In ancient times, a mother said that she bought pork for her son and then stopped buying it. Finally, her son's father killed his own pig. What is the title of this story?

Ceng Zi was deeply taught by Confucius. He is not only knowledgeable, but also very honest, even for his own children.

One day, Ceng Zi's wife was going to the market, and the child was crying to go with his mother. So his mother lied to him and said, "Good boy, wait for your mother at home and kill the pig for you when she comes back from the market." 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 see him, he refused. He leaned against the wall, basking in the sun and imagining the taste of pork, not to mention how happy he was.

In the evening, the child saw his mother come back from a distance. He ran forward to meet him in three steps and shouted, "mom is going to kill the pig. I'm dying of greed."

Ceng Zi's wife said, "A pig can support our family's food for two or three months. How can you kill pigs at work? "

The child cried with a wow.

Ceng Zi heard it, and when he knew the truth, he didn't say anything. Turn around and go back to the house After a while, he came out with a kitchen knife. Ceng Zi's wife was frightened, because Ceng Zi was always very strict with the children, thinking that he would teach them a lesson, and she quickly put her arms around them. But Ceng Zi went straight to the pigsty.

The wife asked inexplicably, "What are you doing in the pigsty with a kitchen knife?"

Ceng Zi replied without thinking: "Kill the pig".

The wife listened to a sloped smile: "But what pig should I kill in the New Year?"

Ceng Zi said seriously, "Didn't you promise your child to kill pigs for him? Since you promised, you should do it. "

The wife said, "I'm just lying to the children." Why should I talk to them seriously? "

Ceng Zi said: "It is more important for children to keep their promises. Otherwise, isn't it obvious that children should lie like their parents? " ? Adults don't keep their words. What qualifications do you have to educate your children in the future? "

The wife bowed her head in shame after hearing this. The couple really killed the pigs for their children and gave a banquet to entertain the villagers, asking them to educate their children to set an example.

Although Ceng Zi was laughed at by some people, he educated honest and trustworthy children. The story of Ceng Zi's killing pigs has spread to this day, and his character has been admired by later generations.

This is Baidu map of killing pigs in Ceng Zi.