The traditional family education undoubtedly thinks highly of being human，but doing things are equally important.In Jiangsu traditional family training text about the “making a living” thought is numerous，and groundbreaking significance.Wuxian Suzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty Ye Mengde “shilin family education of making a living” opened “family making a living tradition”.Making a living family education appeared in the later genealogy，Jingjiang Sheng's，YanchengCai's，Taizhou Wang's has discussed the family theme.“Making a living” as the main part of Jiangsu traditional family precepts，shows the traditional scholar cared for the family business plan of livelihood and approved positive affirmation.It can be said that the traditional family education not only advises how to behave，but also attach importance to how to do things.