On the bank of the Weishui River, Qin Chuan and the old man walked side by side, Qin Chuan carried two swords, and the old man carried a wooden cane and a package on his back. An old and a young man walked and stopped along a path along the riverbank.

"What did the old man do when he went to the city of Mianzhu? Could it be that he also defected to his relatives? Qin Chuan asked at the old man.

"Hehe, the old man is in his twilight years, how can he have any relatives, even if he is, he is a junior person, and he can't talk to them, so he wants to see more of this great river and mountain, and see more of the people in this world." The old man said with a sigh on his face.

It turned out to be a travel enthusiast, Qin Chuan couldn't help but think in his heart.

"The old man must have been to a lot of places, what is the scenery, is there a lot of interesting things?" Speaking of these, Qin Chuan's face yearned.

"Haha, that's natural, the old man has traveled all over the princely countries, and there are many wonderful things and interesting people in each country, which is really eye-opening." The old man replied with a smile.

"Tell me about it, old man? I haven't even gone abroad to Qin, I don't know what it's like outside? Qin Chuan looked at the old man with some expectation.

"You are still young, if the old man says it, then it will definitely be less fun in the future, why don't you wait for you to grow up a little more, go out of the Qin Kingdom, and see it yourself, wouldn't it be even more interesting?" The old man changed his words, but he rejected Qin Chuan's request.

Qin Chuan didn't continue to speak, the old man seemed to see through what Qin Chuan was thinking, patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said: "People have a long life, they still have to go to more places, see more people, and experience more things, after all, what others see in their eyes is someone else's, and what they see is their own." ”

Qin Chuan nodded, indicating that he agreed with the old man's statement.

The old man saw the two swords behind Qin Chuan, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked Qin Chuan: "Do you want to be a famous chivalrous man in the future?" ”

Qin Chuan looked at the old man suspiciously, and then saw the old man's gaze, only then did he understand what the old man meant, and then patted the two swords behind him, and said with a yearning expression: "I want to be a swordsman, a big swordsman." Seeing the injustice, he drew his sword to help. Whoa, ghosts, demons, and monsters, there is nowhere to escape. ”

Seeing Qin Chuan dancing in front of him, the old man shook his head slightly, showing a look of helplessness on his face, and then his face returned to normal, and said to Qin Chuan: "Qin Chuan boy, why don't you study and become an official?" Strengthening a country with the power of one person? Such as Wu Qi of Wei and Daliang of Qin? Or enlist in the army, become a general, fight for the country, and expand the territory? ”

Qin Chuan glared, pointed to his nose with his finger, and an exaggerated look appeared on his face, and said, "Old man, are you kidding?" With my weak physique, can I go into battle and kill the enemy? As for being an official? I haven't read a few books, what kind of country can I govern? ”

Qin Chuan's exaggerated expression made the old man's eyebrows slightly raised, glanced at Qin Chuan, and then turned his head to look ahead.

"If you are young and determined, it does not mean that you should govern the country now and go into battle to kill the enemy." The old man said with some hatred that iron is not made of steel.

Qin Chuan pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "It's not that I don't have ambitions, travel all over the mountains and rivers, and find my fairy sister." After speaking, his eyes turned, and he said in righteous words: "An old man once said, I have five out of ten and learn, thirty and stand, forty and not confused, fifty and know the destiny of heaven, sixty and obedient, seventy and do what I want, do not exceed the rules." ”

"You see, it's the same old man, and what people say makes a lot of sense, I didn't start studying until I was fifteen years old, and I didn't determine my ambition until I was thirty years old, and I was only six years old, isn't it a little early." Qin Chuan said as he walked.

When the old man heard this, he smiled and nodded at first, but when he heard Qin Chuan's explanation later, his eyelids suddenly jumped wildly, and a wave of anger rose from his heart, and then he suppressed the anger in his heart, and said with some disapproval: "I don't know who said this, and I don't know if I'm ashamed, I only made up my mind at the age of thirty, no wonder I have achieved nothing in my life." ”

Qin Chuan didn't care about the old man's words, he just thought that the old man was expressing his dissatisfaction with himself. Compared to the Holy Teacher, it is normal to feel ashamed of oneself.

"He was a saint who taught the world with benevolence and propriety, and received three thousand disciples, seventy-two gentlemen, and twelve or fourteen virtuous men. Look, how great. Qin Chuan looked adoring.

"The old man you're talking about, he's not a saint." The old man looked serious at this time.

"What do you mean by that?" Qin Chuan asked with some curiosity.

"If it is holy and benevolent, then how dare I. Or never get tired of it, and never tire of teaching, it can be said that Yuner has already done it. I wonder if you've ever heard this sentence? The old man looked at Qin Chuan and asked.

Qin Chuan thought for a long time and shook his head, his impression of the Holy Master only stayed in the study and practice of the Analects of the Later Generations, not to mention that he did not know much about the other things in the textbooks in compulsory education.

"The phoenix bird is not coming, the river is not out of the picture, I am already a husband. You've heard this before, right? The old man then asked.

Qin Chuan continued to shake his head.

