Chapter 46: The Artifact Comes Out of the Kiln
The ceremony is over. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The info people were more and more excited one by one, and Tang Ge also forced himself to endure the mood that had not yet calmed down.
The fat witch took off the crown on his head, smiled heartily at Tang Ge, and said, "Little stone, now the time has come for you, since you burned the things, you must also do the things that open the kiln." You're ready to go. ā
In front of everyone's eyes, Tang Ge walked to the dragon kiln, opened the kiln mouth, solemnly took out a sagger, and in a nervous mood, opened the lid and glanced inside. A flash of light flashed, and Tang Ge was overjoyed: "It's done!" It really worked! ā
Holding back his excitement, Tang Ge put on a straight face, pretended to have a serious expression, and came to the fat witch with a sagger.
The tribesmen were also very excited. Everyone knows that the children of the big stone family claim to make an artifact that can lead the clan to prosperity and strength, but whether it can be done or not, it seems that the little guy himself does not know. Now that it was finally time to reveal, they didn't dare to breathe, and looked at Fat Wu and Tang Ge calmly.
The fat witch, who has always been free and easy, also swallowed nervously at this time, and after opening the sagger in Tang Ge's arms with slightly trembling hands, the fat witch's eyes immediately widened, and there was a "gurgling" sound in his throat, and the whole person was there, but the trembling of his hands was even more serious.
Tang Ge was very satisfied with Fat Wu's performance. But now is not the time to be in a daze. With a slight cough, the fat witch's eyes finally returned to clarity.
The fat witch also coughed lightly, calming down his excitement slightly. Put your hands in the sagger, take out something, and hold it high above your head.
The clansmen hissed, and the sound of gasping was made in unison. The sound was so loud that it seemed to drain the air around it. One by one, they were dumbfounded, and they looked at the thing called the "artifact" in the fat witch's hand without blinking.
It's a cow. To be precise, this is a clay puppet in the image of a bison. This is a plain tire made by Aunt Xue at the request of Tang Ge. The original gray plain tires were processed by Tang Ge, and the whole body was covered with a layer of red glaze.
The glaze is dark red, the color is stable and uniform, and it shines in the sun, and the vitreous glaze reflects an intoxicating light. If you look closely, the head of the ox is lowered, as if the eyes of the ox are staring at them, the limbs are strong, the front legs are slightly bent, the back is arched like a full moon, and the sharp horns are like a scimitar, pointing straight forward, as if they can charge at any time.
The fat witch shouted, "Ancestor bless! ā
The shocked clansmen also came back to their senses and let out a deafening roar: "Ancestor bless!! ā
The fat witch roared with all his might: "Thank you ancestors! ā
The clansmen roared: "Thank you ancestors!! ā
Tang Ge said in a low voice, "Why do you want to thank the ancestors? You should be thanking me! ā
Hearing this, the fat witch glared at Tang Ge fiercely.
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The atmosphere in the tribe was very lively. As the sagger was opened one by one, and the exquisite utensils were taken out, the mood of the people rose to the point of no return.
"It's gone!"
"Don't worry about supplies anymore!"
This is the view that all ethnic groups agree on. With this artifact in hand, what do you want and can't get it back? Salt? Stone? Skins? These things are not enough to replace our artifacts. If you want, take something more valuable!
Fat Wule couldn't close his mouth, spread a thick layer of animal skin on the ground, put all the porcelain on it one by one, look at this, touch that, and smirk "hehe" from time to time.
It wasn't until the success of glazing was confirmed that Tang Ge finally let go of his hanging heart. Finally determined that this world was the same as the world in his previous life, so many things he could do. For example, copper smelting, such as steelmaking.
In fact, these burned by Tang Ge are not called porcelain. Strictly speaking, it is still pottery, but a layer of glaze is applied to the pottery, but Tang Ge still stubbornly believes that these are porcelain, although it is a little simpler. Moreover, in this era, this rudimentary porcelain, as a trading item, was sufficient. Judging from the expressions of the clansmen, Tang Ge was sure that the wealth represented by these things even far exceeded his original estimates.
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All the porcelain was concentrated in the Fat Witch's house. Tang Ge was walking towards Fat Wu's house at this time. When I met the clansmen who greeted me on the road, their attitude towards Tang Ge had changed. It's no longer as casual as it used to be, and there's even some awe in it.
The ground was covered with thick hides. The Fat Witch arranged all the porcelain pieces neatly on the hides. Most of these porcelains were designed in advance by Tang Ge. There are plates, bowls, bowls, bottles, and of course, there are pottery puppets such as cows, dogs, tigers, and leopards, and there are twenty or thirty pieces in total.
