I went ashore by weaving straw shoes and became a master craftsman

Chapter 15 Meeting Liu Bo Again
Wang Ge eats a lot, and two wheat cakes are only [-]% full. There is no hot water here, and the well water is cold, so she just takes small sips of something warmer before swallowing. If she is out of the house, she will be in trouble.

After feeding the pigs, carrying water, and chopping firewood, Wang Ge came out of the station with a basket on his back.The surrounding scenery is beautiful, with mountains in the distance and lush water and grass nearby.

She is very careful, keeping away from the water bank when pulling weeds, resting under the tree to weave when tired.

At the beginning of Shenshi in the afternoon, it is the peak time for travelers to stay in the post.She put the basket on the side of the road and started to sell: "Look, take a look, a good thing from Kyoto: the Chinese Zodiac Guessing Box."

"This is the only one in Kuaiji County, don't miss it when you pass by! The Zodiac Guessing Box is novel and interesting, and can be given away by elders and juniors!"

"It doesn't matter if you go south or north, you won't be able to find a second one except in Luoyang City! Hurry up and buy it, there is a discount for the whole group purchase!"

A team of bullock carts stopped, and a servant in bunt came over and asked, "What box are you selling? Is it really a good thing from Kyoto?"

"Zodiac Guessing Box, Uncle, please take a look." Wang Ge pretended not to listen to the last sentence, and showed the exhibit, which was a palm-sized, square box woven with rushes.There is a fingernail-sized handle in the middle of the lid, which is separated from the box body, and tassels made of goosegrass ears hang from the bottom of the box body.

She lightly lifted the button of the box lid and raised a straw woven "sheep". This sheep is strong and has two horns on the top of its head.

She gently put the lid back on, and it snapped tightly.

The servant looked unique and interesting, and asked, "Is there a snake zodiac?"

"Yes." She took out straw boxes one by one from the basket, and opened them all. No matter whether it was a tiger, a mouse, or a pig, they all made up some funny images of cartoons from previous lives.

At this time, another traveler came over, and the servant saw that the little girl was quite honest, so he asked, "Don't you sell guessing boxes? You told me to wait and see, what else do you want to guess?"

Wang Ge raised his head and smiled, and replied: "The fun of guessing must be left to the buyer. If I have to ask my uncle to guess and buy them when I sell them, then it's not a business, it's a scam!"

The rest of the travelers laughed.A picker asked: "What's the price of this guess box?"

"Half a liter of food. There is a discount for buying a group of zodiac signs, five liters of food or 25 yuan."

"Straw things are so expensive?"

"Materials are indeed worthless, what is expensive is the work." She found the snake zodiac and gave it to the servant.

The salesman felt that buying such a small item was not profitable at all, so he left silently.

When someone leaves, someone gathers.

The servant said "wait a moment", went to the ox cart to show the master, and recounted Wang Ge's "business classics" vividly.

When the servant came back, Wang Ge had already opened the store, selling one tiger box and one pig box.

The "lifting tool" for weighing grain is woven with rush grass, and a vertical partition is added in the middle of the tool, half of which is Wuhe (half liter), which is convenient and practical.

The servant waited for her to collect the food, and said, "My lord has said that he wants two sets of zodiac signs."

"Okay!" Wang Ge was preparing for such a big customer. The bottom layers of the basket were all complete sets, separated by strong cloth bags specially sewn to hold money. He carefully took out two sets and inspected the goods one by one.

The servant began to count the money.Wang Gelai County has already known the price from Dafu before. The current currency is five baht (there are "five baht" seal characters on the money), and fifty yuan can buy a bucket of rice. After calculation, one liter of rice is five yuan .The poor elder parents have worked hard for most of their lives. The family only has five hundred yuan, which was saved by the elder father to buy cows. It has been pressed at the bottom of the box and never touches them.

The servant counted fifty, she held them excitedly, took a deep breath, and put them into a cloth bag.

After the other party re-tied the money string, Wang Ge handed the other party a grass box, and said with a slightly choked voice, "Thank you uncle for helping me, this is for you. This is the first time I have made money, and I will always remember it." Uncle's."

The servant was startled, nodded at her, and put away the straw box.

The ox cart team slowly drove into the post station. Wang Ge held the cloth bag and felt the outline of the copper coin. He was overjoyed.When she looked up, she found Liu Xiaolang, a fellow villager, standing outside her yard and watching her quietly.

