Starting from Xu Wen, Senior Brother Zhou accompanied Master Yao to check the work of all the teenagers.

Only then did Xu Wen realize that the assessment had already begun from the moment the task was assigned.

It's even more rigorous than a job interview.

Xu Wen thought so, and silently watched the whole process with a meat sandwich bun.

Not everyone is as "lucky" as he is.

The second teenager who was examined was assigned the job of sweeping the floor, and needed to clean one of the workshops.

Xu Wen stood at the window and saw Master Yao walk in with his hands behind his back, without looking at the dusty ground, he walked directly to a corner, bent down, and stretched out a piece of shavings.

Senior Brother Zhou followed him, his face changed, he took the shavings with both hands, and shouted, "Who is in charge here?"

The teenagers had all gathered and looked at each other in unison.

There was a black and fat young man standing there, who looked bigger than the others, he looked at Senior Brother Zhou stupidly, and hesitated and said, "It's me." ”

"Send him back. Master Yao said lightly.

Senior Brother Zhou nodded, pointed at him and said, "Stand over there." ”

The fat black boy instantly understood, and shouted: "It's not me! I was going to do it well, but he told me, just sweep the outside, no one will look at the corner anyway, don't be too careful!"

At this time, there were many onlookers around, and his gaze swept through the crowd for a while, angrily pointing at a person.

Xu Wen looked in the direction of his finger and couldn't help but squint his eyes.

Isn't that pair of slender fox eyes that bend up without smiling the same boy who "pointed" him before?

Master Yao also looked at the young man, and the young man looked back innocently, not defending himself.

After a while, Master Yao walked to the next place, completely unpunished by the young man and changed his decision.

The fat black boy was angry and aggrieved, and was about to continue yelling, Senior Brother Zhou glanced at him and said, "Others are just talking about it, and it is you who decide what to do in the end." ”

At this time, Master Yao's voice came again: "Who chopped this firewood?"

"It's me. The fox-eyed boy immediately followed, stood with his hands solemn, and said respectfully.

"One foot long, two inches wide, well done. Master Yao said lightly.

Xu Wen had noticed this pile of firewood before. They were neatly arranged, and the floor around them was clean. What's even more rare is that each piece of firewood is split into the same size and thickness, and it doesn't take a certain amount of effort, but it can't be done like this.

At that time, he also praised it in his heart, the person who did this work was really serious and hardworking, it was like having obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He really didn't expect that it was this teenager who split it.

"Follow Master's teachings. "The fox-eyed boy is neither arrogant nor boring.

"What's your name?" asked Master Yao.

"Lu Cheng. ”

"Focus more on business. Master Yao put down the stick and walked away.

"Yes, follow Master's teachings. Lu Cheng stood behind him, still respectful.

The fat black man stayed for a long time, and finally came to his senses, so angry that he wanted to rush up and hit him. Senior Brother Zhou commanded someone to hold him down in time, glanced at Lu Cheng, and shook his head.

Next, several teenagers were visibly panicked, sneaking out to leave, apparently wanting to do something to make amends.

But Master Yao was very familiar with the workshop, and he patrolled one after another, leaving them no such opportunity at all.

In the end, a total of five teenagers, including the black fat man, failed to pass the work.

Master Yao didn't look at them, pointed at Senior Brother Zhou, and left with his hands behind his back.

Senior Brother Zhou sent Master away, turned to the five teenagers, and said, "Come with me." ”

Before the black fat man could react, he stupidly wanted to follow, and the other teenager stood in place and said with a crying voice: "Senior brother, I was wrong, don't drive me away, I will definitely not be lazy in the future!"

The black fat man looked at him, then at Senior Brother Zhou, and finally understood. He was shocked and said, "You want to drive me away? No, my dad will beat my ass to pieces! Blame him! I was going to do a good job, but he provoked it!"

He rolled up his sleeves and wandered the crowd, but he couldn't find anyone for a long time.

Senior Brother Zhou turned around and said, "The craftsman has repeated the same work for many years, and it is extremely hard. You can't calm down, do your job well, and you are not worthy of being a craftsman. will be provoked, and I also have the idea of being lazy, since this is the case, it is better to leave as soon as possible. ”

After speaking, he didn't listen to any more arguments, waved his hand to call a few adult disciples in, and forcibly took the five people out.

The black fat man was still unconvinced, and shouted, but the voice gradually moved away from here.

Xu Wen stuffed the last bit of meat bun into his mouth, and the hunger in his stomach finally calmed down a lot. He clapped his hands and stood up, turned around, and just saw Lu Cheng's figure.

The young man stood snuckly behind a pillar and watched from afar as the fat black man was taken away, the corners of his mouth curled high.

Xu Wen shook his head, turned around and left.

Master Yao and Senior Brother Zhou returned to the house together, and as soon as they entered the door, Master Yao coughed a few times, and his face was a little not good-looking.

Senior Brother Zhou hurriedly went to pour tea, and Master Yao took a few sips of tea, and his face finally eased.

"Zhicheng, how's it going?" he sat down and asked.

