After the monk finished talking about the Nine Palaces Chess, the other party said: "The Nine Palaces Chess that Wu Ma Lian did has exhausted the chess paths. If this legend is true, only Childe's Transformation Realm Chess can play against it, and if Childe can play against that Wu Ma Clan, it will be the first game in ancient and modern chess. Fang Guochuan said: "Chess opponent is a great pleasure for chess players, if that Wuma predecessor is still alive, I will definitely go to ask for a game to appreciate the mystery of Jiugong chess." The monk smiled when he heard this: "Okay! Ambition and daring to challenge are the real chess people. ”

Master Ku Yuan sighed: "Can apply the Qimen number technique to the chess road, it is really a master, Wu Ma's big chess technique, but also from another high realm on chess, if the chess of the transformation of the realm and the game against the table, when the sense of other habitat, not to win or lose, chess can be so far, it is also like a fairy." No, the monk nodded and said, "This may be the real way of chess." ”

At this time, a voice came from outside the hall and said: "Who should I be, it turns out that the master has arrived." As he spoke, Fa Wu strode in, but he had just returned to the temple from a wandering. But when the monk saw that it was Fa Wu, he immediately said happily: "It turned out to be Fa Wu's nephew." "Fa Wusuo came forward to meet the monk, and then he met the master and his brothers. But the monk sighed again at this time: "Tianyuan Temple is really the land of the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, and the martial arts of the master and nephew of the law are powerful and powerful, which is even more envious of the poor monks." Fa Wu said with a smile: "The master is a master in the world, and there are many capable people in the world, how can he take my little kung fu in his eyes." But the monk shook his head and said: "It's a pity that the poor monk is used to wandering alone, and he has never received an apprentice. ”

Master Kuyuan smiled when he heard this: "You monk, don't you want to compete with me for apprenticeship?" But the monk shook his head and said: "A gentleman doesn't win people's love, and the poor monk only has envy, and can only swallow some saliva in private." Everyone couldn't see that the monk's words were witty, and they couldn't help but smile. But the monk followed the law and said nothing: "In February, when the poor monk passed by Cangzhou, Xu Yuanjing, a famous martial arts scholar in Cangzhou, also asked the poor monk about the news of his nephew. Fa Wudao: "It turned out to be Xu Daxia, and I have some old friends with him." Master Ku Yuan said: "I am an apprentice, but I am based on martial arts, followed by chess, and often like to take care of some idle things on the rivers and lakes." In a year, there are seven or eight months to go out, although it is contrary to the rules of Buddhism, but it is also to do some chivalrous things, and the old man has to go with him. The monk said: "The nephew of the Fa Wu Master is called the 'Flying Monk' on the rivers and lakes, and he is a chivalrous man in my Buddhism, and the chivalrous things he does are much more than the blessings of the Diamond Sutra by reciting the Diamond Sutra 100,000 times. Fang Guolian aside, and said in his heart: "Senior Brother Fa Wu should be an arhat who cultivates both civil and military." ”

At this time, the waiter monk brought tea again, and everyone used it. After the monk finished drinking, he put down the teacup and said: "The poor monk came to Tianyuan Temple this time, in addition to going to the Old Testament of the three-year battle with the Kuyuan master, there is another thing to talk about. Master Kuyuan said with a smile: "You, a monk, although you are a monk, you like to go to the most lively places in the world. The monk said: "You're a 'closed-door monk', you don't leave the temple gate, just take care of your own cultivation, do you know what happened in the world half a year ago?" Master Ku Yuan said: "In order to cultivate and become a supreme chess player, Lao Wei has ignored the world in the past few years, and he doesn't know what is going on in the world. But the monk said: "This is a chess event related to chess players in the world." Fa Wu said: "I went down the mountain this time, I also heard about it, and I hurried back, I just wanted to tell the master and all the brothers and sisters, but what I heard was only some rumors, but the master traveled all over the world, and he must understand it in detail, so it's just right, let the master talk about it." ”

