Early in the morning, the little fat man was woken up by a few house slaves, hurriedly changed his clothes, and then washed and dressed, and before he had eaten, he was called by He Xiu.

The little fat man touched his hazy sleepy eyes, staggered towards He Xiu and bowed, He Xiu waved his hand and said, "Change your clothes, I want to pass you on the way of the king today!" The little fat man took a deep breath, looked at He Xiu in confusion, and asked, "What does this lesson have to do with clothes?" He Xiu didn't say much to him, waved his hand, and a few house slaves went back to the house with the little fat man, and according to He Xiu's order, the little fat man changed into a white Confucian dress, and the little fat man was dressed in white, like a white bow!

"Come with me!" He Xiu waved his hand, and the little fat man followed him, walking all the way out of the Hou Mansion.

Walking outside, there were only four tall servants following, neither a carriage nor anyone to take care of them, and the little fat man was not happy, and asked again, "I don't know where to go?" There is still a carriage in the house...", He Xiu raised the scabbard and slapped it fiercely, directly hitting the little fat man in the back, the little fat man jumped up in pain, He Xiu frowned and said: "Today, you are going to abandon the chariot and horse entourage, follow me to walk in this Jiedu Pavilion, and teach you the way to be a gentleman for the teacher!" ”

said this, and did not care about the few healthy servants behind him, but fortunately, the healthy servants were not frightened, or they had already learned from Steward Liu that the young monarch Hou had a destiny!

The little fat man reluctantly followed behind He Xiu, He Xiu also wore a white robe, no sword in his hand, only a scabbard, the little fat man complained in his heart, this master is really old and confused, there are carriages and horses do not sit, there are entourages do not bring, have to suffer this sin, after walking for a while, the little fat man was a little out of breath, He Xiu waved his hand, called him to his side, shook his head, and said proudly, "The way of the king, not in the book, but in the wilderness, this world, you have to see for yourself, only to know what kind of world it is!" ”

Walking in the Jiedu Pavilion, the little fat man listened carefully, looking around from time to time, this may be the first time he seriously watched the place where he lived, there were not many people on the road, most of them were busy with spring planting, only some rangers were hanging out, or gathered together, and saw the old man coming, and quickly dispersed, but this was because the Han law did not allow the people to gather, He Xiu said slowly: "You want to become a Ming Jun, as a heavy farmer-oriented, but, do you know how the harvest of an acre of land is?" Do you know how the villagers farm? Do you know how much to pay taxes? How many percent can go into the treasury of the Han Dynasty? ”

He Xiulian asked a few questions, and the little fat man found that he couldn't answer any of them, so he listened more carefully.

On this day, He Xiu told the little fat man about this important thing, and turned around a few times in the Jiedu Pavilion, the little fat man walked for so long for the first time, tired and panting, his face was red, and he gritted his teeth and followed behind He Xiu, He Xiu pointed to the surrounding land, and he could distinguish its excellence at a glance, say its production, and then call the local villagers to ask, if this is the case, the little fat man's eyes widened, confused listening, I don't understand, and I can only remember it in my mind, not how hard he studied, but Shijun will ask questions from time to time.

If you can't answer, it will be a beating, the little fat man wants to cry without tears, and he has already scolded the way of the king in his heart.

If you know it, you won't learn, what kind of gentleman should you be, wouldn't it be good to be a pavilion marquis?

It's just that, how dare he say this to Shijun?

Just thinking about things, one didn't pay attention, but he tripped and fell to the ground, the little fat man screamed in pain, his forehead was blue, and the servant immediately went up to help him up, but He Xiu shouted angrily: "Hugh wants to support, when my son is not a son?" The little fat man, who was about to cry, immediately got up, wiped his eyes, patted his chest, and shouted: "I am the son of the river!" The servants looked at each other, but decided to listen to He Xiu.

"Look at yourself!" He Xiu pointed to this official road.

The little fat man looked over, and saw that the official road had been in disrepair for many years, filled with countless stones, and there were many places where the road could not be seen at all, He Xiu asked, "Do you know?" The little fat man was stunned, what should I know, and said that if he didn't know, he would definitely be criticized, so he nodded and said, "I know!" He Xiu looked at his eyes that pretended to be identified, and it was a scabbard again, "Shaft, what do you know?!" ”

"Shijun, don't fight, I understand, the official road here has been in disrepair for many years!"

