Yinger is Baochai's private eldest daughter. As a big girl, she has the highest position in the room and is very busy. First of all, you should take care of the lady's diet and daily life. Although you may not be with her all the time, you should know her whereabouts and where to find someone if something happens. Second, we should take care of women's clothes and hair bands, including money. It is impossible for a young lady to take care of these things alone. Third, we should take care of the little girl at home and assign work. Fourth, take care of the women outside. In a word, the eldest girl of the young lady is the housekeeper of this room, dealing with large and small things inside and representing the image of the young lady outside.
The names of the characters in A Dream of Red Mansions are elegant, interesting and meaningful. This point was pointed out in the earliest comment on writing of Red inkstone. Zhou Chun, an early critic, also said, "Every time I cover this book, I pay attention to surnames. The author makes good use of argot in words, which is very ingenious and must be known."
Her surname is Huang and she is Huang Yinger. I remember the red scholar who mentioned her name once mentioned: "Drive away the oriole, all their music came from the tree, and they woke her up when she dreamed that she went to the camp in western Liaoning to join him." Among the many handmaids in A Dream of Red Mansions, Yinger is not the object described by the author. In the dreamland, there is no brochure for her. I learned something about her introduction through the thirty-fifth conversation between her and Baoyu. " While reading Yinger's works, Baoyu gossiped and asked him, "How old are you? Eng hit his hand and replied, "Sixteen years old. Baoyu asked, "What's your real name?" ? "Said," surnamed huang. Baoyu said with a smile, "That's the name. It's really an oriole. Yingying said with a smile, "My name is originally two words, called oriole. The girl was embarrassed to talk, so she just called Yinger, but now she has cancelled it. In fact, the word "oriole" is not difficult to pronounce. Baochai's name change may be related to her name, golden lock and so-called "golden jade marriage". Jewelry Baochai is made of metal, so Baochai's name implies a word "gold". Moreover, Baochai also has a golden lock given to her by the monk, which is only suitable for jade. Therefore, the words "gold" and "jade" have become more sensitive words in the Jia family. The "gold" of "oriole" only secretly violated her "gold". However, Baochai is a very shrewd person. Naturally, she changed the name "oriole" to "Yinger" under the pretext of "one bite", which made the first name and surname together give people a clever and lovely feeling and covered up her real motivation to change the name of Yinger. 」
Encyclopedia said: "The oriole living in dense bushes is the most beautiful songbird among all songbirds, and its songs are ever-changing. Their songs can be heard day and night, especially on a bright moonlit night. There are as many as 352 species of birds in Huajian Collection, involving more than 20 species of birds, among which oriole is the one with the highest frequency, which shows that poets and poets love it. It is worth noting that Yingying also intends to release the list, such as Xi Qian Ying, which was written on the topic of Deng Ke's Ci. Mao Wenxi once wrote the poem "xi Qian Ying": "The spring scenery is fragrant, the smoke from kitchen stoves warms the sun, and the trees see the orioles moving. Lean the branches against the leaves, make puns and fly over the leaves. The golden wings are fresh, the gold is soft, and the flowers and thousands of beautiful people call each other. The blue screen window was afraid of hearing the sound, which broke the warmth of Yuanyang. "The word is out of the question, writing the flying and singing of orioles in Fangchun. Her voice is audible, her state is visible, and her color is amiable. In addition, "Indus screens are late and flowers are lazy. """The sunset is like the language of spring, butterflies compete and dance, making the warblers whisper." Mountain birds fly late, orioles are lazy or jealous of beauty, and heartless birds seem to have feelings. The girl around Baochai is called Yinger, which has certain implications for Baochai's fate. The Qing Dynasty explained that Yinger's surname was Huang, which showed that she was eloquent. Money is attached to Baoyu, and he sends clever words to win Baoyu's heart Hong Qiufan's Dream of Red Mansions also said: "Ying Er, Ci is a bird that sings in the branches with amazing dreams. Baochai taught Baoyu to win over, that is, to promote the beauty of his master to wake people up with dreams, so he was called Ying Er and his surname was Huang. Or: Huang, Jin Ying, Baochai used to win jade, hence the name, also pass. 」
The maids used by the two heroines in A Dream of Red Mansions all take the names of birds. As the saying goes, "A bird's soul is hard to stay, and a bird's words are incoherent and ashamed." His real name is Huang. Because Baochai is so awkward, everyone calls him. Baochai wears a gold lock and is accompanied by Huang, but she doesn't like gold. She thought the gold lock was heavy and put it under her clothes. Because the gold in the girl's name was awkward, she deliberately removed it. Inge, who took off the gold, really became an oriole flying and singing. Unfortunately, Baochai can remove the gold from the girl's name, but she can't get rid of the gold that locks her. Unlike the dignified and cautious hostess, Yinger has a lively and playful personality, speaks straight and has no scruples. I once said that a qualified maid should not only be a good nanny, but also complement the advantages and disadvantages of the young lady and make a good foil. Zijuan is the best foil for Daiyu, and Yinger is the best foil for Baochai. Chai and Dai have very different personalities, even the maids. Yellow Yinger and purple azaleas are the sharp contrast of warm and cool colors in color and character. Character is formed because of the influence of environment. The cuckoo described in the book is clever, honest and persuasive, and can reasonably persuade Daiyu without * * * her with clever and sincere words. Yinger doesn't seem to persuade Baochai-because Baochai seems to be more open-minded than anyone else, and only she tries to persuade others, but Yinger sometimes makes herself smaller. Xueyan, Daiyu's maid nightingale, has a tragic name. The cuckoo crying in the snow and the lonely geese imply Daiyu's tragic fate. There is a poem in "A Winter Night Happens": "Songying only sees a courtyard of cranes, pear blossoms all over the ground, but no warblers. Pears, snowflakes. Xue and Xue are often mentioned in A Dream of Red Mansions. Baochai's future ending is doomed to be lonely and sad. Dancing in Huang, I don't know where they flew. Similarly, Huang's metaphor also implies Baochai's marriage tragedy. The husband and wife are separated. The separation of * * * from her husband in the poem is an objective reason, and Baochai and Baoyu's failure to meet each other is a subjective reason. For Baochai, this tragedy is more profound.
