Why is the character of Grandma Liu included in Dream of Red Mansions?
An old lady with extraordinary public relations talents. Witnessed the whole process of the rise and fall of the Jia family. Upon entering the Rongguo Mansion, Grandma Liu was cautious and opened the joints. Establishing a relationship with a well-known Jinling businessman and entering the Rongguo Mansion for the second time, Grandma Liu played both ways, pretending to be crazy and acting stupid, demonstrating the success of a public relations person. After entering the Rongguo Mansion for the third time, Grandma Liu stood up and became an important final figure in "A Dream of Red Mansions". Why did an illiterate old rural lady visit the Grand View Garden and lie drunk in Yihongyuan in Jia's house?
In "A Dream of Red Mansions", the relationship between Grandma Liu and the Jia family has to start with his son-in-law Wang Gou'er. The wife's father knew each other, and because they both had the same surname of Wang, they took advantage of the opportunity of being an official in the same place to "connect the clans" and become the "main family". So Wang Gouer's family became a wealthy family in the Jia family. Later, Wang Gouer's family failed to live up to expectations, causing the family business to be depressed, so he moved out of the city and lived in the countryside. At the end of winter, Wang Gou'er's family had nothing to do and could not care about the head and tail. The mother-in-law, Grandma Liu, had no choice but to use this relationship to go to the Jia Mansion to get married and seek relief, so Grandma Liu entered the Rongguo Mansion.
As soon as Grandma Liu entered the Rongguo Mansion, she made a successful start, gradually establishing a relationship between a small banker family and the famous Jinling wealthy family. Not only did she make the Jia family recognize this relative, but she also brought back twenty taels of silver plus a pound of money as assistance, which helped the farmer family survive the difficult situation. At this moment, Grandma Liu's mission in "Dream of Red Mansions" has only been completed for one-third, and the more important role is still to come. This time, Grandma Liu shows off her skills, wearing red and green, attracting much attention, and readers will always remember her. Live this old lady.
Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden for the second time. Her fourth role was to pave the way for the future fall of the Jia family and the rescue of Qiaojie. Here it is written about Wang Xifeng's daughter at that time. The eldest sister was playing with a big glaze. She had not been named at that time, and she was not named Qiaojie. She was playing with a grapefruit, and Ban'er was holding a Buddha hand in her hand. , and then she will. The maid coaxed Ban'er to exchange the Buddha's hand for the grapefruit for the eldest sister. Ban'er was tired of playing with the Buddha's hand after playing with it for a long time. He saw that the grapefruit was round and fragrant, so he changed it. OK, what's the point here? This seems to be the result of the guidance of the Buddha's hand due to fate. Cao Xueqin hinted at this here. Therefore, when asking Grandma Liu to name her, Grandma Liu just said, pick the word "qiao", and in the future, disaster will be auspicious, and misfortune will be turned into good luck, all from this word "qiao".