"Yo, this little brother seems to know what a stepping bed is. Let's hear about it. ”

Master Lu noticed Xu Wen's expression and encouraged him with a smile.

Xu Wen looked at him cautiously and began to introduce.

The pull-step bed, also known as the eight-step bed, is the largest type of bed in ancient furniture.

In general, a small cabin was added to the shelf bed, and the bed followed the house.

The wooden house has walls, windows, corridors, and some tables, chairs, and desks, just like the real house, which is very complicated.

The so-called "eight steps" means that it takes a total of eight steps to walk in this room, so you can imagine how big it is.

There is a saying that the Pull Bed is the most perfect combination of architecture and furniture.

Make an architectural feel on a piece of furniture......

This is simply not something that ordinary craftsmen can accomplish!

"It's too hard, isn't it?"

"How long does it take to make a bed like this? The exam is only one day. ”

"There are only twenty-two of us, not even half of them!

After listening to Xu Wen's words, Lu Cheng first began to complain, and two apprentices also said a few words.

Xu Wen noticed that the person named Dongfang Lei had been listening silently and intently, without interjecting, but he didn't look wooden.

The apprentices of the old wood field are actually quite honest, if it weren't for Lu Cheng taking the lead, no one would dare to question what the master said. They immediately shut up after complaining twice, looked at Master Lu nervously, and didn't dare to speak anymore.

Master Lu was not angry at all, he said with a smile: "It makes sense, it makes sense, there is only one day, and it is really too late to make a big bed." Then we won't make a big bed, make a cool bed!"

He said it so lightly that the apprentices were all confused.

What is a big bed?

Looking at Master Lu's tone, the cool bed should be relatively simple, and it should be able to be done in one day?

However, Xu Wen's face immediately changed slightly.

Even when Tianqing was in a good mood, he would talk to him about the crafts of the more famous or new craftsmen in various places as a pastime.

About the stepping bed, Xu Wen knew it in this kind of casual conversation.

According to Lian Tianqing, it is a furniture practice that has become popular recently, mainly among the wealthy merchants in the south, and ordinary people may not even have heard of it.

The pull-out bed is a luxurious bed for the outside room, the queen bed is its most complete and complex form, and the cool bed is a slightly simplified shape - but it is not much simpler.

It is also a stepping bed, and it is also an out-of-bed suite, but this room has no walls, and it is all made of fences or shelves, and you can hang a tent on it, which is more ventilated.

A regular large stepping table is extremely complex and takes about thousands of man-hours to complete.

And a cool bed will take at least 100 working hours, and even if they don't eat or sleep, it will take at least five days.

And today, they are on the exam, with only seven hours of work in total!

What does the stepping bed look like, what is the cool bed, and how long does it take to make it, Xu Wen introduced it to the apprentices in more detail.

When he introduced, Master Lu did not stop him, but touched his beard and listened to it, smiling and happy.

After Xu asked, he also praised him: "Yes, knowledgeable!"

"But, but, this, this is really, really no, there is no way to finish it!" The other apprentices were still talking about the life of a rich landlord, and they really couldn't think of it, Xu San was anxious first, and stammered.

"How can it not be done? Where there is a will, there is a way, you can. Master Lu smiled and poured chicken soup, and then painted cakes for them, "Think about it, this is an apprenticeship test, so many carpenters—" He drew a circle, "There are only thirty people in total." How do you look different from the others? A big piece like a stepping bed -- it couldn't be better!"

"Before you came, I had already planned how to make this cool bed. The middle shelf bed has low enclosures on three sides, four corner columns, and two door enclosures in front, all of which are open-carved begonia flowers. Three bent legs below, high waist cluster moire ......"

He gushed and spoke, looking confident.

Many of the proper noun apprentices had never heard of it, and their hearts trembled when he talked about it, and they all closed their mouths and did not dare to speak. Several of them began to waver, and even Xu San looked at Xu Wen with a hesitant expression.

Xu Wen looked at Master Lu, and when he finished speaking, he suddenly asked, "I want to ask, what kind of wood do you plan to use for this Babu cool bed?"

"Beech!" Master Lu obviously had a plan in advance, and said without hesitation.

"It's all there?" asked Zhu Gantang.

