Let's say that after Fang Guolian and Luo Kun were separated in the gyroscope that day, they went alone and sadly, all the way to find the Tianyuan Temple of Lianyun Mountain. On this day, when I was late, I saw a village in front of me, so I walked to the door of a house at the head of the village and knocked lightly a few times. As soon as the door opened, an old man came out. Fang Guohuan bowed and said: "The old man is invited, and the passers-by beg to stay overnight." The old man saw that it was a young man who was traveling alone, and he seemed to have walked a long way, so he was slightly surprised, and said sideways: "If the little official is not poor and simple, please come in." ”

This is a simple peasant house, with only one bed, one cabinet, and one table. The old man brought a basin of water and said, "The little official is tired on the road, so let's wash the noodles first." Fang Guohuan thanked him, put down the package, went to wash his hands and face, and suddenly felt a lot more energetic. The old man then brought a bowl of yellow rice and a plate of tofu from the kitchen, and put tea on the table, and then asked Fang Guolian to say: "The farmer is poor, there is no other good wine and food, if the petty officials don't mind, but eat it to fill their stomachs." Fang Guohuan was grateful, and thanked the old man for using it. After eating, the old man picked up the dishes and chopsticks, took a cup and sat opposite to accompany Fang Guolian to drink tea. Seeing that there was only one old man in the house, Fang Guohuan asked, "Old man, have all the family gone out?" The old man shook his head and said, "Where is there any family, but the old man lives alone." "Oh!" Fang Guohuan drank a cup of tea and chatted a few more words, and then the old man led Fang Guohuan to another room to rest.

The room was clean, with a wooden bed resting on the wall, a simple futon on it, a few farm tools stacked behind the door, and a bamboo basket hanging from the beam. Fang Guochuan casually opened the back window and saw a vegetable field behind the house, and next to it was the courtyard of another farmer's house. It was already dusk, the lights and candles were already lit in the farmhouse's house, and occasionally someone was talking loudly, Fang Guohuan didn't understand, so he went back to bed and lay down.

At this time, Dan heard the voice from the farmer's house: "The sky is high and the moon is bright outside, why don't you and my brother go to the courtyard to enjoy the moon and drink, and learn from the elegance of the ancients." Another person responded: "What Brother Wang said is very true, I think you and I are both people who have read poetry books and written articles, and we can't fall into clichés when we have wine." Then he heard the sound of moving tables and chairs, and the voice of the people in the courtyard became clearer again. Then he heard a humane: "You and I brothers, although they were not born of the same father, but they are like a mother, they are very confidants, look at the ancients in the book, there are a few righteous people like you and me." Another responded, "That's it!" Let's take the article of the two of us, it is really difficult to find in ancient and modern times, and those so-called talents in the world, who can compare with us. Fang Guolian heard the first few words of the two of them, and said in his heart: "In the village, there are also such ancient and proud people. When he heard the next few words, he couldn't help frowning, and then got up and went to the window to watch. At this time, a table was placed in the courtyard of the farmhouse, and a jar of wine was placed on the table, and some peanuts, fruits and other foods were piled up randomly next to it. A stout man stepped on a stool with his left foot, bare his chest, and drank heavily with a bowl. Another little man in a robe and a square scarf sat obscenely beside him, his head bowed and picking out what was on the table to eat. After drinking a bowl of wine, the thick man seemed to be interested, and said with emotion: "The first wine among the ancients is Li Taibai's, but it's a pity that the two of us can't be in the same world as him, otherwise there will be hundreds of articles on wine fighting." The little man seemed to choke on something, burped, took a sip of wine from the bowl, and then grinned, "That's!" The articles of the two of us are no worse than those of the ancients, that is, Li Taibai is here, what can he do with the two of us? Seeing that the two of them were so ashamed, Fang Guohuan felt bored, and went back to bed and lay down, but the voice was still in front of the window, so you couldn't help but listen. The two seemed to be aroused by the wine, and the thick man raised his voice: "When people have a thousand cups of friends, they sing when they are proud, come and come!" Have a good time today. These words made the little man even more sexual, jumped up, seemed to knock down the stool, and shouted: "Dry ten bowls first, and don't drink it." Then came the sound of drinking, followed by a burst of laughter and invective.

