Respecting the Old and Caring for the Young: Two Traditions of virtue story in China

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a child named Kong Rong, who was very clever and sensible. Kong Rong also has five older brothers, one younger brother and seven older brothers who get along well. One day, Kong Rong's mother bought many pears and put a plate of pears on the table. The brothers let Kong Rong and the youngest brother take it away first. Kong Rong looked at the pears on his plate and found that they were large and small. He doesn't choose the good ones or the big ones, but only eats the smallest pears with relish. Father was very happy to see Kong Rong's behavior. He thought: although the child is only four years old, he knows how to leave good things to others. So he deliberately asked Kong Rong, "There are so many pears on the plate, you should take them first. Why not take the big one and only the smallest one? " Kong Rong replied: "I am young, so I should leave the youngest and the oldest to my brother." Dad then asked, "isn't your brother younger than you?" According to you, he should take the smallest one? Kong Rong said, "I am older than my brother. I'm my brother. I should leave the big one to my brother. "Dad smiled." Good boy, good boy, you are really a good boy. You will have a bright future in the future. "

Jin Xiao Yin Shi

Xiao Jin sells oil for a living, and there is only one old mother at home. One day, Jin Xiao accidentally picked up a bag of silver, about thirty taels. He went home happily and told his mother. Jin Mu, on the other hand, taught Jin Xiao to return the money to the owner with the story of "Pei Du gets it back". So Jin Xiao returned to the scene and happened to meet a foreign guest who was looking for it. Jin Xiao told the shopkeeper that he had found the silver and took the shopkeeper home to get it. Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper said he had fifty taels of silver and framed Jin Xiao for embezzling his money. The two men argued and sued the government. The magistrate is an honest official. After asking about the case, he said, if Jin Xiao owed money, why didn't he take it all? But it's only half hidden. Go find the owner yourself? If Jin Xiao doesn't confess, how will others know? It can be seen that Jin Xiao has no feelings of relying on silver. Then the magistrate ruled that the foreign guests lost fifty taels of silver, and Jin Xiao picked up thirty taels. The money is not for the guests, but for Jin Xiao to support his mother. The guest's fifty taels, find it yourself. "Jin Xiao got the money, thanks to go back with the old niang. Everyone is very happy.