Most of the craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty lived together, such as iron workshops and silver workshops, although they may not all be craftsmen, but these craftsmen and workshops just like to live together, so many professional workshops such as iron workshops have been formed.

One of them is the Ming Wa Lang, where a lantern called Ming Wa Lantern is made.

The Mingwa Corridor is not far from the South City Building, and it is three to five hundred meters to the north to enter the Mingwa Corridor.

This alley, the wide place is also a zhang, the narrow place can only accommodate one person, the floor is shiny bluestone, obviously there are many people walking, and Yang Chao can already see, there are many people coming and going early in the morning, to the narrow place, often have to tolerate each other to pass.

It is not difficult to find people who make Ming tile lanterns, because almost all of the people in this alley make Ming tile lanterns, and the business is very good.

In fact, Mingwa lanterns are not uncommon, Yang Chao has seen them before, because there are many restaurants on both sides of the Qinhuai River, there are this kind of Mingwa lanterns on the restaurant, also called Mingjiao lanterns, which are hung on both sides at night, and there are thousands of lights on the entire banknote street, shining like the day, and passers-by do not need to bring lanterns.

Even outside the Nanshi Building, there is also such a big lantern, but it is a pity that it is hung high, and Yang Chao has not looked at it carefully.

Of course, the lamp hanging outside like this is not as expensive as the lamp that Yang Chao saw Bisha, the Bisha lamp is obviously used for reading, it belongs to the high-end goods used by readers, the wall of the lamp is extremely thin, extremely translucent, and there is a maid carved on it, the color is bright, as if it is alive, so Yang Chao was attracted at once, and only then did he find the magic of this Mingwa lamp.

Yang Chao inquired to a pedestrian and said that the Liu family's lamp was the best, but it was also the most expensive.

Yang Chao inquired and walked towards the Liu family's workshop.

In front of the door, I saw a lot of people queuing, and the three-foot-wide wooden door was crowded with several people, and the threshold was about to be broken.

I didn't expect to come so early, and there were so many people queuing.

Yang Chao lined up honestly in the back, these people were all vendors who bought goods, and even some came from other places.

Yang Chao waited for a long time, and couldn't help but think of last night's charm.

That Qingmei is indeed a good girl in a thousand, and it really makes Yang Chao's heart itch, first serving Yang Chao to bathe in the barrel, and then playing a few tunes for Yang Chao, Qingmei can play the piano and pipa, and can also sing.

In the end, he waited for Yang Chao to sleep, but in the end, Yang Chao still held on, not because he didn't want to touch Qingmei, on the contrary, he wanted to correct her on the spot several times, that is indeed a superb woman, and any man will not be able to help it.

But Yang Chao has a little cleanliness in his heart, after all, Qingmei is a woman who has been used.

And Yang Chao's body is the first time, Yang Chao was not the first brother in his previous life, and the woman he met was not a virgin in the first time, which made Yang Chao linger for a long time.

A man has only one first time in his life, and Yang Chao was lucky to get the second first time, so he wanted to cherish it.

So in the end, she didn't touch Qingmei, and Qingmei cried because of this, thinking that Yang Chao disliked her, Yang Chao explained, and she burst into tears and laughed, saying that Yang Chao was a lover.

Finally, a rough-dressed man in front of Yang Chao walked in, Yang Chao retracted his thoughts and followed in.

It was extremely busy inside, and Yang Chao saw that in the courtyard, there were many guys holding half-finished lampshades and painting on them, but there were about thirty people in the guys, and this was a big workshop.

There are also guys who are entertaining people, but their attitude is not very good, there is a kind of shopkeeper bullying customers, or the emperor's daughter is not worried about getting married. It's not these people who are begging them to buy lamps, but these people are begging them to sell lamps.

Yang Chao walked up to the guy and took out a piece of broken silver directly from his arms, which weighed almost two dollars.

As soon as the man saw the silver, he immediately lost his temper and bowed to him.

Yang Chao didn't have time to talk to him and said directly: "Is your master here?" ”

The man was puzzled: "My master is very busy, and he usually doesn't see guests. If Childe orders it, tell me it's the same. Set the style, the date, and then come to pick up the goods. If the son is not available, the villain can also do it for him. Just give some money for running errands. ”

Yang Chao smiled: "I really have to see your master and tell him that he has a big business!" ”

The guy said: "What big business can there be, my master does big business every day." ”

Yang Chao said with a smile: "What you do for the second-grade members of the imperial court is not a big business." ”

As soon as he heard that it was the second grade of the imperial court, the man's face suddenly changed, and his hand holding the silver trembled, and he slowly raised it, looking at Yang Chao with a pleading look.

He didn't doubt what Yang Chao said, he gave so much silver as soon as he made a move, it was definitely not an ordinary person, saying that a second grade is a second grade, anyway, if it is an official, they can't afford to provoke it, it doesn't matter how many products it has.

Yang Chao smiled: "If it's given to you, you can take it." Now take me to your master. ”

The man said, "Of course, Childe, please come with me." ”

After speaking, he picked up the silver and led the way.

The owner of the Liu family's workshop was very busy at this time, and he was directing his apprentices to boil a pot of glue.

This glue is the raw material for making Ming Wa.

Mingwa is a material that replaces glass, which is generally used in houses and windows. Guangdong local chronicles recorded: "Oyster light out of the Yangjiang sea, oysters of other species, no meat, cure their shells, apply window separation, thin and clear, called Ming tile." ”

In coastal areas, after being thinned with a kind of mussel shell, it is transparent and bright, so it is called Mingwa.