But the monk then said: "Things have to start from the beginning, today's Wanli Emperor is a chess-addicted son of heaven, every time he is in the chess road, the harem of the mother, the concubine in order to please the emperor's favor, compete to practice chess, to Bo Yihuan, do not hesitate to invite a master master from the folk to advise, so that the world chess style is prosperous, the so-called world prevailing things from the palace mostly from the palace. In this way, the chess style of this dynasty is unprecedented, especially in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and there are many good chess players, and it is surprising that the harem actually has a 'national hand eunuch' Li Gonggong. I heard that he brought chess skills into the palace three years ago, and it was invited from the people by the emperor's favorite concubine Liu Niangniang to please the minister. This person plays a good hand of chess, and when he plays games with others, he often eats all the games and does not leave half a piece. Because of this person, Liu Niangniang has priority over the concubines and mothers of various palaces in chess, and has won the favor of the Son of Heaven, and this person has become a celebrity in the eyes of Liu Niangniang and the emperor, and has become popular in the palace for a while with chess skills. However, what is strange is that this person was still a normal male body before entering the palace, and after two years of teaching chess in the palace, I don't know why, if he was too old to mutilate his body, he was willing to be a eunuch. This incident surprised the emperor and Liu Niangniang, but was greatly moved, and was immediately promoted to the chief eunuch. This person's chess strength is so high, rare in the world, and suddenly doing such an unexpected thing, how puzzling, I don't know what the reason is, is it just because of quick success? After this person was willing to be a eunuch, it was not simple, since Liu Niangniang and the emperor had very good means in chess, and the good chess masters recruited from the people were defeated by this son of heaven. Occasionally, one or two people with high chess strength and greater courage were better than the emperor, but they were all undefeated in Gonggong Li's chess, and Liu Niangniang took the opportunity to say that the emperor canonized Gonggong Li as the 'first national player in the world'. However, this good chess son is also more sober, saying that this 'first in the world' given by the emperor has been won by a eunuch, and it won't make the world laugh when it is passed out? The chess players of the dignified big country were taken preceded by the eunuchs. However, the emperor also admired Gonggong Li's chess skills, and said that he was qualified as a national player, so it was rumored in the palace that Gonggong Li was the emperor's 'national hand eunuch'. Later, Gonggong Li defeated more than a dozen chess masters recommended by various state governments, Long Yan Dayue, and said that this 'No. 1 in the world' really came from the eunuchs in the palace? Since then, this national eunuch has been favored because of chess, powerful and powerful, and hundreds of officials in the court have not been echoed, and Gonggong Li has become more and more arrogant, often calling himself "the first hand in the world". According to rumors in the capital, it is said that this Li Gonggong is very mysterious, since somehow self-destructed his body and became a eunuch, the chess power has become more and more unfathomable, the chess path is strange and changeable, and strange moves are often made, often causing some chess players to think about it, sit there and be confused for a day or two, and finally have to be carried home, and since then there is a unique chess idea. ”

When the monk talked about this, he saw that everyone was fascinated by what he heard, took a sip of tea, and said: "That Wanli Emperor was addicted to chess, and he was interested, so he sent a decree to all the state capitals and counties in the world to select and recommend masters to enter Beijing to take the exam, regardless of monks and laymen, whether old or young, if there is no reason to compete in chess, he will be canonized by the court as the 'national champion', and lead the royal chess academy." As soon as the edict was promulgated, the world shook, and those who abandoned poetry and books to learn chess became a common practice, and the chess style became more and more prosperous, and some places even caused a 'chess disaster'. If there is a good hand, it is like a person, the county officials today I invite, tomorrow you welcome, serve the nobles, how can this make the world not moved? When the monk said this, his tone changed and said: "It is a good thing that the chess style of this dynasty is prosperous, but it is a pity that if it continues to be so flooded, it will inevitably cause chaos." Chess is an elegant art, ordinary people practice it, and it is mostly prepared for leisure time, if the major events of life are tied to this, it is inappropriate. Unless you have advanced attainments, you can do something else, and you can still do it, otherwise it is not beneficial to waste time. In this way, the prefectures and counties selected masters step by step, and screened them from the township test, county test, and government test, and then there were only a few and a few eye-catching hundreds of chess players left to compete in Beijing to compete for chess. When Master Ku Yuan, Fang Guolian and others heard this, they were surprised, but because they had lived in the mountains for a long time, they didn't even know about it.

