The little man is born to make money

"Look, Master Lin, all the materials are here, do you think there is something missing?" Xie Jinyu and Shi Mo held several large jars and placed them neatly in the yard.

Master Lin raised his head buried in the clay jar slowly, only took a look from a distance, and said, "Go get another bottle of water for later use."

"Okay!" Xie Jinyu answered simply and briskly, and quickly went out to fetch water.

It has been more than ten days since they followed Lin Qi to this Zhuangzi. Among them, after Lin Qi brought Master Zhao, he said that he couldn't test the prescription with them because of something, and then left in a hurry.

To be honest, Xie Jinyu was very happy when Lin Qi left.On the one hand, this is Prince An's Zhuangzi. Lin Qi is Prince An's cousin, and the relationship between the two is very close. If he wants to use this to improve his status in this business, Xie Jinyu is in a very difficult situation. Passive; on the other hand, he could see that although Lin Qi wanted to cooperate with him, the initiative of the business was still in his own hands. Lin Qi didn't want to interfere too much, and he was very unfamiliar with porcelain making.

It is because of this that he is out of place with the two masters here, not only he is uncomfortable, but the rest of the people are also uncomfortable.As soon as he left, the whole Zhuangzi seemed to be separated from the tiger's forest, and everyone suddenly became alive.

If the masters have any ideas, or what Xie Jinyu and the others did not do well, they can point them out directly, instead of worrying about offending others and holding them in their hearts.

Generally speaking, Lin Qi's imposing manner is too strong, even though he is smiling all day long, it gives the impression that this person is very difficult to get along with.As soon as he left, everyone was happy.

But I have to say that Prince An's yard is very good!Surrounded by mountains and rivers, there is also a small horse farm, which is convenient for them to go in and out, and it is also convenient for them to go to carry materials together.Especially after this incident was told by Prince An, the guards were very respectful to them. If there was anything missing, they could ask them directly. In this way, the secrecy was greatly improved.

Xie Jinyu was very satisfied with this, and put a stable and reliable label on Lin Qi in her heart.

"Mr. Xie, what do you think of this kind of soil?" Xie Jinyu was thinking about Lin Qi, when he suddenly appeared in front of him, followed by several strong men, holding a round pot with short legs and big belly in his hands.

"Mr. Lin, are you okay? This is—" Xie Jinyu was very surprised, and looked up at the four big men behind him, and had a little guess in his heart.

Could it be that they went looking for porcelain clay specifically?

"You'll know when you come and have a look." Qi Lin chuckled and beckoned him to follow.

"Wait a minute, I still have to fetch water for Master Lin." Xie Jinyu greeted quickly, turned around and went to fetch water from the well.

"Let me come, you little brother, it's better not to do this kind of physical work." Qi Lin came to his side, reaching out to pull the bucket.

"No, no, no, I'm not tired at all." Xie Jinyu hurriedly stopped, and then pulled up a slender small wooden bucket under Qi Lin's suspicious eyes. Not to mention an adult, even a half-old child can easily lift it.

"Look, it's really not heavy at all, and I'm not stupid!" Xie Jinyu lifted the wooden barrel easily, and walked ahead contentedly.

"Cough~" A trace of embarrassment flashed across Qi Lin's face. Instead of being courteous, he lost a big face.But he didn't care, and continued to follow behind Xie Jinyu as if nothing had happened.

"Mr. Lin, did you find soft soil?" Xie Jinyu was very understanding, and asked while carrying water.

"Mr. Xie is really smart. With you, I always feel that my thoughts can't be hidden." Qi Lin followed behind Xie Jinyu, shaking his head, and the four big men beside him were amazed.

Xie Jinyu chuckled, "You don't have to tease me, Mr. Lin has a lot of things to do, and he hasn't been seen for more than ten days, but he brought several big jars with him when he came here. I can guess where you are even if I don't know how to make porcelain. What do you want to do, you can't just hold a few empty bottles in the hands of these four strong men?"

A flash of admiration flashed across Qi Lin's eyes, and he took a step behind Xie Jinyu. The faint scent of flowers wafted through him, making him pause.

"What kind of fragrance is this? It smells fragrant and rich, but it's not boring. On the contrary, it has a hint of sweetness." Qi Lin was a little curious. He could be sure that the smell didn't come from Xie Jinyu's body, but it seemed to be nothing. It seems to have something to do with him.

"Scent of flowers?" Xie Jinyu put down the bucket, sniffed her sleeve lightly, and suddenly realized, "Mr. Lin, don't you know? There is a small natural hot spring next to your village, and there are a few wild gardenias beside the spring. Because of the nourishment of the hot spring, although it is not in the flowering season at this time, it is in full bloom early. I bathed in the hot spring in the early morning, and I think it must have been contaminated with some flower fragrance at that time."

