"Ahem......" Xia Zitang snorted, "I said you two, do you dare not believe what the owner said?" This is a glass cup with a big flaw, you according to what the owner said, finish the work, and there is a glass cup better than this one to be concocted in the same way, you just have to work hard to be serious. ”

Although he also thinks that repairing the glass cup is more reliable, but in front of the hired workers, he can't dismantle his own sister, right?

As he spoke, he pointed to the sketches: "It is a great opportunity to figure out these styles of loose stones, which are also new styles of jewelry that have never been seen before, and it is already a great opportunity for you to figure them out first." ”

Shi Changsheng and Zhang Chun glanced at each other, and they both saw deep doubts in each other's eyes.

The fourth master's words are indeed good, the question is, the glass inlay particles shown in the picture of the owner, a small grain, there are so dense edges and corners, those rich and noble women who wear jewelry, are people willing to pursue them?

Leaving the temporary workshop of the two craftsmen, the brother and sister walked back, Xia Zitang said: "The craftsman surnamed Shi is right, if you use gold and silver to repair the defects of the glass bowl, you can restore the perfect shape, which is much easier than polishing fine particles." When the time comes, sell the four glass cups together, which is a lot of silver. Little sister, don't you have the same silver turnover? ”

Xia Yanqing rolled his eyes, "Things have to be small to big, okay?" Our glass business has no shadow yet, and it is easy to be targeted by people if we throw out something as large as four glass cups. When the time comes, business will not be good. ”

Well, it's actually her psychology as a woman that's at work.

In her mind, a glass is far less attractive than a fine ornament. Not to mention the brilliant light reflected by diamonds and crystals, the allure is invincible.

Although she is making glass now, it is better than nothing.

Just think about it, all kinds of jewelry inlaid with eight arrows and eight heart glass particles emit dazzling colorful rays, and then they are excited to be sought after by the rich back house ladies...... That glass cup or something, you can completely throw it away.

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In the days since, Xia Yanqing went to the outer courtyard every morning and afternoon to check the polishing progress of the glazed bare stone.

By watching, she deeply felt that those diamonds, zircons, crystals and other items in the previous life were simply too cheap.

The main thing is that it's too much effort.

Not to mention in ancient times, there were no electric abrasives, and craftsmen relied on manual work and a lot of wear and tear of some low-hardness items to achieve the smooth surface of various jade and gemstones.

It took Shi Changsheng and the others a few days to make a duck egg-shaped inlay and a glass particle with eight arrows and eight hearts.

After the two loose stones were completed, Shi Changsheng and Zhang Chun respectively cleaned out the two glazed gems, took them to the sun, slowly rotated them on their fingertips, and received the sun's irradiation at different angles.

In the production process, the two have done the same thing many times, and the edges and cross-sections of the bare stone have gradually formed, which has made the two people's inherent understanding of inlaid jewelry subversively changed, and they also have a strong sense of expectation for these two colored glasses.

But at this time, with the slight rotation of the fingertips, the brilliant light refracted by the tiny sections of the bare stone still shocked the two.

It turns out that gemstones with good clarity do not have to be polished into a round shape. Like the one shown in these pictures of the owner, according to certain rules, grinding specific edges and corners, there will be such a dazzling and colorful effect.

What Shi Changsheng was pinching between his rough fingers was the so-called glass particles with eight arrows and eight hearts.

After seeing the incomparably brilliant refracted light, he began to watch the polishing process in earnest.

After looking at both sides of the glazed particles, he found that the eight arrows and eight hearts that should be symmetrical on the sketch did not appear, and at least three arrows and two hearts were irregular.

Shi Changsheng's brows furrowed.

After admiring the duck egg-shaped inlay in his hand, Zhang Chun was going to exchange views with Shi Changsheng, but when he saw that his face was full of worry and disappointment, he couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "What's wrong?" This way to polish down, I see that your hands are very smooth, is there a fatal wound in the glass particles? ”

Shi Changsheng's craftsmanship is better than him, so he chose a difficult shape to polish.

After a few days of work, he saw that the glass, which was slightly larger than a soybean, showed its edges and corners little by little. Before it is formed, light is reflected from time to time, emitting a dazzling light.

No matter how you look at it, that particle is better than him, how can Shi Changsheng have that expression?

Shi Changsheng handed him the bare stone in his hand, shook his head gloomily and said: "The owner broke such a precious glass cup and asked us to polish it into a gem, but my gem has many flaws, and it is really violent, and I can't explain it to the owner." ”

Zhang Chun took the glass and looked at it carefully, first was dazzled by the refracted light of the glass, and exclaimed: "This handiwork is already very good, if any lady uses this kind of gemstone to inlay and make a hairpin ring, the radiant grace will definitely be able to suppress all other wealth." ”

Immediately, he also saw the irregularity of this glass.

"Well, it's not a big problem, is it?" Zhang Chun hesitated and said, "This glass cup is already mottled, if you don't explain the polishing effect in advance, even an insider can't see any flaws in it." And the polishing of this shape is very demanding, at least we have never seen such work before, and the owner will probably not punish too much. ”

Shi Changsheng shook his head secretly, saying that, there are indeed many reasons.

But the proprietor invited them to make a good object, and there is no doubt that if there is a defect, there is a defect.

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Two grains of glass, wrapped in straw paper, were sent to the inner courtyard.

Waiting to see the freshness, Mrs. Jiang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gathered around Xia Yanqing regardless of their image.

Such a good glass cup, the craftsman has said that it can be repaired with gold and silver. But our aunt and grandmother insisted on breaking the glass cup and making jewelry to inlay bare stones.

He also said that the things he had never seen before were extremely magical and beautiful.

It's just that glass jewelry is barely rare, but it is by no means as rare as a glass cup.

The three of them looked at the straw paper bag in Xia Yanqing's hand, and couldn't help twitching the corners of their mouths.

Doesn't it mean that this thing is rare? Can't you find a box, put some satin flannel and the like, and bring it again?

Xia Yanqing was also a little embarrassed when she got the straw paper bag, which was really her negligence.

didn't admit it, and explained: "If we don't go through that form, how can good things be buried because they lack a box?" ”

At this time, it was the beginning of September, and the autumn was crisp and sunny.

In order to make the glazed bare stone have a shocking effect, Xia Yanqing stood by the window, opened the straw paper bag under the open window, dragged the hand of the straw paper bag, and shook it slightly in the sun.

And then......

All that came into my ears was the hissing sound of inhaling.

Mrs. Jiang, Yang and other seven or eight masters and servants saw the two grains of glass under the sun, without exception, except for inhaling, they couldn't make any other sound.