At the beginning, the author pointed out at the first time, "Because there is a crimson pearl grass on the banks of Xiling River and Sansheng Stone, sometimes the waiters in Chixia Palace water it with manna every day, and this crimson pearl grass lasts for a long time." "Later, the grass was nourished by the essence of heaven and earth and moistened by rain and dew, but it was deprived of the wood of the grass and became a daughter. Because there is no virtue of rewarding irrigation, I was depressed for five years. Recently, waiters in Shen Ying are eager to come back to reality. "He is a dewdrop," said the crimson pearl fairy. I don't have this water to return to him, but I will give him all my tears. " The book also said, "Because of this, how many romantic friends have been hooked up to accompany them to solve crimes around the world. "
It seems that although there are many characters in the book, only Baoyu and Daiyu are the protagonists. Other roles just "hook out" and "accompany the case"; Although things are complicated in the book, the main line is clear, that is, the love story between Bao and Dai, that is, the theory of tears. The author closely follows this main line and unfolds the plot.
1. God arranged the fate of the characters in the book.
The book mentions a monk and a monk many times. If a dream of red mansions is compared to a drama, then this monk and a monk are behind the scenes directors. This "monk" is a vast number of scholars, and this "Tao" is a real person. It was these two immortals who brought these people to the world and arranged their birth. According to the book, two immortals were playing together. One day they came to the foot of Gengqingfeng in the barren mountain. They saw a bright and beautiful jade, and they were feeling sorry for themselves. It turns out that this jade was made by Nu Wa in her early years, and the remaining stones were abandoned by Nu Wa at the foot of Geng Qingshan. Because after exercise, spirituality has passed, but it can be big or small, so it has become a fan-shaped jade. The two immortals held the jade in their hands and saw that it was crystal clear and lovely. They decided to carve a few words and take him to the hometown of "home of poetry and ceremony, gentle and rich" to experience it. So the waiter named the jade Baoyu.
Fairy Jiangzhu was arranged to be born in a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River, namely Daiyu. Daiyu's mother is Baoyu's menstruation, and they are cousins. Daiyu lost her mother when she was young and her father died of illness. She took refuge in her grandmother and joined Baoyu. Another important figure in the book, Baochai, whose mother is Baoyu's menstruation, is a cousin. Recently, the emperor recruited the daughter of a famous minister to enrich the inner palace, and was selected in Beijing, so he went to Menstruation (Baoyu's mother) to live in Jia's house. From then on, Baoyu, Daiyu and Baochai met and interpreted a tear-jerking and thrilling story.
Immortals not only arranged the birth of characters, but also arranged their personalities. Because the crimson pearl fairy wants to "return tears", Daiyu must be a girl who loves to cry, so she arranged for her parents to die, no brothers and sisters, and she was lonely and sick, which laid the foundation for crying. Daiyu is a charming, handsome, romantic and intelligent girl. Baochai was born with beautiful and charming skin. One is sensitive and suspicious, and the other is open-minded and casual.
The gods also arranged the contradictions between the characters. When Baochai was young, an epileptic monk came to her house and gave her a gold lock with eight words engraved on it: "Never leave, never leave", which happened to be a pair of "Never forget Heng Chang, immortal" in Baoyu's book. Moreover, the monk repeatedly told her that this lock should be worn on her body all the time like an amulet, and that "only jade can get married in the future." This laid the groundwork for the marriage of gold and jade.
Ma Xian's arrangement is very orderly and reasonable. From then on, the two immortals became monks and came to the world together, and they appeared at every critical moment, which promoted the development of the story.
Second, the former alliance of wood and stone and the marriage of gold and jade.
Crimson pearl grass is vegetation; Baoyu's jade was once a colorful stone made by Nu Wa to make up the sky, and "the alliance between wood and stone" refers to Baodai's love.
Baoyu and Daiyu hit it off as soon as they met, and there was a wonderful pen in the book: Daiyu was taken aback when she met Baoyu, and thought, "Strange, I seem to have seen it somewhere, how come I know you so well!" Baoyu shouted, "I've seen this sister before." Since then, the two people are like brothers, "the day is sitting, and the night is stopping", which is very close. But it didn't last long. Soon came another Xue Baochai, only one year older than Baoyu. He is square and handsome, and many people say that Daiyu is not worthy of him. Moreover, Baochai is considerate and caters to the wishes of the Jia family, and she is deeply loved by the Jia family. In addition, Baochai's mother spread the monk's words about gold as soon as she arrived in Jiafu, suggesting that Baoyu and Baochai were a match made in heaven and their marriage was a good one.