Especially the top of the sleeve, probably because it was placed right under the trunk of the gardenia tree, the whole dress smelled like a gardenia flower, although it was light, it smelled very good.

"So that's how it is!" A flash of understanding flashed in Qi Lin's eyes, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, so fast that he lost his mind.

"What's the matter, what did Mr. Lin think of?" Xie Jinyu looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why Lin Qi stood there blankly as if he had lost his soul.

"I'm sorry." Qi Lin leaned forward, his eyes sparkling like stars, "I suddenly thought of something, so I lost my mind. Mr. Xie, you are really my nobleman, maybe we will cooperate again in the future Woolen cloth!"

what?

Xie Jinyu's dewy eyes suddenly opened wide, and she looked at him puzzled.It's a pity that Qi Lin didn't intend to explain, but just smiled and urged him to go to the yard quickly.

When the two arrived in the courtyard, the surrounding area had already been cleaned up. In the center of the courtyard were a few huge stone slabs, and there were more than a dozen young men dressed as craftsmen gathered around the half-person-high water tank, bending over Wash the sand.

"Master Lin, I brought the water." Xie Jinyu walked to Master Lin, seeing that he was discussing something with Master Zhao, both of them looked excited and danced.

"Eldest son, you came at a good time. Master Zhao and I have experimented a few times, and found that the mud used for making (dùi) pounding (chōng pounding) is very good. I don't know where you found it. Can you find it? Is the amount enough?" Master Lin's eyes lit up, and he limped to Xie Jinyu's side a few steps, very excited.

"Really? That's really great!" Xie Jinyu blushed and nodded again and again, "There's enough soil, and Mr. Lin sent a lot!"

"That's good, but I think if we can use the water from the spring in Qingxi Village to wash the soil, the effect may be better." Master Zhao frowned and said to Lin Qi.

"Why? Is it possible that porcelain making also has requirements for water quality?" Xie Jinyu asked quickly, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Pounding is the first step in making porcelain, and it is extremely critical. If the porcelain clay washed out is softer and clearer in color, the porcelain made will be more beautiful and transparent. The key to washing the clay is this Water, the better the water quality, the better the silt will be screened out, the two are complementary and indispensable.”

When Master Zhao narrated, Xie Jinyu's eyes widened when he heard it, and he even quickly took out a piece of silk from his sleeve and used the small brush he made to record it.

Seeing that Xie Jinyu was so serious, Master Zhao put a smile on his serious face. He walked up to him, glanced curiously, and instructed, "Collecting soil is like the foundation of a house for making porcelain." , If the foundation is not laid well, no matter how perfect the subsequent work is, it will be useless."

"Yeah!" Xie Jinyu nodded repeatedly, writing furiously.

"Your Excellency has this tenacity, and the Xie family's porcelain will surely flourish in your hands." Master Lin stroked his goatee and said in relief.

Xie Jinyu blushed, feeling a little embarrassed, and after the records were complete, she said to the two masters, "Both masters are people with great abilities. If there is such a day, the two of you will be the great heroes of our Xie family. Thank you." The home-made porcelain workshop will never treat the two of you badly, so I will send someone to Qingxi Spring to fill water!"

"Let them go, try fetching some water first, if the effect of Qingxi spring water is obvious, we have to find a way to bring a ditch here." Qi Lin stepped forward and took over the task, "Living water must be better than stagnant water The effect will be better, the only thing Mr. Xie has to consider now is whether the Xie Family Porcelain Workshop needs to be moved to Qingxi Village in the future."

What Qi Lin said was very certain, Xie Jinyu was shocked for a moment, couldn't help but her heart moved, and began to think about whether to build a new porcelain workshop here, or move the original porcelain workshop here.

In just a moment of stupefaction, Qi Lin had already ordered someone to go to Qingxi Spring to transport water, and he put four big pots full of soft soil around the water tank.

Because of the sufficient preparations in the past few days, Master Lin and Master Zhao have tried dozens of times back and forth. Although Xie Jinyu doesn't know how to make porcelain, she has the clues that Xu Yucheng talked about in her previous life, so she can always make it at critical moments. Putting forward correct suggestions made their experimental steps go very smoothly.

Seeing that Master Lin was about to start making porcelain again, for some reason, Xie Jinyu had a feeling in his heart that this was the last time, and this time he would definitely be able to make perfect celadon.

"Master Lin, can I go with you?" Xie Jinyu walked to Master Lin and asked softly.

Although he is the boss, this kind of cooking skills has always been valued by others, and he is not sure whether Master Lin will agree.

