Female Official Meng

"Yes." The concubine kept lying on the ground, not daring to raise her head or say another word.

Fortunately, the darkness of the night made it difficult to see the shame and annoyance of the hypocritical man. He thought to himself: What a fart! Who knows what crime the guilty maid committed to be sentenced to prison? He helped the other party to engrave the ruler, leaving only those who sympathized with the criminal.

What else can you earn from a stupid reputation?

The craftsmen were not only tested for their skills, but also for their character. He knew that Wang Ge was this year's first-class prospective craftsman, so he deliberately sympathized with his concubine to contrast Wang Ge's indifference. Unexpectedly, after a few words, he was in a dilemma.

Wang Ge: "My husband shouldn't do it. It seems that he is as timid as me and is afraid of criminals. Are you not afraid? You can come forward and help me carve the ruler!" After saying that, she approached the thief and bowed.

, leave.

The candidates who were watching the excitement all took a big step back, fearing that they would be misunderstood if they left late.

The hypocritical man was sweating profusely, feeling that he would be laughed at by the surrounding eyes. "The examinee is reckless." He bowed to the thief in shame, covered his face with his sleeves, and left quickly. He not only hated Wang Ge, but also hated Li.

Concubine, I hope no one will recognize him after dawn.

Wang Ge didn't gloat about his misfortune, he was in a bad mood as well. He made a grudge against a candidate he didn't know for no reason. Who knows if the other party would retaliate? And the concubine, did she really want to get a ruler carved by a master craftsman, or did she have another purpose?

?She has already thought of countless palace battle dramas in her mind...

She thought too much. She never saw that concubine again.

The thieves escorted the carpenters from the urgent training camp to Shanyin County. This was an opportunity to perform meritorious service. How could a concubine be allowed to cause trouble? So at dawn, they sent Youyou to escort "Trouble" back to the county.

After that, the journey was hard, sometimes twenty miles a day, sometimes twenty-five miles. From the third day onwards, some candidates who fell behind never caught up with the team.

On June 22, the carpenter emergency training camp finally entered Shanyin County.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, Kuaiji County governed ten counties: Shanyin, Shangyu, Yuyao, Juzhang, Yin, Luan, Shining, Yan, Yongxing, and Zhuji. These ten counties were all large counties.

After Emperor Cheng ascended the throne, another county was established at the intersection of Juzhang County to the east and Luan County to the north. This is the origin of Chuyi County. So far, Kuaiji County has jurisdiction over eleven counties, all of which are still large counties.

But there are also hierarchies among large counties. Shanyin County is the county seat, with a population accounting for more than half of the entire county. More importantly, it is the silk rice trade center of several surrounding counties.

Wang Ge had always regretted that the last time she went back to Nanshan Guanshu, she only took the schoolchildren to visit Kuaiji Mountain and did not enter the county. Fortunately, it didn't take long for her to come by her own ability.

Entering from the east city gate, the central axis avenue is twice as wide as the road into the city in Weiyi County. It seems that every street and alley is connected in all directions. Business travelers and common people are wearing colorful clothes. Even the maids accompanying the car are all beautiful.

The whole hair is covered with a beautiful updo.

As you shouted, the candidates remembered their instructions before entering the city. Everyone bowed their heads slightly and followed the team. After walking for a long time, Wang Ge still saw the Qingyu in the road passing through the tunnel, riding in a company. There were shops and pavilions on both sides.

If they are connected and there is a river crossing, building boats and special boats can go wrong in the river.

The thief has already told all the candidates that the businesses in Shanyin County are organized according to categories. There is a silk market in the west and a rice market in the east. These two cities are the big cities. There are small markets in the east, west, south and north, and the small markets are divided into "districts".

"Divided to facilitate management. For example, in "Zhi Sang Lane", most people make wine; in "Carp Lane", most people deal with fish and turtles; and in "Lelv Lane", people sing with silk and bamboo strings day and night.

There are not only business establishments here, but also the residence of wealthy businessmen.

However, the person responsible for prohibiting thieves and thefts is still the "pavilion". There are "city pavilions" in big cities and "street pavilions" in small cities.

For example, what Wang Ge and others are going to is the small market "Zhumuli" in the east of the city. The official in charge of the civil affairs of Zhumuli is the li chief; the one who inspects the safety of this place and arrests thieves is the chief of the "Zhumu Pavilion".

There is no distinction between the li chief and the pavilion chief. They are county officials at the same level.