"Liu Ada, Chen Tie, and He Ping are good. Lu Cheng's scheming is a little too deep, but smart people generally know what they have to do, and it is also a good seedling to train them well. Zhou Zhicheng thought about it seriously for a while, and then replied.

"What about Xu Wen?"

Xu asked...... It's hard to say. ”

"Let's be honest. Master Yao glanced at him with a light smile and said.

"Wood is a little wood, but it is a duty. Sink your heart and do your job, the most valuable thing for our craftsmen is this. Zhou Zhicheng paused, and said more seriously than before.

"Did you deliberately arrange it for me to see?" Master Yao suddenly asked, holding the teacup.

He knew his big disciple very well, and he could see his intentions at a glance.

"Then he has to take advantage of the opportunity himself. Zhou Zhicheng smiled.

"Alas, if not...... Why should I choose someone else?" Master Yao didn't smile, but sighed deeply.

"Master, you will definitely get what you want. Zhou Zhicheng said very sincerely.

"Well, then we'll see if they can get through tomorrow. Master Yao said.

This night, Xu Wen slept very sweetly.

The next morning, the crows of chickens resounded through the white sky.

Xu Wen opened his eyes and was woken up by a rooster for the first time, feeling a little novel.

He yawned and climbed up from the Chase bunk.

Yao's Wood Workshop recruited a total of twenty prospective apprentices this time, five left yesterday, and now there are fifteen left. At night, all the fifteen apprentices were arranged to sleep on a large bunk, which was packed.

Fifteen young men slept together, more than half of them were unhygienic, and the smell in the room was worthy of a poison gas attack.

Xu Wen's personal habits are very good, and he went to the well to take a bath last night, and when he came back, his hair was wet, and a person came over to set it up, and asked him what his back was at home.

In this day and age, it's not easy to take a shower every day......

Xu Wen stepped over the overlapping "corpses", got out of bed, and pushed the door out.

Behind him, Lu Cheng opened his eyes and looked at his back meaningfully.

The cool air in the morning came with the fragrance of grass, Xu Wen took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out, and his heart suddenly relaxed.

He walked over to the tank and looked inside, and the water was empty.

Yesterday before going to bed, Senior Brother Zhou inadvertently instructed that the work that each of them would do tomorrow would remain the same as today.

Several teenagers, like Xu Wen, were assigned to heavy work yesterday, and when they heard this, their faces became bitter. Fortunately, there are a few lessons from the black fat man, and they don't dare to say a word.

Xu Wen didn't care, the work of carrying water was a little tiring, but he had already felt some fun from it yesterday.

He found the pole and the bucket, picked it up, and walked out.

The early morning mountain road carried dew, wetting Xu Wen's ankles. A country song suddenly came to his mind, he opened his mouth, and the unfamiliar Wu Yin naturally flowed out.

This is a mountain song in this area, and every local child has heard it since childhood. For this body, it seems to be a memory engraved in the blood and bones.

Xu Wen walked to the spring and turned his head back to the path he was looking at. Probably influenced by this song, he is obviously not a local, but he suddenly has a more integrated feeling of integration with this place.

One trip after another, before breakfast, Xu Wen had already beaten one-third of the water in the tank.

Looking at the swaying water in the tank, it is quite a sense of accomplishment.

He looked at the time and was ready to go eat first, and then finish the rest.

He bent down to put down the bucket, and before he could straighten up, he saw an extra pair of cloth shoes in front of him.

Xu Wen looked up and saw Master Yao standing in front of him, staring at him with deep eyes.

"What time did you get up?" asked Master Yao.

"Uh, I don't know...... When the rooster first crowed......" Xu Wen scratched his head.

"Why did you get up so early?" Master Yao asked, with a somewhat strange expression.

"This water is for use, so it should be prepared in advance, right?"

This is also a habit that Xu Wen developed in his previous company. No matter what the activity, he will prepare all the materials in advance and check it again before the activity starts, so that he is prepared.

Although he couldn't control all the work at this point, he still kept this habit.

Master Yao didn't speak, only looked at him deeply, turned around and left.

Xu Wen didn't think much about it, put down the bucket, and followed the other teenagers who had just gotten up to finish the morning's wowotou and brown rice porridge, and continue to fetch water.

It may be that with mental preparation, today's work feels a little easier than yesterday. By noon, the tank was filled with water.

He breathed a sigh of relief, wiped his sweat, and prepared to rest.

As soon as he sat down, Xu Wen heard the voice calling his name, and when he looked up, Senior Brother Zhou was walking over and took a look at the side of the cylinder.

"Finished with water?"

"Yes. ”

"Not bad. Lu Cheng's firewood hasn't been chopped yet, you go and help him. ”

Xu Wentian got up to fetch water before dawn, and it was almost noon that he finished all the water, and all the clothes on his body were soaked with sweat, and his heartbeat and panting were far from calming.

But when he heard Senior Brother Zhou's command, he just nodded, didn't say anything, and raised his feet and walked in the direction of yesterday.

After walking two steps, he was stopped by Senior Brother Zhou again.

Xu asked. ”

“？”

"After finishing the work, come to Huangzifang to find me. ”