Twenty-Four Filial Piety Pictures believes that "naturally there are stories that can be encouraged to follow."

1. Zilu bears rice

Zhong You was a native of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period of the Zhou Dynasty, with the courtesy name Zilu. Very filial to parents. He grew up in a poor family and was very frugal. I often eat ordinary wild vegetables and eat poorly. Zhong You thinks it's okay for him to eat wild vegetables, but he is worried that his parents are not nutritious enough and are in poor health.

There is no rice at home. In order for his parents to eat rice, he has to go hundreds of miles away to buy rice, and then rush back home carrying the rice to support his parents. A hundred miles away is a very long distance, maybe someone can do it once or twice. But it’s extremely difficult if it happens all year round. However, Zhong You enjoyed it as if it were sweet wine. In order to allow his parents to eat rice, they would go hundreds of miles away to buy rice and carry it home regardless of the cold wind or the scorching sun.

In winter, the weather was very cold, with ice and snow. Zhong You braved the heavy snow and stepped on the ice on the river, sliding forward step by step, and his feet were frozen. The hands holding the rice bag were really freezing, so I stopped, put them to my mouth to warm them, and then continued on my way.

In summer, when the sun is scorching and he is sweating profusely, Zhong You never stops to rest for a while, just so that he can go home early and cook delicious meals for his parents; when it rains heavily, Zhong You hides the rice bag under his In the clothes, I would rather get wet than let the heavy rain hit the rice bag; it is not a problem if it is windy.

Such hardship and perseverance are really not easy.

Later, both of Zhong You's parents passed away, and he went south to the state of Chu. The King of Chu appointed him as an official and gave him very generous treatment. As soon as he went out, there were hundreds of carriages following him, and he was given a very large salary every year. The meals we ate were sumptuous, and delicacies from the mountains and seas were constantly available every day. Live a life of abundance.

But he did not feel happy because of his good material conditions. Instead, he often sighed. Because his parents are no longer here. How much he hoped that his parents could live a good life with him; but his parents were gone, and even if he wanted to support his parents hundreds of miles away, it would never be possible.

2. Huang Xiang Fan Pillow

When Huang Xiang was nine years old, her mother passed away. He has been sensible since he was a child. He was very diligent when he helped his father work, studied very hard, and was very filial to his father. When the summer was hot, he would cool his father with a fan, and at night he would fan the pillows and mats on his father's bed to drive away mosquitoes; when the winter was cold, he would warm his father's bed.

3. Lu Ji Huaiju

Lu Ji, he was a native of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. His official position reached the level of prefect, and he was very proficient in astronomy and calendar. His father Lu Kang once served as the governor of Luzhou and had close contacts with Yuan Shu. When Lu Ji was six years old, he met Yuan Shu in Jiujiang. Yuan Shu asked him to eat oranges. Lu Ji hid three oranges in his arms. Before leaving, Lu Ji (bent down) said goodbye to Yuan Shu, and the orange fell to the ground.

Yuan Shu said with a smile: "Lu Ji, you came to someone else's house as a guest, why are you still hiding oranges in your arms?" Lu Ji knelt on the ground and replied: "Oranges are very sweet, I want to keep them for you. Mother eats it." Yuan Shu said: "Lu Ji knows how to be filial at such a young age, and he will definitely become a talented person when he grows up." Yuan Shu was greatly surprised by him and often praised him later.

4. Bamboo shoots grow out of weeping

Meng Zong was a native of Jiangxia during the Three Kingdoms period. His father died early when he was young, leaving only his old and frail mother to depend on him.

One day, my mother felt deeply unwell. After seeking medical advice, she learned that she could be cured by making soup from fresh bamboo shoots. Because it was the bitter cold winter and there were no fresh bamboo shoots at all, Xiao Mengzong very much hoped that his mother would get better, but there was nothing he could do. Worried and sad, Xiao Mengzong ran to the bamboo forest alone, held the bamboo and cried.

His cry moved the bamboos around him, and a miracle happened. With just a cry, many young bamboo shoots grew instantly on the ground. Xiao Mengzong was very happy when he saw it. He carefully picked the bamboo shoots and returned home happily. After returning home, I immediately made bamboo shoots soup for my mother. After my mother drank the bamboo shoot soup, her health improved greatly. Meng Zong later made great achievements and became an official.

5. Lying on the Ice Seeking Carp

Wang Xiang of the Jin Dynasty lost his mother in his early years. His stepmother Zhu was not kind and often talked about Wang Xiang's rights and wrongs in front of his father. Therefore, Losing the love of his father, he was always asked to clean the bullpen.

One winter, his stepmother Zhu fell ill and wanted to eat carp, but because the weather was cold and the river was frozen, Wang Xiang lay naked on the ice. Suddenly the ice melted and two carp jumped out from the crack. Wang Xiang was very happy to find a carp and hurried home with the carp in his arms to give it to his stepmother.

From then on, the stepmother became a different person and was very kind to Wang Xiang. Wang Xiang went to catch a few orioles for the stepmother to eat, and the stepmother's illness was cured.