[18] 拾椹供亲 (Gathering Mulberries to Feed Parents)

[18] 拾椹供親 (Gathering Mulberries to Feed Parents)

Cai Shun, a native of Runan (now Henan) in the Han Dynasty, lost his father when he was young and was very filial to his mother. At that time, Wang Mang was in turmoil, and there was a famine. The firewood and rice were expensive, so I had to pick up mulberries and mother and child to satisfy the hunger...

蔡顺，汉代汝南（今属河南） 人，少年丧父，事母甚孝。当时正值王莽之乱，又遇饥荒，柴米昂贵，只得拾桑葚母子充饥 …