"Kou Zhixiang, Jiashe Village, Wangge?"

"The candidates are here." Wang Ge responded immediately and stepped forward to receive the tools to enter the examination room tomorrow morning.

The tools were packed in a basket that was two feet long and one foot wide. It was not too heavy. She found an empty space while holding it horizontally, opened the basket, and checked the tools: there were wood saws, small wooden hammers, wooden rulers, and carving knives.

, file, small grindstone, bamboo strip knife, leveling knife, scraper, bamboo tweezers, a wooden board one foot long and half a foot wide, and a small ball of hemp rope tied with the wooden sign number.

It is consistent with what the officials told me, and it is all good.

If the tools are damaged, they must be reported to the officials in the respective areas before nightfall tonight for replacement.

The officials responsible for the order of the examination room are still the ones transferred from the counties and townships. The so-called areas are to separate the male and female craftsmen.

There are more women in charge of the female craftsmen area. They are called craftsmen ladies, and they are also the craftsmen of the major workshops requisitioned by the government. It is said that they are the same craftsmen who will be checking the candidates' products in the examination room tomorrow. They have been craftsmen for many years.

As for the examiners of this exam, the chief examiner is a master craftsman, and all the deputy examiners are intermediate craftsmen.

"Huh..." Wang Ge let out a long breath, inexplicably feeling like he was getting taller.

She didn't plan to wander around anymore, she had already passed the freshness she had just got the day before yesterday. Moreover, the exam would start at 10 o'clock tomorrow, and Cong Yinzheng would line up to enter. After receiving the dinner, eating and drinking, she would have to get up early

rest.

The venue for the craftsmanship examination was ten miles away from the western suburbs of the county. It was a temporary camp. The entire camp was covered by tall felt cloth, and it was impossible to see the layout inside.

The scenery in the distance is extremely beautiful, with mountains and rivers nearby, and you can hear the surging sound of the river when you fall asleep at night. As for that mountain, Wang Ge heard people talking about it, saying it was the manor of the Xie family.

Tsk tsk tsk... The Xie family is amazing! I just don’t know if this famous family in this Jin Dynasty is as powerful as the historical records in previous lives? Compared with the Xie family or the Wang family, the head of Qinghe Village, which one is more powerful? In addition, Jia

Is the bamboo strip sale between the landlord and Qinghe Village related to this craftsmanship examination?

While Wang Ge was thinking wildly, he looked left and right. At a rough count, there were more than a hundred people in the rest area. This was also the area for female craftsmen. It is said that there are more than three times more male craftsman candidates than female candidates every year, which was much higher than before she came.

There are many more people than you can imagine.

Some of the candidates are still in their forties, and some who are over fifty years old must be trying their best to give it a last try. In fact, if you think about it, it is understandable that a craftsman boy can only take the craftsmanship exam three times in his life. Once he fails the second time, he will not be able to pass the exam.

You must learn a lesson and polish your skills to perfection before trying again.

Start giving out late meals!

Each food-distributing wheelbarrow is supported by four concubines, two pulling the cart and pushing the cart, and two holding the food bucket and water bucket steady.

Wherever the bus arrives, the candidates around them consciously come forward to receive meals. Each person can receive two wheat cakes, and they use their own bamboo pots, but they cannot be brought into the examination room tomorrow.

After Wang Ge finished eating two biscuits, he took out the biscuits he had saved from breakfast and sipped some water. The little girl next to her looked less than ten years old and was still a child at heart, so she also took out the biscuits she had saved for lunch.

He ate the cakes and raised his chin proudly at Wang Ge while eating.

Wang Ge smiled at her, and then realized that many people had this plan. It doesn't matter if they eat less during the day, but they must eat enough tonight!

Because there will be no breakfast tomorrow morning! No hot water! Only a chance to go to the hut!

After eating three wheat cakes, Wang Ge felt so full that she burped. But...she took out another cake she had saved from lunch and continued to fill her stomach.

"Sister, you are really good at eating." The little girl just now smiled and showed her tiger teeth, which was really cute.

Wang Ge smiled again. Before falling asleep, she carried all her luggage and went to the hut. When she came back, she changed to an open space, laid out a mat, wrapped a headscarf, covered her head with the mattress.

Before falling asleep, she recited the exam rules silently: People were searched before entering the venue. Except for the distributed tools and hats and cold-weather clothing, no other items were allowed to be brought into the venue; both men and women could only wear headscarves above the shoulders and neck, and only use the number on the inside of the bag.

