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"I've heard from my seniors in the industry that in the 80s, someone found some gravel soil in some old dresser drawer, but thought it was a dust build-up, so they cleaned it up."

While speaking, Wang Guan said with great regret: "Later, an old man from Yixing heard about this, and he was in a hurry to jump to his feet, grabbed the man and scolded him fiercely, and everyone knew that those gravels were the legendary azure mud." ”

Speaking of which, it needs to be mentioned. Everyone often has such a misunderstanding, thinking that purple sand mud is like our common loess, powdery particles, sprinkled with water to become a sticky and wet look.

Actually, no, the purple sand mud is mined from underground, and the shape is the same as that of rock or ore, with sharp edges and corners, blocks, and relatively hard, like stone but not like mud. However, unlike iron ore, copper ore and other ores, purple sand mud ore is easy to weather and form some gravel-like particles after being mined.

Therefore, in ancient times, refining purple sand mud was not an easy task. After the mud ore is mined, the ore should be piled up in the open air, wait until it is naturally weathered into particles the size of jujube kernels and soybeans, and then grind it into mud powder with a stone mill and sieve it, and then mix the mud powder with an appropriate amount of water, and knead it into a certain specification of wet mud on the spot.

During this period, the workers have to keep walking and trampling until the mud is moderately soft and hard. If you don't experience the hardships of it, I'm afraid you can't imagine it at all. Now it is much better, it is completely mechanized production, with the help of crushers, mixers, vacuum mud mills and other equipment, the purple clay pot industry is naturally booming.

Of course, it is undeniable that the treatment of mud can be done with the help of equipment, but fabricating a purple clay pot requires manual operation. And the craftsmanship of the apprentice, and the purple clay pot made by the master. Not only is the price very different, but the spirit of it is also difficult to describe in words.

Anyway, the biggest wish of the collectors of purple clay pots in their lives, and even their dreams every day, is to get a purple clay pot made by the master himself.

"However, now there are masters, but there is no azure mud."

Wang Guan shrugged his shoulders and said: "So it is very obvious, that beauty must be very dissatisfied with your accosting behavior, but for the sake of your grandfather's face, it is not good to reprimand it in a righteous and strict manner, so I can only refuse in a roundabout way." ”

"What refused?" That's when it happened. Tian Lao walked over and said with a smile: "Wang Guan, it's already noon, Director Su has a treat to entertain everyone, will you go?" ”

"No, no." Wang Guan refused without hesitation, and then chuckled: "Old Tian, can you do me a favor?" ”

"What?" Tian Lao said curiously: "If you have something, just say it, and those who can help me will definitely not sit idly by." ”

"It's easy, for you. It's certainly not that hard. Wang Guan smiled: "I'm going to go back, this front and back Chibi Fu will be lent to you for old appreciation, and I will go to you to get it when I go back." ”

"Slippery boy."

When Tian Lao heard it, he didn't understand what was going on. Immediately laughed and scolded: "You are trying to use me as a shield." ”

"If you don't want to, forget it." Wang Guan admitted it directly, and then said with a smile: "It's really not good, I called Zhang Lao to come over, he must be interested." ”

"Don't provoke me." Tian Lao smiled lightly: "I helped with this favor, but I want to watch things for a month." ”

"Deal!" Wang Guan nodded decisively. Then he said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then I will go back, and then I will come to thank you again." ”

"Go, go, go." Tian Lao waved his hand and said, "Young people really should socialize less. It is only right to study hard. ”

Wang Guan nodded seriously, then patted Xing Qiu's shoulder, and said goodbye: "I'm going back, I'm in touch when I'm free!" ”

"Leave so soon." Xing Qiu woke up in shock.

"If you don't leave, you'll be eaten alive."

Wang Guan waved his hand, chatted with Xing Qiu for a few words, and left neatly. Modern life is like this, everything is fast-paced, and farewell is almost the same, how can there be a sad time.

A few hours later, Wang Guan had already returned home, just in time for dinner. While the family is eating, they are watching the phone, and by the way, some of the short life trivialities of the parents are over.

The next morning, Wang Guan toured the news page of the computer, and sure enough, he saw the news that the Huangzhou Cultural Festival shocked Su Dongpo's authentic works. Look at the comments again, some people support, some support, some are neutral, some people purely play soy sauce, some people simply post small advertisements, anyway, it's messy, and so on.

After two glances, Wang Guan simply closed the news page and went to the backyard to help his father water the flowers and grass.

At this moment, the mobile phone rang suddenly, Wang Guan took it out and looked at it, and immediately felt a little surprised, and then answered: "Xingqiu, do you have something to do with me?" ”

"I've arrived in the porcelain capital, where is your home?"

At the right time, when he heard the voice from the mobile phone, Wang Guan was stunned for a while, and only reacted after half ringing: "At the train station?" Okay, wait, I'll pick you up. ”

While speaking, Wang Guan said hello to his parents and immediately drove away. Not long after, sure enough, I saw Xingqiu's figure in front of the train gate.

