On the banks of the river in Jinping City, A Ling was taken off the flower boat by Shi Wu. This was her first time stepping on land, and her legs were trembling a little.

Shi Wu said in A Ling's ear: "Don't be afraid, brother is here."

A Ling nodded, but still held Shi Wu's hand in fear. Shi Wu walked very slowly, and he knew that A Ling still needed time to adapt.

A Ling under the black veiled straw hat kept looking at this strange land, like a bird that accidentally fell into the crowd, and there were people passing by her around her. The black veiled straw hat covered her panic.

After walking about ten feet away, A Ling found that when Shiwu took her past, the pedestrians on the road didn't look at them very much. They all glanced at them and went their own way. Moreover, she stepped on her feet more at ease when she walked on the land, and she did not feel the occasional shaking when she was on the boat.

A Ling said in her heart: "Is this the feeling of walking on the shore?" A Ling's fear gradually relaxed, but her hand still held Shi Wu's hand tightly, for fear of being dropped.

Shi Wu knew that A Ling was afraid, but when she saw that she had insisted on walking so far, she decided to reward her and said, "A Ling, you are so great! Brother wants to reward you."

A Ling exclaimed, "Is there any reward for this?"

Shi Wu smiled and said, "Yes. It's like someone else practicing martial arts. You should get a reward when you reach a stage. You see, you've been walking almost thirty feet, so you naturally need a reward."

A Ling also smiled and said, "Okay."

It happened that a young vendor carrying candied haws was passing by the stone bridge. Shi Wu hurriedly took A Ling over and said, "Brother, how do you sell candied haws?"

The vendor saw that a young man came over with a child wearing a black veil and hat, and said, "One string of three cents, two strings of five cents."

When Shi Wu heard this, the price was much more expensive than that in Taiping Town.

Seeing Shi Wu still hesitating, the vendor began to praise his candied haws: "Brother, my candied haws are covered with real hawthorns. The meat is so full and slightly sour and sweet. The rock candies on it are also crispy, sweet, and you will buy them next time after you eat them."

Shi Wu was nothing. He knew that this was a common trick by vendors. Whether it was good or not, I would praise it first. But A Ling was different after hearing it. She swallowed because she had almost never eaten the snacks that children liked in Jinpingcheng. The Qinyinfang were all big girls, and no one would eat what children liked. A Ling didn't know what was outside. The snacks she ate the most in Qinyinfang should be the various pastries brought to her by the sisters.

For some reason, after holding A Ling's hand, Shi Wu seemed to be able to feel what she wanted. Shi Wu took out a five-cent copper coin from his arms and handed it to A Ling, and said to him: "Sister, please pay for your brother."

A Ling took the copper coins, but she still didn't dare to speak.

The vendor selling candied haws looked at the brother and sister strangely. The brother could give him the money directly, but he asked his sister to take it over and pay. The vendor said, "Do you still buy it? If you don't buy it, I'll go to sell it elsewhere."

Seeing that A Ling didn't hand over the money, the vendor thought they were teasing him, so he carried the candied haws and went to the other side of the city.

Seeing that the strings of candied haws were far away from her, A Ling said anxiously: "Come here, I want two strings of candied haws."

When the vendor heard this, he hurriedly ran back. After putting away the money handed over by A Ling, he smiled and put the candied haws in front of them and asked them to choose them.

Shi Wu knew that the hawker would arouse her like this, which was expected, but Shi Wu admired her very quickly.

A Ling chose the two larger ones in the middle, and after taking them off, she handed one to Shi Wu. The vendor thoughtfully gave them a small bag made of paper.

A Ling didn't know what this small bag was used for, but Shi Wu thanked the vendor.

The vendor smiled and said no thanks, then continued to go and sell them.

Shi Wu said to A Ling softly: "After eating the hawthorn in the candied haws, there will be small cores. The small bag he gave you is for you to spit in it. Usually we don't have these, and I didn't expect that the vendors here in Jinping City are so particular."

A Ling remembered Shi Wu's words firmly, and then asked: "Brother Xiaowu, can I eat it?"

Seeing that the little girl had to ask him everything, Shi Wu hurriedly said, "Eat it, eat it, I also want to see if it is as delicious as he said."

After Shi Wu finished speaking, he took a bite. The crispy and sweet sugar coated with slightly sour and thick hawthorn pulp was really good. Shi Wu thought the vendor was not talking big.

