1. Classical Chinese essays on the love between husband and wife
Letters to Wife (Excerpt)
Lin Juemin
I wish you could meet each other: I Now I bid you farewell forever with this book! When I wrote this book, I was still a human being in the world; when you read this book, I have become a ghost in the underworld. I wrote this book with tears and pen and ink. I couldn't finish it and wanted to put it down. I was afraid that you wouldn't understand my feelings, so I couldn't bear to die for you. I didn't know that you didn't want me to die, so I endured my sorrow for you. In words.
I love you so much that the thought of loving you makes me brave enough to die. Ever since I met you, I have always wished that all lovers in the world would get married. However, the land is filled with fishy clouds and the streets are full of wolves and dogs. How many people can satisfy your wish? Sima Chunshan, I can't imitate the Supreme Being's forgetfulness of love. As the saying goes: A benevolent person "takes care of the old when he is old, and takes care of the young when he is young." I fulfill my love for you and help people in the world love what they love, so I dare to die before you and ignore you. You understand my heart, and when you cry, you also think about the people of the world, and you should be willing to sacrifice the welfare of my body and yours to seek eternal happiness for the people of the world. Don't be sad!
Do you remember? One night four or five years ago, I said to him: "If you want me to die first, I would rather you die before me." You were angry at first when you heard this, but I later interpreted it politely. Although you did not say that what I said was true, No words to answer. My intention is that because of your weakness, you will not be able to withhold my sorrow. I can't bear it if I die first and leave you suffering. Therefore, I would rather ask you to die first, because I bear the sorrow. Sigh! Who knew that my soldier would die before you? I really can’t forget you! Sigh! The sadness I felt at that time was beyond words.
I sincerely wish to stay with you until death. Judging from today's situation, you can die from natural disasters, thieves, the day of partition, and treacherous officials. You can die if you abuse the people. We live in China today, and there is no place in the country where we cannot die. At that time, I can watch you die, or you can watch me die, what can I do? Can you suppress it? Even if they are immortal and separated without seeing each other, the eyes of the two places will become pierced and the bones will become fossils. How many times in ancient times have broken mirrors been reunited? It is more painful than death, so what can be done? Today, you and I are both in good health. There are countless people in the world who don’t want to die but don’t want to die and who don’t want to leave. How can those who love me as much as me endure it? This is why I dare to die without caring about you. I will die without any regrets. The success of national affairs depends on my comrades.
I have never told you what I want in my life, but I am not in the right place. However, I am afraid that you will worry about me every day. I will sacrifice a hundred lives without giving up. To make you worry is beyond my tolerance. I love you so much that I am afraid that those who plan for you will not be finished. You are lucky to have met me, so why are you so unfortunate to be born in today's China! I am lucky to have you, so why am I so unlucky to be born in today's China! The soldier cannot bear to be left alone. Sigh! The scarf is short, the love is long, and there are still thousands of things that have not been exhausted. You can imitate them. I can't see you now! You can't abandon me, you always have me in your dreams! A sorrow!
In the third month of the Xin Dynasty, I recited the four drums for six nights and wrote them in Yidong’s handwriting. 2. Are there any classical Chinese articles about wives who are not as good as they want?
A wife is not as good as concubines? In this case, the word first came from "A Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty. The original sentence is:
"A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a prostitute, a prostitute is not as good as stealing, and stealing is worse than not being able to steal." Feng Menglong has a passage about cheating. It is very wonderful. He said: "A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a maid, a maid is not as good as a prostitute, a prostitute is not as good as stealing, and being able to steal is worse than not being able to steal." This sentence can be said to give a thorough understanding of the psychology of having an affair. Having an affair is not all because the wife is not beautiful, nor is it all because the couple is not harmonious. The more reason is the psychology of seeking that piece of love. In ancient times, Huizong of the Song Dynasty was the emperor and had three thousand beauties in the palace, but he secretly sneaked out of the palace to have an affair with the famous prostitute Li Shishi. In reality, there was a man whose wife was very beautiful, but he was having an affair with a woman outside. People were very curious to see what that woman looked like and what kind of look that could make him attracted. At first glance, they were greatly surprised. I don't understand, that woman is dark and thin, very different from his wife. These phenomena can all be explained by Feng Menglong’s words.