"My surname is Liu."

"Your surname is Liu? You, are you Liu Xuande?"

Wang Erlang quickly touched his niece's forehead. Could it be that she had a fever?

Liu Xiaolang looked her up and down: "Get up early tomorrow and you will see a lot of Liu Xuande on the street in front of you."

"Really?" Wang Ge looked suspicious that the other party was lying to her.

Wang Erlang was anxious: "Let's go, I'll take you to the pharmacy first."

"Second uncle, I'm not sick. Brother Liu, do you also want to take the carpenter's exam?"

"no."

"That's really troublesome for you. You even took us to see the examination room."

"No need to worry, my family lives there."

The further east you go, the more remote you are, and you can already see a large field surrounded by fences. It is not open to the public at this time. The three of them stood outside the fence. Liu Xiaolang pointed to the leather drum as big as a millstone set up in the center of the field and said: "Here we go.

The time is measured by the drum. It is struck five times every quarter of an hour, for a total of one hundred times.”

Just when Wang Erlang started counting with his fingers, Wang Ge said "oh": "Two and a half hours."

Liu Xiaolang finally showed some expression and asked curiously: "How did you calculate quickly?"

"Does this need to be calculated? One hour is eight quarters of an hour, and every quarter of an hour is struck five times, so one hour is struck forty times. Can't we calculate it at once?"

Wang Erlang lowered his hands in embarrassment and thought: The calculation is so accurate, it seems that his brain is fine.

Liu Xiaolang bowed in admiration and said: "The selection time and location for various types of carpenters are staggered. The carpenters' skills will be competed here in two days. Do you want to participate in the straw weaving branch?"

"Yes." Wang Ge thought to himself: This man is young, has very clear observation skills and clear thinking, and is definitely not an ordinary farmer. But how can he be sure that it is me competing and not his second uncle?

"Can you make it up for me?"

"Can."

This is the first time that Wang Erlang has watched his niece knitting things seriously. In the past, Hu Tou often played with grasshoppers, finches, and butterflies made of straw. The eldest brother's skill of making bamboo baskets was learned by his niece first and then taught to his eldest brother. But even so,

Wang Erlang still just felt that his niece was really smart and handy.

Now he could see his niece wrapping and inserting the leaves easily and very quickly. In every movement, his hands stretched the leaves just right. For a moment, he no longer felt that his niece's hands were rough because he was paying full attention to them.

Everyone was attracted by her dexterity and speed.

A green peach is braided, and there are four leaves supporting it under the peach seat, which adds a bit of vitality to the overall peach.

Wang Erlang praised: Age’s editing is so beautiful!

Liu Xiaolang also praised: "Not bad." But then he warned: "If when you take the craftsman exam, all you weave are ornamental objects, you will not pass the exam."

Wang Ge understood: "Brother Liu is saying that the craftsman examination focuses on practicality?"

"Yeah. Again, if you and your uncle walk around the streets more tomorrow, you'll understand."

The uncle and nephew thanked each other, Liu Xiaolang nodded and left.

Wang Erlang said: "Age, have you noticed that Liu Xiaolang is not like the son of a small family like us?"

"He has tied his hair and may have started studying early."

"The countryside is good, and ordinary people also have the opportunity to study." Wang Erlang didn't know what he thought of, and his brows filled with anger.

Wang Ge hurriedly said: "Second uncle, don't be discouraged. Our son may also be able to study in the future!"

"Humph, how can such a good life be possible? Let's go and find a place to live."

The two of them walked north. Wang Ge actually didn't dare to look at his uncle's face. He always felt as if he was about to kill someone. Suddenly, he heard that his second uncle became cheerful again and said in a rather proud tone: "I'm looking for a guest house in the countryside, and I have everything for food and accommodation."

You have to spend money, how stupid! It’s better to live in a rural pavilion and a post house.”

"Is it free?"

"Of course! If Yishe dares to ask for money, we will sue him!"

Half an hour later, the uncle and nephew pushed open the door of a room in the post house, and felt that the dust hitting their faces was accompanied by the sound of earth shaking.

Then, both of their faces darkened by at least two shades.

