Senior Brother Zhou took these teenagers to the backyard and arranged work for each of them, asking Xu Wen to carry water and fill all the jars under the eaves.

The breeze brings the chill of autumn as it sweeps through the skin. A lot of information came into his mind, and he gradually understood.

Everything around is real.

Jing Cheng said that he couldn't learn, so he really sent him to study.

Time travel, fantasy, holographic simulation?

What kind of place is that house, and who is Jing Cheng?

Either way, it's the matter at hand.

Senior Brother Zhou arranged for Xu Wen to carry water alone, he lifted the wooden bucket by the side of the cylinder, picked it up with a flat pole, thought about it, and asked Senior Brother where to fetch water.

It may be that his expression is too wooden, and the senior brother glanced at him a little impatiently, but still told him the location.

The water in the tank is used for work, not for drinking, and it is also separate from domestic water, and needs to be fetched in a specific spring.

Xu Wen tried hard to memorize the place that Senior Brother Zhou said, and was a little surprised in his heart.

Water for carpenters...... Need to be so particular?

He nodded, picked up two barrels with his pole, and staggered out.

He grew up in the city, and he had never used a flat pole, but now he used it for the first time. This body seems to have a natural memory of this.

Out of the backyard is a hill with spring water in the mountains. Xu Wen walked up the mountain road and glanced back.

Behind him was an ancient village, all of which were bungalows with black tiles and white walls, reflecting the surrounding mountains, which looked a little beautiful.

As he walked, he sorted through the information that was pouring into his head.

Now he is in an ancient carpentry workshop, I don't know what era it is, he has to learn carpentry here, and finally learn to complete the task before he can return to his own world.

As he heard before, entering the workshop does not mean that he has already apprenticed, and it is not so simple to learn art in ancient times. In the past six months, he is equivalent to a "preparatory apprentice", and he needs to pass the test of the master before he can become a real apprentice, officially worship under the ancestor and become a part of this carpentry workshop.

There are many things to do as a preparatory apprentice, most of which are chores. That's it, and it has to rely on countless relationships to get in.

The spring is not far from the foot of the mountain, and it takes about ten minutes to walk there.

Xu Wen put down the barrel and bent down to fetch water, his blurred face reflected on the shaking water.

Xu Wen's movements stopped, filled the water, and looked at his current self in the reflection of the water.

Sure enough, he was no longer the twenty-five-year-old young man he was today, but a peasant boy of twelve or thirteen. But this face is still his own, he touched his face, and gradually got used to it.

In his memory, he was indeed a farmer's child, the third in the family, and his name was still Xu Wen, who was chosen by the village elders. The village where he was born is called Xu/Jiatun, which is separated by a mountain from this small horizontal village.

The family is very poor, only two acres of thin fields and seven or eight acres of mountain forests, and it is very difficult to raise a few children. The Yao family workshop in Xiaoheng Village is very famous, and his family trusted him with a relationship and found a mediator to send him in.

The memories of the past at home were dim and vague, and Xu Wen only remembered a few sad faces, always frowning. Before leaving, the man who should be called his father smoked a dry cigarette and told him that this was the best way out that the family could find for him, and that when he learned it in the future, he would have a chance, and the family would not want him to do anything;

In just two sentences, Xu Wen heard a deep sense of helplessness, and also understood that the "Ren beating and scolding" he had heard before was absolutely not the slightest bit of water.

In this era, the master has full personal ownership of the apprentice, and when he apprentices, he has to sign the life and death documents, and from then on life and death have nothing to do with his family.

Even if it comes, then it will be safe, although until now he also thinks that it is impossible to repair that house alone, but since Jing Cheng gave him this opportunity to learn, he should study hard.

After Xu Wen finished fetching water, he picked up the flat pole and walked down the mountain.

The tank is large and empty. Two buckets of water were poured into it, and only a shallow bottom was covered.

Xu Wen silently picked up the empty bucket, turned around and walked back.

Two trips, three trips......

Walking the mountain road with water is by no means an easy job, even if this body is used to working, after four or five trips, Xu Wen's heart is already soaked with sweat.

He poured the water into the tank again, looked at the water about a third of the way, exhaled, and picked up the bucket again.

"Hey, hey. ”

There was a sudden greeting behind him, and Xu Wen turned his head in confusion and saw a young man about the same age as him now waving to him.

"Me?" Xu asked, looking left and right, gesturing to himself.

The young man nodded violently, and Xu Wen walked over.

There was no such person in his memory, and Xu Wen was sure that he didn't know him before.

"Did you offend Senior Brother Zhou, he treated you like this?" the young man asked him with a wink.

