Five days later, the release day.

Xu asked early in the morning and wanted to go to the gate of the government with Lu Cheng to see the list.

At the beginning, Lu Cheng pretended not to squeeze it, and just waited for someone to send good news to the door. As a result, after a while, he stood up restlessly, and was embarrassed to take the initiative to ask Xu, "Senior Brother Xu, let's go over." ”

Xu Wen laughed at the time, of course he would not object, after accompanying Lu Cheng to the location, the two looked at each other, and Lu Cheng whispered: "I should really wait at home......

Tonghe Prefecture is much larger than Yushui County, and of course there are many more candidates who participate in the apprenticeship test here. Now there are so many people at the entrance of the government that they can't squeeze in at all.

The two had no choice but to look around the periphery, Xu Wen looked at the crowd around him, looking at the different expressions and different actions on everyone's faces, full of interest.

But Lu Cheng is different. He is indeed quite confident in the results of this exam, but having confidence does not mean that he is not worried, he desperately looks up in the direction of the yellow list, as if he can see the list on the list as long as he works hard.

At this time, the door of the government office opened, and the two green horses were dressed in red and colored, and galloped out with the sound of horses' hooves like thunder.

They are very familiar with this meeting, and it was the newspaper of the Yamen who went to report the good news. The first one to report is the first county test, and then go to report the good news according to the ranking.

"Release—"

The voice in the newspaper was deafening, "The apprentice tried the first name of Tonghe Fu County, and said that the head of Tonghe Fu County is also, for Lu Cheng, a person from Wanli Village, Yushui County!"

Lu Cheng didn't react for the first time, and was still looking in the direction of the yellow list.

As a result, Xu Wen pulled him first and laughed: "I've called you, amazing, the head of the county!"

Lu Cheng was stunned, and Xu Wen had already begun to shout over there: "Lu Cheng is here!"

The newspaper heard it keenly, and the two horses galloped towards Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng looked at them blankly, a little in a trance.

A year ago, the same situation happened to Xu Wen.

At that time, he stood aside, looking at Xu Wen calmly stepped forward, with an outstanding demeanor, it was difficult to explain the feeling in his heart.

Now, just a year later, he's in the same position!

Excited, excited, glorious?

Maybe both, but what touched him more was that he suddenly realized how strong Xu Wen was.

He didn't pass the apprenticeship test last year, and now after a year, he actually got the head of a county, which is still a big county.

In the first ten months and the last two months of the year, he knows better than anyone which period brings him more benefits.

In other words, he, the head of the county, was actually brought to him by Xu Wen.

This reminded him of a saying he had heard somewhere, some people take the first place because they are a little better than others, and some people take the first place because there are no more rankings above them......

Maybe Xu Wen is the latter one.

He unexpectedly calmed down quickly, and when the two newspapermen came to him, he coped with it very decently, and remembered to reward them with the purse that Master had prepared for him in advance.

"Yes, that's amazing. Xu Wen said with a surprised smile.

"Well, so I can sign up for the government exam, right? I'll have to ask how to report when I go back. Lu Cheng had already begun to think about the next thing.

Three days later, Qian San and other old woodyard apprentices arrived one after another, gathered in Tonghe Mansion, and prepared to participate in the government examination.

Xu asked them to move out of Yuemuxuan because of this, and found another place to live.

On the same day, the new examination system of the government examination was announced, and like the county examination, it was also taken for three consecutive days, and only after the examination could he leave the examination room.

Xu asked them to be prepared, and each of them prepared an exam basket in advance, which contained relevant daily necessities, and was very thoughtful.

Two days later, on September 15 of the year of Yiyou, the apprenticeship examination officially began, Xu Wen and Qi Kun, Lu Cheng, Qian San and a total of 17 people came to the gate of the Tonghe Mansion Yamen, ready to enter the examination room in a queue to participate in the examination.

The number of participants in this examination was also very large, totaling about 4,700 people, divided into ten categories, each with varying numbers, of which 682 people participated in the joinery examination like Xu Wen and the others.

Among these 682 people, the top 30 were selected, with a pass rate of less than 5 percent, and the head was named Fuwushou.

"I don't know what to take this test, I hope it fits what we learn......" Xu Wen heard two people muttering next to him.

Even if it is one of the ten major categories, there is already a lot of content in the joinery category, and it is not easy to learn it all, and everyone will definitely have their own direction of expertise.

Whether you will get this during the exam, and whether you will focus on this if you do, is a matter of luck.

There was more than one person around who was discussing this matter, and Xu Wen also saw several people with folded hands who were temporarily cramming.

The apprenticeship test is not as strict as the imperial examination, and this government test is obviously looser than the previous county test in Lucheng.

The officials checked the examination baskets that Xu asked them for, swept them casually, and let them in.

Xu Wen was a little surprised, but when he walked here, the candidates could no longer communicate with each other, Xu Wen exchanged a look with Qian San, and walked in after the team.

Walking into the examination room, his eyes suddenly brightened.

This examination room is similar to the third session of their previous county exam, the examination room is open, and it is only separated by a simple curtain.

The form of this examination room setting itself has already clarified some contents - this government examination, at least the first one, is to test the craftsmanship on the spot, not on creativity, but on the actual embodiment of kung fu.

In this one, he is absolutely true. I just don't know what kind of kung fu to test.

The production of furniture and utensils, the carving of doors and panes, or both?

When the candidates entered the venue, they received the number plate, and Xu asked about the number six, which was located closest to the high platform of the school field.

This ranking is very high, and Xu Wen is estimated to be arranged according to the results of the county examination. He is the head of Yushui County, and Yushui ranks sixth among the seven counties of Tonghe.

He walked outside his examination seat, and the left and right sides had already arrived at the same examination, and he was waiting outside the position.

Xu Wen nodded to them, and the one on the left only glanced at him and turned his head, while the one on the right smiled back politely.

Xu Wen looked at the corresponding number plates outside the field and felt a little interesting.

The one on the left is No. 7, which belongs to the county with a lower ranking than Yu Shui, and the one on the right is No. 5, which belongs to Yongzhi County, which is more than one and a half stars better than Yu Shui.

But that was the end of their exchange, and it wasn't long before all the candidates entered the room and stood outside the curtain.

At this time, the entire examination room was silent, and the cool morning breeze swept between the solemn candidates.

A moment later, footsteps sounded above their heads, and the chief and deputy examiners joined hands on the school platform. Next, they will read out the rules of the exam room and hand out the test questions.

Xu Wen looked up and happened to see Sun Boran's figure.

This thin old man put on his official robe, and suddenly had a completely different style from when they met before, and he was actually a little majestic.

His gaze turned on the field and fell on Xu Wen.