Excerpted from "Han Feizi" Original text When Zengzi's wife went to market, his son began to cry. His mother said: "The daughter returned, but she ignored the rebellion and killed the pig for her sake." His wife rebelled in the market, and Zengzi wanted to catch the pig and kill it, but the wife stopped and said, "I am playing with the baby." Zengzi said: "Infants are not meant to play with their ears." Babies do not have knowledge. They treat their parents as scholars and listen to their parents' teachings. If your son deceives him today, he will deceive his son. If a mother deceives her son, and the son does not believe in his mother, that is not why he has become a religion. " Then cook pigs ⑾. Selected from "Han Feizi", 1954 edition of "Zhuzi Collection" published by Zhonghua Book Company. Notes ① Market: market. ② Female return: You go back. Female, same as "Ru", personal pronoun, you. ③Gu Fan kills pigs for the girl: Wait for me to come back and kill pigs for you. Gu Fan: I come back from the street. 蘘: pronounced as "zhì", means pig. Pig): Pronoun, referring to pigs. ⑤ Wife is just coming back from the market. ⑥ Playing with the baby: Just joking with the child. Te... Er: But. ...That's all. Special, but, just. ⑦Feiyu: It's not a joke. ⑧You're cheating on him now. ⑨ And: then; just. ⑩成教: Education has an effect. ⑾ Zhu Bo Ye: Then he killed the pigs and cooked them. Translation: Zeng Zi’s madam went to market, and his son was crying and wanted to go with him. He said to him: "You go home, and when I come back I will kill a pig for you to eat." As soon as she came back from the market, Zeng Zi was about to catch pigs and kill them. His wife stopped him and said, "You are just joking with the children." Zengzi said: "(Wife), children cannot joke with her!" A child has no ability to think and judge, so he is waiting for his parents to teach him and listen to his parents' teachings. If you deceive your child today, you are teaching him to deceive others. If the mother deceives the child, the child will not believe his mother. This is not a way to educate the child to become a gentleman. " So (Zeng Zi) killed pigs and cooked meat (for the children to eat). [Edit this paragraph] Reference Story Zeng Zi's wife went to market, her son was crying and was followed by her. His mother (lied to him) said: "You are Go back and wait for (mother) to come back and kill a pig (eat) for you. The child believed it and ran home happily, shouting: "There is meat to eat, there is meat to eat." "The child stayed at home all day waiting for his mother to come back. When friends from the village came to play with him, he refused. He leaned against the wall and basked in the sun while imagining the taste of pork, and he couldn't be happier. In the evening, the child saw his mother coming back from a distance. He ran forward to greet her in three steps and two steps, while shouting: "Mom, mom, kill the pig quickly, kill the pig quickly, I am almost starving to death." Zengzi's wife said: "A pig can provide our family with two or three months' ration. How can we kill the pig casually?" "The child burst into tears. Zengzi heard the sound and came. After knowing the truth of the matter, he didn't say anything. He turned around and went back to the house. After a while, he came out with a kitchen knife. Zengzi's wife was frightened. Because Zengzi was always very strict with his children, he thought he was going to teach him a lesson, so he quickly held the child in his arms. Unexpectedly, Zengzi ran straight to the pigsty. His wife asked in confusion: "What are you doing in the pigsty with a kitchen knife?" ? Zeng Zi replied without hesitation: "Kill the pig." The wife burst into laughter after hearing this: "Why should we kill the pig if it is not the New Year or the festival?" Zengzi said seriously: "Didn't you promise the boy that you would kill a pig for him to eat? Since you promised, you should do it." The wife said: "I am just lying to the children. Why should I take it seriously when talking to children?" Zengzi said: "It is even more important to keep what you say to your children. Otherwise, wouldn't it be obvious that the children would learn to lie from their parents?" If adults don’t keep their word, what qualifications do they have to educate children in the future? "After hearing this, the wife lowered her head in shame. The couple actually killed a pig for the children to eat, and hosted a banquet for the villagers, telling them to teach their children by example. Although Zengzi's actions were ridiculed by some people, he educated them The story of Zeng Zi’s pig killing has been passed down to this day, and his character has been respected by future generations. It inspired Zeng Zi Shen to use his own actions to educate his children to be true to their word and to be honest with others. This education method is Desirable. Zengzi's behavior shows that adults' words and deeds have a great influence on children. They must be sincere in treating others, otherwise they will educate their children to be insincere.