The story of Ceng Zi's godson killing pigs to win trust is widely circulated in China. One day, Zeng Shen's wife was going to the fair, and her son was crying and clamoring to follow. Zeng's wife teased her son and said, "Good boy, don't cry. You wait at home, and mom will come back to kill pigs and stir-fry meat for you." When my son heard that there was meat to eat, he changed his mind and stopped going with his mother.
Zeng Shen's wife came back from the street and saw Zeng Shen tied a pig with a rope, with a sharp knife beside her, and was about to kill the pig! When Zeng Shen's wife saw the panic, she quickly stopped Zeng Shen and said, "I'm just joking with the children, not really trying to kill pigs!" " How do you think you take it seriously? "Zeng Shen said to his wife earnestly," You know, children can't be cheated. The child is too young to understand anything. They just learn to listen to their classes like their parents. If you cheat the child like this today, you are teaching him to lie and deceive others. Besides, if you lie to your child like this today, the child will feel that his mother's words are unreliable, and he will not believe anything you say in the future, and it will be difficult to educate the child. Do you think this pig should be killed? "
After listening to her husband's words, Zeng's wife regretted playing such a joke on her children, let alone cheating them. Since you promised to kill the pig and feed the children, you will do it and win the trust of the children. So the husband and wife began to kill pigs together and cooked a pot of delicious pork for their children. While eating meat, the son cast a trusting and grateful look at his parents.
Parents' words and deeds directly infected their children. One night, a little boy in Ceng Zi suddenly got up after sleeping, picked up a bamboo tube from under his pillow and ran outside. Ceng Zi asked him what he was doing. The child said, this is the book I borrowed from my friend. It is agreed to return it today and later. I can't break my word! Ceng Zi smiled and sent his son out of the door.