"There's nothing you can do if you don't recognize her. Pretend to be serious and humble. Nothing will happen."
Xu Wen walked forward, and the martial brothers next to him whispered to him.
Mostly comfort.
For the past five days, Xu Wen had been organizing the warehouse and teaching them how to read. Most of the time, only Lian Linlin was talking to him. Even Master had barely spoken.
These senior brothers and sisters in the old wooden yard had always treated Lian Linlin's behavior as if she was a little girl playing and would hardly listen to her seriously.
In their opinion, Xu Wen could not be expected to learn anything in five days. As long as his posture was acceptable, it would be fine.
Xu Wen walked to the front of the team and suddenly heard Master Lian's voice.
"Come on."
Xu Wen turned his head in shock and met Master Lian's eyes.
Master Lian nodded at him with a deep gaze. Xu Wen suddenly realized what he meant and nodded very seriously.
Xu Wen walked to the front, took out the wooden token, and reported the number engraved on it.
After a while, a long square wrapped in yellow cloth was delivered to him.
Xu Wen took it and looked down. He found that there was a word "old" embroidered in the corner of the yellow cloth. It seemed that the test materials for each wood yard were specific.
He didn't have the skills of Master Lian, so he opened the yellow cloth layer by layer.
The yellow cloth was wrapped around a square piece of wood. It was very old and mottled with reddish brown paint. The color of the wood itself was probably reddish brown, which was mixed with the paint color and was difficult to distinguish.
This is the main reason why the score of the old wood yard is at the bottom.
Other wood farms identified logs, no impurities interference, only need to distinguish the characteristics of the wood itself on the line. But old trees are different.
To distinguish its true form from the layers of disguise, even experienced masters would have to have extremely strong observation skills.
Xu Wen was not impatient. He first weighed the weight of the wood and estimated its density by its volume. He then discerned what the true wood color was by observing the boundary between paint and wood. Then he drew a trace on the old wood with his fingernails and smelled it.
He works very slowly and takes longer than the others.
Perhaps Xu Wen had dragged on for too long. The young man beside Master Yang who was responsible for comparing the account books frowned and stepped forward to urge him," Hurry up-"
Before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by Master Yang.
"Don't worry, wait for him to come."
"Why waste time on a kid who hasn't even started yet?" The young man frowned even more.
"I don't think it's a waste of time." Master Yang looked at Xu Wen and shook his head.
After a while, Xu Wen finally raised his head and said clearly,"This is a walnut tree from Shanxi."
The young man was stunned for a moment. He quickly picked up the account book and compared the numbers.
A moment later, he was stunned." It's…it's walnut wood!"
Xu Wen was not particularly surprised by the correct answer. He nodded, replaced the block, bowed again, and turned back.
He had only taken two steps when he was stopped." Xu Wen."
Xu Wen stopped and turned his head to look at Master Yao, who was on the stone platform.
Master Yao gently stroked his beard and said,"How do you recognize it as walnut wood? Tell me."
This link only requires identifying wood, and does not require explaining your own identification process. Many people, especially Xu Wen, who had only been learning for a few days, were very likely to be confused and get the result right. Master Yao's request was a little presumptuous.
But Xu Wen paused for a moment and continued to speak.
"I judged it from these aspects…"
Lu Cheng looked at him in shock.
Xu Wen was usually quiet and seemed a little dull. It was also because of this that Master Yao didn't like him very much at first. Senior Brother Zhou also arranged the most tiring and boring work for him.
Lu Cheng had always been a smooth talker since he was a child. He had deliberately befriended Xu Wen, but Xu Wen had been acting like a block of wood for several days. He had no reaction at all.
For the past two days, he ignored Xu Wen. On one hand, he did feel a little angry when he saw Lian Linlin. On the other hand, he heard some things and felt that this person was of no use. There was no need to continue interacting with him.
But now, Xu Wen's behavior was completely different from the one he knew.
His words were clear and his thoughts were logical. He was completely different from Liu Ada and the others who couldn't even speak.
"First, the color. The wood looks reddish brown, similar to beech core and aged yellow pear. But if you look closely, the red part is more like paint dye, and the color near the inside is close to light brown. It should be the original wood color."
"Then there's the weight. Walnut is between softwood and hardwood and is easier to form. The rosewood, which is similar in color and texture, belongs to hardwood and has a stronger texture than it."
" Next is the smell…"
Xu asked one question after another, Lu Cheng was stunned.
