q5 is more than 100 or 200 meters away from the town, so it can't move forward. It's so lively and full of people... Looking around, it's bustling and crowded with people. It's not an exaggeration to describe this scene as a crowd of people.

Luo Hui parked the car in a wild lawn next to the road. Several people got out of the car, and the little squirrel rode proudly on Niu Niu's shoulder, while the poor little monkey was led by Luo Hui.

"Xiaohui, you young people like fresh things. We like old things. Let's go shopping separately." Gaozong said.

"That's right. When you are going back, call me, or if I am going back, call you." Luo Hui replied.

"Okay." Gao Zong and Li Xiulian went out alone. It was indeed not so good if the five of them were walking together. After all, the huge age gap would be very different in their interest in things. They may not like Luo Hui, Gao Qianqian, the little girl who liked it, so it would be better to go out separately.

Luo Hui, Gao Qianqian, with Niu Niu, and two little guys squeezed into the abortion. The people next to them were attracted by the little squirrel and the little monkey, and they saluted them one after another. Some naughty naughty kids even followed behind and pointed and talked a lot. A few bold ones even came to tease the little monkey.

The little monkey is not that funny. A naughty child stretched out his hand to touch his head. As a result, the little monkey waved his lightning-like claw without hesitation, leaving a few red blood marks on the back of the naughty child's hands, which immediately shocked the other naughty children who were ready to move and dared not tease him anymore.

Luo Hui ignored the curious eyes of the people around him and ignored the naughty children following behind him. He would just take a look at the fun... The three of them followed the crowd and entered the main street of the town with two small animals.

There are abortions coming and going in the middle of the street, and on both sides of the street are small vendors selling all kinds of things, popcorn, marshmallows, etc. The vendors basically focus on eating.

“…”

"Cannot haws, candied haws..." Among them, the most people sell candied haws, and their hawking sounds are also the most crisp and loud.

Speaking of which, these red, small lantern-like gadgets are stringed together with bamboo sticks, but they are famous Chinese snacks. There are almost nowhere in the country, and they have accumulated too many beautiful childhood memories of young, middle-aged, and even the elderly in China...

Strings of candied haws were inserted on the wooden sticks tied with straw. The hawthorn fruits were round and crystal maltose wrapped in the outer layer. Under the sunlight, they reflected colorful light, which was very attractive.

"Uncle Xiaohui, I want to eat candied haws." Xiaoniu Niu licked her lips, unable to resist the temptation.

Luo Hui bought three strings, one for each person, tore off the thin plastic packaging and took a bite. The maltose was sweet, while the hawthorn fruit was sour and sweet, which was indeed quite delicious.

While eating the sour and sweet candied haws, Gao Qianqian suddenly pointed to a place where people surrounded her, "Brother Xiaohui, let's go and take a look."

"Be a candy man?" Luo Hui nodded. The candy man has been seen on many books and TV, and has learned about it, but he has never watched the live broadcast with his own eyes.

The candy man is like a candied haws, and it is located in the market. It has a long history in Greater China and there is a story.

The legendary ancestor of the sugar man was Liu Bowen. Speaking of Zhu Yuanzhang's goods that broke bridges across the river, in order to ensure that his throne could stabilize the land and descendants, he killed his former heroes... And Liu Bowen was able to escape by chance because he was rescued by an old man carrying candy...

After the two exchanged clothes, Liu Bowen hid his identity, changed his name, and walked around the streets with a candy load every day...

The sugar is not easy to sell, and the competition is under great pressure. Fortunately, Liu Bowen is talented. He created a place to heat the sugar and soften it and melt it. He made all kinds of characters, animals, and paintings, which were very cute, which made children rush to buy it... Liu Bowen was very generous. Many people asked him for advice, so he taught them the skills. So the sugar people passed down from generation to generation, and it has a history of more than 600 years.

Candy people are as popular as candied haws in our China, especially those who are loved by children. Basically, children can’t move their feet as long as they see candied people.

Looking back on the past twenty years, the country's economy was not very prosperous at that time, and the children had less pocket money at hand. In order to make the business easier, the vendors who made sugar people came up with a trick - sugar people may not have to pay real money to buy it, but they can also exchange it for toothpaste skin. At that time, the toothpaste skin was not made of plastic now, but aluminum, and it was recycled.

Two or three toothpaste skins are exchanged for one little candy man. The greedy little kids are so happy. They go around to find the toothpaste skins to collect them, and then exchange them for the little candy man...

