Wang Ge ate a lot, and after two wheat cakes, she was only seventy percent full. There was no hot water here, and the well water was cold, so she took a small sip and swallowed it gently before swallowing. It would be troublesome if she had a stomachache when she was away from home.

After an hour of busy work of feeding pigs, carrying water, and chopping firewood, Wang Ge carried a basket on his back and came out of the station. He saw beautiful scenery around him, with mountains in the distance and lush water and grass nearby.

She was very careful and stayed away from the waterfront when pulling weeds. When she was tired, she would rest under a tree and knit.

At the beginning of the afternoon, it was the peak time for travelers to stay at the inn. She put the basket on the roadside and started selling: "Take a look, take a look, a good thing from Kyoto: the Chinese Zodiac Guessing Box."

"This is the only one in Kuaiji County. Don't miss it if you pass by! The Chinese Zodiac Guessing Box is novel and interesting. It can be given to both elders and juniors!"

"No matter if you go south or north, you won't be able to find another one except Luoyang City! Come and buy it quickly, there is a discount for the whole group!"

An ox-cart procession stopped, and a servant wearing a short jacket came over and asked: "What box are you selling? Is it really a good thing from Kyoto?"

"Uncle, please take a look at the zodiac guessing box." Wang Ge pretended to have missed the last sentence and showed the display. It was a palm-sized, square box woven with rushes. There was a fingernail-sized handle in the middle of the lid.

The button is separated from the box body, and there is a tassel made of beef tendon hanging from the bottom of the box body.

I saw her gently lift the button of the box lid and pull out a straw "sheep". This sheep is strong and strong, with two horns on the top of its head, and a very thin straw braid running through its back. The top is connected to the box lid and the bottom is connected with tassels.

She gently put the lid back on, and it clicked tightly.

The servant looked at it very uniquely and interestingly, and asked: "Is there a snake in the zodiac?"

"Yes." She took out straw boxes one by one from the basket and opened them all. Regardless of whether they were tigers, rats, or pigs, they all had funny images from cartoons in their previous lives.

At this time, another traveler came over. The servant saw that the little girl was quite honest, so he asked: "Aren't you selling guessing boxes? You asked me to wait and see, what are you guessing?"

Wang Ge raised his head and smiled and replied: "The fun of guessing must be left to the buyer. If I have to ask my uncle to guess and buy them when I sell them, that's not a business, it's a scam!"

The other travelers laughed. One of the pickers asked: "What's the price of this guessing box?"

"Half a liter of grain. There is a discount for buying groups of zodiac animals. Five liters of grain or twenty-five dollars are acceptable."

"Straw things are so expensive?"

"The materials are indeed not valuable, but the work is more valuable." She found the snake zodiac sign and showed it to the servant.

The salesman felt that there was no profit in buying such a small item, so he left silently.

When someone leaves, someone gathers.

The servant said "wait a moment", went to the bullock cart to show his master, and recited Wang Ge's "Business Experience" vividly.

When the servant came back, Wang Ge had already opened the shop and sold one tiger box and one pig box.

The "lifting tool" for weighing grain is made of rushes. A vertical partition is added in the middle of the tool. Half of it is a wuhe (half a liter), which is convenient and practical.

The servant waited for her to collect the food and said, "My husband has said that he wants two sets of zodiac signs."

"Okay!" Wang Ge was already preparing for such a big customer. The bottom few layers of the basket were all in sets, separated by strong cloth bags specially sewn to hold money. He carefully took out two sets and inspected the goods one by one.

The servant began to count the money. Wang Ge had already learned about the price from his eldest father before coming to the county town. The current currency is five baht (the money has the seal character "five baht" on it). Fifty money can buy a bucket of rice. After calculation, one liter

Rice is only five pieces of money. My poor parents have worked hard for most of their lives, and the family only has five hundred pieces of money, which they saved to buy cattle. They have been kept at the bottom of the box and never touched them.

The servant counted fifty, and she excitedly held them, took a deep breath, and put them into a cloth bag.

After the other party tied the money string again, Wang Ge handed the other party a straw box and said with a slightly choked voice: "Thank you, uncle, for helping me. This is for you. This is the first time I have made money, and I will always remember it."

Uncle’s.”

The servant was startled, nodded to her, and put away the straw box.

