Mao Zhengcong gave Su Yuan his contact information and introduced: "Originally, the Feng family was also an old craftsman who had been passed down for several generations, but because the descendants were unwilling to endure hardships, Lao Feng had recovered from a serious illness a few years ago, and he really had no heart to continue, so he could only endure the pain and love his own kiln. ”

"In the past few years, many people want to buy it, and the price is not low, but Lao Feng just didn't agree. Money is not an issue, the main thing is to find a suitable candidate, after all, the kiln mouth is like a biological child to the craftsman, so ......"

Su Yuan understood what Mao Zhengcong meant, and said sincerely: "Don't worry, Su is also a craftsman, and he empathizes, and he must not let Senior Feng suffer." ”

Mao Zhengcong laughed, Su Yuan's words were reassuring, he had been friends with Lao Feng for many years, and it was also a wish to help find a suitable buyer, so he called in person to make an appointment to meet.

The next day, Su Yuan came to the kiln factory near the suburbs and saw Feng Zheng, because of Mao Zhengcong's matchmaking, Lao Feng was very enthusiastic and took Su Yuan to visit the equipment first.

The area is not large, but it is well-equipped, clean and tidy, and it is carefully maintained at a glance. The mantou kiln is about 2.7 meters long, 4.2 meters wide, and more than 5 meters high.

The fire chamber and the kiln chamber are combined into a steamed bun shape, and the flame is sprayed from the fire chamber to the top of the kiln after ignition, and then poured to the bottom of the kiln, flowing through the green body, and the smoke is discharged from the fire suction hole at the bottom of the back wall into the chimney in the back wall.

It is characterized by easy control of heating and cooling speed, good moisturizing properties, and is suitable for roasting porcelain, especially celadon with light and thin carcass and high glaze viscosity at high temperature.

After turning around and entering the house to chat, Lao Feng looked at Su Yuan and said curiously: "You are our famous sword casting master in Longquan, why do you suddenly want to buy a kiln?"

Su Yuan smiled slightly, didn't speak, stood up directly, and came to the workbench. Dig up a piece of mud and start drawing the blank directly.

"It's ......"

Lao Feng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly walked to him, only to see Su Yuan's movements flowing smoothly, lifting weights like light, and miraculously completing a plain tire in just a few tens of seconds, as light as paper, which is amazing.

The result was not over, so he picked up the knife again and began to repair the blank. The dragonfly was extremely smooth between the water, Lao Feng stared at the vegetarian fetus, first stunned, and suddenly woke up like a dream, and shouted incredibly: "Linglong porcelain!"

Su Yuan stood up, washed his hands, looked at Lao Feng's fascinated expression, and said with a smile: "It's not exquisite, it's just a vegetarian fetus." ”

Lao Feng came back to his senses, studied carefully for a long time, and exclaimed: "I didn't expect to see such a subtle blank repair technique, I have no regrets in this life...... I have no regrets in this life!"

Looking at Su Yuan again, he was shocked like a celestial man, and admired the mountains like a god. The old craftsman is very simple, whoever has the ability to serve whom, before and after learning, the master is the first.

Su Yuan asked Lao Feng to sit down again, and said: "I came this time to buy a kiln, the environment is very satisfied, and the conditions are as you like!"

"It's just that I have a reluctant request......" looked directly into each other's eyes, and said firmly: "I hope you can come out of the mountain again and be my pile master!"

"This ......"

Lao Feng's expression was shocked, his face hesitated, he pondered for a long time, and finally took a deep breath and said: "If it is someone else, Feng will not say a word, and directly send the guests away!"

"But in the face of Master Su, you ......" Lao Feng shook his head and said sincerely: "Just rush to your craft, Lao Feng is convinced, but it's a pity that ......"

Su Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "I know your concerns, isn't it the reason why there is no one in the body and successor?"

"First, Su only takes the high-quality route, whether it is swords or porcelain, all win by quality, there is no doubt about this!"

"As for the inheritance, is it true that if your son is not willing to endure hardship, your craft must be lost?"

"The conditions are open casually, and Su can ensure that the Feng family has no worries about food and clothing, and even becomes wealthy. If you don't believe it, you can inquire about the strength of the Su family's sword shop now. ”

Lao Feng looked surprised, and said urgently: "Is this true?"

Su Yuan laughed and said domineeringly: "As long as you are willing to go out of the mountain, all the personnel will be recruited and commanded by you, and you are still the general of the kiln." As for the quantity, don't worry, we only produce high-quality masterpieces, and don't worry about sales, I will guarantee your harvest in drought and flood!"

Lao Feng pondered for a moment, and finally agreed not only to sell the kiln, but also to officially join Su Yuan, becoming the first old leader of the Su family.

Lao Feng filled the boss with tea and sighed: "I have been learning kiln with my master since I was a teenager, and the firewood kiln has eight legs, the upper three legs are the frame table, the pannier and the pile, and the lower three feet are one and a half husbands, two and a half husbands, and three and a half husbands, with a small stew and a pocket foot in the middle. ”

"Starting from the lowest one-and-a-half, wood-burning kiln is a special type of work, which requires both technical understanding and good physical fitness, to put it bluntly, it is a heavy physical work. ”

"Back then, the master told me that this job can't be done by smart people, and even too stupid people can't do it. Because it was too hard, many people chose to give up halfway, but I was the only one who persevered. ”

"If you can't teach a pile, it's like you can't teach someone to be a general. It is no exaggeration to say that 100 kiln burners can produce one pile. ”

Lao Feng remembered something and said with a smile: "We have a popular saying: If the New Year is good, it is better to build a kiln and burn the kiln well." ”

"If the kiln is not burned well, it is common for half of the kiln to collapse, and I have seen the whole kiln scrapped, the temperature in the front is high, the temperature in the back is not enough, and all the porcelain inside is exploded. ”

"Because the temperature of the firewood kiln is unbalanced, the temperature difference is large. When the temperature reaches 1000 degrees Celsius at the front, it is only 300 degrees Celsius at the rear. This requires the potter to grasp the speed of the kiln, grasp the temperature change and atmosphere in the kiln, all the color glaze is fired using different kilns and different atmospheres, all rely on the experience of the pile master. ”

"First of all, you have to have physical strength, be able to lift dozens of catties of sagger and stack it gently. It is also necessary to have vision and judgment, accurately identify the temperature, and arrange the kiln position reasonably. The naked eye alone can judge all the subtle changes in the kiln, which is more accurate than modern high-tech!"

Speaking of his old profession, Lao Feng was instantly full of confidence and high morale. Su Yuan was very satisfied, this is the domineering that a real old firehead should have.

One full, two burned, three flamed!

In just seven words, it can summarize the three keys to kiln firing skills: filling the kiln with a stack, throwing firewood for smelting, and extinguishing the fire at the right time.

During the whole day of kiln firing, the kiln workers need to add firewood uninterruptedly, without any modern equipment to monitor it, only observe the kiln temperature by eye, control the heat with experience, and finally take two days to reduce the kiln temperature evenly. ”

Therefore, there is a saying that "seven dead, eight alive and nine turn over", July is the hottest and most humid season, the kiln can not be used normally due to the influence of air pressure, and the defective rate is too high, which is the most difficult period of the year.

September and autumn are crisp, lukewarm and hot is the best firing season for firewood kilns, the quality of the porcelain fired is generally good, and this season is the best time for ceramic production.

Su Yuan took out five million to buy the old kiln, and took out another five million for Lao Feng to recruit troops, especially the master who understands celadon glaze, prepared a vegetarian tire by himself, and when the time was ripe in a few days, he started firing the kiln for the first time.