Ji Xiaolan Tells Story of Cause and Effect 3 - Filial Son Looks for Father, 紀曉嵐講因果故事 3 - 孝子尋親
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(English subtitles) Ji Xiaolan (紀曉嵐1724-1805)
(English subtitles) Ji Xiaolan (紀曉嵐1724-1805) was an influential philosopher, politician, and writer in the Qing Dynasty of China.
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Wang from the neighboring county is my relative. He once brought me a story called "A Filial Son's Story of Ai". The story goes that there was a man named Zicheng Ai in a village, and his father was Wenzhong Ai, who supported his family by doing carpentry. One time Wenzhong was fighting with someone and accidentally knocked the other person unconscious to the ground.
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Wenzhong mistakenly thought he had beaten someone to death, so he fled in fear of crime. Even his wife did not know his whereabouts. Later there were rumors that he had crossed the pass and gone to the northeastern region. Before Wenzhong left, he didn't know that his wife was pregnant. Two months later, Zicheng was born. Zicheng was raised by his mother since childhood and did not know that he had a father. When Zicheng grew up and became sensible, he asked his mother: "Where is my father?" His mother, weeping, told him the whole story of her husband's departure. From then on, Zicheng felt depressed, as if he had lost something. Zicheng often asked his mother and neighbors about his father's age, appearance, and characteristics, as well as the names of his grandparents and relatives, and the relationships among his friends.
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When they saw that he was young, they could not guess his real intention in inquiring about these things, so they all told him. In the blink of an eye, Zicheng grew up. The elders were making arrangements to get him married. Zicheng, however, thanked him, saying, “How can a son has established a family while his father be in exile ?” People realized that he was determined to find his father, but was unable to do so because he was supporting his mother. But since Zicheng had never left his hometown and had not heard from his father at all, people believed that he had this intention, but did not believe that he would go looking for him. Zicheng just worked hard to earn money to support his mother and never revealed his desire to find his father. Twenty years has passed, Zicheng's mother died of illness.
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After the funeral was arranged, he packed his luggage and prepared to find his father. Considering that his father was on the run to avoid a murder case, he should be hiding in a remote and desolate area, so Zicheng planned to go to Liaodong to search first. Before he left, he was advised by a kind person: “Zicheng! How can you find your father, who has been away from home for so many years and whose fate is unknown? Just forget about it. Zicheng said with tears: "I have made up my mind. If I find my father, we will come back together to visit the folks. Even if my father dies in a foreign country, I will let him return to his roots. But if I can't find it, then I will die in a foreign country and I will never return empty-handed. All the villagers had no choice but to bid him farewell with tears. The long search for his father exhausted Zicheng's money.
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So he had to beg for alms while searching for his father. Even in this miserable situation, he never gave up the idea of searching for his father. One day, he met an old man in the mountains. The elder saw that he was poor and hungry, so he took the initiative to ask questions. After learning the whole story, the elder was very moved and took him home to entertain him with wine and food. Later, came in a carpenter, looking at his age, he seemed to be similar to Zicheng's father. At this moment, Zicheng's heart suddenly moved, and then carefully examined the carpenter's appearance, and it was almost the same as Zicheng's mother's usual description. So Zicheng couldn't help but hold onto the sleeves of the carpenter and cry about why his father ran away, how long ago he ran away, and his ancestral origins, etc., hoping that the carpenter is his father.
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The carpenter was shocked and saddened on hearing this. He was exact Zicheng's father, but he did not know that he had an heir, so he did not dare to recognize him. Zicheng guessed what he was thinking, so he recounted his experiences from birth to his mother's old age and death. After hearing this, the carpenter cried out loudly and recognized Zicheng. The father and son held each other's arms and cried. It turns out that Zi Cheng's father, Wenzhong, had fled here for more than forty years and had changed his name, so Zicheng had searched for so many years but could not find him. The elder was touched by Zicheng's filial piety and tried to help the father and son to return to their hometown. However, because Wenzhong had been wandering around for years and was in debt, he was unable to leave. So Zicheng immediately went back to his hometown and sold part of his family's property, and borrowed some money from his friends and relatives
6:00
to gather up a hundred ounces of silver, and then returned to pay off his father's debt.
