Three days later, in the evening, Lian Tianqing gathered all of them together.

In late summer and early autumn in August, the temperature has not dropped yet, and the air around us is still hot.

The sound of cicadas on a nearby plane tree is deafening, but the edges of some of the leaves have begun to appear slightly yellow.

"The day after tomorrow, we will set off. Mao is leaving, and he can't get there. ”

Lian Tianqing stood in front of them, his gaze swept over them, and it was rare to say a few words.

Xu Wen was already very accustomed to the world's way of keeping time, and directly switched it to a modern statement.

It was six o'clock, not two o'clock in the afternoon. It takes a total of eight hours to walk from Yao's Mufang to Yushui County, and the distance is indeed not close.

He heard that Yushui County is the largest city in this area, it is located next to the Moon Lake, the scenery is very beautiful, many celebrities have come, inscription poems, and the literary name is quite prosperous.

"Linlin, thing. Lian Tianqing said briefly.

Lian Lin Lin immediately picked up a tray, and there were twenty purses on the plate, each of which was only half a palm's size. They are finely stitched and flat, and they look delicate, but there is nothing embroidered on the surface, which is very plain.

Lian Linlin sent one to Xu Wen and one of them, and the purse fell on his hand, feeling a little heavy.

Xu Wen opened it and found that it was a string of copper coins, all brand new, as if they had never been used.

"It's rare to go into the city, and one person brings some pocket money. I don't have a lot of money, so I can buy some snacks casually. Go out and see more and talk less, and if you get into trouble, solve it yourself, don't come to me. ”

Lian Tianqing's tone was a little stiff, and the apprentices were stunned for a moment, but they all showed moved expressions.

After a year here, Xu Wen already knows what this is.

Before the ancient apprentices entered the master's workshop, they worked in the master's workshop, including food and housing, but they were not paid.

For the masters and apprentices who are relatively close, sometimes the master will give some pocket money during the New Year's holidays, but that is only a minority, and generally only for those disciples who please the master and are scheduled to inherit the mantle.

Everyone has a share in such a big deal as Lian Tianqing, and Xu Wen has never heard of it.

After all, apprentices, apprentices, status, can be heard from the name.

Even in modern times, before the PhD, students would not receive a salary from their teachers.

Of course, money is still secondary, and the qualifications for this apprenticeship test alone are already very rare.

For Xu San and others, it is not an exaggeration to say that Tianqing is their benefactor of recreation.

"How can you let the master break the bank?" Xu San and the others were embarrassed to refuse.

"Let you take it, or you won't have to go tomorrow for the apprenticeship test." Lian Tianqing said coldly.

Xu San and the others immediately shut up, and after a while, they bowed down and bowed deeply to Lian Tianqing.

Lian Tianqing is really a very good master......

Probably the candidates throughout the ages are the same, and when they think that the official exam will be the day after tomorrow, Xu San and they are all a little nervous.

They were in groups of three or five, beckoning to go and hold the Buddha's feet temporarily.

Lian Tianqing called Xu Wen to him and asked him about his recent study of Tong Mu Qiao.

The nature of paulownia wood is indeed somewhat similar to that of fir wood, and the techniques of the two eighteen techniques are also relatively similar.

Three days is enough time for Xu Wen to master, but it still takes a lot of training to complete it to the level of Shanmu Qiao.

In the past few days, Xu Wen's hands have never left the paulownia wood, and his skills are advancing by leaps and bounds.

Lian Tianqing inspected a component he had just completed halfway through, pointed out a few problems, and waved him away.

Xu Wen turned around while pondering, and suddenly heard someone calling him behind him.

"Xu asked, Xu asked. "It's Lian Linlin.

"Huh?" Xu asked, pausing.

Lian Linlin led him to a no-man's corner and secretly stuffed him with another purse.

This purse is different from the previous mass products, it is embroidered with a strange pattern on the outside, twisted and twisted, I can't see what shape it is, but Xu Wen knows at a glance that this is the shape of the fir wood that he practiced not long ago.

Such a strange pattern is embroidered on the purse, giving it a sense of design that is different.

The purse has a faint fragrance of lotus flowers, soft and sweet. This aroma instantly brought Xu Wen back to his senses, and his expression was a little complicated.

"Hmm...... Xiao Xu, please do one thing. Lian Linlin seemed a little embarrassed, and there was a hint of redness on his wheat-colored cheeks.

"What's the matter?" Xu asked after a pause.

