The heroines in Jin Yong's works are all girls when they appear. By the end of the book, although the years are like water, they are still as beautiful as flowers. Although the little dragon girl in The Condor also entered middle age from a girl in the book, it is impossible to count the years of seclusion at the bottom of the valley in 16, because after leaving the valley, the little dragon girl is not only beautiful, but also has no change in personality. 16 years later, the key seems to be to prove Yang Guo's affection. The little dragon girl seems to be motionless at a certain point in time and space, no longer getting old, waiting for Yang to come over and equalize the original age gap between them! Little Dragon Girl is a stunning girl from beginning to end!
Huang Rong is the only heroine in Jin Yong's novels who gradually grows old from a young girl to a young woman. Because of the connection between the characters in The Condor Heroes and The Condor Heroes, readers have almost seen Huang Rong's life from the first time Zhangjiakou saw Guo Jing's bun-aged girl in The Condor Heroes to the early years of revisiting Huashan-the eldest daughter is in her mid-thirties, which should be over 50 anyway!
Huang Rong Jr., eccentric and ignorant, suddenly becomes Mrs. Guo, which is the most common process in real life, but it is a very difficult test in novel creation (especially legendary novels). First of all, the author wants to destroy the image already established in the reader's mind. This is really a thankless job, you can't act rashly! Looking at Tolstoy's literary talent, it is hard for readers to accept Natasha, and finally she becomes a noisy and fat housewife in War and Peace, not to mention others! Secondly, with the growth of age, it is extremely difficult to change the original characters' personality and grasp the discretion. It is much easier to process and transform a complete portrait than to make a new one. However, Huang Rong in The Condor Heroes is well written. Although not the first heroine, Huang Rong occupies a large space in the book, and almost every appearance is very important. Jin Yong has always grasped the most attractive features of Huang Rong: intelligence, unparalleled resourcefulness, insightful attitude and quick response. This innate talent, unlike beauty, will not be lost because of the passage of time, but will only become deeper and sharper because of personnel experience. Therefore, her opposite play with Yang Guo has become a wonderful scene in the book The Condor Heroes.
When two smart people meet, one look is often enough. Fearless, fearless, conceited and clever Yang Guo, only in front of this aunt Guo, always feels helpless! Huang Rong spent most of his life with the mentally retarded Guo Jing. When you meet Yang Guo, you will inevitably feel relieved, and you will feel like you appreciate each other's bosom friends. Unfortunately-Yang Guo is the son of Yang Kang! Huang Rong had to struggle from beginning to end in admiration of Yang Guo's advantages and hatred of Yang Kang's evil deeds! The process of this struggle is very dramatic and leads to many plots, which is a key of this book.
Think at the beginning, Yang Kang got away with it, joined hands with Ouyang Feng, and killed the Five Monsters in the south of the Yangtze River on the Peach Blossom Island, leaving the blind alive, with the intention of framing Huang, making it almost difficult for Guo Jing and Huang Rong to get along. Guo and Huang have a deep friendship, and they have almost become enemies of life and death. If it weren't for Ke Zhene's bravery and treachery, and hearing the truth with his own ears, Huang's grievance would be a family dispute, and the misunderstanding between Guo and Huang could not be eliminated. That alone, Huang Rong is enough to hate Yang Kang. Because Yang Kang's fatal trick is to make Huang Rong's two favorite people in this life, my father and jing elder brother become sworn enemies. On the Peach Blossom Island, a beautiful paradise with colorful flowers falling from the earth, Huang Rong golden rings shining and the sun dancing suddenly became a scene of blood shed, which is a thrilling and wonderful scene written in the book The Condor. Guo Jing was furious and sailed away; Huang Rong was at sea and was at a loss to stand by. The book says, "Rong Er, Rong Er, don't try to die!" " The sentence that the author shows extreme subjective sympathy has not been deleted in the revised edition. It can be seen that Jin Yong also thought that Huang Rong was in a miserable situation and had no bright future. The whole plot is interlocking, and some people have physical evidence, so there is no possibility of reversing the case! Imagine, for Yang Kang, why don't you feel resentful every time you think of Beijing's honor?
But knowing that Yang Guo is the son of Yang Kang, Huang Rong took Yang Guo to Peach Blossom Island despite Yang Guo's reluctance, which shows Huang Rong's deep affection for Guo Jing. "The Condor" is mainly about emotions, and it has long been concluded. Except for Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl, there are not many other side branches and side lines, but they are impressive! For example, Zhou, Ying Gu and Yi Yi lived in Baihua Valley and built houses there. They lived in seclusion together and spent a lot of time keeping bees. It's really like a warm day, it can clear the dust! And writing about the love of middle-aged couples in Guo Jing and Huang Rong, but also from the leisure place to put pen to paper, no axe marks. Guo Huang's personality, endowment, appearance and growing environment ... seem to be opposite everywhere, but in fact they are complementary. They just learn from each other's strong points, and Qi Xin works together and has the same heart. Guo Jing listened to almost all the events in daily life arranged by Huang Rong without any objection. But when it comes to the festival of the source's advance and retreat, Huang Rong is definitely Guo Jing's final say. Even Guo Fu, who has no brains, knows: "Mom really meets big things and never goes against her father!" How can you regret marrying a wife like this?
