"Oh, this little brother seems to know what the stepping bed is. Let me tell you."

Master Lu noticed Xu Wen's expression and smiled and encouraged him.

Xu Wen looked at him carefully and began to introduce him.

The step-leading bed, also known as the eight-step bed, is the largest bed in ancient furniture.

In general, there is a small wooden hut outside the shelf bed, and when you go to bed, it is like entering the house.

There are walls, windows, corridors in the wooden house, and some have tables, chairs, tables, and tables, just like real houses, very complex.

The so-called "eight steps" means walking in this room. There are eight steps in total. You can imagine how big it is.

There is a saying that stepping beds are the most perfect combination of architecture and furniture.

Make an architectural feel on a piece of furniture...

This is not something that ordinary craftsmen can do!

"Is this too difficult?"

"How long does it take to do such a bed? The exam time is only one day."

"We have only twenty-two people, not even half of them! There are fewer people!"

After hearing Xu Wen's words, Lu Cheng first began to complain, and two other disciples also said a few words.

Xu Wen noticed that the man named Dongfang Lei had been listening silently and focusedly, without interrupting, but he did not seem dull.

The apprentices of the old Kiba were actually quite honest. If Lu Cheng hadn't taken the lead, no one would have dared to question what the master said. After complaining, they immediately shut up, looked at Master Lu nervously, and did not dare to speak anymore.

Master Lu was not angry at all. He smiled and said, "It makes sense and reasonable. There is only one day, and it is really too late to make a big bed. Then we won't make a big bed, but a cold bed!"

He spoke very easily, and all the apprentices were confused.

What is a big bed? What is a cold bed?

Judging from Master Lu’s tone, it should be simpler to finish the cold bed, and it should be possible to finish it in one day?

However, Xu Wen's face immediately changed slightly.

When Lian Tianqing was in a good mood, he would talk about the more famous or new craftsmen in various places, as a pastime.

Xu Wen knew about stepping beds in this kind of casual conversation.

According to Lian Tianqing, it is a furniture practice that has only become popular recently. It is mainly popular in wealthy businessmen in the south. Not to mention that ordinary people cannot use it, they may not even hear it.

The step bed is a luxurious bed for the outside house, the large bed is its most complete and complex form, and the cool bed is a slightly simplified shape - but it is not much simpler.

It is also a stepping bed, and it is also a bed jacket, but this room has no walls and is made of fences or shelves. It can hang tents on it, which is more ventilated.

A regular large stepping bed is extremely complex and takes about thousands of working hours to complete.

A cold bed can take at least one hundred working hours, and even if they don’t eat or sleep, it will take at least five days.

And today, they are taking the exam, and there are only seven hours of working hours in total!

Xu Wen introduced the apprentices in more detail what the step bed looks like, what the cold bed is, and how long it will take to make it.

When he introduced, Master Lu did not stop him, but instead listened with his beard while listening, smiling and looking very happy.

After Xu Wen finished speaking, he praised him: "No, I'm knowledgeable!"

"But, but, this is really, really nothing, I can't finish it!" The other disciples were still stunning the life of the rich landlord, and Xu San was anxious first and said stutteringly.

"How can you not finish it? Those who have ambition can do it, it's OK." Master Lu smiled and poured chicken soup, and then drew cakes for them. "Think about it, this is a escort trial, so many carpenters-" He drew a circle, "Only thirty people were taken in total. How can we show the difference from others? A large piece like a step bed--it's great!"

"Before you come, I have planned how to make this cool bed. The rack in the middle is short on three sides, four corners of columns, two door circumferences in front, all of which are openworked crabapple flowers. The bottom is three bent legs, and the waist is high and the cloud pattern is tufted..."

He talked endlessly, looking confident.

The apprentices who had never heard of many of the proprietary terms in this, and they were so heartbroken that they shut up and dared not speak. Several of them began to shake, and even Xu San looked at Xu Wen, showing a hesitant expression.

Xu Wen looked at Master Lu, and when he finished speaking, he suddenly asked, "I want to ask for advice, what wood do you plan to use for this cold bed?"

"Beech!" Master Lu obviously had plans and said without hesitation.

