Chapter 189: The Craftsman
The second more
Xin Kun asked Guo Peng to walk through the alley, and immediately avoided Cai Guan, and the two went to the Xin family's workshop together. The Xin family's shop was at the front of the workshop, and there were a bunch of people standing at the door, and they entered directly through the side door.
During the intermission in the past few days, the little official had nothing to do to chat with Xin Kun, but Xin Kun was really not good at chatting with him. But from his mouth, he also knows the status of the Xin family's workshop in the community. The kitchen knife let the world know about the Xin family knife; Huanshou Dao let them know that the Xin family still has a scholar; And now, everyone should know that the Xin family has the protection of the powerful.
And these nights, when she couldn't sleep, she also drew a few more small drawings of crutches, which still had to purchase materials. Taking advantage of the early time, she went to the workshop first to let Uncle Li purchase.
"Brother Kun, have you finished the exam?" Master Tao saw Xin Kun holding Guo Peng's hand in, and hurriedly made a move.
"What about Uncle Li and Grandpa?" Xin Kun didn't see his grandfather, and hurriedly asked, this is his own business, the exam is to take better care of his family, and to avenge Xin Jian and his wife. But the workshop is still the foundation of their family's livelihood. Now that the old man and Uncle Li are not here, who cares about the workshop.
"The old man and Uncle Li said that you took the exam today, and you deliberately returned early. Why did you get here in the first place? "Master Tao is very happy to see Xin Kun,
"Young Master, you're here. How did you do on the exam? Is it difficult! "Now Xiao Taoyu follows Xin Kun to study in the morning, and helps in the workshop in the afternoon. Xiao Taoyu likes to strike iron. In the past few days, Xin Kun has gone to the exam, he has been practicing calligraphy in the workshop in the morning, and he is still working in the afternoon. Seeing that Xin Kun was coming, he hurriedly put down the work in his hand and came over to say hello.
"What are you doing?" Xin Kun still likes Tao Yu these days, a country child, but the family is not really poor, and the children raised seem much calmer and simpler. Reading and learning art, he seems very natural.
"Have you sharpened your knives?" Master Tao roared.
Tao Yu smiled at Xin Kun and hurriedly ran back to concentrate on sharpening the knife.
All the apprentices of small workers start from doing chores, and it is already preferential for Tao Yu to start sharpening knives. Xin Kun didn't bother to care, even if he didn't start by sharpening knives, he took advantage of the progress of science and technology.
At that time, the steel was marked, the heating of the furnace was controllable, and even the hammer was hydraulic. Therefore, when they learn technology, they do not have high requirements for basic skills. But she has today, and it has taken ten years to hone.
Now he is really good to Tao Yu step by step. Because they all know that it is right, they will ignore it. Because only in this way can we grind our temperament first. In fact, things in the world are like this, if you want to succeed, you have to endure loneliness, all successful people are lonely, first learn to endure this loneliness, concentrate on one step at a time, in order to do the best.
"I'm just here to see, by the way, why are there so many people in the shop outside?"
"Oh, put the crab eight pieces on display in front of you after a set of them, and cover them with the glass cover you mentioned, and everyone will come to see them, and they will be happy. By the way, those stinky and shameless silver buildings in the East Market also have all kinds of crabs, which are full of bells and whistles, and they are angry to watch. ”
"I don't think it's as good as ours." Tao Yu came over again, saw that the second uncle was glaring at him again, and hurriedly handed over the knife he had sharpened.
"You know, I think the gold must be good-looking, but it shouldn't be useful, if it's half steel and half iron, I'm afraid people will feel that they have suffered. Our pliers are accurate, our thorns will not be deformed, and we have all said that we are made of steel, and what people buy is steel, and there is no need to ask for the price of gold; Now, if they want to improve the hardness, they have to give up the purity, and then people think that I spent the price of gold and silver, why should I give me the alloy? Xin Kun laughed.
"You can use copper." It's that annoying sound again, I guess I didn't see anyone when I rode home, so I came here.
"Brass is beautiful, but brass is not hard enough, so it is a little stronger than gold and silver. Even if the small hammer, long needle, thin shovel and the like, there is nothing to use brass, but copper pliers and the like have to be bent when they are clamped and picked. Xin Kunhehe, she knows very well that in the future, these things will all be exhibited in the arts and crafts store, who will use eight pieces of gold, silver and bronze crabs.
"Gold, silver and bronze are soft enough, you can play whatever shape you want." Cai Guan really got on the bar with her.
"Not as good as mine." Xin Kun wants to hit people, he can play whatever style he wants, does he know what design is?
This kind of household appliances, the focus is on 'use'. It has to be easy to use, it has to be usable. Otherwise, what kind of hardness she just said. She made eight crabs, and even split her left and right hands. Make seven sets of each right-handed and one left-handed. She remembers that when she made tea knives, she was divided into men and women, and she had to divide her left and right hands. What is design? Design can't compromise functionality just because it's pretty.
Let's just say that the eight pieces of crab were first designed, in fact, it was for eating crabs. First of all, it has to be useful. After that, it slowly became more and more beautiful, and it became more and more exquisite. However, it is precisely because of this that some people begin to put the cart before the horse. Desperate for the sake of good looks.
As I just said, there are eight pieces of pure gold crabs, and when you finish eating crabs, can you still see that thing? In the end, it can only be put on a good-looking display and regarded as a collector's item, but in this way, it will lose the original flavor of this vessel.
Why does she make eight sets of each, and they are all eight sets and one gift, that is, in order to treat people, a few friends eat crabs and drink together, how chic life is. She makes things for people, not for people to see. Of course, she did a good job.
"Brother Kun has gone back to eat." Guo Peng is a good boy, he directly picked up Xin Kun and ran away, just seeing Xin Kun's crazy appearance, he thought, it's better to send him back quickly, don't be angry.
Cai Guan felt as if he was balanced, waved to everyone, and slowly went back with his hands behind his back.
Tao Yu touched his nose, "Lord Cai is really amazing, the young master has such a good temper, he can be angry like that." ”
"Don't talk nonsense, get to work. You can't make a mistake in sharpening this knife, but you only sharpen one after Xiao Tian has sharpened it three times, and I only let you eat one-third of Xiao Tian's rice, don't you do it? The master potter glared at his nephew.
Tao Yu immediately jumped to the edge of the well and sharpened his knife intently, for fear that the second uncle would not give him food at night.
Xiao Tian laughed, but secretly took a freshly ground one and put it in Tao Yu's basket, and then went to work as if nothing happened.
Tao Yu smiled at him, and still gave him back the grinding and sharpened it himself, although the speed was still not as fast as Xiao Tian, but he became more and more focused, and the knife in his hand was sharpened more orderly, instead of grinding randomly.