Hu Wei heard the thick man and said: "Today is so happy and hearty, it is not in vain to live a life." The little man responded: "Heroes meet wine, the world is invincible, and now they are scolding the world, who dares to respond?" The little man then said: "Brother Lu, you and I are very happy today, but unfortunately the moon is faint and the courtyard is darker, why don't you burn down the two grass houses in your mansion and use fire to help the wine?" The stout man said, "You and my own brother, why do you need to discuss, wait for me to go and fetch fire." Then a woman ran out and shouted, "I can't help it, I burned the house, where can I live?" When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was also stunned, and hurriedly got up and went to the window to watch. At this time, I saw that the thick man punched a woman, and said angrily: "You mother-in-law, how do you know the interest of the drinker, don't disturb our drinking." After that, he threw a few more punches, and the woman cried and screamed, and hurriedly took the child and ran out, and went to the neighbor's house to avoid it.

The thick man really went to the kitchen to get the fire, patted his chest, handed it to the little man and said, "Brother Wang, just set these houses on fire, so that you can have a few happy things in life." The little man immediately said happily: "Brother Lu is really a bold and generous person!" Courageous! So saying, he threw the fire into the house, and the grass on the house was ignited, and the fire immediately started. Seeing this, Fang Guohuan was taken aback, but he didn't expect that these two people would be so drunk that they had no scruples, saying that they would burn the house and set it on fire, and they were reckless. It was a dry day, and the fire grew bigger and bigger, and in an instant, several grass houses burned together, and the flames were blazing. The stout man and the little man screamed at the fire, excited to the extreme, followed by a burst of binge. Because the fire was too fierce and the heat wave was pressing, the two simply hugged the wine jar and retreated to the vegetable garden, sat on the ground, looked at the red fire, and shouted.

The flames soared into the sky, alarming the villagers, shouting at each other, carrying pots and buckets to put out the fire. When the thick man saw this, he got up and stopped him, "What do you want to do?" A young man said, "Your house is on fire, don't you see?" The thick man said angrily: "My house is on fire, it's your business, go away quickly, don't disturb our interest." When all the villagers heard this, they were all unhappy, and when they saw that these grass huts were in one place and no other houses were connected, and that the thick man had no intention of stopping the people, and had no intention of helping, they all stood by and watched. In a short time, several houses had been reduced to ashes. The two men seemed to be so tired that they fell asleep in the vegetable patch with the jar of wine in their arms, and the villagers then laughed and dispersed, leaving no one to take care of them. Fang Guochuan shook his head, closed the window sash, turned back to the bed and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Fang Guohuan was awakened by a noise, and when he got up to open the window to look, he saw the pair of drinking friends pulling together last night. The thick man said angrily: "You bastard, you have no heart, why did you set fire to my house while I was drunk?" The little man said angrily: "You brought the fire and asked me to burn it, but you complained against me, how can this be true!" The two were arguing endlessly, and there was already a fight, and some villagers stood in the distance and watched gloatingly. At this time, an elder in the village stepped forward and persuaded: "Don't fight with each other, if someone dies, the villagers will suffer, it is better to meet the county lord and sentence a judge." The two of them then pulled, and the villagers hugged and went to the county. Fang Guohuan saw that things were a little surprising, so he waited in the village and wanted to know what the result would be.

In the afternoon, the old landlord came back, and when he saw that Fang Guohuan hadn't left yet, he didn't think so. Fang Guohuan asked about the two of them, and the old man smiled: "The county lord listened to the two of them arguing in the hall for a long time, and then he realized that it was a drunkard who caused the trouble. When Fang Guohuan heard this, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, then left a few coins of silver, and left the old man to leave.

Fang Guolian traveled all the way, and wanted to go to Tianyuan Temple in Lianyun Mountain as soon as possible, looking for chess masters, so that his chess skills could be improved again. Thinking of what the Zhishan monk of the Maple Forest Thatched Cottage said, he often wondered: "Could it be that the best chess players in the world are gathered in Tianyuan Temple?" If this is the case, if you can learn chess from a teacher, there should be nothing else to ask for. Master said that the hermits of the world, who do not live in the mountains, live in the downtown area, and can benefit a lot from meeting people who are higher than their own skills. Fang Guochuan was fascinated by Tianyuan Temple, and he worked tirelessly along the way.