"Are there?" Zhu Gantang asked.

"Everything is there." Master Qin just read the roster again and nodded.

Master Song's eyes kept wandering around the crowd and didn't say anything.

After Zhu Gantang and Master Qin confirmed that all the candidates had their whereabouts, he turned to Master Song and asked with a smile: "Are you still looking for that person?"

"Yes." Master Song admitted.

"Stop looking for it, I haven't seen it for a long time. I just turned around and paired it with the roster." Master Qin said.

What they were looking for was of course the candidate who made the mountain and wooden bench yesterday. But they could not see the exam card yesterday, and of course it was impossible to get the right number at this time.

That being said, Master Qin still searched in the crowd. The candidates were all with the masters and began to concentrate on preparing for the next exam, and there was no way to tell who might be.

He turned around in disappointment and suddenly saw Master Song's eyes pointing in another direction.

"What are you looking at...Lu Qingyuan?"

"Is there really no problem with Lu Qingyuan?" Master Song asked in a deep voice.

"Of course there is no problem in terms of technology, but..." Master Qin smiled bitterly as he said.

But everyone knows what, it is also a helpless thing.

Lu Qingyuan is good at everything, but his skill is still above ordinary masters. His name is written in the memorial to the heavens.

The reason why he could do his skills to this point was his obsession. If he was interested in something, there would be nothing else except this during that period.

In addition, he was kind and tolerant and was an excellent dealer. None of his disciples disrespected and loved him.

The candidate who arranged to assist in the apprenticeship exam this time was selected from the beginning.

However, it is hard to say whether it is a good or a bad thing for the candidates.

"Master Lu hasn't been fascinated by anything recently?" Zhu Gantang also knew Lu Qingyuan's nature and asked helplessly.

The two masters of Song and Qin looked at each other and smiled bitterly at the same time: "I heard..."

"Okay, that's it. Let's make a stepping bed. It's just a cool bed, it's quite simple."

Lu Qingyuan made a decision without any doubt.

He began to ask everyone for opinions, which was actually just a symbolic statement.

In the rules of this examination room, he said that he had to do whatever he wanted to do, and the candidates could not refuse.

At this time, even Lu Cheng didn't dare to say anything else. The candidates were forced to agree and were full of worry. What if they couldn't finish it, they might not only not be able to add points, but also deduct all the scores they received yesterday!

They were worried, and Lu Qingyuan had already placed the design drawings drawn in advance on the next table.

"Look, it's just such a bed. I'll tell you how to do it later. Just do what I said."

He said, staring at the design drawing, forgetting what he was here to do.

"Master Lu, can I take a look at this drawing?"

After Xu Wen introduced what happened to the tread bed, he kept silently observing Lu Qingyuan. At this time, he suddenly asked.

"Oh? It's you, come and see."

Lu Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around, he saw that it was him, he immediately smiled and gave up his position.

Obviously, he still has a good impression of this young man who knows what the tram is.

Xu Wen thanked him and walked up to look at the design drawing.

He was surprised when he saw this.

Lu Qingyuan is definitely a very experienced carpenter. This design drawing is complete and precise. In addition to the overall drawing, there are also exploded drawings for each part.

This picture was obviously drawn for him to see by himself, and he did not intend to let others understand it. The structure of each part is very scattered, and there is no connection between them, and there is no marking next to it.

It is indeed like Lu Qingyuan said just now, it is a cool bed with openwork, which is far less complicated than the big bed. But no matter the crabapple pattern on the enclosure or the cloud patterns near the three-bent legs, they are all rich and complex, so exquisite and complex that it is dazzling.

Not to mention, the beech he intended to use is a hardwood that is often used for furniture, which is much more difficult to deal with than the softwood such as paulownia pine.

Now, Lu Qingyuan has made a decision that these candidates cannot violate the rules. Xu Wen has to do the only way to accomplish this as much as possible.

"Can I arrange the workflow today?"

After reading the design drawings, Xu Wen looked up and asked. He looked calm and his eyes were calm, so the candidates next to him calmed down unknowingly, and looked at Lu Qingyuan with anticipation.
Chapter completed!