So it turns out that the scores are different for these four types of answers.
Zheng Quchi continued, "If someone maliciously copies another's answer during the question-and-answer session, what happens if they provide the same answer?"
Gongshu Jiruo raised his eyes and said, "There are ten warrior monks in the hall who are responsible for supervising the question-and-answer process. If anyone is found cheating, they will be immediately banned from the competition and forced to leave."
"Who decides whether the answer is accurate or not?"
"The fourteen master craftsmen present, along with myself, will jointly make the decision."
"If there are any disagreements regarding the answers, whose answer shall prevail?"
“The master craftsmen present all have decades of experience and skills. If their opinions are consistent, then we will proceed. If there are many different opinions and much controversy, then we will vote together to decide.”
Zheng Quchi had a plan in mind. She said, "One last question..."
At this moment, Yu Manqi, one of the nine, impatiently interrupted her: "With so many questions, how long are you going to keep asking? Are we just going to wait for you like this?"
Zheng Quchi paused halfway through his sentence, looked at him, and frowned slightly.
"It was Gongshu who told us to ask. I can ask, and so can you. It's your business if you don't ask, and it's their business if others want to ask. Even if you feel impatient, please keep quiet and wait."
She always tried to be polite to people, but she didn't care about being polite to someone as sharp-tongued and mean as Yu Manqi.
Yu Manyi's eyes flashed fiercely: "You—"
Gongshu Jiruo coldly interrupted his arrogant words: "Zheng Qing is right. I asked you to ask questions. You don't have to ask, but don't disturb others."
Gongshu Jiru publicly defended Zheng Quchi, which caused Yu Manqi's face to change drastically, turning red. He gritted his teeth, feeling angry but not daring to refute.
Mi Ku glanced at Gongshu Jiruo with a strange look.
Seeing that he had stopped to rest, Gongshu Jiruo turned to Zheng Quchi and said, "Continue asking."
Zheng Quchi carefully considered his words and cautiously asked, "I wonder, what is the reward for the ultimate winner?"
Previously, she only knew that the finalists would receive a considerable sum of gold and silver and become famous, but she had never asked anyone what the final winner would receive.
Upon hearing this, the others chuckled, especially Yu Manyi, who looked down on Zheng Qing for asking such a question.
The craftsmen of Ye Kingdom are truly from remote mountain villages. They know nothing, ask about everything, and don't even know the rewards for participating in the finals. It's utterly ridiculous.
Gongshu Jiruo did not treat Zheng Quchi coldly because she asked these questions at this time. Instead, he patiently answered her: "Throughout history, the best of the Jichun Craftsmen's Guild have been able to obtain a promise or a reward from the Gongshu family. The Gongshu family will definitely grant any wish. However, there are three things to avoid: first, it must not involve national politics; second, it must not be for anything that is immoral or seeks revenge; and third, it must not exceed the capabilities of the Gongshu family."
Promises, wishes?
After hearing this, she made some plans in her mind.
"Okay, I have no further questions. Thank you, Gongshu, for your explanation."
Zheng Quchi cupped his hands in greeting, took a step back, and stood in line with the eight people behind him.
"Since no one else is asking questions, let's begin."
Gongshu Jiruo turned around, walked to the offering table, lit the incense in the incense burner, and at the same time, pressed down hard on the burner with one hand. Everyone heard a loud "clanging" sound and suddenly turned around to look—
The gray stone walls, which were originally arranged in a "disorderly" manner, suddenly began to move on their own without anyone pushing them.
They were originally blocking the left and right sides, but now they gathered together with a "bang," lined up one by one, and finally arranged in an arc shape, surrounding the back.
Finally, four large gray stone walls completely surrounded them.
Gongshu Jiruo saw the incense burning and turned around: "The questions are on these stone walls. Do your best to find the answers."
"There are so many?"
All nine finalists were speechless.
If each stone wall is considered a question, then all of these questions combined would amount to at least several hundred.
Previously, Zheng Quchi had not carefully observed the contents of these walls while outside, only noticing that the carvings were unique. Now, upon closer inspection, he realized that the carved words were all questions and answers, and the drawings were all supplementary answers.
The monks set out nine tables, each equipped with paper, ink, brushes, and inkstones, for the students to answer questions after reviewing the papers.
Zheng Quchi never expected that even after traveling to ancient times, she would still have to take an exam.
Back in my student days, there were small tests and big tests, and a test paper could be used at any time to test the students' basic knowledge. In the end, it was also a series of tests that determined their future prospects.
Now, it seems there's not much difference.
Yu Manqi was an impatient person, and he was the first to run to the stone wall to read the questions. After all, time was limited, and he did not want to waste a single second.
Looking over, Zheng Quchi saw four large sections of the wall distributed in the east, south, west, and north, representing craftsmanship, skill, technique, and perfection, respectively.
Yu Manqi didn't go to "work" but instead went to "skills". The other seven people were not to be outdone and went there to take their places.
Zheng Quchi was not in a hurry. She started by examining the questions from the perspective of "craftsmanship". After she had a clear understanding of the questions about the stone wall, she moved on to "skill" and "technique", and finally to "exquisite".
"工" refers to answering basic questions.
For example, in this question, please answer all the types and names of the tools used by the craftsman.
First, you need to categorize them, then provide the specific names, such as plane, hammer, etc.
They also asked about the types of wood, specifically which type of wood is suitable for which type of product.
Timber can be divided into softwood and hardwood. Common softwoods include red pine, white pine, and poplar. These types of wood have loose textures, straight grains, and are less prone to expansion, contraction, and deformation. Common hardwoods include elm, ash, birch, etc.
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