After entering the bamboo wood, the prosperity and luxury that the candidates were not used to gradually disappeared. It was replaced by another kind of prosperity, a luxury that belongs exclusively to carpenters!

Bamboo craftsmen's shops, carpenters' shops, straw weaving shops, rattan shops... craftsmen's shops and workshops of different sizes all exude the familiar smell of materials.

Continuing westward and further north, we finally arrived at the destination of the emergency training camp...Linmuyuan.

This used to be the residence of a wealthy businessman. The former owner's house was ransacked and the interior was rebuilt. Many walls were added and divided into courtyards of different shapes: ten courtyards in the bamboo area; ten courtyards in the wooden area; and ten courtyards in the straw area.

Wang Ge and other twenty craftsman candidates were divided into the fifth hospital in Zhu District. At first glance, it sounded like the name of the hospital in the previous life. They lived in a big house. There was a window in the middle of the wall along the door. Every other step on the ground

A straw mat. Except for the straw mat under the window, the rest of the positions are almost the same. There is nothing to argue about.

When the candidates were putting away their bags and laying out their bedding, the county officials outside were also handing over the papers.

There were both county officials and Shanyin county officials in Linmuyuan, as did the government craftsmen. After counting the number of people in each court, the officials from Cuiyi County immediately left the city, assuming they had completed their tasks, and their concubines naturally left with them.

In the house, the oldest woman chose a seat under the window. This is not a good place, because if nothing unexpected happens, all the candidates will have to stay here until winter, and whoever is next to the window will get cold.

Wang Ge went over and chose the straw mat next to her. This was the second-best position.

The lady smiled at Wang Ge: "My surname is Meng."

"My surname is Wang."

A little girl came over from the straw mat on the other side of the lady. She was older than Wang Ge, but definitely less than fifteen years old. "My surname is Lin."

Lady Meng: "Ah, that's a coincidence. We live in Linmuyuan. Are you hungry? I have half a piece of cake left."

Wang Ge and Mrs. Lin both shook their heads. Mrs. Meng didn't give in anymore and filled her mouth with two mouthfuls. She choked and stretched her neck and bulged her eyes. Wang Ge and Wang Ge were shocked to open their mouths slightly. They were eating at such a speed!

A lady came in, and she was actually wearing official clothes! This was incredible, indicating that she was already an official, at least at the junior craftsman level.

Sure enough, she stood in the middle of the two straw mats and said kindly: "I am a female official from the county's craftsman's shop. My surname is Meng."

Wang Ge and Miss Lin both smiled at Mrs. Meng, they have the same surname.

Meng Nvli: "Do you know the meaning of the word 'ji' in the Ji Training Camp? Ji means urgency. There are only three months until the carpenter competition. There are 11 counties and 20 years of carpenters to be trained."

Have you ever thought about how many people are eligible to take part in the assessment?" After asking this question, she did not give an answer.

Wang Ge really thought about it and raised his hand.

"The little lady said."

"Based on the number of people in the emergency training camp in our county, the total number of people in the eleven counties is at least 2,300. But among the prospective craftsmen who have not joined the emergency training camp, this year's candidates alone, there are thirty in our county.

, there were forty people each in previous years. After deducting those who passed the master craftsman examination, I am afraid there are at least seven hundred people left. If all eleven counties are calculated as seven hundred people, it will be 7,700 people. Combined with the number of people in the emergency training camp

Added together, it can reach ten thousand people?"

From the gasps, it was known that many people had not considered this problem. I only knew that there must be many candidates, who knew there were so many!

After saying "Quiet", Ms. Meng said: "That's right. So we need to conduct a preliminary assessment first. The assessment method is different in each county. But don't worry, you have passed the preliminary election in advance... Anyone who enters the emergency training camp,

Those who arrive here by the specified time do not need to take the preliminary examination. But those who do not arrive will be punished! Their qualifications for the preliminary examination will be revoked!"

This means that those candidates who are lagging behind will be eliminated in advance from this year's craftsman competition! It is really a training camp for success and a training camp for failure.

From this sentence until Wang Ge held the craftsman competition, I never saw the smile of the female official Meng again.

Mrs. Lin was so frightened that her whole body trembled with fear. She fell behind twice, but fortunately she traveled overnight and caught up with the team.

Yin County: Sound yín.

Luan County: Sound mào.

Shan County: pronounced shàn.

Zhuji County: Yin zhū jì.
Chapter completed!