"What does this mean?"

After going out, Xu Wen did know that not everyone knew that the eighteen coincidences were not for everyone, but he really didn't know what the true legend of carpentry was.

Hearing Xu's question, Dongfang Lei scratched his head, a little troubled: "I don't know, Master...... What my former master told me was that it was a very powerful thing, the immortal technique, and all the masters and craftsmen in the capital had learned it. ”

Have all the master craftsmen in the capital learned?

Xu Wen thought about it, gave up and continued to ask, and took Dongfang Lei to the big workshop of the old wood yard and began to teach him fir wood skill.

It looks like a whole, but it is actually composed of eighteen different carpentry techniques. This also includes what Dongfang Lei has learned before.

Xu Wen re-tested Dongfang Lei's ability - he had mastered various basic techniques such as splitting, sawing, planing and chiseling, and he could use common tools proficiently, but they were all rough, almost at the level of a village carpenter.

If you train at this level, it is no problem to go to the countryside to make large and small pieces of furniture for the people in the village, but it is definitely not enough for Xu Wen and even Dongfang Lei's own requirements.

"Let's start from scratch. Xu Wen said to Dongfang Lei bluntly.

"Hmm. Dongfang Lei nodded and picked up the axe according to Xu Wen's guidance.

He usually looks a little lazy and lazy, but as soon as he picks up the tool, his expression is immediately completely different.

"Grab, grab, grab", the steady and orderly voice sounded one after another, Xu Wen watched it for a while, pointed out a few words, a little itchy, and wanted to get started.

As a result, he taught Dongfang Lei that it was okay, and as soon as he picked up the tools and prepared to work, Xu San's eyes stared at him.

"Master said, you are resting today, and you are not allowed to touch anything. ”

"No, I'm just teaching him......"

Xu Wen tried to defend himself, but in the face of Xu San's vigilant gaze, he could only put the round planer down in a sneer.

"You were too tired a few days ago, and your eyes are blue. Qian Ming chimed in.

"Yes, Master said that as carpenters, we must pay attention to rest and keep our spirits up. The spirit is not enough, and the work in the hands is easy to make mistakes. Cheap wood is wasted, you can start over, what about precious wood?" Xu San said.

"Well, I see, I'll get some rest. Xu Wen sighed and nodded.

He was really idle this day, he didn't touch the tools, and he was pointing out the apprentices beside him.

Shanmu Qiao is the first eighteen Qiao he learned, and he studied it for a year, which is much longer than the later Tong Mu Qiao, and the polishing is more fine.

Now he watched Dongfang Lei learn from scratch from the side, and saw some of the mistakes he made, as if he saw himself at the beginning.

When a beginner is just starting to get in touch with a new thing, what are the wrong habits that may arise and what direction should be improved, the feeling of being a witness is completely different from that of a bystander.

Xu Wen suddenly felt that accepting an apprentice like this might not be a bad thing.

Dongfang Lei followed the newly appointed master and practiced the basic skills for a day.

In Luojiafang before, his master ...... The previous master took in a total of four apprentices, and he was the most capable of them.

Of course, if it weren't for this, it would be impossible for him to represent Luo Jiafang in the apprenticeship test.

As a result, now that he has arrived at the old wood field and worshiped the new master, he knows what level he used to be-

He didn't pass the apprenticeship test, so he was really not wronged at all.

Today he practiced splitting wood and peeling, and for the first time he found that there were so many tricks in such a simple link alone.

What kind of tools to choose, how to judge the internal situation of the wood by the shape, how to choose the right angle to lower the axe, and what kind of techniques to adjust for different wood conditions...... Every detail is exquisite, and it is something that his previous master did not mention or mention.

The old wood yard and Luojiafang are not the same level of place at all!

And after dinner, there are even bigger surprises waiting there.

The old woodyard had a large long table that could accommodate all of them to eat together.

This long table is a workbench during the day and a dining table at night.

After eating, the workbench and dining table were cleaned up, and they sat down neatly at the table again, with the four treasures of the study in front of them.

Dongfang Lei sat at the end of the table, and he was stunned.

What's to be done?

In fact, when he saw the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, he had already guessed what he was going to do, but he just couldn't believe it......

How else can a carpenter learn this?

Are you still qualified to learn this?!

Don't talk about him, even his master can't read!

Luojiafang is located in Luojia Village, and only one person in the entire Luojia Village is literate, and the total number of literacies is less than a hundred, so that person has also become the authority of the village.

He has to decide on all matters in the village, and every family has to send him something during the New Year's holidays, and his status in the village can be said to be high.

In Dongfang Lei's heart, all the literate people are amazing people......

Now, he can also be one of the middle?

After a while, he found that Master's little sister, the girl named Lian Linlin, had also walked to the table and placed the same pen, ink, paper, and inkstone in front of him, and he was even more shocked.

Can women learn this too?

What kind of place is this old wood yard?

Xu Wen walked over, he held a large stack of papers, put it on the table, looked around, and said: "Everyone should feel this apprenticeship test, the imperial court's requirements for craftsmen are actually higher than we imagined. ”

Dongfang Lei didn't know what he meant, but the other people around him seemed to have understood and nodded one after another.

"On the first day of the apprenticeship exam, an additional score was arranged. For each mortise and tenon structure added to the wooden bench, an additional five points are awarded. This requirement is written in words, and only literate people can read the question to get extra points. This is obviously the imperial court's requirement for future craftsmen, and it will definitely be reflected in the subsequent examinations. ”

Xu Wen talked eloquently, the old Kiba brothers nodded one after another, and Dongfang Lei looked confused.

What, is there still this one in the apprenticeship test?

For those who are illiterate, the new addition to the exam paper is the equivalent of a ghost drawing.

So when he was making a wooden bench later, he only used the simplest and most basic kind of mortise and tenon joint, which had no advantage at all.

No wonder Xu Wen said so many mortise and tenon related things when he introduced the apprenticeship test process to Lian Tianqing before, Dongfang Lei was only surprised that they would be much more, and he didn't realize that this was a requirement for the exam paper.

"It's normal for the imperial court to make such a request, we took advantage of the first round of exams, and it will definitely not be so easy in the future. In any case, whether it is for the second and third rounds of exams later, or for our own sake, the book must continue to read. ”

Everyone was nodding, and Dongfang Lei was even more excited.

At this time, the sunset was still there, Xu Wen was reflected in the afterglow, and Dongfang Lei felt that his whole person was shining.

At this time, Xu Wen walked down and handed out the papers he had just brought over to everyone one by one. This is the notebook he took the time to write to them.

Everyone has different talents, different learning paces, and different things to learn.

"This is the carpenter's wooden word, pine, cypress, willow, forest and forest, and most of the related words are derived from this. You learn to memorize it first. Xu Wen's voice sounded in Dongfang Lei's ears, with a calm force.

Dongfang Lei clumsily grabbed the pen and thought silently in his heart, maybe I saved the Bodhisattva in my last life......