"Cough cough cough! Ouch~" Wang Ge was not disgusted by the dust. There was both a sauce room and a pigsty in this yard, and the stench was fermented. No wonder he didn't see other travelers when he stayed for free.

Wang Erlang was so smoked that he said with a nasal voice: "Age, while it's still dark, please clean up quickly. I'll go out and get some fresh air!" He ran away before finishing his words.

Wang Ge shook his head, there was nothing he could do, he had to stay here for a few days, so pack up quickly!

Early in the morning, Wang Erlang and Wang Ge all went out to the streets with dark circles under their eyes. The pigs in this inn stayed up late together, the mice chased the geckos, and the geckos chased away the spiders, so they couldn't sleep well.

The free breakfast is wheat cakes, mixed with at least one-third of bran. Uncle and nephew are both stingy, so long as they can bite!

After daybreak, the streets are full of vendors and vendors. It feels like there are many times more sellers than buyers!

I didn't look carefully yesterday, but today I found that in addition to knitted products and pottery, there were also sellers of sesame oil, fishing nets, agricultural tools, etc.

Most of the knitted items are rain gear (hats, raincoats, bamboo hats); containers; and miscellaneous items (shoes, hemp ropes).

Most of the pottery wares are stoves and food utensils. Every pottery stall sells pots for holding sauce, which is a specialty of the pottery town.

Wang Erlang broke out in sweat and said: "Age, what Liu Xiaolang said is right. The peaches and butterflies you made up may really not be sold."

"Second uncle, don't worry, I can make these up too."

"Well, I can see that you are the best at making up lies! If you can make up lies, why don't you make up some messengers for our family?"

"My father made up all the stuff and asked my aunt to take it back to my parents' house. I won't waste my efforts."

"Is this happening?"

Wang Ge pretended to look at his second uncle with disdain. Wang Erlang felt guilty and had nothing to say. He asked the vendor selling wooden barrels next to him: "Wang Jun also wants to participate in the craftsman assessment in the future?"

"Hey? Why are you scolding people for no reason?"

The uncle and nephew quickly ran away from the man's angry eyes. They didn't understand why they cursed him?

As the day dawned, there were many more vendors selling raw materials, each with its own characteristics.

"Selling straw...the straw that Uncle Liu Huang used back then."

"Selling thorn sticks... Lian Po used the thorn sticks he used to plead guilty."

"Selling hares... rabbits from three cunning burrows. The sauce made with this kind of rabbit meat is particularly fragrant!"

The uncle and nephew stepped aside to let each of the salesmen pass, then walked forward, turned a corner, and saw the entire street scene blocked by a cloth shop. For a moment, they stopped in stunned silence.

On both sides of the street, there are piles of straw. Sitting in front of the haystacks are all children. The younger ones are six or seven years old, and the older ones are about the same as Wang Ge. They are all knitting straw sandals!

"Sure enough...there are so many Liu Xuande." Wang Ge murmured.

A girl closest to the stall raised her smile and greeted: "Uncle, sister, take a look at the straw sandals I knitted. They are strong and don't hurt your feet." Then she whispered: "If you two like it, I will give it to you.

A pair, just throw flowers to me the next day."

The uncle and nephew were shocked: How unethical, how dare you cheat!

Wang Ge asked: "You are participating in the craftsman competition at such a young age?"

"Don't you start applying for exams at this age?"

The boy at the stall next door shouted: "Did you just whisper something? Did you plan to give straw sandals to bribe flowers?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" The little lady scolded her with raised eyebrows, but she didn't dare to talk about sending shoes anymore. She said with a smile: "Uncle and sister, try it. The straw sandals I knitted are really durable. Wuhe Grain is the best.

If you can buy a pair, it’s the same price on this street.”

Indeed, every stall has standard "fitting tools".

The stingy duo were not willing to exchange grain for straw sandals. Only then did they understand why the bucket vendor was angry. It turned out that all the applicants for the craftsmanship exam were children?

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－

He tool: He, the sound is ge, and it has three sounds. Ten He is equal to one liter, ten Sheng is equal to one bucket, and ten buckets is one hu.
Chapter completed!