Xia Yanqing herself doesn't know about pottery. In her previous life, she was only a salesman, not a technician or worker in the front line of glass production.

So, strictly speaking, she doesn't understand the specifics of glass manufacturing. It's just that, as a marketer of art glass, in order to deal with the occasional questions from customers, she is clear about the general process.

And now this obscuring pottery making process is discussed by her and Mr. Bai.

Clay, green and even enamel pigments can be bought for a little more money. However, no craftsman is willing to tell outsiders about the process of making pottery and firing it.

The only fortunate thing is that craft ceramics and art glass are both ornamental, Xia Yanqing has paid attention to ceramics, and in her memory, there are some superficial knowledge of ceramic firing. In addition, Mr. Bai found some records in the book, and the two discussed before the firing process was determined.

After a long day of preparation yesterday, it was only at the right time in the evening that the dried pottery was put into the kiln and preheated by a fire.

Xia Yanqing looked at the hour, it was already more than half of the hour, that is, more than nine o'clock in the morning. From eight o'clock last night to now, the warm-up time is more than twelve hours, and it should be fine.

"Why don't we increase the heat and fire now?" Xia Yanqing said to Mr. Bai.

Mr. Bai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm not good at this, the second grandmother will look at it." At most, this time the burn is not good, let's record it clearly, as an accumulation of experience. ”

"Sir's words are good, I like it." Xia Yanqing said with a smile. Mr. Bai is really a person who can cooperate, has a calm mind, and is not eager for quick success.

Only then did she see the cyan color in Mr. Bai's eyes, "Mr. looks a little tired, didn't he sleep much last night, followed Xinshu and Qiao'er to see the stove?" ”

Mr. Bai shook his head, "That's not true, just take care of them, I'm afraid that they will break the fire while napping, or drop the firewood out and ignite something else." ”

Xia Yanqing looked at Xinshu and Qiao'er who added firewood in front of the stove, probably because they were still young, and the two of them were in good spirits, but their faces were smoky and dusty, and they could hardly see their original skin color.

It seems that just a few of them, I'm afraid it's not enough, and they need to add more people.

Since it was the groping stage, there was still a chance to try, Xia Yanqing was no longer entangled, she instructed Xinxiu and Xinrong to replace Xinshu and rest together.

She didn't let Mr. Bai get started, she only changed her clothes by herself, and together with Xinxiu, she added firewood, pulled the bellows, and heated up the kiln.

Tossing until it was almost noon, Xia Yanqing felt that the firing time was almost up, and settled Xinxiu and the two of them to reduce the number of firewood and keep them cool down for six hours.

Only then did she wash her face, change her clothes, and go back to Qiuyue Garden.

After taking a nap, Mama Tang taught etiquette as usual, and the two of them were very calm as if nothing had happened.

But both of them knew in their hearts that many things were different.

After dinner, Xia Yanqing went to the guest house again, looked at the stove fire, and planned the next pottery style with Mr. Bai.

The glass matter is still in a hurry, and a few eye-catching pottery must be burned from time to time to cover people's eyes and ears.

In the middle of the night, Mr. Bai watched Xinshu and Qiao'er put out the fire, and the three of them washed and went to sleep.

The next day, when all the people involved in the pottery making saw the few pieces of pottery they had fired, they were overjoyed.

Xia Yanqing didn't expect that the first time he tried it, he would have such a good effect.

This stove made a total of three small beckoning cats, two hollow balls, and a clay pot.

The shape of the clay pot is not bad, except for a little wrinkle at the bottom of the pot, the rest is good. On a whim, Mr. Bai ordered a few plum blossoms on the clay pot, which looked very aura at this time.

Only one of the three beckoning cats succeeded, the other two had cracks, and one had a crack that was so large that it could barely be formed.

On the contrary, it was the hollow ball that Xia Yanqing did not hope for, and it was actually the best burned. Both hollow balls are finished and not out of shape at all.

Even if the two beckoning cats were burned, several people were very happy.

Especially the egg-sized beckoning cat, because of its small size, it is the most classic shape of modern times, and it is very cute.

The burned molded objects were placed on the table in the room, and several people gathered in one place, looking at them carefully.

Xinxiu and Qiao'er are young, and their eyes are almost glued and can't be moved.

"Second grandma, let's take this kitten back and put it on the dresser." Xinxiu was full of yearning suggestions, and it took a lot of effort to take her eyes off the beckoning cat.

When Qiao'er heard this, she was immediately disappointed. She suddenly found that Sister Xinxiu was not kind and cute at all.

Xinrong smiled and answered: "It seems that if you take back our yard, you can take a few more looks." It's better to stay here and let you watch it with all your might."

yes, Xinxiu nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, just put it here." In our yard, no matter how good things are, they have no spirituality. ”

Qiao'er was happy at this time, nodded busily in agreement, and looked at Xia Yanqing with blank eyes.

Xia Yanqing smiled, where is this? There are a lot of small pottery animals and small toys, and if their craftsmanship is at home, they can make it, I'm afraid she won't like it.

Mr. Bai was afraid that Xia Yanqing would agree casually, so he hurriedly said: "This is the first time that the second grandmother has burned out an object, this beckoning cat is not only small and cute, but also has a good meaning, and older people must like it." There are also these two hollow balls, which are also given to Mrs. Liu. ”

Qiao'er's newly rising mood fell down again. is different from Sister Xinxiu's simple liking of things, what Mr. Bai said is reasonable, but it is also for the good of the second grandmother, and the second grandmother will definitely obey.

Sure enough, Xia Yanqing nodded and instructed Xinshu: "Go back and find two boxes." Then he said to Mr. Bai, "I'll leave school early in a while, and I'll send it to my mother-in-law." ”

With these two things, she made pottery in a proper way, and the trial glass would not be noticeable in the future.

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When Xia Yanqing went to Xuanbei Hall, Yuan went to take care of the lunch in the kitchen, but he was not there.

Wang Jiayu is not young, so these days when the Yuan family is on the council, he takes her with him.

Therefore, in Mrs. Liu's room in Xuanbeitang, only Xu Qinghui accompanied her to talk.

Although Mrs. Liu had a lot of complaints about Xia Yanqing's extra lessons, she didn't like her fiddling with those dirty things. However, when I saw the cute pottery kitten, I also showed surprise on my face.

I heard that this thing is called a beckoning cat, and I am even more happy.

Xia Yanqing looked at the change in Mrs. Liu's expression, and regretted taking the wrong name in his heart. If it is called Guanyun Hengtong Cat, is it better?

"These two hollow balls are also very dexterous." Mrs. Liu praised casually, picked up the beckoning cat again and looked at it, "Is this what you came up with?" The mind is really clever, and it seems to be more likable than the real kitten. ”

When Xu Qinghui opened the box in Xia Yanqing and revealed the three objects on the silver and white satin, her originally calm face froze for a moment.

At this time, hearing Mrs. Liu's words, her heart trembled even more.

Now, she is the person who has been with Mrs. Liu for the longest time in the Wang family, although Mrs. Liu doesn't say much about Xia Yanqing, but she knows that Mrs. Liu doesn't like Xia Yanqing.

But at this time, Mrs. Liu actually smiled and praised Xia Yanqing's cleverness.

Xia Yanqing has only been tossing for a few days, and she is talented and clever, if she is liked by Mrs. Liu again, won't she, the concubine, be a concubine for the rest of her life, and never have a chance to raise her head again?