The monk took a sip of tea, and then said: "The chess event is rare, attracting some masters who have received the news to come and watch, in the capital, the poor monk saw the fast chess player Zhong Shiyuan, and the Jiangnan chess king Tian Yangwu. Master Kuyuan said on the side: "Oh! The two of them also went, and it was a chess event. But the monk continued: "The emperor saw that the heroes of the world gathered in Beijing, Longyan Dayue, the imperial approval of Anguofu as the royal chess academy, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Gao Yunlong as the imperial envoy who supervised the chess, and the prime minister of all the games. The national eunuch Li Gonggong was not to be left behind, and he had already preemptively registered for the first place, and if he wanted to compete with all the masters in the world, he had to compete for a veritable first. In this way, after a month of rounds, the selection of national players has decided the rankings of 'Bangyan' and 'Tanhua'. In the end, when the palace test was held, and when the first place was contested for the 'national champion', only Gonggong Li and a person named Qu Liangyi from Jiangsu were left. The name of this song Liangyi has not been heard of in the rivers and lakes before, and it is also a poor monk who is lonely and unheard, this person is extremely skillful, and he is in the game with all the masters, and he easily passed the layers of games, sometimes even if he let the opponent count the sons, it is still a hundred victories, no defeat, and he is famous for a while. Qu Liangyi passed all the way until the palace test, did not meet the opponent, the government and the opposition were in an uproar, the people in Beijing, and the hundreds of officials in the court and the central government focused their hopes on Qu Liangyi, because the government and the opposition were really reluctant to let a person who suddenly became a eunuch get the title of "national hand champion" given by this once-in-a-lifetime imperial gift. Emperor Wanli saw that there were two top hands left in the world, and he sighed with emotion, passed down the decree, and decided the winner in one game, and then canonized the 'champion of the national hand'. Who knew that things changed unexpectedly bizarrely, that Li Gonggong and Qu Liangyi played seven games in succession, and they all came out of a rare draw that was extremely difficult to appear in chess, seven battles and seven draws, and none of the games said who was half a son higher than whom, and it was actually the first pair of chess opponents in ancient and modern times. The Wanli Emperor and the hundred officials were surprised to see this situation, and then hinted that Gao Yunlong, the imperial envoy of the chess supervisor and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, judged Qu Liangyi to be the first. Then on the Jinluan Palace, Qu Liangyi was canonized as the 'national champion', a doctor of chess, serving in front of the emperor, and at the same time named the top twelve masters as chess academy scholars, and the national champion Qu Liangyi has since led the Royal Chess Academy of Anguofu. The next day, Qu Liangyi was ordered to ride a horse and wear flowers, showing the Beijing division, and for a time thousands of empty alleys came to witness the style of the champion of the national hand, and the world shook. And that Gonggong Li, after wasting a lot of effort, still occupies the name of 'national hand eunuch', and the holy will is difficult to violate, so he has to give up, and the bitter fruit of his own family is swallowed, otherwise he is the champion of the national hand. ”

