Chapter 11 filial piety

Huang Kan is not only talented, but also a famous filial son.After the death of his biological mother Zhou Ruren, Huang Kan specially asked his old friend Su Manshu to draw a picture of "Dream of Visiting Mother's Grave" because he missed her mother, and wrote a sad eulogy by himself.Zhang Taiyan wrote a paragraph later: "Huang Kan in Qizhou inherited his father's learning less, read a lot of spiritual enlightenment, especially likes phonology, elegant diction, and studied in the Jin and Song Dynasties. Although he is more than a teacher, he has inspired many people. He is quite good at Mahayana, but his nature is less strict, so he is especially fond of Taoism and Zhuang Zhou. In the past, Ruan Ji did not follow the etiquette, but he lived in mourning. He lost several liters of blood. If he talks about his mother, if he is the same as Ruan Gong..."

Forced by his livelihood, Huang Kan often travels around to teach, and he always carries a coffin with him, which becomes a topic of conversation for a while, but Huang Kan still goes his own way.This coffin was made by Huang Kan's father when he was an official in Sichuan. Huang Kan's father, Mr. Huang Yunhu, wrote on it: "For a son, there is a thought of forgetting relatives, as a minister, there is a thought of forgetting the king, as an official, there is a thought of forgetting the people. Heaven and earth are inspected, and ghosts and gods are based on them. Bier's heirs cannot sleep and enjoy life." Later, because the coffin was too small, it was left to Mrs. Tian.Mrs. Tian is the main wife of Huang's father, not Huang Kan's biological mother, but Huang Kan treats Mrs. Tian as his biological mother.

In the summer of 1922, Mrs. Tian passed away. Huang Kan was distraught and mourned in ancient dress.Huang Kan specially wrote a brief life story of his loving mother in his diary.At the end of the article, it goes: "The sky is lonely, the sky is sad! The lonely Huang Kan weeps and expresses his blood." Every birthday and death day of his biological mother and loving mother, Huang Kan will lead his family to set up sacrifices, and he is very sad.