After an incense stick burned, he finally finished his identification. After bowing to Master Yao again, he returned to the team.
Master Yao stroked his beard. He couldn't tell what he was thinking. He nodded at Master Yang and said," Continue."
He clearly didn't say anything, but for some reason, Lu Cheng's heart suddenly sank.
Monthly assessments continue.
Xu Wen was the last person in the first round of wood identification. After he finished, the evaluation entered the second round_wood.
Xu Wen added three points to the old lumberyard, but they were still ranked last among the five lumberyards, which showed how difficult they were facing.
Xu Wen returned to the middle of the team. The expressions of his fellow disciples were very surprised.
"I didn't see it. Do you already know?" Xu San sized him up.
"Little Senior Sister taught me this." Xu Wen said seriously
"Her? Hahaha…is it true?" Xu San laughed twice and suddenly widened his eyes.
Xu Wen nodded seriously. Xu San looked at his fellow disciples with a strange expression and did not speak anymore.
The order of the second round was the same as that of the first round. The masters of each wood yard appeared first, followed by the disciples.
The masters came to the front of the queue one after another. They were going to choose a wood at random and explain its characteristics and functions.
At this moment, almost all the apprentices were paying attention at the same time, listening attentively to the discussions of the masters.
Obviously, this was not just an assessment for them, but also an extremely rare opportunity to learn.
Lu Cheng was also very clear about this. He wanted to seize this rare opportunity, but for some reason, he was always distracted and couldn't help but think about what had just happened.
Was Xu Wen's talent that high?
In just five days, he could learn so many things?
Or was it that he was the same as him and had actually learned something before, but actually had a foundation?
Lu Cheng's heart was a little chaotic. He didn't listen to Master Hong's discussion for a while.
A moment later, a very soft voice suddenly entered his ears and attracted his attention.
"Am I stupid? Why do I feel like Master Hong…"
This was an apprentice who had already started the Redwood Farm. He was whispering to his companion beside him. He stopped halfway, obviously feeling uncomfortable.
In the end, his companion obviously had the same idea as him, and he directly continued the second half of his sentence.
"I also think that Master Hong's lecture isn't as good as that kid from Old Wood Farm."
How is that possible?
Lu Cheng's first thought was this.
This was his master. Even if Xu Wen had learned it before, he was only an apprentice who had yet to learn it. How could it be better than his master's?
He secretly glared at the two men and began to listen attentively to Master Hong.
However, after listening to a few sentences, he had to admit that these two senior brothers were right.
Master Hong may know more than Xu Wen, but he doesn't speak as well.
Master Hong is talking about chicken wing wood, which is a very expensive and very distinctive piece of wood, can talk about the content of a lot.
Master Hong spoke very comprehensively, but the problem was that it was too comprehensive. He talked about its shape, its purpose, and an example of a piece of furniture he had built with it before. It was so jumpy that it often confused people.
In comparison, Xu Wen's explanation just now was very logical and clear. Walnut wood was a kind of wood that was native to Shanxi Province. Many carpenters here had never seen it before, but after listening to what he said, Lu Cheng felt that he could recognize it in the future.
Sure enough, after Master Hong finished speaking, Master Yao and the others gave him a four point mark. A complete character was missing a stroke.
He had no problem explaining the wood, and this point was obviously tied to the way he expressed it.
After Master Hong is Master Tian of Cypress Farm.
His condition was even worse than Master Hong's. Lu Cheng could not help but frown when he heard this.
Master Tian was born with a bad mouth, stuttered a little, and did not speak very smoothly. In the first round, he only said three words, which were crisp and powerful. He didn't feel it yet. But now it's obvious when you say it at length.
Stuttering was something he was born with. The key was that the content he spoke was not much better than Master Hong's. Wherever he thought of, he seemed to be in a mess.
In the past, these questions might not have been too conspicuous, but today, with Xu Wenzhu in front, the teachers could not help but be compared down.
At the end of this round, Master Tian was only beaten three points.
Fortunately, the next person to go on stage was Jin Wuji, Master Jin. He was gentle and articulate.
He obviously learned the lessons of the first two masters, arranged what he wanted to say in advance, and interspersed some interesting stories in the discussion, which made the following laugh from time to time.
After he finished speaking, he got the first five points. Lu Cheng noticed that Master Jin quietly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the new complete character added on the board.
Obviously Xu Wen had also caused him some pressure…
After the masters of the four woodyards finished speaking, Master Lian came on stage.