Young Master Shen didn't dare to drink too much at noon, he knew that Master Xu was open-minded, and usually the girls of the engaged woman's family did not show up. Since the Shen Mansion and the Xu Mansion had long had business dealings, the two elders asked the two parties to come to the engagement banquet.

Walking out of the restaurant, a pair of young men and women walked to the stone street under the river, and the two little followers followed their respective masters.

"Sugar man, candy blower, come and see." On the street under the river, the king of the candy man is soliciting children who come and go.

"Miss, look, how funny that sugar man is." Xiao Ling ran over.

It is said that the ancestor of the candy blower is Liu Bowen, and legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang built the "Hero Pavilion" to burn the heroes in order to pass on his throne from generation to generation. Liu Bowen escaped by luck and was rescued by an old man who picked up the burden of candy, and the two changed clothes, and since then Liu Bowen has been incognito and walks the streets and alleys every day with the burden.

In the process of selling sugar, Liu Bowen creatively heated the sugar and softened it to make all kinds of candy people, including chickens and puppies, which were cute and cute, and children were vying to buy them first. On the way, many people asked Liu Bowen to teach them candy blowers, and Liu Bowen taught them one by one. As a result, this craft has been passed down from one to the next, and it is said to have a history of more than 600 years.

People who make a living in this kind of way walk the streets and alleys with their burdens, and the market and temple fairs are indispensable for candy blowers. At one end of the burden was a small cabinet, the size of a bedside table, with a rectangular wooden frame nailed to both sides, and a short rope was tied to a copper ring in the middle of the frame, which was used to wear the flat pole.

On the counter is a wooden plate, on which are painted with a radial shape from the center of the circle to the outside, and on it are written "gourd", "big rooster", "Guan Gong", "monkey", and so on.

"I'll have a monkey." Miss Xu pointed to the pattern and said.

In front of the sugar man, there is a rotating rod fixed in the center of the wooden plate in the spool, the length is a little shorter than the diameter of the wooden plate, and a small needle hangs from the top of the rotating rod.

There is a drawer under the wooden plate, and when pulled out is a marble slab, which is used to draw the candy man. There is a hole in the upper right corner of the cabinet for inserting straw handles, whether blowing or painting, the candy man is inserted into it, and there are already several lifelike animal images on it, there are lively and cute rabbits, and the treasure gourd.

As soon as the sugar man king heard the spirit, he looked at the talented and beautiful woman opposite, and happily started work. The sugar slowly melted, and a sweet smell spread, capturing the young master's sense of smell, Xiaoling and Xiaolong danced even more, watching the sugar man king brag, and in an instant, a lively monkey appeared in front of everyone.

"Miss Young Master, it's okay." Sugar Man looked up and smiled, handing the monkey over.

"It's too godly." Miss Xu admired the superb artistic skills, "Boss, I still need a horse, is it okay?" ”

"Miss, are you testing me?" The Grain Man King grinned.

"Boss, show her a hand." Young Master Shen paid the money happily.

"Young Master Shen is better than being respectful, but it's all about your face."

The Sugar Man King has always only done these four, Young Master Shen is in good spirits on happy occasions today, and he must give Young Master Shen this face.

I heard that the Sugar Man King was going to blow a horse, and there were more and more children watching, and the Sugar Man King was not nervous at all, since he learned this craft, he carried forward the master's skills, and was already satisfied with the life in this prosperous ancient town under the river.

It is said that the sugar king waits for the sugar to be just right, he decisively took a small ball of grain and stuck it to the tube in his hand, and then quickly blew into the tube with his divine mouth, and in an instant the ball of sugar bulged up and brightened. The most amazing thing is that next, the onlookers only think it's fun, but the young master is thinking about how to blow out the horse's legs?

The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway. Just when everyone was about to suffocate nervously, the two cheeks of the Sugar Man King were bulging, like drummers, and their eyes were round, staring at the half-finished product in their hands with full attention. Everyone held their breath as they watched the magic.