However, Nanjing is not on the coast, so it is very inconvenient to use mussel shells to make it.

Nanjing is again the most prosperous place, the demand is high, and clever craftsmen have come up with a way to artificially make Ming tiles.

Just like the Liu family workshop, use sol to cast Ming tile, use whatever shape you want, and mold it at one time, which is simple and convenient.

The raw material for making glue is also very common, which is the horn of a goat, so this kind of Mingwa lamp is called Mingjiao lamp in Nanjing.

The goat horn is boiled into a gelatinous shape, and then poured with a mold, after it comes out, it is not only consistent, but also beautiful, and even those pictures are directly cast, and the rest of the process is just a simple painting color.

This kind of thing, Yang Chao has really never seen or heard of this kind of thing in later generations, so he doesn't know that there is such a thing at all. That's why after seeing Bisha somewhere, I was so shocked.

Now that I have seen the real thing, I have even more experience, and I sigh that the wisdom and wisdom of the Chinese people are simply endless. It is also a pity that it has been lost in later generations, and if it is passed on, this is definitely a first-class intangible cultural heritage.

"Boss, this son is looking for you."

The guy had already gone to greet the workshop owner in advance.

The master was very impatient: "You just greeted it, didn't you see that I was boiling glue?" ”

This kind of glue boiling process is still a test of experience, more than one point is not good, less one point is not good, burn more to make the lamp not transparent enough, burn less, but the glue is not soft enough, pouring can not be, must be boiled to just right before being able to pour, the things made are transparent and bright, only good-looking.

It is precisely because of the unique skills in boiling glue that the bright angle lamp of the Liu family is the most brilliant.

"The owner, this son is from the second-grade official's family."

The master was moved, and turned his head to bow and salute: "Xiao Ke Liu Mao has only seen the son, but I don't know the son's name." ”

Yang Chao was not in a hurry and smiled: "The old gentleman should boil the glue first." Don't get burned. You're done first, and then we'll talk about it. ”

Liu Maocai nodded, bowed a little gratefully, and then immediately went back to take care of the glue in the copper pot behind him.

In the place where the glue is boiled, Liu Mao is the only one who is alone, but there are many people who are busy back and forth not far away.

"The glue is ready. Glue! ”

Finally, Liu Mao shouted, and soon a few stout men came over, lifted the copper pot and walked over there, there was a mold buried in the ground, but the mold mouth was exposed, they poured it from their mouths, and they would take it out the next day.

The mold is buried in the soil to dissipate heat, so that the gum solidifies faster and better.

Liu Maocai has already started talking to Yang Chao.

Yang Chao pulled the tiger skin, never mentioning that he was actually giving Shi Kefa a gift, and insisted that he wanted to make a window for the second-grade master.

After a night of pondering, Yang Chao updated the design again, and wanted to do more than just a small window.

gave the size, made a request, and told Liu Mao to make it as soon as possible.

At the same time, he promised that once he did a good job, he would bid three times the market price, and he would never let Liu Maocai suffer.

But if you want Liu Maocai as soon as possible, it is best to have three days, but Liu Maocai said that it is impossible, and finally determined that ten days is the shortest time, without ten days, it is impossible to make a large "window" that Yang Chao wants.

Feeling that what Liu Maocai said was not a lie, Yang Chao accepted the ten-day deadline, but warned Liu Maocai that he would not be able to do it for one more day.

Yang Chao left the Mingwa Corridor and went home.

When she returned home, her mother was really anxious, although she knew that she was invited away by Wang Xiao, because Wang Xiao came to invite her at that time.

also knew that Wang Xiao was a rich son, knew that he was going to visit the Qinglou, and knew that he didn't go home, maybe he was sleeping in the Qinglou, but his mother couldn't help but worry.

Seeing Yang Chao come back, he was finally relieved.

Shouting 'Yang Yue', my sister came over and immediately shouted: "Don't go and tell your father that your brother is back." ”

My sister was about to leave, but she said, "Forget it, your father also knows that your brother will be fine, you should cook breakfast for your brother first." ”

My sister is going to cook.

The mother stopped again: "You better go and tell your father to reassure him." I'll cook. ”

Eventually, my sister went to the blacksmith's shop, while my mother went to cook.

The rice is very simple, it is porridge, but there are two dishes.

Because Yang Chao has earned money, most of the one hundred taels of silver he gave last time are still left.

The salary for the two carpenters is twenty taels, which is already a high price, and the cost of buying materials, even with the dismantled carriage, is only twenty taels, leaving more than fifty taels, with this money, the Yang family's life can be regarded as rich.

Although my mother was reluctant to eat meat every day, she still made two green vegetables every day, especially Yang Chao's food, which was better than everyone else, and it was full of fresh vegetables.

However, when his mother Zhao cooked, Yang Chao was already asleep.

Her son has been making her happy lately.

Although she is not motivated to study, she has made two rich friends, in her opinion, it will cost a hundred taels to make a carriage, how rich this son's family is, but he is rich, and he can't help spending it like this.

Seeing that his son was asleep, Zhao was about to call, but suddenly thought that his son had spent one night in the Qinglou last night, Zhao suddenly gave up, and his face suddenly blushed.

scolded secretly: "Stinky boy, I don't know how to take care of my body." Hey, it's time to say kiss. ”

Zhao thought about it, and felt that with fifty taels of silver in his hand, he could probably marry a good daughter-in-law.

Thinking about it, I immediately planned in my heart, and I hated to go to the blacksmith shop immediately to discuss it with my husband.

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