Not every piece of porcelain was successfully fired, and nearly two-thirds of the utensils were failures in Tang Ge's eyes. Some are blackened, some are unevenly glazed, and some are too thick with the glaze layer, forming drip marks. There are even some pottery dolls with red glaze that are not coordinated at all. But the fat witch doesn't mind, no matter whether it succeeds or not, in her eyes it is a priceless treasure, she can't put down every piece of equipment, and she can't wait to sleep with her arms to rest assured.
Tang Ge casually took a porcelain bowl. This porcelain bowl is a great failure. The glaze layer melted at the bottom of the bowl and gathered a thick layer, and the bowl body was also red and black, and the glaze color was very uneven. Even in the era when the kiln was turned into a treasure, this was a garbage work that failed to fail.
No way, Tang Ge has never done anything about glazing pottery. Therefore, he can only try to put different proportions and different viscosity glazes in one kiln, and strive to carry out more experiments in this kiln. At the moment, it seems to be good, at least a third of the things can still be seen.
Tang Ge threw it casually, and the porcelain bowl in his hand hit the wall in a graceful arc, and in a sound of "bang", a good porcelain bowl turned into pieces.
The fat witch raised his head suddenly, his slender eyes shot a fierce light, and he roared viciously: "Are you crazy!? Do you know how many things this bowl can change! ā
Tang Ge shrugged his shoulders and asked indifferently, "How much can you change?" ā
The fat witch gritted his teeth and said, "Can you change the entire herd of deer that the tribe caught last time!" ā
Tang Ge was dumbfounded, and asked incredulously, "Really?" Just this broken bowl? Don't be dizzy and think about it at home! ā
The fat witch got up, carefully gathered the fragments of the porcelain bowl into a pile, and said sadly: "This is still too little." I've seen something similar in the One Tree tribe before. A ball the size of an egg, exchanged for fifteen prime-age slaves. ā
Tang Ge was dumbfounded. He had thought that these failed goods were not worth trading at all. These rags want as much as they want, and since they want to sell, they must come up with the best to sell them at a good price. I didn't expect these things to be so precious here. As for what Fat Wu said, Tang Ge felt that it was likely to be a low-grade glaze formed by the kiln, or it could be a glaze ball that was inadvertently burned. If such a thing can be exchanged for fifteen slaves, then it is not an exaggeration to say that the porcelain fired by oneself is priceless.
Tang Ge came over this time, originally thinking of discussing with Fat Wu what grade of porcelain the trading team should bring. I originally thought that I would pick and choose the best to sell, but now it seems that I have to make another plan.
The fat witch carefully put away the broken porcelain pieces, looked at Tang Ge vigilantly, and asked, "Say, what are you doing here?" ā
Tang Ge said disdainfully: "Look at your stinginess, we will have as many of these things as we want in the future, there is no need to treat them as treasures at all." I'm here to ask you about the trading team. Which of these things do you think are suitable to take out and trade? ā
Fat Wu said: "Of course, it's not good to go out with a burn." ā
Tang Ge asked puzzledly, "Why?" ā
The fat witch said angrily: "Sell the good ones first, who will sell the bad ones to!?" ā
Tang Ge was stunned. He didn't expect to be killed that today he would let a primitive person teach him a business lesson. It's also my own brain that gets into the water, just thinking about the problem of whether things are burned well or not. You must know that the porcelain used at home in the previous life, even if there is a little flaw, will not be bought, and I think it should be the same in this life. But I never thought that in this world, even if a broken porcelain piece comes out, it is a priceless treasure.
The atmosphere was slightly awkward, and Tang Ge had no choice but to ask without words: "What about the caravan candidates?" Are you sure? ā
Fat Wu said: "Changshan leads the team." The good hands of the other chosen tribes are guarding all the way. ā
Changshan is Xue'er's husband, and most of Tang Ge's exquisite pottery puppets and pottery are made by Xue'er. When he saw the exquisite and beautiful pottery made by Xue'er for the first time, Tang Ge admired the five-body body
Tang Ge asked Fat Wu, "How far do you plan to go this time?" ā
Fat Wu said: "We have a little manpower, I'm afraid we will die if we go far." I decided to send them to an alliance first, exchange some supplies first, and then go further when the tribe grew stronger. ā
Tang Ge thought so, nodded and said, "Hmm." I don't think you should bring too many things at first, just choose a few pieces. Prevent someone from being red-eyed and intercepting halfway. ā
The fat witch rolled his eyes and said, "Do you still need to remind me?" If you can't even think of that, I, a witch, don't do it at all. Do you have anything else to do? ā
Tang Ge shook his head.
The fat witch waved his hand in disgust and said, "It's okay, get out of here." After that, he fiddled with the broken porcelain pieces in front of him in distress, trying to put the broken porcelain bowls together.
Tang Ge depressedly scolded "little family anger" and left angrily.