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

Chapter 5 The Road of the Craftsman
Zhang Jiying and his party originally left Jiashe Village straight away, but when they heard the singing and singing just now, they turned around.

After breaking the shackles in his heart, Zhang Jiying only saw mountains as mountains and water as water. He looked very energetic and looked much younger.Seeing that there are various kinds of stones here, like stars, he became interested and began to pick and pull the stones.

Huan Zhen and his followers gave the horses water and washed them.

"My lord, there's nothing to see over there anymore." Ah Yun raised her childish voice and waved her little hand at Zhang Jiying.

The other party let out a soft "Hey", recognized the two sisters and came over with a smile.

"My lord." Wang Ge saluted generously, then spread out his palms and showed the stone she "just picked" to the other party: "This kind of textured one is the best, and the rest of the color is even better. There are also some."

Zhang Jiying glanced at her approvingly, and picked up the stone for a look, only to see that it was naturally dense, and its outline looked like a running deer. "good!"

"If adults like it, give it to adults."

"No, no, no reward for no merit."

"It's just a stone deer. If I really catch a live deer, I'm reluctant to give it away."

"Hahaha! You little girl, you are real." Zhang Jiying tapped his fingers a few times, and explained: "Pay without merit refers to salary and benefits! It does not refer to live deer running in the mountains. They read The same, but not the same word. So the meaning of this sentence is that I cannot accept the benefits from others for nothing."

"Then my lord will teach my sister and brother how to write this sentence? Wouldn't that be rewarding?" Wang Ge smiled and bowed again.

Wang Yun said "Oh", sister is so capable!Is that all right?He hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed: "I beg you to be rewarded for your merits."

Zhang Jiying... What kind of trick is this?He pinched the stones, why did he feel that he was fooled when the boy waved at him?

Let's say that Huan Zhen cleaned the mount and found that the master had talked with the head of the two villages. The little girl was holding the wooden tablet, and the master was writing something on it.

He handed over his mount to Bu Qu and came alone.

I saw the master wrote the five official characters "no merit, no reward" with the luggage pen that he carried with him, and drew two characters in the blank space at the bottom left of the wooden tablet, one was giving gifts and the other was refusing gifts.

Huan is really surprised!The master is a great Confucian in Wu County, so he doesn't leave his pen and ink outside easily, so now he wants to leave writing and drawing for the two village children?

You guessed it.Zhang Jiying put away his pen, asked his sister and brother to sit down on the spot, put the wooden tablet in the middle, and explained to them the source of "no merit, no reward", and put the deer stone aside, explaining that this "reward" is not the other "deer".

Wang Ge cut off a few weeds near his knees, and listened with a smile while wrapping the grass around his fingers, threading it, and tying it into knots.

Huan Zhen sat next to her, gradually attracted by her skillful weaving.This little girl almost doesn't even read anything she makes up!

After Zhang Jiying finished explaining, he asked Wang Yun, "Repeat what I said, and say as much as you remember."

"Yes." Wang Yun made a few bows like pounding garlic, and began to repeat.The more Zhang Jiying listened, the more amazed and delighted he became. These two sisters and brothers are all smart!The little boy memorized his explanation in its entirety!

At this time, Wang Ge also finished the compiled "cauldron", put the piece of "deer stone" on the grass cauldron, and said: "My lord, I already understand the difference between the deer in the mountains and the salary."

"You can teach a child. You made up... a cauldron? Why did you put deer stones on the cauldron?"

"The cauldron is a cooking utensil. Isn't there a word called 'cooking deer'?"

Boiled deer?

Seeing Zhang Jiying and Huanzhen's puzzled expressions, she whispered: "Cooking Lu Zhongyuan, it's broken, is this word taboo?" She covered her mouth in fright.

The corners of Zhang Jiying's mouth seemed to twitch, and Huan Zhen's gaze shifted to the straw woven cauldron.After a few breaths, the former ordered softly: "Bring... three more wooden tablets."

"Yes." Huan Zhen got up, and after turning his back on his body, he tried his best to hold back his smile.

Cook the deer in the Central Plains!

