Getting out of the car was a handsome-looking young man with round and big eyes, who looked a little childish.

After he got down, he turned around and looked up to talk to a person in the car, and a voice came from that side, faintly delicate, as if it were a woman.

"Miss Yuemuxuan is also here!"

"I heard that the eldest lady's favorite is this younger brother, he came to the exam today, and the eldest lady will definitely give him a ride. ”

There were whispers nearby, young Mu Ai, and the candidates stretched their necks, eager to open their eyes so that they could see the slender figure inside through the curtain of the car.

"Young Master Qi is also a young talent, I don't know why I didn't take the exam last year, and I came to participate this year, I should have already booked the first thing......"

"That's for sure. With him, what else do others think?"

Qi Kun said a few words to his sister, waved his hand at her, and turned around and walked over to the candidate.

There were so many candidates outside the county office that they were almost crowded. But Qi Kun walked over, and the crowd naturally gave way to a way.

Qi Kun looked very shy, his cheeks were slightly red, and he waved his hand around, and said, "Thank you, brothers, for letting me." ”

The crowd let out a good-natured laugh, and many of them were saying, "No thanks, no thanks." ”

Qi Kun squeezed into the crowd and went to the front. There is a banner there, with the word "Yue" written on it, which seems to be the large army of Yue Muxuan.

Xu Wen was a little surprised.

This Qi Kun is completely different from what he imagined.

He glanced at Zhou Zhicheng again, he lowered his head, didn't look at Qi Kun, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed. His left hand was tucked into his sleeve and was completely invisible.

Xu Wen's gaze swept over his sleeve and he sighed softly.

Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, Yue Mu Xuan is the largest workshop and chain store in the local area, and Yao's Wood Fang is just a small fifth-level workshop, and the difference in status between the two is too great, and it is too normal for what happened to be covered up.

"This is that Qi Kun?" Lu Cheng suddenly leaned over and asked him.

"Looks like so. Xu asked.

"It's a little uncomfortable to be able to take the apprenticeship test after this kind of thing. Lu Cheng was indignant.

"Well, let's beat him on the apprenticeship test. Xu Wen said lightly.

"It's so easy to beat the apprentices. Qi Kun is the young master of Yue Muxuan, he can play with wood from the beginning of his life, and later his knowledge and craftsmanship are taught by masters, he is literate and hyphenation, and he can write and draw. Two years ago, he made a chair with his own hands, and it is still in the prefect's study. This kind of pride of the sky, how can others compare?" Lu Cheng said like a cannon.

"You know a lot. Xu asked.

"Hmph......" Lu Cheng suddenly shut up.

"No matter how good the family background is, no matter how many qualifications, it is also a craft and a basic skill. Painted the name behind closed doors, just in the examination room to see the real chapter. Xu Wen looked directly at the banner of Yue Mu Xuan, and his voice was particularly clear in this noisy environment.

Lu Cheng tilted his head, looked at his side face, and suddenly deeply felt that this person was different from them......

They arrived half an hour early just to get the number plates.

In front of them, they called their names one by one in the order of the wooden workshop, and those who called them went to get the signs, and then went to the side and waited for the entrance.

There are three number plates, which represent their status during these three days. If you lose your license plate, you won't get a good result in the exam.

The third level workshop is the first, then the fourth level, and finally the fifth level.

Although Xu Wen and the others got twenty places, they were still ranked in the fifth-level wooden workshop as usual.

Therefore, the candidates in front of them were all on one by one, and when it was their turn, a large group of people went up together, not to mention other candidates, and even the little officials who issued the number plates were taken aback.

"Yao's Wood Workshop?"

"Yes. ”

"Tsk, I'm a little capable. ”

The name had been reported early in the morning, and the little official said casually and began to name them one by one.

As if they knew something, the other candidates around them began to exchange their heads and look at them with extremely unfriendly eyes.

"I got the quota from the relationship......

"There is a lot of fart, a small fifth-level workshop, can the master teach it?"

"So many people can get into two, I dare to eat!"

The surrounding discussion was a little unbearable, and the old Kiba apprentices lowered their heads, their faces a little hot.

On the contrary, after Lu Cheng received his number plate, he deliberately raised his voice and said: "There are twenty-one places in total, thank you for your hard work." ”

He accentuated the pronunciation of the four words "twenty-one", and several people around him were stunned for a moment and closed their mouths.

Even if you go through the back door, it is important to be able to get a full twenty places. The exam is about to start, and it's not good to get into trouble over something......

Xu Wen smiled slightly and glanced at Lu Cheng.

When we first met, it was clear that he was not such a person. I don't know when he also changed......

"Yao's Mufang, Xu asked!"

Hearing his name, Xu Wen strode forward, and soon three wooden plaques strung together fell into his hands.

The wooden plaque is engraved with the words "Mu Bing 14", the former is his sub-subject, the latter is his number, and it is also his position in the examination room.

