Chapter 34 Ma Pengsheng

The pressure he felt was very strong.

The horses of these two people rushed to a place very close to Xu Wen. Even Xu Wen was nervous for a moment. Several apprentices cried out in fear and ran around in panic.

"Hahahaha!" At once the two men laughed together, and at the same time they halted their horses and looked down at them. One of them said,"Where did you come from to live in a stable? Hahaha!"

The disciples of the old lumberyard didn't feel much about this matter, but for some reason, their faces burned when they heard his words. "Hey, do you guys have no money? Why don't you go find a house outside and rent it for a few days? It's better than living here!"

His words seemed friendly advice, but the teasing look on his face made it clear that he was just watching a show.

" Oh right, the apprentices tried to arrange accommodation together. How did you get crammed into the stable?"

"Oh, I heard that some people actually don't have the qualifications and were pushed in through private connections. There are no rooms that are qualified to stay, so of course we can only stay in the stable!"

Xu San and the others were hesitant, and Zhou Zhicheng was not very good at dealing with such situations. At this moment, Xu Wen raised his head and smiled slightly." The elders have given us gifts, but we haven't finished yet. We respectfully accept our share and dare not accept them lightly."

"What part? Isn't it just poor and broke?" One of the two didn't recognize the bones in Xu's question and laughed mockingly.

"Are you two here to participate in the apprentice examination as well?" Xu Wen sized them up, judged their age, and asked.

" There are 40 first-class and second-class apprentices from Muxuan in the Eastern Capital. They should take the apprentice county examination!" that person said.

40 spots, that was a Level 3 workshop. No wonder he was so arrogant.

"Yes, I came here to take the test. So I'm also an apprentice. I don't know. As an apprentice, can you dictate to others?"

Xu Wen's smile disappeared and he asked coldly.

Craftsman apprentices have no income, and the fees for apprentice examinations are paid by the master. To say that they were so poor that they could only live in a stable was to insinuate at their master. Either you don't have the ability or you don't have the money.

Looking at their age and clothes, they were also disciples. In this strict hierarchical environment, even their master would scold them like dogs if he heard them.

The two of them did not dare to challenge this environment in the end. They were so angry that they were speechless. One of them raised his whip and pointed at Xu Xu." Where are you from?"

"Yao Family Village Yao Family Wood Workshop." Xu asked frankly.

Zhou Zhicheng wanted to say something, but he thought that it was impossible to hide such a thing, so he finally shut his mouth.

"Yao Clan Wood Shop?" The two raised their voices in unison.

The two of them looked at each other and laughed coldly." Did the Level 5 Wood Workshop add a few places through the back door? You have to pass the exam!"

They turned around and mounted again-not even the horses wanted to be left here.

"What, what do they mean?" Xu San asked nervously.

"Are you looking down on us?" Lu Cheng said angrily.

Zhou Zhicheng and Master Feng looked at each other with worry.

"Don't worry about that. Focus on tomorrow's exam." Finally, Zhou Zhicheng called out, and the apprentices picked up their tools again and started cleaning the stable.

Xu Wen followed them to work. He turned around and saw two people in green robes turning around to leave. He did not know how long they had been standing here and how many they had seen.

The stable was a place where people came and went. The news that there were examinees living here quickly spread, and the news that they were from the back door of the Level 5 Wood Workshop quickly spread. Almost everyone who came here would look at them mockingly and whisper a few words of advice.

Lu Cheng was very uncomfortable. He had no place to fall. He could only complain to Xu Wen." If you fail, you'll lose your dignity!"

"Then pass the exam." Xu Wen said simply and calmly.

"It's not that easy..." Lu Cheng muttered softly, gritted his teeth, took the wood he brought over and started practicing alone.

Not only him, but all the apprentices in the old lumberyard.

They were silent, all working hard to make up for their mistakes. They seemed to have forgotten about the pocket money that Tian Qing had given them and had no intention of going out for entertainment.

They must still be nervous, but their thoughts are very simple.

This opportunity was too rare, and it might not happen again in the future. They must seize it!

In contrast, Xu Wen was not conspicuous among them.

No one noticed that the paulownia wood gradually changed into a new shape in his hand. The shape was strange and indescribable. It had a unique beauty, a beauty that all carpenters would be attracted to if they noticed.

It was a comfortable night in a stable.

The apprentices of Yao Clan Wood Workshop worked together to clean up the place, even replacing the horse grass with fresh ones.

Therefore, the stables did not stink, the horses were quiet all night, and the young men rested according to their usual habits.

The next morning, they woke up one after another. Zhou Zhicheng had already poured water outside the shed.

"Today is your good day. No matter what the outcome is, work hard! If one of them passes the county examination, it will bring glory to our Yao Clan Wood Workshop!"

Zhou Zhicheng looked around them with a lot of emotion.

These twenty-one spots were all recorded under the Yao Clan Wood Workshop's name. It could be considered that their Wood Workshop had taken advantage of this.

After washing up and eating dry food, Xu San secretly stuffed half a cake into Xu Wen.

"Eat this piece of soft rice." Xu San whispered.

"Eat your fill. Let's pass the exam today and show those guys!" Xu San took the other half of the hard cake from him and said while chewing.

"…Hmm!" It was rare for a good old man to have a temper. Xu Wen nodded.

After dinner, someone came to call. Just like yesterday, they lined up and followed the people out of the mansion to the Yushui County Office.

The place was already full of people. The small official who led them led them to stand behind and pointed out: "When your names are called later, go up and get the number plates."

"Yes, yes." Zhou Zhicheng quickly agreed and stuffed another ingot of silver.

Today, this petty official's attitude was obviously better than tomorrow's. He pinched the silver in his hand and told them two sentences: "All apprentice county examinations should be closed to paint names. The work should be done cleanly. The examiners look beautiful and have a good impression."

Zhou Zhicheng quickly thanked them for their sincere words. He turned around and saw that they were confused.

"W-what do you mean by closed door?" Xu San began to stutter nervously again.

"Closed doors mean that the examination room is a small room, and all your work must be done in the room, and you cannot see each other. Name painting means that there will be no name on your work, only the number on the number plate. At that time, the examiner would not know who did the work. He would only be able to judge the things you did. The lord was right. No matter how good the work was, it had to be done cleanly. When the examiner sees that he is in a good mood, he will give more points."

Zhou Zhicheng explained patiently and in detail. He heard that he had participated in the apprentice examination.

With his status in Yao Clan's Wood Workshop, he had done his best to take care of them along the way. He had never been lazy at all. The longer you spend time with him, the clearer you get to know what kind of good person he is.

For such a person, that Qi Kun actually cut off his finger and completely ruined his future...

Xu Wen also felt slightly angry.

"Look, the barn. Stay away from them. Don't get stinking." He said with a smile. It wasn't loud, but she could hear it clearly.

Everyone in the Yao Clan Wood Workshop did not look away, even Lu Cheng.

"Yue Muxuan's here!"

"What? It's Qi Kun! Will he be referring to it this year as well?"

"Isn't this another quota missing?"

The crowd in front suddenly burst into an uproar. Not far behind Xu Wen and the others, a carriage slowly stopped and the curtain was lifted.

Qi Kun?

When Xu Wen heard this name, he subconsciously looked at Zhou Zhicheng and clearly saw that his face instantly turned pale.

Was it really that person?

Xu Wen looked in the direction of the carriage.