"I, I'm coming?" Lu Cheng was standing aside without his own business, and when he heard Xu Wen's words, he turned his head to look at him in shock.

It said that it was enough for each workshop to send one candidate, and he took it for granted that it must be Xu Wen.

Compared to Xu Wen, what is he Lu Cheng?—— now he is very self-aware.

"Yes, didn't you do a good job some time ago? Xu Wen nodded affirmatively.

"Yes, yes, do you think it's good?" Lu Cheng was a little flattered.

"Yes, you are actually very talented, and you have also practiced good basic skills this year. Especially on small pieces, you have a lot of ideas. ”

Xu asked a compliment, Lu Cheng was a little dizzy, and after a while, he finally reacted: "Small works? You mean the birthday gift we gave ......?"

"Yes, that's it. On the way back, Xu Wen had already figured out what to do.

"It's only ten days, so it's actually quite stressful. Who Master Sun's master is, what his preferences are, and what he lacks, in fact, we don't know much about it. Mini furniture does not take up space, can be placed as an ornament, and can show what we have learned more comprehensively, I think it is more appropriate. ”

He briefly explained his reasons, and Lu Cheng touched his head and said, "It seems to make sense......

"Makes sense. After listening to this, Master Yao made a concise decision, "That's it." Some time ago, you brothers cooperated very well, so let's cooperate again. ”

"Tell me what materials and tools you want, and I'll go and greet Lao Qi. If people have good intentions, we will take it and remember, it is too polite and hurts the feelings. ”

Next, Master Yao babbled a few more words, turned around and left, leaving only Xu Wen and Lu Cheng to continue the discussion.

It stands to reason that he, who is a master, should be present on such an occasion, and he really trusts Xu Wen in doing so.

When the master left, Lu Cheng looked at Xu Wen with blank eyes, waiting for him to come up with an idea.

Xu Wen didn't sell it, and said very simply: "I thought about it, the time is too short, let's still do what we are most familiar with." ”

"What?"

"Furniture. ”

Xu Wen dragged a piece of paper and wrote the plan very habitually.

Since it is a two-person cooperation, which involves the issue of coordination, there is a clear plan that will go relatively smoothly.

The whole project was planned to take ten days, Xu Wen was responsible for the design and later inspection and correction, and Lu Cheng was responsible for the production. According to Master Yao's words just now, Xu Wen also arranged a job for him, responsible for the collection and scheduling of resources.

Next, Xu Wen listed more and more things, and became more and more detailed.

Including a set of about a few pieces, when he wanted to draw each piece, and when Lu Cheng wanted to complete it.

He had practiced with Lu Cheng for a few days before, and he knew his ability very well, and at this time, it was well-founded, and it would not make Lu Cheng unable to complete it, nor would he waste extra time.

"I suddenly have ......a bottom in my heart," Lu Cheng watched him write line after line as he watched from the side, and suddenly said.

"With a plan, I will definitely have a better heart. Xu Wen said as he continued to write.

Lu Cheng nodded thoughtfully, looking more seriously.

In the end, Xu Wen finished writing all the questions and confirmed with Lu Cheng.

According to the above plan, the two of them used ten days to make a total of eight pieces of furniture, all of which were miniature versions of normal furniture.

On the first day, Xu asked for the overall planning and design, made preliminary arrangements, and on the last day, he sorted out and trimmed the details, and one piece a day for the middle eight days.

This trip is still very tense on the whole, and it requires the two of them to go all out, Xu Wen asked Lu Cheng to try to maintain a normal schedule and sufficient sleep, and recuperate enough spirit.

Lu Cheng knew that this matter was actually a very rare opportunity for him, he nodded solemnly, Xu Wen was very satisfied with his attitude, and turned his head and began to think about what kind of furniture to make.

Combined with the conversation between the two that Zhao Mazi saw with his lips, from such a somewhat ridiculous behavior, Xu Wen could also get a glimpse of the true intention.

Sun Boran made such a request at this juncture, making it clear that it was also a kind of examination school.

Taking the workshop as a unit, it is not only the strength of the candidates who are examined, but also the overall strength of the workshop.

In connection with the previous forced merger of small workshops, the imperial court intended to conduct an overall investigation and planning of all workshops. Maybe it revealed such intentions, but it didn't limit what they were going to do, and the Tonghe Mansion adopted a more subtle way of operating.

Of course, this is just Xu Wen's speculation, and it is not known whether the specific Governor Deng and Sun Boran have any other intentions in this process, and whether they really plan to do so.

And now the task in front of him is that he wants to give such a gift, and do his best to show the strength of Yao's Wood Workshop and make it stand out.

It's actually a competition.

In such a competition, the judging criteria are generally divided into three categories.

First, skill. That is, difficulty. The more difficult it is, the easier it is to get a higher score.

Second, completeness. That is, to minimize mistakes as much as possible on the basis of sufficient difficulty.

Third, a sense of art. This one is more subjective, everyone's preferences are different, but Xu Wen has done some homework in this regard before.

When he thought of this, Xu Wen suddenly remembered something.

Sun Boran is under the banner of celebrating his master's birthday this time, and he can tell who the person behind it is at a glance. So when Xu Wen was thinking about this question before, he naturally thought about Sun Boran's personal aesthetic preferences.

But what if it's not exactly a façade?

Xu Wen thought for a long time and invited Zhao Mazi.

Zhao Mazi was a little surprised, but when he heard Xu's question, he raised his eyebrows.

"I've really inquired about it. He laughs.

"I want to hear about it. Xu Wen also raised his eyebrows and raised his hand to give him a cup of tea.

"Actually, I don't know much. Zhao Mazi's expression became solemn, and he pondered for a moment before speaking.

Sun Boran's master's surname is Liu, known as Liu Huzi, a native of Tonghe Mansion - listening to this name, you also know that it is not the kind of master who can shock people by saying it.

In fact, before Sun Boran said this, not many people knew that Liu Huzi was his master, and even after he made a request to celebrate his birthday, when he went to inquire, some insiders said that they thought that his master and apprentice had already turned against each other.

"Why?" Xu asked, a little surprised.

In this era, the relationship between master and apprentice is very close, and this kind of thing must not be said casually. A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he asked, "This Master Liu, when is Master Sun the master?"

Zhao Mazi raised his eyebrows again and gave Xu Wen a thumbs up: "When I was young." That is, before Lord Sun abandoned the old work. ”

"Abandon the old work?" Hearing these four words, Xu Wen looked up at Zhao Mazi, his eyes changed slightly.