Source: Jane's "The Word of the Bride"
Original poem:
Come to the kitchen three days after the wedding and wash your hands to make soup.
I don't know the taste of mother-in-law. Let's make the taste of good sister-in-law first.
Translation:
After three days of marriage, I went to the kitchen, washed my hands and made my own soup. I don't know what a mother-in-law tastes like. Let my sister-in-law taste it first.
Poetry appreciation
This poem is about the bride trying to serve her mother-in-law with soup, which shows her filial piety, dexterity and prudence. The poet has no intention of being reasonable, but writing according to reason can make people realize something from it.
According to the ancient custom, on the third day after marriage (commonly known as "Three Dynasties"), a woman should cook in the kitchen and serve her in-laws, which not only assessed the skills of her new wife, but also cultivated her filial piety.
The bride is a "cook for me on the third day" who abides by the custom. She is diligent and cautious. She "washes her hands" before cooking the soup, and "but my husband's sister should smell like Fiat" after cooking the soup. Pay attention to cleanliness and consider the taste. She is new here and doesn't know the taste of her in-laws. Let my sister-in-law who has lived here for a long time taste it, and then decide whether it is salty or not. This poem describes the skill and carefulness of the bride.
This poem inspires people: to do a good job, we must master each other's "eating habits" in order to appeal to each other's likes and dislikes and achieve good results. If we don't respect objectivity and only rely on subjectivity, it will not only get twice the result with half the effort, but also be counterproductive.
To understand each other's "eating habits", we can learn from direct contact and practice, but we can also learn indirectly. "But my husband's little sister should smell like Fiat" is a good way. For people who are not deeply involved in the world, it is also a simple and legal way to ask for advice from experienced people with an open mind.
Poetry is reasonable, because writing the psychology and behavior of characters according to human feelings and things makes people feel vivid, interesting and rational. Wang Jian is good at reasoning with things, and this poem is representative.