In Xia Yanqing's consciousness, in the glass products, the glass cup has a pivotal position, that is, the kind that was broken by the sand monk, and the heavenly court felt that it was a precious glass teacup.

As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. She didn't dare to guarantee whether the glass cup could be made, but the preparation work had to be as accurate as possible.

She can't do blown glass products, and under today's conditions, it is impossible to make a large-scale glass liquid, so that she can learn the blowing process.

There is another traditional, but well-established, technique, and that is molding.

Casting technology has a long history, and bronze products in ancient times were formed by casting.

So, Xia Yanqing planned to find someone to make a mold before firing glass. Although she has never made glassware with molds, she has heard about the relevant courses.

When Mr. Bai heard her say, the first thing to do was the glass cup, and he was surprised inexplicably, "That, that thing...... It's not easy to do, right? ”

This is still Mr. Bai's implicit statement, the glass cup, let alone used by ordinary people, just take a look, I'm afraid that there is no chance, where can it be easily made.

But as soon as the second grandmother's upper lip touched her lower lip, she opened her mouth to make a glass cup.

Thinking about the broken sand and a small amount of accessories that Zhang Dazhuang sent in according to the list, Rao is Xia Yanqing had already shown extraordinary hands-on ability and intelligence before, and Mr. Bai still couldn't believe that such a thing as a glass cup would become a reality.

In ancient times, there was no concept of chemical reaction, Xia Yanqing understood Mr. Bai's thoughts, but as a practitioner in the glass industry, even if he did not operate in the field on the production line, he was clear about the manufacturing process of glass.

She believes that even if the glass is flawed, it will always burn out glass sand products.

She smiled and said, "It's not easy to do, but it can definitely be done." As for the effect, it depends on our mastery of heat and mold. Don't you have confidence in me, sir? ”

Mr. Bai: "...... "Okay, Xia Yanqing is her future master, and the master family who has done several things is so determined, of course she has to cooperate to complete it."

The two discussed and determined the style and pattern of the glazed pot, and then asked Mr. Bai to come up with a picture and find a master who specializes in pouring molds to make the glazed cup mold.

The master who makes the mold is too lazy to ask, this teacup-style thing is very whimsical at first glance. Tea cups are all fired pottery or porcelain, where will molds be used?

This thing, at first glance, is a rich man who is stupid and has a lot of money, and the whimsical act of having nothing to do.

Craftsmen are happy to make money, and a mold is one or two pieces of silver, which is completely comparable to the income from casting a sacrificial artifact. What about four molds, why not?

When the mold was made, it was already July.

During the month when Wang and Xia's families discussed peace and separation, Xia Yanqing and others had fired more than ten finished pottery products in the guest house.

Most of these pottery pieces are ornaments with good meaning and new ideas, and they are all modern classic styles.

The remaining few are vases. These vases are very different from the ancient formal and stable shapes, which are artistic derivative shapes such as horns, butterflies, and plum branches, which are very innovative and full of spirituality.

There are more than a dozen kinds of novel ornaments and vases as the base, supplemented by the fine ceramics of this era, which should be able to support a small façade.

Now that the pottery sample can be finished, it's time to try making glass.

Although there is no modern large-scale equipment and machinery, in order to make money, in order to reach the peak of life, you have to be simple and reach out.

So, the day after the mold was returned, Xia Yanqing once again determined the raw materials and accessories that needed to be added, and checked the steps and key points of firing the glass cup with Mr. Bai.

After confirming that it was correct, the first glass firing began against the midsummer boom.

Although Xia Yanqing has already shown extraordinary intelligence in firing pottery and making temperature measuring tablets. However, all those involved in pottery, including Mr. Bai, could not imagine what it would be like to crush stones and sand to melt.

Moreover, these people deeply doubted that the stone and sand could be burned and melted.

As for the crystal clear glass, they couldn't even think about it.

If it weren't Xia Yanqing who insisted on this matter, I was afraid that these people would directly say the four words of the fool's dream and give it to the daydreamer.

Then, in the scorching sun, Xia Yan took the lead and took the maids to sweat like rain and heat the molds placed in the kiln with glass raw materials.

As the thermometer pads attached to the four sides of the stove bend gradually, the temperature in the stove gradually rises.

There is a scale when firing pottery as a reference, according to the memory of Xia Yanqing's previous lecture on the popularization of craftsmanship, she wrote down the control time in advance, and clearly marked the time that needs to be maintained when the temperature meter reaches the planned scale.

Fired glass is not the same as fired ceramics, especially in ancient times with imperfect equipment, many qualities need to be made up for by time.

In order to ensure that each step of the firing process is in place, the firing time can only be extended, and in the plan set by Xia Yanqing, this firing time needs to be maintained for twelve days.

After this trial firing, look at the effect of the glazed products, and then make future adjustments.

The weather in July has already had a hint of coolness in the morning and evening.

However, working around the stove is still very sinful. Fortunately, everyone in the Wang family knows that the second grandmother is burning pottery in the guest house, although there has been a lot of trouble in the past few days, but it is still a trace of adding firewood to the stove.

Mrs. Liu and Yuan were also upset by the commotion in the guest house, and the smoke and flames that kept coming out of the chimney day and night seemed to heat up the entire backyard of the Wang family.

In the upper room of Xuanbei Hall, in addition to Mrs. Liu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, there are only two girls who serve Mrs. Liu in the New Year.

Although from time to time, a cool breeze blew in through the screen window, Mrs. Liu still felt hot. There is Jinhua playing a fan by her side, and she herself is holding a fan, and she is fanning it every now and then.

"When is this day? Thanks to the Xia family's willingness to reconcile and leave, in this day, there is no smoke and fire during the day and night, no matter how smart people are, we don't dare to ask for it. I know, the Xia family is tinkering with pottery, and those who don't know still think that our family is alchemy. Mrs. Liu complained.

Jin Hua and Fang Ling didn't feel very upset, but they didn't understand the one in Qiuyue Courtyard. It's a good day, but it's a good day, holding back the heat every day, doing something that only inferior people do, what is the picture?

At this time, listening to what Mrs. Liu said was funny, Fang Ling and Jin Hua almost laughed, and quickly pursed their lips.

Fang Ling put down the needle and thread, refilled the tea for the two masters, took the initiative to take a fan, and fanned the Yuan family with a cool breeze.

Yuan didn't refuse, and she was also troubled in her heart. Xia pretended not to understand the rules before, and always acted on his own and refused to obey discipline. At this time, there is an agreement with him, and he has no scruples about doing things.

If it weren't for the fact that the matter of reconciliation and separation could not be publicized in advance, I was afraid that the Xia family would avoid the matter of greeting his mother-in-law every morning.

But she also had to persuade Mrs. Liu, "My brother and sister didn't make pottery smoothly before, but I'm afraid that they are stubborn, and they must make a name for themselves before they are willing to rest." No, the more anxious you are, the more undisciplined you are. Mother doesn't have to care about her, let her go, she can't do it, there will always be times when she gets discouraged. ”

Her mouth was full of words of comfort, but her heart was full of impatience and disdain.

If pottery is so easy to make, what else do you need to do with the pottery craftsman, and what kind of clay pots, water tanks and other things do you buy? The poor people have done it themselves.

Mrs. Liu was not explained by Yuan's words, she was really a little anxious, and said, "Find a doctor to come home tomorrow and ask Qinghui for a peace pulse." It's been a few months, and it's time for a rainy day to rest in Chunxi Garden, and there should be movement. ”