"That's a good relationship. Young master, you are with me. If you don't understand anything, just ask me!" Master Lin was very happy, and he was extremely excited that Xie Jinyu could take the initiative to learn how to make porcelain.

"This is the ability of your Xie family to make a fortune. Since your grandfather passed away, in your generation, the children of the Xie family have not even gone to the porcelain workshop. I don't know how Lao Xie feels watching it from the sky."

Master Lin was a little emotional, and couldn't help but want to smoke dry tobacco again.

Xie Jinyu lowered her eyes, suppressing the bitterness in her heart.It is true that he has forgotten his roots. The Xie family is sitting on the mountain with the prescription in their hands. They are neither willing to transform and expand their business, nor to reform and manufacture new porcelain. It won't be long before it will fail.

It's really a drink and a peck, and it's God's will.

"Master Lin, let's start now!" Xie Jinyu withdrew the thoughts in her heart, her eyes were bright, and there was a smile on her face, looking full of energy.

"You young people are really..." Master Lin shook his head, looking at Xie Jinyu with a very loving gaze, "Then you have to learn from me, see? This is the porcelain making I just told you The first step is to wash the soil, which is also called a hammer."

Master Lin bent down, poured a jar of soft soil into the water tank, submerged his hands in it, and kneaded the soft soil continuously.

"The first step is physical work, which is dirty and tiring. Many craftsmen think that they have a little skill, so they hand it over to apprentices or hired laborers. They don't know that the more the master is, the more important the first step is. I only know how many catties and liang of soil I get out, and how fine it will be afterward.

Therefore, the eldest son must be meticulous in this step.

Yes, that's it, first slowly filter the larger silt, then continue to pour water, and then repeat the above steps.The mud that is too fine and loose cannot be formed. "

Master Lin stared at the movements of Xie Jinyu's hands, and the more he watched, the more satisfied he became.

Xie Jinyu buried her head, her eyes were very focused, and Yubai's hands were churning repeatedly in the water tank, like two flexible white fish.

"After washing, it is mud. The so-called mud has two important steps, which are medium-dry mud and medium-wet mud. These two steps are the key to determining the quality of porcelain materials. You first put the porcelain clay in the tank, and then wash it with water. Submerge, then use a wooden stick to stir continuously to separate impurities, then filter with a horsetail basket; finally pour the muddy water into a bottomless wooden box with fine gauze underneath; take it out after the water is dry, and turn it with a shovel to make it firm. (Note, Baidu Encyclopedia)"

Master Lin taught and demonstrated by example, so that Xie Jinyu could better understand the meaning of his words.

Xie Jinyu nodded, took a slender round wooden stick, and kept turning the mud in the water tank.He pressed hard for a while, then turned it out again, fiddled with a wooden stick, and filtered it a dozen times before carefully bending over to pour the solid muddy water into the wooden box.

When Qi Lin came back, what he saw was the young man bent slightly, revealing a waist the size of a bowl, slender and graceful, arousing people's imagination.

Qi Lin didn't go over to disturb him, and led a few craftsmen to silently put the returned water into a clean water tank, then turned and left.

"The next step is to make embryos..." Master Lin continued to explain, Xie Jinyu turned his head feeling as if he had a feeling, and only saw Qi Lin's leaving figure from a distance, feeling a little disappointed in his heart.

He was still thinking about whether to ask Master Lin to learn how to make porcelain together!After all, the new recipe was about to be tested successfully, and he was not the only one who came up with this recipe. Lin Qi contributed a lot, and it is best for them to master the secret recipe together.

It's a pity that Lin Qi doesn't seem to be interested in this, otherwise he wouldn't have left on purpose.

Thinking of this, Xie Jinyu sighed with some regret, and then thought that the other party is a relative of Wang An, and it is indeed not bad for such a porcelain making recipe. Presumably for him, entering the officialdom is the brightest future.

Xie Jinyu turned his eyes back and concentrated on the porcelain embryo in his hand.When he successfully made the celadon, he invited Lin Qi to make it with him once, and experience the joy of doing it himself.

"Painting blanks is like adding clothes. It is an important step to reflect the beauty of ceramics. As the saying goes, 'Painters don't dye, dyers don't paint. "

Master Lin was still babbling there, Xie Jinyu nodded, while sinking his mind, he focused on carefully drawing strokes on the porcelain embryo with a dye pen.

The setting sun hangs obliquely, dyeing the last sunset glow in the sky red.The young man's gentle eyebrows and eyes were coated with a layer of warm light by the afterglow.

……

"My lord, the master is back!" Shi Mo hurriedly ran from outside the house with an excited smile on his face.

Xie Jinyu shook the hand holding the scroll, and suddenly stood up.

