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

Chapter 70

The next morning was sunny, but unfortunately the wind had not stopped, and the warm sun was blown away as soon as it touched people.

In the village barracks in Xixiang, Huan Zhen was playing "nail cutting" with Tie Lei.

The play of cutting nails is to draw the ground as a boundary, and first throw a small bamboo nail as a "lot".Huan Zhen was not annoyed by Tie Lei's repeated victories, he just wanted to exercise his muscles and bones, otherwise he would still be playing like a child.

The home of the landlord Jia in the east of the village.

As soon as the hour passed, Mr. Jia, who had not been out of the house for a long time, looked majestic, holding a mahogany staff, and sat in the cold and windy courtyard.In the middle of the courtyard, there were two rows of clan children, holding hemp whips in their hands, lying on their stomachs and screaming in the middle was the head of the house, Sun Jiafeng, who had been beaten half to death.

Tuyi County, the county government.

At just the right moment, County Magistrate Huan handed over a light box to Uncle Yuan Yan: "Let Ah Zhen give it to Wang Ge, and tell her...a great craftsman must follow rules when teaching others! Ingenuity is when she is allowed to apply for the master craftsman examination."

Uncle Yuan Yan: "Your Excellency has a good intention, I will definitely convey it verbatim."

"The good intentions are because the craftsman Wang is worth it." County magistrate Huan held up his hand and smiled: "Before Meng Chun, at least let her make one hundred wooden rules, one hundred wooden squares, and one hundred wooden feet. The extra ones, The county government pays her the price of a first-class craftsman. The rules, squares, and rulers are [-] yuan each, and if you make a mistake, you will be fined [-] yuan."

Before Meng Chun?When did Huan county magistrate become so strict?Uncle Yuan Yan replied "yes", and left quickly, don't stay overnight on the way, it's a day if you can spare a day for Wang Jianggong.

Jiashe Village, west of the village.

Huan Zhen lost a hundred rounds of nail throwing, so he finally calmed down.Zhang away, the concubine who had been standing all the time shrunk her shoulders and bowed her back more and more, her cold teeth were chattering.

Huan Zhen re-tied the loose arm rope and asked, "Are you still recruiting?"

The concubine Li replied tremblingly: "The criminal woman has little or no contact with that murderer on weekdays, so I really don't know what to recruit."

Tie Feng came over, followed by a scorpion-faced official of about forty, Tie Feng ordered the man to stop.

Huan Zhenyao pointed at the skinny-faced official, and said to the concubine: "I have checked you, and you will be released as a commoner after one year of service. If you don't recruit, I will promise you to this husband right now." As a wife, he still has more than ten years of service, so your child will be a vertical boy after birth!"

Hit the snake at seven inches!The concubine asked sharply: "You scare me! Don't think I don't know, you are just a stable sweeper, why?"

Ren Suzhi strode over, followed by begging thief Cheng Shuang and Dan Ying.

Ren Suzhi said roughly: "He is no longer a Tingfu. From now on, he will be a Tingzi. He is not trying to scare you. You are over twenty, and we have the right to appoint a marriage for you."

Tingzi Huanzhen pouted, at Linshui Pavilion, Tingzi and Tingfu did similar jobs.

Village East.

Taigong Jia was sitting at the head of Jia Feng's bed. The dim light in the room made him look old, but his voice was still sonorous and powerful: "Lingran, the eldest father is not trying to scare you. From today on, the affairs of our family will be taken care of by the second wife, you After recovering from the injury, go to live in the hut in front of your father's grave for three years to nourish your heart and mind. If you continue to be smart and instigate your clansmen to bribe the local officials and ask around, don't blame me for enforcing the family law!"

At this time, Wang Ge, his aunt, and his second uncle came to the courtyard of Landlord Jia's house in Shaugu. This courtyard alone is several times wider than his own courtyard.

The sewn burlap is exchanged for grain here.

Two tenants have lived here for a long time, and one of them is an old bamboo craftsman who learned from Wang Ge.

The old bamboo craftsman was weaving baskets, and he recognized Wang Ge when he raised his eyes. "So fast? You are still the first to send Ge Yi."

Wang Ge stepped forward with a smile: "Old man, I'll make two clothes first, please compare the clothes with samples to see if it works?"

