Huan Zhen and the others left the inn early in the morning and never came back. Wang Ge spent every day picking weeds and pulling out wild vines in the wild, concentrating on practicing weaving. He was afraid of making others jealous, so he stopped selling food at the inn to make money.

Until the fourth day of May, when a total of fifty-eight people from Guzhixiang, a large group of carpenters with extraordinary skills, gathered at the inn, she never met Liu Bo again. She thought Liu Xiaolang had left long ago.

The township official in charge of these craftsmen happened to be named Mu. He said: "In the past two years, our township only passed the exam for two craftsmen, one every year. I hope that at least one can pass the exam this year."

At this moment, almost everyone looked at Zhang Qing. The craftsmen who passed the exams in the previous two years were also "first-class craftsmen" like Zhang Qing.

Muxiang official: "This is not only your personal honor, but also the honor of the village. Although the rules allow you to apply for another major category of exams, if you are successful in the carpentry category but not in the other category, you will not be admitted.

When the results come out, your craftsmen's grade will be marked as 'second-class'! And 'second-class craftsmen' will definitely suffer when they take the next level of 'craftsman'!"

Wang Ge thought to himself: The control method is really clever. In this way, only craftsmen who are really proficient in two craftsmanship skills will try it.

After the whispers below him calmed down, the Muxiang official continued: "Quietly. If you still insist on applying for another craftsmanship, please sign up now and make up for it later."

There was silence.

The Muxiang official said with satisfaction: "We will get breakfast at this hospital tomorrow morning. After breakfast, we will take a bus to the examination room together, taking all our luggage with us. If the examination room allows accommodation, we will not return to the inn."

Wang Ge always thought that the examination room was in the county town, but he didn't expect it to be near a private manor in the suburbs.

According to the introduction from Muxiang officials, the manor is called Qinghezhuang, and the owner's surname is Wang. The high wall is even more profound and magnificent than the inn. Outside the high wall, there is a clear canal dug by manpower to store water during the rainy season and to store water during drought.

irrigation.

On one side of the canal is a lush fruit forest, red and green, which is extremely brilliant. On the other side, there is wind and grass, and sheep are stretching.

It’s so enviable and desirable!

The motorcade slowly passed through the wide dirt road east of Qinghe Village, and after another two-quarters of an hour, arrived at the examination room.

The examination room was very large, surrounded by high and low logs. There were many high platforms set up in the venue. The high platforms were piled with supplies and were covered with tarpaulins. They were too far away to see what they were.

There are tents of different sizes set up outside the site and covered with densely packed straw mats. This is where craftsmen from other villages already live.

Wang Ge and others were very excited and jumped off the carts. The carts were rented from the post station and were paid by the township. They dropped people off and then left. She was not accompanied by any relatives, so she tried to follow as closely as possible.

Muxiang official.

Both sides of the road leading to the main entrance of the examination room were as lively as a market.

When the officials from Muxiang saw that the craftsmen were attracted by the fruit stalls and food stalls, they explained as they walked: "These fruits and vegetables are cultivated by Qinghe Village or transported from afar. There is a fixed market on the Qingqu River that I passed just now.

On the fifteenth and end of every month, many merchants and salesmen will come to buy saplings, grain seeds, cattle and sheep from Qinghe Village."

Wang Ge saw some out-of-season fruits and vegetables and was confused for a moment. How is this different from the vegetable market in his previous life? There are actually eggplants and pumpkins sold in May. Can you believe it?

The food stall cuts the cooked pumpkin into small pieces, dips it in sugar water and sells it. A small piece sells for two yuan! Can you believe it?

The price is so high that it’s unconscionable!

There were actually quite a few elders who bought some for the little craftsmen to try out!

Jealousy makes people look ugly. Wang Ge tightly closed his money bag and turned his head away from looking at it: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, who has never eaten pumpkin!"

But wasn’t pumpkin introduced to the Central Plains only in the Ming Dynasty? Why did it appear in the Jin Dynasty?

After the Muxiang officials and Youyou, who was in charge of the examination room, presented their certificates, Youyou counted the number of craftsmen.

After the inventory was completed, a tour guide led the craftsmen in, while the accompanying relatives waited outside.