"My lord, clean up quickly. The master has already returned to the mansion. We can't go back late." Shi Mo rushed to Xie Jinyu's side, saw him standing there blankly, thought he was happy and silly, and quickly pushed it lightly his arm.

"Yeah!" Xie Jinyu turned around, concealing the tears in her eyes, hurriedly dragged out a rectangular wooden box from under the bed, and held it in her arms nervously and excitedly.

"Come on, let's go home!" After Xie Jinyu finished speaking, she took the lead and walked towards the carriage.

The current head of the Xie family, Mr. Xie, had just returned home, and before he had time to take a sip of hot tea, he was blocked in the study by the sixth younger brother of his own clan, with a bewildered expression on his face.

"Second brother, second brother, you must save Ziyi, he will make you cry in the future, you can't just watch him die!" Master Xie Liu burst into tears and hugged him. Holding Master Xie's leg, he kept crying.

"Sixth brother, get up first, let's talk about what's going on slowly! What's wrong with Zi Yi, isn't he in Ping'an Mansion to discuss business?" Master Xie pinched the bridge of his nose and helped his clueless cousin.

Although he really wanted to adopt Xie Ziyi, the appearance of the sixth younger brother wishing Xie Ziyi could adopt him quickly really made him feel uncomfortable.Especially during this period of time, he always whispered in his ears that when he died, he would have to rely on Xie Ziyi to help his spirit, or he would have to be a wild ghost!

If it wasn't for the fact that the short ones outweighed the tall ones, and the juniors in the clan were inferior to each other, he would never have looked down on Xie Ziyi.Just say that Xie Ziyi has such an unreliable father, so he will have to clean up many messes for him in the future.

Sure enough, after he began to slowly delegate the business in his hands to Xie Ziyi, this kid made people do not know how many times he was behind him, making him wipe his ass all the time.

Master Xie has been physically and mentally exhausted for the past six months. When he dreamed back at midnight, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his decision to be a step-child was correct.

"Sixth brother, get up first." Master Xie sighed, trying to help him up.

"I don't, second brother, you just say whether you can save Ziyi or not?" The sixth master sat on the ground like a fool, staring at Master Xie, insisting on him to give an affirmative answer.

"You have to tell me what happened to Ziyi first, so I can consider whether I can save him, right?" Mr. Xie closed his eyes with a headache, he was afraid that he really couldn't help but say something unpleasant.

The Sixth Master turned his eyes away with a guilty conscience, he hesitated and didn't know how to speak.No matter how confused he was, he knew that his son had made a big mistake this time. If he couldn't ask for forgiveness from Father Xie first, his son would really be doomed in Xie's house!

When Master Xie saw his reaction, his heart skipped a beat, and a strong uneasiness arose in vain.

"That's...that's..." Master Six lowered his head, his voice as low as a moan.

"It's his son who leaked the porcelain recipe that our Xie family managed to come up with!"

The third uncle stepped into the study room and asked people to close the door. Then he glared at the sixth master and said, "You have raised a good son. This is to make our Xie family die!"

what--

Master Xie was startled suddenly, covered his heart and looked at third uncle in disbelief, his eyes were as if breathing fire, "Third uncle, is everything you said true?"

"Of course it's true! Not only that, but that brat Xie Ziyi got involved with your stepdaughter shamelessly. If he hadn't discovered it early, our daughter and brother from the Xie family would have died!" The third uncle nodded, He knew that Xie Jinyu's father's weakness was Xie Jinyu, and the latter one almost damaged Xie Jinyu's reputation. Xie Ziyi wouldn't even try to please Father Xie!

"Third Uncle, I have no grievances with you, why do you—" Sixth Master stood up, blushing, and pointed at Third Uncle, full of resentment.

"I also want to ask you father and son! The second son reads to the clan, and provides food and drink for your family. In the end, your son not only ruined the family business left by his father, but also almost ruined his family. Dear son, are there any of you who are like this? You are repaying kindness with revenge!" The third uncle slapped the table, his eyes were full of contempt for the sixth master.

Master Xie's ears were buzzing, and there was only one sentence left in his mind: Xie's family's ancestral prescription is gone, and Jinyu was almost ruined by that pair of dogs...

puff--

Master Xie felt a sweetness in his throat and a limp body, and he was about to fall to the ground.

"Daddy!" Xie Jinyu rushed to the study happily, but unexpectedly saw Xie's father vomit blood and fell to the ground, as if he was hit by a blow, with a pale face, he rushed to Xie's father.

"Father, don't scare Jinyu—" Xie Jinyu panicked, supported Xie's father's head, watched him sluggish, and slowly closed his eyes in his arms.

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