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

Chapter 56
"Puzhi Township, Jiashe Village, Wangge?"

"The examinee is here." Wang Ge responded immediately, and stepped forward to get the tools for entering the examination room tomorrow morning.

The tools were packed in a two-foot-long and one-foot-wide box, which was not too heavy. She held it horizontally and found an empty space, opened the box, and checked the tools: there were wooden saws, small wooden hammers, wooden rulers, and carving knives. , file, small whetstone, strip knife, leveling knife, scraper, bamboo tweezers, a foot-long and half-foot-wide wooden board, and a small ball of hemp rope tied with a numbered wooden sign.

It is also good if it is in line with what the officials told you.

If the tool is damaged, it must be reported to the officials in the respective regions before nightfall tonight for replacement.

Officials in charge of order in the examination room are still tour guides transferred from counties and townships.The so-called area is to separate male and female craftsmen.

There are more women in charge of the female craftsmen's area. They are called craftsmen, and they are also the craftsmen of the major workshops confiscated by the government. It is said that they are craftsmen for many years, just like the craftsmen who inspect the candidates' products in the examination room tomorrow.

As for the examiners of this exam, the main examiner is a master craftsman, and all the assistant examiners are middle craftsmen.

"Huh..." Wang Ge let out a long breath, inexplicably feeling that he has followed Gao Dada.

She doesn't plan to go shopping anymore, it's already past the freshness that just arrived the day before yesterday.Besides, when the exam starts at [-]:[-] tomorrow, Cong Yinzheng will line up to enter the arena, after a while she will get her dinner, eat and drink enough, and then she will go to bed early.

The venue for the artisan examination was ten miles away from the western suburbs of the county. It was a temporary camp, completely covered by tall felt cloth, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

The scenery in the distance is extremely beautiful, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and you can hear the sound of the river when you fall asleep at night.As for that mountain, Wang Ge heard people say that it was the manor of the Xie family.

Tsk tsk tsk... Mrs. Xie, that's amazing!I just don't know if this famous family is as powerful as the history records in the previous life in this great Jin Dynasty?Which one is more powerful, the Xie family or the Wang family of Qinghe Village?In addition, is there any relationship between Jiadizhu and Qinghezhuang's trade in bamboo strips and this craftsman exam?

While Wang Ge was thinking wildly, he looked left and right. After a rough count, there were more than a hundred people in the rest area. The number of people imaginable is much larger.

Among the candidates, there are still those who are not in doubt, and some who are over half a hundred years old, they must have tried their best to make the last fight.In fact, it’s understandable when you think about it. A craftsman boy can only take the craftsman exam three times in his life. Once he fails the second time, he must learn a lesson and work hard to perfect his skills.

Dinner starts!
Each wheelbarrow for distributing food is coordinated by four concubines, two for pulling and pushing the cart, and two for stabilizing food and water buckets.

Wherever the car goes, the candidates around will consciously step forward to receive meals.Each person can get two wheat cakes, and use their own bamboo pot, but the bamboo pot cannot be brought into the examination room tomorrow.

After Wang Ge finished eating two cakes, he took out the cakes he had saved for breakfast from his bosom, and sipped water to eat.The little girl next to her looked less than ten years old, and she was still a child at heart. She also took out the cakes saved for lunch and ate her chin proudly at Wang Ge while eating.

Wang Ge smiled at her, and found out that many people planned this way. It doesn't matter if you eat less during the day, but you must eat enough tonight!

Because there is no breakfast tomorrow morning!There is no hot water!Only give the opportunity to go to the hut!

The three wheat cakes went down, and Wang Ge burped when he was full.But... She took out another cake she had saved for lunch and continued to fill her stomach.

"Sister, you can really eat." It was the same little girl just now, smiling with canine teeth, she was really cute.

Wang Ge returned a smile again.Before going to sleep, she carried all her bags and went to the hut. When she came back, she changed to an open space, laid out a mat, wrapped her head scarf, covered her with a mattress and covered her head.