Subtitles:
Wang from the neighboring county is my relative. He once brought me a story called "A Filial Son's Story of Ai". The story goes that there was a man named Zicheng Ai in a village, and his father was Wenzhong Ai, who supported his family by doing carpentry. One time Wenzhong was fighting with someone and accidentally knocked the other person unconscious to the ground.
1:00
Wenzhong mistakenly thought he had beaten someone to death, so he fled in fear of crime. Even his wife did not know his whereabouts. Later there were rumors that he had crossed the pass and gone to the northeastern region. Before Wenzhong left, he didn't know that his wife was pregnant. Two months later, Zicheng was born. Zicheng was raised by his mother since childhood and did not know that he had a father. When Zicheng grew up and became sensible, he asked his mother: "Where is my father?" His mother, weeping, told him the whole story of her husband's departure. From then on, Zicheng felt depressed, as if he had lost something. Zicheng often asked his mother and neighbors about his father's age, appearance, and characteristics, as well as the names of his grandparents and relatives, and the relationships among his friends.
2:00
When they saw that he was young, they could not guess his real intention in inquiring about these things, so they all told him. In the blink of an eye, Zicheng grew up. The elders were making arrangements to get him married. Zicheng, however, thanked him, saying, “How can a son has established a family while his father be in exile ?” People realized that he was determined to find his father, but was unable to do so because he was supporting his mother. But since Zicheng had never left his hometown and had not heard from his father at all, people believed that he had this intention, but did not believe that he would go looking for him. Zicheng just worked hard to earn money to support his mother and never revealed his desire to find his father. Twenty years has passed, Zicheng's mother died of illness.
3:00
After the funeral was arranged, he packed his luggage and prepared to find his father. Considering that his father was on the run to avoid a murder case, he should be hiding in a remote and desolate area, so Zicheng planned to go to Liaodong to search first. Before he left, he was advised by a kind person: “Zicheng! How can you find your father, who has been away from home for so many years and whose fate is unknown? Just forget about it. Zicheng said with tears: "I have made up my mind. If I find my father, we will come back together to visit the folks. Even if my father dies in a foreign country, I will let him return to his roots. But if I can't find it, then I will die in a foreign country and I will never return empty-handed. All the villagers had no choice but to bid him farewell with tears. The long search for his father exhausted Zicheng's money.
4:00
So he had to beg for alms while searching for his father. Even in this miserable situation, he never gave up the idea of searching for his father. One day, he met an old man in the mountains. The elder saw that he was poor and hungry, so he took the initiative to ask questions. After learning the whole story, the elder was very moved and took him home to entertain him with wine and food. Later, came in a carpenter, looking at his age, he seemed to be similar to Zicheng's father. At this moment, Zicheng's heart suddenly moved, and then carefully examined the carpenter's appearance, and it was almost the same as Zicheng's mother's usual description. So Zicheng couldn't help but hold onto the sleeves of the carpenter and cry about why his father ran away, how long ago he ran away, and his ancestral origins, etc., hoping that the carpenter is his father.
5:00
The carpenter was shocked and saddened on hearing this. He was exact Zicheng's father, but he did not know that he had an heir, so he did not dare to recognize him. Zicheng guessed what he was thinking, so he recounted his experiences from birth to his mother's old age and death. After hearing this, the carpenter cried out loudly and recognized Zicheng. The father and son held each other's arms and cried. It turns out that Zi Cheng's father, Wenzhong, had fled here for more than forty years and had changed his name, so Zicheng had searched for so many years but could not find him. The elder was touched by Zicheng's filial piety and tried to help the father and son to return to their hometown. However, because Wenzhong had been wandering around for years and was in debt, he was unable to leave. So Zicheng immediately went back to his hometown and sold part of his family's property, and borrowed some money from his friends and relatives
6:00
to gather up a hundred ounces of silver, and then returned to pay off his father's debt.
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