郑板桥辞官归隐后,过着卖字画的清贫生活。他虽然当过县官,可从不以官宦之家自居,经常教导他的子女们生活要俭朴,为人要谦恭礼让,更要自立自强,做个自食其力的人。他虽然晚年得子,对小儿子特别喜欢,但丝毫也不娇惯、溺爱他,反而经常通过各种方式来教育儿子,培养他的自立能力。 After Zheng Banqiao resigned, he lived a poor life selling characters. Although he had been a county official, he never lived in a bureaucratic home. He often taught his children to be honest, to be courteous and courteous, to be self-reliant and to be self-reliant. Although he was a son in his later years, he was particularly fond of his younger son, but he was not spoilt and fond of him. Instead, he often used various methods to educate his son and cultivate his self-reliance.