He was wearing a white jacket, a green skirt, and a big bamboo basket on his back. He was still the same as two months ago, clear and cold, and he could cool off the heat just by looking at it.

"Brother Liu?" Wang Ge saluted.

"Why are you so many days in advance?" Liu Bo nodded, came over to ask, and picked up a straw box to read.

"There are not many ox carts coming to the county from our village, so I came here earlier."

"This, I bought."

"Brother Liu is kind to me, how can I accept your money? Brother, don't laugh at me!"

"If you don't accept it, I have no choice but to take it away." Liu Bo untied the basket, opened a clean cloth bag, and took out two thin flour pancakes: "I didn't bring rice grains, so can I use this instead?"

Fine flour?Wang Ge swallowed, and shook his head vigorously: "I definitely won't accept it! If my brother doesn't take the guessing box anymore, I will find out where you live when I return to my hometown, and send a basket to your door."

Seeing her embarrassment of swallowing saliva, Liu Bo smiled and said bluntly, "Actually, I know that the food in the post house is not good, so I found an excuse to give you cakes. Take it, we are fellow villagers, and we should take care of you outside. "

"No, no, the food in the post house is pretty good, similar to what I usually eat at home."

"After being admitted to the artisan boy, he helped me weave something, and it's all in return for today's favor." Liu Bo put the cake in her basket.

"Yes." Wang Ge knew that it would be annoying to push back, so he immediately put the cake into a food bag, packed up his things, caught up with Liu Bo, and asked, "Is brother Liu also the examiner for this carpenter's competition?"

"I'm not qualified. The rank of craftsman starts from the lowest craftsman, then craftsman, craftsman, middle craftsman, master craftsman, master craftsman, and banshu craftsman. The examiners for the craftsman exam must be at the craftsman level .”

"Is the craftsman's exam still only focusing on practicality?"

"According to previous years' practice, yes. The materials and utensils for the artisan boy exam are the same, and each person can only choose a few to use to ensure fairness and justice. No matter how many artisans participate, the total number of artisan children is only [-]. "

"Craftsmen who were unsuccessful last year, can they also participate this year?"

"Artisans within three years can participate."

Wang Ge silently calculated that there must be hundreds of craftsmen who only participate in the carpenter category - ingenious skills!

At this time, at the gate of the post station, Wang Ge Chongjin also needed to submit a proof.After the inspection by the postmen, the two left for the rural area. Liu Bo continued the topic just now: "There are no common people to participate in the craftsman's exam, and it depends on the personal preferences of the examiners. Therefore, when you take the exam, you must put it above practicality. You are so different that the examiner has no choice but to choose you."

Wang Ge understood that personal preference cannot determine right or wrong, cheating is the easiest!If she wants to be sure of winning, she must be different, so that the examiners will not dare to cheat, and they will not be able to choose her!
Wang Ge looked at Liu Xiaolang, who was still calm and calm, and had to sigh: There are indeed noble sages in the world!
It is common for sages to help the weak, they don't ask for anything in return, and they are tired of the cumbersome worldly relationships, so Wang Ge left as soon as he knew which courtyard the other party lived in.

At dusk, there was thunder and lightning.

The three of Huan Zhen rushed back to the post house before the rain fell, and all three of them were in high spirits. After investigating the crime scene and sorting out the case, it was different!
Wang Tian yelled: "I'll say it first, I'll say it first! I think... this must be an unjust case!"

Huan Zhen: "Okay, Ah Tian has finished summarizing. Shizhi, you say."

Filled with righteous indignation, Wang Tian got out of bed and rushed to the door.

boom!
A big thunder covered the roof, and then, there was a huge movement of earth and rocks collapsing in the courtyard.

Wang Tian was dumbfounded, and immediately shouted excitedly: "I said it was an unjust case, right? Thunder has struck me!"

Huan Zhen and his wife came to have a look, and found that the courtyard wall shared with the east neighbor had been struck by lightning and had collapsed.Wang Ge was so frightened that he was standing next to the surviving pigsty, looking at the three of them across the burnt wall.

"How is it, how is it? Is there any grievance?"

Huan Zhen kicked Wang Tian lightly: "Shut up, you almost hit us!"

(End of this chapter)