What is the meaning of the myths at the beginning of Dream of the Red Chamber?

Beginning with myths increases the mystery of the whole novel, and these myths also symbolize the fate of the characters of several protagonists, as well as Cao Xueqin's regrets about his own fate and that of his family. Next, I will talk about why Cao Xueqin used myths as the opening of Meng of the Red Chamber from the following aspects.

The first aspect is to increase the mysterious color of the story. If you tell the real story alone, the background of the story is very single and has no depth. And the mythology spans the ancient and modern worlds, adding to the story's malleability. Compliments on the depth of the work abound on the Internet, so I won't repeat them here.

The second aspect is that it hints at the fate of the characters. Mythological stories are also grounded in reality and hint at earthly love affairs. The stone that was missed by Nuwa to mend the sky was taken by the monks and Taoists to be reincarnated on the field of riches. Bao Yu was born with a piece of jade in his mouth. Some people believe that the reincarnated jade was Bao Yu himself, while others believe that the jade was the one in Bao Yu's mouth, and that he was the only one missed by Nuwa to mend the heavens, which also implies that Bao Yu was mediocre and unproductive in his life. The Jiangzhu immortal grass irrigated by Shen Ying's attendant symbolizes the sentimental Lin Daiyu, who came to this earthly scene to return her tears and repay her kindness.

The third aspect is to express the regret that he and his family are not reused. Cao Xueqin is also the children of the eight banners, Cao Xueqin ancestors living in the vicinity of Shenyang, is the White Banner, outstanding achievements. But after the Manchurian Qing Dynasty entered the country, the other eight banners were reused, but Cao Xueqin is like the myth that "Nuwa only used 36,500 pieces, leaving only one unused", that one stone is in the officialdom nothing, no political achievements in the depression of the Cao Xueqin.

The above is my view of why Cao Xueqin will be a myth as the novel opens, for such a masterpiece, thousands of people have different views, and to this day still do not dare to say that they read and understand "Dream of the Red Chamber". I'm not sure I understand what I'm talking about, but I'm sure I understand what I'm talking about.