The carriage was bumpy on the potholed road, and Lu Caiqing opened the curtain to see that it was a rugged road, and on one side of the mountain, the other side turned out to be a deep mountain col, this accidentally slipped down, and even a figure could not be seen.

Song Ziyu said to Lu Caiqing in the carriage: "Little daughter-in-law! Don't look at it, I believe that my skills will not be as bad as Uncle Kuroko, sit tight, it's just this steep! ”

Lu Caiqing listened, put down the curtain and looked at the eldest brother and Yun Ge and said, "I really shouldn't have brought you out, this mountain road is really not for people to walk." ”

"Sister Caiqing! It's me who wants to follow out to see the world, don't worry, the eldest brother also said just now, it's not easy to walk on this part of the road, and it's okay if it's over. ”

Sure enough, after this rugged mountain road, it was much smoother, and Zhang Zhutou rode his horse and led the way in front with two catchers, and finally heard the sound of the horse.

Zhang Zhutou shouted loudly: "Everyone get out of the car!" We're here! ”

Lu Caiqing was helped out of the carriage by Song Ziyu, and then she raised her eyes to take a look, only to see an empty grassland in front of her, with five or six straw houses in the center, and a cave made of adobe outside.

At first glance, it is a very advanced workshop, but it is very quiet, and the cave looks dilapidated because it has not been fired for a long time.

Uncle Hei Zi and Song Ziyu tied the carriage to the big tree next to them, and Lu Caiqing and Zifei helped Yang Yibao to the open land in front of the house.

Zhang Zhutou should have been here, and walked towards a room on the side of the handle with ease, and shouted at the door: "Is Master Gu here?" Got a guest at home? ”

After shouting three times, I heard the sound of walking on shoes and opening the door: "Who?" ”

If Lu Caiqing hadn't looked up and saw that he was a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, he would have thought that he was an old man in his sixties and seventies just by listening to the voice.

Just look at his coarse cloth shirt, it was originally a black cotton robe, and the patches were white, but fortunately he was very clean when he wore it.

When Zhang Zhutou saw it, he said without surprise: "Master Gu! Someone asks you to make something, haven't you always wanted to start production? Now someone appreciates your skills! ”

"What? Someone asked me to make something? He raised his eyes and looked at Yang Yibao and the people around him, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Don't do it!" ”

After finishing speaking, he was about to go back, Lu Caiqing saw that Zhang Zhutou's face changed suddenly, and he raised the whip in his hand to slash at the man, but she quickly stopped him: "Brother Zhang!" This time, the three of them led the way, hard work, and now that we have arrived, we also ask Brother Zhang and the two eldest brothers to go back and tell them, saying that it is troublesome to the prefect, if we go to Jeju Mansion in the future, we will definitely set up a banquet to entertain you. ”

Then, Lu Caiqing glanced at Song Ziyu, and Song Ziyu hurriedly took out three sets of silver as a reward and sent it to the three of them.

Zhang Zhukuai is also a clever person, knowing that Lu Caiqing saw what he was about to do just now, they still wanted to beg someone to do something, and they might not be able to do it if they hit it like this, but since the road has been brought and the reward has been paid, what else is there to do thankless, changed his smile, and took the two of them away on horseback with a few polite words.

Lu Caiqing took a few steps forward and shouted, "Wait! Master Gu! I'd like to talk to you a few words, if it's convenient for you, can we go in and talk? You see that my master accompanies me to eat and sleep in the open, so it's okay to go in and ask for a bowl of water to drink! ”

Gu Qifeng looked back at Yang Yibao, who was supported by an eleven or twelve-year-old child, looked at the sky, the dark clouds were thick, and seeing the rhythm of the rain, his heart was soft and nodded.

Seeing this, Lu Caiqing happily turned around and returned to Yang Yibao's side and said, "Master! Let's go in and rest! ”

Yang Yibao listened, nodded weakly, after so many days of driving, when the wind and dust came, it was magnificent, and now he is a tired old man, in the end, he is not forgiving, and he can't catch up with the energy of these children around him.

Entering the house, Lu Caiqing looked at the room, a big kang with a long head, only a dark red wooden box on the ground, and a square table and two chairs on the side of the north wall. There was a teapot and a few cups on it, and the loess ground was already shiny.

Lu Caiqing hurriedly attached his master to the kang, because Gu Qifeng sat cross-legged on the kang when he entered the house, and saw him take out a one-foot-long eye bag from his arms, put it with tobacco, lit it, "Let's do it", and sat there and smoked it by himself.

Although there was no stove in the room, the little kang was still very warm, Song Ziyu took down the cup from the car, took off the master's shoes, and covered the quilt to relieve fatigue.

