Master Lian walked to the front of the line and stood there.
"Let me talk about boxwood."
"Boxwood, a gentleman in wood. One said boxwood without fire, one said yellow yang erun.
"Youyang Zazu" said, the world heavy boxwood, because it has no fire. Try it with water, sink it without fire. Whoever takes this tree must be in darkness, and there is no star at night. If you cut it, it will not crack.
"the four chants of yu kangzhi's residence in the night palace of the prison cave" says,"there are countless plants in the garden in spring, but only yellow yang and leap years." su shih notes: "the common saying is that boxwood grows one inch a year, and recedes three inches in case of a leap."
But "Compendium of Materia Medica" note said,"Boxus health in the mountains, people planted more." Branches and leaves gather clusters on the rise, leaves like newborn locust buds and green thick. No flower, no fruit, no wither at four seasons. It is difficult to grow up by nature. According to the custom, it is one inch longer than a year. When it meets leap, it will retreat. try it now, but leap years don't grow ears." The truth is revealed."
"Folks say that boxwood is not old enough for a thousand years. Boxwood is easy to obtain, but it is difficult to see big materials. The wood is solid and fine, the texture is fine and straight, and furniture is rare. It is mostly used for wood carving."
"To identify a boxwood, look at its skin, look at its core, and smell it. Buxus bark as thin as paper, yellow core as teeth, light color fragrance. Old wood is often dyed with hemp oil and false, the color is rigid and there is no pulp. It can be repeatedly wiped with water. Fading is false, and color retention is true."
After Master Lian finished speaking, he cupped his fists and left.
Xu Wen pondered over what he said in his heart and felt that he had said it succinctly. Although it was brief, he had said everything that should be said clearly.
Countless people around him looked at him and were all stunned.
Xu San stayed for a while, secretly nudged Xu Wen and asked,"Do you understand?"
Xu Wen nodded. He graduated from a formal university, and Master Lian spoke so clearly. How could he not understand?
"Indeed, he is a child who can read. I only understood one or two sentences…Boxwood rarely has big ingredients, it's usually small ingredients…"Xu Sanyue said in a softer voice, and finally disappeared completely. His face flushed and he seemed ashamed of himself.
Xu Wen patted him on the shoulder and looked around.
The expressions of the disciples in the old wood yard were very complicated. Some of them were ashamed like Xu San, and some of them felt proud.
The expressions of the disciples and disciples in the other woodyards were more diverse, but it was easy to see that most of them did not understand this passage.
Xu Wen rethought and realized that Master Lian's words were simple, but they were a little too simple. They were indeed not too plain.
It was fine for someone like him who had received formal education, but the other craftsmen and apprentices didn't even know how to read. How could they understand?
This was probably one of the reasons why Master Lian was obviously very strong, but Old Wood Farm was always at the bottom of the monthly evaluation.
Of course, it was very difficult to appraise old wood, but how could he learn anything if he couldn't understand the teacher's lecture?
"What Master Lian just said was boxwood. Boxwood is known as a gentleman in wood. There are two sayings. One is that boxwood does not catch fire, and the other is that it will not grow bigger in leap years, but will shrink inward. These two statements have their own origins, but the first one is actually saying that the wood of boxwood is very solid, and the second one is proved to be false. It doesn't shrink inward in leap years, it just doesn't grow…"
Xu Wen's voice was very soft, and he translated what Master Xu had just said.
The other disciples in the old lumberyard team came over to listen and understood immediately.
"As expected of someone who has studied, you can hear me clearly!" They were impressed.
Master Lian stood beside the team, a little far away from Xu Wen. Theoretically speaking, he should not be able to hear them. At this moment, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Wen with a subtle gaze.
Xu Wen didn't pay attention. After he finished translating, there was still no sound from the stone platform. He looked up in confusion.
Master Yao and the others were discussing how many points they should give. They were also a little uncertain.
Finally, they made a decision. A complete " positive " was written squarely on the board.
Five points!
Xu Wen nodded slightly below.
Although Master Lian's explanation was a little difficult to understand, he quoted classics and discussed them completely. There were no mistakes. He fully deserved this score.
However, the apprentices from the other woodyards started whispering, clearly feeling a little resentful.
What did Master Lian say? He couldn't understand what she was saying, so why did he get full marks?
However, they would not question Master Yao's decision. They only looked at him with an ugly expression…
"In the past, even Master said the same thing?" Xu Wen suddenly remembered something and asked Xu San curiously.
"That's not true. In the past, Master said that he was too lazy to waste his breath on this segment." Xu San shook his head.
"No wonder." Xu Wen nodded.
However, if he hadn't participated before, why would he suddenly waste his breath today?
"Say wood" link continues, each wood yard master and apprentice one by one to complete the task.
Xu Wen listened attentively at first, but as he listened, he felt helpless.
He turned around and saw Xu San covering his mouth with his sleeve and yawning quietly. Not only him, but several other disciples were yawning.
