Yao's Wood Workshop is just a workshop, but there is actually a clear hierarchy inside.

Master Yao is the signature master of Yao's wooden workshop, and his craftsmanship is extraordinary in the façade outside, and his reputation spreads even in the capital.

However, in recent years, due to some reasons, he has rarely done his own work, and most of the time he spends his time managing Yao's wooden workshop.

In short, he is the owner and the supreme leader of this wooden workshop, and all the other masters are under him.

Under Master Yao, there are several enshrined level masters in Tianzifang. They are highly skilled, and they all have a unique skill, but they rarely come out when they are immersed in work and disciples.

And then below are the masters of the Xuanhuang workshops of Heaven and Earth.

Some of these masters were cultivated by the Yao family, and some were hired from outside. The master in charge of each field is relatively high-level, and the master below is relatively low.

In other words, Master Yao is standing at the top of the pyramid of Yao's Wooden Workshop, and Master Lian is a little further away in the third level - the old wooden yard is a relatively marginal area even in Huangzifang, which has to be admitted.

Now Master Yao threw an olive branch to Xu Wen, if he really learned Master Yao's mastery, then it would not be such a thing as simply eating with a mouthful of food, maybe he would be favored by the imperial court...... With the current imperial court's emphasis on craftsmen, it is possible to increase the rank of official and knight!

But there was an obstacle halfway, Xu Wen didn't speak yet, and even the master directly refused for him, what does this mean?

Lu Cheng knew very well about the internal situation of Yao's wooden workshop, and even he had already heard the rumors, Master Yao's original disciple Zhou Zhicheng could no longer engage in carpentry work for some reason, and this master had to find another person to inherit his mantle.

This is a rare opportunity, Lu Cheng has been here for this from the beginning.

His second uncle is also an old carpenter, the second uncle is lonely and childless, treats him as his own son, and has taught him some skills since he was a child, but he is not an apprentice, and there is no obstacle from another apprenticeship.

He entered the Yao family wooden workshop more basic than others, and he was careful everywhere, beware of other fellow disciples, just to stand out and get Master Yao to look at him differently.

He heard early in the morning that in today's monthly evaluation, Master Yao would come to see the five of them in person to see if he could choose a good income from them.

He didn't know what was going on and why Master Yao was in such a hurry, but when he saw him coming at the gate of Huangzifang today, he immediately understood that the news was indeed true. He was overjoyed and decided to show off his real skills.

Unexpectedly, the first round was okay, but the second round that he was well prepared did not please Master Yao, and only scored two points.

At the same time, Xu Wen, who has always been wooden, shined and performed extremely well from the first round.

Lu Cheng had a strong sense of crisis in his heart, but the monthly assessment relied on real skills, and he racked his brains and had no way at all.

Now, he watched Master Yao invite him personally, thinking that the matter would be a foregone conclusion, but he didn't expect Master Lian to refuse to ask Xu first!

"Oh, what do you think?" Master Yao glanced at Master Lian and asked Xu with a smile.

Xu Wen looked at Master Lian and looked at him.

Lu Cheng was secretly anxious in his heart. What else is there to think about?

One is a top craftsman whose name is known even to the imperial court, and the other is an obscure country master in the old woodyard, normal people know how to choose!

"I will take you as a disciple. Master Lian nodded to Xu Wen and said a little stiffly.

Say no!

I don't know why, obviously Xu asked that with this opportunity, it would be impossible for Lu Cheng to have it again, but Lu Cheng was still sincerely anxious.

"Okay. To everyone's surprise, Xu Wen nodded to Master Lian and agreed.

Not only that, but he also turned to Master Yao and rejected him very formally, "I'm sorry, I've already entered Master Lian's sect, and I can't worship you as a teacher anymore." ”

"Are you sure?" Master Yao stared at him, unable to distinguish between joy and anger.

"Yes. Xu Wen nodded seriously.

"Okay, good ......" Master Yao laughed twice, didn't say anything more, bowed his hand to Master Lian, turned around and left.

Then Master Yang announced that it was noon, and the assessment was temporarily suspended, and continued at 1 p.m.

Each of the woodyards disbanded one after another and went to eat separately.

Master Lian glanced at Xu Wen and waved his hand: "Hmm, wait until today is over." After saying that, he left, and the meaning was very unclear.

