The next day.

Qin Huai got up early.

Wash the two little ones first and milk the goats.

After eating and drinking, I took him out to play for a while, and I did my morning exercise before returning to the house.

Start changing into formal clothes.

Shang Ya applied light makeup on the dresser, and the naturally beautiful Shang Ya only needed to embellish it slightly.

Qin Huai sat on the carpet and put on the azure clothes for the two little ones, which is handmade indigo-dyed clothing, and it is also a kind of traditional handicraft.

These clothes come from the mountains and forests.

In the mountain forest, a dye plant grows - mountain blue.

Mountain blue, the mountain of 'people are idle and the osmanthus flowers fall, the night is quiet and the spring mountain is empty', and the blue of 'green out of blue and better than blue'.

Every year between June, July and December.

Workers will pick the leaves of the mountain blue tree, add mountain spring water, and soak it in heavy weights.

Depending on the climate at that time and the release of the pigment from the leaves of the indigo, it must be soaked for two to three days, during which it must be turned from time to time to allow the pigment to dissolve smoothly.

Time is gradual.

The soaking solution will be blue-green, and the liquid surface will oxidize with the air to form a blue-purple film.

In order to adsorb and precipitate the blue pigment, the craftsman will add a small amount of fine lime.

After adding quicklime for a day and night, the indigo raw material will naturally stratify with the water.

At this time.

The shallow water in the upper layer is removed, leaving the indigo raw material that sinks to the bottom of the pool.

Then.

Waste materials such as the residue of indigo leaves are filtered and discarded, and when the indigo raw material turns into a blue tofu-like crystal, the indigo production is completed.

The next step is dyeing.

Manual as water.

The heart is as calm as a mountain.

A blue-dyed cloth will be dyed dozens of times by craftsmen in shallow and deep vats.

Everything is meticulous and trivial.

It's just to make the warm color like the blue sky before dawn.

The fabric dyed in this way contains the most natural purity, and it is worn on the two little ones without the slightest discomfort, and even the two little ones have to sleep with a blue dyed blanket before going to bed.

Qin Huai and Shang Ya are wearing family clothes with the two little ones today, Qin Huai is an azure shirt and trousers, Shang Ya is an azure long skirt, and the four of them are standing not far away, as if they are wearing the most beautiful and thorough blue sky on their bodies.

Qin Huai is going out today.

Visit the jade carving factory of the apprentice Lin Li.

As for the polishing and surface treatment of the bronzes, they can only be pushed back, and they are also the works of practice anyway.

"Alas, now I have to carry two soy sauce bottles with me when I go out. ”

Shang Ya shook her head gently, since there were two more small ones, the two of them couldn't live in the world, and they must be fed more dog food in the future, Shang Ya decided.

……

Jiangling Jade Carving Factory is located in Jinling.

The meeting two years ago failed to change the chaos in the jade carving circle.

After Qin Huai did not carve jade carving, the creativity of the jade carving circle plummeted.

Whether it is the beautiful color carving imitating the "returning to the people on a snowy night", or the theme of the black jade starry sky, or the theme of the green jade tea set, there are too many of them, which makes collectors have serious aesthetic fatigue for a while.

And.

The last two years.

There are very few top-notch works.

However, Qin Huai's two apprentices have become a clear stream in the jade carving circle.

Lu Xiaoyu's jade carving is slowly on the right track, and she is committed to carving animal ornaments, winning with cuteness, aiming at the mid-to-high-end market.

Now.

This little girl is already a rising star in the jade carving circle.

And Lin Li, it is much more difficult, a big jade carving factory is waiting for him to operate, he and Jiang Ran are full of desire to pull the jade carving circle to develop in a good direction, but the inertia of collective laziness in the jade carving circle is too strong, and it will not be reversed at all for a while.

They can only be left alone.

The Jiangling jade carving factory can make money, but it can't affect other jade carvers in any way.

You can see it from here.

How terrible it is for Master to be able to trigger one jade carving trend after another!

This kind of influence cannot be achieved by a big family, but must rely on real talent.

Therefore.

Lin Li called for a long time, and finally pulled the master to the jade carving factory to guide.

"Master, please come inside. ”

Lin Li is respectful, and his respect for his master is from the heart, whether it is in terms of appearance, character, or talent.

"Our factory now adopts the mode of division of labor and cooperation.

The grinding and carving of a piece of jade carving are completed by a certain part of the jade carver, and some other processes are completed by another part of the jade carver.

Every jade carver doesn't have to be omnipotent now, but only needs to perfect that part of the division of labor to the extreme. Bit by bit, the ultimate is gathered into a high-quality jade carving!"

This model was proposed by Master back then. In fact, it is the modern version of the Han Dynasty's 'one thousand people and one work', and the way of distributing this carving work is also fruitful.

"Not bad. Taking the skills that each jade carver is good at and combining them together can avoid the adverse effects of fatigue and burnout in the carving process on jade. ”

Qin Huai bowed his head and agreed.

To know.

Not every jade carver has the talent and energy to understand every ancient carving technique.

It's like reading, high school is divided into arts and sciences, which is equivalent to a circle. The subdivision of the university into a certain major is equivalent to taking a small circle in a circle. Dig further up, just take a little bit of the circle.

A single point in the circle is enough for an expert to spend a lifetime studying.

There are forty or fifty kinds of jade carving skills, and while taking into account the practice of these skills, you also have to support your family, and you also have to study poetry and books to increase your talent......

The difficulty is really high.

So.

It is a way to subdivide the work of the jade carver, let the jade carver study a certain skill to the extreme, and then cooperate in carving.

