Chapter 7: Pottery Town (1)

With the help of Sister Wei, they successfully arrived in Pottery Town. It was just getting dark when I arrived. After thanking Sister Wei, Zhihe Zijin found a hostel in the town to stay. After that, they asked for a room with two beds, and Zhi and Xiao Liang slept in one bed, Zijin slept in one bed alone, and Zigui sat on a chair in the room.

This night, they rested extremely comfortably. When Zijin and Zhi woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

After getting up, Zhi and Zijin finished their meal and prepared to go out for a stroll on the street to learn about the situation in the town. They didn't plan to let Xiao Liang and Zigui come out with them today, because when they met Sister Wei yesterday, they carefully observed the situation of the convoy, there were some puppets in the convoy, but there were not many, and his eldest boy was considered inferior in that pile of dolls. The little boy is a relatively rare type, but when people came to ask, he had already gotten into his clothes. As for the puppet, there is basically none, so when I was in the car, I asked Sister Wei about the puppet.

Sister Wei also told them that in this country, there are still very few people who own dolls, and dolls are precious items, and the owners are either dignitaries or rich in gold and silver. If ordinary people take a puppet out, be careful, otherwise it will be easy to be targeted and snatched away.

After learning this information, Zhi felt a little lucky, fortunately it was winter now, and everyone was dressed very thickly, otherwise Sister Wei would have found that the two young people who were walking all the way were not the taciturn people she thought, but a precious doll that she said in her mouth. So last night, Zhi discussed with Zijin that when he was in this town, he would try not to let Zigui and Xiao Liang move around.

Pottery Town, as the name suggests, the people of this town make and sell pottery for a living. Because the town is close to a particularly large clay production area, the supply of clay in the town is sufficient, and the quality of the clay here is also very high, and the hardness of the firing utensils is also very good, and it is relatively durable, so many craftsmen in the puppet city will also choose to buy clay shipped from the pottery town to make dolls.

Zhi and Zijin walked around the street several times, and they saw several doll shops, so they went in and shopped. The shops here basically make and sell large dolls such as cows and horses, and most of these dolls are made of clay, and only a few three or four are made of porcelain clay, which are mainly used for labor and transportation. Not to mention the dolls, I didn't see them at all. Moreover, the hair color of all the craftsmen is gray and white, which shows that the level of puppet making here is average.

After visiting the doll-making shop, it was almost noon. Zhi and Zijin found a restaurant and went in to eat. They chose the location of the restaurant next to the street for easy observation. They saw that among the people coming and going on the street, there were many people who led the dolls to transport and buy and sell, but there were also people who led the dolls, but those people looked rich and powerful, traveling all the way, and hugging each other.

When the food, water and wine were served, two groups of people appeared on the street, and it seemed that they were also rich businessmen. When the leaders of each team saw each other, they stepped forward to greet each other.

"Brother Fang, long time no see."

"It turned out to be Brother Kong, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"I think Brother Fang is following a new object, I didn't think it was there when we last met."

"Brother Kong really has a good memory, I just bought it in the puppet city a few days ago, I have been looking for it for a long time, and I finally met one that can be deed, so why don't I buy it and take it home, so as to open the eyes of the family."

"Brother Fang is really lucky, it's a pity that brother, I have something to do this year, and I didn't catch up with the puppet festival, so I just want to hurry up and try my luck in the puppet city to see if I can meet the rest." Brother, your puppet is really good, made of porcelain clay. ”

"That is, this is much better than clay, but you can't find it. But if you want to go to the puppet city to buy dolls now, I think it's hanging, there are more dolls for just a few days a year, and they are still in short supply. But I still wish you all the best of luck, brother. ”

"Then thank you Brother Fang Jiyan! Let's leave it at that. ”

"Brother Kong, goodbye."

After saying that, the two teams walked away again.

After listening to the conversation on the street, Zijin whispered to Zhi: "When I heard what they said, I realized that I was really lucky." When I meet Zigui, I meet you. No, it was you who met first, so I could get such a good puppet as Zigui. ”

"Maybe it's because I've been staying in Doll City, and I don't think it's so hard to buy dolls. I can often hear that others in the puppet city are doing jade puppets, so I don't think jade puppets are so unusual. I have always believed that whether it is a pottery puppet, a porcelain puppet, or a jade puppet, every puppet will eventually meet someone who is destined for it. Zhi took a sip of water and said, "But in this way, we need to be extra careful about the rest of the journey. ”

Zijin nodded, and then they discussed the afternoon itinerary and decided that the two of them would still walk around the town, but this time they were just walking around casually to experience the customs of this town.

Although the dolls and dolls produced in this town are not very good, the pottery is made of first-class pottery. Not only are there a variety of things made, including plates, bowls, pots, and other living utensils, but there are also small objects such as fruits, flowers, and insects that can be used to make real shapes, and one even made a musical instrument out of clay, which is a musical instrument that can be blown, with an oval shape and multiple holes in it. People blow the top hole to make the instrument sound, and the remaining hole is plugged with fingers, and the tone can be changed by blocking different hand indexes. These are not only persistence, but even Zijin is amazed.