"This is my pocket money that I secretly saved, I won't go with you this time, you can help me go to the county to buy some pen, ink, paper and inkstone." There is not much money, don't buy too expensive, it's better to have a little more......" Speaking of the back, she became more and more embarrassed, and her voice became quieter.

Xu Wen immediately knew that he had a fork in his mind, but for some reason, his mood was more complicated than before, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Is it inconvenient? too, it's not convenient to travel so far and there are too many things......" Lian Linlin obviously misunderstood his silence and hurriedly explained for him.

"It's not inconvenient, I'm just a little strange, isn't Master prepared?" asked Xu Wen.

"That's not enough, I ...... Well...... I want to write something secretly. Lian Linlin looked left and right, and said to Xu Wen with a red face.

"Write something, write something?" Xu Wen was also a little curious.

"Don't ask...... You'll know when you write it back!" Lian Linlin blushed and shook his head, and then asked him in a low voice, "Don't you laugh at me?"

"Why?"

"I want to write when I learn to write, but I want to run before I learn to walk. ”

"I also want to be as good as Master. ”

"Huh?"

"I just thought about this when I learned the craft, did I want to run before I learned to walk?"

Lian Linlin suddenly brightened, she stared at Xu Wen, smiled happily and said, "Remember to buy it for me!" and then flew away happily like a bird.

It turns out that I just want to find a agent/purchase......

Xu Wen looked at her back, feeling a little regretful and a little happy.

He carefully put the purse in his pocket, turned around, and continued in the direction of the workshop.

The next day, as soon as the sky turned white, the twenty apprentices of the old woodyard were all neatly lined up in two teams and waited at the old woodyard.

There was a light rain last night, which quickly cooled down, and the air was a little chilly this morning. Compared to yesterday's chagrin, it's still quite pleasant.

Xu Wen stood at the end of the line, holding a piece of paulownia wood in his hand, and gently stroked it with his fingertips, feeling its delicate texture like silk.

The connection between people and wood is sometimes established in the most direct way.

It didn't take long for the roosters in the village to crow one after another, and Lian Tianqing walked in with steps and glanced at them: "It's early." ”

"Yes!" all the apprentices replied in unison, full of energy.

"The spirit is good, and it's best to do the exam tomorrow. Let's go. ”

Lian Tianqing led them to the outside of the old wooden field, and the apprentices each carried a large burden, which was filled with clothes and some food that had been changed in the past few days, including Xu Wen. Only Lian Tianqing was empty-handed and didn't take anything.

As soon as they walked out of the old wood yard, before they got out of the yellow word workshop, they saw Senior Brother Zhou standing at the door with a middle-aged man, and the two were talking about something.

"Exactly. Lian Tianqing said indistinctly, and walked forward to meet them.

Lu Cheng felt a little stuffy when he woke up in the morning, and his heart immediately tightened.

I'm going to Yushui County today, and I'm going to try it tomorrow, if I catch a cold and suffer from the wind chill at this juncture, then the matter will be a big deal.

Senior Brother Zhou came to pick him up early in the morning, and he will accompany Lu Cheng to Yushui County to take the exam today.

As for Master Yao, after the apprenticeship test, there is the 100 work test of the year, and every time this happens, some famous craftsmen will get together, and over time a fixed industry exchange meeting will be formed.

As early as two days ago, Master Yao had already set off to rush there.

Lu Cheng did not hide it, and told Senior Brother Zhou about his physical condition. Senior Brother Zhou was also a little nervous, and informed the kitchen to boil him a bowl of ginger soup, so that he could drink the ginger soup before going on the road.

The ginger soup was slightly hot, and Lu Cheng was sweating profusely, feeling a lot more refreshed. Senior Brother Zhou was waiting for him outside, and he trotted out, and saw the group of people in the old wood yard at a glance.

I don't know why, it's obvious that they are almost young peasant boys, and Xu Wen is particularly conspicuous in the crowd. He stood there with a burden on his shoulder, his posture erect, like a bamboo pole facing the wind.

It's kind of pretty.

Lu Cheng's heart was a little sour.

No matter how good-looking it is, I'm not you who will take the apprenticeship test tomorrow.

It's me who comes out on top, not you.

Remembering that his qualification was given by Xu Wen, and it was he who instructed him how to be accepted by the master, Lu Cheng slowed down a little weakly and walked over pretending to be reserved.

As soon as he approached, he heard Senior Brother Zhou's surprised voice coming-

"So many people are going to participate in the apprenticeship test?"

Lu Cheng was shocked, what?!