When young friends across the country collect toothpaste skins, they naturally are not so easy to find. They can only wait for their own use... Some naughty children can't resist the temptation of sugar people and cannot resist the little greed in their stomachs. They will secretly squeeze out some of the toothpaste from time to time and throw them away. At that time, many young parents at home were very confused. Why did my toothpaste use such a piece?

Some naughty children are even more bearish and squeeze out all the tubes of toothpaste and exchange them for sugar people... Of course, the result is that the mouth is sweet and the butt is bound to suffer - this is an ambiguous thing about the sugar people and the skin of toothpaste, but now it has long been fun with the wind and has become a permanent memory of many young and strong generations' childhood pain and happiness.

“…”

In fact, according to the different craft steps, sugar-making people are divided into sugar-blowing people, sugar-plastic people, and sugar-painting people, and sugar-painting people are the most familiar to the world.

The candy man stall that Luo Hui and the others watched was the candy man.

The person who painted the candy was an old man in his seventies, with a gray beard and a little hunched back. He sat on a small stool, and there was a small square cabinet on the right side of the cabinet. There was a small wooden rack in one corner, and there were small holes on the wooden rack. This was used to insert the made candy guy, but at this moment, there was no one at all, and they were all bought.

On the left is a small stove with briquettes, and a stainless steel cup is roasted on the stove. The cup is brown and melted maltose. People who make sugar usually only use two types of sugar, one sucrose and one maltose, which is more widely used.

The white-bearded old man was holding an iron spoon in his hand. The spoon was hot and slim, and a smooth tiles were spread on the small cabinet in front of him, with a layer of anti-stick oil applied to the tiles.

Although the old man looked at his white beard and old, his hands holding the spoon were very steady and did not tremble at all. He tilted the spoon slightly, and the liquid sugar stool poured down, forming a brown-yellow line... At the same time as the sugar stool fell, the old man was like a master of calligraphy, and his hands quickly slashed back and forth in the air. The sugar stool fell on the tiles, forming a corresponding pattern.

The old man's movements were done in one go, without a pause in the middle, and the production process was very exciting... In a blink of an eye, an exquisite sugar man appeared on the tiles - this is a picture of a horse. The horse is full in shape, four hooves are flying in the air, and the body is agile and light, which is really lifelike!

The crowd of onlookers suddenly made waves of praise, and the naughty children who were staring at him were even clapping excitedly. However, the old man was not surprised by the favor and disgrace. He took out a bamboo stick from a small jar on the side of the wooden cabinet and stuck it to the horse.

The sugar dried quickly. The old man used a small spade to shovel up the horse candy man and handed it to a naughty child whose saliva was almost flowing to his neck. The naughty child happily took the candy man's horse, but still refused to leave. The adult shouted loudly, and then he left reluctantly.

"Grandpa, I want Sun Wukong's Candy Man." A naughty child handed over two dollars and said with a fierce look.

"You want the man to have a candy man, okay, it will be there soon." The old man chuckled, took the money, spooned half a spoonful of maltose in the steel cup on the stove, and started making it again.

The old man's expression was as focused as he had just now, meticulous, and his movements were still flowing, as if he was not making a sugar man, but carving a rare artistic treasure. Almost in the blink of an eye, a vivid senior brother appeared on the magnetic field, which naturally attracted the crowd to be surprised and cheered.

Next, at the request of the naughty children, the old man made several candy men, each of which was extremely similar to the spirit, which showed the old man's superb skills.

Niu Niu made a big fat pig, and the little girl grabbed the bamboo stick and licked it from time to time.

However, Luo Hui and Gao Qianqian each made a child's pattern, one man and one woman, and the meaning was self-evident.

“…”

Leaving the candy man's stall, he mixed in the crowd and continued to move forward. From a distance, he heard the sound of gongs and firecrackers coming from the other side. Looking around, he saw that a large ping a few hundred meters away in front was surrounded by people. In the middle of the ping, there were dragon dancing lively.

Dragon and lion dance are traditional old programs in the first month of Greater China, but in Longtan Town, only dragon dances but not lions. Lions are beasts that eat people and are not praised and sought after here. Dragons are divine objects, Chinese totems, and symbols of all-out ability to call the wind and rain, so they will naturally be worshipped by piously.

In all towns and towns in Jiangcheng, there are basically Dragon King Temples built, and the dragons dancing are from Dragon King Temples, which are managed and coordinated by specialized people.

Whenever it is the fifth and sixth day of the first lunar month, the dragon dancers will divide their troops into various villages. They believe that this will bring good luck, wealth, and health to every village, and bless every village with peace and smooth sailing. The weather will be good throughout the year and the harvest will be great...
Chapter completed!