Under a small circular sign depicting a bunch of grass and a small tripod totem, there were many people coming in and out. Among them, people wearing white and red robes were either surrounded respectfully or bowed in awe. , the building is simple and quaint, but it will not be underestimated, because this is the Medical Physician Guild.
The man in the white robe was a herbalist and the man in the red robe was a medicine man. Wei Jing saw that most people turned a blind eye to him, while a small number of people looked at him, but they also showed disdain, indifference and contempt.
He was not someone who minded the gaze of outsiders. At the same time, he strode forward and came to the lobby with natural and elegant furnishings. When he reached the fan-shaped table in the center, a little girl sat down.
He stepped forward and asked: "Hello, I want to test the herbalist."
The little girl, who happened to have nothing to do, saw the other person wearing a cat-shaped mask and a knight in white plain clothes with a long weapon on his back, and immediately asked energetically: "Hello, do you have any letters of recommendation from other herbalists or medicine doctors?"
He shook his head.
"Do you have any letters of recommendation from other medical and plant associations?"
He shook his head again.
"Are your parents or masters medicine or herbalists?"
He shook his head repeatedly.
"Do they serve in the Medical Plant Guild or other guilds?"
Wei Jing couldn't think of anything to do with participating in the assessment, so he said helplessly: "Girl, my friends and family have nothing to do with the guild, any master, etc."
Although the other party did not have any strong background, the little girl did not change her attitude and said: "Actually, you are so lucky!" Wei Jing expressed doubts in his expression and eyes in real time.
The little girl explained: "That's right, because the large-scale assessment once every five years has begun, I won't ask too detailed questions as usual, because if you have recommendations, you can directly enter the assessment watched by thousands of people without further selection. Please , fill in your personal information and take out your bamboo slices."
She took out a piece of white paper with a black border in her hand.
While Wei Jing was giving the other party a piece of bamboo to fill out, a tall figure appeared next to him;
He is nearly two meters tall;
His honest look makes people feel friendly;
There were bags and bags hanging on them;
A large backpack with a fish of unknown name hanging next to it;
An earthy smell and an accent with a strong dialect.
The other party also heard after the little girl's inquiry that the other party was a medical examiner, and that the other party also had a letter of recommendation from the local medical and plant association in his hometown. He took it out in his arms, although the letter was wrinkled.
The little girl checked the letter and took the bamboo piece from the other party and said, "That's right. Please pay the assessment fee of five taels of silver."
The other party panicked and said, "I...I heard it only costs one tael of silver? Why...why does it cost five taels of silver?"
Little girl, after telling Wei Jing more about the large-scale assessment just now, the other party asked when the assessment for only one tael of silver would be? When the little girl's answer came a month later, the tall man was also at a loss and muttered to himself: "My expenses are not enough."
Wei Jing had been nearby and naturally heard their conversation. He saw the other party untying the fish and wanted to bribe the other party. He took out five taels of silver from the pouch on his waist and gave it to the little girl and said, "I will pay for his expenses." The girl pushed the fish back to the other side, took the silver coins and dealt with it.
The tall man said hurriedly: "I can't do it! I can't do it! This brother, my mother said that I can't accept money from others."
Wei Jing asked: "Don't you want to be tested among tens of thousands of people?"
"Of course I want to, but I don't have much silver. The village only collected two silver taels for me, and I walked for two months to get here."
"You just called me brother, so I can lend it to you."
"Brother...Brother, those are polite words, don't take them seriously."
"You walked for two months before arriving in Yuzhu City. You must not have much money left. Can you live up to the expectations of your uncles, brothers and your mother in the village?"
The other party was speechless for a moment. When Wei Jing saw that he was almost there, he tried harder to persuade him: "Actually, five taels of silver is not much to me. And this brother, I just lent you the silver taels. You won't run away!"
The other party immediately said: "Of course not!"
"It's okay if you don't know it, isn't it?" My heart warmed when I saw a pair of pure eyes. Although he was wearing a mask, there was no look of contempt or pity in them. You must know that many people looked down on him along the way from the countryside. Local people sometimes not only have bad eyesight, but also poor language skills.
