During the Qing Guangxu period, Zhang Yong, the boss of "Heshun Silverware Workshop" in Yongxing County, married his wife for many years, and only gave birth to a precious daughter like flowers and jade, named Orange Blossom.

In order to preserve her ancestral skills, Zhang Yong taught her how to make silverware from the age of ten.

Who knew that by the time Orange Blossom was 18, she had not been able to make a decent piece of silverware.

A girl who wants to play cold metal all her life?

Zhang Yong gave a long sigh and said, "It seems that my Zhang family's stunt will be lost from my generation!"

After thinking for a moment, Mrs. Zhang said that since Orange Blossom was unwilling to learn, she should recruit a son-in-law.

Zhang Yong said, "Why don't I want to recruit a Lang Ba Gong? It's just that people's hearts are divided. If I pick the wrong one and recruit a white-eyed wolf who eats inside and out, it will be too late to regret it then."

Langba Gong means son-in-law.

Mrs. Zhang said: "We don't say to the outside world that we are recruiting Langba Gong, but we say that you want to choose an apprentice. We will pick a few good characters and let them learn silverware making skills with you. Lu Yao knows horsepower and sees people's hearts over time. Are you still worried that you can't pick a good Langba Gong from it?"

Zhang Yong thought it was a good idea, so he let the wind out the next day and said he wanted to recruit a few apprentices.

After the news broke, dozens of young men came at once.

Zhang Yong and his wife picked and chose two young people, one named Cao Yu and the other named Li Gensheng.

After Cao Yu and Li Gen had their teacher worship ceremony, Zhang Yong said very seriously, "Since you two worship me as teachers, from now on, you can do whatever I ask you to do. Can you do it?"

Cao Yu and Li Gensheng answered in unison, "Yes!"

Zhang Yong said, "Okay, you two go to the kitchen to light the fire first."

The master's decision greatly surprised Cao Yu and Li Gensheng, but they still accepted it obediently.

After Cao Yu and Li Gensheng arrived in the kitchen, they realized that the fire was not so easy to burn.

The Zhang family had a very strange rule. Any firewood used in the kitchen must be squashed with one's fingers before it could be burned in the stove.

Before the two of them could pinch a few, blisters formed on their index fingers and thumbs. They gritted their teeth and insisted on pinching for a while, but the blisters were worn out, revealing blood-red tender flesh on their two fingers.

Cao Yu and Li Gensheng not only did not flinch, but they also competed in the dark.

After pinching the cornstarch for a year, their ten fingers gradually grew calluses, and the strength of their fingers also increased greatly. The cornstalks with the thickness of their fists did not feel laborious when pinched.

The two disciples had just gotten used to pinching corn stalks, and Zhang Yong asked his family to bring a bundle of cotton stalks as thick as a thumb.

Zhang Yong pointed at the bundle of cotton stalks and said, "From today onwards, the kitchen will change to burning cotton stalks. As usual, you have to pinch the cotton stalks flat before you can put them in the stove to burn."

It turned out that Zhang Yong and his wife asked Cao Yu and Li Gensheng to pinch corn stalks and cotton stalks, which was an idea that killed two birds with one stone.

The first is to exercise the strength of the fingers of the two people, which is an original stunt created by the Zhang family to exercise finger strength.

Second and most importantly, they wanted to use this boring task to exercise their perseverance, eliminate one of the people who was not firm-willed, and complete the task of selecting a happy son-in-law.

Cao Yu and Li Gensheng pinched the cotton stalk for another year, and the strength in their hands has greatly exceeded that of ordinary people.

At that time, Zhang Yongcai said, "You can learn to chisel with me!"

This Zhang Yong is worthy of being a geek in the silverware world. He actually asked two apprentices to practice chiseling techniques on tofu. This strange and unheard-of trick puzzled Cao Yu and Li Gen Shanda.

In tofu chisel, the strength of the chisel knife is very difficult to master, and the tender tofu chisel is crushed without paying attention.

Cao Yu and Li Gensheng are worthy of being carefully selected by Zhang Yong and his wife. In addition, they have experienced the exercise of pinching corn stalks and cotton stalks, and the kung fu on their fingers has been perfected. After more than half a year of practice, they can use chisels freely on white and tender tofu.

Seeing that the two disciples were still struggling to win or lose, Zhang Yong felt that it was time to use the last move. He called Orange Blossom to the front and said, "Orange Blossom, it's your turn to appear."

Orange Blossom said proudly, "Of course, this is my lifetime event!"

Zhang Yong's last move is absolutely perfect. He wants Cao Yu and Li Gensheng to carve a statue of each orange flower on tofu!

Carving characters is the hardest, and carving characters on tofu that is broken at a touch is even more difficult. This is not to mention, and what needs to be carved is a beautiful girl who has been in love for a long time. A little distraction will ruin all previous efforts.

This unique method is the Zhang family's ancestral secret recipe for exercising "heart skills." It is said that Zhang Yong's father hired a beautiful woman from Changsha to cultivate his "heart skills" against interference.

But Zhang Yongxin was unmoved like still water, and he just carved a female statue with a variety of styles on white and tender tofu!

Seeing that Cao Yu and Li Gensheng looked embarrassed, Zhang Yong said very sympathetically: "Outsiders only know that our Zhang family has produced many silverware makers in the past, but they don't know how much hardship we have suffered for this! A famous silverware maker must not only have skilled chiseling skills, but also have the energy of Mount Tai to collapse without changing color in order to carve a peerless treasure. If you feel that you can't fulfill my request, you can quit now, and I can leave after paying three years of wages."

