Chapter V. Appraisal

　　This was a branch that had obviously been transformed from a large family residence, with imposing stone lions on both sides, a high door with a large threshold, and a small gate that only allowed one person to enter and exit. 　　Xu Ming's status in the Blazing Sun Gang was not low, so naturally he could walk through the gate, but Bai Ziyue and the others, were not qualified, and of course, there was no need. 　　So Xu Ming directly led the three of them along the outer wall for a short distance and entered through the back door. 　　Then very quickly, Bai Ziyue and the others saw that in the backyard, there were seven or eight children who weren't too far removed from them, standing honestly together. 　　"You guys go over and stand with them, I'll get the steward here to mention it, don't worry, with my face, you'll all be able to pass the examination." 　　Xu Ming spoke softly to Bai Ziyue and the others before quickly departing from. 　　Bai Ziyue sized up these people, totaling eight people, five males and three females, all in their late teens, they should also be the same as them, children who had been introduced as apprentices. 　　Perhaps Xu Ming's words had been heard by them, they all had some complexity in their eyes when they saw Bai Ziyue and the others approaching. 　　In response, Bai Ziyue didn't have much to say, being able to smoothly enter the Blazing Sun Gang as an apprentice with the help of his connections, he naturally wouldn't give up on not using it. 　　A little while later, Xu Ming came back with big strides, only his face looked a little ugly. 　　Bai Ziyue's heart sank, having a bad guess. 　　Sure enough, his guess was quickly confirmed. 　　"Things are a bit difficult, the one presiding over the examination this time happens to be a bit at odds with me." 　　Xu Ming was a little depressed in his heart, and even more so, he was a little embarrassed, he had already punched his ticket, but he didn't expect there to be a twist in the road. 　　Who knew that his rival for the head of the dock shift, after leaving the dock shifted, and in turn became the logistics steward of this Lieyang Gang branch. 　　"But you guys don't worry, I'll be watching the whole thing later, and I'm sorry that he, Zhang Bo, wouldn't dare to deliberately make things difficult for you guys." 　　Seeing Xu Li and Zhang Guoyi's faces showing obvious panic, Xu Ming was busy comforting him. 　　Bai Ziyue smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that you're here. 　　If Uncle Ming wasn't here, with the other party's status, it wouldn't be good to make things difficult for them kids, but with Uncle Ming around to protect them, it would in turn make the other party would take the opportunity to make trouble. 　　But even if he understands this reasoning, it is not good to explicitly say, only have to press down, patiently waiting. 　　Soon, a line of several people from a house in the backyard stride out. 　　Among the leader, is a middle-aged man, figure thin, face is some white, just eyes are very small, squinting between, as if there is a cold light flashes, give a person a kind of indifference to the extreme feeling. 　　Obviously, this is exactly what Xu Ming said Zhang Bo. 　　Beside him, there were two youths, a fat one and a thin one respectively, who slightly lagged behind by half a body shape, with a humble attitude, not daring to come forward. 　　"This is the Logistics Steward Zhang of our Blazing Sun Gang branch, why don't you guys come over and pay your respects?" 　　Beside Zhang Bo, the skinny youth snorted coldly and said. 　　"Good day, Steward Zhang!" 　　All the children immediately went forward and said timidly. 　　"Hmph, pretending!" 　　Xu Ming snorted coldly, somewhat unable to look away. 　　Zhang Bo's face remained unchanged, looking at the eleven children at the bottom, among them, Bai Ziyue, Xu Li, and Zhang Guoyi were relatively close to each other, and Xu Li looked at Xu Ming with a gaze of help from time to time, coupled with the fact that there were some similarities in face between the two, he had a plan in his heart. 　　"It's getting late, so I won't delay you all. You guys, are there any who are literate? Stand aside." 　　Zhang Bo said with a bland gaze. 　　Upon hearing this, Bai Ziyue's face changed and he couldn't help but show a helpless look. 　　He was literate, but it was the words of his previous life, and in this life, he naturally did not have the opportunity to be literate. 　　With the importance of literacy in mind, he once again decided that he wanted to solve the problem of literacy as soon as possible. 　　But at this time, a child's small legs slightly stepped out, then quickly and timidly retreated back. 　　"What are you doing?" 　　The thin youth's eyes glared. 　　"I ...... can write my own name." 　　The child said timidly. 　　"What's the use of just two words? Stand honestly." 　　The youth snorted coldly and scanned everyone. 　　The kid immediately didn't dare to say anything, and everyone else stood motionless. 　　Obviously, of the eleven children, there wasn't anyone who was literate. 　　However, this was normal, those who could read and write, which one of them was not wealthy? Naturally, it was impossible to condescend to come to this Blazing Sun Gang to apply for an apprenticeship. 　　Only poor children such as Bai Ziyue would think of a way out here. 　　"Since no one is literate, if you want to enter my Blazing Sun Gang, you can only rely on your strength. 　　See a few stone piers over there? Fifty pounds for boys, thirty pounds for girls, whoever is able to lift the stone piers over their shoulders and then walk up ten steps will be considered to have passed the test." 　　Zhang Bo reached out and pointed towards the several stone piers at the edge of the courtyard and said indifferently. 　　Those stone piers, obviously used by some disciples within the Blazing Sun Gang to practice their strength, were piled up by the wall, and one by one, they were all labeled with their weight. 　　"Fifty pounds ......" 　　On all the children's faces, they all changed color. 　　"If I remember well, in the previous test, boys only needed to lift thirty pounds of stone piers, and girls twenty pounds, and they could pass the test. 　　You've directly doubled this, isn't it a bit too much?" 　　Xu Ming also changed color at his words and said in a cold voice. 　　However, children in their teens have limited strength, not to mention that these people come from poor backgrounds, and it is estimated that they can only eat meat on New Year's festivals, and all of them are dry and thin, and their strength is very limited. 　　Not to mention fifty pounds of stone piers, even thirty pounds of stone piers are difficult to lift, not to mention the need to walk ten steps in a row. 　　For the others, Xu Ming didn't care too much, but of the three people he brought with him, apart from Zhang Guoyi who seemed to have a lot of strength and might be able to pass, Bai Ziyue and Xu Lico were both skinny and weak, making it absolutely difficult to pass. 　　"Am I in charge here or are you? 　　Don't say you're not qualified to dictate here, even if you are qualified to ...... Protector Liu Yang said that it is better to have more than less, raise the threshold is not the proper intention? 　　Could it be that you also dare to be skeptical of Protector Liu Yang's words?" 　　Zhang Bo smiled coldly, a hint of pleasure flashed in his eyes. 　　The wretchedness of failing to compete for the head of the dock class at the beginning, he could remember it all in his heart. 　　Xu Ming was speechless, his face ugly to the extreme. 　　Lieyang Gang was only a branch in Qinghe Town, and the highest status was the Sect Leader, Heavenly Stalker Liu Dong, and down the line were the Left Guardian Zhao Jing and the Right Guardian Liu Yang. 　　Although he had some status over at the Qinghe Pier, he had no power to speak in front of Protector Liu Yang. 　　Although he knew very well that Protector Liu Yang might have indeed said that it would be better to have no one than no one, it was also true that Zhang Bo was pretending to use Protector Liu Yang to pressure him at this moment. 　　What made him even more helpless was that he did not dare to refute it at all. 　　"What's the point of freezing? If you want to try, try, if you don't try, hurry up and go back where you came from." 　　Smiling smugly, Zhang Bo didn't have a good face for Bai Ziyue and the others. 　　"Let me try!" 　　Bai Ziyue was about to step forward, but Zhang Guoyi stepped out first.