First of all, let me explain that "Xiapo" is not a steep slope in the wild, but the herringbone roof of a tile-roofed house.
When the word "crow" is mentioned, some related poems will immediately appear in many people's minds:
"Withered vines and old trees, there are dim crows, and people live on small bridges and flowing water." ——Ma Zhiyuan's "Autumn Thoughts on the Pure Sky and Sands"
"At dusk in the Liang Garden, crows fly around, and three or two families are extremely depressed." ——Cen Shen's "Spring Events in the Mountain House"
"There are many heroes Therefore, my husband is ill, and the crows are making noise in the mausoleum at dusk." ——Lu Xun's "Untitled"
"The crows roost in the white trees in the courtyard, and the cold dew makes no sound and wets the sweet-scented osmanthus." ——Wang Jian's "Looking at the Moon on the Fifteenth Night."
"The crows are passing by, and the city is desolate. I can't see the place where I tried the lamp when I came." ?——?Liu Chenweng's "Lanling King"
"The trees have dark crows in their backs." ——Xu Zaisi's "Sunset in the West Mountain of Putian Le"
"The setting sun is setting in the isolated village, the old trees are covered in light smoke, and the jackdaws are under the shadow of a flying red bird." ——Bai Pu's "Tian Jing". "Sha·Qiu"
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In the countryside where ancestors have been farming for a living, almost no one hums those crotchety poems Qu Fu, but I also hate this "black old bird". The crow's main activity place is mainly in the wild - "The sky is high and the bird can fly". Although it is disliked by others, it is still a bird after all - but it will also appear next to wells and canal banks from time to time. On the wheat field or even in the courtyard. Early in the morning, the housewife, who was the first to get up in the family, rushed out of the house. Amidst the "croaking" of magpies and the "chirping" of sparrows, she suddenly heard the hoarse, harsh, "dumb--" —", his heart suddenly trembled. Why are you shaking? "The old bird cries on Xiapo, and the god of death arrives outside the door." Wow. It means that the white-haired man lying on the hospital bed does not have much time left. If crows like to eat carrion and are naturally very sensitive to rotten smells, it would make sense; but this guy can also simultaneously transmit this information to the old man's daughter who is miles or even dozens of miles away. How to pass it on? Through dreams. In a word, if the magpie is an exclusive messenger of the God of Joy, then the crow is clearly born as a black impermanent who specializes in bringing bad news.
So in folk colloquialism, the crow has become an out-and-out mourning star:
All crows in the world are as black as black.
No matter how often the crow bathes, it will not turn white.
The crow laughs like the pig - only seeing the blackness of others, but not seeing the blackness of one's own family.
Close your eyes and hear the crow, open your eyes and see the broom star————very unlucky.
The crow has landed on the head of the house - it is a disaster to open your mouth.
I heard a crow crow in the worship hall - very disappointed.
The little magpie crows after the crow - not a good example.
The chattering crow - an old tune that will never change.
The magpies and crows are calling together - good or bad luck is uncertain.
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However, while being looked down upon, "crows feed back" has been a Confucian teaching with the image of animals in nature since ancient times. People have always said "filial piety" and "propriety", so the image of the crow as a "filial bird" has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. "Compendium of Materia Medica·Qin·Ci Niao" states: "When this crow is born, its mother feeds it for sixty days, and when it grows up, it feeds back for sixty days. It can be said to be kind and filial." Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi Zhong" records: "Wu, "A filial bird is also a bird of filial piety"; "Song of Crows" says: "It feeds back and nourishes, so it is a lucky crow." Meng Jiao's "Yuan Yu" has a sentence: "A kind crow never flies far, and a filial son returns first when he thinks of it." It shows that crows belong to filial sons. Symbol; Li Mi also said in "Chen Qing Biao": "The crow is a secret love, and I am willing to beg for it and raise it." Using the crow as a metaphor, he cleverly expresses his sincere mood of hoping that he can go home and serve his mother. Bai Juyi also has a well-known song "Ciwu Night Cry".
The question is whether crows really have this kind of habit and good "character" has yet to be confirmed by modern research and observation. In the relevant written records, just as this bird has always been disliked by people and has been unable to enter the elegant halls and ink paintings, no one dares to say that they have witnessed or discovered through other means that crows have "reciprocated" filial piety. To put it bluntly, "crows feed back food" is just an idealized imagination of literati. This is probably why "Crow's Cry in the Moon" and "Crow's Night Cry" can be squeezed into the names of Song Ci poems.
Crows’ black bodies, scavenging habits, and harsh cries are disgusting to people, so they associate crows with witchcraft, thinking that seeing crows will bring bad luck. occur. Because crows have black beaks, people who speak outrageously or leak information that makes people angry and angry are often called crows' mouths.
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I don’t want to write anymore. By the way, let’s end with two Yuan songs with the word “crow” in them:
Ma Zhiyuan’s "Tian Jing Sha · Autumn Thoughts": "Withered vines and old trees are dim crows, small bridges and flowing water are people's houses, and the old road is westerly with thin horses. The sunset. Going down to the west, people with broken hearts are at the end of the world. "
Chen Cao'an's "Sheep on the Hillside": "The rooster crows in the morning, and the crows are noisy in the evening. The road is long, the water is long, and the fame is all in Chang'an. Tao. Today's youth will be tomorrow's old. Mountains are still good; people are haggard.
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