"It's just that many jade carvers can't stand my change and have been criticizing me. Say I'm trying to destroy the future master of jade carving. ”

Lin Li's expression was depressed.

When Lin Li said this, several jade carving craftsmen next to him put down the tools in their hands and looked at Qin Huai.

As for whether this jade carving model will ruin the future jade carving masters, they are eager to hear the opinions of Qin Hezhou.

Whoever you want to say has the most weight in the jade carving world.

That must be the mythical Qin Hezhou.

"Actually, it doesn't matter, do you remember how many famous jade carvers there were in ancient times?

But compared with the jade carving masters, we have more than 100,000 pieces of hand-me-down jade carvings that can be called high-quality heirlooms!

As an art practitioner, it is enough to rely on the work to speak.

There's no need to add a master or a master to your name.

Leo Tolstoy once said: We don't need great writers, we just need great works. The work represents everything. ”

Qin Huai said lightly.

If a jade carver's work is not at the top, is he qualified to talk about masters?

If a jade carver's work can be passed down through the ages, the master's false name no longer matters.

It's like Qin Huai.

Qin Huai didn't care about the master's false name at all.

Listen to Qin Huai's words.

Lin Li was thoughtful.

The employee next to him was confused and seemed to be a little incomprehensible......

"It's like the Great Wall, the working people who built it have no names, but their buildings are world-famous.

Is that what Master means? We cooperate with the Jade Carving Factory, and there may not be a master, but if there are first-class works, this is enough!"

The smile on the corner of Lin Li's mouth slowly expanded.

Master's words gave him a shot in the arm.

He will not destroy some masters, on the contrary, his jade carving factory can carve top jade carving works in an era when there are few top works!

Lin Li's eyes were firm.

Or is it Master's unique perspective on things.

This is also Master's heart and mind.

If it weren't for this mind, how could it be called a person against a Suzhou and Hangzhou city!?

Overmatch.

That's what the strong are.

Lin Li is now in charge, but compared to the master, there is still a long gap.

……

Qin Huai hugged Xiaoya, Shang Ya hugged Xiaoru, and the two walked forward to visit.

The working conditions in the jade carving factory are top-notch, each craftsman has a special carving table, and the temperature in the workshop is comfortable, burning incense, making it easier for craftsmen to focus on carving.

Walked for a while.

Qin Huai stopped in front of a jade carving craftsman and quietly watched the craftsman carve.

This craftsman is in his thirties, and his knife skills are exquisite, but he likes to show off his skills, and he can obviously use only one line, and he will attach some sassy operations.

The whole carving process seems to be bullish, and the carved works also seem to be a little more obvious.

"Will his works be more artistic and ornamental if he carves like this?"

Shang Ya asked curiously, when she looked at Qin Huai's carving, whether it was a nuclear carving, a jade carving, or a wood carving, it would not be like this.

Qin Huai groaned slightly: "No, it's a little more expensive to sell like this." ”

Shang Ya snorted and laughed.

Even the two little ones let out a cute laugh.

The craftsman's face turned red in an instant.

He's actually pregnant with this kind of ghost.

I didn't expect to be recognized by Qin Hezhou at a glance.

Qin Huai glanced at this craftsman lightly, in fact, showing off his skills is not too much, there was a jade carving man in the Ming Dynasty who loved to show off his skills, and he used his life to show off his skills, and finally his head was cut off by the emperor.

Well.

That dazzling madman is now Lu Zigang, who is now respected as the ancestor of the Suzhou and Hangzhou jade carving circles.

"You get up. ”

Qin Huai handed Xiao Ru to Lin Li, Yang raised his hand, and motioned for the craftsman to give up his position.

And Qin Huai sat on the carving table.

Take out your own carving knife.

Pick out a piece of jade from the side.

With the flip of the wrist, the blade under the carving knife is graceful and picturesque, and the lines are undulating on the jade, as if white dragons are swaying on the mountain peaks.

Han Eight Knife, Gossamer Hair Carving, Relief, High Relief, Flat Carving, Yang Carving, Round Carving, Live Ring, Openwork Carving, Jumping Knife...... All kinds of wonderful skills, you sing and I will appear!

When watching, I only felt that Qin Huai's hand speed was extremely fast, and it was dazzling to see, and a piece of jade material, at a speed visible to the naked eye, gave birth to outlines and details.

I saw that the jade was a vase, the vase was hollow and carved, and the lotus and carp inside could be seen, and at the top of the vase, there was a jade carved chain, and the chain was interlocking and could be moved!

It is a jade carving technique, and the thin tire carving difficulty is its name chain carving technique!

Qin Huai washed the jade with water, put the jade on the table, and gently pulled a chain.

The entire jade carved vase began to develop out of place like petals.

The lotus flower in the vase is supported by only a small jade branch like a hair, and there are seven carp swimming around the lotus flower, each of which is also supported by a jade branch of hair.

The breeze blew slightly, and the hair and jade branches were about to be blown off at all.

However, they are extremely tough, seemingly soft, and weak, but they have a kind of resilience to life.

Lin Li was dumbfounded.

Several craftsmen next to him also seemed to have seen a ghost in the daytime, opening their mouths and arching their tongues.

This......

This......

"It's okay to show off your skills. But to show off to the point where I do, and besides, please don't use it as a means to make money. In essence, it is still for the quality of jade carving. ”

Qin Huai stood up, put away the carving knife, and said in an indifferent tone - Qin someone was not pretending to be forced, nor was he slapping his face, but teaching this craftsman how to ...... Show off.