Xu Heng of high moral character

Xu Heng in the Song and Yuan dynasties was a man of high moral character. One year, the Mongol army attacked the Central Plains and hit Xu Heng's hometown, and Xu Heng fled to other places with many people.

It was August and it was very hot. After a long time of hurrying, everyone was hungry and thirsty, and Xu Heng also felt dry mouth.

At this moment, someone found that the trees on the side of the road were full of yellow pears, and everyone rushed to run over and picked the pears and ate them. Only Xu Heng sat quietly under the tree to cool off, as if he hadn't seen the pears.

Someone thought it strange and asked him, "Why don't you pick pears and eat them?" Xu Heng said, "It's not my stuff, how can I eat it casually?" The man said, "Now that the Mongols have invaded and the country is in chaos, the people here have fled to other places, and this pear tree has long since lost its owner!" Xu Heng said, "Although this pear tree has no owner, I can't live without a master in my heart!" Listening to Xu Heng's words, everyone bowed their heads in shame.

Later, Xu Heng became a famous courtier of the Yuan Dynasty, and his moral character and deeds were highly respected by people, and he was praised by posterity as "a person of the Yuan Dynasty".