Zeng zi yun gua translation

Ceng Zi yunguazhang

Author Qing Yu

One of the four great saints in China lives in St. Ceng Zi, where filial piety is the most important thing. Especially for my parents' teaching, I always let it go. In Ceng Zi's hometown-Nanwushan Village, Mandong Town, Jiaxiang County, there is a story that has been passed down to this day, which is very touching.

One summer, my father had breakfast in advance and went down to the foot of the village east while the weather was not too hot. Ceng Zi will follow. The father felt that his son had not grown up and didn't want him to go. Ceng Zi said, "Dad, you are so old and still working hard. I have to learn quickly so that I can take over your class as soon as possible. " Father listened to his words and agreed to let him go down with him.

Zeng Xi walked ahead with a hoe in one hand and a cane in the other. Ceng Zi followed closely with another small hoe. After a while, they came to the field. He once said to Zeng Shen, "Er Shen, hoeing is not easy. The hoe must be accurate and steady, and the hoe should be pulled evenly, so that the crops can not be hoed and the depth of the hoe is the same. " "The child wrote it down," Ceng Zi replied seriously. Father was still not at ease, so he gave him several demonstration actions. Ceng Zi still studied for some time, but his hoe was not even enough. He was almost meaningless. When his father gradually felt relieved, he threw off his arm and began to hoe the ground in front of him.

Ceng Zi is a beginner after all, and his hands and feet are rusty. In a short time, he was left far behind by his father, and he was so tired that he was sweating. In order to catch up with his father, he spat on his hand, rubbed his sore hand, and then clenched his hoe to speed up. Hoe hoe, the hoe was shaken by a piece of gravel in the soil, and a fat melon seedling was hoed off. He said regretfully, "Dad, a seedling has been hoed off. What should I do? " When I looked back, the seedlings fell to the ground and said angrily, "I was dry when I planted melons." I planted it tree by tree with water from far away, and it's hard to grow it like this, so you didn't accidentally hoe it! " "He said more and more angry. In addition, he was hot-tempered, so he dropped his hoe, ran to the field, picked up his crutch and pounded Zeng Shen. Ceng Zi knew that his bosom friend was wrong, and he didn't dare to hide it. In order to calm his father down, he obediently squatted on the ground and let his father beat him without begging for mercy. He just said, "Dad, calm down and don't get angry. At this moment, a child mowing grass in the field saw it and flew to Ceng Zi's home. He said to Ceng Zi's mother, "Go and see, Zeng Shen was beaten in Gua Tian! "

Hearing this, Zeng's mother went to the field and found Zeng Shen lying on the ground. She hugged her son and cried, "Er Shen has suffered, and Er Shen has suffered!" After helping his son up, he turned to blame Zeng: "You old lady, just teach your son to know his mistakes. What if he is injured? " He began to cry again.

Zeng Shen didn't cry, nor did he cry. He just advised his mother, "Mother, don't be sad. Dad spanking is a severe lesson for his son, so that his son will never forget his mistakes and correct them. " Then he bowed to his father reluctantly and said, "It is unfilial to make your father angry!" "

Has gradually calmed down. After returning home, she regretted hitting her son too hard. She is afraid of hurting her son. She wanted to see how her son was now, so she quietly stood outside the study door and peeked at her son. Zeng Shen realized that his father was watching him and that he was worried about himself, so he pretended to be all right and endured the pain. He deliberately went to the front of the piano to fondle it and sang a song. I have seen it and returned home with peace of mind.

Up to now, the melon delivery platform in Ceng Zi still exists, and it is said that it is the place where workers receive melons in Ceng Zi.