我真的问了:
The story of Lin Daiyu pulling out a weeping willow is not from the original novel “Dream of the Red Chamber”, but a product of spoofing or creativity. Some people think that this is disrespectful to the literary classic, while others think that this is a subversion and reinterpretation of Lin Daiyu’s image.
The story of Lin Daiyu pulling out a weeping willow may be imitating the story of Lu Zhishen pulling out a weeping willow in “Water Margin”, but there is a great contrast and irony between them. Lu Zhishen is a hero with high strength, bold personality, and rebelliousness, while Lin Daiyu is a weak, sentimental, and talented woman.
There is another saying that Lin Daiyu pulling out a weeping willow was actually her past life’s thing . It is said that she was born as a red pearl fairy grass on the bank of the Linghe River in the West in her previous life. Because she wanted to see her beloved Jia Baoyu (who was Shenrui fairy boy in his previous life), she pulled out a weeping willow with all her strength as a bridge .
In short, the story of Lin Daiyu pulling out a weeping willow is not from “Dream of the Red Chamber”, but created by later generations based on their own imagination or purpose. What do you think of this story?