"Please. ”

"Please. ”

The three examiners bowed to each other and came to a hall in the backyard of the county government.

The team's work was so large that it was moved here by the sergeants for temporary storage, and it was packed. They were all covered in large linen cloth, and in the light of the light they resembled large rocks of strange shapes.

Master Qin rubbed his hands, and Master Song's eyes were also full of eagerness.

Today's on-site examiners are all master craftsmen from the famous earthquake side of Yushui County, even if you can't see their work process, it's good to be able to see their finished products.

The cloth is tied with a strap, and the names of the craftsmen are written in ink on the strap. Zhu Gantang picked one up casually and looked at it, and said with a smile: "It looks like a famous dish of the chef of Yuchunfang." ”

Song and Qin smiled together: "For us and others, this is the best delicacy!" Master Qin said with great emotion.

Although yesterday's "paper" has not yet been judged, the three examiners are all interested in today's results, so they decided to see the situation first.

The clerk removed the cover cloth on the outermost work, and when the linen cloth burst down, the eyes of the three examiners all lit up.

It is a work of mud and water, a stone table.

The round table, the surface is as smooth as a mirror, like carved jade. The edge of the table is embossed with pieces of lotus petals, and the legs of the table are also like lotus stems and lotus leaves, and the whole stone table is like a pavilion lotus floating on the water.

"Look here, it's really ingenious!" Zhu Gantang saw a corner of the table, his eyes brightened, and he stroked his palms and smiled.

There was a depression there, possibly a defect in the stone itself, which was cleverly used to create a small half-flowered bud. If you look closely, there is a bee nesting in the bud, as if it is collecting nectar inside.

"It is worthy of Master He. Master Song also appreciates this detail very much.

Then, they looked at the details of the stone table, and each picked up a piece of paper and began to evaluate and calculate its score.

With yesterday's experience, as early as the daytime exam, they had already agreed on the scoring criteria for this round of exams, and now they will each give their own scores according to the criteria, and then take the average score.

The perfect score is the number of people in each group multiplied by one hundred. That is, if there are fifty people in this group, the total score is five thousand.

They assess the total score, and then the master on the spot assigns the total score to the individual according to the candidate's performance.

In order not to be too biased, the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a group should not exceed 100.

According to the criteria set in advance, they also judged the work from 20 aspects, each of which was scored separately, and the last 20 items added up to the total score.

The scoring process was quite long, and the three of them would return to the stone table from time to time to observe its details.

After a full pillar of incense, Zhu Gantang got up and said, "My score is out." ”

"Mine is out too. The two masters of Song and Qin then responded.

Three pieces of paper were placed on the table at the same time, and the ratings of the three were obvious.

"It seems that everyone agrees. Master Qin glanced at it and said with a smile.

"That's what sets the bar. Zhu Gantang looked at it and smiled.

Zhu Gantang scored 3257, Master Qin scored 3125, and Master Song scored 3072, a difference of less than 100 points, which is indeed very close.

Although it was his own score, Zhu Gantang was still a little surprised when he saw the final total score.

This score was much lower than he had estimated. He didn't know the fixed standard, but after setting the standard and observing the details of all aspects, he found that there were actually a lot of flaws in this stone table, and many details were not perfect.

Hearing his words, Song and Qin's two masters glanced at each other and smiled together.

"Otherwise, what does our master rely on to eat? In the craftsman industry, the difference between skilled and unskilled hands is particularly big, and today is an exam after all, with a master master taking the lead, and a lot of work is also done by apprentices. With the eyes of adults, of course they will show timidity. Master Qin said.

"Makes sense. But in this way, how long does it take for an apprentice to reach the level of a master?" asked Zhu Gantang.

"It's hard to say what kind of master this apprentice has, whether he has talent, and whether he works hard. Master Qin shook his head and said.

"Even if you are a master, you can learn endlessly. Master Song said lightly.

"That's right. Master Qin agreed, "For example, legend has it that there is a special craft in our carpenter's true biography, called Eighteen Skill. ”

"Eighteen coincidences, what is that, why have I never heard of it?" Zhu Gantang was interested.

