When Tao Kan was young, he was an official in charge of fisheries. Once, he gave a jar of pickled fish to his mother to eat. His mother sealed the pickled fish and gave it to the messenger. She wrote back and scolded Tao Kan: "You are an official, give me official food. This is not good for me, but it has increased my worries. "

Tao Gong worked as a fisherman when he was young and tasted a crucible to pay for his mother. Mother sealed the seal and paid the envoy, but she wrote back and said, "Being an official is not only unprofitable, but also increases my worries."

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Rosewood is a story of Tao Kan, which tells us to distinguish between public and private, and also shows that education should pay attention to virtue.

This story tells that parents all over the world want their children to be filial, but filial piety should be just. It is wrong to give public property to parents. Tao Mu refused an altar of pickled fish and wrote back to seriously criticize his son. This is a good education for her mother and makes her son understand that he can't practice self-interest.