After spending a lot of money and burning the glass mold in the stove for twelve days, it was carefully peeled off in the hands of the big strong daughter-in-law.

For Xia Yanqing, glass is a rare commodity that can make money.

However, for Mr. Bai and a few maids, as well as a strong daughter-in-law, the glass is an extremely noble and ethereal object. As for making it by their hands, it is completely unthinkable.

Since these four molds with sand and gravel and a small amount of feldspar, soil alkali and other auxiliary materials were put into the stove, the big strong daughter-in-law and a few maids took turns to work, in the summer heat, day and night vigil for more than ten days.

At this point, it's time to put the results to the test.

Although the summer banquet is clear and the working environment has allowed me to see more exquisite glass products. But at this juncture, she is also a little nervous. I don't know if the glass made by this method can be successful, and what kind of glass will be made.

As the fragments of the mold peel off, the crystal luster of the glass cup is revealed.

The glass cup has not yet revealed its full appearance, but it is just the rough shape of the vessel that has not been polished and has not been shaped by the edges, so the big strong daughter-in-law stopped her hand, stared at the object in front of her, and froze.

At the same time, I also stunned everyone present.

There was silence.

Compared with these ancient people, although Xia Yanqing was nervous, he was only worried about whether the glazed cup that took more than ten days could be made. As soon as she saw the half-shaped glass cup under control, she instantly returned to her senses.

She saw that there was silence in the room, and Mr. Bai and Da Zhuang's daughter-in-law and others all stiffened their bodies, staring at the half-shaped glass jar, which was petrified, and couldn't help but feel a sense of uneasiness called melancholy.

What's going on with these guys?

Because they can produce such a magical thing in their hands, they are stunned? Or are you stunned because there is a big gap between this crude product and the imaginary glass cup?

"This? Ahem," Xia Yanqing spoke, breaking the silence in the room, "This glass cup is just a crude product, and if it is to be made into a complete shape, it must be finely ground to show that crystal clear and dazzling color." ”

In this production process, the purity of the main materials and auxiliary materials cannot be guaranteed, and the mixing and other operations cannot be carried out, and the color in the glass cannot be fully uniform

There are also bubbles that appear in the quartz sand melting process, which are also not fully discharged.

Therefore, even if the firing and polishing of the four glass cups they made were successful, the finished product only had a sense of crystal brilliance, and there was no such transparent effect.

For viewing, this color and elusive dazzling feeling have their own unique charm.

Xia Yanqing believes that as long as the glass jar has a complete shape, after polishing, it can bloom into a different kind of magnificence.

Mr. Bai and the others were interrupted by Xia Yanqing's words, and they came back to their senses from their surprise. Only then did they regain their different looks and speech abilities.

The first to speak out is still a lively heart show.

She even forgot the difference between the identity of the master and servant, and hugged Xia Yanqing's arm in a hurry, almost jumping up, "You see, second grandmother, that thing is shiny, it's really glass." It turns out that stones can really be transformed, and they can be transformed into such beautiful objects! Oh my God, the slave isn't dreaming, is she? ”

Qiao'er jumped to her feet, slapped Xinxiu's shoulder, poked her head out, looked at Xia Yanqing, flashed her star eyes excitedly, and said happily: "Second grandma, you are so powerful, you actually know this kind of fairy craft." People used to say that glass is an object that can only be used by gods in the sky. ”

Xinshu and the two girls later, Willow Leaf and Willow Branch, were also excited and echoed one after another.

There was a whisper of exclamation.

Da Zhuang's daughter-in-law is a person who peels off the mold by herself, and she is quite calm.

Seeing that her daughter was out of shape, she hurriedly scolded in a low voice: "Qiao'er, you kid, you don't even understand humility!" What you, you, me, and me, talk to the second grandmother well! ”

In order to avoid people's eyes, the removal mold was done in the main room of the guest house. But because of the hot weather, the door was not closed.

Mr. Bai glanced outside the house, and saw that there was no one in the yard, and the courtyard door was closed well, so he put down the throbbing in his heart and said with a smile: "This can't be blamed for coincidence, even when I am old, I am out of shape when I see this half of the glass cup."

As he spoke, he looked at Xinxiu with a smile: "Don't let go of your second grandmother's arm, look, the second grandmother's clothes are all crooked by you." ”

Xinxiu came back to her senses, let go of her hands in a hurry, and hurriedly wanted to help Xia Yanqing sort out her clothes.

Xia Yanqing hurriedly stretched out his hand to block it, while arranging his collar and stroking the placket, he smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I don't need you here, go and see your rare things." ”

Then he said to the eldest daughter-in-law: "Things haven't been seen yet, where is this?" Peel off the mold first to see if the model is complete, if the thing is acceptable, you will not be too late to marvel. ”

Mr. Bai said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, as long as you are sure that the quartz sand can be burned into glass, it is enough to amaze the world." ”

Da Zhuang's daughter-in-law made another move, and Xia Yanqing watched the molds shatter piece by piece, and her flesh ached.

This ancient method of production is a waste of materials, and the ancient method of glass is known as the fact that there are no two identical glass products in the world, which is the reason.

Because the mold cannot be reused, this method not only has a low production rate, but also consumes more manpower and material resources.

is still limited by conditions, if there is a glass workshop that can fire glass on a large scale, she can fire glass liquid in the crucible equipment.

With glass liquid, whether blowing, pressing, or reusable inner membrane patting, you can make low-cost, and exquisite glass products.

Even when using the inner mold to make glazed products, when dipping the glazed liquid layer by layer, you can also add gold and silver filigree or gold and silver hollow patterns in the middle, and the utensils made are more rich and noble.

In Xia Yanqing's pain and regret, in the surprise and inexplicable expectation of Mr. Bai and others, the four glazed cups showed their complete shapes in turn.

Probably because the high temperature during sintering is insufficient, or the sintering time is not long enough, two of the four glass cups have good color and clarity, although they are still coarse, but you can already see the beautiful sense of dazzling.

The other two, there are a lot of bubbles in the glazed body, one of them not only has many bubbles, but also a few larger bubbles will even destroy the flatness of the outer wall of the glazed cup, and they can only be discarded.

Even so, it is already an unexpected joy to have two rough glass cups, and it is considered a successful firing.

In the middle of the room where classes used to be held in the guest house, four crude glass cups were placed on a table.

The door of the guest house has been closed, and Mr. Bai and Da Zhuang's daughter-in-law are gathered around the table, carefully looking at the novelties of this era from their different angles.