On this day, the weather was very hot, Fang Guolian was thirsty when he walked, and he couldn't find the village all the way. In a hurry, I suddenly saw a thick locust tree on the side of the road not far ahead, with lush branches and leaves, and the side branches that stretched out were like umbrella covers, which actually covered half of the space above the road. Fang Guohuan was overjoyed in his heart, and walked quickly under the locust tree. The shade of this tree is very cool, there is no trace of sunlight coming in, the ground has been trampled solidly, more than ten flat stones along the root of the tree in a circle, it is obvious that people in the past often rest here. Not far away, there is a stream of water, trickling, clear and attractive. Fang Guochuan ran over, drank heartily, washed his face again, and felt much refreshed. Then he sat down under the shade of the tree, took a long breath, took a steamed bun from the package, and rested for a while.

At this moment, a group of people came from another road, led by two young men on horses and richly dressed, followed by a dozen servants, carrying two square boxes. Seeing the big locust tree from afar, the servants all pointed happily and quickened their pace. When they arrived at the locust tree, the group stopped, and a young man said, "Cousin, such a good place, take a rest, escape the heat and go again." Another young man replied, "Just what I want." Then they dismounted, and a servant took the reins and led them to the brook to drink their horses. A servant laid a mat on the stone and invited them to sit down, and then a servant handed them a face towel that had just been soaked in the stream, and they cleaned their faces. At this time, the four servants put the two boxes together, and the two boxes were made in a unique way, and they were divided into layers, and one of the servants pulled out a layer, and brought out two exquisite dishes from it, which turned out to be food boxes. Then, the six dishes were arranged, the wine utensils and chopsticks were ready, and the servants withdrew. Seeing someone coming, Fang Guochuan glanced over from behind the tree, and said with a slight surprise in his heart: "These two people are also elegant, they should be everyone's sons." "I don't have the mentality, I can eat my steamed buns behind the tree.

The two young men drank a glass of wine, then laughed, and one said: "In the wilderness, under the scorching sun, it is also a little comfortable to drink wine in the shade of this tree." Another said: "As long as my cousin is happy, stay in the town in front of me, find a big restaurant, taste some local famous dishes, and satisfy my cousin's mouth." When Fang Guolian heard this, he said in his heart: "These two people are so interested, don't be like the two drunkards before." Hearing this, one person sighed with emotion: "I Zhao Mingfeng have tasted almost all the delicacies in the world, and I don't know what else to eat." Life is only a few decades, and when you kick your legs after death, how many cents can you take with you everything in the world? Thinking that although the prince and the general are extremely dazzling, and the glory and wealth are just a blink of an eye, but this delicious taste is the most real enjoyment of life. Another humanitarian: "My cousin is known as a gourmand in Jiangnan, and it is not a rumor, although the younger brother Zhao Sheng can't catch up with his cousin, but he has followed his cousin for many years and tasted the world's delicious food, and he can be regarded as half a gourmet." With that, the two laughed. Fang Guohuan was surprised in his heart: "There are people with such good food in the world!" This self-proclaimed Zhao Mingfeng has good speech, and he is not an ordinary person. ”

Zhao Mingfeng said again at this time: "I have tasted the big dishes of the north and south of the world for many years, although there are occasional delicious ones, they are often not satisfactory. The cooking skills of Han Yugong, the world's No. 1 chef, have not yet tasted a little taste, which is really a regret in life. After speaking, Zhao Mingfeng shook his head and sighed. Zhao Sheng said on the side: "That Han Yugong is the imperial chef of the palace, Emperor Jiajing once decreed that he was named the 'first chef in the world', after Emperor Jiajing ascended to heaven, I heard that Han Yugong retired to the people." Zhao Mingfeng sighed and said: "It's a pity that I have searched for many years, but I haven't found any trace of Han Yugong, maybe he has already passed away. Zhao Sheng said: "I heard that Han Yugong's cooking skills are superb, it is an ordinary dish, as long as it is made by him, it can also be used to compete in the delicacies of the mountains and seas." Zhao Mingfeng said: "Although it is a rumor, it also shows the high cooking skills of his people, if he can invite this master, how much the price is worth it." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he felt a little respect in his heart, and said secretly: "This person has a very high taste, and it is difficult to find it in the world." I take chess as the joy of life, and this Zhao Gongzi takes food as the joy of life, which can be seen due to interest, which can make people pursue tirelessly and forget everything. ”