Having practiced to this extent, who is willing to give up halfway?

Cao Yu and Li Gensheng answered in unison, "I am willing to carve an image of orange blossoms!"

This is the time to test real kung fu!

Cao Yu and Li Gensheng are also fully committed, determined to defeat their opponents at the last moment and realize their dreams.

In the face of Maimai's eyes, they both withstood the test and carved a living orange blossom into tofu!

In the face of the works of the two great disciples, Zhang Yong was both happy and troubled. He was happy that both of his disciples were excellent, but the problem was that the two still didn't win or lose.

His real purpose is not to cultivate a high apprenticeship, but to choose a happy son-in-law!

At this moment, the master of the governor of Hunan came to the Zhang family and conveyed words of the governor to him.

In order to celebrate the birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi, he was asked to make a set of nine pieces of silverware.

Zhang Yongmingbai said that these nine pieces of silverware must be delivered on time and according to quality. If the governor's birthday celebration date is delayed, not only will his "Heshun Silverware Workshop" not be guaranteed, but he may also be killed.

The master lived in Yongxing Yamen waiting to pick up the goods. Of course, Zhang Yong did not dare to neglect him. He took out all the pure silver ingots stored in the house overnight.

The stakes were high. Zhang Yong, Cao Yu, Li Gensheng, and their disciples worked around the clock to melt silver, drawing wires, hammers, and billets…

By the end of the twenty days, the nine silver pieces had taken shape, and Cao Yu and Li Gensheng could not help with the rest of the work.

The governor asked for the high quality goods made by Zhang Yong by name. Naturally, the two apprentices did not dare to come forward, and Zhang Yong did not dare to borrow the hands of others to recharge the goods they were pretending to be.

As the saying goes, art is high and bold, and the more at this time, the more calm Zhang Yong appears.

He looked at the nine different rough pieces placed in the workshop and said confidently, "There are still ten days before the delivery time. With my technology, those phoenixes, hairpins, and hairpins, one piece a day, but the hollow dragon and phoenixes play ball will take two days to complete."

At this time, Zhang Yong used all his housekeeping skills. His skillful carving skills stunned Cao Yu and Li Gensheng.

Zhang Yong brushes, weaves, hammers, and chisels on the rough for a while…

Gradually, a beautifully crafted phoenix hairpin emerged.

Unknowingly, eight days have passed, and Zhang Yong has completed eight silverware such as phoenix, hairpin, and hairpin. Only the dragon and phoenix play beads are left.

Who knew that at that moment, an unexpected thing happened!

Because of the tiredness of the past few days, Zhang Yong, who was exhausted, suddenly fainted on the ground and could never get up again!

The day after tomorrow, the master will come to pick up the goods. The most crucial dragon and phoenix play ball Ruyi has not been completed. What should I do?

Orange Blossom's father, Orange Blossom's father, wake up!"

"Dad, wake up, you still have Ruyi of Dragon and Phoenix Drama Orbs to finish!" Madam Zhang and Orange Blossom lay on Zhang Yong and called desperately.

But Zhang Yong did not move, and he breathed more than a dead man.

"Master, Master..." Cao Yu and Li Gensheng were also very anxious. At this moment, they knew very well that if Zhang Yong couldn't wake up, no one would be able to make the remaining dragon and phoenix play ball Ruyi.

If the governor blamed it, the Zhang family would have to go to prison, and even their heads would fall to the ground. At that time, let alone not being able to get orange blossoms, even the Zhang family's Wanguan family property would have to be confiscated.

Mrs. Zhang immediately sent for the best doctor in Yongxing City.

The doctor took Zhang Yong's pulse and said that he was exhausted and temporarily unconscious.

He prescribed a prescription, and Zhang Yong would wake up after seven days with just one dose of medicine.

Not to mention seven days, three days is not enough!

Mrs. Zhang begged the doctor to save Zhang Yong and let him wake up early.

But she only cared about talking to the doctor, but without paying attention, the orange blossoms disappeared.

Just as Mrs. Zhang was looking for orange blossoms everywhere, Cao Yu came over and said, "Master, don't look for it, orange blossoms ran away with Gensheng..."

Mrs. Zhang suddenly understood, and her eyes were dull as she said, "Run, running is better than beheading in prison… Cao Yu, hurry up and run while the government doesn't know about it."

Cao Yu said very firmly, "I'm not leaving! Orange Blossom asked me and Gensheng quietly just now, who would like to escape with her? I refused, I want to stay by your side and master, I want to die together, I want to live together."

"You silly cub," Mrs. Zhang shook her head and said, "Your master is unconscious, and the main wish has not been completed. It seems that the Zhang family is doomed!"

At that moment, Zhang Yong, who had been "unconscious", suddenly sat up and said, "Who said the Zhang family was doomed?"

Seeing her husband suddenly wake up, Mrs. Zhang was very surprised and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Zhang Yong proudly said that in order to pick the good Duke Langba, he had to take special measures. "Haha, Cao Yu, I can rest assured that Orange Blossom is with a kind and righteous person like you!"

"But Juhua has already run away with Gensheng!" Mrs. Zhang said puzzled.

Zhang Yong said, "Look back, she's already back!"

Mrs. Zhang suddenly turned around, and Orange Blossom ran in excitedly from outside.

Li Gensheng followed closely behind the orange blossom, wiping the sweat from his face and ruefully saying, "Orange blossom! Orange blossom… Listen to me..."

Silversmith Zhang Yong finally picked a satisfied Langba Duke!