Seeing that Shi Wu started to eat, A Ling also took a bite lightly. The sour and sweet taste made her feel delicious. She finished one in just a few bites. Then she carefully spitted the hawthorn core into the small bag and continued to eat the next one.

The two of them walked side by side while eating candied haws together. Even A Ling herself didn't notice that she no longer needed Shi Wu to hold her hand.

In two days, the 50th birthday of Emperor Shengde of Qin State is also being stepped up in the Jinping City. The city lord's mansion has paid for the decoration of the entire streets and alleys of Jinping City. Now the government is not very strict with the vendors who set up stalls and do small business outside. Those vendors are very well aware of the rules. After they have agreed, they will only set up stalls on one side of the road, so the normal walking of pedestrians and carriages on the street. Therefore, the current Jinping City is full of joy, and there are really a wide range of things to choose from on the road, and Shi Wu and A Ling are so dazzling.

Shi Wu fell in love with the cloth tiger in a stall and asked A Ling: "Sister, are those little tigers adorable?"

A Ling had eaten all the candied haws on her hand. She had never seen a tiger before, and she really thought someone was selling a tiger here. She remembered that the book said that tigers were very fierce animals. When she looked in the direction Shi Wu pointed, she saw cute cloth tigers piled up on the stall.

A Ling's eyes shone and said, "So cute!"

Shi Wu also discovered that even A Ling is a talented girl with great talent, she is only eight years old after all, and she is still a child looking forward to various gifts.

Shi Wudao: "Please choose one, and my brother rewards you."

A Ling asked in confusion: "Why is the reward this time?"

Shi Wu raised his hands and said, "What do you think this is?"

A Ling didn't understand even more and said, "This is your hand, brother."

"Yes, you are not very smart in normal times, why can't you even make a move now?" Shi Wu told her, "You can leave by yourself without holding my hand."

Only then did A Ling realize that she had really walked for a long time. She smiled happily and said, "Then brother wants to reward me."

"Pick one you like quickly, brother will buy it for you." Shi Wudao.

A Ling picked the left and right, and sometimes she felt that the yellow one was more imposing, with her big mouth spreading and her teeth exposed, which looked very cute. Sometimes she felt that the pink one was more obedient and felt very comfortable to touch.

Seeing A Ling in a dilemma, Shiwu asked, "Do you want to buy it together?"

A Ling shook her head and said, "The owner of the shop said, if you want to choose, choose the same thing, so that you can be wholehearted."

When Shi Wu heard this, he felt that the people in Wuyou Valley were so good at reasoning. Grandpa Ah, and Grandma Ah, now, is the same, and the same truth that makes people have to listen to.

After A Ling made the decision, she hugged the yellow cloth tiger in her arms.

Shi Wu asked to the old woman at the stall: "Grandma, how much does this cloth tiger cost?"

The old woman felt that the brother and sister were very loving, and smiled and said, "Young Master, just give me a penny."

Shi Wu nodded and took out a penny from his arms and handed it over.

The old woman received the silver and thanked her, and said to them: "The street in front is performing the acrobatics that your little kids love to watch the most. Go quickly."

After hearing this, Shi Wu took A Ling forward.

A Ling held the cloth tiger and liked it so much, and she also learned how it looked and compared it with whom she was more imposing. Anyway, she felt that no one would see her now under the hat.

Seeing that A Ling had adapted a lot now, Shi Wu felt relieved. When they arrived at the place where they performed acrobatics, there was already a circle of people outside. Shi Wu had to use his shamelessness to tell the adults around him, "I'm sorry to give in." While saying that, he took A Ling to the front.

Now a burly man was spraying flames at the performance mouth. He saw him holding a torch and taking a sip of it. After squirting, the flames on the torch rushed towards the air like a fire snake. The onlookers applauded. Although A Ling didn't understand it much, she also applauded.

I saw the short and thin old man beating the gong next to him, saying, "Dear fellow villagers, brothers and sisters, our grandfathers and grandchildren have just arrived in the precious land and want to make some money by relying on their skills. If you think our performance is good, give us some money. If you think our performance is bad, just applaud us. Next, my grandson will perform hard qigong - a big stone in his chest!"