The oxcart team slowly drove into the inn. Wang Ge held the cloth bag and felt the outline of the copper coins, and was overjoyed. When he looked up, he found fellow villager Liu Xiaolang standing ten feet away and looking at her quietly.

He was wearing a white undershirt and a green cross-dress, carrying a large bamboo basket on his back. He was still the same as two months ago, looking cool and cold, and he could relieve the heat just by looking at him.

"Brother Liu?" Wang Ge bowed.

"Why are you so far in advance?" Liu Bo nodded, came over to ask, and picked up a straw box to look at.

"There are not many oxcarts coming from our village to the county seat, so I came here earlier."

"I bought this."

"Brother Liu is kind to me, how can I accept your money? Brother, please don't laugh at me!"

"If you don't accept it, I have no choice but to give it up." Liu Bo untied the basket, opened a clean cloth bag, and took out two thin-faced pancakes: "I didn't bring any rice, can I use this as a trade-off?"

Thin noodles? Wang Ge swallowed and shook his head: "I definitely won't accept it! If brother doesn't take the guessing box, I will find out where you live after I return to my hometown and send a basket to your door.

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Liu Bo saw the embarrassment of her swallowing, smiled slightly, and said bluntly: "Actually, I know that the food in the post is not good, so I found an excuse to give you cake. Take it, we are fellow villagers, and we should take care of her outside.

"

"No, no, no, the food in the inn is pretty good, almost the same as what I usually eat at home."

"After you pass the examination as a craftsman, you can knit something for me as a repayment of today's favor." Liu Bo put the cake into her basket.

"Yes." Wang Ge knew that he would get annoyed if he gave in again, so he immediately put the cakes into his food bag, packed up his things, caught up with Liu Bo, and asked, "Is Brother Liu also the examiner of this craftsman-child competition?"

"I'm not qualified. The level of the craftsman starts from the lowest craftsman boy, and then goes to the craftsman, the craftsman, the middle craftsman, the master craftsman, the master craftsman, and the class craftsman. The examiner of the craftsman examination must be the craftsman level.

.”

"Does the craftsman's examination still only focus on practicality?"

"According to previous years' practice, the materials and tools for the craftsman examination are the same, and each person can only choose a few to use to ensure fairness and justice. No matter how many craftsmen participate, there are only one hundred craftsmen.

"

"Can the craftsmen who were unsuccessful last year also participate this year?"

"All craftsmen within three years can participate."

Wang Ge silently calculated that there must be hundreds of carpenters participating in the carpentry category - the craftsmen with unique skills!

At this time, they arrived at the gate of the post station, and Wang Ge Chongjin also needed to submit proof. After the post guard finished checking, the two people walked towards Lixiang District. Liu Bo continued the topic: "There are no common people participating in the craftsman boy examination, and it all depends on the examiner's personal preference, so

When you take the exam, you must focus on practicality and make it unique so that the examiner can't help but choose you."

Wang Ge understood that personal preferences cannot be judged as right or wrong, and it is easiest to cheat! If she wants to be sure of winning, she must be different so that the examiner does not dare to cheat, even if she is not chosen!

Wang Ge looked at Liu Xiaolang, who was still calm and calm, and had to sigh: There are indeed sages of high quality in the world!

It is common for sages to help the weak. They don't ask for anything in return at all, and they are tired of the cumbersome worldly relationships, so Wang Ge left quickly after knowing which courtyard the other party lived in.

At dusk, there was thunder and lightning.

Huan Zhen and the others returned to the post house before the rain fell. All three of them were in high spirits. They went to the crime scene to investigate and then sorted out the case. It was different!

Wang Tian shouted: "I'll say it first, I'll say it first! I think... this must be an unjust case!"

Huan Zhen: "Okay, Ah Tian has finished summarizing. You can tell me the formula."

Wang Tian got out of bed angrily and rushed to the door.

boom!

A big thunder struck the roof, and immediately after, there was a huge sound of earth and rocks collapsing in the courtyard.

Wang Tian was stunned and immediately shouted excitedly: "I said it was an unjust case, right? Thunder struck down!"

Huan Zhen and his two men came over to take a look and found that the courtyard wall they shared with their east neighbor had been struck by lightning and had collapsed. Wang Ge was scared to death and was standing next to the surviving pigsty, looking at each other across the scorched wall with the three of them.

"What's going on, what's going on? Are there any grievances?"

Huan Zhen lightly kicked Wang Tian: "Shut up, you almost hit us!"
Chapter completed!