chinese reading - 行佣供母 Work as Laborer to Support Mother

jiānɡ ɡé dōnɡhàn shí qíɡuó línzī rén

江革，东汉时齐国临淄人，

 

shàonián sànɡfù shìfènɡ mǔqin jíwéi xiàoshùn

少年丧父，侍奉母亲极为孝顺。

 

zhànluàn zhōnɡ jiānɡ ɡé bèizhe mǔqin táonàn jǐcì yùdào fěidào

战乱中，江革背着母亲逃难，几次遇到匪盗，

 

zéirén yù shāsǐ tā jiānɡ ɡé kūɡào lǎomǔ niánmài wúrén fènɡyǎnɡ

贼人欲杀死他，江革哭告：老母年迈，无人奉养，

 

zéirén jiàntā xiàoshùn bùrěn shātā

贼人见他孝顺，不忍杀他。

 

hòulái tā qiānjū jiānɡsū xiàpī zuò ɡùɡōnɡ ɡōnɡyǎnɡ mǔqin

后来，他迁居江苏下邳，做雇工供养母亲，

 

zìjǐ pínqiónɡ chìjiǎo ér mǔqin suǒxū shènfēnɡ

自己贫穷赤脚，而母亲所需甚丰。

 

mínɡdì shí bèi tuījǔ wèi xiàolián

明帝时被推举为孝廉，

 

zhānɡdì shí bèi tuījǔ wèi xiánliánɡfānɡzhènɡ rèn wǔɡuān zhōnɡlánɡjiānɡ

章帝时被推举为贤良方正，任五官中郎将。

Jiang Ge was a man of Zibo, Kingdom Qi in the period of the East Han Dynasty. His father died when he was young and he was very pious to his mother. He carried his mother on his back to avoid war and met with bandits on several occasions. They would kill him and he wept to say: "My mother is old and no one would support her." Seeing he was pious, the bandits let him go. Later he moved to Xiapi, Jiangsu and supported his mother by working as a laborer. He was poor and barefooted himself, but he supported his mother quite well. He was recommended for his piety in the period of Emperor Ming and for his virtues and integrity in the period of Emperor Zhang and appointed general.