Why are single-clove garlic and the man who walks with his head down called poisonous things?

Summary: Rural elders say "the woman who walks with her head up and the man who walks with his head down are not to be trifled with." What is so special about them?

The so-called four great poisons, "the empress scallion, the single-clove garlic, the woman who walks with her head up, the man who walks with his head down," do not actually mean they are poisonous; it seems to carry a sense that they are somewhat untouchable and not to be provoked. The first two are things, while the latter two refer to people. Placing the first two things together with people, this saying is more about expressing that these two types of people are not to be trifled with. Why is there such a saying? Science Xingnong will briefly discuss it.

The empress scallion

It is said that scallions were originally an ornamental and medicinal flower in the Queen Mother of the West's back garden, but the scallion privately rescued people in the mortal world suffering from disaster, and was punished by being banished to the mortal world. This kind of scallion after flowering is also called the empress scallion. Everyone also knows that scallions after flowering taste even spicier, and the scallion smell more easily makes people shed tears. Therefore, the so-called empress scallion can also be seen as a person who is vicious and easily hurts people's hearts; such people are regarded by everyone as not to be trifled with, and best kept at a respectful distance.

Single-clove garlic

As for single-clove garlic, everyone generally thinks it is even spicier, and when shopping in supermarkets, people also prefer to choose single-clove garlic. Single-clove garlic has a small bulb, but the taste is quite spicy. The garlic we usually eat generally has as many as seven or eight cloves, while single-clove garlic has only one clove, or rather no clove, because during the growth process the garlic lacked nutrient supply and did not differentiate into cloves. Moreover, everyone thinks single-clove garlic concentrates the spiciness of seven or eight cloves of garlic into one, and this spiciness! Just thinking about it is terrifying! Therefore, single-clove garlic is also regarded as a fiercely spicy character. And single-clove garlic also symbolizes a person who goes their own way and is vicious inside. For such a person, may I ask, do you dare to provoke them?

The woman who walks with her head up

The woman who walks with her head up is relatively easy to understand literally: she walks with her head raised rather than looking straight ahead, giving people a feeling of aloofness. Although it displays a state of confidence, it seems that this excessive confidence with the head raised actually makes everyone think that this person is not easy to approach, and even gives a feeling of being somewhat unattainably high.

The man who walks with his head down

The meaning of this saying refers to some boys who walk with their heads down and pay no attention to anything else, as if their minds are heavy, and no one knows what they are pondering. Generally speaking, a boy with chest out and head up gives people a confident and sunny feeling, while the man who walks with his head down is the opposite, which also makes everyone think that such a person is not to be trifled with, not easy to approach, and easy to scheme against others.

As for the above sayings, they are actually not necessarily accurate, but some old sayings passed down by the older generation sometimes still make some sense. Look at them selectively, and do not take them personally. Only after everyone seriously interacts can they gain a deeper understanding in interpersonal relationships. Otherwise, blindly taking them personally will also make people feel that you judge people by their appearance.

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