He patted the other person's shoulder hard, patted his heart with the other hand and said, "From today on, you are my brother, Zhou Chihong."
At this time, another deep voice said: "It is also a great pleasure to witness you two becoming brothers, but can you give in and let my brother apply for the assessment?"
They saw a young man and a boy with his head bowed behind him.
Wei Jing saw the man in white robe speaking in front of him, clasped his fists and said, "I've seen a third-level herbalist." Zhou Chihong reacted and followed suit.
The young man had big eyes, waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Hello, my name is Yang Congrong, and this is my younger brother Yang Chucheng...brother! Say hello to others."
The other party was friendly, and Wei and Jing immediately introduced themselves.
The young man wearing expensive silk raised his head. He also had big eyes, but they were filled with an expression of inferiority.
He also cupped his fists and said, "Hello."
Turning around, he said to his brother: "Brother! Can you not take the test? I really have no talent. I have failed every time since three years ago.
If it weren't for the fact that those who failed the assessment had to wait a year before they could take part again, I think the whole year would be a failure.
This is a large-scale examination that takes place every five years. The first three times, I just failed in front of the examiner. This time I failed in front of thousands of people. "
Yang Congrong patted him on the shoulder and said helplessly: "Chu Cheng, it's because you have failed too many before. If you don't succeed in front of thousands of people, you don't have to make a choice until the coming of age ceremony at the age of eighteen; one is to go to the periphery of the family Become an elder in a local store; if the family hadn’t given you a fortune, it would have also separated you from the family forever.”
Yang Congrong, who didn't care about his brother's troubled appearance, said to the little girl at the table: "Excuse me, Miss Tu, we are here again."
Miss Tu said thoughtfully: "Give me five taels of silver! Do you want him to participate in the selection first? At least if he fails, he will only be among the participants."
Yang Congrong shook his head and said: "This is a family decision, there is no escaping it. Here are the fees and letters of recommendation, and I want to go to the library. Is Elder Hua here?" He put down the silver and the letter at the same time.
After the other party asked his brother to fill it out carefully, he said goodbye to Wei Jing and left.
Zhou Chihong said enviously: "You have a good brother. At least he doesn't despise me like others."
Yang Chucheng's brother is a third-level herbalist, but he doesn't have the habit of looking down on others based on his brother's status. Instead, he feels even more inferior because he has no talent and failed the assessment three times in a row.
Also because three times of failure were spread in the city, those who were capable would not go with him, and those who were not capable had better grades than him, so he had no close friends in Yuzhu City.
Seeing the two of them, they didn't look down on him or have any other strange feelings because they heard that he failed in the assessment. They felt warm and began to express their bitterness.
Zhou Chihong was from the countryside and would not be different based on the other person's status. While listening, he comforted the other person. Wei Jing was from the earth and had no class concept. He only nodded appropriately or gave some small suggestions.
Miss Tu, when she saw Yang Chucheng's appearance before, she knew that he was under too much pressure. He had no friends and his brother was busy with his work as a herbalist.
My father said that if emotions don't come out, they will become crazy. Fortunately, there are two people listening to him now and they have found a place to vent.
After Yang Chucheng said what he said from the bottom of his heart that no one had listened to, he asked the other party carefully and found out that they also had to take the assessment. After thinking about it, he said: "Brother Zhou's assessment, my brother can't help because it's the pharmacist's job, but Brother Liu My brother can help with the assessment."
You should know that a herbalist can recommend two candidates, but usually most herbalists only recommend one person.
It's not because they can't find anyone, but because the left hand doesn't hit the right hand. If one of the disciples wins and the other loses, they don't know how to deal with it, unless they are confident that both of them will get a good ranking.
But a recommended spot is also very precious, especially in the large-scale assessment every five years. At least you will appear in front of thousands of people. In the Shikoku Continent where there are not many entertainment programs, as long as you can appear, it will be a very honorable thing. , if it were not for the indifferent attitude of herbalists to money matters and the strict supervision of the Medical Plant Association, they would definitely be able to fetch a good price.
