Then, having completed her toilet, she will return to the door,

And sit down to look at the jar-mender. (Exit.)

(Niu Chau sits down, straps the jar on his knee, and arranges his tools before him, and as he drills holes for the clamps, sings)—

Every hole drilled requires a pin,

And every two holes drilled require pins a pair.

As I raise my head and look around,

(At this moment Lady Wang re-enters, beautifully dressed, and sits down by the door.)

There sits, I see, a delicate young lady;

Before she had the appearance of an old wife,

Now she is transformed into a handsome young girl.