Chapter Five of the Dream of the Red Chamber

The fifth chapter, Zhen Shiyin's Dream Awareness, Jia Yucun's Love for a Lady, was one of the most important chapters in the entire Dream of the Red Chamber. The following is a detailed explanation of the chapter: Zhen Shiyin was Jia Yucun's good friend, and the two of them went to the Jia residence to pay a New Year visit. In the process of visiting the new year, Zhen Shiyin discovered the various drawbacks of the Jia family and could not help but sigh: He then mentioned that his ancestor had once served as a magistrate, but after his death, his brother had been demoted for corruption. Zhen Shiyin was indignant about the corruption of the Jia family and decided to leave the Jia family and start over elsewhere. With the help of Jia Yucun, Zhen Shiyin found a piece of "beautiful jade". This piece of jade was called "Zhen Baoyu" and was a treasure in the Jia family. Zhen Shiyin felt a kind of wonderful energy through the contact with the jade, which purified his soul. However, when he wanted to return the jade to the Jia family, he found that the Jia family had already become addicted to material wealth and could not return the treasure. In the end, Zhen Shiyin was forced to leave the Jia residence and embark on a wandering journey with Zhen Baoyu. This chapter mainly narrates Zhen Shiyin's experience and his criticism of the Jia family. At the same time, it also reveals the theme of the novel-the complexity of human nature and the impermanence of fate. This chapter was also one of the most touching parts of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. It depicted the emotional entanglement between Zhen Shiyin and' Zhen Baoyu', showing the conflict between kindness and evil, material and spiritual.

Dream of the Red Chamber was a classic Chinese literary masterpiece that was hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese novels. From the first chapter to the 20th chapter of the novel, the lives of the four families of Jia, Wang, Shi and Xue were used as the background to describe an illusory and huge family system, showing the social reality and the complexity of human nature at the end of the feudal dynasty. The first chapter of the novel introduced the origin and author of "Dream of the Red Chamber", revealing the background and theme of the novel. Then the novel entered the introduction of the Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue families, describing their lifestyle, interpersonal relationships, family education, and so on. Through the interaction between these family members, the novel showed the dark reality of feudal society and the distortion of human nature. In the second half of the novel, it entered the love story of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and others. Their love had gone through many twists and turns, but it had finally come to fruition. Through the description of Baoyu and Daiyu's feelings, the novel expressed the author's deep thinking about human nature and the pursuit of love. At the end of the novel, with the decline of the Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue families as the background, it depicted the collapse of an illusory and huge family system and the awakening of human nature. The last few chapters of the novel reveal the decline of the feudal dynasty and the freedom and liberation of human nature. Dream of the Red Chamber was a classic work full of ideology and artistry. Through the description of the lives of the four families of Jia, Wang, Shi and Xue, it showed the darkness of feudal society and the distortion of human nature. At the same time, it also expressed the cherish and pursuit of love and the deep thinking of human nature.

The main content of the 70th chapter of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was Lin Daiyu rebuilding the Peach Blossom Club and Shi Xiangyun filling in the catkins. After Daiyu wrote Peach Blossom Journey, Xiangyun proposed to change Begonia Society into Peach Blossom Society and invited Daiyu to be the president. However, due to some reasons, the opening of the poetry club was delayed. Later, Xiangyun wrote a poem for the song " Like a Dream," which aroused the interest of her sisters. This time, the content also included Second Sister You's funeral and some other daily activities.

The main content of the 70th chapter of Dream of the Red Chamber was that Lin Daiyu rebuilt the Peach Blossom Society and Shi Xiangyun occasionally filled in the catkins. After Daiyu wrote Peach Blossom Journey, Xiangyun proposed to change Begonia Society into Peach Blossom Society and invited Daiyu to be the president. However, due to some reasons, the opening of the poetry club was delayed. Later on, Xiang Yun wrote a song called "Dream Order." This time, it also involved Baoyu's worries and hatred for the series of things that happened in the Jia family. He was erotic and his language was often chaotic.

Chapter 48 of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was mainly about Xue Pan and Xiang Ling. Xue Pan had been beaten up because of his previous flirtatious behavior. He felt ashamed and did not dare to see anyone, so he decided to go out and do business for a while. He found an opportunity to learn business from a man named Zhang Dehui and took the opportunity to go out for a year. At the same time, Xiang Ling envied the elegant life where the young ladies gathered together to recite poems and fill in lyrics. She took advantage of the opportunity when Xue Pan went out to do business to move into the Grand View Garden to live with Xue Baochai and learn poetry from her. The content of this episode was equivalent to continuing the story of the previous episode, and at the same time, it paved the way for the next episode.