"Here ......"

opened the car door and beckoned, and when Xingqiu got into the car, Wang Guan asked in surprise: "Why did you suddenly run over?" ”

"Hehe, what, I'm not welcome." Xing Qiu smiled: "Yesterday you said that you often contacted. ”

"It's not that you're not welcome, but I don't think it's a good thing that you're coming over suddenly." Wang Guan had a thoughtful expression on his face, and then skillfully drove home.

"It's your suspicion." Xing Qiu said solemnly: "It's definitely your suspicion." ”

"Hope......" Wang Guan glanced at it and smiled slightly: "Then wait a minute, you must not change your words." ”

"I definitely won't change my words, after all, I have a good thing to look for you, not a bad thing." Xing Qiu said with a smile, as if he didn't see Wang Guan's expression of contempt.

"You're not dead yet."

At the same time, Wang Guan more or less understood Xingqiu's intention, so he frowned: "Didn't I say it, the azure mud has been lost, it is basically extinct, and it is difficult to find it." ”

"Didn't you say that there are still in the old dresser drawers?" Xingqiu retorted.

"As I said, it was in the 80s." Wang Guan said helplessly: "It's been thirty years now, where is there any ancient furniture for you to turn through the drawers." ”

"Yes, there must be fish that have slipped through the net." Xing Qiu firmly believed: "China is so big, the purple clay pot has flourished since the Ming Dynasty to the present, even if the azure mud was cut off during the Republic of China, but between the Ming and Qing dynasties for five or six hundred years, there must be azure mud handed down." ”

"Yes, there may be, but whether you can find it or not, that's the key." Wang Guan reminded: "After all, not everyone knows the preciousness of this kind of mud, maybe there are handed down, but they are thrown away as ordinary soil, which is helpless." ”

"That's why I'm looking for you."

At the right time, Xing Qiu smiled shyly: "Tian Lao said that your luck is extremely strong, and if you go out to find it, the chance of finding it is at least as high as fifty percent." ”

"Ugh!"

Wang Guan was a little speechless, he didn't expect to be sold by Tian Lao.

"Wang Guan, do me a favor." Xing Qiu looked forward to it: "Brother, I will count on you for the rest of my life." For the sake of the party-state, pull me ......"

"Are you serious?" Wang Guan frowned and said, "Isn't it because I was rejected, so I have to gamble?" ”

"100 percent serious." Xing Qiu said solemnly: "As soon as I saw her, I knew that she was the destination of the rest of my life. ”

"Such hypocrisy......"

Wang Guan shook his head lightly and said casually: "You are lucky, I originally planned to go to Suzhou, since you asked to come to the door, then I will accompany you to Yixing to have a look." ”

Suzhou and Yixing are both on the edge of Taihu Lake, and from the map, they can be regarded as one right and one left, contrasting with each other. After arriving in Suzhou, it doesn't take much time to go to Yixing.

When Xing Qiu heard this, he was naturally overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

"Don't be too happy, it's still unknown if you can find something." Wang Guan reminded in advance: "If you can't find it, don't blame me." ”

"How is that possible?" Xing Qiu's eyes were firm, and he made up his mind: "It doesn't matter if I can't find it, then I'll let it go and just go to her house to visit ......."

"Hey, it seems that I was right, it's really a girl from Yixing."

Talking and laughing, Wang Guan drove home, introduced Xingqiu to his parents, and then went to the kitchen to cook rice and stir-fry vegetables, and then said goodbye to his parents after lunch, and took Xingqiu to Suzhou.

On the way, Xing Qiu said curiously: "By the way, I haven't asked you why you want to go to Suzhou." ”

"Entrusted by my girlfriend to visit my future parents-in-law." Wang Guan said casually.

"What about your girlfriend?"

"...... in the capital"

In the midst of small talk, the two slowly arrived in Suzhou. It was almost evening, but because they greeted each other in advance, Baye's parents were not in a hurry to eat, and waited until the two came over to start the feast. After that, I will definitely stay at Bei's house, and report to Baye's parents to report her latest developments by the way.

The next morning, the two said goodbye to Baye's parents and left for Yixing. However, the two did not go by car, and of course it was impossible to walk, but took a boat to shuttle through Taihu Lake and finally arrived in Yixing.

Yixing is a good place with beautiful mountains and rivers, known as three mountains, two waters, and five fields. The geographical conditions are superior, and the cultural and historical landscape is also very long, which belongs to one of the famous historical and cultural cities in China.

Of course, when it comes to Yixing, the first impression of ordinary people is the purple clay pot. Yixing purple clay pot, with its unique clay quality, shape and simple natural beauty, has become famous at home and abroad, has become a well-known signboard.

However, some people don't know that in addition to purple sand in Yixing, there are fine pottery, green pottery, uniform pottery, and beautiful colored pottery, and purple sand is called the five golden flowers of ceramics. Therefore, Yixing's pottery industry is very developed, far away in the Neolithic Age, the local ancestors began to fire pottery, to this day, everyone is called Yixing pottery capital...... (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )