In the Jin Dynasty， there was a young man named Wang Xiang. His mother died when he was very young and his father found a new wife later. However， Wang Xiang’s stepmother did not like him. She often spoke ill of Wang Xiang in front of his father， who gradually lost his favor of Wang.
　　In one winter， Wang Xiang’s stepmother got sick and wanted to eat the carp. He asked Wang Xiang to fish for her. However， when Wang Xiang came to the bank， he found that the water in the river was frozen， making fishing almost impossible. But Wang Xiang did not give up. He took off his coat and lay on the ice， praying to the god for the carp fish while trying to dig a hole in the ice. Suddenly， the ice cracked and two carp fishes jumped out of the water， directly falling onto the ground. Wang Xiang was very glad. He immediately took the fish away and cooked soup with the fishes for her stepmother. Then， he went out again and captured some wild birds to provide more nutrition for his stepmother.
　　When his stepmother recovered from her sickness， she acted like a different person. She became very kind to Wang Xiang and told every filial deed of her stepson to her neighbors. Soon， Wang Xiang became famous for his filial piety. People all praised him for that. Even the court knew of his affairs and recruited him into the government.