In the 120th chapter of the Dream of the Red Chamber, Zhen Shiyin explained in detail how Jia Yucun concluded the story of the Dream of the Red Chamber. Jia Zheng returned to the capital after burying Grandmother Jia's coffin. On the way, he met Baoyu, but Baoyu was taken away by a monk. Zhen Shiyin told Jia Yucun about Baoyu's origins and told him that the Jia family's daughters would not have a good fate. Jia Yucun asked about the future of the Jia family, and Zhen Shiyin said that the Jia family would prosper and revive. Zhen Shiyin still had one more thing to do, which was to send Baoyu's previous life's love lotus. In the end, the monks and the monks brought Baoyu back to the foot of Qinggeng Peak. This was the story outline of the 120th chapter of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.

Chapter 25 of Dream of the Red Chamber was mainly about the story of the nightmare magic sister and brother meeting the five ghosts and Dream of the Red Chamber's psychic encounter. This time, after Baoyu and Sister Feng returned from Madam Wang's birthday banquet, Baoyu was deliberately injured by Jia Huan. Zhao YiNiang colluded with Ma Daopo and wanted to use the nightmare magic to kill Baoyu and Feng Jie. After Baoyu and Phoenix were cursed, they were in danger. Fortunately, the mangy monk and the lame Taoist appeared and saved Baoyu and Phoenix Sister through the power of the Psychic Jade. This time, the story was intense and intense, showing the complexity of human nature and the conspiracy within the family.

'Dream of the Red Chamber' has a total of 120 chapters. The contents were as follows: Chapter One: Zhen Shiyin's Dream Awareness, Psychic Awareness, Jia Yucun's Love for a Lady Chapter Two: Madam Jia's Passing on the Immortal, Speech at the Rongguo Mansion by Leng Zixing in Yangzhou City Chapter 3: I asked my brother-in-law Ruhai to recommend Xibin to pick up my grandson, Grandmother Jia, and pity the orphan girl. Chapter Four: The Miserable Woman Meets the Miserable Man, Monk Gourd, Judge the Gourd Case Chapter 5: Jia Baoyu's Soul Travel to the Great Void Sect, Playing the Dream of the Red Chamber Chapter 6: Jia Baoyu's First Test of Yun Yu Qing Liu Lao Lao Entering Grand View Garden Chapter Seven: Sending the palace flower Jia Lian plays Xifeng banquet Ning Mansion Baoyu meets Qin Zhong Chapter Eight: Jia Baoyu's Strange Fate Reveals the Golden Lock Xue Baochai's Coincidence Reveals the Spirit Chapter 9: Li Guicheng, the naughty son, admonishes the naughty boy Mingyan for making a noise in the study Chapter 10: The Golden Widow's Greed for Power Was Humiliated by Doctor Zhang's Illness Chapter 11: Celebrating the birthday, the Ning Mansion held a family banquet and saw Xifeng, Jia Rui, and had a lewd heart. Chapter 12: Wang Xifeng's Poisonous Lovesickness Game Jia Tianxiang Is Reflecting on the Years Chapter 13: Qin Keqing's Death, Wang Xifeng, Assistant Commander of Rongguo Mansion Chapter 14: Lin Ruhai Donates His Pavilion to Yangzhou City, Jia Baoyu, and Visits the King of Beijing ...... (omitted below)

Chapter 47 of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', by describing the incident of Xue Pan teasing Liu Xianglian, revealed the absurd behavior of the Jia family's descendants and the reactions of the people in the Grand View Garden. Xue Pan felt ashamed after being beaten up and dared not see Grandmother Jia again. He decided to go out to do business and stay away from the trouble in Grand View Garden. At the same time, Xiang Ling moved into the Grand View Garden, learned poetry from Dai Yu, and gradually integrated into the life of the Grand View Garden. Grandmother Jia scolded Xue Pan and ordered Feng Jie and others to fight cards as punishment. This time, it also involved the plot of Grandmother Jia's illness, Baoyu's near-drowning, and the misunderstanding caused by Baochai's discovery of a golden lock embroidered with sacs. In general, chapter 47 showed the true face of the Jia family's internal family relations, human nature, and kinship.

Chapter 46 of the Dream of the Red Chamber was about Jia She falling in love with Lady Jia's maid Yuanyang and wanting to take her as his concubine. Lady Xing asked Feng Jie for help, but Feng Jie pretended to be Grandmother Jia and refused the request. Yuanyang rejected Lady Xing's proposal, and Jia She sent Jia Lian to find Yuanyang's father, Jin Cai, but failed. In the end, Jia She personally went to Yuanyang's brother, Jin Wenxiang, and asked him to persuade Yuanyang to become his concubine, but Yuanyang was determined not to listen. He swore to his death that he would not marry her. This time, it showed Yuanyang's proud and strong character, as well as Jia She's greed and lust.