Ouyang Xiu's family was well-off when his father was alive, but since his death, his family has plummeted and become increasingly poor.
Later, it actually reached the point where there was no room and no ridge on the ground. It is conceivable that orphans and widows live in such a situation.
Ou Mu is a strong-willed woman. Her family is ambitious. She raised her son by her own hard work and taught Ouyang Xiu to read in the most primitive way.
When Ouyang Xiu was five years old, Ou Mu taught him how to read and write and how to be a man.
Only at that time, the family was poor and had no money to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Ou Mu had to use reed stalks instead, then sprinkle some sand on the ground and use the ground as paper to teach Ouyang Xiu to write one by one. This is the famous "painting the dragon core".
The children of poor families have been in charge for a long time. Ouyang Xiu is very sensible under the careful guidance of his mother, so he works hard and has excellent academic performance. Injong entered high school in the eighth year of Tiansheng (AD 1030).
In his official career, Ouyang Xiu actively supported Fan Zhongyan in upholding the new law and was later demoted.
However, Ou Mu did not complain about his son's poor career. Instead, he comforted his son and said, "You can't be ashamed for justice. Our family is used to living in poverty. As long as you have no burden in your heart and keep your spirits up, I will be happy. "
With such a mother, how can a son not be great?
The Ancient Xuanwumen Spring and Autumn Zhuo Xin Classics of the Fugitive of Postgraduate Entrance Examination