Disciples

Chapter 32

Original
The crown must be straight, and the button must be knotted;
Socks and shoes are both tightly cut.

Translation
Hats should be worn straight, buttons should be fastened, and socks and shoes should be properly worn.

allusion
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a tailor in Beijing who was good at selecting materials and setting samples based on the personality, age, appearance, and physical characteristics of the wearer.

Once, a royal official wanted to make a court dress for entering the palace.So the royal official invited the tailor to his home.The tailor quickly measured his waist, and then politely asked the official: "How long have you been an official?" The official was very puzzled, and asked: "As long as you make the clothes That's all right, why do you ask this?" The tailor patiently explained: "If an adult is young and holds a high position, he must have a haughty personality, and his chest will protrude when he walks. When tailoring clothes, he must grow his front But the back is short; if you have been an official for nearly half a century, your temper will become more easy-going, and your clothes will have to be made the same length; It is inevitable that you will bend your back, and the clothes should be short in the front and long in the back. So if I don’t figure out these problems, how can I make clothes that fit my heart?”

(End of this chapter)