Lao Laizi was an anchorite in Spring and Autumn Period. He did farming at the south side of Meng Mountain to avoid the chaos¹ in that period.

老莱子，春秋时期楚国隐士，为躲避世乱，自耕于蒙山南麓。

He held great filiality to his parents.

他孝顺父母

He fed the parents with the most delicious food; entertained them with drum-shaped rattle² playing when he was in his 70s, wearing colored clothes just like a child.

尽拣美味供奉双亲，70岁尚不言老，常穿着五色彩衣，手持拨浪鼓如小孩子般戏耍，以博父母开怀。

Once, when he was on his way to bring water to his parents, he tumbled³.

一次为双亲送水，进屋时跌了一跤

He thought the parents might be worried about him, he just cried on the floor like a child, which made the parents laughed.

他怕父母伤心，索性躺在地上学小孩子哭，二老大笑。