The old bamboo craftsman took the bag, looked at it roughly, and said, "Yes. You want beans or wheat?"

"Can you still choose?" Both Jia Yu and Erlang were overjoyed.

The old bamboo craftsman: "The grandpa is benevolent. I said before that only the next year's grain was exchanged. That was Mr. Jia Dalang's own idea. The grandpa got angry and said that none of our village neighbors are outsiders. How can we give old grain? The work of making kudzu clothes has always been Count until Mengchun, and give all the new grain. Hey, and ask for every liter to be given to the top."

Sure enough, the two liters of grain were all sharp, and another tenant came over and said nothing, which shows that the old stripper was telling the truth.

After leaving the courtyard, Jia Yu said to Erlang: "This time I finally know what the tiger head said about the 'man of the bucket'. Tsk tsk tsk..." The old man gave his granddaughter a sideways look on purpose.

"En, um!" Wang Erlang nodded repeatedly, and followed with a sidelong glance.It's a pity that he thought for a day before he figured out why he was tricked by his niece that day.Who dares to think about it, I have been freezing in the reed pavilion for half a day and a night, but the bad niece saw him and planned to cheat him.With one money, the bride thought he had hidden hundreds of money, and he was scratched with five fingers on the back of his head.

Wang Ge boasted: "My mother can read the Analects of Confucius! Then read other things."

"You child, seek a beating!"

Talking about making trouble, the family still understands that as long as there is Mrs. Jia in Jia's house, even if the neighbors in the village suffer, they will not suffer a big loss.It would be hard to say if Mr. Jia Dalang was in charge, maybe even the sheep dung from Shoushipo would not be allowed to be picked up by the village neighbors.

The next morning, when Huan Zhen came to the door, Tie Lei was behind with a suitcase and a cloth bag.Wang Ge has already learned from his younger brother that Tie Feng and Tie Lei are twin brothers, but their forgetful mother doesn't know which one is the elder brother and which is the younger brother.

Before the teaching day, Mr. Huan must have something to come.Sure enough, after Wang Weng and Wang Ge welcomed him into the main house, Huan Zhen relayed the words entrusted by the magistrate Huan, with the tumbler at the end of the words.

Wang Ge opened the box, and inside there were: ten wooden rules of different sizes and with different legs, a wooden square ruler, and a wooden ruler.There are engraved numbers on the square and ruler.

Wang Weng hesitated, is this a good thing or not?
The good thing is that the county magistrate allowed Age to apply for the craftsman examination.

The "craftsman" exam for craftsmen is the same as when Wang Ge first took the "craftsman boy" exam. He must first obtain a place in the competition.Every year and in each county, only 50 people can apply for the examination of craftsman, and they must be personally approved by the county magistrate.The five people who passed the examination in each county were called "prospective craftsmen".Afterwards, prospective craftsmen from various counties went to Shanyin County, the county seat, to participate in the official craftsman competition.

The title of "quasi-craftsman" can be held for 20 years!
In other words, all prospective craftsmen within 20 years will participate in the craftsman competition in Shanyin County next year.

Three hundred craftsmen produce one craftsman, it is by no means a lie.

But Mengchun is only two and a half months away, can Age make the amount required by the county magistrate?
Wang Yun didn't even dare to touch the various measuring tools in the box. He pouted and looked at brother Huan beggingly.

Huan Zhen knew the child's mind, and just wanted to tell Wang Ge that he would discuss with the clan uncle and extend her until February.Unexpectedly, Wang Ge smiled, and responded directly: "Please, sir, please thank the county magistrate on my behalf. It's just...it will take a few days to make the tumbler."

Huan Zhen pondered for a while, and said: "My uncle also studied craftsmanship when he was young, and he likes to collect some rare things on weekdays. He doesn't want to be expensive, but just interesting. The tumbler you made last time is indeed cumbersome and time-consuming. Why don't you make one first? Simple, as long as it is not a common utensil. It doesn’t matter if it is rough.”

Tie Lei's eyes shifted uncomfortably: Scholars are bad, they can break down "taking advantage of others for profit" into so many words.

　Nail cutting play: a game played by children in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, recorded in Shi Shuo Xin Yu.

　　Fighting Man: Refers to a person with a narrow mind.From "The Analects of Confucius".

　　Take advantage of people for profit: from "Huainanzi", it means to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)