During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was an outstanding writer and historian named Ouyang Xiu, who wrote excellent articles and made great achievements in literature. When he was four years old, his father died and life at home was very difficult.

His mother Zheng wants her son to go to school, but where can he afford it? After careful consideration, Zheng decided to teach his son himself. She couldn't afford paper and pens, so she used straws instead of paper and pens to write on the ground and teach her son to read. This is the famous story of "painting a adopted son" in history.

2. Meng Mu moved three times.

In the past, when Mencius was a child, his father died when he was young, and his mother Jia no longer married. Mencius and his mother live next to the cemetery. Mencius and his neighbor's children learned to bow down and cry like adults and played a funeral game. Mencius' mother saw it and frowned: "This place is not suitable for my children!" Mencius' mother took Mencius to the market.

At the market, Mencius and his neighbor's children learned about the merchant's business. Mencius' mother knew this and frowned: "This place is not suitable for my children to live in!" "So, they moved to the slaughterhouse. This time, Mencius learned that the butcher slaughtered pigs and sheep. Mencius' mother knew this and frowned: "This place is not suitable for my children to live in!" "So they moved again. This time, they moved near the school.

At this time of the first day of the summer calendar every month, officials go to the Confucian Temple, bow down and treat each other with courtesy. Mencius learned to remember after seeing it. Mencius' mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is where my son should live!" " "So I live in this place.

3. Loongson Crusher

When Mencius was young, he once came home from school and his mother was weaving. (After coming back) He asked, "How is your study?" Mencius (casually) replied: "The same as in the past." Meng Mu (annoyed by his indifference) cut the fabric with scissors.

Mencius was very afraid. He asked his mother, "Why are you so angry?" Meng Mu said, "You neglected your studies, just like I cut this cloth. Virtuous people study to establish a reputation, and ask questions to increase their knowledge. So you can be safe at ordinary times and avoid disasters when you do things. If you neglect your studies now, you will inevitably do rough work, and disaster is inevitable. " Mencius was shocked after hearing this. Since then, he studied hard from morning till night, taking Zisi as his teacher, and finally became a world-famous scholar. Kind people think that Meng Mu knows the rules of motherhood.

4. mahogany ring

When I was young, Tao Kan was a small official who observed the fish beam and sent someone to send a pot of pickled fish to his mother. His mother sealed the original jar and returned it to the sender. At the same time, she attached a letter blaming Tao Kan, which said, "As a small official, blocking me with public things is not good for me, but worries me.

5, mother-in-law tattoo

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Jin Bing invaded, Kaifeng, the capital, fell, and Hui Di and Qin were captured. Yue Fei was determined to restore the Central Plains during the national disaster. My mother-in-law was very sad to see the decline of the country. In order to teach her children the shame of Jingkang, she specially tattooed the words "loyalty to the country" on Yue Fei's back with an embroidery needle.

Yue Fei saw through the bronze mirror that the word "Guo" was missing from his back, and asked, "Mom, I will never forget the word" Guo "you stabbed. I wonder why the word' country' is a little less? " Mother-in-law wiped her tears and replied, "This is a little missing, which means there is no emperor in the country! My son must save the country and the king and avenge himself! "