Lu Cheng was assigned the job of chopping wood, and Xu Wen went directly to him.

As soon as he arrived in the front yard, he was stunned.

Lu Cheng just straightened up and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Behind him, there was a mountain of firewood, all one foot long and two inches wide, exactly the same as the standard required by Master Yao yesterday.

In this way, there will inevitably be some leftovers, which he has also dealt with, chopped into the right size, and piled them on the other side.

Xu Wen estimated that there were at least two cubic meters of firewood piled here, if it was all done by Lu Cheng just now, what he had to do was not only physical consumption, but also transportation and force-making skills.

This kid...... It's not easy.

Xu asked. Lu Cheng smiled when he saw him and asked, "Is there something wrong with me?"

"Oh, my work is done, Senior Brother Zhou asked me to help you. It looks like it's not needed. ”

"Oh, no, no, you've worked hard. Lu Cheng said with a smile.

Xu Wen looked around, made sure he had done all the work, nodded, turned and walked back.

"Where are you going?" asked Lu Cheng.

"Senior Brother Zhou asked me to finish my work and go to the Yellow Character Workshop. Xu Wen did not hide it.

"Hmm...... He also called me, let's go with us?" Lu Cheng said.

Xu Wen didn't say anything, he didn't say it, obviously a little cautious. Xu Wen didn't care, and walked with him in the direction of the Yellow Character Workshop.

Yao's Wood Workshop is much larger than expected, like a small village.

The place where these would-be apprentices lived was relatively backward, and the white houses in front of them were neatly arranged, and from time to time people dressed in artisan shorts came and went, in an orderly manner.

Yao's wooden workshop is divided into four levels: heaven, earth, Xuan, and Huang, the higher the level, the more high-end the work is done, and the Tianzi workshop is usually led by Master Yao himself, and once did a job to the heavens, paid tribute to the capital, and gave the concubine a birthday gift.

These are all introduced by Lu Cheng to Xu Wen along the way.

Xu Wen's predecessor was an ordinary peasant boy, and he really didn't know these things, he listened to them with great interest, and Lu Cheng was encouraged, and couldn't help but say a little more.

"I heard that Master Yao made a set of 12-piece cabinets, which he cooperated with Master Lu. Master Yao makes the li, and Master Lu makes the noodles. Master Yao is best at mortise and tenon, this set of 12 pieces of cabinets uses 36 different techniques, smashing the ground is not bad, water does not penetrate, it is said that even the emperor even said that it was good!"

Lu Cheng is a teenager after all, and when he talks about these allusions, his eyebrows flutter, as if he saw them with his own eyes.

"Mortise and tenon, can't be immersed in water?" Hearing these two words, Xu Wen suddenly turned his head and looked at him seriously.

"yes. Hmm, you don't even know what mortise and tenon joints are, do you?" Lu Cheng pretended to be surprised.

"I know a little, not very clearly. Xu asked.

Lu Cheng's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "I don't know much, so let's not mislead you first." In short, Master Yao's mortise and tenon skills are superb, not to mention these ten miles, it is said that even the craftsmen in the capital have heard his name!"

Next, Lu Cheng didn't say so much, just pointed to the surrounding scenery and chatted with Xu Wen.

Xu Wen replied without a ride, and thought of somewhere else a little absent-mindedly.

A few months ago, he had no idea what a mortise and tenon joint was.

But now, the term is not at all new to him.

The mortise and tenon joint, which is composed of two parts, tenon and tenon, is a common connection method in ancient furniture and architecture. The tenon is the protruding part, also called the tenon, and the tenon is the concave part, also called the mortise or tenon.

In this way, there are no nails and are connected purely by the wooden structure itself. Skilled craftsmen can make the two parts of the connection feel like one piece, and not only can you not see the gaps, but you can't touch them with your hands.

These things were told to him by the foreman Lu Lihai, and he also showed him a box that was said to have been made by his ancestor.

It was a book box that could hold about five or six books.

The box looked unpretentious and inconspicuous at all, but Xu Wen felt that it was wrong when he looked at it, and it didn't take long to find out what was wrong.

The box was boxy, and there was no trace of connection between each part, as if it had been dug out of a single piece of wood.

Xu Wen therefore knew what mortise and tenon joints were, and also knew that there were different ways to connect mortise and tenon joints, Lu Lihai once had twenty-eight kinds of his master, but there were only twenty kinds left in his generation.

Now Lu Cheng said that Master Yao knows a total of thirty-six kinds?

That's not more than Lu Lihai's ancestors, and if it really can't be immersed in water, it is very likely that it is the "waterless tenon" that Lu Lihai regrets losing the most and they need the most at present!

Xu Wen was originally just sent here by Jing Cheng, intending to learn a little carpentry basics, but when he heard Lu Cheng's words, his heart suddenly moved.

Lu Cheng was quite familiar with Yao's wooden workshop, and he took Xu Wen and quickly found a place.

This is a large mansion with black tiles and white walls, and there is thick moss floating on the white walls, and you can tell that it is a little old at a glance.

The red door was wide open, and the sound of sawing could be heard in the door, but no one spoke.

