《笑林广记·殊禀部》
农夫回到家后对妻子说： 不要说乡下人进城硬不起来，就是乡下人的衣服进了城里也会绵软起来。 
归谓妻曰： 莫说乡下人进城再硬不起来，连乡下人的衣服进城都会绵软起来。 
Upon returning home, the farmer said to his wife: "Now don't go around saying that country bumpkins who go the city get limp. Even our clothes get soft when they go to the city." 