What made Mr. Bai even more puzzled was that from this day on, Xia Yanqing spent all his time on the kiln, and put aside his reading for the time being.

That night, she and Mr. Bai took two maids and Qiao'er to burn the empty stove. It is used to test the degree of bending shown by the thermometer under different fire conditions.

After discussing with Mr. Bai, we preliminarily determined the fire scale for the three stages of preheating, heating and cooling when firing pottery.

Early the next morning, Xia Yan came to the guest house early in the morning, and the original study time was misappropriated by her.

She took her strong daughter-in-law, Qiao'er, and Xinshu to send the raw embryos of the pottery prepared before to the kiln. The firewood was added to the stove where there was still residual temperature, and the preheating process of firing pottery began.

In this way, these pottery will be ready to be baked by noon tomorrow.

At that time, depending on the firing situation of the pottery, make some adjustments in time and temperature, and the quality of the subsequent firing can basically be guaranteed.

Mr. Bai and a few maids were puzzled, not understanding why she was in such a hurry.

She didn't explain. Moreover, there is a generation gap between her ideas and the ancients that is too old and wide enough. It makes no difference if you explain or not, and you still won't understand what you shouldn't understand.

The next day, Xia Yanqing still did not study, but made preparations with Mr. Bai, Da Zhuang's daughter-in-law and others to continue to burn pottery.

By the end of the day, the temperature of the kiln had dropped. Under the expectant gaze of Xinxiu and Qiao'er, the eldest daughter-in-law opened the closed stove, and the five objects inside were taken out one by one.

When it comes to handiwork, neither Xia Yanqing nor Mr. Bai can compare with a serious pottery master. Therefore, Xia Yanqing positioned the pottery as a novelty.

Of the five pottery vessels, in addition to two still beckoning cats, there are also two modern and creative curved neck vases, and a pair of swans.

Originally, Mr. Bai was most unoptimistic about this pair of swans.

This thing was proposed by Xia Yanqing, who said the general requirements, and was made by Mr. Bai. After several modifications, it took shape and met Xia Yanqing's requirements.

Although the swan was made by Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai did not have any hope for this pottery.

In her opinion, this thing is too simple, even so simple that it doesn't even have eyebrows. The raw clay embryo before entering the furnace is even more coarse, and it is really unpleasant.

But as soon as the thing was taken out, it almost blinded the eyes of a few people.

The elegant and slender neck, simple and smooth shape and lines, all show the nobility and elegance of the swan, where will anyone pay attention to the eyebrows and eyes.

However, it is said that the pottery swan that is fired has a radical change from before it entered the furnace.

Compared with this pair of simple swans, the beckoning cat, which everyone gave infinite hope, lacked agility and grace.

Even the loyal fan of the beckoning cat, Xin Xiu, also diverted his attention and fixed his eyes on the pair of simple versions of the swans.

Their reaction was expected by Xia Yanqing, so she didn't look at whether those things were cute, but carefully observed the firing of a few pottery pieces.

Seeing Xia Yanqing's solemn expression, Mr. Bai understood that the most important thing now was the firing technology. I took away the surprise and amazement, followed her, and watched the firing of the pottery together.

Seeing that there were a few small cracks in the vase and the beckoning cat, Mr. Bai asked Xia Yanqing: "Look at these lines, is this our raw blank not done well, or is it a fire control problem?" ”

Xinxiu heard a few words and also came up to watch.

Xinxiu looked at the place where Mr. Bai pointed and said, "It's okay with this, right?" It's just a few tiny lines, and it's not that things are really cracked. It is still very cute to look at, and the vase is beautiful, too, and is a novel style. ”

Xia Yanqing smiled: "Unpromising girl." If it's for you to play with, it's fine. But if you put it in the room, I'm afraid that after a long time, these cracks will be an eyesore. "The little girl's requirements are too low, according to her request, whose money will they earn?

She clicked on the head of Dim Sum Xiu, and then said to Mr. Bai: "At this time, we used a thermometer to control the heat for the first time, how can we succeed at the first time, it is already very good to be able to do this degree, at least the shape of the instrument is complete." That is to say, the firepower is well controlled, and even if there is a gap, it is not very large. ”

Mr. Bai thought about it, and then looked at a few pottery pieces, and was very happy, "The things that the second grandmother came up with are very innovative, even if they are in the pottery business, they must be brilliant." ”

Xinxiu echoed several times. Don't talk about other families, only the old mansion of the Xia family is a big family with hundreds of years of history, but there is no such novel and dexterous object.

If you use these new pottery for business, you will definitely make a lot of money.

Xia Yanqing said with a smile: "If it is used to make money, our idea of craftsmanship is not good, and we have to find a good craftsman." ”

Hearing Xia Yanqing's words, Mr. Bai had always had an idea, as if he had suddenly landed.

She raised her eyes to look at Xia Yanqing and asked, "Does the second grandmother really have any plans to do pottery business?" Then the glass you said before, do you still do it? ”

"Let's do it, let's get the small pottery objects done first, and then try the glass." Xia Yanqing replied in the affirmative.

She paused, and then said: "I left Xinxiu behind, and in the afternoon, Mr. took the sister-in-law of the Zhang family, Xinxiu and Qiao'er, and then burned a stove." Lower the heat by a scale and see how it goes. ”

"Okay, don't worry, second grandma, I'll just watch it." Mr. Bai nodded in response, but still asked in surprise, "Is it so urgent?" ”

"Well, try it earlier, and you can feel at ease early."

She didn't tell the few people present that the successful firing of pottery was the hole card for going back to her parents' house to talk about peace.

She gave those words to Wang Xi, and Wang Xi would definitely discuss it with Wang Tao and his wife.

According to Wang Tao and Yuan's shrewdness, they will definitely not allow an unstable factor in the family to exist, and they will inevitably talk to her parents about this matter.

A woman in this year, if she hadn't had no way to live, would never have reconciled with her husband. The woman who is separated from her, from all aspects, has no good prospects.

Therefore, even if Xia Ke and Mrs. Jiang think about her future, they will not let her temperament make trouble.

Although the glass is more profitable, she does not plan to take it out for the time being. Moreover, it is difficult to take it out now.

These novel pottery products and pottery-making techniques are the hole cards she showed to her mother's family, and they are the basis for her future life.

She wants to use these things to tell her parents and brother that even if her value plummets after the divorce and she can't get married, she still has the ability to support herself and can live well.

She can't help but be in a hurry, now, I'm afraid that Mrs. Liu, or the Yuan family, are already planning to visit the Xia family to discuss her affairs.

As expected, her mother's family must go back to talk to her.