Zhao Sheng said at this time: "Uncle is the richest man in Jiangnan, and he deserves to be the richest man in the world. Zhao Mingfeng shook his head and sighed: "There is only one real person, don't say please, I haven't even seen it so far, where can I invite it." It seems that even if you are rich in the world, there are times when you can't do it as you want. When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was surprised in his heart: "Judging from their words, this Zhao Ming Fengguo is a very person, either after the prince and general, or the son of a wealthy businessman." Zhao Sheng said at this time: "In fact, the name of my cousin's gourmet is also mostly due to my uncle and his old man's family, if there is no uncle's enlightenment, where would my cousin have so much silver to use." I think last year, in order to taste the Jiangnan celebrity chef Liu Bencai's specialty - Jiuqu oolong meat, my cousin paid ten times the price of silver, which overwhelmed more than ten people who came to compete for food. Zhao Mingfeng listened to it and said with a smile: "My cousin is right, my father once said that he has made all the wealth in the world, and I have tasted all the delicious food in the world, and his merit is the same, and my father also envy me for living more freely and chic than his old man!" After that, he laughed and toasted with Zhao Sheng. Fang Guochuan was surprised in his heart: "This Zhao Mingfeng is also open-minded, not like such a frivolous and prodigal child, who took the family's money to go to the people who are just obsessed with food, but I don't know how to generate this special hobby?" I think it has something to do with his family background. ”

While Zhao Mingfeng was drinking and laughing, he accidentally saw Fang Guolian behind the tree, and only then did he realize that there were other people resting here, so he showed his boldness and called a servant: "Ah Bing, go and invite that son to drink." A servant walked up to Fang Guohuan and saluted, "This son, my master is invited." Fang Guohuan was quite surprised when he saw Zhao Mingfeng inviting him, so he hurriedly got up and came over, and bowed his hand and said: "In the country below, disturb the two sons' wine." Zhao Mingfeng got up and said, "It turned out to be Fang Gongzi, since we are here together, come over and have a drink." Zhao Sheng sat still and didn't move, just nodded slightly. Fang Guohuan wanted to refuse, but seeing that Zhao Mingfeng was enthusiastically invited, it was difficult to refuse, so he thanked him and sat aside, and his own servant took out a pair of cups and chopsticks from the food box and placed them. Zhao Mingfeng personally poured a full glass of wine, toasted Fang Guolian, and then said: "Fang Gongzi is in the dust, he is in a hurry, I don't know where I want to go?" Seeing that Zhao Mingfeng had a friendly attitude and no arrogance of wealth and arrogance, Fang Guochuan had a good feeling in his heart, and responded: "I came from Hebei and wanted to go to Hunan to find a place called Tianyuan Temple." When Zhao Mingfeng heard this, he was surprised: "Thousands of miles from Hebei to Hunan, Fang Gongzi travels alone, which is really admirable." "Secretly, I have a little respect for the other country. Fang Guohuan said with a smile: "It's also for personal interest, like Zhao Gongzi, running from afar and working tirelessly. When Zhao Mingfeng heard this, he knew that what he had just talked about had been listened to by Fang Guolian, and he couldn't help but smile happily: "Fang Gongzi has this perseverance, Zhao can be regarded as meeting a confidant." He happily invited Fang Guohuan to drink another glass. Fang Guohuan saw the exquisite wine and food in front of him, and said with a smile: "Zhao Gongzi has tasted all the food in the world, and there are delicious foods everywhere he goes, so it is really enviable." Zhao Mingfeng smiled: "The joy of life, but that's it." "Zhao Mingfeng is everyone's son, there are not many people who talk frankly with him on weekdays, but now I see that although Fang Guolian is dressed as an ordinary person, he is not arrogant or humble, and he is a little arrogant in his beauty, and he likes it in his heart, and blames himself for inviting it too late. In the conversation, the two got along very well.

At this time, there was a little cool breeze blowing in the air, and the heat had subsided a little, so Zhao Mingfeng ordered the servants to pack up their things and set off, and warmly invited Fang Guolian to accompany him. Fang Guohuan saw that Zhao Mingfeng was on the same road with him, and happily agreed. Zhao Mingfeng was very happy, so he asked Fang Guohuan to ride his mount, Fang Guohuan naturally refused, Zhao Mingfeng simply pulled him, and talked and laughed all the way. That Zhao Sheng rode on his horse and walked for a while, but he felt that it was not a taste, so he got off the horse, handed it over to the servant to lead, and followed behind. After a period of slope, there is now a large market town, because of the distance between the high and low roads, they can't see each other, and the place where the locust tree rests is very close to this market town, and everyone can't help but laugh at each other.

