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

Regardless of the numerous stalls and peddlers in the city, all the merchants who sell goods hold prefectural and county registered households.

As a foreigner, Gao Xian, the county office doesn't care about a small amount of purchases. Selling goods, or buying large quantities of special materials such as grain and silk, has to go to the delivery area designated by the government office.Those who hold the wooden signs are protected by the supervision and city officials of their own forces. Therefore, in Jiaocheng District, having wooden signs can reduce the occurrence of being cheated by raising prices and intimidating fights.

After Lu Yin and everything are done, it's time to apply for the county competition.

Wang Ge is a special one among the special craftsmen. Dongyi Mansion sent pavilion officials to communicate with Xuantu County early, not only allowing her and his party to live in the county office, but also making up for her at any time in any county competition.In other words, it doesn't matter if Wang Ge can't sign up in time, as long as he enters the examination room when the exam starts.

For the sake of safety, the officials suggested that she only participate in the assessment of the venues near the city, and eat in the kitchen in the official building area or in the restaurant of the county office.

After Wang Ge submitted the report for the next day's county competition, the paperwork was replaced, and everyone left the office, and a small official led the way to the official house area. The conditions were limited, and they were only allocated three courtyards.When going out, remember, don’t embarrass others if you can make do, especially embarrassing low-level officials.

It will be dark.

Less than a hundred paces from the east gate of the county office, there is an official office restaurant called "Peering Together", and the wooden sign with two characters written on it was shaken by the wind. ... Cultivate my armor and walk with you.

There were eight people following her, namely Mrs. Zou, Mrs. Nan, Liu Qing, Tian Yongfu, Mrs. A Xin, the little craftsman, Wang Tian, ​​the flail soldier, He Jiao, the captain of the flail, and Zhang Wu, the chief of the flail.

Even though the officials had guaranteed the safety of the restaurant in the afternoon, Mrs. Zou asked Wang Ge not to wear a rabbit fur collar, change into gray cloth clothes, and imitate Ah Xin's attire just in case.As a result, Wang Tian took a look and asked himself to act similarly.

Not to mention, Wang Ge really looks like a craftsman with his costume.

In the restaurant, the banquets are separated by low screens, and braziers are burned in each aisle, and the inside of the basin is coal.Coal was only called "coal" in the Ming Dynasty. In the Jin Dynasty, coal mines could only be mined by the government, and civilian use was not allowed.

It's so warm to come in.

The people who welcome guests, cook meals, and clean up here are all veterans. They have retired from the battlefield for various reasons, but their force still remains.

There were already two guests, all sitting in the innermost shelter from the wind, Wang Ge and nine people chose a spacious seat, sitting in a circle regardless of the seats.On her left is Mrs. Nan, on the right is Wang Tian, ​​on Wang Tian's right is Ah Xin, on the right of Ah Xin is Mrs. Zou, and the rest of them have their backs to the aisle.

This trip, Dongyi Mansion and the County Office both gave money, but there was no time and mood to enjoy the wind and snow on the road.Tonight is different, Mrs. Zou said again, "Don't be stingy", including herself, everyone laughed so hard that they couldn't see their teeth, so they hurriedly chose what they liked.

At this time, several people came in from outside the door, and they were arranged in the back position.

Wang Ge chose stewed fish and broiled lamb.

Wang Tian only loves roasted mutton, and after ordering a large portion, he couldn't sit still, half-turning his body to look at the white plain screen behind him.The young man was homesick again, thinking of his elder brother Xi Suping, and worried whether his elder brother listened to the doctor's advice, he had to think less and worry less.

Caressing the plain screen, Wang Tian felt that the touch was different. Looking carefully, the warp and weft are different in color, and the weft line should be glued with shell powder, so that it can occasionally shine in the rustic simplicity under the blend of charcoal fire and candlelight.

