Because there are a wide range of craftsmen, including goldsmiths, blacksmiths, carpenters, shipwrights, dyers, leatherworkers, etc., there are even castration craftsmen! Therefore, the selection of craftsmen was named by the court: A Hundred Craftsmen contend!

A craftsman is allowed to apply for up to two categories. The competition time for each category's "craft handover" is different. The potter's and blacksmith's competitions have ended, and the carpenter's competition will be three days later.

Each category is divided into two skill directions: "Exquisite skills" and "Tiangong skills".

Wang Ge now only shows off her straw weaving skills in the village, occasionally helping her father to weave rice dumplings. She doesn't dare to show off her skill too much, as she may be said to be possessed by ghosts and gods by ill-intentioned people.

Straw weaving, in the current Jin Dynasty, belongs to the straw craftsman branch of the "carpenter" category.

There are four branches of the carpenter category: carpenters, bamboo carvers, grass carvers, and wood carvers.

Of course, there are more detailed divisions under each branch! For example, carpenters are divided into large-scale craftsmen and small-ware craftsmen; bamboo craftsmen are divided into bamboo craftsmen, craftsmen, and spanners.

Making small pieces of weaving, carving, and making small instruments and tools are all "skillful skills"! For example, carpenters are wood carvings and root carvings for making small objects; bamboo craftsmen are craftsmen and wrenches.

Building a house, making coffins, and large-scale equipment and tools are all "Tiangong skills"! This is easy to understand, but it should be noted that wrenches use the mortise and tenon structure of bamboo to make beds. Large items such as bamboo beds belong to Tiangong skills.

engineering skills.

A craftsman can only choose one skill direction, and he cannot test both skill and craftsmanship!

The so-called "Flower Drum Counting" is only for craftsmen who apply for the "Exquisite Skills" test. They must show off their specialty craftsmanship in an open-air venue within a hundred drum beats. Then the ten people with the most flowers will be thrown by the onlookers.

The ten people selected by the examiner, a total of twenty people, became "craftsmen" and were sent to the county to take the "craftsmen" test.

If you can't even get the "craftsman" spot, then how can you talk about the various assessments in the future?

My father regrets that there are only three days left before the carpenter’s skill competition will begin. Wang Ge has not prepared anything. How can he complete the weaving in front of everyone and with the urging of a hundred drums?

If you miss this time, you will have to wait another year.

Wang Ge pinched the stone, her brows furrowed for a while, and then revealed her determination. She stood up and knocked on the door of her eldest parents' house again.

"Father, eldest mother, I still want to give it a try."

Wang Weng nodded and said, "Pack your things and I will take you to the village early tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Dad. The work at home..."

Jia Concubine did not show up, but shouted in the back room: "My mother is here, what are you afraid of!"

Wang Ge was so happy that he ran back to the house to tell his father and brother the good news.

Yes, good news! She has already made plans. As long as her family allows her to go, she will definitely pass the registration and selection.

Wang Weng rarely saw the lively appearance of his eldest granddaughter, so he opened the door cheerfully and said, "How about it? I'm telling you, A Ge must give it a try!"

"If Age is admitted as a craftsman, can our family really get a tax reduction?"

"Yes, but only before she gets married. After she gets married, her uncle's family will take advantage!"

At this time, Jia's granddaughter was already admitted as a craftsman, and she said angrily: "Her future uncle has not done anything for A Ge, so why should my uncle's family enjoy the tax reduction? Really!"

"Okay, okay, this is the fight for craftsmen, and it's early to leave the craftsmen! Don't go out and talk nonsense, especially the mouths of the second- and third-bedroom brides! Who dares to go out and spread rumors? Don't blame me for using the family law!" Wang Weng said happily!

Lie down.

Wang Erlang and Wang Sanlang also lay down. For some reason, they felt that the room was leaking, and it was blowing on their necks!

When there was a faint light in the sky, Wang Ge and his eldest father had already left the village. They walked west along the dirt road and then turned north. Wang Erlang came panting, and he grabbed the basket from Wang Weng's back, a little angry.

He said: "Father! You are too... ugh!" He sighed heavily, "Okay, don't say anything. Mom has already told me. You can go back in peace. I will take good care of Age."

"You know everything?"