He had heard before that the rules of the Gongju were very cautious and strict, and according to the ten major classifications of craftsmen, they were divided into ten subjects and examined separately.

This is also a matter of course, carpenters and plasterers, the content to be assessed and the questions to be obtained must be completely different.

The apprentices of the old Kiba got the signs, compared them with each other, and found that they were divided all over the examination room, and there were no ones that were relatively close.

The test card hook is issued one by one, and it is sent quickly. It didn't take long for all the candidates to have wooden cards in their hands.

At this time, a person wearing an official uniform stood on the high platform in front of him and said, "Now announce the rules of the examination room, you students need to listen carefully!"

In an instant, all whispering voices disappeared, and all eyes were focused on this man.

Almost instantly, the solemn feeling of the examination room permeated the surroundings.

"The rules of this test in Shuixian County are as follows......"

The loud voice spread through the crowd, and Xu Wen listened carefully.

The rules of this work examination were as strict as he imagined, and the stricter they were, the more they reflected the importance that the imperial court attached to this special imperial examination.

After listening, he roughly summed it up.

Candidates are not allowed to enter the examination room without any entrainment, and all the tools used are provided by the examination room to ensure that they are the same, and there will be no difference in strength due to the tools.

The exam lasts for three days, and the exam starts at eight o'clock every day, and the exam officially starts at nine o'clock. The exam ends at 4 p.m., which is equivalent to seven hours a day.

Unlike the official imperial examination, candidates can leave the examination room and go back to rest after the examination every day, and there is no need to stay overnight in the examination room.

Xu Wen thinks that this is also because of the difference in the content of the exam.

The scholarly imperial examination is a test of cultural knowledge, and knowing the questions can correspond to the answers.

The craftsman science is a personal craft, and even if you know the topic, you can't communicate and cheat. Can your craft be conjured overnight?

What's more, the questions in the three-day exam are all different, and you can only know which basic job is tested on the same day.

Because you have to go in and out every day, the time requirements are very strict.

If you are late, the wooden card will be confiscated on the same day, and there will be no results.

If you don't stop leaving the field and don't leave the field immediately, the wooden card will also be confiscated and there will be no results.

In contrast, knowing the rules is more important than being good at craft.

Finally, the most important thing is the number of people selected for this apprenticeship test.

Hearing this, everyone pricked up their ears together.

A total of 200 students will be selected for the 10 subjects, and the number of candidates for each subject will be different due to the different number of candidates.

Among them, the wood branch is considered a large department, and 30 people were selected.

In other words, among so many apprentices who took the exam, only 30 of them were able to stand out and enter the next stage of the government examination!

“...... It's up to you. Xu San patted Xu Wen's shoulder, a little frustrated.

There are only thirty in total who can pass the level, and there are so many third- and fourth-level wooden workshops. Among the twenty-one of them here, I'm afraid only Xu Wen has some hope.

"What you can get this year, you may not be able to get next year. Xu Wen just reminded him lightly.

“...... Hmmm!"

Xu San, Qian Ming and others all heard it, and suddenly ignited their fighting spirit.

Whether they can live it or not, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them, even if they can't pass it, they have to fight!

After the rules of the examination room are read out, the candidates will enter the venue.

"If there's anything you should not bring in, give it to me now. Zhou Zhicheng reminded.

Xu Wen reached into his arms, and his fingertips touched something soft and hard. He paused, took out the thing, and handed it to Zhou Zhicheng.

"Hey, what a delicate purse, what is this pattern?" Zhou Zhicheng didn't think much about it, just asked casually.

"It must have been embroidered for him by the beloved girl, hehe. But if you don't embroider mandarin ducks and don't embroider Dilian, what is this?" Lu Cheng teased beside him, and he couldn't recognize the pattern on his purse.

"Alright, don't say more, let's get in, let's go. Zhou Zhicheng didn't dwell on this matter, and urged them after accepting the things.

Xu Wen breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the purse again, and the pattern on it came into view again, and it was also remembered in his heart.

The entrance inspection was not particularly strict, and there was a large dill next to the officer, and there were many cloth bags in it.

After checking one, a cloth bag will be issued.

The cloth bag is heavy, and it contains the tools, materials and questions to be used in this exam.

Xu Wen took the cloth bag and walked into the examination room with the flow of people, and what caught his eye was a square cabin.

The cabin is very small and can only accommodate one person. There is a number in the upper right corner of the cabin, which corresponds to the number on their exam badge.

Xu Wen followed the past and quickly found his own room.

Mu Bing14 is his work room for the next three days.

In August and autumn, tigers are raging, and now the sun has slanted into the sky and is starting to get a little hot.

The wooden house is very rudimentary and completely uninsulated, which shows how bad the conditions can be in the middle of the afternoon.

It's not good......

But today he will be able to verify what he has learned during this period of time, and if he passes the exam, he will be able to go back to his original world......

Xu Wen closed his eyes, then opened them.

He sat down cross-legged on the floor of the hut and opened the sack.