Many people passed by Xu Wen, and most of them had incredible expressions.

Lu Cheng clearly heard two senior brothers next to him discussing.

"Such a good opportunity, he just let it go?

"Tsk, I guess it's because I'm fascinated by women. I've even seen the master's girl, she looks really smart. ”

"Woman ......"

Lu Cheng gritted his teeth, made a big circle, trotted to Xu Wen's side, pulled his sleeve, and whispered, "Are you stupid?!"

Xu Wen turned around and saw that it was him, and his face was a little surprised.

"Who is Master Yao, haven't you heard of it!" Lu Cheng was furious, and told him what he had learned about Master Yao's deeds like pouring beans into a bamboo tube, and finally said, "If you have money and ability, what kind of woman can't find it?" You go and apologize to Master Yao now, maybe there will be a chance!"

Xu Wen looked at him with a strange gaze, and only after a moment did he ask, "If I don't worship Master Yao as a teacher, won't you have a chance?"

"I, I'm ......" Lu Cheng snorted twice, annoyed and angry, "I just can't get used to it, what I value, why do you give up like this...... Yes, that's it!"

Xu Wen smiled, as if he had seen Lu Cheng for the first time, and said sincerely: "I made my choice after thinking about it." You are very talented, as long as you are diligent and steadfast, Master Yao will definitely see you. ”

"Yes, do you need to say it!" Lu Cheng's face turned red, and he turned around to go back. Without taking two steps, he turned around again, pointed at Xu and asked, "Women are everywhere, and the opportunity to apprentice is rare!"

Xu Wen smiled and nodded, Lu Cheng turned around and trotted away.

Xu Wen was a little surprised.

What kind of person Lu Cheng is, he always thought that he had seen it very clearly.

He has a good background, and compared with ordinary peasant children, he has received a certain amount of education and has a relatively wide range of knowledge. He likes to calculate, thinks he is a chess player, and likes to manipulate others.

A little smarter than you think, and you can endure hardships. According to the rules of Yao's wooden workshop, chopping firewood is actually quite a hard job, and he can complete it alone in advance every day, which shows that he is not without perseverance.

Jealousy and competitiveness are the driving force behind his actions and the reason for some of his actions.

Out of this understanding, Xu Wen naturally felt that if he was valued by Master Yao, he would become Lu Cheng's enemy.

This kind of thinking is probably not wrong, just now, the jealousy in Lu Cheng's eyes was also clearly visible. But Xu Wen really didn't expect that he would come over to persuade himself......

Some of them are really interesting......

In the past, lunch was arranged by the people of each Kiba by themselves.

But today, lunch time is only half an hour, which is very short.

Therefore, lunch is arranged in a unified manner, and each sends someone to collect it and call it back to eat together.

Xu Wen was delayed by Lu Cheng for a while, and when he went back, Xu San and the others had already gone to get food. The rest of the people looked at Xu Wen with a strange look in their eyes, and they didn't quite understand, but they were a little closer.

Obviously, in their opinion, they also felt that Master Yao was a better choice than Master Lian, but Xu Wen would choose their master as their master, and they also felt very happy.

At this time, Lin Lin is not here, and he doesn't know what to do.

It took a long time for them to come back, and there was only leftovers in the food box, and half of it was already cold, and there was only a little residual warmth.

Xu San said helplessly: "The order of beating and eating is also based on last month's evaluation results, and we are ranked last...... Bear with me, bear with me. ”

The others looked accustomed to it and beckoned to eat quickly. It's only a quarter of an hour now, and if you don't eat quickly, you'll be hungry.

Everyone devoured it together, and hurried to the square after eating.

When they arrived, all the other people from Kiba had already arrived, and the senior brother guarding the door frowned and muttered, "It's your last again." ”

Xu San apologized with a smile, and Xu Wen raised his head and looked under the stone platform.

On top of the wooden signs, the scores of each wood yard in the morning have been counted.

Beech is the first, mahogany is second, cypress is third, ash is fourth, and old wood is fifth.

There is a difference of more than 100 points between the old wood and the ash field, and the difference is very huge. In the past, this percentage was a moat, a distance that could never be crossed.

At this time, Xu Wen took a deep breath.