Seeing that Qin Chuan's expression did not look like a fake, the old man thought for a moment and said to Qin Chuan: "The Holy Ancestor in your mouth said that he is not a saint, and these two sentences are the best proof. ”

"You're jealous." Qin Chuan looked at the old man with great certainty.

The old man shook his head and said nothing.

"A saint is a saint, are you jealous that others are a saint, you are not, do you have three thousand disciples?" Qin Chuan became more and more sure of what he was thinking.

"I'm just a teacher, I don't have three thousand disciples, no seventy-two gentlemen, and twenty-four sages." The old man said with a straight face.

"It's okay, not everyone can do a saint, although they are all teaching and educating people, as long as you take the saint as your goal, I believe there will be achievements." Qin Chuan persuaded with an old face.

With a snap, the old man slapped Qin Chuan on the head.

Qin Chuan covered his head and looked at the old man with bared teeth. His eyes were full of incomprehension and a hint of annoyance.

"Since you respect that old man so much, then what do you say is courtesy, what is benevolence?" The old man didn't let Qin Chuan go, and continued to ask with a straight face.

Qin Chuan looked at the old man with a bitter face, but replied very directly that he didn't know.

The old man was angry for a while, and then his face returned to normal, and he said to Qin Chuan: "No matter what, youth is the time to make up your mind, you must study often, and you must not waste your time." ”

Qin Chuan listened to this sentence, and then said: "Learn tirelessly, teach people tirelessly, learn and learn from time to time, right?" ”

The old man nodded, reached out and patted the package behind him, and then said to Qin Chuan with a smile: "It seems that you know a lot." ”

"Well, I have a lot of books." Qin Chuan was a little unimpressed.

"Oh, it's good to read, I don't know if you've read those books?" The old man asked in some surprise.

"The six arts of a gentleman dare not be said to be proficient, but so-so can also be regarded as average." Qin Chuan sat on a stone on the side of the road and said.

The old man also found a stone, sat opposite Qin Chuan, and continued with a smile: "It seems that Xiaoyou is young, and he is also a person who reads poetry and books, and his family background must be extraordinary. ”

The old man's words suddenly made Qin Chuan secretly say bad in his heart, when did he actually say such a thing, is this unclear to let the old man know that he was lying and deceived him? Sure enough, the old man is not dead because he is a thief, and even children are pitted.

The old man looked at Qin Chuan with a twitch at the corner of his mouth, trying to suppress the anger in his heart.

"What do you think is the most important thing to be a human being?" The old man asked.

"Filial piety comes first, of course, filial piety."

"But the old man thought it was virtue." The old man said with a smile.

"Why is that?" Qin Chuan asked.

"If a gentleman is virtuous, if he does not have good virtues, how can he be filial to his parents, love others, and abide by various etiquette systems." The old man explained the reason to Qin Chuan.

"What is the virtue of a gentleman?" Qin Chuan continued to ask.

"Courtesy and benevolence." The old man said solemnly.

"What is etiquette? What is benevolence? At this time, Qin Chuan had already attracted his attention and asked this sentence without thinking.

"People who don't know etiquette can't stand, which means that they need to know etiquette and abide by some rules. As for benevolence, it is to love others, to be filial to parents, to be honest to friends, and to be loyal to the monarch. The old man paused after speaking and looked at Qin Chuan.

Listening to the old man's words, Qin Chuan instantly felt that the old man exuded a different momentum, and then got up and saluted the old man with his fists: "Please teach me, sir." ”

The old man smiled and nodded, and slowly said a sentence in his mouth: "Self-denial and revenge." ”

Qin Chuan nodded and respectfully thanked the old man.

The old man smiled and nodded.

After a short rest, the old man and Qin Chuan began to move on, talking and laughing along the way, like a pair of grandchildren, and like a teacher and a student.

Located on the south bank of the Weishui River, the city of Mianzhu is still a little busy in winter, because it is close to the border, some traders come in and out of the city from time to time, and the army patrols and trains in groups. All these add a touch of popularity and vitality to this ancient city.

Qin Chuan and the old man only took a day to come to the outside of Mianzhu City, looking at the not very tall city wall, Qin Chuan showed a smile on his face, and he was also relieved in his heart, he finally reached Mianzhu City safely.

Just as Qin Chuan was about to continue walking, the old man's face changed slightly, and then he said to Qin Chuan with a smile: "Little friend, the old man suddenly remembered a very important thing to do, so he won't go into the city with Xiaoyou." After speaking, he took out two worn-out books from the package and put them in Qin Chuan's hands.

"The old man has nothing to grow, only these two books are given to Xiaoyou, I hope Xiaoyou can strengthen his heart, and when he has time, he will look through it, and maybe there will be some receipts." The old man said solemnly to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan wanted to refuse, but when he saw the look on the old man's face, he took the two books in his hand and nodded heavily: "The old man's words, Qin Chuan remembered." Then he bowed and saluted.

"Qin Chuan, good name, good name." The old man turned around and walked in the opposite direction of the city gate, and soon disappeared from Qin Chuan's sight.

After walking a long way, the old man stopped, patted his chest, and said with a smug face: "Fortunately, the old man I found out early and ran fast, otherwise I would have been discovered by the old blind man." After saying that, he took a short break, and then his body flashed, but his body disappeared in place.