Disciples

Chapter 6

Original
Parents teach, must listen carefully;
Parents are responsible and must be obedient.

Translation
Parents' teachings must be respectfully obeyed; parents' reprimands are justified and should be accepted with humility.

allusion
Min Ziqian, born in the Spring and Autumn Period.His mother passed away very early, and his father married another wife because he could not afford the heavy burden of housework.Minzi lacked maternal love since he was a child. He was naturally very happy to have a stepmother, but his stepmother didn't like him at all.A year later, the stepmother gave birth to two sons.Minzi gradually became sensible and knew that his stepmother had selfish intentions, but he didn't hate her.

Min Zi's father seldom cares about family affairs.However, Min Zi was able to endure humiliation and pay attention to filial piety.The younger brother is still young and does not know the world.Only the stepmother, who has a bad heart, makes this small family full of crises.Later, when his father discovered that Minzi's cotton coat was made of reed flowers, he was very angry and planned to divorce his stepmother.But Minzi said: "After all, the stepmother is also a mother!" He also said: "The stepmother just let me suffer from the cold; she didn't let my younger brother suffer from the cold too! Daddy must think about my younger brother!" At this time, Minzi's two The younger brothers also came to kneel and beg their father.Min Zi's father looked at the three filial and sensible sons, and he called his stepmother again, telling her to be generous and kind, and to treat them equally.Embarrassed, she nodded in agreement.

Minzi's filial piety moved his stepmother very much.Since then, she has completely changed her attitude, and the family has really been harmonious since then.

(End of this chapter)