In an extreme example, Pang Shangpeng of the Ming dynasty, in his articles on household management, gives meticulous instructions on how to spend every penny. For example, he commands his descendants to give girls 10 catties of silk and one catty of hemp each year beginning at the age of six, and to double this amount after they turn eight, so that they may save up to make their wedding dresses.
明代龐尚鵬「龐氏家訓」中，有關治家用度的訓條，真可謂鉅細靡遺、錙銖必較：女子六歲以上，一年給吉貝十斤，麻一斤，八歲以上加倍，為的是貯存起來做嫁衣。