As a city in Xiangyang, the two devoted most of their lives. If it weren't for Guo Jing, they would never want to come to Huang Rong to suffer like this. What's more, even if Xiangyang can be saved, under the fierce competition of treacherous court officials, Dasong is still difficult to be complete! But Guo Jing has made up his mind that he can't do it. Huang Rong's intention as a husband is to exhaust wisdom and strategize. And when the critical moment comes, he puts national affairs first everywhere, and will never shake Guo Jing with the affection of husband and wife. In chapter 22, when King Jinlun attacked, Guo Jing was injured, but Huang Rong was still left behind. Huang Rong said, "What matters is jing elder brother and Xiangyang City, or your love and affection? Is your body important, or is my body important? " These words really stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, which shows Huang Rong's great wisdom. It is unfair to only see Guo Jing's tolerance, respect and love for Huang Rong, but ignore Huang Rong's understanding, consideration and love for Guo Jing.
The reason why readers of The Condor Heroes don't like Huang Rong is mainly based on Huang Rong's attitude towards Yang Guo. Since Yang Guo is the leading role and everyone loves him, it is naturally unpopular for Huang Rong to dare to defend him. Actually, as long as you put yourself in Huang Rong's shoes, she can't love and accept Yang Guo without reservation, which is really understandable. "The wise are tired, the wise are worried, and the incompetent have nothing to ask for!" Smart people are more worry-free than ordinary people. They think deeply and are not easy to forget and forgive. Sometimes it is inevitable to "worry", but it is not as tolerant and kind as ordinary people. Huang Rong is not a saint. It seems that she should not be blamed for blaming the sages in the Spring and Autumn Period!
Yang Guo saved the Guo family's life many times, and every time Huang Rong was grateful, he also made up his mind to sacrifice his life and exchange the antidote for Yang Guo in the Desperate Valley. However, the haze in her heart has never been eliminated. As long as Yang Guo doesn't know the cause of his biological father's death, Huang Rong is uneasy. What she is afraid of is that "Yang Guo hates the Guo family" and will always avenge her father! This revenge is not necessarily on Huang Rong. In fact, Yang Guo tried to kill Guo Jing several times. Huang Rong's defense of Yang Guo is for the people she loves, not just for herself! The book says: "The little dragon girl loves Yang Guo with all her heart, but Huang Rong's heart is divided into two halves, one for her husband and one for her daughter." This is the fundamental reason why Huang Rong is very different from the era of "The Condor Heroes".
With a family and children, Huang Rong's worries have multiplied (later Guo Xiang and Lu were added), and loving them has become her big weakness. In particular, worrying her parents has become Huang Rong's achilles heel! It happened that this precious daughter only looks like her mother, but her head looks like her father. Without Guo Jing's composure and perseverance, he was simply pampered, causing trouble everywhere and unaware of human sufferings. However, mothers often have special sympathy for their failed daughters. Therefore, every time Guo Fu gets into trouble, Huang Rong will clean it up! Huang Rong, like Guo Jing, has to worry about Xiangyang's defense. Coupled with the worries of her husband and daughter, it is conceivable that she could not indulge as she did in her girlhood. Moreover, Xiangyang City is not a Peach Blossom Island. From gluttonous Lv Wende to beggars of all sizes, Huang Rong has to deal with all kinds of people every day. She can't be like her father, who occasionally appears in Yunlong for life, and Qianshan walks alone "really chic" (see Ni Kuang's Four Readings of Jin Yong's Novels).
With the growth of age and the indifference of the world, Huang Rong is more and more aware that secular human feelings and etiquette norms can not be ignored. Therefore, Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl are willing to take the world by storm to marry their mentor and pupil, and she can't approve of it. And because of understanding Yang Guo's defiant personality, she told the little dragon girl that Yang Guo would not settle in the ancient tomb for a long time, which was by no means alarmist! Yang Guo is a person who never dares to treat lightly in Huang Rong; With Huang Rong's wisdom, her understanding of Yang Guo is naturally increasing. So, once the cloud in her heart clears, only Huang Rong really understands Yang Guo in the world, and of all the characters in the book, only Yang is intellectually worthy of Huang Rong! Huang Rong seems to see his youth in Yang Guo again, while Yang Guo has lost his affection for Huang Rong. "The Condor" is all about the relatives of Huang and Yang, often exhausted and worth studying.
As a wife and mother, Huang Rong's shortcomings in personality are precisely the weaknesses of human nature. She gave everything for loving her family deeply, which really reduced her dazzling brilliance in the "sculpture shooting". However, if you think about it, isn't this a portrayal of real life? In contrast, the little dragon girl doesn't look like a real person. Jia Baoyu famously said, "Women are priceless pearls before marriage, but they become fisheye after marriage and having children!" But Huang Rong didn't become a fisheye. She took back her little daughter from two demons, Heqiu, and showed great courage. Other wise actions can be found everywhere in the book. Huang Rong's cleverness is hard to hide even the pretty face of Little Dragon Girl!
Readers who are used to Jin Yong's beautiful young girls may not easily accept Huang Rong in The Condor. But being able to write and dare to write such a Huang Rong is the author's real challenge and test for his writing skills.