《明史·列传·卷九十六》
张芹侍奉继母，讲求孝道，持身节俭朴素，麻袍粗食地安度余生。
芹事继母孝，持身俭素，枲袍粝食终其身。
Zhang Qin served his stepmother and laid emphasis on filial piety, was self-disciplined, frugal, and simple, and spent the rest of his life in plain clothes and coarse food.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 芹事继母孝，持身俭素，枲袍粝食终其身。 [/INST] Zhang Qin served his stepmother and laid emphasis on filial piety, was self-disciplined, frugal, and simple, and spent the rest of his life in plain clothes and coarse food.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 芹事继母孝，持身俭素，枲袍粝食终其身。
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Zhang Qin served his stepmother and laid emphasis on filial piety, was self-disciplined, frugal, and simple, and spent the rest of his life in plain clothes and coarse food.
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