Cao Xueqin's great-grandmother Sun Shi was Kangxi's wet nurse, and his grandfather Cao Yin was Kangxi's attendant. From the second year of Kangxi to the fifth year of Yongzheng, great-grandfather Cao, grandfather, father Cao Qing and uncle worked as Jiangning weavers for more than 60 years. The weaving department specializes in purchasing silk goods and various daily necessities for the imperial court. Although the rank is not high, it is a lucrative job. Generally speaking, people who are not close to the emperor can never fill in. However, "suddenly bold for the government", in several official storms (the last time I couldn't even find out the reason), the Cao family declined, and Cao Xueqin suffered a lot from human suffering.
Cao Xueqin has an open mind and a wide range of hobbies. He has studied epigraphy, poetry, painting, gardening, Chinese medicine, darning, craft and diet. With perseverance and years of hardships, he finally created a great work with great ideological and artistic quality-A Dream of Red Mansions.