After entering the town, he found a famous local restaurant, called "Sihai Building", and Zhao Mingfeng pulled Fang Guolian to sit upstairs. Fang Guohuan couldn't refuse, so he had to go with him. Zhao Sheng turned to the kitchen and ordered: "Whenever there is any famous dish, no matter how expensive or low, make it all, if my son-in-law eats happily, he will be rewarded." The five or six masters in the kitchen were immediately alarmed, and they each showed their skills and got up, and for a while, there were clanging pots and spoons, and fireworks were filling. The manager of the restaurant saw that everyone was dressed well, and knew that the distinguished guests had arrived, so he hurriedly notified the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper immediately came out to receive and talk. There was not much time, and one after another the soup dishes were served, and the large plates and small plates filled the square table with two sides together. Zhao Mingfeng sat in the first place, Fang Guolian and Zhao Sheng sat on the left and right, and the servants sat on the side. At this time, the shopkeeper introduced the flavor characteristics of each dish, and his mouth was like a river, gushing endlessly, and Fang Guolian was confused, but he didn't expect that there were so many exquisite dishes in the dishes. Zhao Mingfeng and the others were used to it and didn't pay much attention to it. After the shopkeeper introduced a few dishes, he pointed to two big dishes and introduced them in detail. Who knew that Zhao Mingfeng naturally added a few sentences, which were the characteristics of these two dishes, all of which were omitted by the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper was stunned. Fang Guochuan secretly shouted to himself, and praised in his heart: "I didn't expect Zhao Mingfeng to be so knowledgeable in food, I don't know how much thought he put into it, he is worthy of being a gourmet!" The shopkeeper of the restaurant had also seen the world, and immediately relieved himself, knowing that he was a real diner, and when the eater arrived, he hurriedly instructed the man: "Go to the cellar quickly and get two jars of good wine that have been stored for many years." Sui smiled at Zhao Mingfeng and said: "Since the prince is a distinguished guest, these two jars of wine are all worshiped as small shops." ”

The wine and food were all together, Zhao Mingfeng stretched out his hand and asked Fang Guolian and said, "Young Master Fang, please use it, don't be polite." Fang Guochuan thanked with a smile and shook his head secretly. That Zhao Mingfeng only carries one or two chopsticks for each dish, and there are not many chopsticks, and he chews and tastes slowly in his mouth, that is, he shakes his head more, nods less, and looks at the shopkeeper even more at a loss. Zhao Sheng and the servants were full of food, but they were moving those dishes that Zhao Mingfeng had coerced. Fang Guochuan was secretly surprised at this time, knowing that Zhao Mingfeng Fruit had been eaten all the way, looking for delicious food. After the wine and food were used, most of them were left. As soon as Zhao Mingfeng put down his chopsticks, the shopkeeper was beside him, and said in a panic: "The small shop is simple, I don't know how the son eats?" Is it to taste? "Food is not as good as wine." Zhao Mingfeng said lightly. When the shopkeeper heard this, he was so anxious that he rubbed his hands, not knowing what to do. Zhao Sheng said on the side: "My son-in-law has eaten all the way from Suzhou, and you have the worst food here, isn't there anything delicious to make my son-in-law happy?" The shopkeeper wiped the sweat on his head and said with a smile: "The wine and food in the small shop are ordinary, and they can't meet the taste of the son, so please bear with me, bear with me." "The shopkeeper knows that the other party is not small, not like a cheater, if it is difficult, it is really difficult to do, and he is very uneasy, and he is busy apologizing and talking. Zhao Mingfeng was a little bored, so he said to Zhao Sheng: "After calculating the cost of wine and food, let's leave." Zhao Sheng responded and went to the counter to settle the bill. The shopkeeper's heart was a little calm, and he hurriedly called the guy to offer tea, Zhao Mingfeng didn't pay attention to it, and when Zhao Sheng came back, he got up and pulled Fang Guozhuan and said: "Fang Gongzi, let's go, find a good restaurant tomorrow, and I'll invite you again." The shopkeeper congratulated him and said, "The hospitality is not good, the hospitality is not good, please go slowly." "Secretly relieved.