He Xiu shook his head and said: "There are two official roads here, one is the road that high-ranking officials and magnates often pass, but it is particularly stable and new, and here, leading to the countryside, it is in such a state of disrepair, you should know that the county magistrate here is a sycophant, not close to the villagers, this person cannot be reused!" Seeing the big from the small is the foundation of the king, and the king should know people! ”

The little fat man suddenly realized, thought about it carefully, and if it was so, he quickly nodded yes, and then, He Xiu took the little fat man again, looked at the ploughed land in the pavilion, the shops, and even the stack shop, the little fat man walked through most of the places in the pavilion, although he was tired enough, but he saw many scenes that he had never seen on weekdays, but he was also interested, and he worked all day, He Xiu took the little fat man to the door of a hut, and knocked on the door, and there was an old man, with a cane, and walked out slowly, and when he saw He Xiu, he wanted to salute.

He Xiu bowed his hand and said: "The old man doesn't have to salute, don't violate the etiquette!" After speaking, he looked at the little fat man, the little fat man was dizzy from hunger, under the cold gaze of Shijun, he hurriedly saluted the old man, the old man hurriedly helped the little fat man, smiled and invited them into the room, and when he entered the house, the little fat man felt cold, it turned out that the room was dark and cold, cold and damp, and the ground was extremely messy, and the foul smell made the little fat man almost faint.

He Xiu said with a smile: "We came here to study, passing by here, and wanted to borrow some food. ”

The old man listened carefully, trembling back, rummaging a rotten wooden barrel, from which half a gourd of grain rice, the little fat man saw that the rice had turned black and yellow, at home it was brown rice for dogs, but the old man was very serious about it, and trembling ready to cook, He Xiu asked the servants to do it, pulled the old man, sat down, and asked, "Why is the old man alone in a room?" The old man said with a smile: "The heirs of the family are all busy with spring ploughing, and I am old and powerless, so I am at home..."

He Xiu chatted with the old man for a long time, and the servant said that the grain and rice were burned and put in front of the little fat man, the little fat man just glanced at the grain and rice, and then lost his appetite, he looked at the old man seriously and asked, "Why do you want to eat this brown rice?" Why don't you eat some good grains? ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then said slowly: "This is the only thing in the house, and I neglected the distinguished guests...."

He Xiu glanced at the little fat man fiercely and said: "At that time when Wenjing was glorious, the villagers also ate good food, and the meat was endless!" The little fat man groaned for a while, and then suddenly realized, the villagers can't afford to eat grain and rice? This countryside is full of farms, the harvest is quite abundant, and the tax in the pavilion is low, why can't you afford to eat grain and rice? He Xiu didn't wait for the little fat man, he started to eat directly, and shook his head from time to time, as if what he was eating was delicious in the world, the little fat man didn't believe in evil, and he also tasted it, but he almost vomited out yesterday's meal.

"Eat!" He Xiu didn't say much, the little fat man gritted his teeth, cried and mourned, and finished the most unpalatable meal in his life in great pain.

After He Xiu and the little fat man finished eating, He Xiu waved his hand, and a house slave handed over the money.

The kind old man, suddenly his face changed greatly, waved the cane in his hand, and scolded: "Why is it so insulting to entertain distinguished guests with this thing?? The little fat man was dumbfounded, but He Xiu pondered for a long time, and then bowed in front of the door for a long time, and put some money on the ground, and said: "It's not to humiliate the old man, but the old man still has children in the family, if he eats it in vain, he is afraid that the heirs will be hungry. ”

After speaking, without waiting for the old man to answer, he pulled the little fat man and left here.

Walking on the road, the little fat man's brows became more and more bitter, not only his legs hurt, but his abdomen was even more uncomfortable, and his eyes gradually blurred.

"Go back to your house to rest after helping Shaojun!"

At this time, Fang Youjian's servant picked up the little fat man on his back and walked in the direction of the Hou Mansion.