Disciples

Chapter 17

Original
After three years of mourning, I often mourn;
The place of residence has changed, and the wine and meat have been cut off.

Translation
After the death of parents, they should observe mourning for three years. They should always remember their parents and cry and mourn their passing. During these three years, husband and wife should not have sexual intercourse, and should abstain from eating alcohol and meat.

allusion
There was a dutiful son Dong Yong, who was born in Qiancheng (now Gaoqing, Shandong) in the Eastern Han Dynasty.He lost his mother when he was young, and fled to Runan with his father to escape the war.Dong Yong has never enjoyed maternal love, treats his father as his mother, and knows how to be filial to his father.

From spring to autumn, Dong Yong grew up.He realized that his father had suffered a lot in his life, so he no longer asked his father to do heavy work, but he was busy inside and out.Of course, the old man also has his own wishes. He only wants to marry his son a daughter-in-law, hoping to embrace his grandson as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, people have misfortunes and fortunes, and when the old man was discussing the marriage for his son, he suddenly fell ill.Dong Yong was very anxious and sought medical advice everywhere, but his father's illness not only did not improve, but became more and more serious.His father took Dong Yong's hand and said out of breath, "Son, the savings at home are for you to marry a wife. I'm an old man, don't waste money for me anymore!" After hearing this, Dong Yong burst into tears. He said with a full face, "No, even if I don't want to marry a wife, I still want a father."

My father's illness still did not improve, and finally passed away with deep regret.The most difficult thing is yet to come, because long-term medical treatment costs a lot, the family is already destitute, and Dong Yong doesn't even have the money to bury his father.Desperate, he decided to sell himself to bury his father.He wrote a deed of sale for himself, went to the market, and looked for a buyer.In the end, a rich man saw that he was honest and honest, so he decided to buy him for [-] Wen, and agreed that Dong Yong could mourn his father for three years before going to the rich man's house as a servant.

When Dong Yong had money, he held a funeral for his father in a serious manner, and then built a grass shed next to his father's tomb. He sincerely wanted to keep his filial piety for his father.After three years of filial piety, Dong Yong fulfilled his promise.Later, Dong Yong met a smart and beautiful woman, and married him and lived a happy life.This is the origin of the story of "Tian Xian Pei" later.

(End of this chapter)