It is not just one or two sentences that can be completed. Usually, it is a relatively long paragraph.
Moreover, Xu Wen also knew an additional unspoken rule, that is, if you got more than three points for the wood item mentioned in your previous evaluation, you can't use it as material this time.
This is understandable, otherwise every month is the same wood repeatedly said, how progress?
Therefore, most of them talked about new fields that they had never tried before. The teachers couldn't express themselves clearly, and the disciples chattered. After several rounds, not many people could explain a long paragraph clearly, let alone Master Jin's humor and humor, even Master Jin's simplicity and order.
Xu Wen then realized one thing-the first to appear were the masters of the wood yards, who were the most experienced and familiar with wood.
The further back they went, the more yawning they became.
Xu Wen listened carefully and tried his best to learn something from it. But gradually, he began to feel sleepy, and his eyelids felt a little astringent…
On the wooden board in front, the new points added by each wooden field were almost all one or two drawings, sometimes not even a single stroke…
Of course, with so many apprentices, not all of them performed poorly.
There are still some articulate, clear-headed ones. They talked to the wood they knew, and Master Yao and the others smiled and nodded.
"That's great." Xu San said enviously.
"Hmm?" Xu Wen was puzzled.
"Did you see the expressions of the masters? Satisfied? This kind of person will be transferred to Xuan Zi Fang or even Di Zi Fang. The food and drinks there are better than here. It's not like we live in a big common room. It's a good room for four people…" Xu San muttered and immediately reacted." Of course, I'm not saying that our old wood yard is not good…"
Xu Wen was enlightened.
He had been thinking before that there was clearly a competition for the monthly evaluation, and everyone should have practiced seriously. Why did everyone behave like this?
So the survival of the fittest, the glib ones have all been transferred.
That's right, Huang Zi Fang is a wood warehouse, usually not to the outside world, do not need everyone's mouth. Yao Clan's Wood Workshop could be considered as special training…
The autumn sun gradually shifted toward the middle, and it was almost noon.
The apprentices of each lumberyard had basically completed their second stage of evaluation. In the end, there were only five prospective apprentices who had not yet started.
As of now, Beech Field's score is still ranked first, while Redwood Field and Cypress Field's score is slightly apart.
Redwood Field has two relatively good disciples, each of which adds three points to this field.
The old wooden yard continued to be at the bottom. Their performance in this round was even worse than in the first round.
"Beech Farm, Liu Ada."
Master Yang said his name. He seemed a little tired.
Liu Ada stepped forward. He was talking about beech wood. He spoke slowly and not very clearly, but he managed to express all the important points of beech.
Master Yao nodded with satisfaction: "Time is so short, it is already good to remember these." Two points."
Liu Ada turned around excitedly. Master Jin gave him an encouraging smile. He bowed hard, his eyes red.
Liu Ada was followed by He Ping, and Chen Tie was followed by He Ping. Neither of them performed very well.
Especially He Ping, who seemed to be a little nervous in such an occasion. He looked straight ahead, his mind blank. He opened his mouth a few times but did not say anything. At last, when the time came, he could only retreat slowly and did not earn a penny.
Lu City was on the move.
Redwood Field and Old Wood Field were opposite each other. When Lu Cheng stood at the front of the team, he could look Xu Wen in the eye with a slight tilt of his head.
Xu Wen was as serious as before. He looked straight at Lu Cheng. Lu Cheng did not even tilt his head. He looked at Master Yao eagerly and cupped his fists." What I want to talk about today is Nanmu."
Gold Phoebe is one of the most valuable wood, gorgeous, almost can be said to include all the advantages of wood.
Lu Cheng used all his strength to praise it, saying it beautifully and his words were very gorgeous.
He spoke for a full cup of tea. During this period of time, Master Yao kept stroking his beard and nodded slightly, unable to distinguish between joy and anger.
Lu Cheng might have taken this nod as encouragement, so excited that he even raised his voice a little.
Finally, he finished speaking and bowed. He looked at Master Yao expectantly, then lowered his head and looked at Xu Wen ostentatiously. He was a little confused.
Master Yao paused for a moment and whispered a few words to the people beside him. Finally, he nodded and said," Not bad. Add two points."
Lu Cheng's smile froze on his face.
Only two points?
This was completely different from his expectations!
He looked up in disbelief. Master Yao was gesturing to Master Yang to write down the score.
Master Yang seemed to be a little surprised, but he still did what Master Yao wanted.
" You're exaggerating…" Xu Wen muttered to himself and shook his head.
This link of saying wood is similar to writing explanatory text. It requires clear organization and calm objectivity. Lu Cheng used too many rhetorical techniques, which did not meet the requirements of explanatory text, of course, he could not get high marks.
However, after hearing so much, he roughly knew what Master Yao and the others needed.
"Xu Wen, Old Woodyard."
Hearing his name, Xu Wen strode forward.