Siheyuan: Stab at Louzi at the beginning

Chapter 884 Naming
Where did this generation system come from? In fact, it was compiled by local elders of high moral character and prestige.

If you compare them carefully, you will find that these generations actually have beautiful meanings and expectations. What should we do when the generations are used up? Then we need to revise the family tree, find a new elder with high moral character, and continue to compile the generations down, as long as they do not overlap with the previous ones.

Then compose two lines of poetry that contain hope.

'The foundation is established and can be further nurtured. He will surely become a scholar, and his virtue will spread far and wide, and his legacy will continue to bring glory to the country.'

Does it make it easier to read with punctuation?
In fact, the generation levels of all surnames are like this. There are five-character poems, seven-character poems, and if there are both, it is a "miscellaneous-character poem", also known as "long and short sentences". Perhaps it cannot be called a poem, it would be more appropriate to call it a doggerel or a jingle.

The main reason is that most people don’t read or know how to read, and things that are too difficult to pronounce are hard to remember, so it has to be short and fluent, preferably in the form of a jingle that can be passed down from generation to generation.

According to the Xu family's generational hierarchy, the next generation of Xu Damao should be "Guang", so the boy should be named Xu Guangx, and the same goes for the girl.

Speaking of this, Xu Damao thought of a famous person named "Xu Guangping". Of course, this person could not be a relative, because one was from the Central Plains and the other was from the South. One was a poor commoner who had no way to leave his hometown and came to the old city to become a hired farmer, while the other was a scholar-official who had no worries about food and clothing.

The relationship is totally unrelated.

It is not surprising that people with the same surname or generation have the same "characters", because there are only so many characters with beautiful meanings. When using these characters to compose poems, it is inevitable that there will be repeated characters, which is a normal phenomenon.

It cannot be avoided in poems of the same style, because there are only so many words in total.

Another point is, don't use "surnames" to establish a "father-son relationship". Different surnames do not affect the fact that they are father and son. Because some people are sensitive about their identity, it is normal for children not to have their father's surname. Some children take their mother's surname, and some take their grandmother's surname. There are many such behaviors.

"According to the generational structure, these two little ones should be of the 'Guang' generation. Hongxiu Guiqinying, Lanjuan Shucuiping, Meili Yuchunxiang, Fengxia Yanfenfang, Jingning Nadanli. Remove the 'rising tone' from these characters and pick one."

When naming, the tone of the three characters should be taken into consideration. It is fine as long as they are easy to pronounce. Because "广" is a "shangsheng" tone, it cannot be paired with another "shangsheng" tone. It would be best if the third character is paired with a "qusheng" tone.

Yu Haitang:......

Everyone:...

Li Tianjiao was the first to stand up and express his objection: "How can you be so perfunctory? The child in the belly is yours, what do you mean by just picking one at random? Is there any father like you?"

Xu Damao:......

Was he perfunctory?
He had been thinking about these feminine characters for a long time.

All I got in return was perfunctory treatment. I'm tired.

"I swear I'm not being perfunctory. These are all feminine characters that I carefully thought of. There's absolutely no problem using them as names."

"But your attitude is very perfunctory."

Xu Damao's behavior was unanimously condemned by the women.

Xu Damao could only admit his mistakes repeatedly.

"Stop, it's my problem. I didn't take it seriously. So what do you think I should do? What's a better name?"

"Sister Xiao'e's children don't have generation names, so why should Haitang's children have generation names? And the generation name is 'Guang', which is too masculine."

"There are so many of us here, but your name is the only one with a generational distinction. Nowadays, people don't use generational distinctions when naming people. Women are even more casual about it, and very few people name themselves according to generational distinctions."

Yeah.

Xu Damao could only nod his head.

"And now we are against feudal superstition. All the family tree has been burned. We want to embrace the new society." Xu Damao still nodded.

"I graduated from junior high school, I don't have much education, and I don't know much about naming. Can you recommend a few names, and then we can pick a good one together? Is that okay?"

"Didn't you graduate from Capital University?"

"I studied economics at Capital University. I can speak fluently about economics, but I don't know much about classical literature, so I'll leave it to you."

Among all the people present, except Qin Jingru, the rest are at least high school graduates.

Xu Damao is an exception.

After hearing that Xu Damao did not ask for 'Xu Guangx', the girls calmed down.

Everyone started discussing the issue of naming.

Li Tianjiao was the first to give his opinion: "I think it can be called 'Xiu Yuan'. It is a neutral word that can be used by both men and women. It is taken from Li Sao, which means "The road is long and arduous. I will search up and down, seek knowledge and explore, and become a scientist in the future."

Xu Damao looked at Yu Haitang.

Given Yu Haitang's personality, if her children were to take after her, they probably wouldn't love reading much.

To be honest, Xu Damao feels that he really does not deserve this name.

Wen Li followed suit and expressed her opinion: "I think it can be called 'New Knowledge', which is taken from the saying 'The greatest sorrow is separation, the greatest joy is new acquaintances'. Hate separation, new acquaintances, meaning making more friends and getting to know more people in the future, can also express the desire for new knowledge. Taking a step back, it can be for self-cultivation and family harmony, and being highly respected. Taking a step forward, one can also become a scholar or a scientist."

Moreover, this phrase is also used by leaders in external communications, which adds more meaning to it.

These two are both college graduates from the capital, so they can come up with names easily.

Yu Haitang, the person involved, also had her own ideas, but she was a little embarrassed to say them, and she had thought of two.

Lou Xiao'e helped her speak it out, because the two of them often sat together to discuss the name of the child.

"Haitang also thought of two. One is Shujun, which is taken from the phrase 'a graceful lady is a good match for a gentleman'. Needless to say, this means a lady from a noble family."

"The other one is taken from the word 'Qi Hua' in 'The peach blossoms are young and beautiful, and their flowers are radiant and bright'. This meaning, combined with the full text of the Book of Songs, actually means a lady from a noble family."

Yu Haitang was still a little embarrassed, so she reached out and gently pushed Lou Xiaoe to express her slight dissatisfaction.

Compared with the names chosen by Li Tianjiao and Wen Li, these two names are obviously a little petty.

A lady from a noble family, who will marry into a good family in the future, it seems like the name was given based on her own experience.

Li Tianjiao: "Hmm... not bad, has a meaning, a good name."

Wen Li's answer was even briefer: "Not bad."

Yu Haitang felt even more embarrassed: "Don't laugh at me, I only went to high school and learned a few poems from the Book of Songs. I don't understand anything about the Li Sao and the Nine Songs you mentioned."

Xu Damao:......

"No, why do I feel like you are making fun of me? Compared to these names, isn't 'Hong Kong Returned' the most uncultured?"

(End of this chapter)