When the monk said this, he stopped to look for water to drink, the tea in the cup was exhausted, Fang Guolian was busy handing over another cup next to him, but the monk took the drink, and saw that everyone could listen to it, so he said: "The grand event of the chess family in the capital, this is the end, everyone likes to listen, and the poor monk will continue to talk about it." Then he said: "This dynasty has produced a masterpiece, Qu Liangyi, the champion of the national hand who was given the imperial title, and it was immediately spread all over the world, and in just half a month, it was spread to the Liaodong Jurchens outside the Guan. The Jurchen clan has become stronger and stronger over the years, and it has been eyeing the Ming Dynasty. There is a Jurchen prince named Aldu, who has been instructed by the Central Plains since he was a child, and has a special means in chess. As soon as the prince of Aldu came, the stakes were very high, and the court handed over the matter to Qu Liangyi, the national champion of the Royal Chess Academy. Qu Liangyi first sent two scholars of the chess academy to the residence of Prince Aldu to compete with him to test his chess strength. The prince of Aldu really has some attainments in chess, and he has won two chess academy scholars in a row, and he is a little arrogant, and he has to see the first-hand national player champion of this dynasty. Qu Liangyi saw that this person really had some means, so he put on civilian clothes, falsely claiming that he was the third hand of this dynasty and came to compete in chess. The prince was arrogant at first, but after a game of chess, Qu Liangyi was ahead of more than ten sons, and in the prince's astonishment, Qu Liangyi smiled and retreated. However, the prince of Aldu was still not convinced, and ran to the gate of the Royal Chess Courtyard of Anguo Mansion, arguing that he had to see the champion of the national player. There is a word from inside, if you want to see the first national player, you must win the third hand, and then see the second hand, win the second hand, before you can see the first hand, and now the third hand can't win, and you still want to see the first national hand champion, that is hopeless. When Prince Aldu heard this, his face was full of shame, and he went out of the customs overnight and went back to Liaodong, it was Qu Liangyi who bluffed the prince, and it also showed the shrewdness of Qu Liangyi. The poor monk was stranded in Beijing because of something, so he met this matter again, and felt that things were even more unusual, so he left the capital and went all the way to Tianyuan Temple in Lianyun Mountain, to find the chess narrative of Master Kuyuan. ”

After the monk finished speaking, he drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp, and when he saw that everyone still wanted to hear it, he shook his head and said, "It's gone." At this time, the crowd was not full of interest. Master Ku Yuan said: "You monk, it is also amazing to say, so it seems that there are many masters in chess in the world today, which is beyond our expectations." Fang Guohuan was surprised in his heart: "I didn't expect these strange things to happen in chess, I have to be cautious in the future, I don't know what kind of master will appear." ”

Fa Wu said at this time: "I heard from a friend on the road that Tian Yang, the king of Jiangnan chess, went to the Royal Chess Academy afterwards, visited the national champion Qu Liangyi, met friends with chess, played a game, and lost two sons. When Master Kuyuan heard this, he was surprised: "That Tian Yangwu chess is profound, alone in the south of the Yangtze River, is one of the most admired masters in Lao Qu's life, and is not even as good as Qu Liangyi. ”

The monk said: "Wen Qu Liangyi is in the prime of life, and it is incredible to have this chess way." This time, the capital won the championship, and as a leader in the chess world, he was a fledgling, so he did this, showing the true character of a chess player, and it is difficult to find a second person in ancient and modern times. Then, the monk shook his head again and said: "It's a pity that Fang Gongzi has cultivated and become a chess player, and this time he didn't catch up in the Jingzhong chess test, otherwise the 'national champion' should be Gongzi's, fortunately, he brought out a chess invincible Qu Liangyi, and he can be the first good opponent in Gongzi's chess in the future." Fang Guochuan said: "Hearing what the master said, I know that there are many masters in the world, and the younger generations do not feel embarrassed, and they dare not be the first, but they hope that they will meet by chance and appreciate the chess style of the masters, which is enough." ”

When the monk heard this, he nodded and said: "The realm of the prince is lofty, beyond our reach, and since he has achieved the supreme chess of the transformation realm, no one can be the first for the prince today." No, the monk then said to Master Kuyuan: "Fang Gongzi's chess path has been completed, he should not stay in Tianyuan Temple for a long time, he can let him play the chess world, appreciate the chess style of various masters, and use chess to meet the world. Master Kuyuan nodded and said: "The monk's words are the most reasonable, the old man has long had this intention, and he doesn't want to let Lian'er mislead himself here." The way of chess is the avenue, the way of heaven, but also the way of the world, the so-called world is like chess, should let him continue to understand the true meaning of the way of chess in the world, after some time, the old man will arrange for him to go. When Fang Guohuan heard this, he saw that the master had the intention of leaving Tianyuan Temple, and he was silent, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Fa Wu said to Master Ku Yuan at this time: "When the disciple came back, he passed through Dongting Lake, and the water thieves on the lake were very fierce before, and they were all exterminated by the officers and soldiers a few days ago. I heard that the leading thief was actually the owner of Junshan Langyue Villa, and this case involved more than 200 people, which has alarmed the imperial court. Master Kuyuan said: "In this way, the people of Dongting can live and work in peace and contentment again, the cycle of heaven, and good and evil will eventually be rewarded." The monk said: "When the poor monk entered Hunan, he also heard that it was said that there were several capable people who assisted the government to eradicate the robbery in this cave." Master Kuyuan said: "The road is uneven, and someone has drawn a sword to help." But the monk said: "Before the poor monk became a monk, he remembered that a distant relative lived in Dongting and had not seen him for decades, so he could go to the nearest meeting tomorrow." ”