Hemp rope to tie hair; no talking after entering, unless asked by the examiner; each mold has supporting materials, you can take them by yourself. If you take more and deliberately destroy other materials, you will be banned from taking the craftsman exam for life; every time you complete a mold, you must hand in

The craftsman in the production area where the candidate is located will be inspected. After passing the test, the drummer will beat the "famous drum" and report the candidate's place of origin and name. Those who fail the verification will leave the venue on their own and beat the "not as good as the drum" erected at the exit. They will also report themselves.

Place of origin, name; no food, drinks, cold weather items, or toilet facilities will be provided during the examination. Those who faint will be carried out of the examination room and are not allowed to re-enter.

While reciting silently for the second time, Wang Ge fell asleep.

In fact, the exam has already started tonight.

The coldness on the ground quickly penetrated the straw mats, and some people brought two mats stacked on top of each other, but it didn't work. The nervous candidates felt even colder all over. The exciting and encouraging sound of the river flow that they heard last night now became an aphrodisiac.

That night, there was no shortage of people running into the latrine.

There were already people getting up in Yinchu, including Wang Ge. No matter how good your psychological quality is, it is impossible not to be completely nervous.

The straw mats and other odds and ends were put into the basket and left there. These were not allowed to be brought in. She hugged the basket and quickly joined the hut team.

It’s too slow! Everyone who goes to the toilet is so slow. Is it because of the carvings inside?

The queue outside the hut is getting longer and longer, with sounds of stamping, urging, and swearing. It's very noisy. The craftsman's wife will only take care of it when there is too much movement.

The Yinzheng moment was approaching, and those who had not been queued up for the latrines did not care about anything and rushed in. By this time, Wang Ge was already waiting in line for a body search.

The male craftsmen lined up in five lines, and the female craftsmen lined up in two. Each candidate was wearing thick winter clothes. Wang Ge also saw people wearing silk clothes. When he was guessing whether this was legal, he was struck by the craftsman's wife.

I tore it off. The silk scarf is not a must-have item to keep out the cold.

At the front of the team, a lantern was hung at the body search area, so you could see someone taking down the rugs. As the rugs were removed one by one, the dark shadows in the large open-air examination room were twisting and turning, revealing some clues. It must be what Liu Xiaolang said.

It was still dark in the utensil shed, so I couldn’t see clearly what was under the shed.

It was Wang Ge's turn. The craftsman's wife first checked that her hair was tied and her headscarf was in compliance, and then she pinched the hemp rope to see if there were any hidden sharp instruments. Then she asked her to stretch her arms and check whether there were any instruments hidden in her clothes.

When Wang Ge put on his cotton pants, he found that they were particularly thick from the knees up. The craftsman's wife knew vaguely that this situation was allowed, so instead of blaming her, she showed her appreciation. All that was left was to check her footwear.

Everything is in compliance, Wang Ge enters.

At this time, there was a little light in the sky.

Several entrance passages are also the exit passages after the game starts. The big drum erected on the left side of the aisle she passed is the "Better Drum". When she came to the foot-long aisle, the female craftsmen and girls who had entered were all standing on both sides.

Stand aside and wait for the arrival of the hour.

Wang Ge also stood over and looked at the utensil sheds. Each utensil shed was not straight, but was winding like a curved bridge, extending to where it was invisible, blending with the black shadows of the mountains in the distance.

Far away in the center of the field, you can see a towering vertical strip of stone. When he first arrived the day before yesterday, Wang Ge heard someone mention this stone. It is called "Carp Stone" and it is a unified standard. Every county

, carp stones will be erected for each major category of craftsmanship test.

Carp means going upstream. The twists and turns of the utensil shed contain the profound meaning of how the craftsman can reach the other side without going through twists and turns.

In her previous life, Wang Ge also saw a carp stone in Prince Gong's Mansion in Xicheng, Beijing. Therefore, if she had a chance during the exam, she would definitely look closely at the carp stone to see if it was similar to the one she saw in her previous life.

The sky lights up!

Craftsmen, tourists, and examiners filed in from each entrance.

Is Chen time coming soon? Every candidate’s heart is lifted.

"Enter!"

"Enter!"

Following Youyou's high-pitched announcements, the craftsman candidates rushed toward the utensil shed like wild horses.
Chapter completed!