What does it mean that the old man leads the red line for you?

The old man under the moon is the red XiShen who specializes in marriage in China folklore, also known as the "old man under the moon", that is, the media god. There are many legends about the engagement of the old man under the moon, and the most popular one is the story of the engagement between the old man under the moon and Wei in the novel "Continued Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio" in the Tang Dynasty. Regarding the image of the old man under the moon, Wang Chaoshen said in Six Chapters of a Floating Life: "Holding HongLing in one hand, hanging a marriage certificate in the other, and being a child in the other, galloping in the smoke." In many places in China, people pray for a happy marriage. On the right side of the famous Baiyun Temple in West Lake, Hangzhou, there is a well-known couplet, which expresses the wish of "Yue Lao" and is also the good wish of the people-"May all lovers in the world get married; Last life was doomed, don't miss the marriage. "

The ancients believed that people's marriage was predestined, and the red line in the hands of Yue Lao could connect lovers. Therefore, there is also a saying that "a thousand miles of marriage is a thread." There is an interesting story about this sentence.

It is said that there was a scholar named Wei Gu in the Tang Dynasty. When he was a child, he often went to play by the river. One night, he saw a kind old man leafing through letters in the moonlight and tied two stones together with a red rope. Wei Gu was very surprised when he saw it. He casually asked, "Uncle, what are you doing with the stone?" The old man said, "I'm trying to get married!" " This is a perfect match for stones! "Wei Gu asked curiously," So who is my wife? " The old man said, "that's the girl who looks at the vegetable garden at the head of the village." "

Wei Gu was very angry and thought, That girl is poor and ugly. I don't want it. I might as well kill her. Second, he passed the vegetable garden and saw no one beside him. He picked up a stone and threw it at the girl. The girl fell to the ground with a plop, and Wei Gu fled to other places.

Ten years later, Wei Gu became a college student. Many people proposed to him, but no one was satisfied. One day, Wei Gu visited Zhang Yuanwai's family. When he saw the outstanding beauty of Bird Wai's niece, he liked it very much. The girl saw Gu Wei's handsome appearance, and she also had some love in her heart. Mr. Zhang sees it in his eyes and enjoys it in his heart. At present, he asked the matchmaker to get engaged and chose an auspicious day. On this big day. Wei Gu married this young lady to your family. On their wedding night, Wei Gu studied his beloved wife carefully and found a small scar on his forehead, so he asked her what was going on. The young lady said, "When I was a child, my family was poor. One day, I was picking vegetables in the garden. I don't know which wild boy hit me with a stone, so I left this scar. " After hearing this, Wei Gu was very surprised and told his wife what the old man said under the moon. Only then did he believe that fate was inseparable.

Since then, "a thousand miles of marriage is a thread" has been handed down.