1, Gugawu
Mo Mu was the most famous ugly woman in ancient times. According to legend, Yi Wu is ugly as a hag and is regarded as the first of the four ugly women. Wang Ziyuan said in "On the Virtue of Four Gentlemen": "Mo Mu is a puppet, and he who has a good reputation cannot hide his ugliness." But she is very kind. Qu yuan's nine chapters? Cherish the past: "I am jealous of the fragrance of smelting, and Mo Mu is good and complacent." So, the Yellow Emperor married her. The Yellow Emperor is the ancestor of the Chinese nation. Legend has it that the Yellow Emperor defeated Yandi and killed Chiyou because of Mo Mu's inside man.
The virtue of "no" was a model for women at that time. Qu Yuan's Nine Chapters. Cherish the past gave a high evaluation: "I am jealous of the fragrant fragrance, but I am not good enough." Wu Qi's wisdom is also extraordinary. Our ancestor Huangdi also appreciated her excellent inner qualities and married Wu Qi. Wu Ge lived up to the high hopes of the Yellow Emperor. In addition to moralizing other women, he also helped Huangdi defeat Yan Di and kill Chiyou.
2. Zhong Lichun in the Warring States Period.
People often use "seemingly salt-free" to describe ugly girls. This "salt-free" refers to Zhong Lichun, an ugly girl in the salt-free county of Qi State (now Dongping County, Shandong Province) during the Warring States Period.
According to the book, she is "unmarried in her forties", with sunken forehead and eyes, imbalance between upper and lower parts, big belly, upturned nostrils, Adam's apple bigger than a man's neck, big head, little hair and black skin like paint.
However, she was concerned about state affairs and once went to see Qi Xuanwang personally and accused him of extravagance and corruption. Xuan Wang was very moved and made her queen. Yuan people also compiled her deeds into zaju, praising her spirit of taking the world as her responsibility.
Although Zhong Lichun looks charming, she is ambitious.
Qi Xuanwang, who was in power at that time, was politically corrupt, politically fatuous and grumpy. He likes to listen to flattery. Anyone who speaks ill of him will have disaster.
But in order to save the people, Zhong Lichun risked being beheaded and rushed to the capital. When Qi Xuanwang met Zhong Lichun, he thought it was a monster. When Zhong Lichun stated Qi Xuanwang's misdeeds one by one, he pointed out that if he didn't pull back from the brink, the city would be destroyed and the country would perish.
Qi Xuanwang was deeply moved and regarded Zhong Lichun as his mirror. The king, surrounded by beautiful women like clouds, made Zhong Lichun his queen.
3. Meng Guang in the Eastern Han Dynasty
The idiom "Take Qi Mei as an example" tells the story of Meng Guang, the wife of Hongliang, a wise man in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
According to legend, Meng Guang is the helper of Hong Liang and Wu Di. When Hongliang came home, Meng Guang took Qi Mei as an example to show his respect for her husband.
However, the appearance of this virtuous woman is "extremely rough". According to the secretary of history, Meng Guang is black and fat, and looks vulgar. With great strength, he can easily remove the stone locks of generals and warriors, and is regarded as an uncontrollable savage. In addition, she is extremely ugly, and the family is prepared not to get married. But there is still a matchmaker to match Meng Guang with an ugly man. Meng Guang said: "I only marry Hongliang, and no one else will marry!
Hongliang was a great celebrity at that time. His articles were excellent, elegant and charming, and he was handsome. It is said that many beautiful women suffered from monogamy for him at that time. Therefore, Meng Guang's words to the matchmaker were handed down as jokes by Chinese people for some time.
But Hongliang took a fancy to Meng Guang's character and decided to marry Meng Guang.
Later, when he went to Wu as a helper, Meng Guang accompanied him without complaint. Every time Hongliang comes home from work, Meng Guang raises the tableware to his eyebrows and respectfully hands it to Hongliang. They love each other and grow old together.
Later generations called "Qi Mei" from Meng Guang.
4. Ruan women in the Eastern Jin Dynasty
Legend has it that when Xu Yun saw Ruan on her wedding night, she was so scared that she ran away.
Ruan grabbed Xu Yunfeng, who struggled: "Women have four virtues. How many do you have? " Ruan replied, "I just don't have a beautiful appearance. How many lines do you have that a reader should have? " Xu Yun said, "I have a hundred lines."
Ruan replied, "As far as I know, every line puts virtue first. You only like a woman's beautiful face, not her virtue. How can you say that all the lines are occupied? "
Xu Yun was speechless. She thought Ruan was knowledgeable and lived together for a while. Xu Yun also thinks that Ruan's character is beyond the reach of ordinary women. They love each other and live a beautiful life.