Fang Guohuan didn't go back to Baiyun Cave that night, stayed in Tianyuan Temple, and couldn't accompany the monk to talk all night, and the two fell in love. Early the next morning, the monk said goodbye to Master Kuyuan and the monks of Tianyuan Temple, went to Dongting Lake to visit relatives and friends, and took Fang Guolian's hand before leaving, and said: "If there is a fate in the future, you and I will meet again on the rivers and lakes, the poor monk but send the son a word: strange people in the world, many self-hidden people, when the son plays the chess world in the future, everything is cautious, and you can't look good." When Fang Guolian heard this, he thanked him, and then he couldn't send the monk out of Lianyun Mountain.

Two days later, Master Kuyuan sent Fayang to Baiyun Cave to recruit Fang Guolian back to Tianyuan Temple. When he arrived at the main hall, Master Kuyuan dismissed the monks, and then said to Fang Guolian: "Zhuan'er, you have been coming to Tianyuan Temple for more than three years, and in the past three years, after your own penance, you have finally achieved the chess of transforming the realm, and realized the greatest wish in your life as a teacher, and you are comforted by your teacher!" The chess path is broad, it is a big road rather than a small skill, and the real chess way is not only to compete for victory or defeat on the chessboard. In life, when you use chess to connect the world, play the world with chess, and help the world with chess, it is the great virtue of a chess player. Now you have become a chess way, it is not advisable to stay in the temple for a long time, you should use chess to meet the world, appreciate the chess style of the world's masters, carry forward the chess road, or be able to achieve something else, these need your own understanding, tomorrow you will go down the mountain. ”

Fang Guolian heard it, don't feel a little sentimental, since entering Tianyuan Temple, with the master and all the senior brothers, the love has been deep for a long time, has been regarded as a relative, now to leave, it is difficult to give up, can't help crying. Master Kuyuan soothed: "Juan'er, there is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, this is also the way for your own achievement. In your spare time, come back to see Master and your brothers, everyone is looking forward to hearing your good news, and I hope that the true way of chess can be in line with the world. Master Ku Yuan then gave the set of Arhat chess pieces to Fang Guolian, and said: "This set of Arhat chess pieces is the top grade in chess, and it is difficult to give it to you today. Fang Guolian was moved, and wept.

On the second day, the monks of Tianyuan Temple prepared clothes and enough coils for Fang Guolian, and saw him off, each of them was sentimental, and they all had a sense of reluctance. Fang Guolian said goodbye to all the senior brothers one by one, and when he was looking for the master to resign, Master Kuyuan was no longer in the temple, Fayang said at this time: "The master can't bear to see the sadness of parting, and he has gone to the Baiyun Cave to retreat and retreat last night. When Fang Guohuan heard this, his heart was sad, and he bowed in the direction of Baiyun Cave, and then hugged and said goodbye to the monks of Tianyuan Temple, and no one from the law sent out Lianyun Mountain.

Out of the boundary of Lianyun Mountain and on the main road, Fa Wu said goodbye to Fang Guolian and talked about some things that should be paid attention to on the rivers and lakes. Fang Guochuan remembered one thing at this time, and since he took out the bamboo arrow that Fa Wu had sent before, he said: "Senior Brother Fa Wu, I am now under the order of my master to play chess in the world, and this arrow that was used to strengthen my courage will be returned to you." Fa Wu said with a smile: "Senior brother is now free, and he can wander around at will, I am so envious, but the rivers and lakes are so sinister, you still hide this arrow, maybe it can be of some use." Fang Guochuan shook his head and said: "Even if something sinister happened and an arrow was sounded to warn, but at that time, I didn't know that Senior Brother was thousands of miles away, how could he detect and rush to help me?" ”