"That's something that only a carpenter disciple who has received the true transmission can learn, and we have never seen a small craftsman in a small place like us. Legend has it that the Eighteen Tricks contain all the skills of a carpenter, and if you practice it, it is equivalent to all the carpenter's work, and you are not afraid to go all over the world. But even if it is eighteen coincidences, there are good and bad. Eighteen Skillful Techniques to perfection, that is the Heavenly Craft!" Master Qin said with a foaming mouth, very excited. At this time, even Master Song, who had always been calm, showed a yearning expression.

"Heavenly work?" Zhu Gantang asked again.

"Tiangong is synonymous with the top craftsmen. Legend has it that there is only one Tiangong in a generation, and when Tiangong comes into the world, all craftsmen will feel something!" Master Qin painted.

"All craftsmen feel something, isn't that like a god and man coming into the world?" Zhu Gantang asked in surprise when he heard such a legend for the first time.

"It's the gods! But the heavenly craftsman of this generation has not yet appeared, and I don't know which master it will be. Master Qin sighed.

"Ten years ago, I felt it in my heart. Master Song said suddenly.

Master Qin looked back at him abruptly and asked, "When?"

"Stop in an instant, give up halfway. Although Master Song said it briefly, the meaning was already very clear.

That feeling didn't last forever, but it came to an abrupt halt. If a heavenly work had been born at that time, it would have been very likely to fail and be interrupted temporarily.

"Why didn't I feel ......" Master Qin muttered again, he was not questioning Master Song, but a little disappointed in himself.

Heavenly work came into the world, Master Song had feelings, but he didn't, which means that he is inferior to the other party. And more importantly, what is the reason why the heavenly work came into the world, but gave up halfway? What happened?

The two masters of Song and Qin discussed it a little, but they were puzzled.

Of course, they are not "small craftsmen in small places", but they are indeed relatively insignificant when you look at the world. They haven't even heard of this kind of big event, and of course it is impossible to know the deeper inside story.

Zhu Gantang listened attentively, stroked his palms and smiled: "There are many people in the world, it's really wonderful!"

"I don't know when I'll be able to see the masterpiece with my own eyes. Master Qin said with emotion.

They returned to the apprenticeship test in front of them and continued with the previous topic.

Generally speaking, the difference between apprentices and masters, masters and senior masters is very large, and those who take the apprenticeship test are apprentices, and it is certain that the craftsmanship is not as good as the master.

This stone table can get a score of more than 3,000 yuan, which is already a rare high score.

Speaking of which, just looking at this stone table, you can also see the level of craftsmanship of each person. Master Qin said with a smile.

"Oh?"

"Look at this part, it must have been done by one person, this apprentice's kung fu is good, solid. This part was done by another person, and his temperament was too impatient, much worse than the previous one. This desktop ...... If it hadn't been done by Master He himself, this apprentice would have been the highest score in their group!"

"It's really interesting, from a table, you can see so many things!" Zhu Gantang said with a smile.

"There is an old saying among us craftsmen: craftsmanship is people. Looking at craftsmanship is actually looking at people. Master Qin said.

"Craftsmanship is human ......" Zhu Gantang muttered two sentences, and nodded with deep feeling, "Yes, yes, books are people, paintings are people, and poetry is also people!"

Poetry, calligraphy and painting, the status is much higher than craftsmanship. Hearing this, even Master Song was a little flattered.

Zhu Gantang didn't care, he summoned a small official, asked him to copy the average score of the stone table into the booklet, and with great interest pulled the two masters in the direction of the next work.

"Let's go, let's keep looking!"

There was a bang, and another linen cloth crashed down.

The light from the door shone a warm yellowish wood color.

Zhu Gantang's words stopped abruptly, and the three of them looked up at the same time, and at the same time fell silent.

Coincidentally, the second work they met was the beech and begonia pull-out cool bed that Lu Qingyuan took Xu Wen to make for them!