The story of the buyer's box and return the pearls is summarized in about 20 words.

1 In the state of Chu, a jeweler went to the state of Zheng to sell pearls. He carved a box out of precious wood. He carved a box out of precious wood, decorated it beautifully with various methods, made the box smell good, and then put the precious beads into the box.

There was a man from Zheng who saw how beautiful the box was and bought it at a high price. He left the box and returned the pearl to the jeweler.

2 The man from Zheng bought the box and returned the pearls. He only knew that the box was beautiful, but he didn't realize that the value of the pearl was many times higher than that of the box. It is a metaphor for not having a good eye and not choosing the right thing.