I really understand the word "deer", but I can't tell the difference between "boil" and "chasing" again!

Zhang Jiying suspected that Wang Ge's hands were ashes, so he asked Wang Yun to hold the wooden tablet to write. After writing the word "kettle", he paused for a while and asked Wang Ge, "I think you are good at weaving. Why don't you develop this and try to become a craftsman?" Teacher level?"

"Your Excellency, you are saying... Can a craftsman have a special selection test like a scholar?" Wang Ge had a premonition that the next words would be a big event related to her future!
Zhang Jiying cast a dissatisfied glance at Huanzhen.

"Hmm." Huan Zhen understood, and he had to answer for his master: "In the second year of Emperor Cheng Pingxi, the order of craftsmen was issued. All kinds of craftsmen can pass the exam and obtain titles of different levels. Even the lowest craftsmen, You can cut taxes and labor."

"Please tell me, sir, can women take the exam? Where can I take the exam?"

"There is no limit to boys, girls, or age, as long as the craftsman skills pass the test, anyone can take the exam! There should be exam rooms as small as townships and counties, as large as counties, and prefectures. Maybe there are differences, you can ask the local officials."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, Mr. Lang!" Wang Ge saluted sincerely.

Zhang Jiying wrote the three wooden tablets.The first piece has only two words: cauldron, boil!It is also accompanied by a picture of the kettle, which is steaming and very vivid.

The word "road" is written on the second piece, and it is annotated with three smaller official characters: Dao also!

The last wooden tablet has no text, only a scene picture of "the master teaches two rural boys on the bamboo slips".

After Wang Yun had read the words "cauld and road" by heart, the wooden tablets were also dried thoroughly.Zhang Jiying put them together two by two, tied them with rope, and told the sister and brother how to preserve the bamboo slips, and they should be dried frequently in the future, so as not to be eaten by moths, damp and moldy.

It's getting late, we need to hurry.Huan Zhen slightly raised his jaw towards Buqu, and the long-awaited Buqus led their horses over.

Wang Ge and Wang Yun knelt down, neither sister nor brother knew how to salute, but kneeling was definitely right.She raised her face, looked at Zhang Jiying, choked with sobs and said, "Little Queen Ge, thank you sir for teaching on behalf of my younger brother Wang Yun!"

Wang Yun hugged the wooden tablet, tears streaming down his face, sobbing that he couldn't speak.Zhang Jiying was very pleased that the child knew how to be grateful.

"The mountains are high and the rivers are long. Do you know that there will be no more meetings? Miss Wang, the word 'road' is reserved for you. The road of a craftsman is also a road!"

"Yes. I remember! If I can catch up with the exam period, I will definitely try!"

With a sound of "drive", the horse gallops away.

Ah Yung burst into tears, shaking her arms sorely. Seeing the kind-hearted adult leave, it was hard to see him again. The little man was even more saddened by it, and couldn't help crying: "Master! A teacher for a day, a lifetime For the father! Don't forget the son!"

Zhang Jiying almost fell off the horse, and when he looked back, the figures of the sister and brother were already blurred.

Wang Ge patted Ah Yung on the shoulder soothingly, she didn't teach this, it was purely a child's extraordinary performance.The sister and brother carefully wrapped the wooden tablet with weeds, put it in the basket, and covered it with a few handfuls of weeds.

Zhang Cai ran over and asked in fear, "Are those people asking for directions just now? Did they scare you two? Don't cry, don't cry, Anon. By the way, why did Anion call Fuzi?"

Wang Ge looked embarrassed, and said: "They asked for directions, but I haven't been out of the village, so I can't explain clearly. Ah Yung was terrified, brother Cai, don't ask."

"Okay, I don't ask. But I saw those people carrying knives just now. It should be the part of a wealthy family, but it scared me to death."

Wang Ge kept holding Adi's hand, and when he found the little guy's hand tightened, he immediately knew that Adi was afraid of Zhang Cai.But she didn't take it seriously. In her previous life, she had learned how cold people's hearts can be. If it was Zhang Cai who met bad guys, she would run away faster.

(End of this chapter)