Chapter 229: Pottery

The giant said, "These stupid birds only know how to babble at stones, and when will those little stones fill the sea? Before Wu Ma could react, the huge cat's waist stuck his head into the water, and the sea surface "gurgling" blistered, and after a while, the sea water was drunk dry.

The bird flew back again, saw that the sea water had dried up, and danced in the sky with excitement.

Wu Ma was taken aback and asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm Kuafu, I'm chasing the sun. The giant said angrily, and sat down on the ground. The whole ground trembled and made a "boom" sound, and a few more cracks suddenly appeared under his buttocks.

"Chasing the sun?"

"That's right. "The sun is so bright that it hurts my eyes, and I'm going to press it into the water and take a bath." ”

It was the first time Wu Ma Xin had heard that there was a person chasing the sun, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart: "The sun is so high and so far away, how can you catch up? ”

"Even if you can't catch up, you have to chase it, I don't believe it. Father Kua said that he had to use this evil to stand up again, and strode forward.

Wu Ma secretly thought it was funny, but these paranoid people were also quite cute. He turned around and was about to leave, when someone next to him spoke: "Alas, it's a pity that my basket of clay was crushed into a clay tablet by that idiot." ”

Wu Ma Xin looked up and saw that it was a person wearing a crown of heaven and a vermilion purple robe, and a few strands of beard were trembling with anger. Although this person looks a little strange, compared to the two I just saw, I finally met a normal person.

"Dare to ask, who are you?"

"My name is Ning Fengzi, and I am Tao Zheng from Shenzhou. ”

Wu Ma Xin arched his hand and said, "It turned out to be Lord Tao Zheng." ”

"It's Tao Zheng, not an adult. Ning Fengzi said, "This Tao is my own seal, and it is not an official position." ”

"Oh. Wu Ma scratched his head a little embarrassed, he came to Shenzhou for a few days, how could he follow the world.

Ning Fengzi picked up the flattened soil on the ground with his hand, and sighed again and again: "Father Kua, this madman, is really incorrigible, when he catches up with the sun, I will definitely beat him a few times." ”

Spanking Kua's ass? Wu Ma couldn't help but swallow his saliva, how big a tree must it be.

Wu Ma Xin asked, "Can Kuafu really catch up with the sun?"

Ning Fengzi looked at Wu Ma Xin with his eyes and said, "How can I catch up, what if I can't catch up?"

"If you can catch it, it's a dream, and you have to stick to it after all. If you can't catch up, it's delusional, and I don't think it's better to let go as soon as possible. ”

"Haha. Ning Fengzi said with a smile, "You said it lightly, I'm afraid everyone in the world knows this truth, but it seems that there are not many who can do it." ”

"Oh?"

Ning Fengzi said: "Wealth and immortality, which is not something that the people of the world diligently pursue, but how many people can really get it? You say that he is delusional, but he thinks it is a dream." If this were not the case, there would be no people who are full of robbers on the streets, people who are addicted to gambling everywhere, and there will be no people who cultivate immortals and refine pills all over the mountain, and people who are looking for caves and asking for medicine all over the wilderness. ”

Wu Ma Xin heard what he said well, and immediately stood in awe.

"Many people have spent their lives in the camp and in pursuit of wealth, but they have neglected their health, and in the end it is not empty?" Ning Fengzi continued, "Just like this clay cake, before it was crushed by that Kuafu, did it ever think that its fate would be like this? I'm afraid it has been chasing its dreams. ”

"Uh......" Wu Ma was a little puzzled, "what dreams can a pile of clay have?"

"It's a big dream. It can be made into adobe to build houses, and it can also be made into statues of gods for thousands of people to worship. Is this delusional? No, it's fate. ”

Wu Ma Xin was even more surprised when he heard this. Indeed, every grain of dust dreams of its own worth. In the world, although there are hundreds of millions of dust, after all, some dust will be made into mud to shelter people from the wind and rain, and some can be made into statues of gods for temples. Every speck of dust cannot choose its own fate, and the fate of the dust made a world of difference when the mason dug it seemingly at random.

Ning Fengzi squatted on the ground and looked at it for a while, finally gave up the piece of soil cake, stood up and said, "You are from the Duanguo Wuma family, right?"

"Exactly, at the lower end of the country's witch horse heart. Wu Ma was surprised, how did he know?

"Actually, there is not much mystery, because you are not the only one who can perceive other people's Five Elements race. Ning Fengzi said with a smile, "You have all the five elements, except for the Wuma family in Duanguo, I'm afraid there is no one else." ”

"I see. Wu Ma's heart secretly exercised his courage and probed Ning Fengzi's five elements. Hey, he also seems to have the bloodline of the five elements, but the golden qi is slightly insufficient, and I am afraid that he is a person who has the bloodlines of the four clans of water, fire, earth, and wood at the same time.

Ning Fengzi asked, "Did you find out?"