Lu Cheng entered the door, and Xu Wen followed behind, looking left and right quietly.

Soon, his eyes were drawn to a statue. It is enshrined in the center of the foyer, not the common Buddha statue of Guanyin, but an old man wearing the clothes of a craftsman and holding a ruler saw.

The statue is carved in great detail, and the wrinkles of the old man and the rough cracks on his hands can all be clearly seen.

However, Xu Wen could only see his eyes.

The old man was staring at the piece of wood in his hand, very focused, as if something so wonderful was hidden in it that he was completely oblivious.

Lu Cheng's attention was all in the back, and he walked in directly as if he didn't notice it.

Finding that Xu Wen had stopped, he turned around and asked in surprise, "Xu Wen?"

Xu Wen stood in front of the statue, suddenly took out three pillars of incense from the platform next to him, lit them on the candle flame, and bowed respectfully three times.

He was about to insert incense into the censer, when a voice suddenly came—

"Stop!"

Senior Brother Zhou hurriedly walked over, frowned and said, "You haven't started yet, you can't worship the statue of Patriarch Luban!"

As he spoke, he took the incense from Xu Wen's hand, and also bowed three times, and then inserted it with his own hands.

Senior Brother Zhou's tone was marked with obvious rebuke, Xu Wen touched his head, turned his head indifferently, and happened to meet Shang Lu Cheng's gloating eyes.

He leaned over and whispered, "Teach you to be a good man, do more wrong, do less wrong, and see how others do it first!"

"Hmm. Xu asked.

Lu Cheng seemed to think that he was a little perfunctory, and glanced at him, looking a little dissatisfied.

After Senior Brother Zhou finished saluting the incense, he turned his head and looked at them.

"It came early. Let's go, let's go in. ”

The area inside the woodmill is larger than it looks from the outside, and it is divided into several areas, each of which is stacked with logs like hills.

Senior Brother Zhou brought them in and joined the three teenagers who were already waiting here.

These three teenagers Xu Wen all knew each other, and they were all prospective apprentices who came in with them yesterday.

"The carpenter is the first worker, and he distinguishes wood. Good work requires good materials. When you come here, learn from the master how to choose the wood. Senior Brother Zhou looked around at them and commanded.

"Liu Ada, beech, Chen Tie, ash, He Ping, cypress, Lu Cheng, mahogany. ”

Xu Wen immediately heard that the work of Huangzifang was indeed relatively basic, but it was not as low-end as Lu Cheng said.

This is the raw material yard of Yao's Wood Mill, and all materials are stored according to the type of wood.

The value of wood is high and low, mahogany is second only to red sandalwood and nanmu, it is quite a high one, Xu Wen glanced at Lu Cheng, and sure enough, he couldn't help but show some joy when he saw him.

After arranging the four people, Senior Brother Zhou's gaze fell on Xu Wen, and his voice was faint.

"Xu asked, old wood. ”

The other four teenagers looked at him together, looking at him sympathetically.

Old wood is wood that was once used and is now used for recycling and rework.

When it comes to old wood, the immediate impression is that it is dirty and smelly. Xu asked that what he got was not a good job.

Then, Senior Brother Zhou called over the five formal apprentices and asked them to take Xu Wen and a few people to the places they were assigned.

The one who came to ask Xu was a young man in his twenties, a head shorter than him, with a very stocky figure and a very honest smile.

"Senior brother, your surname?" Xu Wen saluted him.

"Xu ...... Allow. Senior Brother Xu said with a little stammer.

"It turned out to be my family, Senior Brother Xu is good. Xu asked.

Senior Brother Xu grinned and led him in. He didn't seem to like to talk because of his flaws, and Xu Wen didn't talk to him. He glanced back, a little puzzled.

He remembered that when he was chatting with Lu Lihai before, the other party mentioned the experience of being an apprentice before. Lu Lihai said that the first year of entry was basically a handyman in the master's family, and he couldn't learn anything, and his daily work was to cook, wash, and do some chores.

Now here, he only arrived in Mufang yesterday, and he was sent here today to learn things, is this progress too fast?

Or is it ...... What's going on in Yaojia Mufang, anxious to find more apprentices?

Located to the west of Huangzifang, the old wood area is an independent small courtyard with three rooms and a wood yard.

As soon as I entered the door of the Moon Cave, a rancid and old smell came to my face, which was very unpleasant. Looking up, all kinds of colorful things are piled up, and it looks more like a garbage dump.

"Yes, it stinks, bear with me, bear with me. Senior Brother Xu stammered, and then pointed forward, "Master, Master is there." ”

His voice was not loud, but his voice was clearer.

"Peachwood. ”

"Pine. ”

"Wenge. ”

The man kept saying the names of the various woods, and the two little apprentices next to him immediately put them in their respective places.

Xu Wen looked from a distance and saw that the man kept picking up a piece of wood and putting it down, with an interval of less than a second, and he was too proficient.

The master of this old wood yard seems to be familiar with all kinds of wood......

Xu Wen whispered to the senior brother of the family: "Master's surname?"

"Lian...... Join. Senior Brother Xu replied.