The live broadcast life of Lao Linzi in Northeast China

Chapter 742 The most important tool (for subscription)
"However... the first step we have to do now is to get out all these large gravels, and the faster the speed, the better."

"Otherwise, the weather is so hot, and the clay will dry before the clay pots are finished."

As Li Yuan said, he mixed the clay with water like kneading dough, then spread the clay and picked out the larger gravel inside.

Sure enough, as Li Yuan said, the clay was spread out a little, and the gravel mixed in it could be clearly seen, and the amount was indeed quite a lot.

but……

With the current technology, Li Yuan can only remove the larger gravel, and those that are too small, let them go.

Fortunately, the two of them only use it when they are surviving in the wild, and the requirements for clay pots are not very high, as long as they do not leak.

Studio.

"There's a lot of sand in this clay."

"If it takes so much effort, it will be bad if the finished clay pot can't be used..."

"Can you say something nice upstairs?"

"Isn't this too strenuous?"

"Yeah, I've been watching the host sifting clay for half an hour."

"I'm still waiting to see how the anchor makes clay pots, when will I see it..."

"The road is long... It's so far away!"

Finally, after a long wait, Li Yuan finally removed the gravel from the pile of clay. Of course, there was no way to remove some fine sand and gravel.

After finishing the first step, Li Yuan finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Li Yuan: "The first step is finally completed. The clay is really hard to get. With just this effort, the fingertips are all covered with mud."

Li Yuan didn't think he was a hypocritical person.

But making clay...is really a bit laborious.

Li Yuan's nails were cut on the day he came here. Although they haven't grown much in the past two days, they are still obsessed with the clay.

Moreover, the fingertips of Li Yuan's fingers were already burnt red due to the long time of picking stones, and one of the fingertips had already started to hurt.

Obviously, the position of the fingertip gap has been cracked.

Studio.

"The host's hands are red!"

"Is this life so tiring?"

"Is the Li family all right?"

"It's rare to hear the young master of the Li family complain when he's working... It seems that making clay pots is really tiring!"

"Are you okay, anchor?"

Li Yuan smiled and shook his head.

"It's nothing, your fingers were ground by a stone, and you'll be fine after a while. The clay can be regarded as sifted, and you have to quickly shape the clay pot to be made, or all previous efforts will be wasted."

Li Yuan took a short break for half a minute, washed his hands clean, and then continued to devote himself to the process of making clay pots.

The amount of clay is not much, and there is no room for waste, so when Li Yuan just sifted the clay, he had already started to think about what he should do.

The first, and most important, are clay pots used to boil water and cook food.

This pot can't be too small, and it's better to use a certain depth, so that the water won't spill out when boiling. Therefore, among the things Li Yuan plans to make, this is also one of the things that waste clay the most.

In addition to pots, Li Yuan planned to make two pottery bowls.

Pottery bowls are more functional, they can be used to hold things, and they are also convenient for planning soup and drinking water, so ceramic bowls are also one of Li Yuan's must-make things.

While thinking about it in his mind, Li Yuan silently looked at the clay and calculated the required amount.

In addition to these two, Li Yuan plans to make another clay pot, which can be smaller than the pot, and is mainly used to hold water.

If there is any leftover after finishing these, Li Yuan plans to make two smaller water glasses, or jars with lids.These two can be used in common, and can be used to hold some things that are not easy to store.

After having a plan in his mind, Li Yuan took the lead in making the most important objects.

Still soaking his hands first, Li Yuan dug out a large piece of pottery pot from the sifted clay on the side, and then threw it on the stones on the side, beating repeatedly.

Li Yuan: "In fact, making clay pots is quite similar to kneading dough. You need to add water, knead, and then make it into the desired shape. Like the action I am doing now, it is to expel the air in the clay. It can effectively prevent cracking during later baking.”

"When making clay pots, don't forget to add water, but the amount of water should not be too much, otherwise the clay will easily collapse and not be plastic."

As Li Yuan said, he quickly tapped the clay in his hand.

After beating the clay more carefully, Li Yuan finally began to plasticize.

First make the mud in your hand into a cube shape, tap and tamp it continuously, and then use your index finger to make a hole in the middle.

The hole doesn't need to be too big, and it doesn't need to end.

Then what Li Yuan had to do was to surround the hole and slowly expand it until the thickness of the clay was about one centimeter.

First, one finger is slowly plasticized. After a while, two fingers can be inserted into the middle of the clay.

Then, there were three.

After that, the whole fist can be put into the middle of the clay.

Kneading clay is a very delicate job, which should be done little by little, without being lazy or aggressive.

Therefore, it took Li Yuan almost half an hour to make this pot alone, and finally made a rough shape of the pot.

but……

Obviously, this is not so perfect for the clay pot that is squeezed out for the first time.

Li Yuan looked at the clay pot in front of him, and couldn't help frowning slightly.

"It's done, but... it looks a bit awkward? It seems... a little crooked?"

Apparently, Li Yuan now regrets why he didn't take a small thing to practice with before making this clay pot.

Studio.

"What's wrong? I think it looks good!"

"Is this still not satisfactory? You are starting Versailles again..."

"Is it obviously good?"

"The master of the Li family has a good craftsmanship! This pottery pot has that smell!"

"Isn't this... the casserole we use at home? It's exactly the same!"

"That's right, anchor, what kind of bicycle do you need with this technology!"

"No, it's the first time you've done it like this and you're not satisfied?"

Everyone saw that Li Yuan was not satisfied with what he did, and they couldn't help complaining in the live broadcast room.

The thickness of the edges of the casserole that Li Yuan finished was basically the same, and it was very rounded. Li Yuan even made ears on both sides of the casserole for easy picking.

In the eyes of the majority of netizens, no matter how you look at it, this is a very qualified work, but Li Yuan is not satisfied at all.

(End of this chapter)