As the saying goes: radish greens, each has its own love, some people eat vegetarian, some people eat meat; some people like sweet, some people are spicy, commonality is derived from personality, seeking common ground while reserving differences is a matter of course. However, in the matter of marrying a wife, Lu Xun's teacher Zhang Taiyan insisted that women in the north and Guangdong were not suitable for marrying home, and even listed various reasons. In addition, he also "stepped on one and held one", saying that only the women of the two provinces were his favorite, why did he say so?
Zhang Taiyan, born in 1869 in Yuhang, Zhejiang, was a revolutionary and thinker during the Republic of China period, and Lu Xun once commented on him: "Seven were hunted down, three were imprisoned, and the revolutionary ambitions were indomitable, and there was no second person in the world." This is the spirit of the sages, the model of the future generations, and Master Zhang is the first person in the republic of China. As we all know, Lu Xun is famous for his poisonous mouth, and the reason why he can praise Zhang Taiyan so much is that in addition to the relationship between teachers and students, Zhang Taiyan is indeed superior, but, leaving aside his talent and learning style, his "three views" problem has been criticized by posterity.
Zhang Taiyan had been married twice in his life, and his first wife, little known, was the royal servant next to his mother. However, although the woman is only a handmaiden, she still does not want to marry Zhang Taiyan as a wife, why? Zhang Taiyan had epilepsy in his early years, not a healthy normal person, if Wang Yatou married him as a wife, the things involved would become more, and it would not be an easy task to get out. Therefore, the mother had to take the initiative of Zhang Taiyan, took the concubine of the king's concubine, and vacated the position of the right wife.
However, Wang Yatou's life was not very good, and after giving birth to a son, she fell ill and died ten years after marriage. Zhang Taiyan is also affectionate and righteous, not only taking care of her affairs, but also remaining single, and has not mentioned the continuation of the string for a long time. However, a person's life is always lonely, at the instigation of friends, Zhang Taiyan also had the idea of marrying a wife, after all, at that time, he was already famous, and there were a lot of followers, and it was impossible to say that he did not marry a wife.
At the end of 1912, Zhang Taiyan made a surprising statement and frankly stated the conditions for the continuation of the couple: "A man's wife should be eaten as a meal, and my wife should be used as a medicine." The two lakes are very good, anhui people, the most unsuitable for the northern women. Guangdong women do not understand the language, such as foreigners, that is the most dare not be. If Zhang Taiyan's "mate selection view" is seen by contemporary women, he will definitely be scolded for being a dog with bloody heads. medicine? Do you Zhang Taiyan not only compare his wife to an object, but also a "regional black"?
Zhang Taiyan's view of mate selection is very simple, marrying a wife is very important to him, at least to help his work (study ancient literature), hunan and Hubei women are the best, northern women are the most unsuitable (later scholars speculate that it may be related to multi-ethnic integration), Guangdong women do not understand the language, communication difficulties, foreign women do not need to mention, do not know anything. Later, Zhang Taiyan made an explanation: "Xiangnu is affectionate, and Enu is polyphonic. "All he needs is someone who really loves him, or someone who can help him at work (the dialect of Jingchu land has many ancient Chinese characters), and there is no other meaning."
However, his later publication in Beijing's Shuntian Times as the first marriage advertisement in modern China illustrates a point: "One must be well-versed and can make short stories; the second must be everyone's bridesmaid; the third must have a submissive nature and not be stained with habits." It can be seen that the old-fashioned thinking in Zhang Taiyan's bones is still very serious, and Zhishu Dali is on the one hand, but on the other hand, it is "obedience". However, in the end, Zhang Taiyan still married Tang Guoli, a talented woman in Zhejiang, which was contrary to his original intention of "two lakes women", and I think it was also the "law of true incense" that played a role.