Fa Wudao: "Senior brother doesn't know, this arrow is specially made by a famous artist, and it emits a sound boom signal, especially heard more than ten miles away, even if I was not nearby at that time, maybe some friends on the rivers and lakes will come to help if they know this signal, just in case." Fang Guochuan knew that Fa Wu had traveled widely in the rivers and lakes and was very famous, so he said to himself: "This ringing arrow has such benefits, I used to hold it in the Baiyun Cave to strengthen my courage, and now I can use it to strengthen my courage in the rivers and lakes, thank you so much, senior brother, keep it for emergencies." Happily put it away, and then the two were reluctant to say goodbye, and Fang Guolian went by himself.

Fang Guolian left Tianyuan Temple in Lianyun Mountain, and now the chess path has been completed, and he is no longer the young man who wandered the rivers and lakes before, and he was in a good mood, and he came all the way. Fang Guochuan plans to first visit Liujia Village in the past, thank Liu Yishan, who had the grace of saving his life, and then pay homage to the tomb of the ancestor Fang Lan, and then go to visit the Zhishan monk in the Fenglin Thatched Cottage with Bu Yuan. After everything is over, go to the world to find chess masters, meet friends with chess, and help the world with chess. I haven't seen him for three years, Fang Guolian is particularly grateful and misses Liu Yishan, Bu Yuan, and Zhishan monks, knowing that if there are no three people, there will be no cultivation of chess in the realm and then play chess in the world today, the heart is surging, the passion is born, and I can't see the old people in the past immediately, so Fang Guohuan followed the route of looking for a teacher to Lianyun Mountain, all the way out of Hunan and turned to Hebei.

On this day, Fang Guochuan traveled to a market town, remembering that there is a Shiyan Village ten miles east of this town, which is the residence of Han Yugong, the "world's first chef" and Han Xing'er's ancestors and grandchildren who went to visit with the gourmand Zhao Mingfeng, recalled the delicious "three-flavor jade clear soup" and "tofu feast" in the world, and there seemed to be an aftertaste in his mouth, and he couldn't help but think: "I don't know if Zhao Mingfeng still stays in Shiyan Village to taste Han Xing'er's cooking skills?" Han's ancestors and grandchildren are strange people in the kitchen, and they have known each other back then, so they are old people, and they should visit when they pass by this time. Fang Guochuan then found an inn in the town to stay overnight, and as soon as the morning dawned, he went all the way to Shiyan Village.

When Fang Guolian arrived at Shiyan Village, when he found the old site where Han Yugong's ancestors and grandsons lived, the previous houses were gone, and there was now a large and spacious mansion on the original site, with a pink wall of Zhumen and a pavilion looming inside. Seeing this, Fang Guohuan said differently: "Could it be that Han Yugong's ancestors and grandsons have moved to another place, and this place has changed to a rich family and built another house?" Turning around to ask someone, at this time, a person came out of the vermilion gate, and saw Fang Guohuan looking left and right in front of the door, the person was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "The one in front is Fang Guohuan Fang Gongzi?" ”

When Fang Guohuan heard the sound and looked back, he saw that it was Zhao Sheng in the past, and he couldn't help but say happily: "It turned out to be Zhao Sheng's son!" Zhao Sheng saw that it was indeed Fang Guolian, and stepped forward and said happily: "It's really Fang Gongzi, I thought I was wrong." Fang Guochuan bowed his hand, and then said in surprise: "Why has this place changed so much?" Zhao Sheng said with a smile: "Since Fang Gongzi fulfilled his cousin and tasted the cooking skills of the world's first chef, he became more and more obsessed, so he simply transferred silver taels from his home in Suzhou, built this courtyard, and welcomed the two grandchildren of Miss Han to live. I also sent someone to buy the treasures and delicacies in the world, and through the hands of Miss Han, they entered the mouth of my son-in-law. Miss Han has been touched by her cousin's sincerity and perseverance, and now it is a set of dishes for three days, a flavor for two days, and there is no repetition for a month. ”

When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was surprised: "Prince Mingfeng is so nostalgic for food, but he can't settle here?" Zhao Sheng said with a smile: "My cousin does have this meaning, and he is very willing to live here for the rest of his life." Then he hurriedly invited Fang Guohuan to enter the courtyard gate, and instructed the doorman in the gatehouse: "Go quickly and tell the son, just say that a distinguished guest has arrived." The doorman answered and ran away.

