Chapter 238: Royal Education
The eyes of the two little ones were almost glued to the drying cup, and they reluctantly watched as the craftsman took the things away and sent them to the annealing kiln.
Then, Xia Yanqing took his grandson to the glazed workshop he cared about.
In comparison, the glass workshop is much smaller than the glass workshop. The glass workshop not only covers a large area, but also has three workshops of the same scale, each of which is more than three times the size of the glass workshop.
There are only three craftsmen in the glaze workshop, each with a disciple who is a hand-to-hand worker, to make ingredients and fill the molds.
The three craftsmen and their apprentices each kept a stall and did not disturb each other.
On several workbenches next to them, there are various molds of different sizes. From the appearance, they are all the same rough, and it is impossible to even tell what the mold is made of.
Taisun originally came in with great interest, but after looking at it this circle, he really couldn't see any subtlety.
Seeing that he was about to walk out of the workshop, Taisun couldn't help but ask Xia Yanqing: "Aunt Xia, how exquisite are the glass ornaments sold by Qingyun Zhai, why can't you see the slightest delicacy in this glass workshop, and all the utensils are so rough?" ”
Xia Yanqing smiled when he heard it, he really couldn't see anything here.
She made a gesture and led everyone out of the workshop, before she explained to Taisun with a smile: "We have skilled craftsmen in the Celestial Empire, who can carve lifelike sculptures. The difficulty in making glass is not in carving, but in the firing technology and ingredients of glass. ”
To put it bluntly, the skills of the three craftsmen here are not whether the glass products are lifelike.
It is the color, fluidity, and different clarity of the glass formulas that they have mastered in the process of continuous experimental firing, as well as how to achieve the desired firing effect through raw material blending and filling in different sequences.
Just now in the glass workshop, when the craftsmen filled the crucible with raw materials, Taisun had specially seen it. Indeed, they are all sand and gravel in his opinion, but there are also small amounts of powdery and grain-like things.
In the glass workshop, the things that several craftsmen fill into the mold, although they are slightly different from the glass workshop, are also very similar.
Taisun is curious, why is the glass transparent when burned, and the glass has so many gorgeous colors?
This is probably what Aunt Xia said, the magic of firing technology and ingredients.
After that, the group went to the mold workshop according to the scheduled itinerary.
The scale of the mold workshop is not small, and it is divided into two parts.
Part of the undertaker glassware mold making and maintenance repair.
The other part is responsible for making molds for glazed products.
Glass molds are relatively simple, just because of the large production of glass, the scale of making molds is much larger.
The production of glazed molds lies in complexity, and there is no repetition.
On the side of the glazed mold, various drawings and patterns, accompanied by corresponding molds of various shapes and sizes, are placed on the workbench.
The craftsmen are also busy with their own affairs, and the molds they make are still rough in shape. But there are also very delicate-looking objects here, which are beautiful paraffin carvings used for molding.
Taisun watched a delicate paraffin toad with his own eyes, which was a mess of plaster, and he couldn't see it at all.
Only then did he know why the shape of the mold in the glaze workshop was so rough and unshaped.
Here, the way of thinking of the grandson, who is only one year older than Xia Han, is obviously different from his peers.
Xia Han was still just looking at it everywhere, although he also listened carefully to Qiao Chensheng's explanation, but he just followed the explanation and listened, and he didn't have many thoughts of his own.
And Taisun, when he sees an object he doesn't understand, and the purpose of some objects, he will ask questions. I nodded when I understood, but if I really didn't understand, I looked at it a few more times and seemed to write it down.
After this trip, not only Xia Yanqing admired the power of royal education, but even Shao Yi on the side was impressed by the grandson.
Just looking at the wisdom of the current grandson, there is an absolute reason why the emperor wants the grandson to inherit the throne.
The grinding workshop is nothing, compared to the previous workshops, the things that the grinding craftsmen are doing are clear at a glance. It didn't take long for the group to turn out.
By the time we got out of the grinding workshop, the sun was already on the head, and it was almost noon.
For two small children, the visit took a bit long.
The group returned to the living room, Taisun and Xia Han thought that it was a waste of physical strength, just sat on the chair, saw the maid bring two glasses of water, tried to be lukewarm, the two didn't say a word, and poured a cup into it first.
didn't wait for the two to cry out that they were hungry, Xinrong brought a few cakes to the two, which was regarded as a cushion for the two of them.
This delay was already noon.
This is the first time that the grandson has gone out, Shao Yi did not dare to delay more, only rested in the living room for a while, and then got up to say goodbye.
Such a golden and precious little ancestor, of course Xia Yanqing would not stay long, he only waved his hand to call Xinrong over, and took two embossed posts.
A post was handed to the middle-aged grandmother who was serving her grandson: "The virtuous son seems to like to eat cakes, and here is the recipe for cakes, and the ingredients and steps are written in it." Mama took this recipe back and tried to make it, if the taste is okay, you can make it from time to time to adjust the taste of the virtuous son. ”
Mama thanked her again and again and took the post.
It's rare for Taisun to like it, and she has been thinking about the cake before. The daughter of the Xia family is really sensible, so she took the initiative to send Fang Zi.
With this method, the grandson can also eat this unique dim sum in his own house.
In another post, Xia Yanqing handed it to Shao Yi: "Take this copy of Shao Gongzi, the cake is simple, Shao Gongzi only needs to tell the kitchen the method and follow it." ”
Shao Yi looked at the post handed over, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
He was indeed fascinated by the taste of the cake, but was he obsessed with the provenance of the cake?
If you put a plate of various cakes on the table at home from time to time to eat, can you still taste the taste of memories? I'm afraid that while eating, the cake will lose his unique memory of Ah Can.
It's just that the post has been handed to you, but it's not easy to refuse.
Shao Yi took the post and stuffed it into his arms with a big grin, but he had already made a decision in his heart. This post was pressed at the bottom of the box first, and when his daughter-in-law married and entered the door, and then there was Ah Can's house, he would accompany his daughter-in-law to eat cake.
Xia Yanqing took Xia Han, Qiao Chensheng and others to send Shao Yi and his grandson to the carriage.
But Taisun stood in front of the carriage, but did not get into the carriage, looking hesitant.
Xia Yanqing looked at Shao Yi and asked with his eyes, did they come out this time, and there were still any things that they had booked?
Shao Yi didn't know why, so he bent down and asked his grandson: "Little boy, what else is going on?" ”
Taisun looked at Xia Yanqing, he didn't know, if he would have a chance to come out in the future when he went back this time, if he wanted to ask, although it didn't matter, he still asked.
"Aunt Xia?"
Xia Yanqing also bent down and looked at him with a smile: "Is there really something wrong with the virtuous son?" ”
Taisun was a little embarrassed, "Actually, it's not a big deal, I just don't understand, since the glass ornaments in your place are selling so well, why don't you find more people, do more, and make more money?" ”
This problem is strange when he knows that the bullish ornaments are rare, he thinks that the materials used in the ornaments are valuable, or there are special techniques in the production, and he can't do too much.
But looking at this circle, although the production of glass is more complicated than glass, as long as more people are used, it can be done more.
What does Aunt Xia mean? Don't you earn money if you have money?