Tanchun is unique among the "four springs" that should be sighed. It gives people the impression of being aloof and out of the ordinary, forgetting the world after seeing it. Despite her unfavorable background, she relied on her abilities to win the recognition of everyone in the Jia family. There are many daughters in the boudoir in the Grand View Garden, and most of them are submissive, gentle and submissive. How did such a maverick girl come into being?
Thinking of it, there should be three reasons:
One is to see through the tragedy of life and know that success requires struggle. As the daughter of a concubine, she has a deep sense of inferiority. It is conceivable that when she was growing up, she saw that Aunt Zhao, although she gave birth to two children, herself and Jia Huan, and was favored by Jia Zheng, was still unpopular in the family and was half a slave to the master. Although you can have good food and clothing without any effort, if you don't fight for it and gain a foothold in the high-walled compound life, you may not even be able to achieve the status of a biological mother in the future. Wang Xifeng once said that she was afraid that if someone's family disliked the daughter of a concubine, she would be wronged if she married her home.
She, Li Wan, and Baochai, the troika housekeepers, were cautious, fearing that they would be found to be taking care of their mother's family, and followed routine in everything. But this thought was completely torn apart by Aunt Zhao, and before her tears were exposed to everyone, the tragedy, hatred and despair of life were clearly revealed. Unlike Jia Huan, who was scolded as a "gray mouse", she lived and grew up in a relatively independent environment. She was cared for more by Mrs. Wang and the old ladies, and did not receive too much control and scolding from Aunt Zhao. She grew up more naturally and preserved more. Self-esteem, but also further away from family ties, knowing that you have to work hard for everything and earn face by yourself.
The second is to grasp the right direction and constantly improve yourself through hard work. She loves reading and is good at calligraphy. Reading and writing helped her break away from her old ways and become confident, free and easy, more mature and stable. She associates with people she deems worthy of association. Mrs. Wang is her supporter, and Tanchun's feelings for her are more of fear and desire to please. From the process of Mrs. Wang raising Jia Zhu, she should see the image of a loving mother, and feel the expectation that her son will become a dragon and her daughter will become a phoenix. But when she saw Aunt Zhao, she was dissatisfied and striving for favor and victory.
She knows that Baoyu is simple and everyone loves him. The communication with him was to buy new things on the market and imitate the celebrities' associations to compose poems. She hoped that through this bond, she would be connected to healthy people and people, instead of closing her study and staying in the vulgar world of women and children.
My sister Yuanchun is a key factor in the family's destiny, and she strives to cater to her attention. Compared with Daiyu and Baochai, she is still lacking in poetic talent, but her calligraphy is the best. She copied poems according to orders. I believe this is also the pride of Yuan Fei. Compared with Baoyu, who has to ask girls to hand in notes when writing poems. My brother and sister are much more outstanding.
Some people say that even if Tanchun has a unique personality, he is powerless to change his destiny. Marrying far away and becoming a princess is not a happy thing. It still has to be regarded as a beautiful woman with a bad fate, and she has been judged to be "born in the last days of the world with diminished luck".
However, she strives to do her best in any situation. Is it really not better to marry far away than to stay in the Jia family that is about to collapse? The so-called life, if you look at it from a pessimistic perspective, is there anything not to be miserable about? Even Mrs. Jia suffered a lot when she saw the unscrupulous descendants behave like dogs in the end.
The third is to have an independent personality, a keen vision and a broad mind. When Grandma Liu was visiting the Grand View Garden, she went to Qiu Shuangzhai in Tanchun and saw the calligraphy copybooks of various famous people on the large rosewood marble table, dozens of square inkstones, and various pen holders. The pens inserted in the pen holders looked like the woods. There are also calligraphy and paintings by famous people hanging in Tanchun's house, including Mi Fu's "Pictures of Smoke and Rain" and Yan Zhenqing's ink marks. This kind of layout shows the style of the owner, who pursues the cultivation of pen and ink and a rich spiritual life.
Tanchun’s calligraphy for the association makes people feel the youthful atmosphere of boys and girls, full of eagerness to try, and at the same time a yearning for a brighter future. A girl who can write such words cannot be constrained by life. As long as there is suitable soil, no matter how barren it is, different plants will grow. She will not become the Yingchun who lets others bully her, the dull Ermuo, nor will she become the sister Xichun who is clear-eyed and has no trouble in everything.
But she can only be a "rose" who is smart, capable, scheming, and decisive, and even Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng give her some credit.
Her slap in the face of Wang Shanbao’s house search and her discussion of the situation in the Jia family were very exciting and rigorous in logic. They were political statements in the face of unknown difficulties. Unfortunately, most of the men in the Jia family were It's a carrion bug. Only Cao Gong's memory and brilliant writing left this wonderful comment.
Completely different crops will grow under the same environment. Because Tanchun has been tempered in her heart, she has seen through the difference between humbleness and nobility, and is unwilling to sink, so she has a big picture. In comparison, her tragedy is compared to that of anyone who puts their happiness in others. Bright fireworks.
For those who are groping forward in the dark night, tears cannot save themselves, and sighs cannot help others.