"Hmm. Wu Ma Xin said softly, "You are the only one who has little gold. ”

"Haha, it's really worthy of being a member of the Wuma family. Ning Fengzi said, "There is my hut in front, would you like to go and have a look?"

Wu Ma clenched his fists and arched his hands: "It's an honor to be here." ”

"It's going to blink on the bottom. Ning Fengzi said, "I'm a rough person, just call me Lao Ning." ”

Wu Ma Xin liked his character very much, and shouted: "Lao Ning, haha." ”

"Be careful!"

"Ahh Wu Ma Xinden stopped, looked around, there was nothing abnormal, and hurriedly asked, "Lao Ning, what's wrong?"

"Not really. Ning Fengzi still walked forward, "I'm just calling your name." ”

I'm crying! Wu Ma wanted to cry without tears. It's no wonder that he calls him "Lao Ning", of course he calls himself "be careful", it's just ...... Alas.

The courtyard where Ning Fengzi lived was very spacious, but the few large tandoors standing there seemed a little crowded. On the north side of the hut, there are three rooms, two of which are full of all kinds of bottles and jars, and only the small one facing east has some tables, chairs and bedding, which must be where he eats and sleeps.

Wu Ma Xin picked up a jar and asked, "You made all this?"

"yes, yes. Ning Fengzi admired his masterpiece as if he were looking at a priceless treasure.

"What are they for?"

Ning Fengzi pointed with his hand and introduced: "This kind of pottery plate is used to hold vegetables and meat, these pottery pots are used to store rice and water, and these pottery cups are used to drink water and drink......

Wu Ma said with some confusion: "Isn't there a special vessel for holding these, why do you still use these mud to burn?"

"Hehe, there is naturally no shortage of these for officials and dignitaries. Ning Fengzi said, "Bronze is used to worship the heavens and gods, gold is used by the princes and generals, and silver is used by the soldiers and officials, but what about the ordinary people? They used tiles to fill the grain, and bricks to put vegetables and meat, and the downed grain and leftover meat could only be piled up in the corners, alas......"

Wu Ma's heart was strong, he grabbed a lot of gold and silver from the air, and instantly piled them up in a small pile on the ground, and said, "I can get gold from the air, why don't you give them some of it?"

Ning Fengzi stared at Wu Maxin like an idiot for a long time, and then said, "Be careful, your idea doesn't seem to be wrong, but there are millions of people in Shenzhou, why don't you stay here for the rest of your life?"

"Uh......"

"Well, you're kind, too. Ning Fengzi said, "Those bronzes, gold and silver are not something that ordinary people can have, but this clay is everywhere. So I was determined to make something that the people could afford. ”

"Lao Ning, you are too great. ”

"Haha, it's not great, it's just idle and boring. Ning Fengzi said, "Besides, if this gold and silver are at their fingertips, I'm afraid they will also lose their fighting spirit, and they will not have the heart to forge ahead, and they are just waiting for you to give them gold and silver every day, what is the difference between this and harming them?"

Wu Ma's heart "buzzed", isn't this how the people of Duanguo live? After a long time, the fields are deserted, and they slowly become captive playthings, lambs to be slaughtered.

Ning Fengzi didn't pay attention to Wu Ma Xin, and still said to himself: "Originally, I didn't know how to make pottery. Once, when he caught a lot of fish in the river, he set up a fire on the shore and grilled them, and they were all roasted. I was a little angry, so I dug up some mud by the river, wrapped it around the fish, and threw it into the fire to burn it. At this time, King Qi sent someone to call me, and I didn't care about watching the fish, so I went with the man. It was three days, and by the time I came back to open the fire, the fish had long since turned to ashes, and all that was left was an inedible pile of mud shells. I saw that these clay shells were interesting, so I picked them up and played with them, and they could hold water without leaking, which was a big treasure. So I gave up everything else and focused on making pottery, and I finally made these things. ”

"Every month on New Year's Day, I give out pottery for free. You see, the grass in front of my courtyard is what these people have stepped on. Ning Fengzi's face was full of smugness, "Do you want to come and feel the fun of pottery?"

"Okay. Wu Ma nodded repeatedly. For so many years, I have been studying art hard, and I have been walking and running around since I got out of the mountains, and I haven't calmed down to enjoy life for a long time.

Ning Fengzi pointed to a pile of stones on the side and said, "You use an iron hammer to break them, and then beat them into powder with a water scoop." ”

"Don't bother. Wu Ma Xin was about to mobilize his strength, but was blocked by Ning Fengzi: "Although the mana is fast and even, after all, it is different from what human beings do. What is required for pottery is the uneven thickness of the hand-polished appearance. ”

"Good. Wu Ma Xin agreed, and began to move.

"Washing, removing impurities, and precipitating to make brick-like mud blocks. ”

"Good. ”

"Mix with water to remove the slag, and then stomp hard with both feet to squeeze the air out of the mud. ”

"Good. "Wu Ma's heart is immersed in the joy of pottery making, and it is extremely relaxed.

Ning Fengzi smiled and flicked a drop of black water into the mud at Wu Ma's feet.