On the other side of the cloth screen, 15-year-old boy Pang Xiang leans against the plain screen.He came to Gaoxian with his good friend Xiang Junzhi, who had applied for the county competition the day after tomorrow. In order to hurry up and think about the examination questions, he ate cold cakes left over from the last post station for dinner.How about that?After a while he had to ask the guests if there was any urn to keep the food warm so that he could bring some meat back to Brother Xiang.

Pang Xiang waited and looked at the furnishings in the shop, he usually likes to find extraordinary things in ordinary things when he is at home, let alone when he travels far away.Afterwards, he turned around and looked at the screen, and when he noticed that crystal powder was attached to the weft thread, someone on the opposite side of the screen put his hand on the plain silk.

Who is as curious as him?

There was a gap of half a foot between the wooden frame of the screen and the wall, by coincidence, both Wang Tian and Pang Xiang turned their heads and met face to face.

Pang Xiaolang had never seen such a beautiful little lady, exaggeratedly grimacing and playful.

Alas, not spies.Wang Tian regretted that the other party didn't attack him, so he acted cross-eyed again and sat upright.

Pang Xiang's ears turned red, and she turned back shyly. From this moment on, he was on one side of the screen and his heart was on the other side of the screen. Among the words of several people on the other side, he caught the voice of the little lady.Hmm...No one is perfect, Pang Xiang ignored the little lady's unpleasant voice, and remembered that others called her "A Tian".

Xuzheng, Wang Ge and his party came out of the restaurant, and the snowflakes slanted with the wind, which was the only color that distinguished the night from the darkness.

The rich enjoy the snow, but the poor have cold houses.

In the early morning of the next day, snow was blown on the roofs of each household, and the road outside the house and courtyard was swept away.The entire Gaoxian City is like a sleeping lion cub, slowly coming to life in the bright colors of the sky.

Wang Ge also swept the snow for a while. After sweeping and sweating, it was time for breakfast, and then it was time to draw pictures.The courtyard was wet, so she placed the book case at the door. This time she went out with enough luggage pens and earthen paper, but she was used to living a poor life. After wasting two sheets, she moved the book case aside and continued to draw on the ground.

The little craftsmen and apprentices were already approaching Chenzheng after finishing their work. They stood quietly and sat on both sides of Wang Ge to watch her.The children were simple and obedient, all of them pursed their mouths tightly and kept silent, so as not to block her light.

Tomorrow's county exam, the topic is to improve the ladder.Candidates bring their own wood and tools, and the assessment requirements are loose, and only model drawings or model makers are allowed.But the time is short, the exam starts at the beginning of the year and ends at the beginning of the application period, and the exam only lasts for three hours.

Wang Ge's soldiers in the Dongyi Mansion had seen three types of ladders in total. At that time, he asked Duan Gong and Cao Shi, and he found that those three types were used in Pingzhou.

The simplest one is one that can only be carried. The top is tied with a sharp wood. When standing up, relying on the weight of the wooden ladder itself, the sharp wood can be smashed into the city wall to stabilize it.The advantage of this kind of ladder is that it has less consumables, it is enough to deal with the height of the general city, and the number of soldiers required to carry it is also small, and it runs fast.

The most complex type, with a horizontal plank at the bottom, and four larger wooden wheels under the plank.The long ladder on the board crosses the broad bamboo shield in front at an "X" angle, the bottom of the ladder and the bottom of the shield are fixed, and the claw hook on the top of the ladder is made of iron.The advantage of this kind of ladder is that the soldiers can hide behind the shield and push it. Once the soldiers fall down the ladder, they may fall into the upper corner of the intersection, and the falling distance will be reduced, which may save their lives.

The other is between the two. The top of the ladder is an iron hook, and the last part of the bottom of the ladder is a horizontal shaft, which runs through two wooden wheels. The lower end of the ladder is less than one person's height. Outside the frame) there are thick wood wedges on each wedge, and the bottom of the thick wood is sharpened. After the ladder is erected, the thick wood is used as a support to further stabilize the ladder body.This structural ladder is usually used in places with soft soil and slopes under the city wall.