Jin Ping Mei was once praised as a wonderful work in the history of China literature. This work is the first chapter-by-chapter novel independently written by China literati. The Golden Bottle, written in Wanli, caused a sensation as soon as it was born. Xiao Xiaosheng, the author of Lan Ling, tells us a profound and realistic feudal society through the creation of vernacular Chinese. The author skillfully borrows the story of Pan Jinlian in Water Margin and rewrites a novel with more ups and downs. The writing of this work is very literary and the plot is very clever.
However, the reason why Jin Ping Mei can become the first of the "four musts" is not unrelated to the social theme it reveals. In fact, in this work, the author left many classic quotations, some of which are familiar to everyone. The five sentences selected by the author of this paper are very representative. They are not only not dirty at all, but also thought-provoking, all of which contain the truth of life.
In the first sentence, there is dog hair on the man's face and phoenix hair on the woman's face.
This proverb comes from the seventy-third time in The Golden Aquarius.
This proverb skillfully borrows the characteristics of homophony and metaphor in Chinese. Among them, "dog hair" refers to the performance when angry. As we all know, when a dog is angry, it will not only bark, but also stand up to increase its strength. And "a man has dog hair on his face" means that men are more likely to get angry and get angry easily, and it is often because of face problems.
So when a man is angry, he should first follow his temper and wait until he calms down before reasoning with him. As for "Phoenix", it is homophonic "crazy", which means that the wife is usually more emotional and emotional, and should be coaxed more. This proverb seems simple, but it makes the way of getting along between husband and wife very transparent
In the second sentence, a rich family may not always be rich, and the poor may not always be lonely.
From the ninth episode of The Golden Aquarius. The literal meaning of this sentence is easy to understand, which probably means "flowers are not red for a hundred days, but people are not good for a hundred days." Rich and powerful families, their power and wealth are not permanent, and poor families are not necessarily poor forever.
These two sentences not only tell us to cherish the present, but also spur us to forge ahead. As for the rich and the poor, this sentence has a considerable warning and incentive effect. This dialectical outlook on life not only existed in ancient times, but is also thought-provoking today.
The third sentence, how can you cut off other people's meat and stick it on your face?
Starting with the second golden urn. He warned us that to make ourselves strong, respectable and rich, we must rely on ourselves. The benefits obtained by extortion and the money obtained by fraud not only violate morality and law, but also cannot be enjoyed safely. "A gentleman loves money and takes it wisely" is what this sentence says.
The fourth sentence, there has never been an innocent disaster, and greed has had consequences since ancient times.
The literal meaning of this sentence is also very clear. Obviously, it is warning people not to be greedy. People should not be greedy, businessmen should not be greedy, and officials should not be greedy ... This is also the author's warning to the world. Only by not being greedy can there be no future trouble and no disaster. What would happen otherwise? The author immediately added, "I tried to see a group of cockroaches and rotten mice, but the poor inch cockroach failed to taste it." This is the consequence, which is thought-provoking. Let's look at the last sentence.
The fifth sentence, good men don't eat separately, and good women don't wear wedding clothes.
From the 85th time, this sentence is also a very inspirational warning! The meaning of this sentence is very direct. The author is warning everyone to be ambitious and not to be too obsessed with immediate interests and lose their ideal ambitions. So the brothers are separated, don't care too much, everything at home is happy! Similarly, there has been a saying since ancient times that a woman's heroic daughter Lang should have ambition, and so should a woman.
It can be said that in that patriarchal era, it is really rare for the author to say such a thing! He is advising women not to be too obsessed with temporary good, especially the benefits given by others. It's like a wedding dress when they get married, so we should put it away as soon as possible. This proverb is to inspire the world! Both men and women should have backbone, ideals and self-reliance!