" once said: "Your mother Song is here, went to get this bracelet, saying that it was stolen by the chief, and saw her coming back to find her second grandmother ... so I told her not to tell Baoyu. Just forget about it and don't tell anyone. " Pinger thought: First, Baoyu should pay attention to the wishes of the maids in Yee Hong Court and strive for victory; Second, the old lady's wife will be angry when she hears it; Third, beautiful maids, such as xiren, are not good-looking; Apart from these factors, considering Qingwen is "a piece of charcoal", it is not good for her and Zhui Er to deal with this problem. Then Xi-feng became ill and truthfully said that she was afraid of improper handling. Cao Xueqin praised Pinger at this time! Fifty-ninth time because Chun Yan was beaten, Musk asked my girl to call Pinger; When Pinger arrived, "Aroma and others quickly said,' It's all over, don't mention it.' Pinger smiled and said, "Where are you, forgive others." "Ping's words are another criterion for dealing with things between the oppressed and the lower classes, and they are also a great embodiment of resignation. The sixty-first chapter "Throw a boat for Baoyu to hide stolen goods and sentence Pinger to exercise his powers" can be said to be the text written by Pinger. After Xifeng's ruling, things seemed to pass, but Pinger listened to Liu Wuer's words and went to the hospital for investigation at once, regardless of others' flattery. When I learned the truth, I asked Cai Yun and Yuchuan for verification. Finally, considering Tan Chun's decency, Cai Yun was warned. The result of the treatment is that the Liu family is still in the same position, and the unjust case has been cleared. This time, it shows how high Pinger's ability is!
Pinger's rhetoric-"Worry far and near, neither humble nor overbearing." During the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth sessions, during the tanchun and housekeeping, Pinger's kind words were concentrated. Baochai hurried over and touched his face and said with a smile, "Open your mouth and let me see what your tongue is made of." From getting up early to this moment, you have said these things like this, without flattering Third Girl, without saying that your grandmother was surprised, without saying what Third Girl said. Anyway, if it's three girls, you have a set. It's always what three girls want, and your grandmother thought of it, but there must be a reason why you can't do it. ..... He is worried and humble, and his grandmother will not be kind to us. After listening to his words, she will be ashamed and reconciled. " Tanchun smiled and said, "I got up early and got angry. When I heard him coming, I suddenly remembered his master, the slave who was rampant in those days. I was even angrier when I saw him. Who knows, he came and stood like a cat and mouse for a long time, pitiful. Then he said a word, not that his master was kind to me, but that he didn't waste the girl's feelings for our grandmother. This sentence not only made me breathless, but also made me feel ashamed and broke my heart. " "Baochai, Tanchun's words can be seen that Pinger's rhetoric is ingenious. Xiaohong told Pinger a bunch of "grandparents" and "five or six words", and finally climbed the high branch, but it was only a shallow one for Pinger.
(c) The virtues of equal children-fairness and peace
Pinger's virtue is one hundred times higher than that of Xifeng. Writing about the virtue of Pinger is the embodiment of Xifeng's virtue. On the sixty-fifth day, Xing Er said, "The girl in front of me, Ping, is very kind. Although she is angry with her grandmother, she often does good things behind her back. Grandma can't tolerate children's mistakes, so please let him go. " It can be seen that the servant girls speak highly of Pinger. Of course, Pinger has a high position in Guo Rong, but she always thinks about the oppressed. The thirty-ninth time mentioned above, a page asked Pinger for leave, and Pinger granted the leave, which is one of the evidences that it is good for people.
The case of Second Sister You embodies the contradiction of Pinger's virtue as Xifeng's confidant. It was Pinger who told Xifeng after hearing the news and asked her to set a plot to kill the second sister. However, Pinger can be forgiven for telling tales, and Pinger can hide Jia Lian's small faults from Xifeng. However, the incident of Second Sister You endangered Xifeng's position in Guo Rongfu, and the paper could not cover the fire, so Second Sister You "had to come in and make trouble with all her heart" (the sixty-ninth time). After being admitted to the Grand View Garden, Second Sister You wrote Pinger's rude feelings. Originally, Second Sister You, as Jia Lian's second wife, was the highest concubine, posing a great threat to Pinger. But Pinger helped Second Sister You a lot during that time. "Pinger couldn't stand it anymore, so she took out the money and cooked it for him, or sometimes she said that she was in the garden with him and made him a soup in the cupboard in the garden." He was denounced by Qiu Tong and criticized by Xifeng. "Pinger always looks at him behind her back and settles accounts with him." Until the night before Second Sister You swallowed gold, Pinger advised him to "take good care of his illness and ignore the beast" and so on. It can be said that this time it is what Zhi Yanzhai said, "Writing about Xifeng is endless, but it is written from top to bottom". It is also a hymn to Pinger's loyalty and virtue.
Third, Ping Er's record and ending in The Last Forty Chapters.
