The story of Kong Rong and Li Rang is recorded in the Biography of Kong Rong in the later Han Dynasty, and Li Xian has comments in the Biography of Jia Rong. The original text is as follows:

Hanshu said: "Kong Rong, a native of Shandong, is the grandson of Confucius 20th. Grandfather is still good, and Deer is a satrap. Father Zhou, Taishan people. " Legend of Rong Bie: Rong is four years old and eats pears with his brother to attract young people. People ask them why. Answer: "Son, the law should take the smallest."

The translation is as follows:

One day, my father's friend brought a plate of pears to the Kong Rong brothers. Father asked Kong Rong to divide the pears, and Kong Rong picked the smallest pear, and then distributed the pears to his brothers in generational order. Kong Rong said: "I am young, I should eat small pears, and big pears should be given to my brothers." Father was very surprised and asked, "Is that brother younger than you?"

Kong Rong said, "Because my brother is younger than me, I should give him up." Kong Rong let the story of pear spread to this day and became a good example for many parents to educate their children.