"It's all there. Master Qin just checked the roster again and nodded.

Master Song's gaze kept wandering the crowd and did not speak.

After Zhu Gantang confirmed with Master Qin that all the candidates had their whereabouts, he turned to Master Song and asked with a smile, "Are you still looking for that person?"

"Yes. Master Song admitted.

"Don't look for it, I just looked at it for a long time and didn't see it. Just go back and look at the roster. Master Qin said.

What they are looking for is, of course, the candidate who made the landscape wooden bench yesterday. But yesterday they couldn't see the exam cards, and of course they couldn't take their seats at this time.

Having said that, Master Qin still searched the crowd. The candidates were all with the various masters and began to concentrate on preparing for the next exam, completely unable to see who it might be.

He turned back in disappointment, and suddenly saw Master Song's gaze in another direction.

"What are you looking at...... Lu Qingyuan?"

"Is there really no problem with Lu Qingyuan?" Master Song asked in a deep voice.

"Of course, there is no problem with technology, but ......" Master Qin smiled bitterly as he spoke.

But what, everyone knows it, and this is also a very helpless thing.

Lu Qingyuan is good at everything, and his skill is still above that of ordinary masters. His name is written in the recital.

He was able to do this kind of craftsmanship because he was obsessed. If he's interested in something, there's nothing else to do for a while.

In addition to this, he was kind and tolerant, and he was an excellent person to deal with, and none of his apprentices did not respect and love him.

This time, he was selected from the beginning of the person who arranged to assist in the apprenticeship examination.

But it's hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing for the candidates.

"Master Lu hasn't been obsessed with anything lately, has he?" Zhu Gantang also knew Lu Qingyuan's temperament, and asked helplessly.

Song Qin's two masters glanced at each other, and at the same time showed a wry smile: "I heard that ......"

"Okay, that's it, let's make the stepping bed. It's just a cool bed, it's pretty simple. ”

Lu Qingyuan had no doubt and made a decision.

He began to ask for everyone's opinions, which was actually symbolic.

In the rules of this examination room, he said that what he wanted to do, then he had to do it, and the candidates had no way to refuse.

At this time, even Lu Cheng didn't dare to say anything, the candidates were forced to agree, full of worries, what if they couldn't finish it, maybe not only could they not add points, but they would also have to deduct all the points they got yesterday!

They were worried, but Lu Qingyuan had already put the design drawings drawn in advance on the table next to them.

"Look, it's such a bed, and I'll tell you how to do it in a moment, and you just do as I say. ”

He said, staring at the blueprint, forgetting what he was here for.

"Master Lu, can I take a look at this drawing?"

After Xu Wen introduced what was going on with the stepping bed, he had been silently observing Lu Qingyuan. Then he suddenly asked.

"Oh, it's you, come and see. ”

Lu Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around and saw that it was him, he immediately smiled and gave up his position.

Obviously, he still has a good impression of this teenager who knows what a stepping bed is.

Xu asked for thanks, and stepped forward to look at the design.

At this glance, he was taken aback.

Lu Qingyuan is definitely a very experienced carpenter, this design drawing is complete and accurate, in addition to the overall pattern, there is also a exploded view of each part.

This picture was obviously drawn for himself to see, and he was not intended for others to understand. The structure of the parts is very fragmented, and they are not related to each other, and there are no labels next to them.

It is indeed just like what Lu Qingyuan just said, it is a step-up cool bed based on openwork carving, which is far less complicated than the big bed. But whether it is the begonia pattern on the fence or the moire pattern near the three bent legs, all of them are rich and complex, delicate and complex.

Not to mention, the beech he intends to use is a hardwood that is often used for furniture, and is much more difficult to handle than softwoods such as paulownia fir wood.

Now, Lu Qingyuan has made a decision, and it is impossible for them, the candidates, to disobey. All Xu Wen has to do is to make this thing as complete as possible.

"Can you arrange today's workflow?"

Xu Wen looked up and asked after reading the design drawing. His expression was calm, his eyes were calm, and he saw that the candidates next to him had unconsciously calmed down, and they looked at Lu Qingyuan with expectant eyes.

Lu Qingyuan was stunned again, his eyes were withdrawn from his design drawing, and he looked at Xu Wen.