When it was too late, I saw his round eyes blowing out a breath of fairy air, and the four horse legs stretched out suddenly, and then the lively horse head and the majestic horse tail appeared in everyone's sight, and everyone opened their mouths wide, and they couldn't believe what they saw!

"It's so godly, you see it's going to be like flying." Xiao Ling clapped her hands in surprise.

"It's too similar." The adults and children who were watching exclaimed, and enthusiastic applause suddenly rang out.

"Worthy of the Sugar Man King!" Young Master Shen praised it.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and she didn't want to touch the candy man in the young lady's hand at all, whether it was the mischievous monkey or the fast horse galloping like the wind.

"How's it going, it's fun under the river, right?" Young Master Shen smelled the fragrance of tea, and without waiting for Miss Xu to respond, he hurriedly ran over, "Boss, weigh half a catty." ”

After taking the steamed dumplings, Young Master Shen Rui ran back: "Come, try Shanyang's specialty tea dumplings, it's fragrant." ”

Miss Xu saw that the man she was about to entrust to her life, running to please herself, her heart was like a hundred deer. The steamed buns in his hands were yellow and shiny, like thin wires.

"Miss, you can taste it." Xiao Ling urged Miss, and Miss stretched out her jade hand with a happy face to take one and put it in her mouth to taste it.

"It's delicious." The young lady praised repeatedly, and her white face smiled and her dimples sank.

Some people say that it doesn't matter what you eat, but who you eat with.

A pair of handsome men and beautiful women unconsciously walked north along the stone street, and then turned east to the vicinity of the Shen Mansion.

"Young master, I know that you are full of poetry and books, but you don't know how much you know about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?" Miss Xu asked suddenly, her smile was really overwhelming.

"I know a little bit about qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and after reading the four books and five classics, I am very fascinated by the quintessence of Go." Young Master Shen said seriously.

"My young master is the most powerful chess player in Guzhen." Xiaolong said triumphantly, "Last year, in the Shanyang County Go Tournament, the young master became the champion. ”

"It's so powerful, my young lady's chess skills are extraordinary." Xiaoling said unconvinced.

"Really?" Xiaolong was suspicious.

"Just try it."

The two attendants had a verbal fight, the young master and the young lady looked at each other and smiled, and they walked towards the Shen Mansion, the young lady's steps were so light and happy. How did Xiaolong Xiaoling know that she was about to be on the chessboard, and a life-and-death duel was about to be staged.

"Mother, make a cup of jasmine." Stepping into the house, Young Master Shen shouted.

"Son, you're back." Mrs. Shen came out and saw that Miss Xu and her son had come back together, so she hurriedly stepped forward and took Miss Xu's hand, "Girl, sit down and watch you sweat." ”

"Young master, I'll go get chess." Xiaolong said and went to the study to get chess.

Mrs. Shen made tea from the kitchen to the pergola at the back, the green vines were luxuriant, they were entwined to cover the sunlight on the shed, and the two boxes of cloud baskets on the square table under the shed had been placed, and the nineteen vertical and horizontal lines on a Nanmu chessboard were particularly clear.

"Miss Xu, please." Young Master Shen was very polite, and he sat down opposite the young lady when he was seated.

Miss Xu straightened her sideburns, Xiao Ling on the side fanned the fan, she gently grabbed a few white clouds and began to guess.

Young Master Shen thought that today was the day of his engagement and Miss Xu's engagement, so he blurted out: "Double." ”

After Xiaolong put down the chess pieces, Xiaolong couldn't wait to count: "1, 2, 3-"

"Nine, Miss first." The dragon swaps baskets on both sides.

Miss Xu was sitting in a precarious position, she picked up a black piece, and hit the upper right corner of the star, white chess did not show weakness, a white piece hit the diagonal star, and a close black and white battle began......

I want to know what happens next, and listen to the next part.