Li Yu

Pearls and jewels are also ornaments for women's hair, but they are used by those who increase their charm and hide their charm. The so-called people who enhance their beauty and charm, or their faces are pale or their hair is yellow, all exude such treasures and treasures, which can change their muscles and ink stains. It is a truth that the ink dragon is a mountain spirit and the pearl is hidden in Ze.

If you make a beautiful woman with white hair and black hair, her temples are covered with jade beads and gold beads, but no one can see the gold, and the flowers are hidden under the leaves and the moon is in the clouds, you try to show your face as much as possible, but pretend to hide your head. People with big eyes (1) can still trace the truth and say it should be better! If I whitewash it and make it all open-air, I don't know how to be attractive; Make a fool of yourself. Don't say that weird makeup is not as good as that gentle and graceful posture, which is so poisonous that people make up with pearls instead of pearls.

Therefore, a woman's life, wearing pearls and jade, can only be in January, not for long. The so-called January, from the day when the bride returns to the day when the makeup is removed at the full moon. Just this month, it is also helpless. Parents get together, Weng Gu gets married once! E, be nice Put some bunkers on it! Pimo comforted his heart. After that, you should be shackled, thank the prisoner, and don't be ascetic for life. A hairpin and an ear can accompany you for a lifetime. Those who have these two things must strive for perfection. No matter how expensive the jade rhinoceros shell is, it is not bad to put it in a rich family, keep its own system and change its shape repeatedly, or see it every few days or once a day. If you are poor, you won't be able to make gold and jade. You would rather use bone horns than copper and tin. Bone horns are durable and well-made, just like rhinoceros shells. Copper and tin are not only unsightly, but also damage hair.

(Excerpted from "Tales of Leisure, Sound Volume, Governance III")

[Note] ① Big-eyed person: refers to a person with high knowledge and strong discrimination. 2 superficial knowledge: people who only look at it from the outside and don't know it in depth.

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Pearl jade is a product for women to decorate their hair. However, it is they who increase their charm and they also detract from it. The so-called charm, or because the face is not white enough, or because the hair color is a little yellow, with this rare treasure embellished on the head, it will shine and change the appearance of skin and hair. This is the same reason that plum rain will have aura when hidden in the mountains, and pearls will become beautiful when hidden in the water.

If a beautiful woman with fair skin and black hair is covered with jewels and pearls, she will only see these jewels and will not see anyone. It's like hiding flowers under leaves and the moon in clouds. She is a close person who can fully show her face, but she has done something to cover her face. A discerning person can see her true face without looking at her appearance, and thinks that her beauty should be more than that, in order to get rid of whitewashing and reveal her true colors, but she still doesn't know how charming she is; If you meet a person with shallow knowledge, you will only talk about her bizarre makeup, not her gentle and charming figure and appearance. This becomes the use of people to decorate pearls and jadeites, rather than using pearls and jadeites to decorate people.

Therefore, a woman can only wear pearl jewelry for one month in her life, and she will never wear it for a long time. The so-called one

June, that is, from the day the bride gets married to the month when she takes off her makeup. Just this month, wearing it is also Yuan Ke's helplessness. Parents arrange marriages, and parents-in-law marry daughters-in-law. Without this gorgeous and grand decoration, it is not enough to comfort their intentions. From now on, we should get rid of these shackles and never suffer this kind of suffering again for life. A hairpin and a pair of earrings can accompany you for a lifetime. These two things have to be exquisite and perfect. Rich people might as well prepare more hair clips and earrings made of gold, jade, rhinoceros horn and pearls. There are many kinds and shapes of them, which can be changed once every few days or once a day. The poor can't afford gold, silver, pearls and jade (hairpin earrings). They would rather be made of bones and horns than copper and tin. Jewelry made of bones and horns looks good, and it is no different from jewelry made of rhinoceros horn and pearls. Copper and tin are not only unsightly, but also damage hair.