"Gift-giving?"

Everyone unconsciously repeated these two words, which was a little incredible.

What kind of examiner would openly make such a request to a candidate? Does Sun Boran not want to do it?

The news continued to spread and further refined, and Xu asked them to understand what was going on, but they still felt a little incomprehensible.

When Sun Boran made this request, he specified the type of gift.

He didn't want anything else, just the finished craft made by the candidates themselves.

That is to say, in the period before the birthday, the candidates should use their own expertise to make a finished product and give it to Sun Boran's master as a gift.

On the whole, this is an examination and mention of the seniors to the juniors, and it contains some deep meanings.

However, according to Xu Wen's understanding, the examiner should try to avoid contact with the candidates before the formal examination. Why did Sun Boran make such a request?

Qi Zhengze and the others also seemed to be incomprehensible, they looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Legend has it that Lord Sun has always had a strange temper and doesn't play cards according to common sense, and this time it's the same......" Qi Zhengze was silent for a while before speaking, trying to explain this matter.

"All candidates have to prepare? There are three of us here...... Qi Kun said.

"No, more than three. Xu asked.

"By the way, you passed fifteen last year, and you all have to take the prefectural exam, right? plus the county exam, a total of ......" Qi Kun suddenly remembered.

"Like last year, it's still twenty-one. Master Yao said indifferently.

He could ask Lian Tianqing for a few more places, but he didn't plan to do so, but pinned all his hopes on Lu Cheng.

"Master......" Lu Cheng called him in a low voice, his expression changed instantly, and he quietly clenched his fists.

"But none of them are here. I don't know how long it will be until Master Sun's birthday. ”

The incident happened suddenly, and everyone felt that there were many things they didn't understand, so they could only discuss it while waiting for the number to be called and then ask what was going on.

In this era, the efficiency of work is limited, and the Ziyi Club is relatively fast compared to other industries, but they have waited for nearly an hour to hear their number plate.

The group immediately got up and went together.

There was a row of counters in the registration place, and four people in green clothes sat behind them, with a cold attitude, shouting at the candidates.

"What do so many people look like huddled together, one by one!" a gloomy middle-aged man snorted and waved his hand impatiently.

"I'll go ask first. Qi Zhengze walked over with Qi Kun.

The distance is not too far, and what the Qi family's father and son are saying can be heard very clearly.

Qi Zhengze looked serious, after all, he was still a businessman, and he was very good at dealing with people. Without saying a word, the middle-aged man's face softened.

He stuffed the money bag handed over by Qi Zhengze into his arms with his backhand, and said with a slight smile: "It's not as much as it is spread outside, Lord Sun said, if you want to give it, if you don't want it, you can get it." Master Sun also emphasized that this matter is all about promoting the backwards, comforting the elderly, not everyone needs to enter, just one piece in each square. ”

Whether to send it or not is all voluntary, only one piece is needed in a workshop, which sounds quite arbitrary.

But if you think about it carefully, the examiner said so publicly when he registered, who else dares not to pay attention to it?

He said it casually, but it doesn't mean that the candidates can do it so casually.

"Oh, yes, there's one more thing. The man patted his head and added, "You're carpenters, aren't you?" Master Sun also mentioned the matter of materials, and you can only use the lower six woods, and the middle six woods and the upper six woods cannot be used. ”

According to the rarity and value, the eighteen most common kinds of wood for carpenters are conventionally composed of upper, middle and lower grades, and the lower six woods are the most common and cheapest of them.

Sun Boran set this rule, making it clear that he had no intention of using this matter to make money.

Otherwise, if he goes back to the court to investigate it, even he may not be able to bear it.

But even so, he was a little too reckless to do so, and it didn't feel very reasonable.

That's all this person knows, and finally informed them of the time when Teacher Sun Boran will be born - ten days later.

Qi Zhengze came back with his son after registering, and glanced at Master Yao: "Anyway, the test still has to be examined, so let's sign up first." ”

Master Yao took Xu Wen and Lu Cheng to sign up successively, Xu Wen had never had this experience of signing up with his parents, and it felt quite novel.

When Lu Cheng registered, a person hurriedly ran in from outside, handed over a stack of narrow notes that still exuded the fragrance of ink, and hurriedly handed out one to the candidates who had not yet left. The pavilion on the note is neatly crafted, and the content is the one that Qi Zhengze bought from the gloomy middle-aged man just now.

The gloomy middle-aged man looked up, just in time for Qi Zheng's gaze. He grinned without the slightest shame.

Qi Zhengze glanced over there, didn't care about dealing with this kind of villain, frowned and read the contents of the paper from beginning to end, and said, "Why is there such a big fanfare? It's too abnormal!"

What examiner would do such a thing openly shortly before the official exam? Even if he limits the value of the material, he should not do so.

Anyone can see that this is so abnormal!

Master Yao pondered for a moment, looked at Xu and asked, "After registering, don't the heads of affairs at all levels still have to meet with the examiners?" ”

Master Yao's plan was terminated before it had even begun.

When they went to see Sun Boran, the head of the department directly rejected them, saying that the adults were busy preparing for the teacher's birthday, and they could only meet them at the birthday banquet, and there was no time before that.

This is almost clear that they want to give gifts first, Master Yao and they are very helpless, but they can only leave first.

They were about to go back to discuss it well, but they were stopped by a person at the door of the Ziyi Club.

Zhao Mazi's eyes flickered, and his gaze fell on Xu Wen.

He smiled and greeted them, "Your lord's business is done?"

"That's it. That's right......" Qi Zhengze thought of him at this time.

Previously, Zhao Mazi helped them get the number plate and then retreated, and no one was seen. It stands to reason that he helped lead the way and run errands, and Qi Zhengze should be rewarded.

Qi Zhengze took out the reward money from his arms and handed it to him, the money bag was a little weighty. Unexpectedly, Zhao Mazi moved his hand, but he pushed it away without hesitation.

"This is too bad to treat me Zhao Mazi as a friend. He said with a twinkle in his eyes.

Zhao Mazi is just a handyman in the Ziyi Club, even if he is a more head-faced person, it is impossible to be on an equal footing with the boss of a third-level workshop like Qi Zhengze. This "friend" inevitably looks up to himself too much.

Qi Zhengze's face changed slightly, but Xu Wen smiled first, nodded and said, "Uncle Qi, what Brother Zhao said is also reasonable, you don't have to be polite." ”

Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Mazi heard this, his face immediately showed joy, and he quickly climbed up: "That's right, that's why!" He then said his intention, "Are you wondering, what is the purpose of Lord Sun's move today?"