1 Original text: When Zengzi’s wife went to market, his son began to cry. His mother said to him, “When my daughter returns, I will kill the piggy for her instead.” Zeng Zi wants to catch the piggy and kill it when his wife comes to market. The wife stopped and said, "I am playing with babies." Zengzi said, "Babies are not meant to be played with. Babies are not knowledgeable. They treat their parents as scholars and listen to their parents' teachings. If your son bullies you now, you are teaching your child to bully. Mother. To deceive a son and not trust his mother is not the way to become a disciple." So he cooked pigs. (Selected from "Han Feizi·The Foreign Reserve's Theory" (upper left))

Translation: Zeng Zi's madam goes to market, his son is crying and making trouble to go accordingly. His mother says to him: "You go home first, and later I come back and kill a pig for you to eat." As soon as she came back from the market, Zeng Zi wanted to catch piglets and kill them. She dissuaded her and said, "It's just a joke with the child." Zengzi said, "Wife, you can't joke with him! Children have no ability to think and judge. They must learn from their parents and obey the correct teachings given by their parents. Now if you lie to him, you are teaching the child to lie! If a mother deceives her son, the son will no longer believe in his mother. This is not a realistic education method." So Zengzi killed the pig and cooked it for the child.

2 From the story "Zengzi Killed the Pig", it is popularly and profoundly explained that once parents make a promise, they must keep their word and fulfill it. Zengzi used his actions to teach his children to be true to their word and to be honest with others.