"Young people don't read the outlaws of the Marsh, and old people don't read the Three Kingdoms." The following sentence is "Men don't watch the Westward Journey, and women don't watch the Red Chamber." The The Journey to the West TV series we see now is the product of later generations' revision, but The Journey to the West's original works pay more attention to Buddhism's propaganda of ancestors. If a boy goes to see the Journey to the West, he wants to become a monk. In ancient times, men had a higher social status and were often the heads of families. What if I become a monk? What should this society do?
Women don't study in the red chamber. Girls are emotional animals. The novel A Dream of Red Mansions tells the love story of Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu. The tragic love story of Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu will affect the psychology of girls, and girls will easily reject boys. This is not conducive to women's physical and mental health.
I never watch the Three Kingdoms, because the whole story of the Three Kingdoms ends in tragedy. All generations have not been completely handed down, and the fruits of success have been stolen by others. The whole story of the Three Kingdoms is easy for the older generation to bring their own experiences into it.
Not reading the water margin shows that teenagers have not yet formed their own correct world outlook and values. It is easy for them to be misled by some plots in the Water Margin and commit some violations of law and discipline.