Zhao Sheng led Fang Guohuan to turn a screen wall, into the courtyard, this courtyard is very wide, more than ten side rooms in the east and west, the bluestone road at the foot leads to a hall in front, seven or eight willow trees are planted on both sides of the stone road, and the flower garden is placed under the tree, and there are some uncommon flowers. Between the west wing and the main hall, there is an exquisite moon door, which leads to the garden at the back, among the green trees and flowers, and a two-story pavilion is erected. Zhao Sheng led Fang Guolian to approach the main hall, and the radiant Zhao Mingfeng, Han Yugong, and Han Xing'er had already been welcomed inside. As soon as Zhao Mingfeng saw Fang Guolian, he rushed forward and hugged him, and said in surprise: "Brother Guolian, you want to hurt me!" ”

Han Yugong smiled happily on the side: "No wonder the old man heard the magpie cry this morning, it turned out that a noble person had arrived." Fang Guolian immediately exchanged salutes with Han Yugong and Han Xing'er, and Han Xing'er smiled: "Fang Gongzi hasn't seen him for a few years, and he is getting more and more energetic, he must have received some blessing." Fang Guochuan said with a smile: "It's all because of Miss Han's 'three-flavor jade clear soup' back then, after tasting it, the journey was smooth and her wish was fulfilled." When Han Xing'er heard this, she smiled happily, and Han Yugong and Zhao Mingfeng hurriedly invited Fang Guolian into the hall to sit down.

A servant offered tea, and everyone used it, Zhao Mingfeng said: "Where has the virtuous brother gone in the past few years?" There was no news from me, so I missed it. Han Xing'er smiled on the side: "Don't you miss Fang Gongzi so much that you can't eat the food, right?" Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "In Miss Han's place, how can there be a time when you can't eat vegetables?" Fang Guochuan said with a smile: "Brother Zhao can be said to have fulfilled his great wish in this life, the younger brother is not talented, he visited the master as a teacher, and his own family has grown a little more in chess, but he has also fulfilled his wish." ”

Han Yu was overjoyed when he heard this: "Great! The old man has cultivated a few tricks in the past few years, and he should ask Fang Gongzi for advice when he turns around. Fang Guohuan smiled: "This is very good, and the younger generation also has this intention." Zhao Mingfeng said happily at this time: "Brother Xian is really at the right time, yesterday my father just sent someone to send two good things from Suzhou, which are the hump and scarlet lips that are difficult to find in the eight delicacies. Attached to the letter, the letter said that there was an old man from outside the Sai, specially presented these two things, and presented the strange products in the food. It's a pity that my father invited famous chefs all over Suzhou and Hangzhou, except for a few people who know the hump cooking method, the rest of the people, but they have never seen the real thing, and they don't know how to cook. The father of the late family sent someone to send it and invited the world's first chef, Mr. Han and Miss Han, to show their kitchen skills and cook them into a unique delicacy in the world. ”

Fang Guohuan was surprised when he heard this: "There are such strange and difficult things in the world? Han Yu said: "The eight treasures are delicious, all of them are strange things, rare and rare, so the chef cooks many of them are not lawful, so that the world thinks that the bear's paw, shark fin and other things in the eight treasures, although the taste is delicious, but there is no excellent place." In fact, there are eight treasures, there is its unique firing method, but also its strange and beautiful taste, the so-called not see the eight treasures is not a kitchen. Especially the scarlet lip, the most difficult thing is that it is difficult to fire, and the old man has only done it twice in his life according to the ancient family method, and those who can taste this rare thing can be described as a person who is destined. Fang Guochuan was overjoyed when he heard this: "Today I have another blessing." ”