Cao Xueqin's A Dream of Red Mansions did not specifically write Pinger in the lyrics of Twelve Women in Jinling and A Dream of Red Mansions, but only mentioned the general fate of twelve women in Jinling in Javert and the general destination of "Misfortune Division" in Police Illusion. What are the similarities and differences between Pinger's description in the last forty chapters and the first eighty chapters? Should Pinger belong to the supplement of Twelve Women in Jinling or another supplement? What is Pinger's final fate? The following is a brief discussion of such problems.
(1) Pinger is in the last forty times.
Pinger's description has a great relationship with Wang Xifeng, and most of them appear when Wang Xifeng appears or manages the family. The first eighty chapters are roughly the same as the last forty chapters.
In the description of the last forty chapters, Pinger mostly appeared as Wang Xifeng's maid and confidant, generally serving Feng or taking messages and doing things for Feng's housekeeper; Although there are many pen and ink, the description is not as good as the first eighty times. Among them, Pinger's rhetoric in the 111th time was slightly elegant: "What is Grandma doing up so early? I didn't know where the evil fire was, so I took it out on us. Why come! Grandma has earned enough for me. What's not grandma's position? I'm not saying that I don't know how much ready-made food I ate. I did something for my grandmother at the moment. It was a matter of several floors. So I'm not afraid of being chilling with sugar as vinegar. Besides, it's not just about grandma! We got up late, so I should be angry. After all, the left and right are slaves. Before grandma, she was exhausted and became a sick bag. Why bother! " Similar descriptions may appear, but they are not as wonderful as the first eighty chapters, and Pinger's character and talent are not as rich as the previous ones.
This situation changed in the 118th and 19th times when Pinger tried to rescue Qiaojie without telling Mrs. Xing, Jia Huan, Jia Yun, Wang Ren and Granny Liu. Pinger initially judged that the two imperial secretaries who came here were blind dates, which showed their wisdom; Looking for Mrs. Wang several times and finally discussing with her to save Qiaojie can show her loyalty; Maids, women and others sued Pinger first, and finally released Pinger and left Mrs. Xing, showing their virtue. By adopting granny Liu's strategy, we can see her insight. These two chapters can be said to be the last forty chapters describing Pinger. The highlights can be compared with the first 80 paragraphs.
(2) Ping 'er should be included in the book Twelve Women in Jinling.
When Pinger made her first appearance for the sixth time, JOE life's core monuments Yan Zhai commented: "Focus. This is also an important figure in the book. Although the song "Dream of Red Mansions" is not famous, I think it is also in the teaching aid book. " Beijing-Tibet's comments are similar. Zhu Bimei of Beijing-Tibet criticized: "You can't know that the rest is right until you read the police fantasy list." Zhi Yanzhai has read the whole book A Dream of Red Mansions, so I think what he said about Pinger should be right.
Mr Hu Wenbin elaborated on this in detail: "Pinger is one of the important women in A Dream of Red Mansions. Her name should be in the booklet "Twelve Women in Jinling". This is because she is not only the maid of the housekeeper Wang Xifeng, but also the "confidant" of the authorities; More importantly, she was accepted by Mr. Lian with the acquiescence of the authorities, and became an aunt and a justified semi-master. Although we can't find the touching plot of sadness and joy, we will find that her behavior and personality run through the whole novel, leaving a complete impression on the readers. For example, her name was written back four times-the 2nd1time "Qiao Pinger softly saved Jia Lian", the 44th "Pingping was overjoyed and put on makeup", the 52nd "Qiao Pinger hid a shrimp bracelet" and the 6th1time "sentenced her to exercise power in prison". It can be seen that Cao Xueqin's attention and praise to Pinger among the twelve women in Jinling is true.
(C) the end of the flat-"unlucky."
Pinger's ending is hinted at in the first eighty times, for example, in the thirty-ninth time, Li Wan said, "Such a decent person leads a normal life and only ends up with a family." People who don't know don't treat you like a grandmother. Li Wan said at the 45th meeting, "You didn't have to pick up Pinger's shoes when you invited me here today. You two should only change one. It can be seen from Li Wan's two jokes that Pinger became a "grandmother" with Jia Lian's help after Wang Xifeng's divorce and "cried to Jinling". Now Cheng Ben's Dream of Red Mansions is more correct only that Pinger has been righted, although the result of Wang Xifeng is different from the reason for being righted.
However, the description of Pinger in A Dream of Red Mansions ends here, but it falls into a stereotype. The article written by Pinger and Jia Lian alone turns out to be a "happy ending". In fact, the original book, supplementary book, supplementary book and other women with the title of "Twelve Women in Jinling" have already revealed their fate in the fifth cycle, and they all belong to the "unlucky department"; The song Javert in A Dream of Red Mansions contains such words as "If birds are thrown into the forest, the land is really clean", which also includes Pinger's fate. Therefore, after Pinger was righted, maybe it didn't take long, and it also belonged to the "unlucky department" of the police fantasy fairyland.
In a word, Pinger is complicated and multifaceted. Whether it is exploitation at high interest or the death of Second Sister You, she has her own responsibilities, but the positive aspects in A Dream of Red Mansions still account for the vast majority. Cao Xueqin's series of descriptions of Pinger can be said to be a hymn to Pinger!