Chapter 46: Continent, Ancient and Modern, Old and Young, Matchmaking
After talking for half an hour, Gui Wujiu realized that for the ordinary people living here, Zhongqu Island is almost the entire world. This generation calls Zhongqu Island "the main continent"
", meaning the largest land mass between heaven and earth.
Most people know that their ancestors were not natives of this place. In their understanding, Chongguo and Yuguo were originally from the same clan. They came here from a foreign continent under the leadership of a leader named "Qi Zhengnong"
, gradually multiplied and spread, spreading human footprints in every corner of the "main continent".
Today, the genealogy of the kings of Chongguo and Yuguo can be traced back to the ancestors of Qi Zhengnong.
More than 3,000 years ago, Yu Xuanzong moved the population, but no monks came forward. Qi Zhengnong was the leader of a wealthy clan secretly controlled by Yu Xuanzong's family, and he was the one who openly presided over the migration to the deserted sea.
Gui Wujiu has been practicing in the Yue Heng Sect since he was a child. He has some insights into the difference between heaven and man, and the separation between immortals and mortals, but they all remain in the slips. At this time, after talking with the old man, something different suddenly emerged.
After realizing this, I also made some speculations about Yu Xuanzong’s move of migrating ordinary people.
For a time, an old man and a young man talked about ancient and modern times, and they were very much in agreement.
The old man had sharp eyes and saw that he had no luggage, so he advised: "This young man, even if you have some money, you can't afford to spend a long time in an inn. You still have to make careful calculations."
Without waiting for Gui Wujia's answer, the old man added: "I think you are also a literate person. It is not difficult to find a job as a rural school teacher. But now the teaching ultimatum is issued by the Si Litang, and you need to get the teacher's approval.
It will take at least half a year to pass the Sixth Examination. The old man also has some connections, and he can help you find a job in the carpentry workshop of the Baigong Department in the city. You can get six coins a day and two meals. It is enough for you."
Gui Wujiu said hoarsely: "I am a poet and calligrapher, and I am not proficient in carpentry. I'm afraid I can't take on this responsibility."
The old man hurriedly waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Maybe you don't know that the carpentry skills of our Wen City are far from those of other cities. The only difference is the job network, and it doesn't matter whether you know it or not. After you enter, there will be a master to lead you."
You can master the technique in just two days."
The old man put the Lusheng in his arms and explained its secrets in detail.
It turns out that for carpentry in other areas, the whole set of work is handled by one person, and one has to be immersed in this craft for more than ten years to become a master. Apprentices who follow the master carpenter need to be apprenticed once every three years and three times before they can start their own business.
This is not the case in Wencheng. Wencheng woodware, including roof beams and furniture, are all made of nine types of materials. Each shape is divided into nine grades according to size and length. For example, the fifth grade of beam materials is generally two feet and four inches.
It is three inches long, three inches wide, two inches and four quarters high, with a concave hole of one inch in length, width and depth drilled in the middle, without exception. Except for twenty-four kinds of exotic materials and thirty-six kinds of supplementary materials,
All other wooden items are, without exception, assembled from different numbers of nine categories and nine grades of materials.
The craftsmen in the carpentry workshop are also divided into three grades, known as the master craftsmen, the great craftsmen and the small craftsmen.
The master craftsman is a first-class person who is responsible for the carvings and decorations after the objects are formed, making sure that they are magnificent and colorful. This is close to art due to technique, and is closer to the identity of the painter.
Da Gong people are responsible for the process of splicing and assembling. They want the things they make to be of appropriate shape and durable and strong.
Small craftsmen only need to master the processing technology of one of the "nine categories and nine grades" of materials. Even a stupid person can learn it in three or four days.
The old man said that the position he obtained for Gui Wujiu was a "little worker".
Gui Wujiu smiled and listened quietly to the old man's explanation, just like a bystander, neither agreeing nor rejecting.
The old man added: "I do have two extra side rooms in my house. If you are interested, I can spare one for you. In this way, you can save the two cents spent on staying in a hotel."
The boy on the right side of the steps was holding his chin in his hands after eating the honey cake and watching the other six or seven children playing quietly. Then he suddenly said: "Old Lu, please forgive me. This person is not the same as your granddaughter."
You can't drag me along with you."
Just listening to the child's words, it is difficult to combine them with this childish face. However, after hearing the childish words, the old man blushed and shouted: "What do you know, you naughty boy?" But he looked like this.
His demeanor clearly meant that he was being told something that was on his mind.
It turns out that this old man's name is Lu Benfang, and he comes from a wealthy family in Wencheng. He has a granddaughter named Lu Ru, and she looks like a good person. Not a single man of the same age from this distant place and close neighbor can get in.
Mr. Lu is very eye-catching.
It is common for the elders to have some lust for their daughters and want to be rich and powerful. Naturally, there are those wealthy children who covet beauty.
However, Lu Benfang was different. This old man had some arty and unique sentiments. In his opinion, the dandies who coveted Lu Ru's beauty were either vulgar or uncivilized. Even if their families had some spare money, they would not be able to do anything about it.
Make him satisfied.
He chatted with Gui Wujiu for an hour, and realized that this young man was handsome and spoke politely. He actually had the idea of getting married.
Only then did Gui Wujiu realize what the old man was planning, and he smiled slightly, but he didn't feel dissatisfied. It's just that this child seemed to be sallow and thin, not amazing in appearance, but he was actually a smart person.
Lu Benfang had lived a long life, and was told something important by a child. The more he thought about it, the more embarrassed he became. He was about to continue scolding the boy, but heard the child say to Gui Wujiu: "Your eyes are very similar to those of my sister."
Like, I think you and my sister are a perfect match."
I can't help but smile. I just exposed this old man Lu. Do you think this kid is also a matchmaker?
But Gui Wujiu still smiled and asked: "Where is your sister? Is it convenient for me to meet you?"
But the boy lowered his head and whispered: "I watched my sister walk into the abyss of fantasy step by step. She never came back."
The smile on Gui Wujiu's face suddenly faded.
"Huan Yuan" is what ordinary people call the canyon in the middle of Zhongqu Island.
Monks naturally know that it is a circle of deep valleys hundreds of feet wide, cutting off a land boundary. But to ordinary people, it is not the case. The fog is so thick that the sight is blocked, and the entire central island is regarded as a piece of land with a radius of hundreds of miles.
The bottomless pit is called the "Illusion Abyss".
Lu Benfang sneered: "Young man, please don't listen to this kid's nonsense. When this kid was three years old, he moved to Wencheng with his great-grandfather and became a neighbor with the old man. The old man asked his great-grandfather about his ancestral home in Yuncheng. What fantasy
Yuan is the most magical place in the world, located thousands of miles north at the junction of Chongguo and Yuguo. He can see it anywhere."
Lu Benfang added: "What's more, this illusory abyss is bottomless. If you fall into it with one step, you won't hear any sound for three days and three nights. If you can walk in step by step, you will have to be a monster."
The boy pouted and frowned, obviously very unconvinced. Just as he was about to retort, a look of extreme pain suddenly appeared on his face, he covered his waist with his hands, and rolled down the steps.