When Zhao Mingfeng and the others walked to the staircase and wanted to go downstairs, the shopkeeper suddenly remembered something, hesitated for a moment, and then called: "Please stay with this son, the old man has something to say." Zhao Ming was stunned when he heard this, and he also stopped. Zhao Sheng said unhappily: "What? Short of the shopkeeper's wine money? The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong, please sit down and talk." Zhao Mingfeng hesitated, then turned around and sat down and said, "Shopkeeper, please tell me if you have something." The shopkeeper steadied himself and said: "The son is not an ordinary person, and the small shop is not well entertained, which is really ashamed." Zhao Sheng hurriedly said: "If you have something to say, you don't want your mother-in-law." The shopkeeper said, "Don't worry, the old man will say it." Now I see that this son's taste is extremely high, which is not what the cooking skills of ordinary masters can handle, and the old man now knows a place to go, and there is a master in the kitchen. When Zhao Mingfeng heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "May I ask the shopkeeper, where is he going?" How far from that? The shopkeeper said: "Far is not far away, ten miles east of this town, there is a stone rock village, there is an old man living in it, known as Shiyu Gong, more than ten years ago moved here. Someone once tasted its cooking skills, and the taste was so beautiful that it seemed to be not in the world. However, this Weng has a strange personality, rarely interacts with people, and does not cook with people lightly, but he has a hobby, a good hand of chess, and no opponents from far and near. If there is a person who wins a game of chess, there should be a higher person to cook a big dish for him that has not been seen in ancient and modern times. If there is one who wins two games, the higher one will cook a wonderful feast for him. If the winner of the three plates is the best, he will let the person taste the world's deliciousness. Zhao Mingfeng listened to it and said happily: "That higher person, but is it called Han Yugong?" The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "No, I heard that it is a woman of fifteen or sixteen." "Woman?" When Zhao Mingfeng heard this, he was surprised, then slapped the table, got up and said, "No matter who it is, just make a delicious meal, I'll wait to visit." The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Childe and slow, in order to resist some idlers and diners, the stone fish man set a rule, only those who win chess can have the honor to taste the delicacies in the world." Even if Childe makes a bold move, if he doesn't have a good chess player's means, then Shiyugong will not see it, and Childe is better not to hit the wall. Zhao Mingfeng listened to it and sat down.

Zhao Mingfeng regretted at this time: "I knew this was the case, it would be good to invite Uncle Tian Yangwu to come with me, Uncle Tian will suppress Jiangnan, if he is here, he will definitely be able to fulfill my wish." For a moment, I was stunned. Zhao Sheng said: "Didn't the stone fish man have any cooking skills, so he set up a chess game to bluff people?" The shopkeeper said: "A year ago, there was a talent named Cao Shuiyin in this town, who was a good person, and it was a good thing, so he went to find the stone fish to fight chess, and even made him win a game, so he won a dish cooked by the woman." After tasting the food, I returned in ecstasy, and then tasted the delicacies of our restaurant, but I frowned and spit out, saying that it was the same as chewing wax. That Cao Shuiyin is also serious on weekdays, does not do perverse things, and what he says is true. The old man was shocked and sent someone to hire him with a lot of money, but he was turned away. Zhao Mingfeng listened to it and said busily: "Then since Cao Xiucai won Shiyu Gong in chess, isn't he tasting delicious food every day?" The shopkeeper said: "That Xiucai had this idea, and went again the next day, who knew that he lost in Shiyugong's chess, and it turned out that the first victory was just a fluke." That Cao Xiucai was persistent, and after several defeats, he traveled away from home, vowing to learn higher chess skills and then come back to be the blessed fairy. To this day, there is no news of Cao Shuiyin, I am afraid that his family has not made any progress in chess. ”