"I know, and don't worry, I'm the only one who knows how to keep it, okay! Oh, what will it look like if this thing spreads among the neighbors? People will scold me for being unfilial! A Ge, my second uncle will send you to the countryside.

, tell your uncle to go back quickly!"

Wang Ge first said "Thank you, second uncle", and then advised Wang Weng warmly: "Father, second uncle is the most clever husband in our family. Don't worry, go back quickly."

Wang Weng pretended to be unwilling to turn around and walked away. Wang Ge whispered: "Second uncle, in fact, my eldest father has been waiting for you to chase me."

How could Wang Erlang not understand his father? He said, "The walk is very slow, isn't it?"

"Um."

"I didn't bother to ask your eldest mother, please tell me in detail about the craftsman examination."

"yes."

The two of them were talking while walking in a hurry. When noon was approaching, they squatted on the roadside and ate cold pancakes. Wang Erlang saw that apart from a few bags of grain, the only tool in the basket was a pair of big scissors, and asked: "Is this what you will use in the exam?"

"Yeah. That's enough."

Wang Erlang saw that his niece's hands were covered with small black wounds, and she was really not as delicate as a little girl. He couldn't help but think of his bride and his brother-in-law, who crowded around his niece to eat. For a moment, he felt that the pancakes were tasteless.

"Age."

"Um?"

"It's okay even if you don't pass the exam. My second uncle will send you to take the exam next year. If you don't pass next year, then the year after!"

"I will definitely pass the exam!"

"Second uncle believes you, haha!"

Wang Ge also laughed. She could never see through her second uncle's temper. Sometimes he was straightforward and bold, sometimes he was gloomy, so his second aunt Jia was very afraid of her second uncle.

The third uncle was just the opposite, dull and talkative, without any opinion, and was easily controlled by the Yao family.

After a short rest, she set off again. When she encountered some suitable material for weaving on the road, Wang Ge cut it and arrived at the town in the afternoon. Then she was dizzy and swollen by the smell of various sauces floating in the sky, but Wang Erlang...

She liked the smell and introduced it to her: "Did you see that sauce shop? It specializes in rabbit meat sauce. This sauce shop only sells plum sauce."

When passing by a fish sauce shop, Wang Erlang also felt like nauseating and said quickly: "The fish sauce smells strong, but it's good... take two steps quickly! But it's very delicious."

Gradually, Wang Ge got used to the sauce, and discovered an interesting phenomenon. In a large shop that sells a variety of sauces, merchants would let customers smell something in a box, and then select the sauce for customers to smell and taste.

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Ha! Isn’t this the same procedure as buying perfume in the previous life? Let your sense of smell recover first, and then carefully identify the smell of sauce.

After leaving the regular Jiangshi Street, there is a sales area for pottery and straw products. The merchants here set up straw sheds on the side of the road. Under the large and small sheds, the products are placed randomly, making it look like a dazzling array.

There are also salesmen and hawkers in the sheds.

Wang Ge was suddenly attracted by a young man selling straw sandals. The young man was putting the straw sandals into a basket and was about to close the stall.

She paid attention to him because Xiaolang had a unique and elegant bookishness. If you look carefully, you will find that he is incompatible with the people and scenery around him. In other words, this boy is like a character cut out of a painting of mountains and flowing water.

Then it was glued to another painting full of fireworks in the city.

She stepped forward and said, "May I ask, brother, where is the village?"

Wang Ge had already inquired with his eldest father that the yamen in the village were not called yamen but "xiangsuo".

The official in charge of the township is called "Xiang Zheng".

Under the township government, there are township officials such as "village assistants, scribes, and pavilion chiefs", and the armed force is the "township soldiers." Although these township officials are of low rank, including the township soldiers, they all receive salary from the imperial court.

Xiao Lang raised his head, glanced at the grass blades in the baskets carried by the two of them, and said: "Just keep walking north. But if you come to participate in the selection of carpenters, you don't need to report to the village officials. You can go directly to the east examination room in two days. I think.

Want to go and see the examination room? I’m about to go there, how about we come together?”

His expression was indifferent, and even though he had good intentions, it still seemed condescending.

"That's great, thank you, brother." Even though Wang Ge was so shameless, he immediately hit the snake with a stick and asked: "Our surname is Wang, may I ask what we call my brother?"
Chapter completed!