"Okay!" I don't know who was shouting first in the crowd, and a group of people followed suit and cheered.

The short and thin old man raised his hand and signaled everyone to calm down first. He continued, "In order to let everyone know that we are real kung fu, I will pick someone here to hit the huge rock on my grandson's chest with a hammer. Does anyone want to try it?"

After the old man finished speaking, someone in the crowd immediately raised his hand eagerly.

Shi Wu laughed out loud and said in his heart: "Isn't this the fourth uncle's favorite show? It's a pity that he doesn't come."

Seeing Shi Wu laughing there, A Ling thought Shi Wu wanted to go up and try it, so she jumped up and raised her hand and said, "My brother is going to try it."

A Ling's voice was clear and nice, and she was wearing a black veil hat, and the short and thin old man noticed it all at once. He looked at A Ling and said, "Okay, please come up, this little girl's brother."

Shi Wu said for a while: "No, I just thought about my fourth uncle."

As everyone's eyes were cast, Shi Wu gritted his teeth and went up. When A Ling went up, she didn't forget to say to him, brother, come on.

Shi Wu thought about getting on, just go on. Anyway, those who are performing arts in the world will do their tricks on the stones and can be broken in one go.

The burly man was already lying on a bench, with a large five-inch thick stone slab covering his chest. He whispered to Shiwu: "Little brother, remember to smash it in the middle. It's so good that someone rewards it."

Shi Wu felt that it was not easy for them. After nodding, he rubbed his hands, picked up the hammer beside him and said, "My fellow villagers, since you have chosen me. If this man is really capable, we will reward them with some money no matter how much. If they are not capable, they should be hungry. Are you right?"

"Yes!" The emotions of the group of people below were mobilized by Shi Wu.

Shi Wu first knocked on the stone slab with a hammer, and then said to everyone: "It's a real stone slab."

Those people had long been snatched by Shi Wu and said anxiously: "Little brother, you smash it quickly! Bang hard, we are optimistic about you!"

"Okay." Shi Wu knew that their expectations had reached their peak, so he picked up the hammer and smashed it in the middle.

With a bang, Shi Wu felt that as soon as his hammer touched the stone slab, the stone slab was split and a burst of sand and dust rose. The burly man stood up and whispered, and the broken stones on his body fell to the ground. He punched another set of fists, finally took the exercise and inhaled, and hugged the spectators around him, as if he had just experienced a life-and-death experience.

The people around burst into cheers and applauded, and countless pieces of copper coins slammed into the gong of the thin old man. The thin old man didn't even have time to reach out to pick it up.

Shi Wu really wanted his fourth uncle to come here to see it, and couldn't help but exclaim: "What is professional? This is professional!"

After the short and thin old man picked up all the money scattered on the ground, he wanted to thank the young man for coming, but found that the young man had already taken his sister away.

On the streets of Jinping City, Shi Wu and A Ling had already visited a place selling fried snacks. Because they had just eaten sweets, Shi Wu, a carnivore, wanted to eat meat snacks. He came over to smell the aroma of meat.

"Brother, it smells so good." A Ling said to Shiwu from her black veiled hat.

Shi Wu boasted: "That's right, my nose is very sensitive to meat. The boss's meat must be good."

This is a shop run by the family. The shop is a fat middle-aged man. Seeing Shi Wu praise his family's meat, he smiled and said, "This young man is very tasteful."

Shi Wu looked up at the shop's signboard and smiled and said, "It's better for the boss, the one who deserves the scent of Shili meat, and it's true."

The fat boss laughed and said, "Okay, okay, don't praise me. I won't count you as cheap as you can, at most add more meat to you."

When Shi Wu heard that he could add more meat, he said with satisfaction: "It's enough to add more meat. My sister and I like to eat it. Boss, what are the fried meats you have here?"

The fat boss said: "I have fried beef, fried lamb, and my own marinated pork ribs, and secret crispy meat. Once fried, it is golden and fragrant. Gods will taste it even if they smell it. Each type costs only two cents a bag of silver. How many bags do I need?"

Shi Wu asked A Ling next to him as soon as possible, "Then do we want to taste it?"

A Ling chuckled and said, "Okay."

Shi Wu acted obediently at the boss: "Boss, why don't you help me with a meal?"

The fat boss heard the saying of a meal together for the first time and asked, "What is a meal together?"
To be continued...