Zhao Mingfeng was anxious, and suddenly said to Zhao Sheng: "You immediately ride a fast horse back to Suzhou, please Uncle Tian Yangwu come quickly, he is known as the 'Jiangnan Chess King', and he will be able to defeat the stone fish man." Zhao Sheng was embarrassed: "This place is far away from Suzhou, and it takes more than a month to go back and forth. Besides, Mr. Tian Yangwu often travels and his whereabouts are uncertain, what if he is not in Suzhou? "This ......" Zhao Mingfeng had no idea for a while. Fang Guochuan secretly said in his heart: "Since Shiyu Gong has set up a chess game, he must be a master of chess, and the opportunity is rare. Just wanted to tell Zhao Mingfeng what he meant to play chess on his behalf, but Zhao Mingfeng had already made up his mind and said: "Since there are masters in the kitchen here, they can cook strange and delicious food, and the opportunity is rare, I will wait for tomorrow to plead, maybe there is some hope." Zhao Sheng said on the side: "Yes, although he can't do it in chess, I'll kneel down tomorrow and invite him, I'm not afraid that he shouldn't." The shopkeeper smiled bitterly in his heart: "There are such gluttonous people in the world, who want to kneel and beg for food, it is rare!" What a rarity! Seeing this, Fang Guohuan said secretly: "Okay, let's go tomorrow and act when you see the opportunity." Zhao Mingfeng then thanked the shopkeeper of Sihailou, and asked Fang Guolian to go to the inn to stay overnight, and prepare to visit Shiyugong tomorrow. Before leaving, he rewarded the shopkeeper with ten taels of silver, in order to thank him for the matter, the shopkeeper was very grateful, prepared a table of exquisite wine and food in the evening, sent a man to the inn, and returned to Zhao Mingfeng, Zhao Mingfeng rewarded himself.

That night, Zhao Mingfeng came to Fang Guolian's room, handed over a bag of silver and said: "Fang Gongzi, Zhao will go to Shiyan Village tomorrow, I can't go with you, this is thirty taels of silver, and I will use it, and I will have a chance to meet again in the future." After speaking, his face was in a state of helplessness. Fang Guolian thanked him: "Zhao Gongzi's mind is in my heart, I am not in a hurry, I am also fond of chess on weekdays, since Gongzi is in difficulty, I am willing to walk with Gongzi tomorrow, I hope to help some meager strength." When Zhao Mingfeng heard this, he said gratefully: "Fang Gongzi is a righteous person, even so, it's better to go together." Fang Guolian saw that Zhao Mingfeng was so obsessed with food, and sighed in his heart.

Early the next morning, Zhao Mingfeng, Fang Guolian and others left the inn and inquired all the way to Shiyan Village. That Zhao Sheng saw that Fang Guolian had been following, and had no intention of leaving, thinking that he was a person who relied on food, and he was disgusted, but he couldn't say anything in front of Zhao Mingfeng, but Fang Guohuan had a cold attitude. Fang Guochuan had already sensed Zhao Sheng's thoughts, but he didn't pay much attention to them.

When the group arrived at Shiyan Village, they asked a villager about Shiyugong's residence, and the villager looked at the group of people very strangely and pointed to the path. When they came to a courtyard, there was a man who was busy with his work, and when he saw a group of strangers outside the door, he stepped forward and asked through the fence, "Everyone, is there anything wrong?" Zhao Mingfeng arched his hand and said: "Please pass the stone seniors, Gusu Zhao Mingfeng asks to see." The man whispered to himself, "Another glutton." Then he asked: "It's okay to see my master, but I don't know if this son is a good move?" Zhao Mingfeng said unnaturally: "I also know a little bit about chess, but I am not very proficient, but I ......" The man interrupted: "The master has ordered, no matter who it is, but there are no people who come to beg for food because of greed, except for those who have big means in chess." This son knows chess but is not proficient, it is difficult to be a master, and it is in vain to see the old man, please go back. The man turned and walked away. Zhao Sheng hurriedly said at this time: "My son-in-law came from afar, if he can't taste the delicious food in the house, I am willing to kneel down and beg each other, and I should not afford it." After that, he led all the servants to kneel together, and Zhao Mingfeng was extremely embarrassed to stand aside. Seeing this, Fang Guohuan was very surprised, but he didn't expect that for the sake of Zhao Mingfeng's mouth, these family members would be so surprising. The man turned around and saw more than a dozen people kneeling outside the door, and he was stunned, so he hurriedly ran into the bulletin. Fang Guochuan knew that he couldn't wait any longer at this time, it was time for his family to come forward, so he hurriedly said to Zhao Sheng and the others: "Everyone, get up, don't break Zhao Gongzi's face." Zhao Sheng said angrily: "If Gongzi Fang has the heart to help, it is in vain to kneel and beg together, and it will not be in vain for my son-in-law to treat you well!" Fang Guochuan shook his head and said: "Everyone kneeling down to ask for each other, although it is sincere, it will damage the reputation of Zhao Gongzi's gourmet." Since Shiyu Gong has set the rules, I will respond to his chess game. After speaking, he pulled Zhao Mingfeng, who was dazed, pushed open the courtyard door and walked inside, Zhao Sheng and the others were stunned.