When is the meal time at Jia's house in "A Dream of Red Mansions"?

In "A Dream of Red Mansions", food culture is highly praised, and everyone is very particular about eating, whether it is cups, dishes, or food preparation, so naturally there are many requirements for meal time. However, it seems that Duke Cao never deliberately explained when they would eat. He clearly explained what they would eat for each meal, but the specific meal time was not specified.

There are several possibilities. Someone reminds him every day when he eats, and he never pays attention to when to eat. Secondly, the Jia family often has various banquets and no specific eating time. The banquet may end before the evening, but the Mid-Autumn Festival meal lasts until the early morning, so many times are not so fixed; thirdly, the Jia family can eat at any time, it is just about whether it is a serious meal or pastries. However, it is roughly based on speculation that the Jia family has three meals a day. First, skipping breakfast

Grandma Liu overcame the crisis at home because she received 20 taels from Wang Xifeng for the first time. When the first melons and fruits in spring were ripe, she brought them to the Jia family for a taste. . Fortunately, Grandma Liu got the favor of Jia Mu and stayed with her for a few days. Jia Mu also took her to visit the Grand View Garden carefully. Following Grandma Liu's tour, you can also know the Jia family's meal time of the day.

I woke up early the next morning. Fortunately, the weather was clear. I was making arrangements when I saw that Jia Mu had brought a group of people in. Li Wan hurriedly greeted her and said with a smile: "The old lady was so happy that she came in. I pretended that I hadn't combed my hair yet, so I picked up the chrysanthemums and sent them away."

As his granddaughter-in-law, Li Wan had to serve Jia Jia. Li Wan had not yet given the chrysanthemum plug to Jia Mu, and Jia Mu had arrived at the Grand View Garden. It can be seen that it was very early, and Jia Mu and others had no record of having breakfast.

On the 15th day of the fifth lunar month, Jia Mu and other nobles were all dressed according to their standards.

According to ancient time measurement, the first watch is from 7 pm to 9 pm, then the fifth watch is from 3 am to 5 am. When Yuanchun went to Jia's house for a wedding visit, Mother Jia got up from 3 to 5 a.m. Even if she got up early to welcome Yuanchun, even if it was very early, Mother Jia would not get up later than 6 o'clock, so after getting up I went to the Grand View Garden to play, but I found that Jia’s mother didn’t have breakfast, and the Jia family didn’t behave well. Second, lunch is called breakfast in "A Dream of Red Mansions". There are many times but no clear time.

Jia’s breakfast is what is now called lunch, because it is not just a simple breakfast, such as porridge or soy milk. Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng and others need to arrange it carefully, and also Hearty dishes are prepared, so this is where lunch is served.

Sister Feng asked Mrs. Wang where breakfast was served. Mrs. Wang said, "Ask the old lady where she is, that's all." When Jia Mu heard about it, she turned around and said, "Your third sister's place is just fine. Just bring someone to sit there, and we'll take the boat from here." ”

What Sister Feng said at this time was actually just that Jia Mu had just finished visiting the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. According to Jia Mu arriving at the Grand View Garden between 6 and 7 o’clock, it would only be around 10 o’clock at most, but it was lunch time in Jia’s house. Very early. This is probably because they didn't eat breakfast. Third, we need to have a midday meal

The Jia family needs to have a midday meal before dinner, which is very consistent with the farmer's schedule. Maybe dinner is a little late, so some snacks are needed to fill up the gap. one time. After Jia Mu took Grandma Liu to visit Qiushuangzhai and Hengwuyuan, she took everyone to Zhujin Pavilion to have wine and rest for a while.

Here Sister Feng has led the people to arrange the decorations neatly... One of the tops is empty, ready to put the food that people like... The style of the storage box also follows the style of the box. Each person has a black silver foreign chisel self-pouring pot and an assorted enamel cup.

Eating at this time is relatively simple, and you can even prepare it yourself, so you know it is only noon.

When everyone visited Baoyu, Baoyu wanted to eat lotus leaf soup, so Wang Xifeng asked the kitchen to replenish the food so that everyone could have a taste. In addition to the special lotus leaf soup, it was actually midday time. Jia Mu sent people to ask Daiyu and other sisters to eat, but Daiyu and Yingchun were not feeling well and did not eat. This meal is a mid-day snack, and Jia's family needs it. Fourth, the dinner time is not fixed. It can be as early as one or two o'clock at noon, or in the afternoon.

Wei hour is called "Wei Chu" from 1 to 2 pm, and "Wei Zheng" is from 2 pm to three o'clock, "Youchu" is from 5 to 6 pm, and "Xu Chu" is from 7 to 8 pm. That means dinner is served in the palace from 1 to 2 o'clock noon. The ancients had a saying about not eating after noon, so noon happens to be from 11 am to 1 pm, so this time also coincides with it. But the dinner in Jia's house seems not as strict as in the palace.

When Jia Mu woke up, she served dinner in Daoxiang Village. Jia Mu felt too lazy to eat, so she sat on a bamboo chair and a small open sedan, returned to her room to rest, and ordered Sister Feng to wait for dinner. His sister came into the garden again.

Jia Mu later took Grandma Liu to Cucui Temple and came back very tired, so she went to Daoxiang Village to rest. Where did Grandma Liu go? After she got rid of diarrhea due to drinking wine and tea, she accidentally walked to Baoyu's Yihongyuan and fell asleep. Later, everyone was looking for her, and the attacker took her out of Yihongyuan. After such a series of calculations, it was already the afternoon after dinner in the Jia family.

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