On the ninth day of October, the apprenticeship test institute tried the list.

There is no doubt that Xu Wen ranked first, Jiang Wangfeng ranked second, and the third place was still Cen Xiaoyi.

Although there was such and such a thing at the end of the examination room marking, his grades and scores were real, so his name was still listed in his rightful place.

It's just that his achievements and his future have been completely wiped out with that axe and no longer exists.

The flow of people under the list in front of the government is still bustling, but there is a little more excitement than before.

Cen Xiaoyi couldn't hide this matter at all, it had already been spread a lot, and when it was time to release the list, it was passed again, almost everyone knew it, and everyone scolded it.

The people who will come here to see the list are basically industry-related people, and what they are most afraid of in their lives is their own hands, that is, problems with their work ability. Cen Xiaoyi tried this ruthless trick for his apprenticeship, and he was simply everyone's nightmare incarnated into his inner enemy.

At this time, if the curse could be turned into substance, he would have died a hundred and eighty times in different ways.

However, I heard that Cen Xiaoyi is not doing very well in prison.

Someone has checked it and named him to make him uncomfortable. The jailer took the money, and the tricks of the whole person must be a lot of tricks.

I don't know who did it, maybe more than one.

After all, Cen Xiaoyi lost his backer after the incident, and there were too many people who offended......

Of course Xu Wen won't go to see him, but he has taken the time to see Xu Lincheng in the past few days.

In essence, Xu Lincheng was killed by Cen Xiaoyi, and he also poured out all his hatred on Cen Xiaoyi. But even if it was just a precaution, his arm was broken off by Xu Wen's hand.

Of course, Xu Wen didn't feel guilty and regretted for this—he would do the same if he did it again, but he still asked someone to visit him.

Xu Lincheng sat in prison and was very calm.

He was alone in a cell, the hay he sat on was clean, and his clothes had obviously changed, and it seemed that the jailer not only did not embarrass him, but also gave him better treatment.

He was holding a small carving knife and slowly carving a piece of wood.

He only had one left hand, and he couldn't hold the wood, so he had to step on it with his feet.

His left hand is noticeably less agile than his right, and his movements with the carving knife are somewhat clumsy. But he carved it very seriously, and little by little it became familiar with a new feeling.

"You're here. He heard the movement and looked up at Xu Wen.

"I didn't know that I could still use a knife in prison. Xu Wen looked at the tools in his hand and said.

"Of course not, but on my side...... Someone spoke, so an exception was made. Xu Lincheng raised his head and gestured behind Xu Wen, Xu Wen looked back, just in time to meet the jailer's retracted gaze.

It seems that someone is spending money to make a point, but there are still people who keep an eye on it.

"I remember the last thing you said to me, thank you. But I've thought about it, I can't manage people or anything, I still want to do this. He laughed self-deprecatingly, "Fortunately, although my arm is not as good as the right one, I still have two strengths, and I can't do fine work, but I can still do rough work." ”

Wood carving is not a rough job......

Xu Wen glanced down and did not refute, but smiled and handed him the food basket he brought in his hand.

"I'm going to serve as a craftsman in two days, and I can't come back to see you. Anyway, I wish you all the best. ”

Xu Wen said very seriously, Xu Lincheng didn't smile, just nodded slowly.

During this time, Zuo Teng was doing things with Sun Boran, although he had no name, he still had a little appearance. His stepfather has never appeared, and he doesn't know if he will appear again.

Xu San and other old wood field apprentices came all the way to Lin Luo Mansion, and they all knew about Lian Tianqing's departure from Xiaoheng Village.

They are different from Xu Wen, Xu Wen is a formal apprentice and is Lian Tianqing's "apprentice", while they are only Lian Tianqing's "students" and are more affiliated to Yao's Mufang.

Some of them have passed the apprenticeship examination, and some have only passed the county examination, and according to the standards of the apprenticeship examination, they have not yet graduated from the school, and they have not yet reached the time of serving as craftsmen.

In this case, if they want to continue the examination, they will be regarded as having not left the division and may not be required to serve for the time being.

But if you decide to go out and stand on your own, you must apply for service through the Ziyi Office, otherwise you will not be able to get a practicing certificate, you will not be able to work alone, and you will not be able to work in a large workshop.

Of course, if you don't finish the apprenticeship test, you will automatically give up the next exam, and you can't enter the 100-worker test system, and you can't become a craftsman through this system and enter the upward channel.

"I don't have to take the test. Xu San touched the top of his head and said with some joy.

"Hmm, do you have other plans?" asked Xu Wen, looking at him.

Xu San passed the county examination and the provincial examination consecutively, the third in the county examination and the second in the provincial examination, and the results were quite outstanding. If you continue to take the exam at this pace, there is a good chance that you will pass the college exam next year.

In this case, does he want to take the exam to serve?

This is equivalent to giving up on your future!

"Well, I'm going to the service. The situation at home is not very good, and I came out a year earlier to support the portal, and my mother can be more relaxed. Besides, the most I can do is to be an official, so do I look like the material for being an official?" Xu San said with a smile.

"It looks like it. Qian Ming interjected beside him.

Xu Wen nodded earnestly in agreement.

Xu San used to stutter, yes, but at that time, he was like a big brother who took care of the entire old wood yard, and he was very thoughtful in his work.

After that, he got rid of his stuttering and was more mellow, a small carpenter in a mountain village, often making people feel exquisite, which is really rare.

This kind of person, of course, can try to follow the path of an official eunuch.

"I can't. Xu San shook his head, "For example, Cen Xiaoyi, I definitely don't want to deal with him when I hear the wind, maybe I have to step forward and slap him in the ears." I can't do whatever I want without evidence, I don't have a backer. ”

Cen Xiaoyi's incident would have such an impact on Xu San...... Xu Wen really didn't expect it.

"There are also craftsmen like Master Sun. He thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Master Sun didn't go through a hundred tests. Xu San reminded, "Master Sun can be an official because he has his own ability." I want to be like this, so powerful that people can't even see it!"

"Well said!" Qian Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he applauded vigorously. Xu Wen thought that he was going to be the same as Xu San, but he immediately became deflated and said wistfully, "I also want to be like you, but it's a pity that my father and mother sent me to learn this just to let me take the exam to become an official, I want to say that if I don't take the exam, that's it, they have to beat me to death." ”

"I'm ...... too" and some people echoed, as if it was more majestic to be an official without taking exams.

In the end, there were a total of 21 people in the old wooden yard, five of whom applied for service with Xu Wen, and the remaining fifteen people continued to stay in Yao's wooden workshop to prepare for next year's exam.

Soon, the results of the service were approved, Xu San went to the Western Desert like Xu Wen, and the remaining four people were three in southern Xinjiang, and one was lucky and was transferred to the capital.

The western desert is far away, and the craftsmen need to report for duty within a month, so they must set off immediately.

At this time, Xu Wen looked at the name on the deed paper and was a little stunned.

"Yan Fourteen, who is this?"