Close-fitting maids should be smart people with quick eyes and clear minds, and nine times out of ten they know nothing about their masters' personality and thoughts. Baochai's talent and ambition are so high that she can be compared with a swan. Just like her poem-the good wind sent me to the sky with its power. Unfortunately, Sister Bao's east wind never blew, so she was left outside the palace wall. Such a baby sister is very clear about her grades and is known as a wise and knowledgeable person. She won't expose too many thoughts and feelings to her maid. Therefore, even if Yinger is her private girl, she can't be her confidant (such as Pinger), let alone her sister (such as Zijuan). There is always an obvious relationship between Yinger and Baochai. Baochai used her to win over everyone around Baoyu, but never regarded her as a confidant. Yinger dare not talk back in front of Baochai. She dare not talk to Baochai, not to mention anything intimate. She is the kind of person who will know how to behave when she sees Baochai's slight frown or reprimand, submit to humiliation and retreat to one side.
Baochai is not only "square in character and beautiful in appearance", but also "open-minded in behavior and ready to keep up with the times". She is familiar with all the rooms, even Aunt Zhao of Jia Huan is in charge, especially Baoyu's room. From Aaron to Xiaohong, who doesn't even know Baoyu, she arranged for people to win over Yinger, but Yinger was different from her master. In the 20th episode of the novel, Jia Huan gambled with Yinger and broke the contract. Seeing that Jia Huan was in a hurry, Baochai looked at Yinger and said, "Don't put down the money. "！ Yinger was full of grievances, but when Baochai said it, she dared not speak, so she had to put down her money and murmured, "An old man still depends on our money, even I don't care." I had a fight with teacher Bao the other day. He is not worried about losing those games. The rest of the money was still robbed by several little girls, and he just smiled. Baochai didn't wait to finish, but quickly said, After that, I called Yingying again. In the fifty-ninth chapter of the novel, Yinger had an argument with the woman in Baoyu's room because of wicker. It can also be seen from these that Yingying is very frank and not a sophisticated girl. If she were like Baochai, she wouldn't offend the women in Jia Huan and Baoyu's room. Although frank, Yinger is not a rude person. Chapter 35 of the novel, "Jade pheasant sits on a stool, but Yinger is afraid to sit down. Aroma quickly stepped on one foot, but Yinger was afraid to sit down. In the comment on writing of Zhi Yanzhai, it is pointed out that "handmaiden in Baoqing should be different". Compared with Sichuan, Yingying is more cautious and reserved. Baochai always reminds others with ethics and morality, and she is quite successful in treating people, but Yingying, the girl around her, is very frank. In the weak spring, there was a girl named Si Qi, a smart-minded Baochai, and a girl named Yingying, who was simple and honest. Cao Xueqin's arrangement is really unique.
Yingying is naive, but she is unique. If you want to select the first clever woman in the Grand View Garden, Qingwen and Yinger are definitely contenders for the championship. Yinger read the novel for the seventh time. In Baoyu's eyes, "Yinger is clumsy and smooth, and laughs like a fool." Yinger is charming, lovely and ingenious. In several places in the novel, she is described as good at handicrafts and full of aesthetic interest. As soon as she appeared, she painted flowers with Baochai. On the thirty-fifth turn, Yinger played a silk thread, which showed her good aesthetic taste. I'm afraid her views on the color matching between silk thread and the objects are still talked about by craftsmen. On the fifty-ninth occasion, she and Ruiguan took a walk at the edge of Liudi, weaving flower baskets, which was pleasing to the eye. "He wove a flower basket as he walked, picked one or two flowers along the way and wove a delicate flower basket. The branches are covered with original green leaves, and flowers are inserted on them, but they are also chic and interesting. Even Daiyu praised her: "It's strange for Taoist priests to praise your dexterity, but this stubborn idea is unique. "It seems that Yinger is really an original person. Although Zijuan is also famous for her cleverness, there is no such case as showing off by skillful hands. Isn't nightingale smarter than Inge? Or is Daiyu not as good as Baochai as a servant girl?
I think the real reason is that if you want to be an excellent handmaid, you must have time and energy to study and practice constantly. A maid like nightingale xiren may be busy taking care of and comforting her sick master all day. Even if you do needlework, it is limited to ordinary work such as sewing clothes and embroidery, and it is impossible to have time to learn unusual skills such as sewing and dividing lines. Qingwen and Yinger are usually spoiled and indulged by their owners, so they have less housework pressure and more leisure time. In addition, they are very clever, so they gradually grow into skilled maids.
Baochai really seems to be more indulgent to the maids. When she was sick, she insisted on drawing tricks, only Yingying accompanied her and Xiangling played outside. Baochai herself lived a frugal life, didn't dress luxuriously, didn't pay attention to food and clothing, often sewed with maids, and even helped Xiren sew. I can see that she is a little sister who likes to do everything herself. Under such a young lady, manual labor will not be very heavy. So the maids, Yinger and Xiangling around Baochai in the book are happy and comfortable most of the time. However, a hands-on young lady likes not only to work independently, but also to think independently. She has ideas in her heart, but she doesn't tell anyone outside, so a servant girl can never fathom her thoughts. Although Yingying and Baochai get along very well, she never seems to really understand her hostess.