The alliance between wood and stone is incompatible with water and fire. Baoyu didn't like the jade in his mouth since he was born, and he fell many times in public. On another occasion, Baochai visited Baoyu in Hongyi Garden. Baoyu fell asleep. Baochai saw the exquisite embroidery on the pillow, so she embroidered it conveniently. Suddenly Baoyu shouted in his dream, "How can you believe what monks and Taoists say?" What is a good marriage? I prefer to say it's a marriage of wood and stone! Baochai suddenly froze. On another occasion, Daiyu's maid, Zijuan, joked with Baoyu, "Miss Lin will go back to her hometown in Suzhou this autumn or next spring." . Hearing this, Baoyu was "thunderous on his head, sweaty on his head, purple and swollen all over his face, dull and lost his spirituality, as straight as Woodenhead". Jia Fu was so busy that he cried in a ball. Until he saw Zijuan, Baoyu burst into tears. He grabbed Zijuan in public and said, "I want to take it away. "As soon as you hear the word' Lin', you have to fight." Oh, no, the Lins have picked them up. Call them out! "And said to Zijuan:" Let's live together; When we die, let us turn to ashes. " This sound undoubtedly showed their love to all the people in Jia's house. He thinks that Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang regard him as the apple of their eye and will satisfy their wishes. On the contrary, after learning about their affair, it aroused their disgust. Jia Mu once said the following sentence by criticizing the opera: "These books are all one set, and the rest are just some talented people and beautiful women, which is the most boring. My father is either a minister or a prime minister, and my daughter regards me as a treasure. This young lady must be a stunning beauty. When I see a handsome guy, whether he is a friend or a relative, I think of a lifelong event, and my parents forget it, and so do my book gifts. A ghost is not a ghost, a thief is not a thief, which is a beauty? "These words are undoubtedly a condemnation of their love and a wake-up call for their love. It seems that the marriage between gold and jade is a foregone conclusion, and the alliance between wood and stone will become a tragedy.
Third, "Give him back the tears of my life."
Daiyu is weak and sick, and an orphan girl lives in the fence. Besides, Daiyu is a very smart and sensitive girl. Seeing that my love was hopeless, I was depressed and couldn't say it, so I spent all my time in Lacrimosa. The book has written about Daiyu's crying many times. And her crying is related to Baoyu. Let's give a few examples:
Daiyu set off an uproar on the first day she arrived in Jiafu. At that time, the main figures of the Jia family were there, and Daiyu was talking to everyone. Someone reported that Baoyu had come. Baoyu has already met a slim daughter, presumably the daughter of his aunt. He went to the front and looked at it carefully. Thinking that such a stunning girl must have jade, he asked, "Can there be jade?" Baoyu immediately went crazy when he heard that Daiyu had not. He took off the jade and slammed it on the ground, cursing: "What rare thing? I don't want this job either! " He said with tears on his face, "There are no sisters at home, but I do. I said they were boring. It is not a good thing that there is no fairy sister now. " "Scared of all her to pick up jade. The old lady hugged Baoyu in a hurry and said, "Ew! You are always angry and swearing, so why break that penis! That night, everyone slept, and only Daiyu was crying. "。 When the maid Xiren came to ask, Daiyu said, "If you come today, you will be angry with your brother. If you break that jade, it's not my fault. "When Baodi first met, Daiyu shed tears.
Once, Daiyu went to Baoyu and was turned away. The book wrote: Daiyu was very worried when she heard that Jia Zheng called Baoyu and didn't come back for a day. After dinner, she went to Baochai and entered Baoyu's yard. When I arrived in Yee Justin, I saw the door closed and Daiyu locked it. Who knows that maid Qingwen quarreled with others, and she was complaining. "I ran and sat when I was fine, which made us unable to sleep in the middle of the night!" Suddenly, I heard someone knocking at the door, and I was even more angry. "Everyone is asleep, come back tomorrow." Daiyu was afraid that the maid would not hear, so she said, "It's me!" Wen Jing shouted, "Who are you? You mustn't let anyone in! " Hearing this, Daiyu stood in a daze outside the door, and a string of tears rolled down. She was going to go back, but when she stood, she heard a burst of laughter from inside, which made her heart hurt more. She sobbed in the shade of flowers in the corner of the independent room. Even the birds in the flowers could not bear to listen to this sad voice and fled in succession.
Once Baoyu was beaten by Jia Zheng and was scarred. Daiyu went to visit him. Baoyu woke up from his dream when he heard the whine. Baoyu was comforted to see Daiyu's eyes swollen like peaches and her face covered with tears. Daiyu is even sadder. Although she didn't cry at this time, the more silent she was, the more she felt.
What is even more intriguing is that Daiyu's illness became more and more serious, but Daiyu's tears were less. The book wrote: once Baoyu saw Daiyu crying again, Baoyu quickly advised: "You are asking for trouble again. You see, this year is thinner than usual. If you don't maintain it, you must cry once a day to end the day. " Daiyu wiped her tears and said, "I just feel sad recently, but my tears seem to be less than in previous years. My heart is sour, but there are not many tears. "
The day Dai Yu died happened to be the wedding of Baoyu and Baochai. The whole Jia family is here, and Xiaoxiang Pavilion is very sad. Only Li Wan, the widowed sister-in-law, was around. Dai Yu was sad and angry, but at this time there was not a word or a tear. Why? As the book says, "I owe my life; Those who owe tears have exhausted their tears. It' s not light to report each other, and it' s fixed. " As the saying goes, "Tears are exhausted", this debt of tears has been paid off, and of course there will be no more tears. The crimson pearl fairy has paid off her tears, and there is no need to live in the world any more. It's time to go back to her original position. Therefore, the soul belongs to hate the sky, and a wisp of fragrant soul belongs to hometown.
In the whole book, the author dissects the story of karma into a cross section, so that readers can see the karma of this world as well as the fate of this world. A vivid story of karma is clearly presented to readers. So we say that a dream of red mansions is actually a story of karma.