Yang Yibao was embarrassed to say to Gu Qifeng: "I'm sorry! Master Gu! It makes you laugh, and when you're old, you go out and let you see jokes. ”

Gu Qifeng saw it and responded: "What's the teasing, these children are really filial to you." ”

"Oh! That's right! Not introduced yet! Let me introduce you to one, this girl is my apprentice named Cai Qing, this is her Xianggongzi Yu, this is my other apprentice disciple Fei! It's a sunspot! Those two are Caiqing's eldest brother and fourth brother, and there are a few family members outside, all of whom are a family! Yang Yibao introduced the visitors in one go.

Gu Qifeng only nodded when he heard this, and it didn't make any big waves.

Lu Caiqing opened his mouth and said, "Master! You can rest for a while, and let me talk to Master Gu! ”

"If you want me to make glass, I can say bluntly, I don't have the energy and time, I don't want to fail again and again, you better not get your hopes up." After Gu Qifeng finished speaking, he took a few puffs of the big cigarette pouch pot.

Lu Caiqing listened, leaned closer and said, "Master Gu! I heard that you can make a fish tank, so we came here to see your glass technology. ”

"So you also heard about my fish tank, so you came here, did you want me to make a flattering thing to sell for money? Giving favors? I don't do it, I know that what I do is rare in the world, but I'm not the only one who can, please be smart! Gu Qifeng raised his hand and rejected Lu Caiqing in one gulp.

When Lu Caiqing heard the tone of his words, he guessed that he was afraid of some resentment in his heart, so he asked, "Master Gu!" You have this craft, it is said that you should be very rich, how did you fall here, can you tell us about it? ”

Gu Qifeng had some reservations at first, but when he saw Lu Caiqing and them wading through mountains and rivers like this, and treating them kindly, he slowly opened the painting box and began to speak.

It turned out that after contributing the fish tank that year, the emperor was overjoyed and rewarded a thousand taels of silver, but he didn't lose a penny, but he was thought by the people of the government that his craft could make a lot of money.

Gu Qifeng thought that his craft could serve the public, not to give them gifts as favors, coupled with this technical manual operation, in order to break the thoughts of those corrupt officials, he deliberately made defective products, and came and went, and was seen by the people of the government, so he threatened his family that he couldn't do it, so he sold his only daughter.

He had no choice but to follow their wishes, but the world is unpredictable, just at that time to make the glass jewelry, because the heat is not sure of the accuracy, out of more than half of the defective products, they thought he was deliberate, so he sold his daughter, the child is a hard backbone, after running away halfway was caught up, forced to jump down the mountain col and fell to his death.

In this way, in order to calm things down, the government was afraid of exterminating the old man, and the court could not find a response to any tasks, and also prevented the old man from shaking things out, so he announced to the outside world that this craft was lost.

The old man wanted to avenge his daughter's grievances, but the people in the government used his belongings as a threat, so he lived here guarding his belongings.

If it weren't for Yang Yibao's friends personally supervising this matter, it is estimated that this master surnamed Gu would never have been found.

Lu Caiqing listened to it and knew that he was an iron-blooded man, and for his own career, he did not agree with those officials.

His background is sympathetic, but Lu Caiqing still wants to convince him to make glass for himself.

"Master Gu! In fact, we are not here this time to make glass ornaments for people to enjoy, but to want the kind of fish tank-like glass pieces you make, I want to use it as a window! ”

Lu Caiqing knows that people who are keen on a technology will not stop moving, and when they hear something tempting, they always have a desire to explore it in their hearts.

He took the pot from his mouth, knocked it towards the edge of the kang, poured the soot inside on the ground, and then rolled it in the eye bag and carried it in his arms.

Finally he spoke: "Window? You are not mistaken! How could anyone make a window like that? ”

"Master Gu! Do you have a sample of glass sheets? I believe that in order to protect your belongings, you did not go to redress your daughter's grievances, your home must have something you want to protect, aren't you just waiting for someone who can help you realize your ideals and not bury your talent? ”

When Gu Qifeng heard this, his eyes brightened, and he looked at the little girl in front of him with suspicious eyes, he didn't expect such a weak little girl to see through his thoughts.

He thought about it and waited for several years, isn't it just looking for an opportunity to make a comeback and realize what he continues to innovate? But will these people still be like the people in the past, they also deceive themselves with rhetoric, just to make them some glass ornaments for people to play with.

Lu Caiqing saw it and said, "Master Gu, don't worry! I promise! The glass I want to use to make windows is to buckle the greenhouse, in the winter, plant summer vegetables, if I can succeed, I can drive all the villagers in our Chenjia Village to get rid of poverty and become rich! ”

"Buckle the greenhouse? Growing vegetables? Do you want to lift all the people in Chenjia Village out of poverty? So who are you? What doesn't even the officials of the government care about? Are you a little girl? Master Gu asked in surprise when he heard her words.