"I certainly wouldn't be able to. I don't have the time for that!" Feng Chunhua waved her hand dismissively, "I work in the fields in the village, and if I got all dolled up, wouldn't the villagers laugh me to death?"
"How you look in the village doesn't matter; Yang Dahe can't see you there anyway. But now that you're in the army, look at what the other officers' wives are wearing. Although they're not necessarily very pretty or expensive, they at least look neat and tidy, making one feel comfortable at a glance. Now look at what you're wearing?"
"I..." Feng Chunhua thought there might be some truth to that.