Jiyang Ling was sick, Geng Xiaofan knew that his life was on the line, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. So, quickly pull Fei'er back to his big tent.

Sure enough, there was a "little guy" who looked like a person waiting for him in the big tent, but he didn't look anxious, but was looking at a "book" left by Geng Xiaofan on a few cases a little leisurely.

It was a "Tao Te Ching" that Geng Xiaofan had nothing to do and copied by himself. His book is very "unique", it is cut into A3 paper size and sewn and bound from it, much like the later "ancient books".

The reason why white silk is used is because although there is already paper at this time, it is not suitable for writing at all, Geng Xiaofan has long wanted to "improve" papermaking by himself, but he has not been free.

When the "little guy" saw Geng Xiaofan coming in, he quickly put down the "book" in his hand and stepped forward to salute, "Sir, don't be surprised to visit." ”

Geng Xiaofan looked at the "little guy" twice and laughed.

Where is this little guy, it's clearly Liu Xiu!

"Show boy! It's so late, how did you get out of town? Geng Xiaofan stepped forward affectionately and grabbed Liu Xiu's hand, turned his head and introduced it to Liu Fei'er.

"Madam, this is what I told you today, Jiyang Ling's son, Liu Xiu." Geng Xiaofan specially said Liu Xiu's two words very seriously. He knew that Fei'er would understand. But what a coincidence! As soon as he talked about Liu Xiu in the evening, he actually came in person.

"You are Liu Xiu!" Liu Fei'er's eyes lit up, and she also stepped forward to take a closer look.

Liu Xiu hurriedly saluted Liu Fei'er again, but she was a little puzzled, could it be that this beautiful lady knew herself?

"Young Master Xiu, please take a seat! The humble husband came back today and talked to the concubine about you! said that the show boy is very smart and very popular, and the concubine is thinking about how to meet, you might as well come, it's really fate! Liu Fei'er also found that she was a little excited, so she quickly covered it up.

However, Liu Xiu is still very puzzled, he is just a child, these two adults, and they are "high-ranking officials", why are they so polite to themselves?

"Young Master Xiu, is there something wrong with coming so late?" Geng Xiaofan quickly diverted the topic.

"Sir, today I was weeding in the fields outside the city, and I was a little hungry, so I slept under the trees in the fields, and I didn't realize that I had missed the hour, and I could not enter the city. I wanted to find a farmhouse to spend the night, but I remembered that you said that you would stay in this grove today, so I took the liberty to come and disturb you. Liu Xiu quickly explained.

"Huh! You're so young, you're going to plough the fields and weed? Before Geng Xiaofan could say anything, Liu Fei'er screamed in surprise.

"My father always taught me that food is the heavens, so I have been working in the fields with my father since I was a child." Liu Xiu really replied like a little adult.

"Since childhood! Ha ha! Don't you know you're still a kid? Liu Fei'er also began to like this "little adult".

"I, when I was five or six years old, I often accompanied my father in the fields to cultivate and sow seeds. Don't look at me when I'm young, I can't do farm work in the fields, but I know everything. Liu Xiu's face was slightly red and explained.

"Competent!" Liu Fei'er gave Liu Xiu a thumbs up, and asked with concern, "You like farming, don't you read?" ”

"Read! But this is the first time I've seen a book like Mr. Liu Xiu said, and picked up Geng Xiaofan's "book" again.

"Do you like it?" Geng Xiaofan saw that Liu Fei'er and Liu Xiu were chatting happily, and couldn't bear to interrupt, and he could finally "interject" at this time.

"Like! Sir, this book is easy to carry, a hundred times better than those heavy bamboo slips. It's just, it's just ......"

"It's just a little expensive! Is that right? Geng Xiaofan smiled, although he was not rich, but he had a wine shop, a weaving workshop, and wrote books on white silk, and he was still not stingy.

"Yes! Moreover, the silk of the gentleman seems to be unusual, thicker than the average one, and should be especially suitable for writing. Liu Xiu held the "book" again and looked at it carefully.

"Huh! This is processed, and when the pulp is dyed, I add some and some spices! Geng Xiaofan explained.

"Pulp dyeing? This is white silk, and there is no trace of pulp dyeing! Liu Xiu touched and touched it very seriously.

"You kid! Do you really like to get to the bottom of things? Now that you are in your prime of life, you should read more useful books and don't waste your time on these trails. Geng Xiaofan was a little funny.

"The trail is also the way! This is the same as farming, if you don't even understand the agricultural time, how can you understand the time of day? Liu Xiu is still very serious.

Geng Xiaofan is irrefutable, what he copied is the Tao Te Ching, and what he talks about is Taoism and nature.

"It seems that if you don't understand it today, you are unwilling!" Geng Xiaofan smiled knowingly and began to explain to Liu Xiu.

"Silk and linen become threads, and woven threads become silk. This is what our ancestors did thousands of years ago, and you should have seen it. ”

Liu Xiu nodded, looms are very common.

"After the general cloth is woven, it has to be pulped and dyed. Pulp dyeing is not only for coloring, but also to make the cloth stronger and more durable. It's just that although my silk has been starched and dyed, it is not colored. Geng Xiaofan patiently explained.

"Oh!"

"Moreover, in order to increase the hardness of the cloth, I added glutinous rice juice when dyeing."

"Ahh Liu Xiu was taken aback, touched the "book" to his nose again, sniffed, and sure enough, he smelled the faint fragrance of glutinous rice and ink, and sighed, "So, this is not a small way!" ”

"Everywhere you pay attention to learning. Xiu Gongzi, this is your strength! Pay more attention, and you will have great success in the future! Geng Xiaofan couldn't help but persuade again.

"Husband! I'm confused! Do you want to say, is it useful or useless to read? Liu Fei'er didn't expect that the two were talking about reading, but how could they get involved in weaving and pulping.

"Madam, I think what Mr. means is not only to read, but also to apply what is said in the book. Is that right? "Liu Xiu is really smart, and he already understands what Geng Xiaofan means.

That's pretty much what it means. You can't stop reading, but you can't stop reading. Reading is for enlightenment, happiness and wisdom, and the truth is all the same, and everything is universal. ”

"Does that gentleman have a good book to teach me?"

"Good books?" Geng Xiaofan smiled. How can there be any bad "book" that can be written at this time?

"I mean, what do you think I should read?"

"It depends on what you want." Geng Xiaofan had an idea, and he could also "understand" the young Guangwu Emperor!

"I want everyone in the world, at least the people of Jiyang to be well fed and clothed. My father said that the life of the people of Shanggu is a hundred times stronger than that of Jiyang, and when I grow up, I will definitely go to your rule to have a look. Liu Xiu replied solemnly.

"Not bad!" Geng Xiaofan applauded.

If the children of officials like Liu Xiu are asked what they want to do in the future, they usually want to "pay homage to the generals" or become officials. Liu Xiu may have thought the same way, but his answer was very simple.