Before falling asleep, she recited the rules of the exam silently: before entering the arena, no one is allowed to bring into the arena except for the handout tools and warm clothes; no matter men or women, only headscarves can be worn above the shoulders and neck, and only the inner belt numbers of the bezels can be used. You are forbidden to speak after entering the venue, unless the examiner asks; each mold has supporting materials, which you can take by yourself, if you take too much or intentionally destroy the rest of the materials, you will not be allowed to participate in the craftsman test for life; The craftsmen in the production area where the examinee is located pass the inspection. After passing the examination, the drummer will beat the "famous drum" and report the domicile and name of the examinee. Birthplace and name; during the test period, no meals, no clothes to keep out the cold, and no place to go to the toilet will be provided. Those who faint will be carried out of the test room, and re-entry is not allowed.

When he recited it silently for the second time, Wang Ge fell asleep.

In fact, the exam has already started tonight.

The chill on the ground quickly soaked through the straw mats, and some people brought two mats and stacked mats, but it didn't work.At this moment, the nervous examinee felt even more chills all over his body, and the excited and encouraging sound of river flow last night became a urination song at this moment.

This night, the people who ran to the latrine never stopped.

Someone has already started at Yinchu, and Wang Ge has also started, no matter how good the mental quality is, it is impossible not to be completely nervous.

Straw mats and odds and ends are all placed in the back basket and left in place. These are not allowed to be brought into the venue.Holding the trunk in her arms, she quickly joined the latrine brigade.

too slow!Everyone who goes in to go to the toilet is so slow, is it carved inside?
The queue outside the hut was getting longer and longer, with stomping, urging, and cursing, it was very noisy, and the carpenter only cared about it when there was too much movement.

Yinzheng's time is approaching, and those who didn't line up in the latrine can't care about anything, and all rush in.At this time, Wang Ge was already waiting in line to be searched.

The male craftsmen lined up in five lines, and the female craftsmen lined up in two lines.Every examinee was wearing a thick winter coat. Wang Ge also saw the one wrapped in silk, and when he was wondering if it was in compliance, he was torn off by the carpenter's wife.Phi silk is not a must-have item to keep out the cold.

Lanterns were hung at the front of the line and where the body search was performed, so someone could be seen tearing down the blankets. As the blankets were removed, black shadows twisted and twisted in the large open-air examination room, revealing some clues.It must be the utensil shed that Liu Xiaolang mentioned. It was still dark, so I really couldn't see what was under the shed.

It's Wang Ge's turn.The craftsman's wife first checked whether her hair was tied and her scarf was in compliance, and then she checked whether there were any sharp instruments hidden in the place where the hemp rope was tied.Then let her stretch out her arms to check whether there are utensils in the clothes. When she touched Wang Ge's cotton trousers, she found that the knees were very thick. Appreciation.All that remains is to check the footwear.

Everything complied with the regulations, and Wang Ge entered the arena.

At this time, there was a little light in the sky.

Several entry channels are also exit channels after the game starts.The big drum erected on the left side of the lane she passed is "Being as good as the drum".Walking past Zhang Zhang's lane, the female craftsmen and children who have already entered the venue are all standing on both sides, waiting for the hour to arrive.

Wang Ge also stood up and looked towards the utensil shed.Each utensil shed is not a straight line, but twists and turns like a curved bridge, extending to an invisible place, blending with the shadow of the distant mountains.

In the center of the field far away, a towering vertical boulder can be seen.When he first came here the day before yesterday, Wang Ge heard people mention this stone. It is called "carp stone" and it is a unified standard.Carp stones will be erected in every county and every category of craftsmen.

Carp means to swim against the current.The twists and turns of the utensil shed contain the deep meaning that the craftsman can reach the other shore without twists and turns.

In her previous life, Wang Ge also saw a carp stone in Prince Gong's Mansion in Xicheng, Beijing, so if she had the opportunity during the exam, she must go up close to see if this carp stone was similar to the one she saw in her previous life.

Light up the sky!

Craftsmen, tour guides, and examiners file in from each entrance.

Is it time to arrive?Every candidate's heart was raised.

"Entry!"

"Entry!"

Following You Yao's high-pitched announcement, the artisan boy candidates rushed towards the utensil shed like wild horses.

(End of this chapter)