Han Xing'er got up at this time and said, "Young Master Fang, please sit down for a while, wait for me to go to the kitchen, and cook it into hump and scarlet lips, so that Childe can taste fresh." Fang Guohuan thanked him and said: "There is a Lao Han girl, it is an honor to be able to eat delicious food in the world again." Zhao Mingfeng also got up and said: "These two things must be unique, wait for me to take a look, the virtuous brother and Han seniors have tea, and I will be lost." ”

Seeing this, Han Xing'er looked displeased and said: "You have been in front of and behind me for more than three years, and you have learned all the skills in the kitchen, do you want to steal the only remaining family heirloom of my Han family?" When Zhao Mingfeng heard this, his face turned red, and he immediately looked embarrassed, and said, "This ...... This ......" Han Yugong smiled at this time: "Xing'er, don't be embarrassed for Zhao Gongzi, if there is no Zhao Gongzi, I am afraid that you will not encounter a scarlet lip in your life, and you can't give it a try because of the family heirloom, let Zhao Gongzi go to see it, I still have something to say to Fang Gongzi." Zhao Mingfeng was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked Han Yugong: "Thank you seniors for your success." Then followed Han Xing'er, who was secretly snickering.

Han Yugong saw that Zhao Mingfeng and Han Xing'er had gone, and he sighed to the other party: "I didn't expect that Mingfeng Gongzi was obsessed with food to such an extent. Xing'er saw that Mingfeng Gongzi was so obsessed with food, and was sincerely touched by him, and even cooked a few big dishes and tasted them with him, which made Mingfeng Gongzi more and more unwilling to go, so he simply sent Zhao Sheng back to his home in Suzhou to transfer silver taels, built this house, and welcomed the old man and Xing'er to live, and persuaded him not to live. Later, I bought all the world's rare delicacies and begged apricots to make them, which also fulfilled apricots, and made a lot of extremely difficult to find and precious mountain and sea delicacies, showing their cooking skills, and rejoicing twice. In the world, there is no second person like Mingfeng Gongzi who has a soft spot for food. ”

Fang Guolian said with a smile: "Zhao Gongzi and Miss Han, one is a gourmet, the other is a master in the kitchen, they become confidants of each other, but they are a natural pair of beauties, in the world, there is no better match than the two of them, and it is also the will of God to fulfill the two of them, why don't the predecessors call the shots and become their beautiful things." Han Yu said fairly: "In order to taste the food, the son of Mingfeng did not return for three years, and the old man could see that the two also had some feelings. The old man is old, although Xing'er's cooking skills are high, after all, it is a girl's family, and having a good home can make the old man feel at ease. Mingfeng Gongzi has long been sincere in marrying, his character is talented, the old man is also satisfied, Mingfeng Gongzi's father, Jiangnan giant businessman Mr. Zhao Chen, also sent a letter, several times let Mingfeng Gongzi welcome Xing'er home, Xing'er because of the old husband's age, reluctant to go, never let go, causing Mingfeng Gongzi to wait. Mr. Zhao Chen blamed Mingfeng Gongzi for not returning to Suzhou for three years, and was surprised that Xing'er's cooking skills were high, and he was able to keep Mingfeng Gongzi, in order to test the level of Xing'er's cooking skills, so he sent a scarlet lip to try, if the firing method is successful, he can be the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, otherwise he can only be the chef of Zhao's house, and he has the intention of forcing Mingfeng Gongzi to return to Suzhou early. Mingfeng Gongzi once swore that no matter what, he would not lose Xing'er, but he was a righteous man. ”

After hearing this, Fang Guochuan nodded and said: "The marriage between Zhao Gongzi and Miss Han because of food will definitely become a good story, which can be talked about for the ages." Han Yu said fairly: "Mingfeng Gongzi is everyone's son, it is inconvenient to delay here for too long, don't waste time for the fast stomach, these two days I hope that Fang Gongzi will reconcile and enlighten the two, so that Mingfeng Gongzi will marry Xing'er and return to Suzhou as soon as possible, and also go to the old man's wish." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he said happily: "This is a great thing, the younger generation must do his best to fulfill the two of them." ”