"Huh?" Xu asked, puzzled.

"You were supposed to do this job by three people, and he asked you to come alone, didn't he fix you?"

"No, right...... It's my first day. ”

"Hmm...... Never mind. By the way, I will teach you a good one. ”

"Huh?"

"Water is not the same everywhere? It's tiring to go up and down the mountain, you go out to the south, there is a well there. Wouldn't it be easier to dig water from the well?"

The boy patted him on the shoulder and walked away with a smile.

Xu Wen stood in place for a while, shook his head, and continued to go up the mountain with his burden.

He is a serious person by nature, and since he was sent here, he wants to learn something well. Sneaking and treacherous things are not in line with his character, and he doesn't intend to do so.

However, it is really a bit laborious for one person to fill the entire mouth tank with water.

When the water was halfway up to the tank, he couldn't bear it. The flat shoulder grinded on his shoulders, it was hot and painful, and the heat rose from the deepest part of his body, constantly steaming outward, and the clothes on his body were soaked inside and out.

He poured another bucket of water into the jar, rested on the edge of the jar for a while, and once again put the flat burden on his shoulder.

Two teenagers passed by him, holding something in their hands, talking and laughing, very relaxed. When they saw Xu Wen, they showed some surprised expressions, exchanged a few words, and laughed twice.

Xu Wen took all this in his eyes, but didn't say a word. He shuffled and carried the empty bucket on.

Inevitably, his pace is getting slower and slower. At first, it only took him about ten minutes to pick up a trip to the water, but now, half an hour is considered fast.

It was morning when he had been brought here, and gradually, the shadow of the sun shifted, and it seemed that it was approaching noon.

Xu Wen was a little hungry.

There was still some time before eating, Xu Wen glanced out, exhaled hot air, and took another step.

Hungry and tired, he hadn't suffered like this in a long time.

The last time I felt this way was when I first joined the company.

His education is not very good, it is not easy to find a job, and his first job was dismissed after only half a month due to personnel changes in the company. Because of this, Xu Wen was always very anxious when he first joined the second company, and he rushed to do the job, for fear of being fired again.

It was a very bad time.

When I started working, I realized that I didn't understand anything, the format of documents drafted and printed, the way to make and receive calls, and the way to communicate with customers...... Everything is not taught in college, so he can only desperately pay attention to what others are doing, and then learn it bit by bit.

As a man, he also took the initiative to rush to do some manual work. All kinds of materials are mountains and seas, the exhibition layout must be completed within the time limit, and the construction site must help the workers to take tools to move materials...... At that time, the hardships were by no means inferior to those in front of me.

In contrast, now his mood is stable, and he even has an inexplicable sense of satisfaction when he sees the water in the tank filling up little by little.

When Xu Wen went down the mountain, he washed his face in the stream flowing from the spring, smiled at his reflection in the stream, and straightened up.

In the hottest part of the afternoon, he finally filled the vat.

He sat down on the edge of the tank, sweat quickly accumulating a small puddle around him. He was gasping for breath when a shadow came over his head.

Xu Wen looked up and saw Senior Brother Zhou and his future master standing together, and the master changed into a short shirt, which looked much more suitable than the morning gown.

Xu Wen stood up and silently stepped aside.

Master Yao looked at him for a moment and asked Senior Brother Zhou, "Did you give him the job of carrying water?"

"This kid is stupid, so he deserves to do some rough work, and he doesn't need to use his brains to carry water, which is just right for him. Senior Brother Zhou said with a smile.

Xu Wen glanced at Senior Brother Zhou and did not speak.

Master Yao looked like he was smiling, walked to the side of the tank, and stretched out his right hand.

Senior Brother Zhou handed him a scoop, and Master Yao scooped a scoop of water and tasted it.

With just one mouthful, he showed a satisfied expression, nodded and said, "Mu is a little wood, but an honest child." ”

Xu Wen instantly understood, a little lucky.

This master carpenter, like the old tea master, can actually taste where the water is. If he really learns to be "well-behaved", he will have to show up right now.

Serious work really pays off......

Just then, his stomach growled. Then there was another sound.

"Didn't eat?" asked Master Yao condescendingly.

"I didn't have time to ......," Xu Wen replied in a low voice.

Master Yao snorted lightly and walked away with his hands behind his back, Senior Brother Zhou glanced at Xu Wen, and it didn't take long for two stuffed meat buns to reach his hands, steaming hot and fragrant meat.

Xu Wen took a bite, and the delicious meat juice flowed into his throat, soothing his stomach. He touched his nose and laughed.