Big red lantern hanging high

Israel 2022-04-22 07:01:53

Turning on the lights, turning off the lights, sealing the lights, hammering the legs, the rules handed down from the ancestors, must not be changed. The four seasons change, the years are long, and the competition for favor remains unchanged. The sorrows of a woman's life are all in this small four-sided world.

The cold-talking eldest wife, the smiling second wife, the arrogant and unreasonable third wife, and the maid Yan'er resenting her, life is destined to be difficult. As soon as I walked through the door, I could not avoid getting too many favors, the third wife was jealous, Sapo was sick, and she sang opera early in the morning, and the dog was restless.

Yan'er's resentment turned out to be the second wife's backing. A doll full of thorns, a house full of lanterns, a maid's life, a wife's dream.

One wave is not settled, one wave after another, pretending to be pregnant, being discovered, completely blocked, and no chance to compete for favor. Drunk on his birthday, he told the third wife and Dr. Gao's adultery, which was heard by the second wife. The two were caught and raped in bed, and the second wife was killed in that dark room. The fourth wife saw it with her own eyes, and was hit mad.

When the cold winter came, the fifth wife was newly married, the red lanterns were hung up, and the whole house was red.

In these four corners of the sky, people don't live like people, they're not as good as dogs, cats, and mice.

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Raise the Red Lantern quotes

  • The Third Concubine: Good or bad, it's all playacting. If you act well, you can fool other people; if you do it badly, you can only fool yourself, and when you can't even fool yourself, you just can fool the ghosts.

  • Yan'er: Who are you?

    Housekeeper: Fourth mistress, please come inside.

    Yan'er: [losing her cool] So you're the fourth mistress!

    [Yan'er rudely pulls the water bowl away from Songlian and puts clothes in it]

    Songlian: Yes! I am the fourth mistress. Bring my suitcase inside please.