"The several high platforms in front of you all belong to the material area. There are two kinds of bamboos: philodendron and osmanthus; wood types include beech and camphor; grass types include grasshoppers, cattails, and reeds; and the rest are rattan.

Vitex, bark, etc. During the exam, you can choose up to two types of materials. Let me remind you, rattan, vitex, and bark belong to the same category." While explaining carefully, Youyou opened the oilcloths respectively to let the craftsmen see these sufficient materials.

Reserve.

When we arrived at the tool area, the outline covered under the oilcloth was obviously different, and the tools were all placed in baskets.

Youyou said: "The tools include hammers, knives, pliers, rulers, saws, etc. I won't explain them one by one. In short, they are all complete. There are also auxiliary materials such as twine, reeds, etc. Add the tools and auxiliary materials, and each person can have up to

Choose six categories.”

After walking around the venue, more than an hour passed, which shows how big the competition venue is. The ground has been marked with squares, which is where the craftsmen will be taking the exam.

After leaving the venue, the Muxiang official led everyone to find a remote place, spread out mats, and sit around. He said: "You have three competitions in total. The specific dates are the seventh, twelfth, and seventeenth day of the lunar month, and each competition lasts five days.

.In the first two games, half of the people will be eliminated in each game! In the last game, hundreds of people will be selected."

Three matches?!

Not only Wang Ge was surprised, but the others were too.

An accompanying elder asked anxiously: "Sir, is this different from previous years?"

The rules in previous years are: divided into one hundred groups according to the number of participants, and the competition is divided into three rounds. Each round is also a competition for five days. Nine examiners supervise one group and evaluate the three levels of upper, middle and lower. The person with the highest score in each group

, is the craftsman boy!

In other words, according to the rules of previous years, the craftsman only played once.

The Muxiang official was helpless: "The township office only received this news the day before yesterday and is not allowed to inform you in advance. You may have also heard about the murder of County Magistrate Jiang. Well, when the new County Magistrate takes office, he will definitely promulgate some new policies."

Make new rules. Don’t worry! As long as you have solid craftsmanship, you won’t be afraid of any changes to the rules.”

There was a dissatisfied "tsk, tsk" sound.

Is this a matter of whether the craftsmanship is solid or not? The young craftsmen are all holding back their big moves, preparing to win over the craftsmen in one fell swoop. Now they have to hold back three big moves! Can it be the same? This is not just a temporary question.

The question is, who dares to put the ultimate move that was originally prepared into the last game? What if you are eliminated at the beginning?

Next, the Muxiang officials warned everyone: The team will rest here for the next two days. They can wander around nearby and cannot approach Qinghe Village. If they return to the inn or go to the county town, they must report it; they must not light a fire here, otherwise they will be expelled! said

After that, the Muxiang officials went to find their colleagues in Guzhixiang.

Wang Ge remembered the location and started wandering around. The food stalls sold a few types of staple food: steamed cakes, water noodles (noodles) or fufu (noodle soup).

There are many types of sauces: meat sauce, jam, bean sauce, leek sauce, fish and shrimp sauce, crab sauce. There are salty, sweet, sour, spicy flavors, and even bitter ones.

Wang Ge stopped at a place with a "Qinghezhuang Acquisition" sign. There was a long row of cattle carts parked here. Most of the men looking at the carts were in their thirties. Some were feeding the cattle, and some were lying on the carts.

Sleepy.

One of them came over and asked, "Is your lady a craftsman?"

"Uncle, I am." Wang Ge replied with a smile.

"The finished objects made in the competition can be sold here. It is cheaper to keep them than to sell them in the county. If they can be listed on the list, the purchase price will be better."

"With my uncle's good words, I will definitely come over later."

Wang Ge was very happy and found another way to make money.

At this time, in the Qinghe Villa in the distance, Wang Tian was lying on the bed, making painful "hiss" sounds from time to time, looking at the wall unconvinced, wishing that his eyes could see through and break out of this oppressive prison for himself.

When he was tired, he tilted his head and muttered: "Brother Huan, you are really a tiger, even more tiger than me. Unfortunately, I was worried at the beginning, fearing that you would get into trouble with me and get beaten up. I didn't expect that you would be the one who got me into trouble."

!I’ve learned a lot this time!”
Chapter completed!